Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-10-30
State Matters.

L. u. H. lalt lhS uccn appointed Postmaster III
b sutton, vice d. y. Bcokwiih, resigned
At The Catholic Fair at Rutland Presidential
3 vote was taken, which resulted in 1913 for Grant
and OF FOR Greeley.
Mr. Hancock, OF Berlin. has purchased Bah
biz stage line from West Randolph ~ BrookGod
and East Randolph.
The man who burnt his buggy near Windsor
: hutchcrcd bis h0rse-a very valuable one The
man was either thief or insane
4 correspondent Of the Richiord S,nfind char.
actofizcs the project Of tho commuters MS tax.
ing veterans to pay bounty TO cowardice.
" Biblical Messenger, or Herald Of Christian
Faith and Holiness is the title Of a monthly
newspaper published ot Rutland, By A. A. lloyt.
Mr. Horace j Mead, Of Cornwall. died Oc,o-
her 22l after lingering illness ol consumption.
lie was brother 81 Hon. Rufus Mead, United
States Consul Mt CJrinto, Nicaragua
Ezekiel Bullnrd Of No. Hyde Park, recently
caught trout in Rttcrbush pond weighing four
pounds and nine ounces, That trout would have
weighed five pounds il Billiard had waited until
he could catch him according 10 lac.
ST. John-bury and vicinity contributed about
$1,000 for rebuilding the Congregational church.
destroyed by fire at Peshtgo, Michigan Oct s,
being the anniversary Of the fire. toe now church
was dedicated 10 cost 5 $500, and Is pail Tor.
The attack on Alonzo G Reed. Of West Ran.
d1ph, still remains O mystery but the opinion
Of Dr. Dixi Crosby Of Hanover, n. II ms 90 the
nature and cause OF Reed injury, and other cir
cumsianccs, confirm the idcl that on attempt
90 Kill him was made.
The connection between Rev. ". j. Mcdowell
and the Reformed Presbyterian congregation, of
South R5egate, has been dissolved His depar-
] turc will be regretted hy large number of
/ friends, who will miss him both ia the church
and the community.
The regard that some children have for their
aged parents is demonstrated hy the daughters Of
franklin Gatcs Of BridecWatcr, W., who urc ok.
pending the savings OF Years 100 repairing their
fathers residence. that be- and bis aged compan-
ion may hive % comfortable home in their decin.
ing days.
j. =, Foster, Of Passumpsc village, bus raised
goo bushels W apples this season, one half being
grated fruit Foster hn4 500 trees growing. md
intends in q few years 90 have the largest orchard
in that part Of the s,atc lie has been twenty
Years making his present orchard, setting out q
few every year.
Two daughters of John Bailey. Of Wells River
village, came near being killed ON Monday evening
last They went TO Newbnry village and coming
down the Ingalls, hill the harness broke. let
ting the wagon against the horse y runaway
followed, and the girls were thrown out and bad
ly injured, but no bone. broken.
The Bennington Banner announces that the
Greeley Club is for sale" II will sail for Salt
River in November 4 W Park, Esq, has gone
to Utah 20 try 10 get perpetual injunction
against all interference by outside companies
with the Emma mine. lie can afford to try hard.
Many millions Of money arc involved.
Two yourg mea, named Joseph Smith and
Aphcus Hood, were out hunting IN Chelsea on
Sunday Of week before last. Hood shot at a
partridge, not noticing Smith. who happened to
he standing in direct range Of the gun Tie bnll
passed through the bird and entered the right
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are entertainci Of MS recovery. and he wishes he
had gone to church instead Of hunting
Brandon is to have a general market saturday
A number Of the merchants and the Farmers
and Mechanics Club, agreed astweek toattempt
10 establish the custom Of a general trade day on
that saturday aud at the first trih twice rs
much produce was offered ms was cxpcctcd and
everything sold for cash. Two Boston dealer.
have promised TO send buyers every Saturday.
and the movement is likely TO be a success.
