Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-07-12

HJatchman s. Journal.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY IL, 1871.
81 Commencement exercises at the Conference
Seminary, let itbe remembered occur on Tuesday
and Wednesday or next week
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CALAB.-lIev f. s. Bliss, of Barre, will
preach next Sabbath lGth) at the Calais Meet
ing House, at the usual hours.
II The annual meeting of the stockholders Of
the Connecticut and Passumpsc Rivers Railroad
will be held at the Memphremagog House, New.
port July Goth.
~ The Portland and Rochester railroad was
opened through to Rochester on Wednesday
The Portland and Ogdcnsburg road will open to
Center Conway, July TO- and TO North Conway
two weeks later This we believe, brings the road
within fifteen or twenty miles Of the Crawford
Notch.
FmE. "A house and three barns, unoccuped,
in Danyile, belonging to Thomas Ward of st.
Johnsbury, were destroyed by fire on Saturday
last. loss upwards Of s2jOO Mr. Ward had
visited the barns just before the fire broke out
and there are several suspicious circumstance
connected with the burning which await expana-
ton.
DHGRActrrL.-Ther are several young men in
this town who follow and insult ladies' in the
streets, if they happen to be out unattended in
the evening. This has happened lately several
times. and their fayorte haunts are nlthe vicinity
Of the grounds Of the State House and near the
Court House. A liberal use Of the horse whip
would be a very moager recompense for such ruff
hanism, and these young men may find their De.
serts before long at the hands Of gentlemen whose
daughters and friends have been insuted or at
the hands Of the sheriff.
Wooi--A wool-buyer in Windsor county
writes Us that he has bought $4,000 pounds, pay.
ing on an average Isl cents We suppose this is
eightor ten cents better than last year
Mr. \ G. Bac,p of this villoge informs us
that the marty far whom he buvs (B,con or 81
.Iobnsbnr,l haze purcbased about 100 600 mounds
thi. season. averaging ab,pt ia cent.
Tho wool in Cbittenden county il postlv sid
S,,,e ,,,,,{ i,,yer. have rsi a.. li,b nj. ~ c,n,s
fouRIu At kvrIANp'--Ihe hreinen tourna-
ment at Rutland, called out l-OO hremen and
1000 people Fourteen companies eontended
Tor the hrst prize OF Sluo' ana the hydropaths oil
Bnttlchoro won II by stream oil los ieet ;
inches. The second prize OF s2OO' ior winch Is
competed was won by the Torrents OF MARLBORO
y. H., who threw stream OF l0l iee' inches.
OF the II competitors Tor the third prize Of slOo
the Boxers Of Burlington were the ylctors, with
stream Of lio feet inches high wind pre-
vailed during the whole trial
BLowNu Up or THE MAlSE.-Ihc propeller
Maine, of the Northern transportation Company,
Vermont Central Line, collapsed one Of the main
hues Of her boiler, while on her downward trip
lost ana TWO other persons soaiueu-a'i pu' one
being Doat hahls' me manage 70 Tue poa' - i'''
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