Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-27
STATE MATTERS.


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Michael II. WEIGH, of Middlebury, died ut hi.
residence, Thursday morning, the 18th inst. AGED
iorly-nine years.-lhe Junior Exhibition, Mid.
dlebury College, will take place Tuesday evening
/ April 26th.-Dr. Zaccheus Bass Of Middebury
has been in the practice Of his profession for fifty.
seven years. DR.. Bass was Surgeon of volun.
tcers in the war Of 1879, and was at the battle nj
Plattsburghin lsll.-rwo hundred and ninety.
seven packages of butter were shipped from Yer.
gennes, Monday price paid, 80 cents per pound.
Compliant Inns been entered to the proper au-
thorities OF Granville, against the Second Ad.
vents for keeping their store and shoe.shop open
on Sunday
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Considerable damage was done in Bennington
by the heavy rain of Monday night The river
oyeriJwed its banks and wished down several of
the streets, which have just been repaired. at A
large expense to the town, from last falls lre.bet
w. u. DEMO, Of East Rupert, recently had one
Of Stands badly injured By circular saw
Sheriff Powers recently had an all day chase after
one James L. Sergeant, for bignmy. The chase
led through woodland and meadow but the officer
OF the law finally triumphed.-A few days since
two women took a man from the railroad bridge
east of the depot at Factory Point. in state of
beastly intoxiation A few minutes after, a
freight train from the north came laundering
along over that bridge. A few hours later the
same man was out in search Of more ardent.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The hotel in Wheelock village, owned By a
Boston company, has recently been much enlarged.
improved and fitted up for the reception Of sum
mer travellers, many Of whom visit the place TO
partake Of the mineral spring water.-rhe
Messrs. Fairbanks. Of st. Jolnsbury. are engaged
in completing new shop begun last fall, and are
also raising upand enclosing with brick the south
erly portion Of the old scale shop.-Th Caledonia
County Agricultural Society is 10 hold its annual
fair on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Sep
icmber a. p and 29.-Rey p n. Granger. Of
Lyndon, has been elected County Commissioner
for Caledonia County.-A school district in Pas
sumpsic has recovered damages in a suit brought
against two citizens for injuries done to the school
house by their children
FRANKLIN COUNTY
The citizens of Highgate have invited the
Northern Vermont Musical Association to hold
convention in that town next June, and the inyi.
ntiJn has been accepted The convention will be.
directed by Professor t. o. Emerson. Of Boston
p u. iinckley, the proper officer, on Wodnes-
day evening, instituted a Social Temple, in con-
nection with Crystal Fountain Temple Of Honor
and Temperance, No. 1 at ST. Adams Mrs. r
G. stur,cyaut was elected presiding officer
Thomas tailey, Esd, of St. Adams, has been APP
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Attorneys Of Franklin County Barand other, have
jsucd literally towards delaying the expenses of
painting the excellent portrait Of the late Judge
Royce, with the view of presenting it to Franklin
County, TO be hung in the Court Room One
William Deavitt, from Burlington, lab1rer on
the lamoille Valley Railroad, who had struck for
higher pay, pitched into Mr. William Tro-
jan, foreman for the contractors, Messrs. King.
Fuller 81 Co., on Monday afternoon. in the hard
ware store Of William II. Blake, ~, Of Swant1n.
Mr.. Trojan was, to much for Deayitt and
81 n11rei - him without difficulty, drawing clare,
from his nasal organ in copious streams Several
Of the railroad employees, who sympathised with
Deyitt. became much excited and showed fight.
when Grand Juror Richard Marvin made com
plant agains, them, and they were brought be-
fore Justice Bell and duly fned.-A society il
being organized in st. Adams for the purpose oil
securing a course of lectures next winter. A !
paper is being signed by responsible parties, pledg-
ing themselves to defray the expenses Of the |
,ourse Parties in st. Adams have been quite |
extensively ,wndcd By one Brooks, who operated |
as an insurance agent It is supposed that he /
has gone to Springfield Mass-rhc first deed of
real estate put on the records of St. Adams, was
10 1880, and was from John and William Nelson,
IF chinatown, y. H., to Gideon Ormsby, of
Montpelier
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Duncan McGregor, Jr., Of Alburgh, had his |
lwcing house nearly consumed by fire on the .
ith inst.-A dwelling house, occupied By HAIRY
.ri Miles and owned By Henry Asseltyne, was
destroyed by fire at East Alburgh, Friday last
llburgh contains Is 500 acres Of land and has
population, according to the last census, ofl793
ORANGE COUNTY.
The Good lemplars of Chelsea have put stop
% liquor selling in that town
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Company b, % Regiment Vermont militia,
vas organized saturday, April l7th, at North
Troy The following are the officers elected II. /
Pettingill, Capt. H. B. Pettiugll, LIST Lieut.
has. \. Barry, 2l l.eut.-Jay voted, Saturday.
April 10Th. to bond itself in aid Of the construc
ion Of the AIissisquoi & Clyde Rivers Railroad,
% the amount requested by the officers Of that
Bean, Of Coventry, lad about u
'ears of age, was seriously injured on Saturday
asst by being thrown from a horse which he was
dng. His recovery is doubtiul-A son Of sam
rel Vance, Of Glover, was seriously burned last
week BY falling into pan of hot sugar.-'rhe
publication Of a quarterly journal of Science in
Newport is in contemplation by Drs. j. NJ. Cur
Ter and Geo. A. Ilinman. Its object will be to
promote the cause Of science in the State of Yer
nont.-Wm. Williams has been appointed post
Master at South Albany, in place Of X. W Row
III, deceased.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
David Mcbride, formerly Of the Vermont Hotel.
It Fairhayen, has leased the Brandon House for
erm Of years, and will take possession on the
rst day Of May-Rutland has voted tax of 80
ents on a dollar for building new High School
building The next session of the Grand Lodge
f the Independent Order of Odd Fellows will
e held at Rutland, Wednesday, Aug. 7.-Ben-
on has again refused to bond in aid Of the con
truction Of the Farhayen and Lake Shore rail
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WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Thomas Wing young man, brakeman ON the
reigt train, was badly injured Monday night,
ihile coupling cars at Waterbury. lie was
arred to his home in Burlington, and was quite
nmE,rtah HE M Inst accounts
wINDHAM COUNTY.
General Phelps declines to act ON the commit
&c to examine applicants for the vacancy in the a
laval Academy at Annapolis, and the vacancy in
he Military Academy at West Point, and DR., c. |
}. Frost of Brattleboro', will act in his stead. )
he examination is to take place at White River
junction May 3d.-AIrs, Mary Brockway, mother I
jesse p. Brockway Of Bellows Falls, celebrated /