Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-10-08
State Matters.
ADDISON COUNTY.


Mr.. A. \. Styles is about 10 dovelop a mine
of copper upon his farm in Middlebury.
Stephen Benton, Of Cornwall. had a large
bay mare, valuable animal, stolen from his
barn on the night Of the Goth ult No trace Of
the thief has yet been discovered.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Last Wednesday, at North Danville, Rev.
Mr.. lloughtaling was ordained as pastor Of the
Baptist church at that place. Rev. Mr.. Hyatt,
of 81. Johnsbury, preached the ordination
sermon.
Prof. Allen, who made splendid balloon
ascension from the Caledonia Fair grounds
last week Wednesday afternoon, landed about
six O'Clock in the north part Of the town Of
Lisbon. The next day he appeared on the
Fair ground and stated that be had very
pleasant balloon voyage.
cUIrTENDEN COUNTY.
Burlington is preparing for the visit Of the
United States Senate transportation committee,
October Goth.
patscy Sheban, Of Burlington, who was in
jured by the premature explosion Of the blast
ct the Willard ledge on the morning of Sep.
tembcr 10th, died from his injuries Friday at.
ternoon.
Albert Munsop, Of wiliston, had a bullet
lodged In his thigh Tuesday, by the accidental
discharge Of pistol, in Burlington. The
wound is not serious. but having been severely
wounded during the war, he says " il feels like
old times to have bullet curyeting through
him"
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Tho fire which has been burning for several
weeks on Hon. b. +. Smalloy's farm, in Swan
ton, has extended to $. W Billiards. timber
land and damaged it about s 900.
It is rumored that the law firm Of Bailey,
Davis & Adams, Of st. Albans, from which
Mr.. Bailey retired few years since, is to be
reorganized in Chicago at an early day
Messrs. Park Davis and Henry @. Adams, the
present partners, are both able lawyers and
highly esteemed citizens.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
The town of North Hero is fairly outdoine
itself in beans this year. Hundreds of acres
have been devoted to this crop and the yield is
good
LAxolLLE COUNTY.
Some unknown animal visited the sheep be-
longing to Wilbur Griswold Of North Hyde.
park killing Eve, tearing open the throat and
sucking the blood.
j. Harvey Crocker, postmaster at North
Ilydepark, dropped dead while standing in his
wagon on Friday last lie had a paralytc
shock last year, and at that time lost the use Of
bis left limbs and side.
The American Hone and Box company at
wolcott upper village, Is doing large bust
ness. Their pill boxes are shipped to all parts
Of the Union. They are finishing now the
best kind Of homes, cut from stone quarred at
Willoughby Lake.
Benjamin Griswold died in Cambridge, Sep
tembcr 18th. aged 81 years. He was a man Of
marked peculiariiies of character. and had read
one and the same Bible through one hundred
and siHty-fye times, and had kept tally thereof
on blank leaf Of the book.
The dwelling house and she'd belonging to
Sanford Kenheld, Of johnson, were burned to
the ground on the night of September Goth, to-
gether with all their furniture and household
effects. Mr.. and Mrs. Ken6ed went away in
the evening TO one Of their neghbors on a visit,
and remaining all night In the morning, they
returned to find their home in ashes. The FIRE
is supposed 10 be the work Of an incendary,
from the fact they left their dog outside the
house, and next day they found his bones in
the cellar very good evidence that he must
have been let 10 by some one. The house was
more than an ordinary farm house, and the loss
was complete, including all they had, save the
clothes they had on. Mr.. Kenfeld had tri-
fling insurance, and the loss falls heavily upon
him.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Rev. s. +. Lougee was ordained TO the min
istry and installed pastor Of the Congregation
al church in Tunbridge, on Thursday, October
end. Sermon by Rev. S. W. Dixie, of West
Randolph.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Two boys OF Barton undertook to get free
ride to St. Johrshury during the fair They
secluded themselves in potato car, the con-
duc,or locked the door and they went through
to the Junction, and then paid their fare home
A fire broke out in D. W Sisco's grocery
store. at Westfeld, about II O'Clock Sabbath
Of last week The alarm brought out the wor.
shippers from both churches and with plenty
Of pals and u good supply Of water the Ere
was put out, but not until some of the shelves
were burnt down and most of his goods ces-
troyed and greatly damaged. Lnss, $1,000, on
goods and store.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The new Baptist church at Rutland was
dedicated on Tuesday Of last week.
Julius c. Griffith has been appointed post
master at Dandy, vice James Fish, deceased.
The grand jury of the county court now in
session in Rutland, has been going for - the
liquor dealers with considerable sharpness,
finding as many as a hundred oifenses against
some of them.
Joseph Cutting, a son of II. II. Cutting, Of
Castleton, brakeman on freight train, was
killed, Thursday, near Clarendon. He was on
top Of car, and was struck on the head as the
train passed through bridge.
Case & Dyer sold about four tons Of Della
ware grapes from their Vlneyhru at prhnuon
last year, and the estimate for the present sea-
son is at least ton more In addition to this,
the crop of wine last year amounted to over
four hundred gallons.
The trial Of Hiram Z. Adams, formerly a
well.known jeweler Of Rutland, for grand lar
ceny, which has occupied several days in the
Rutland County Court, resulted in his acquittal
by the jury on Friday morning The friends
Of Mr.. Adams, who were present in large num-
bers, received the verdict with ncclamations OF
delight and approval, and crowded about him
with their congratulations.
The Rutland county grand jury have de-
clared that the Jail is wholly unsuited for the
purpose for which jail should be built, with
out any appropriate means for the convenience
Of the prisoners confined therein, and is quite
destitute of any available means to promote
health, where the male prisoners are crowded
together In one damp room, regardless OF age
or character, sickness or health, and the boy Of
tender years is shut up with the most aban'
doned.