Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-02
State Matters.


The house and out buildings owned by Chas.
D. Hay, about two miles north Of the village
Of Middcbury, were destroyed by fire on Thurs
day night. Everything that was in the barns,
and almost everything in the house, was con-
sumed, and had it not been for dog that
iumped upon the bed where MIR Hay and fam
ily were sleeping, and awoke them, they would
have persisted in the flames There was very
little insurance on the property The fire is
supposed to be the work Of an iucendiary
q. S. Tisdalo & Co.'S steam saw mill at Rip
ton, was wholly consumed by fire about eleven
O'Clock Friday night, by spark that must
have been in the saw dust in the lower part Of
the building. 1t was a new mill and was do
ing largo business in manufacturing slaves,
shingles, and lumber of all kinds
suitable for building purposes. Loss estimated
at 50, 900 no insurance. Quite number OF
acres of land are being entirely run over by
fire, and another mill about one mile OIL is soon
expected to be burned by the FIRE in the woods
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The new church Of the second congregation
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to be occupied $4,000.
Rev. s. II. Amsden, late Of West Dover,
declines call from the LIST Congregational
church of Montyile, Conn, and accepts one
from the Congregational church of Peru, VI
A barn belonging to Dennis McCarty, near
North Bennington, was burned on Thursday.
It contained small quantity Of straw ana two
pigs. The cause Of the fire is still mystery,
there having been no one near the barn for
some time before the fire broke out. There
was part Of a barrel Of uusacked lime in the
barn, and it is thought it must have caused
the fire.
Il is reported that a skeleton, enclosed in a
suit Of clothes answering to the description Of
garments worn by one John G. Rice, young
man whose sudden disappearance from Sears
burg (whcre he had been employed BY Church
& Messer,) about two years since, led many to
believe that he had been fouly dealt with, has
been found in an obscure place in Woodford,
and near the spot where he was last seen.
A spruce gum man has been laboring among
I
March 2lst last lie says he has shipped to
Portland Maine, since March 2lst last, 1850
pounds Of spruce gum has paid outior assist
an,e in gathering &C., little more than 500 (;
and will receive from $3.50 TO $3.50 per
pound for the same Taking q mean price,
say Sl0O per pound, that man has earned
over : 500 in less than three months.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Park Avery, of Passumpsic, was recently
fined $40 and costs for cruelty to his oxen.
Samuel A. Nelson has been appointed Post
master at West Burke, rice sias Beckwth re-
signed.
\ shower, attended with violent wind and
| lightning, passed over Sheffield, on the night OF
the 10th, doing much damage by uprooting
trees and blowing down fences
Jason Bradley, Of Lyndon, has a gobbleI
which manifested a desire to set, q month ago
and be was accommodated with a set Of hen
eggs. The old fellow was faithful, and matched
out seven chickens, which he il now rearing
The suit Of Mrs Clark rs. the town o
Walden was decided in favor Of the plaintiff
for So 500 damage Mrs Clark's injury wa,
caused by falling over a dump while the rail
road was being built Walden thinks, and
Justly too, that the railroad company SHOULD
pay it,
Last Saturday night the store Of b. A
Rogers, Of Walden, was entered and two suit
Of clothes, $40 in cash and some other thing
taken therefrom. Suspicion rests upon young
man by the name Of Virgins who has disappear
ed with his fathers team. Officers are in pur
suit Of the thief
Mr.. John Folsom died at his residence il
Walden, on Tuesday Of last week lie ha
been sick long time-eyer since he met witt
a serious accident, while driving stage il
Concord, VT, some years ago, and for whie
accident he sued the town, and rccoyere
$4,000 damages. Mr.. Folsom was aged abou
~. and leaves a wife, but no children. From
the time Of the accident until his death, he ha'
never seen a well day.
The Passumpsic railroadrecenty treated th
subscribers to the new depot buildings at Ign
don, to free ride to Sherbrooke. Chase o
the Lyndon Union was evidently disguste
with the conduct Of some Of the younge
passengers who were "spooncy, and suggest
that " it would be well on such occasions T.
have q car set apart for lally-ggging (what
ever that may be) entertainment, where tn
business can be carried on without attractin,
comment, or exciting older people, who hay
partially outgrown that weakness.
cHrrENDES COUNTY.
The Senior and Junior classes Of the Uni
, yersity will have their usual boat ride, Of
Thursday evening, July 10Th, this year, goin
on the steamer " United States to Platts
burgh and Rouses Point. Doring's band vii
accompany the party.
The house Of Louis Brown, better kown n
" sweet-lemons, of Burlington, was burnel
last week Mr. Browns loss is 5000, and, a
he is poor man, with wieand five children
will fall heavily upon him. lie is insured 70
$3.50 in the Vermont Mutual.
William EcclestoD, fireman on the staame
lgnatus Tyler, was drowned in Burling
ton on Sunday. lie was unmarried, and was
sober, industrious man, much respected by th
captain and crew of the Tyler" As far a
known he has no friends or relatives in thi
country, having recently come from England.
ESSEX COUNTY.
A young lady teacher in Guildhall, has be
. bone insane by too close application to be
work.
! On Saturday last, Horace Cutting, Of Con
cord, while peeling bark on the Connection
river, felled tree and one of the limb
; struck him in the back, seriously ipjurng him
lie was brought home on a stretcher, and takel
, to the residence Of his father.
LAsoILLE COUNTY.
Two carloads OF Germans are expected a
Hydepark, to work on the Portland & Ogdens
burg railroad.
, Child & Scott, proprietors of the imeston
quarries at Watervile, after WORKING a yer,
good quality of marble, and after testing, fin,
it makes excellent mortar.
The first annual fair Of the Iamolle Vale
, Fair Ground Company, will be held on thei
grounds, in Morisville, on Wednesday an,
Thursday, September cath and 25th.
The real estate, water-power, machinery
etc, Of the Morrisyile Manufacturing Com
pany, was sold at auction, on Wednesday last