Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-04
STATE MATTERS.



al bee bread, which they did not produce last
sason.--A Middlebury groceryman recently ex-
n,sed himself from paying for the support of his
ninister on the ground that the minister was a
hmpernce man and favored the prohibitory law.
! Complaint has been entered against the Second
Adyents of Granville for keeping their store, and
Not and shoe shop open on Sunday Marshal
gpster, has appointed rs assistant Marshals to
hke the census for Addison county, Loren G.
Mead. of Cornwall X. liedding, of Salisbury,
o,d Mr.. Barnes. Of Britol-Dr Zaccheus Bass,
a Middlebury, has beon in the practice of his
u,olession for Gfty-seyon years, three years long
a than the venerable DR.. Bugbee, Of Waterford.
on Bass was Surgeon of Volunteers in the war
a 1879, and was at the battle at Pittsburgh in
81.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
h is rumored that the Harlem extension will
sopn return to its former owner, T. w. Park 800
Remington proposes to rebuilt her observatory
and have it finished by July ith.--rhe Rose
Uboese Factory, of West Rupert commenced
NM king cheese on the 18th ult, and ., 200 lbs, Of
mil are used daily.A new Cornet band, the
thrd in town. has been organized in Bennington.
--Thcre are SO dogs in Bennington, according
% the tax returns. Multiply it by ., and you II
pFobably get closer estimate. For the number
Of cats, multiply by 100 80 says the Bdnacr.--
fhc fish in the Battenkill are reported to be dy-
iug in large numbers. The Manchester Journal
thinks that all the fish in the stream dead or
dyinr and surmises that ~me spring, impregna-
cd with sulphurous or other poisonous gas, has
Tound lis way into the stream
CALEDONIA COUNTY
1hc Express train on the Passumpsic railroad
will commence running about June LIST, on the
san time as last ycar-Gen. Poster, Marshal,
he's appointed Ezra Parks, Of Passumpsle, MAJOR
n p Bowman, Of st Johnsbury, and John H.
Georgc, of ilardwick To take the census OF Gale
DOM county is said that Joseph lrudcll' the
brick maker, has taken nifty thousand dollar
contract of grading on the new railroad between
st.Johnsbury and West Danvllle.-A li'te son
nbout three aud one hall years Old Of Mr.. d. X.
Bachelor, living about one hali mile west OF
Fab banks village lelt nome about TWO CLOCK
onMonday last but was not missed until about
0ocloek as his mother supposed he was with 9th
ere'ilreh' "nen S'','C" was ',''u' ',i '''" Dli
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wen no aH a.f'e''ois' anu 'ouiu nun aD'u' WV
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S. 5,i.n.;.'I,,.r. A. saw tbot when he
y,.,, r,r tlo harm IN hunt egos he carries with
~ A....,.,a ,.,3,,c , i.1, who has inst ar
t. tbc oyg.bpnting age-U G. Bates of
Gnilbau /. 10 take the census Of Essex county.
n Norton Mills COMPANY at Island Pond.
49,, al.,nt e 600 600 feet of lumber at their mill
re,s, for usinp.
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S'uth Hero so as 70 prevent crossing win 'eA,ns'
y not as high by more tnan TWO iee' as "''
spring The farmers on the lslahu nave com
menced sowing their gram ana spring "orA II
SOM weeks earlier than last season - last 'ion-
day sturgeon WAS caught IN the LAKE near AZ
bnrgh' which weighed 40 pounds ana FRIDAY
morning one was caught near the same place
Nhich "eished IoV pounu'
LAAoiiLE COUNTY
Two residents OF Jeiersonvlle have made
let, one betting 50 against 500 that ne can mar
ness himself INTO sulky weighing oo POUNDS
and draw man weighing 100 pounds one inne
inlj minutes The trial is to be made on the
hoitingcourse in Burlington June john Car
porter of johnson has made 800 pounds OF sugar
iioih o'" Hees ti''9 s''''h' +ii ~ - i''' ~.
Of Jacksonville has made from $40 trees 2,Ol5
lbs Of sugar.
oRANoE COUNTY.
Thc examination Of the Normal school in Kan
dcllh closed April 22d. Twenty-six candidates
were examined, nineteen of whom were passed fol
hse year certificates, and seven rejected. lille
hunting week before last, Charles Folsome found
the dead body of a man floating in the Connect
cut nearly opposite the Ok Bow in Newbury
Their We're several gashcs from two to three
inches long on the top and front of his head, anC
the skull broken in at the back side, looking as
ifdnne with an aye The corpse was well dress