Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-02-08
STATE MATTERS.

ADDISON COUNTY
Or tic 18Th there is fo he gathering OF ~ fat
men OF Toby's Hall, IN Monkton. No man Of
less than 200 pounds to be allowed in the room
Tie Mddlc5ury Ladies' Circulating Library
has now about seven hundred well aelected vol
nnes, including miscellany, biography history,
poeiry.
--Mr. r. Hanks Of pan,ou recently bad val
uable young horse ruined ty some mischieyous
person fastening "a tin pan TO bis tail, which 50
frightcned him that he fan until De fell from ex-
haustiau.
a Nesmonicr, calling himself Harrison j. Cor
don, from Addison County, swudlel a Western
farmer out Of s3oo, BY thting up the aeeces of
some sheep, and passing them ID as a rare i'm
ported breed.
" Monk - Temple Of Honor, NO s, was insti-
tuted at Monkton, by G. w. T., W. II. II. Me
Allister Of St. Aibaus, Jan. GO This Temple
starts under very favorable auspices, many Of the
lcading mea Of tle town being foremost in the
work
BENNINGTON COUNTY
Tic selectmen Of Manchester have assessed the
Stat tax upon the old appraisal Of 1865, instead
of the new one Of 1870. The blunder renders the
tax void
iAn old man in Bennington over 20 years OF
age has never been sick day in bis life, and
neyer owed man dollar though a merchant
over 20 years. a state Of things about as near
heavenly as we ever arrive at in this imperfect
sphere. Furthermore he has never seen circus,
msungerie or any other great moral show
The West Rupert cheese factory reports the
number Of cows from which milk was furnished.
5os average No about $50 No of lbs Of milk
manufactured ,053,797 lbs Of cheese 1903 ,O5i
requiring 10 l-5 lbs. Of milk for / b. of cheese;
average price Of cheese sold factory, 10 So 100
Gents
CALEDONIA COUNTY
A patent washing-machine man has been at
Ryegate also and yictimized at least one Of the
honest farmers to the amount of $3.50
ihe annual Teachers Institute for Caledonia
County will commence at st, Johnsbury Monday,
february 10, and continue until the next Friday.
cHlrrENDEN COUNTY.
orson Kenyon OF Hnesburgh, owns a COW Il
or II years old which lost her entire front teeth
short time since, and has now complete new sci
growing.
The Wino6ski School District Clerk reports
tl6d scholars in the district. The district has
one public school building, with four school
rom capable Of Accommodating nearly 300
scholars
Inc legal voters Of Charlotte met at the Town
HOUSE IN mat town February lst, to consider the
recent unjust equalization of the grand list
and by vote instructed the selectmen 10 retain m,
State and county tax bills in their hands until tbs
next annual March meeting.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Railroad ties are being placed upon the line ot
DC Lamoile Valley railroad in Fairfield.
NJ At the funeral Of the late Mrs. Tietnev IN
fairfield the procession Numbered IA teams by
count
LAMolLlr COUNTY.
The lamoille County Good Templars Union
will be held at Watersille, Feb. Nth
g T. Brown, of Eden publishes "-not hi'
+ wiie, but--two men who stole so bushels of po
tatoes, two others who drove Off one of hi,
sSsheop, and third who carried of load of corn,
4salks from his barn Quite n " raid" OIL
Brown And he wants them to settle for it, i'm.
medately,
M RUTLAND COUNTY.
Mrs serepto Davis, aged 81, Of Sherburne
<}was burned to death on the eth ult., BY he,
elothes taking fire, while alone in the house. sh,
VAST in the hall, her clothes burned nearl,
oh' and her hesh charred, presenting an appalling