Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-03-30
STATE MATTERS.

Engineer Bailey and his assistants have gone to
kichiord 10 commence a survey of the Msssquoi
railroad School district number in st. Al
bans has 1 III children between the ages of 4 and
20.-D. Spalord, Of Bakersfield, had calf re-
Gently added TO his stock which weighed 10 lbs.
twelve hours after its birth.-Frank g. Hnmbin.
a railroad employee at st. Albans, and native
Of Waitsdeld, was found hanging across fence.
dead, on Wednesday morning. lntoxcnton is
supposed TO have been the causo-Mrs Charles
johnson, Of Coventry, late of Berkshire. lately
stranged her babe with a tippct aud hung her
self with another, during Ct Of temporary iusan-
ity.-A social and literary club is being organ
lied by the young men in Bennington. The gold
mine in Peru has been tested, and VI pounds Of
quartz yielded Si,75-Tho Vermont Central ear
shops recently turned out 90 new platform. but
ter and box cars, besides thoroughly rebuilding
81 old cars, in So working days-Furren Brotton,
OF Stamford, cuts 100 tons Of hay, raises 80 head
Of cattle, sells 500 pounds Of butter and 1000
pounds Of sugar, and clears annually $1,000 from
@ farm which cost him $500 four years ago.
T. Flint has received the appointment Of post
master at Derby Line, vice W. S. Foster vii
liam Adams, OF passumpsic, has commenced a
suit against r. =. Harvey for SANDER, laying the
damage at s6.oOo.-B Bristol Good Templars lodge
has over goo members, che largest in the State
james Barrett, Of Rutland, has over 200 cords OF
white birch at bis mill in Bristol for pill-b0xes.
jaime. Fisk, Jr, has made a proposition TO the
citizens Of Bmtleboro to cover the entire burnt
district in the village with an elegant block, in
Guiding an immense hotel, and a dozen or more
fine stores New butter sells in Nergcnnos for 30
TO 36 cents old from % 30 30.-A brakeman fell
from freight train On the Lebanon Springs rail
road on Monday, and was killed.-A fine vein Of
iron ore was recently struck in Bennington Rus
sell Fisk, formerly Of Bennington hos purchased
400 acres of land IN Colombo, paying therefor
S23,0O0.--Our good friend, o. S. Bliss Of Gcor
gia, raised thirteen bushels of Amautka wheat
from one-balf bushcl Of sowing Mr. llatsen p
Lyon Of Somerset was killed on Thursday last b,
The fall Of tree which be bad been choppinq-
William p. Downing, for many years a constable
and collector Of Washington. !. charged with
stealing 5000 Of The town money. and Dis prop
crty has been attached by the town authorities
Mr. Bel0ir, OF Swantpu. died last week. AGED 100
years and six month--rhree persons are in ST.
Adams JAIL charged with murder.-Mr Ezra
Pike, of Isle laNlott, last season. from one bean
raised 7s6.-Royul Barnes OF Stowe. had hi.
house burned tho 18th. This is the second time
within few years-Mi-s Jean Smith has bsenap
pointed postmstre-s at Cranky jesse Briggs o
Bridgewater is one of the oldest pensioners ir
the State lie receives O pension for 70 wound al
the battle of plattsbursh in the war Of 1879 -
Georgia, at its March meeting voted TO empower
the seloctmen 10 publish history Of the town.
/ The first freight up n the w. Central Railroad
was thrown from the track by broken rail. al
West Hartford last Friday morning, and eieh
cars were thrown from the track. six Of which
were badly wrccked.-Iw0 barns. q shed. 20 ton,
Of hay, a horse, harnesses and farming tools. De
longing TO Ralph Rood of Roxbury, were hurne,
the 18th inst, supposed % Dee the work OF au iu
I ceulary a had u years OF age is under arrest
| "A ear load 1f horses were seized at Roxburv
March T.. hY Custom House Officers. having beer
entered to the Custom House under value
branch of the " United Order OF Mechanics T.
[ 20 he organized in Bennington. John Knowles
the Norton Mills iuoendiary, is ia the lrl,5urrl
Jail, and evidently very insane The house am,
shed ol j Sanger, two miles west of Lyndon
was on thursday Of last week consumed by fire
/ The Monday following, $500 bad been subscribe,
ilr the family, they losing everything in the fire
a new house will be built and furnished for then
I by kind and generous neighb3rs During Ill,
year l763, there were shipped at poultney depo
/ l2s ear loads Of potatoes, averaging $40 bushel
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