Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-08-31
STATE MATTERS.


ADDISON COUNTY.
Hon. Roswell Bottum and lady. of Orwell.
celebrated their golden wedding on the Goth inst
Frank Walker, of Orwell, was thrown from a
sDlky recently, by spirited horse, and killed
Addison County shows a net loss in population Of
1856, according to this census. Among the gains
are Middlebury 2OG, and Vergonnes 253. Among
the heavier losses are Leicester, lO0 Whiting,
III Shoreham lis Orwell, 100 Panton, ~,
and Bridport l23.-Iho house Of Mrs. Eddy,
lady in Bristol, was entered by thieves recently,
and considerable clothing, etc, stolen
nESNNcroS COUNTY
A young man by the name Of Eaton Of Facto-
ny Point who had just returned from term Of
service in the United States army, had tooth
extracted a few days since, took an anodync on
going to bed and was found dead in the morning
"A dwelling house belonging to Mr. Amos Law
renee Of Factory Point, but occupied by a Mr.
Orion was destroyed by fire on Sunday eve, to-
gethor with al It's contents and lot Of hay stu
ated near the house.--A son Of David Kimball,
aged IL years, was drowned on Sunday evening
lie was bathing with several other boys in a pond
in Fast Pownal Mrs. Nathan Stowe, living
near North Bennington, cut her throat on the
morning OF The 10Th, the cause OF her suicide be-
ing insanity.
The house and barn Of w. r. Kmball Of Nc.
lnu'e rams was burned on the S'd INST The
furniture was mostly saved. Loss $1,000. In
sumnce 500 A couple Of individuals named
CHARLES ana Hiram stevens have been vietlmNng
The people oil - Johnsoury' obtaining goods and
money under false pretensions-A barn OF george
b. DAVIS OF Danyille was struck by lightning re-
GENTLY and MT DAVIS m the barn at thc Time
was ooh'lueraDlS shocKeu'
cnrrESpEy COUNTY.
The large seminary building. al the foot of
Church street. in Burlington. has been reftted and
refurni,hcd for hotel and is to be called the
" Lawrence House" Nlr. II. Prouty. formerly
PARTNER of Mr.. l.. S Drew i'm the " American g.
| Is the hndlord-A Lodge of Good Templars wa,
ormnized at Jericho Corner. ON Monday. August
22d 10 he known as Union LODGE No. SOL d. of
Ia Between eighty and ninety thousand
bn shells of oats have been brought TO Burlington
from Canadn this season.
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tho orrlosior ,r a ler,seoc can which he used in
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LANonlE COUNTY
The Supreme Court at its late session at Hyde
park granted thirteen diyorces.-Ihe crops in th
Lnmoille Valley are from two to four weeks in ad
vance Of any time for several years. and a bounti
ful harvest is at hand.-Ihe census when con-
pleted will show decrease in the population o
this county since l96O-MoseS Emerson OF Mort
lydepark was badly gored by mad pui recent
ly.-J. Harrington of Hydepark was severed
kicked By O horse few days ago.-Ihe Norma
school ut johnson has assurance that the comm
term will be more fully attended than heretofore
d &C. II. Millen Is erecting line store at John
= son, and several new buildings there are IN pre-
cess of eonstruction.-Ih Mansfield House O
Stowe is having ITS full share OF pleasure seeker
b this season, and among the noted guests Will :
s Commodore Vanderbilt and party, who are e'
D pected there in a few days.-lion. MIR. Butler G
= New York. has purchased the farm OF Dame
e Wait, of Stowe, and 50 acres OF land ADJOINING
for $4,000, and is to build summer resden'
= thereon.-A letter TO the ChrisildH Mirro
2 signed +. o, says the Lanollle Valley kailroa
/ is in bad hands and is making but little progres
+ as the force employed is ludcrously small
J oR.yar corSry
Hon Simeon short. Of betford. was admitte
4 IsIt lie IL now eigbtv.tbree YEA
l Of age and remarkably vigorous FOR hNe yea
i he was almost totally blind, but by an operate