Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-17
State Matters.

-Bridport, at the recent town meeting,
voted to build a town hail and appropriated
money for the purpose.
-Weybridge has voted no. to have any
town liquor agency for the next year,
The town Of Lincoln was thrown into a
panic recently, by malignant malady, which
visited two families in close proximity. Two
out Of each family died in few hours, aud
four others were lying in a very critical state.
BY some it was thought to be a case of pois-
oning, but one Of the attending physicians
pronounced it putrid typhus.
A barn owned by Henry O, Clifford of
New Haven, was destroyed by fire on the
10Th ut., together with two cows and
quantity Of hay belonging to Joseph Ashe.
-Topsham and Orange are just now much
interested in cndeayoring to procure the
Montpelier and Wells River Railroad, to be
located and built through those towns They
claim to have an entirely feasible route, and
are ready to bond themselves and subscribe
their full quota to the stock Of the road.
Jerry Drew's hotel at North Derby, had
narrow escape from destruction by fire on
the LIST inst.
The west wing of the fair ground build
ings at Barton, broke down last Wednesday
night in consequence Of the heavy pressure Of
snow on the roof
Rev. Mr.. Wild, Of Craitsbury, who has
kept an accurate account Of each snow, says
that since last October, 10 feet and 10 inches
Of snow have fallen in town.
1t has been estimated that, provided all
inlets were stopped, it would take 400 years
to drain Lake Caspian, in Greensboro, through
vent that would discharge 600 cubic inches
of water each second.
Charles and Henry Hardy, of Troy, re-
Gently sawed for Adams Abbott, $50 cords of
stove wood in 81 hours with 1.-TWO horse pow
er Rollins machine.
--Nettie G. Wheeler, of Coventry, daugh-
ter of Simon Wheeler, and only eight years
old, has within three months collected 800
buttons, no two of which are alike, and strung
them, making what is called button charm
The buttons are all metal, all having eyes,
and many of them of ancient style The
string is over thirteen feet long and is de-
cdedly great curiosity.
"A complimentary festival is to be given
by the citizens of Rutland to the fremen Of
that place, at the new Opera House, on the
evening of March 23d, which promises to be
a grand affair
--Auctioneer Remington Of Castleton,
sold at auction, few days since, one COW at
sl67 80, one two year old at Sl20, one calf
at $40, the whole amounting to 1897. They
we're short horned Durhams, owned by Mr..
n. A. Sumner, who purchased them two
months since for S275.
The Bardwell House, Rutland, is to be
materially enlarged by extending it north
some fifty feet on Merchants Row, the en-
tire building to be surmounted by French
roof thoroughly repaired and painted inside
and out, aud newly furnished.
"A man giving his name as j. r. Clough,
purporting to reside in Boston, lately turned
up in Ludlow, representing himself as being
employed by the Grand Lodge of l.. O. G. T..
of North America, to visit and report the
condition of all subordinate lodges. While
there he made himself very much at home
among the members of the order, till finally,
one morning, he " came up missing" having
forgotten to pay for several days board at the
hotel. He is evidently an imposter.
MIR. Patrick Sweeney of st. Adams, has a
Durham cow, five years old, that weighs L.
1926 pounds.
Hon. Horace Maynard, who represents
the State of Tennessee in the present nation
al Congress, formerly presided over the for
tunes of Chester Vermont, Academy as its
Preceptor.
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Moses Elkins of Potion, aged go years,
has caught in the past two years 700 Musk
rats and 10 Mink, and sold the same for 1925,
"A workman in Haskell's wooden ware
shop, Proctorsyille, had his hand cut off by a
circular saw on the Sth inst.
-Middletown is becoming a second Sara
toga. A year ago a stranger was. hardly
ever seen there. Last week its hotel arriv-
ais were 1862.
The Rutland County Court on Thursday
convicted Aaron Clark of burglary. lie is
booked for term at Windsor. On the same
day the work of impanneling jury for the
trial of the Shrewsbury murderers was COM
menced.