, Sometime Monday, Mr. Charles II French, Ol
Ilarilnnd, went % the house Of Charles COlst0n,
for the purpose Of getting ram of his which
Mr.. Colsion had found in his fields and had taken
, up. After meeting with resistance, and getting
. the force OF piece of board a scrimmnge en-
sued However he took the ram home. and
went to Woodstock and entered a complaint
J against himself before DIR. Randall. the Town
Grand Juror. On plea OF guilty before Justice
=, Churchill, he was fined IS and costs,
John Benedict, Esq, of Cornwall, for man,
years one Of the most valued ard respected Cit
zens Of that town, died at his residence October
p 10th, after an illness of two weeks. aged 81
years. For about forty years he had resided 10
Cornwall and was one Of its most industrious
and successful farmers, and possessed the fullest
confidence and friendship of all who knew him
He was the oldest man 10 town Mt the date of his
death. lie leaves ii large number Of children,
among whom are Julius r. Benedict. ESD who
Tod IN, 4
and 1870, llezekiah 5. Benedict, Esq., principal
Express Agent at Troy, n. Y, and Samuel j
/ Benedict, of Addison.
Mr. Harry Carter, who lives on Town Hill, in
New Haven, hearing noise near his barn, on
the sight Of the 2lst inst, got up, and with his
son-in-aw, went out into the barn to investigate,
after arming themselves with shot gun and re.
voyer They found two men had some II or 20
Of his nice fat wethors yarded, hut hearing their
approach the sheep thieves left ON double
: quick Mr. Carter followed in their wake and
as one jumped over fence, Mr.. G. fred the shot
gun, which frightened said thief out ola soldier {.
hlae oyercoat, which trophy Mr.. G now has In
the darkness both thieves escaped We presume
the owner Of said coat can have the same hy
proving property and paying charges
correspondent OF the Rchlord Sentinel sug-
gests q milroad starting from llvdepark. running
through North llydepark. Eden, Bevdere.
Avery's Gore, Montgomery and terminating az
East Berkshire or kichtord. lie says il can be-
built perhaps cheaper than has been built any
existing line Of road in the State. for the grade
nearly all the way would be scarcely porccpthe
1t passes no large streams, the road bed would De
firm, all the materials necessary Of easy access
and the land damages comparatively light Ihi-
route from lamoillo Valley to Montreal is shorter
than any other, passing through the best timber
ed region in Vermont Col Paine, one of the
proprietors of Ayery's Gore, has repeatedly said
that be would give the right OF way and tie it
ready for the iron through his entire tract, and
something more for the road besides.
The legal voters Of Springfield met at the
Town Hall, on Tuesday last, to see if anything
could be done in aid of the Ascntney railroad.
Chas. 4. Flrbush was elected Moderator, and
Samuel W Porter, Clerk The first vote was in
general terms, that the town would aid in the
construction of said road after which il was yo-
ted TO issue six per cent. bond Of the town to the
amount Of five times the grind list aud 10 pay
over tho money rs last as the road is completed.
paving the prOpOrti1nnl amount for each mile Of
finished road that the whole number OF miles of
length OF road bears % the whole amount Of
money to be paid The vote was as follows
Yeas, 25i Nays, OF. 4. L. Robinson, j W.
Lockwood and c. Horace Hubbard were elected
said Commissioners.
About 10 O'Clock wednesday night last, an
alarm Of fire aroused the citizens pf Nergernes
} from their SAUNDERS, 10 find the barn VI Or. C.
diately adjoining, belonging 10 DR.. II \ lngham
and occupied ns n whelwright shop and barn
When first discovered the fire was bursting
II out between the two buildings, and the whole
block was wrapped in flames in five minutes
Thanks to the vigorous Efforts OF our citizens, and
especially TO the power and efficiency Of oui
splendid water works, what might, and perhap,
would have been conhigratiOn, was prevented
and the flames confined 10 the buildings whor,
the fire started. DR. Kidder lost sot OF douhl,
and single harnesses and n ton Of hay hay
: cutter, saddle, &c. house and barn insured iui
Z 50 500 II A. Scott lost two sets double har
nesses. The wheelwright shop, occupied by Johr
Bernor contained wagon, just finished, IA double
sleigh belonging to +. X. Haven about 5000 fee
! of lumber alsO the tools and patterns, and abou
S75 worth OF finished work, all lost: no insur
ance. John Lucas had tons Of hay burnt il
same building.
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Remaining me Montpelier Post Office, October lst, 1872