Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-10-09
State Matters.

Ihe Agricultural editor Ol the Middlebuty
Register, has niscd this season several bushels
OF sweet potatoes Of superior quality.
The Messrs Carr Of Cornwall are shipping
onions 10 market from the Middlehury station at
the rate Of about two thousand bushels per week
The Ppst-ofhoc Department has Just established
pOst-uihce at Orwell Depot, ON the Addison
railroad, to be known rs North Orwell, and APP
pointed ). d. Wells postmaster.
There are thousands Of acres Of grass yet uncut
in Addison County, the cause being great scar
city Ul help and greater scarcity OF my.duys.
Many farmers have dirty to fifty acres yet to g.
over The fresh underground viii make It very
decent lay If il can be secured before the heavy
irUsts come.
BENNINGTON couNrY
People can Judge something in regard to the
number and capacity Of the summer guests at the
celebrated Equinox House at Manchester thi-
season to say nothing ol the benefit Of such ~
institution To the neighbning hrmers-when
i knuwn that they consumed 3.72j duz eggs
$3.50 pounds butter $500 pounds veal $4,000
pounds beef 600 pounds mutton 3, $50 pounds
poultry 1925 quarts milk
ouirTgNDES COUNTY.
The night express train south Monday nighi
ran of the tnck at Milton caused 10y mis-
placed switch. The engine, national express ant
baggage cars were prccipimted down the bank
The engine WIS badly damaged and lhnma
Buck, engineer. bruised and slmewhat scnlde
by escaping steam. The fireman was also hurt
Due NJ Sc'l'u7y' ihe ua'l was ue'"ycu oD'u'
''"o "on'S' ......
f"ANNLiN O'uNif'
Three horses were recently found dead in tn,
pasture ut Geo. A llubhsl. Of Fairfax one he
longing To him, me ~ NJ. ! Smith, and anuthe'
~ joseph Campbell Il is supposed that thel
were Killed by lightning in the storm Of th'
18Th ult.
We sec the name Of Col Geo A. Merrill sng
vcsteJ ss tbo nr,b,ble s,,,e..,r of ;le. M.rr5ii
In tbe s,n,r;,,,nd.,,., IN ~, C,n,ryi ,.ilr',d
If Tho Ltter gentlemen +. c,pp,lled IA ROLL,
from the position. no better iece-s could po.si
bly, be found.
Th. Ri,br,,a Se,,,o,y 3; r,.,,,,s;lio foe tt
CII,winy " rs I'M, r,,,,i,oe nj Tho ~, c,,,
nlr. in tho MctI, dis cl',,rrh WcdoesdaV ab.,,,
He last If rho reg,l ,r D." srerti,g'i r,,,,.lss il
th,. village have piyen ND re busines. or rathe,
taken a ne,y dep,rtnrc Nc d",brn,t. h',veye,
that their rltces viii he .peciily Gllrd. and thu
hereafter the debated .mycler aud the irrepre-,i
bic smusglrr, in their im-- 1e through ourstrect
in the ~mn' huuis wall Dee cheerci ly man
welcome ray Of hight from our private re-id
enoes A. OF yofe'
murder has probably taken place IN High
gate On sun ~ morning the body nf muAu
wt- found lying in the water near the mouth ui
the Rock river in II ghsaic lie WAS about is
isot ml ana apparently anont % years Old
A'ounh W- eRs oet"t'n tne NneoI "nu 'cei ""
eu IN '"1 mi.s % P,"t-' one Oh sillped pea yes
ing ana the "ther ol cahNn~ W uuek q vest
hight canvas, fastened m front WIN twine' ana
eapof attached 60 draw over the herd win cFd
nr9Wu PRINT ulpuse NhN Sheep,Alh 'h'ce"siiS
10y u"u Wy W. " .",'s 'a'" =,
the water two or tni,e weeks. lhe jury whc'
wa. i'3lane,ed, i"una t.Ii ne e4me 70 D'' oeit'
- ''s''"'e avn" ''''' "'A"'"" "''''
LANoiLLg couNrY.
.t.bp C,.,3,no, d,,l 81, ti. re.i,icnco II, Nf.rri.
town september lsa, agcd % years. lIi- wat
VA nutl,u ON uc r'i n', '"l' ana ul'u "l'y '''
Jay Fl''e Ul'n' "so' ~ 9'H'--
The dwelling house owned and occupied fy NJ
rockwell shaw pi stowe, was burned % q"
ground between two and three O'Clock last tr
u"y morning AIe nie '"usnt from ue 'him
"J' S'''' "' WV s'""H W. .''''' -"
many, Yi curse "9'e bufhei- IL WIS INSURE
'of S~'V'
oELh'Ns COUNTY
TIE people OF Lowell and Wcsthed and tho
Contiguous towns are holding spinied meeting
IN "'Hr 3" IHnt hu through 'hat 'ai'ey' 'e'
Nr perm a. he'nril' rotner "l Tue JuaRs
Ies,s lie l',.i ~, ''I' m,5s, ria,
y,r,,. ti. ,,'.,,,r -,,u - - a., 49, r
oes- 's
Al. q II D. .rt.tt. -. %.
., al L. III t;..,',' 80 ~ -
atno '. q t.',t -; - - 80,
ney n',,,.d Scye,, n ,to c',r. 40 ,,y - nv
md risbt'ore I'M tl,ree Tbey ore ,n',s,lv ~,
native breed With what he has consumed in
funily, VARYING frum % 60 he must have real
lied uuwarl- Of "a thousand dollars from hi
dairy. He uses the patent milk pan and think,
highly of H.
G,.d.,s.t,o. NJ Labs, t,dl :, oruI
land. ai q her son went tn lo,k ior a stray COW
travelled ,ll diy and al night thew took lodging /,
leaning tree. and came vat at "a settlement it
Morgan, some five or -ix miles from the plare 10
~iartinv. toe next day The rest of the mmil,
were away from home, and the neighhlrs did nu
kno" 81 her Absence aniii dark The next morn
igs an organized ~eirch was commenced bui
MIs. Jhld bound herself before the neghbur'
di Size i- weakly woman and has been CON
hued % Ter bed ever since.