Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-03-06
STATE MATTERS.


Rev, W. y. Bacon. Of Shoreham. has received
unanimous call from the Congregational church
Of St. Cloud City, Minnesota, to become their
pastor,
The Leicester junction Railroad bridge On the
Rutland road, was burned on Tuesday of last
week, and was lGO feet long The loss was S.
600, and was fully covered by Insurance
BENNINGTON COUNTY
The milk producers convention at Bennington
on Tuesday voted to expeI any member adultera-
ting or " extending milk
The brush factory owned by H. t. Shields. and
occupied by smith, Clark & Co., at bennington.
was totally destroyed by FIRE on Saturday morn
ing loss 10000, insured for $4,000
The wool house connected with S. Wright's
wooden mill at Pownal took fire on Monday
morning and was entirely consumed. The picker
room was also destroyed but the mill was saved.
Loss about $4,000; well insured
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
On Friday last the residence of Marshall VIII
liams in Newark was burned with all the con-
tents.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The slabs and saw dust at r. g. Webster s
mill at Island Pond, caught fire on the 2lst and
came near burning the mill, Men had to work
all night and cut a trench around it fifteen feet
deep, through slabs and logs, and flood it with
water in order to save il.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
John b. Blanchard, was on Saturday at ST. Al
bans, bound up to the County Court, on charge
Of Ihn - 4 Ia. l.
wife at Fort Coyiugton when he came to St. Al
bans, and that he married one Margaret Hogan
there but a short time ago 10 default Of bail,
which was fixed at 50 600 he was committed to
Jail.
AT a meeting of the French Catholics Of St.
Adams, on Wednesday evening, il was voted. lS6
to l4O, to build a new church on the lot east Of
the Convent, on Fairfield Street The minority
favored the Western Reserve location
ORANGE COUNTY.
The citizens Of Corinth, at a town meeting held
Thursday Of last week, by a vote Of ls3 to IOl ,
agreed to bond their town to the amount Of $40
900 in aid of the West Fairoe railroad.
At town meeting held in Thetford, February
eth, to see If that town would vote to bond ii.
self in aid Of the West Farlee railroad. the town
voted not to bond. The vote stood l76 for bond.
ing, and lS7 against it
At the present term Of the United Sate.'
Court, in Burlington, William Moulton of stra(-
ford who pleaded guilty to a violation Of the In
ternal Revenue law, in the illegal manufacture of
liquors, was fined $1,000, and sentenced to i'm
prisonment in Orange County jail for the term of
six months
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The farm dwellng-house Of Albert Fletcher. in
Pittsiord, was burned to the ground on Monday
morning. Most Of the furniture and clotbino
was saved Loss, $500 partially insured.
Horace II, Dyer, ESD, of Rutland, had depos.
tied in the safe Of Mr.. II. L. Adams. whose prom.
er'y was recently burned, in that place, Govern
ment bonds to the amount Of IS 600, which were
missing after the fire lie adyertises A reward of
$1,000 for the recovery of the bonds and apnre.
henson of the thief
The wrestling match at Rutland, on Monday
evening between John McNlahan of Rutland and
Ezra W. Titus OF East Waingiord, for the cham
plonship OF the State, was won By McAiahan in
hall an hour, Titus being disabled.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Frank w Wood, Waterman in Smith. Mason
a Co.'S shop at Springfield, fell four stories on an
elevator, Monday morning, in consequence of the
breaking OF the elevator chain, and was badly
bruised some Of bis ribs being broken but his
recovery is expected
Mrs Edward Moran of Windsor, recently made
. desperate attempt at suicide, by cutting her
throat Her wounds are very severe, bat not
necessarily fatal Family difficulties, occasioned
by the dissipation of her husband, are supposed
TO be the ca1se.