Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-04-19
STATE MATTERS.


"hNNiN"iNN 'NNNlh.
stephen Dewey, one the oldest and m,.,
spccted citizens Of Bennington, met severe No.,
probably fatal accident on Thursday. lie fell
he was about TO sit down and broke one or A.
thigh bones near the hip Joint At his oro',
age, over 10, It is feared he cannot recover.
The town authorities Of Bennington have oa.,
ed a reward Of $500 for information that win
lead to the conviction Of the persons who got rr,
10 the old Catamount tavern"
The New York milk train Is extending It's ots,
ations among the farmers Of the county. A meet,
ing has been held ut Manchester TO introduce m.
business into that region.
A large barn ut Sunderland, owned by Judo,
Pettibonc' was burned on Sunday, with 200 shor
and 90 tons Of hay
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
II is reported that Col Frank Fairbanks Id.
st. Johnsbury, has sold his present residence
Thaddeus Fairbanks, and that his new residep.,
will cost 100000
1t is estimated that at least fifty private re.,
donces will be erected in st. Johnsbury this ga;
SON
The hirmnkscs are melting from II 10 d.
tons oliron every day, making two blasts each
day, and are driving their work. to the uhno.,
capacity
Four thousand dollars will be expended ,
the fair grounds at st Johnsbury, this summer
to prepare for the accommodation Of the State fli
The old factory at Stevens Village, Ban.,
was burned on Sunday mouitg loss $1,000
currrNDlN COUNTY
Gov Smith, president Of the Vermont Cgu,,.,
railroad, has given 500 to n man who rccen.
prevented disaster near Shclburne, by warm
passenger train Of an unsafe bridge
It turns utaiter having paid oil expense. OBJ L
the fair for the French sufferers at Burngi
Melted for the fund $4,000 or o,i5l Francs,
rR,NKLrv COUNTY.
The heirs of the Hon Lawrence Braincpi Oh,
ceased, have presented his library, or somuchof,
atleasi MS pertains to general politics, to the Tow
Library, some three hunlroi volumes avalulb.
addition.
tAu0iLfE COUNTY.
j j Robbins has been appointed postma.r
at Wolcott, in place of j. C. Taylor, removed
Mrs. P. HqtchIns, an old Indy of some
years, by misstep in going from the dining room
to the kitchen, Tell and broke her hip. She D..
been gradually failing from the effects Of her "a
until last Sunday when her sulcriugs ended
We learn that the Burlington fund of So
'""'uS .N,''S ius 'l' expenses % pFolw'nr
Cambridge, was mostly raised in two hours 1
Wednesday. The survey viii 20 forward at or.
oaAN'h COUNTY.
'sl once mas l'gu '''''ii'nel ai WEI
Nc"'ury' ana Il. ~ eafl.'oh appointed ff F
master " "on' ln'o operation ias' week. tv
'''''
a town meeting was recently called IN 'or1'' F
~ ""''u '.'o ''' "' '"' ''"l l' -""''h ulee'in. +
N''puns ''' VOW" 'y'-'N % pi''''.ns S'D''
was 'e,,'uu''' ana ino'' OF ,n' u.''''''S are ''
i'" "''''ou' ""y pro-, ''''' i'' s,'',.s' N''9
H''lns N''' amy N'''''' 'i''''Os' U' n'-' q" i'
mont"
Maple sugr i- drug in the market at We
Randolph god loi will bring or cents hns
ever
ORLEANS COUNTY
'44''l'' " INV 7"i 10 ifANhA anu 'iH .
Watson Of Albany, aged years, tell from tl,
high beams Of a barn 20 The floor causing
death in few hours.
Ofl25 tickets in the Keene gin concert swim.
held in Troy. VI one drew a r,ir orb,.e o-.
dollar, and one 90 cents
wiSpusu COUNTY.
On a recent Sunday a preacher wa. annonno
70 hold forth in the sahool-house al Rockinrt,r
Alter prayer had been offered 10y him, two yout
men leit the room and locked the door benin.
them. The result was that the preacher and ca
gregation had to crawl ont through the window.
Pike fishing ia the Connecticut at Bellows Fall
has been carried on With considerable success %,
spring by various parties, the pike weighing ir
three To six pounds each Mr.. Norman hr.
however, last week caught the largest one % ID,
season, measuring three fee, and two ins-
length and weighing fifteen pounds
The Farmers Committee Of Westminster
i'Hs'y 70 u'''n''e'S 'e.l'e 'Ne question OF the U
~ ~ ',''''' '",''"s' i"' Oh 'n'm 'uink yes
'n'hA no, ana Two t'nnk tna' perhaps % Is
joan " nos'7F '' n'at1'e''r' lei IN a Ut Oh U'
platform oil the r'iiio"d station al an early DOL