Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-06-05
STATE MATTERS.


BENNINGTON COUNTY.
I'd. Bissell a prisoner confined in the county
Jail, in Bennington, on the charge Of Grand.lar-
ccny, broke out last Tuesday evening about eight
O'Clock. $50 reward has been offered for his
capture.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
Hall 4 Fletcher Of St Johnsbury have caused
suit he brought against Moses Kittredge, E.q.
for defamation Of character, laying their damages
at 900.
The post-oflice site in South Walden, VI, has
been removed north three-quartcrs Of mile, ana
Lewis Burnham has been appointed postmaster
in place Of Francis Harrington, who abandoned
the Office.
curTENpES COUNTY.
jerome Garrow, in confinement in the county
jail for grand larceny at Essex Junction, has been
sentenced to nine months imprisonment in the
State prison at Windsor
Patrick Connell, confined in Jail in Burlington
upon the charge Of stealing buffalo robe and
ether bed from Morilo Noyes, has been sentenced
TO eleven months imprisonment in State Prison.
Three natives Of IIinesburg are delegates to the
Philadelphia Convention, Wis William A. How
ard Of Detroit, delegate at large from Michigan
Ossian Ray Of Lancaster delegate at large from
Now Hampshire Lyman b. Ray, delegate FROM
the Joliet district Of Illinois.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
There we're li32 tubs equal to "a, i6l lbs, oil
butter, shipped from st Adams station Tuesday
the 9sth ult
Hon. W c. Smith. has introduced bill into
CoUgress, appropriating 100000 for a govern.
ment buding at St. Albans.
On Thursday evening last, some thief entered
the house Of Hon. VIM. l.. Sowlcs, President Of
the National Union Bank, Of Swanton and took
his gold watch valued at $50, S25 in money and
do 10 tie Bank safe.
As the freight train recently was coming over
from Alburgh Springs car load Of hay was set
on fire by the engine. The car was switched out
on the side track at Swanton, where car and hay
were entirely destroyed.
LAuoiLLE COUNTY.
The Directors of the IAmoille County Agricul-
tural and Mechanical Society meet Mt the town
Hall in Morrisville, on Saturday, June 18th at
O'Clock p. NJ, to arrange a premium list, appoint
Awarding Committees and make all. necessar,
preparations for the next Annual Fair.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Benjamin Barber Of Fairlee, committed suicide
by taking strychnine Sunday evening lie was
about 80 years old.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Glover has bad first class scare over case Of
small pox, but it is thought now that the danger
is over.
The Boston Herald says A young lawyer from
Newport mbibed too much tangefoot wbiskcy,
while in Lowell Friday, and was found up stair.
in the dwelling house Of Daniel Gage, Center
vile, mistaking it for his hotel, although half
mile distant from any public house. lie was
quite essentially plucked when arrested, having
pawncd his watch to get the needfu. He give
his name as Lyman B. Shedd
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The cause Of the late suicide Of L. p NJ Spen-
Ger of Clarendon at the Merchants Hotel, New
York. was depression consequent upon his dis
tressing illness neuralgia in the stonlaeh)
The Greeley Mass Meeting at Rutland Saturday
was miserable fzze. None of the advertised
speakers were on hand and not over 800 person,
were present, most Of whom were Grant men and
Democrats who attended though curiosity.
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