Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-29
State Matters.
CALEDONIA COUNTY


CALEDONIA COUNTY
The " NIillerite" doctrines of twenty-five
years ago have been revived, and in Groton
some are holding meetings, confident that the
world will come to an end this year.
Arrangements have been made for running
the IN. pipes through oil the mair streets in
st Johnsbury village. The contract has been I
taken hy gas man in New York. St. Johns
bury is bound to boast Of city lciliies'
At the Congregational festival held in Dan
Vile last week, Mrs. Walter Davis of that /
town, exhibited a dozen coffee cups over one /
hundred years old, and two silver spoons tlncc
hundred years old. The cups are remarkably /.
well preserved, and the spoons are good for
several centuries 10 come. These articles are
some that have been handed down from genera.
ton to generation and Mrs Davis c'n-ii-
ers them part Of her most precious earthly
jewels
cnrTENpES COUNTY.
There has been xix or seven cases OF small
pox, with one death, in llinosburgh, and there
is much excitement in consequence.
ESSEX COUNTY.
James Sanborn, q young man in tie employ
of 5 y. Illhs,n, at East Brighton, was SO See
ycrtly injured bs filling tree Oh the 9.h inst,
thot he died on the ilth.
Oh Saturday morning, the l2h inst, the
house Of MIR. Allrich, at Island Pond, WIS
burned lie isa ri sht Waterman in the depot
aud going home Sunday he built fire and
went to bed lie soon asccriaiued that the
house was on fire, bat the flames had progress
ed 80 far as to prevent oil hopes Of saving The
building. Loss some SioO-no insurance.
The winter in northern Vermont has been
severe that but very little numbering is being
done Some mill. are not stocking up ut ais
others putting in perhaps one-haIf their usum
stock while occasionally one is getting nearly
is usual supply. The weather has been vcrl
cold and dry, which has made the roads almost
impns.ahle with the amount Of snow aud the
heavy winds, ich prevent tie roads lrom
packing, keeping the roads loose aud -of.
Taking The country dmined by the Connecticut
and Pas,unpsc Rivers, not more thon one
fourth the usual amount Of lumber " IN be cut,
which must seriously OBJECT tie interests % Tue
consumers OF Vermont lumber.
At the annual meeting Of the Coos and Is
sex Agricultural Society, the following officer.
yicc-Presideu,s, william Cl,ugh, josiah
were elected Prc,i lent, John ", llarshosn
II Benton; Treasurer, Henry c. Kent Score.
nries, George II Emerson, Henry G. BATES
Il was voted to hold the fourth auuunl fan
September 10Th. l7th and 18Th
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
rrouing at SNanton to-day and tomorrow.
The amount of purses Is $3.50
Sheriff Place Of st. Albaus, made a seizure
OF from 5000 to SO, eco worth Of liquor b,-
week. from j Barnard, the proprietor Of Oh,
Crystal Saloon on Center street Il is the
/ heaviest seizure ever made in town
The St. Adams Messenger gives the part.eu-
lars Of the death OF Mss Ann F1llen, y1un.
| giIl Of great beauty, who resided in that ,il
irgc. She lelt houe week ugl n.t Flilly.
SAYING she was going to Mluipclicr 9, Gal
work as taiorc,s girl. Instead thereof So,
went to T. lluuver- hotel, az Sonlrdge ,m.
tiun p. O., and put up under tic name u.
Mis- Smth of Burlington. Here it Is suppu,-
cd tie crime Of abortion was performed upir
her, from tho effects Of which -le died. d..
Bradley Of Smnbrdge has been arrested f,i
performing the abortion. Tie case cause.
great excitement ia ST. Albau>. and >c,cna
parties there are supposed to &c iupG atel
although for obvious reasons their names 49,,
withheld for the present.
iAMouir COUNTY.
Brother Eule is about t, star; the publip.
tion Of a news, nrer at Mlrris,ille ltwuL,
called the Common Pcoph. lis saic To- PIE
dict that it will be ueN-y and spicy.
The infant Of 4. e Fletcher Of Camhridg,
aged 6mouth~, was found dead in it, mother
arms lust Friday morning hur0'clJck
It is supposed 10 have died ina ht.
4 large gangof milruad hands passed through
Cambridge last Friday, en- route for Phu.
burgh, to work on the rmd near that place -
They were entirely out Of money amt nud,
great complaint, against the c1ntmctir- %
this road Of cheating them out Of their homes
dues.
ORANGE COUNTY.
At Vershire, on the night or tho i2h, Tia
wife of George Carleton Jumped from window
and went three-iourths Of a mile on tie SNOW
and sharp crust hcemting leT feet and lmh
in q drctdfil rnuDrer Sue dt.d ,tre, I.tt.. I'd