Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-06-12
STATE MATTERS.

/ AN' NfTm0Nt Afutfhl HnllFun0 nave broken |
ground for new depot at Middlebury.
Vcrgennes is the Oldest city in New England.
= was Incorporated with city privileges Oct 2Jd.
1883. Boston adopted Der charter by a vote Of
her citizens March 9TH, 1922
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
| All but % 900 Of the amount required from
Bennington 10 build the Walloomsac railroad has
been raised
/ The Greeley meeting at Bennington was
small one. Capt A. b Valentine is snid TO he
the only Republican or any prominence in town
who iayors tie Liberal movement
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The railroad shops at Iyndonvillc give employ
ment to lij men.
Pcacham boasts Of only two paupcrs. We
doubt If any other town in the county can show
~ few
Hon. b n Davis has commenced suit against
the town OF Danyille, for alleged injury TO him
sell on account of tho insulhciencv of The hipb.
way, in that village, on the road leading 10 wal
den' The injury occurred one dark night, in the
summer OF 1870. Damages laid at $500
81 Johnsbury is agiiatcd about her supply Of
water and Committee Of three persons has been
appointed to investigate and report project for
a more liberal allowance. IN j. thought by some
tha, TIE ultimate source Of supply will be from
Joe 5 Pond in Danville, distance Of ten miles
/ . graphic account Of the tipping over Of boat
load or two Of young people vt the picnic recently
held at Jue's Pond The account reads pretty
well, but the fact Is, the party enjoyed pleasant
,'lqe' and no one got tipped into the rolling
pillows, at all
Mclndoes Falls has been oyerrun with river
men during the past week. some two hundred
having been IN camp while getting their inn
mcnse drive Of logs 10y the mill They have
brought down the river some 90 600 900 feet
about seven Of which stops there and the rest
goes on TO llolyoko.
\ riyerman named Newclham, wns drowned
at Dodgcs Falls at 10 O'Clock Wednesday morn.
ing lie had just finished eating his luncheon.
when portion Of the drive broke away, and be
with another man went over the falls The boats
were on the other side and could not be reached
IN season to save him. Ills companion, being a
swimmer, escaped.
The steam laundry, in St. Johnsbury. has
been closed, much to the regret Of the public
b who Dund it a great convenience The tnme.
date cause of the suspension was sickness of
help whose places could not be Immediately sup
pied although We understand the laundry
never paid expenses, which was poor encourage.
ment u the proprletors
The clippers who left Whcelock over year oeo
have come to grief Mr.. Jones has lately received
a letter from his wife, mailed in New York i'm
ploring him to write to her. If only to curse her
Or. Carter has written To his wife, giving her to
understand that he is in his own estimation a
mean cuss. lie regrets the course he has taken
and seems quite anxious about his boys at home
culTrENprN COUNTY.
The Burlington Democrat predicts that within
tue next ten years Burlington will have system
u horse railroads extending throughout the en-
tire city.
Land near the center Of the city of Burlington
is held at sl2, 900 and $4,000 per acre all due
. D. fIa tr.Nt H.f q.
and business in the city
FRANKLIN COUNTY
twenty-five thousand dollars were paid dairy
men Tor butter delivered on Tuesday of last week
} at st. Adams.
! AMoiLLE COUNTY.
The woolen-mill Of |. l.. Pearl, which was
2 burned April llth, 1871, is being rebuilt and
e will soon he in running order. Ample provision
~ being made to protect the mill from ire by a
pipe running through the building with q good
supply Of hose In the upper story will be placed
2 water-tank capable Of holding 400 gallons OF
r water,-to he used in case the mill Is not running
:, and which will supply water until the power
d can he applied to the iDrce pump. The best ma
chinery has been purchased and is being set up
d Tor the manufacture of wooden cloth,
It ORANGE COUNTY.
i, Mr. Alvin Taylor for many years well know
u citizen of Bradford, died recently at Oxford, n
= H. lie was sent to the legislature in lsil an,
: lsi2 from the former town. His age was 81
J years.
/, W saturday last the vile OF Cummings Priest
%o ,, n.,er, uonGluu.ng tha' she loved JACK
I n 10y ,no,o t'an sue ulu nef husband lors 'oH
went ns far as landau, where she had friend
who seized her and brought her back to her hrs
'e love the next day. The new honeymoon wa
l. short and perhaps sweet.
:. Young man living in Fairlee nv the nam. n
J. Benjamin Barber, oommi,ted suicide by takjn
T. -..iai,,sv "a SUNDAY night, and died about IN
- minutes after taxing ,t; lie procured his poiso
az tuo urug store OF W i'i"rl brn'hers IN ori9f'
Is or tne purP, as ne salu' oil Silling crows IL
II Tas aoout = 9eurs .. age no cause assigned
e an,tLor n,oner If ,Sn enl, L e, 49,,
e ,,,e,,r, u '''' '"'''9 '"s "'''o SUNNI"
l. op,r.,.s c,,,..-,.
e 80, 49,
/ NY VI ipur OF nNe tnoIS'nu I'gS comprising
l. one ml''l1h three hundred Thousand ieet oil ium
. Vel M , 49, up az w. MuaeaSs T Ts
: oct ,,ri,., ,,,,s - .ana ~ ~, w
) the lumber ( 400 The crmnanv have abont hni
u as many more feet near the outlet awaiting tran
Is sportaton.
d Mr. BRYANT of DERBY has sold over 40 0OC
n trees this spring. bring the snug little snm 4,
e 500 900 lie has started a new nursery at Enos
J. burg, VI. setting out 100 900 trees, all Engl-l
e apples. lie has also started 1870 600 new tree
If on his old nursery in Derby. lie j. Just reapin.
y the fruit of twenty years Of untiring labor auC
i enterprise.
5 RUTLAND COUNTY.
., The small pox is prevailing to some extent il
II MendOn.
:. The Atlantic and Pacific teerrnph line will b,
!. extended to Rutland within the next sixty DAYS
r l.r,,o hond or ,,;nsios aro on ,ho;. ,a,, :,
= Rutland and the north. The band travel witt
ten covered bpuuluU and trading "A the,
Y g.
N "iNphAN COUNTY