Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-08
STATE MATTERS.



last, by X. q b. Il. Il. from the towns Of Yer
gennes' No. Ferrisburg and New Haven, was thir-
ty-two thousand eight hundred and fourteen
pounds-Alr Miner Mitchell Of Panton, recently
picked up near Adams Ferry peculiar English
case knife, and grape and canister shot, near
tho wreck Of Congress galley Benedict Arnolds
boat, which was sunk in the engagement with
the English leet on Lake Champaign. in October.
/ no They arc to be deposited in the museum
Of the State Historical Society -Georgo Carpen-
ter, son Of Walter Carpenter, Esq, Of Granville.
was thrown from land roller one day last week,
/ thc roller passing over him and crushing him in a
horrible manner Very faint hopes arc entertain
/ ed of his recovery Thursday lass week, Mr.
/ Thompson Graham Of Putnam, ~ Y, returning
from Benson by the ferry from Benson Landing
to Putnam losto valuable pair Of horses by drown
/ ing. As the boat ncarcl the shore the sail was
divorced which frightened the horses, and they
ran oil The forward part of the boat into the lake
CALEDONIA couSrY
The extra train ON the Passumpsio railroad
begins to run on Monday next 1t passes st.
bloomsbury. going north, at II 10 A. M; going
south, ot 9lj r. M.-Miss Hattie H. Otis. Of
Sheffield, SO injured herself 10 jumping from a
wagon recently, chat she died n few days. She
was ~ gears Old, and teaching school-John
Cameron, native oi Scotland, came 20 America,
and settled in Eyegate in 1900. lie purchased
1000 acres of land in the western part Of the
/ town, and afterwards at tie Corner, d acres Of
John Orr, on which he built the FIRST store in
/ town llerpre-cnted the town more than twelve
ycars, was several years member of the council,
o judge in 1871, and, although Democrat, he
WIS retained ia Office under the Fedemlisls lie
died in 1857, aged 20 years His first wife was
daughter Of Gen. Stark NJ Chase, Of the
/ Lyndon Union, has been sued for 81 900 dam
Iagc, Tor alleged libel, by Fielding Bugbeo and
John lall, of Waterford Farmers of St.
John.bury are growing apprehcnsye about tho
hay crop. Much grl-s is winter killed, and the
drought is likely 20 affect what is lcit.-Tho June
term of the Caledonia County Court commences
to-jay.-Dauyile is to have new comet band.
currNnEy cousry
st The recent Brothers Freshman prize
debate at Yale College on the question " Should
a new political party be formed on the basis of
labor relnm2' the second prize was awarded to
p. $ Miller of Williston.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Difference OF opinion in reference TO the build
ing OF new school house in North Fairfax, Gre
a'es considerable confusion. The Transcript says
i'ienas have beeA made enemies, fathers to hate
ther sons lrm' dissolved property destroyed,
Sc.--.lhc only Yankee known to have joined the
Fenians in their late raid, was Charles Carlton,
who served IN the war in the lst Vermont Cav
airy Pay % ball in the leg.-Ihe freight traffic
OF The Vermont Central Road is immense and is
'i cue WINE increasing d we mag Judge by the
heavy trains which daily leave So. Almus these
Icing eleven which left ou Tuesday. and about
tie same number Wednesday. The freight
earnings. wc are informed have increased on the
average fifteen or twenty thousand dollar.
month over the corresponding months of hst|
ycar.-Mes-rs Bailey and assistants are stiU en-
gagged in the beating and working survey of tbeI
Mi,-i~luoi railroad. but hone q, have il finished
neyt week. and De ready II make contracts for
bnil3ng. We understand TINT In the settlement
Of land damages there has been generally rea-
s5uablo and elueliat5ry spirit manifested, and in
this respect ihe directors have succeeded much
better than anticipated We hope soon to sec
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knew him
iAAoiLlr COUNTY
The Mount Mansfield Turnpike road will be
completed by the 10Th June 80 that teams wall
he able 90 reach the " Mount House. ~ The road