Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-11-16
STATE MA1TERS.


ADDISON COUNTY.
The American Hotel at Ycrgennes was entered
by burglar Wednesday night and the propric-
tors pants stolen from his room. The thief got
nothing but a bunch Of KEYS and knife
Rev. W b. Bnisdel has resigned the pastorate
Of the Baptist church at Bridport
Hon. John NJ Dyer, Of Salisbury, purchased
the Lake Dunmore House at its recent sale.
Hon. $. =. Nash, Of vcrgenncs, has rendered
his resignation rs Assistant Assessor for the %
Division, 10 take effect on or before the st Of De-
cembcr prov.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Col. j. A. Wall son Of Jasper Wall of Bcnning-
ton, has been appointed Superintendent Of Indian
AGir, in Montana
CALEDONIA COUNTY
On Tuesday last a blast was let OIL IN the p.
& o. r. r., in st. Johnsbury which blow large
rocks into a dwelling house, demolishng furni.
ture, cooking utensils, etc
The Ma-sr. Farbauk, are erecting several
new building. in St. John.bury- which
is another new scale shop
Michacl Lynn has recovered $500 and costs of
Che town Of Lyndon for injuries received while
-cmiringa bridge for the town
cuurFSptV corNu
james Stephens, Of Huntington. met with an
tccidcnt yesterday which disIoc,ted his shoulder
lie was driving 70 Richmond, when. by the break
ing Of the king-b,it Of his wagon he was thrown
violently upon the ground.
We under-tand the eminent Catholic divine,
the Rev. Father lIecker, is expected to lecture in
Burlington shortly. The day is not yet definitely
settled. bat it IS expected o. De about the latter
art of the month
shyiog building connected with the Bur
ngton water works, caught fire on Monday even
ing, but the fire was put out without seriou,
iamase. It was the work of an ncendary
rR,NKLN COUNTY
lt hl- been decided to take away the toll bridge
It sheldon, and put the bridge of the MIssisluoi
abroad in its place Work is now progressing
lpiily 40 along Che line between sheldon and
tichord. auI large force will be kept on during
be winter
The Masonic Hlll at st. Adams. in Braiuard' 8
lew block tla Ns.qger call. the finest for its
purpose in the State. It was furnished by the
frnHiu Lodge, bnt Is to be used by all the or
anImtions in common. It was dedicated on Fri
hy evening address by Hon. l.. b. Eugesby of
burlington.
Hon. 4. b. Smith Of Milton was somewhat in-
iursl in st. Adams. on Monday, By being thrown
rom his carriage.
LAW0tLLE COUNTY.
A man named Holmes fell % feet, while taking
hwn the staging from barn in llylspirk last
week, without being killed
ORLEANS COUNTY.
A m1rriei man from Bloomington, who was
.ccl.ci OF impropretes with a salem woman.
was totel home from Salem per rail, the other
night, armycd in gorgeous suit Of tar and
gathers.
RUTLAND COUNTY
In the foundry at Pluncy workman was
ndy burned a week ago Sturdy by stumbling
While carrying ladle Of melted metal
Many of the slate and marble mills in Hyde
lille are stopped for want of water.
A school-house in nubbardton was burned
With all its contents on the morning Of the third
1t was built only last year. It isa pity to burn
new school houses in this State where there are
30 many old ones Estimated loss $500.
wNDnAN couNTY.
Thoiniunction TO restrain the seec;men Of " est
ain,ter from building the free bridge between
hat town and Walpole, y. H.. has been dissoly-
I'd by the supreme court.
j D Bridgman, the noted trout breeder at
Bellows Fails, is having fine success this season,
,aying already taken 100000 eggs
The Wessalh)eft house at Bratteboro was dam
,gei 500 by fire on Thursday evening fully in
,urei
Mr. Rufus Carley, Of jacksonville aged s.
ears, recently committed suicide by drowning
lin-elfin Il ilhrook mill pond in about two and
O half leet of water
The store of Perry q Howe, of West Brattlebo-
70, was entered by burglar last week The vii
aiu, being frightened by the family living over
he store escaped with very little booty the
same being two or three pair. of boots
WINDSOR COUNTY
The ,pathic iron furnaces in Plymouth. which
lraw from the only large mine of this peculiar
IRE 10 the United States, make iron $, tough that
a hundred slelye hammer blows are required to
break bar Of the pig, while ordinary iron can be
broken by halrdlzsn They use this year 5000
cords of hardwood in charcoal, and make six tons
IF iron a day.
Felchyille has, by vote of the citizens Of Read
ing, become the capital of that town.
Mr. Tb,mas French. of And1yer. an old Gen.