Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-07-05

efal interest in the objects Of their society, and
would earnestly commend It to the reading com |
munity. Both old and young are interested and
in various way, benefited by access 70 well select |
ed library. An adjourned meeting Of members
will be held at the library room (NIr. Kennedy : /
oice), Saturday the 18th, at r.. ~, and business
Of moment to shareholders will come up, such as
amending the constitution 50 a. to provide for .
stated annual assessment for the purpose Of in.
creasing the library. An share holders should |
see that the recent assessment is paid
A Catholic festival, including the sale OF |
gold watch aud picture, came OIL on the even
ing Of June 27th, at the Town Hall, and was
decided success financially and otherwise-rcal. /
hiug, we are informed, $4,000 which, it is said,
is to be applied TO paying in part for the Priest.
house, which he bought last year Of Mr. Bruce
sad Case Of browning.
Re, Charlie. F.. Sawyer, pastor OF the UnIyer-
@listchurcha Caremont, hi. wife and her father,
a Mr.. Gushing Of Abingdon, Mass, who was on
a visit to hi, daughter, We're drowned at A.hley's
Ferry, across the Connecticut river between
Cacmont and Wcathor.Gelj VI, Wednesday ai-
tenoon. Mr. Sawyer was about twenty-six years
Old. aud graduated at the Theological School at
Canton. y. s., about yearael. llc commenced
his pastoral labor at Caremont on the first Sun
day 10 May last and was married to Miss Cush-
ing, of Abingdon Mass, two weeks alterwari
lie hal made most favorable impression upon
his congregation as pastor, and upon the people
Of the town as scholarly gentleman His wife
was 40 amiablc. accomplished and intelligent
lady Their loss will be very deeply deplorei by
the whole community They were out riding,
and were returning from Weather-feld, by way
of A.hIey- Ferry u IS supposed they mis-
took the ferry Gra ford, and attempted to drive
across as they called at Mr. Haskell and in
quifel how far ii was 10 the ford The horse was
also drowned
Mrause OR MA>sulourEa iN Gaoroy On
"Wednesday Of lest week. Frank Randall, who
resides iu the west part of Groton, as,ailed John
| q. Adams, whowa- passing Randall house with
a waglul1al OF shingles There had for a long
/ time been difficulty between the men, and on
I this occasion Randall was drunk and unusually
offensive and beligercnt The men closed and
both came to the ground when Bandalls wife,
also drunk, j1ined ia the fight and very shortly
after that' h'naall exclaimed that he was stabbed
Adams Immediately got up, but remained at the
spot without amy attempt to escape Adams says
Randalls wife had a butcher knife in her hand
when she Joined the fight, and that she stabbed
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taie. IN tt, n.oJ., ~, .;,tor ,orty Kendall dioI
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course i'm the hand. of the authorities. We have
mi. statement from one of our citizens. who ba,
visited the scene Of the tragedy since il occurred.
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NonrniirlD-Thc Exhibition of Friday eve