Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-12-13
STATE MATTERS.

Insurance 500.
The annual catalogue of Middlebury College,
Tor ls7I-2 contains tho names Of seven professors
and 40 students, viz Seniors, l6 Juniors, 0 :
Sophomores, IA Freshmen, 10. Thirty-,hree
arc residents Of Vermont, ten of New York, two
of New Hampshire, and one each from Massachu.
sets, Connecticut, Texas, and Michigan.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The s.orehouse Of Smith, Clark Co., at their
brush mandatory on the property Of Capt. II
4. Shields, some two miles east Of Bennington,
was entirely destroyed by fire Tuesday noon, to-
gether with all It's contents. Loss about $4,000.
There was good insurance, though it is said not
sufficient TO cover the loss.
onrrEsDEN COUNTY
The Vermont Central Railroad are laying nearly
mile of side track at Richmond for the accom-
mediation Of freight trains, which heretofore have
seriously delayed passenger trains
Messrs. Bronson Weston 4 Co., very heavy
lumber dealers in lumber at Ottawa, p o., have
recently purchased ten acres in the " Cove south
of the Rutland depot, in Burlington, and are
going into the same business extensively at this
latter point They are to doa large work another
year in the way Of canaling, wharfug building
mammoth planning mill ETC. which will re-
qu're '''' u''Ou''''n.,' -.
Luther Russ Jr., has been appointed post mas
ter at Victory, vice W H. Kneeand re- guod.
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ORANGE COUNTY
fire WINS discovered issuing from a now mn.
occupied dwelling house in POST Mil. owned D.,
n r. Howe an the 2i inst Alarm WINS .,,er
lint no,bing could he dome exoept T., save tic
w,ndo,rs and dnors Tho work of nm inc,.o8i,r,
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nc ran ''Oni Que sue !" ''e O'''' oi 'Ne 'OAu
conunuAHy anu uSeu suon i"hgu's' as grover
use. lie passed down tue ROAD towards Post
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way to which be fastened one end Of rope, an,
putting the other end about his neck he EVIDENT,
walked down stairs.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
A fire in Rutland Monday evening, destr,ye,
the carriage and blacksmith shops of Joseph T.
Gibson. Fully insured.
On Sunday last Mr. Alvin Fairbanks. aged
years and SIX months, committed suicide ut TIM
town farm by cutting his throat with a razor
Mr.. Fairbanks was an old resident of Brandon
and had at one time been worth considerable
property. His loss, and the necessity he was un
der Of coming upon the town, il is thought in
duced the deed.
The prisoner, in the Rutland county ial mn
evidently kent in excellent condition. One
tbem. George Howard by name. recently accom-
plished the feat. of walking twenty-lour conseeu
tive hours, without rest, except fifteen minute
ut meal time
The first train Of cars that ever brought Goa
into Vermont. direct from the mines withou
breaking bulk. arrived at Rutland ON Tuesda
over the Rensselaer, and Saratora Railroad an
the Delaware and Hudson Canal Connany. from
Carbondale. Pennsylvania.
There is moyemen, on foot for the early COZ
struction of narrow paupe surface railr,ad rr,r
Rutland to Whitehall. The movement /. inar
gurated by the marble dealers of West Rattan
and the slate dealers Of lIydeyille and Fsirhayer
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