Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-09-21
STATE MATTERS.

BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Robert Ames has been appointed postmaster at
Factory Point in place Of A. g.. CLARK, resigned
The observatory on Nj Anthony, in Bcnnng
ton, IS nearly completed. II is both higher and
larger than the former one.
currrrVprN COUNTY
The residence Of X. S. Tun. Esl. Of Burlipr.
ton, was entered last Friday afternoon. during
the temporary absence of the family. and n sum
of money and ndy's gold watch and chain stol.
en-. The thief entered the house through a win
dow in the rcar.-At a meeting of the commits.
stoned officers Of l.t Vermont Volunteer Militia.
held at the American house in Burlington ON Fri.
day evening, Gen. y. O. Sewer presiding Lieut..
Col. 7. $. Peck was elected Colonel, Capt Chas
Wight, Compny c., Burlington, was elected,
Lieutenant Colonel, Cnpt j. = Barnum, Com
pany g., Richmond was elected MAJOR Twcn-
ty-one line officers and two stall were present
c,trpoSt, COUNTY
The railroad company will .ell ut auction short
Iy. all the meadow land belonging to them Mt
Lyndonyille. This will be n rare opportunity for
those who may wish 10 purchase The passump-
sic Railroad are about building new freight de-
pot at st. Johnsbury Centre Il will be located
northwest of the passenger station. Sunday uirht
last. Mrs. Woods. wife OF A.J Woods. died in
passumpsic. II viii ba remembered that Woods
clopcd with the wife OF George T. Goodell two
wear. ago. and IS now keeping .ilo1n in Mon
treal. =. 0. Ills wife was left alone. poor. and
died broken hearted The mp express train last
sunday morning mn through drove Of cattle
near Mclndocs Falls, killing lG and iniuring sew
eral others The demand for room for exhibitors
at the County Fair IS so large, that the managers
of the Fair have commenced the erection of an
additional building which will De completed, and
ready for the coming Fair the 27th, 2sth and 29th
R,>ktrx COUNTY.
Daniel NcCalig and Chester IA Motto were
seriou.lv injured by FILLING while at
work an tbe t,vyn bou., il, r,irg,J ,,li,l, .fc-
mo repoirel. ON Thursday Of last week They
were mn am n s,ooing which oa,o WAY and G.
with them distance of twenty-five feet Nr
John b B,kcr. a pronincut citizen of Eu8.burg
died AT bi. residence saturday n,orpin, Last
Friday bc fell from vagopond struck m such
manner as 10 cause concus-ion of the spine, which
resulted at once ion paralysis OF bis lower Limbs
and in time caused his death He was s. years
OF age, had held numerous town offices. and wasa
man universally respected and e.,ecmed-N
Hampton Institution. at Fairfax opened last week
with about sixty scholars The people OF Fair
fax have expended about $1,000 TO put the build
ings 10 first class order and they now confidently
expect tbe number Of scholars will Increase tll
they shall approach the iull capacity @, che in-ii-
uuon.-Ihe Grand Jury has completed it, iahor'
and been discharge. The most interesting ease
before them was chat of Mr., Luke Hale. charged
with burning the Railroad Boarding House 10
june last The Investigation before the Grand
Jury resulted n the discharge VI Mrs iiaIe.-Mr.
; e Noble, wcll-known merchant Of ST. Az
bans, died Mt bis residence Sunday ot 2r A., of q
disease OF the liver. He was sick only about O
week. Mr.. Noble was h2 years Old lie came 20
~ AioAhs se'e" ui ''s"' SeA'7 Ns'' IRON befA-
9niIe' ana ia7 Doen engaged I'D tn' "'u' ana uut-
''f u"'e. lis "i''ahd SIX e"llien ''i'l'e h'nl'
ORANGE COUNTY.
Within the last eleven months. eleven person.
have died In Bre.kfeld who's, united aces were
SIS YEAR. nearly averaging eighty and onc-lali
ycars-a mortality which very seldom occur, in q
population so small
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Orleans County Musical Association. held
a very successful meeting at Derby Line last
week The exercises were under the very com
peient management of Prof " d. Perkins of
Boston. who is very highly commended. -Greens-
b5ro goes without a representative the next two
wears. in consequence of the wrngle between