Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-03-27

IN ADDISON recently tooz nre III 'he rooi' anu WIS
badly damaged.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The dry house and It's contents belonging to the
Douglass Manufacturing Company, in Arlington,
was consumed by fine a few days since.
Over zoo porsons have removed from Bcnsinp-
ton since January / and about 200 more will
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.., 5,iro, o,,,y hv tho susnc,,sior NJ worL at
1T ,,ii t,,, ,lc,c sc,,os IN 10 General dis
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.,r". e.ra r.", on ,IJ f-oisorsali.s church ia
.,.i i.,,.,,, c,s.o,,i.o t,, tho Me,,odis,s IN
,'a ,to Ir,iro.so,;s,s IN ,hecvenirr
I'''.'a ,,.a.ohos pov us
60, p.,t.r ,,to ,,ss Ienos,d c,,y month";
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.nnoaT, or ,ho n,,I" A. matter If courtesy
,bo Metbodi.t clerp,nen. Rev. s. W Clemens.
osci,ting in the morning. announced the services
c,r ,ho evening" and did il in the following quaint
and original wav. Said he "Tbis evening, my
friend. there !. to be funeral in this house.
One peculiarly about the service will be the fact
that the son breaches his fathers funeral sermon
Mourners and relatives are invited to take the
body pcws.' This was said in the grave't
manner by the speaker, but 1t is needless to say
thsta quiet smile ran over the faces oil the
worshippers neither the o'dS pe"s were
occup'ea OF NOT 'llo ''''''"' u'p'"'"' ''''"
not ... ,.
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So, ar.d ni,c,y7.eyc, .u.,oinod ini,,rlcs
e., an ,l.,, r,snit.d IN bor death March I,tb
ST. ,,,s ,,,o ,,,lo.t rer.or in town
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c.r car,,ia, n,o mail. rram uordvick IN ~
.Iobn.bprv for s. $50 per wear. In addition TO
,be ,boye tom or expenso there is a mail agent
AT A salary Of $500 making total expense Of
% $50 To- the United States government. Before
the railroad was built the mails were carried by
the stages from the same points. at a cost not er.
ceeding $3.50 per year.
eurrrypry COUNTY.
A fellow styling himself Prof Van Give. who
bo. heon GIVING mathematical lectures at Bur.
nng,,- vas ab.ent.mipded enough TO 10 away
,itb,ut having Nh. hotel bill. Pass him around.
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\ IRE at 81 Adams on wednesday evening
destroyed O. small building used for meat mar
ket belonging 10 n iAfounnin Loss $500. In
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Mrs. Rebccea Bogue vile OF DR. Michael Hatch
Of EnOsburgh, b ing somewhat deranged, refused
IN take e.,I and starved to death She Ind been
mNtI'en i'S' Una" l'N'
The Seventh Annual Fair of the Franklin
Ont. A,-;o,,t,,,-,t ord Mechanical S,c;.,
49,, ,S.,t gt,s IN ,c
VIII ne neiu 'ui' year SEPTEMBER 10 ~ Dnu -V'
on their new grounds at sheldon
The residence Of Mrs Gaut Brigham, Fairfax
Village WINS entirely consumed Sunday night
Fire first discovered in The servants room In
surod $500 on house. 81 900 on furniture.
most Of which was saved 10 bad condition.
WIN Econ, eliza p;i.c.r5 S,.,,,,y that
young married woman the VIE OF hooeft LOOK
Of Sheldon died q few days ago from the effects Of
noison administered her by her husband 10 pro-
t
.uit u" '''' '"'3 "''e
W iider - 90 sheldon just before Der death Mrs.
Cook slid TINT her husband had given her some
medicine. A po.tnoftem eramination was held
and disclosed the presence Of strychnine in the
stomach. 4 more thorough examination Is to be
,,,io h,, ,t,,.i.;o,. r,o,, p,,ri;,,t.n Co,L cave
he and XIX viG. hal attcrooel t,' roc,re a. absr.
Hon without success
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Two isfge W9oI s9els e!nta'nlns ABOUT SL
tbc VI. {. Il. n. AZ Swanton Falls. were destroyed
hy FIRE on Thursday morning There was but
small amount Of freight 10 the depot Mr. HI
rsm Skeols Of llighgate and Mrs. Dickinson Of
Saratoga, y. y. are among the heaviest losers.
Three box and three platform cars, which we're
standing nnl9aded upon a side track; were burned,
ana Ar II. NJ. stone lost one hundred thousand
shingles VNuel az 500 Which were stored near
n.y. several rods oi track were also damaged
causing Hisnt detention OF trans
GRAND ISLE oouSrY.
Over q, 900 tons Of hny have been Skinned FROM
the station nt East Alburph this season
LAAollLh oolNIf-
Nm. Wallace OF Eden committed suicide
hy hanging on Sunday last heavy ring log
ging cham was used ne was found suspended
rom the higt- ncam Of t' barn 10 IS supposed
.nnt 'e P"otn 'He enAln AROUND hi' neck and
.',,n Juul'9 lI'n tue neein he made an nj
e'ulP' 70 cuu Hl- que ABOUT lonr years ago with
a lole Huf S"S IHt Town ny h's Wiie m time %
Slle ','s ne ne was hot considered insane, but
lor lohg l'lne ha, appeared respondent. lie
"''s ''''''" '''' o''' ~ years 'i ase'
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The stir in regard to a railroad along Black
hi'er NaHey has caused considerable inquiry into
I.c I"n.ISliP o' s3tne Of tle many heavy tim
''ici lo's Oh ANA Slng IN the western part OF
AlD"ny ana and TIE adjoining towns OF Lowell and
RUTLAND COUNTY.
For the first time ia many years the Rutland
Railroad was blockaded with snow at Mt Holly.
50 that no trains passed from Tuesday afternoon
to Thursday afternoon The track I. now clear
and Trims run as usual.
An effort is now being made 10 restorc the in.
stitution now known as "Riplcy Female College
in poutney, to the Troy Conference III the Metb-
odist Episcopal Church. and again omen IL asa
school, as in days of yorc.
Mrs. Thomas NJ. Clemens of Wels corr,o;,,ed
s,ieidc da Satr.da, ,,A L =. ems COMMITTEES
post in her sleepipg roam er bnshand oo.,, ~