Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-11-19

last week. were shipped l,Gi0pounds Of butter
and 1880 pounds Of poultry. From Yer
gennes, $40 pounds Of butter, 3,ill pounds
Of cheese and 5,lj7 pounds Of poultry,
The new Masonic Hall Of Libanus Lodge, No
AZ, was dedicated at Bristol, on Tuesday of last
week, with appropriate ceremonies. Henry
Clark, Of Rutland performed the dcdicatory
services, in the absence Of tho Grand Master,
Park Davis, and delivered the address also.
The new hall is built upon the site Of the one
burned two years ago, is very convenient for
its purposes, and is fitted up with rare good
taste. Some two hundred persons were present,
and oil the exercises passed of in pleasant
manner
BENNINGTON COUNTY
potato starch mill, plaster and feed mill,
and carriage shop are in foil operation at
West Pawlct.
The Bennington banner says that the largest
amount of banking business that has been done
in Bennington in any ono week during the past
year was transacted last week Planning mill
shayings were used mostly
Ills said that the Eastern railroad company
is contemplating an arrangement with the
Portland and Oglensburg railroad, whereby
direct communication is to be held with Mon
treal This will nccossitatc the building Of an
independent road from Sheldon, Vt, to Mon
treal, twelve miles Of which is already COM
plctod.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The oldest person-Mrs Heath aged ninety
six yenrs-has just left Danyillc. She took
the cars for Elmore, the other day, and ap-
pcared almos. - lively and sprightly as girl
Of sixteen years.
On Saturday morning, at about one O'Clock,
The -awmill belonging to f.. c. Buel, at West
Burke, was discovered to be in flames Moth
ing could be saved The property was valued
at 50 500; insured for 81 600
The demand for scales at the mandatory of
the Fairbanks Scale Company, continue to be
largely in excess Of its capacity for production
None of their workmen have been discharged
nor is there any prospect Of such an event
By the way, these standard scales have just been
awarded he highest premium at the great
Southern iair at Macon Ga
last week, the barn and shed Of Mr. Xmas.
tom, Of West Groton, we're destroyed by fire
The barn contained from thirty to thirty.fye
tons of hay, besides straw. The grain had just
1con thrcshed, aud secured in the house. The
fire was set by little boy of Mr.. Kinaston's,
four years old, who was playing with matches
10 or near the barn. Mr. Kinaston is a poor
man, and the loss bears heavily upon him
currENpEN COUNTY.
Another attempt was made on Friday night,
to burglarizo the jewelry store Of L. Fireman.,
in Burlington, which was unsuccessful.
There were four burgaries in Milton on
Wednesday night last, none Of which, how
ever, amounted to much, nor were the burglars
caught though they were followed for some
distance
The quarterly meeting Of the Chittenden
County Good Templars Union, which should
be he.d this week, has been postponed until
further notice, on account of delay in prepare
ton Of the programme.
c II Bl3dgett, Of Burlington, is understood
to be the largest holder of stock in the Yer
mont Horse Stock Company lie has great
interest in fine horses, and is one Of the most
efficient Of the executive committee who have
the immediate charge Of the stock farm.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
10 St. Adams the best beef brings from ten
to twelve cents a pound, lamb ten cents, and
corned beef five cents.
/ The people of Swanton kept yiglant watch
ever the bank and stores last Sunday night,
suspicious that burglars were in the place.
Some suspicious characters were arrested south
Of there the next day, but there was not
sufficient proof to hold them
The dweling-houee Of Mr. Spencer Stan
/ hope, near Berkshire Centre, was DESTROYED by
( fire last week, with most of its contents Loss
not ascertained, but well insured The fire
broke out in the milk-room, but its origin is
unknown. The flames spread so rapidly that
but little of the household goods could be
secured
LAMOLLE COUNTY
Morrisyille has enjoyed two cases OF small
pox 1t is not likely to spread
The American Hone and Box Company Of
Wolcott is obliged to employ night hands, and
will run twenty hours day in order to fiji
orders now on hand,
L, 5. Adams, Of Eden, caught big bear in
a trap last Monday, but he got only one foot,
for when he found he was caught he just gnawcd
it of and left it behind him.
The State Normal School, at johnson, has
been larger the present autumn than for several
terms previous, and has had more advanced
scholars. The school year has been divided
into two terms Of twenty weeks each, and each
term into two quarters Of ten weeks, with no
vacation intervening, thus confirming to the
plan Of the other Normal Schools in the State.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Mr.. Sullivan Melondy has sued the town OF
Bradford for $50 900, in payment of injuries
received by him in consequence of defective
highway.
Twounoyngelical youths in West Randolph,
named Obs Flint and Austin Bgeow, were
arrested one day last week, charged with steal
log tobacco from the depot, and were bound up
in the sum Of three hundred dollars each
T. II. Chubb & Co. s fish rod mandatory
at Post Mills village, employing about fifty
hands, is just now full of business, smell
catching giving an impetus to the demand
Last week they filled an order for four hundred
dozen rods, sending them down to a Boston
firm.
The Musical Convention at West Randolph
on the 9TH, 9th and 7th was not financial
success, the expenses exceeding the receipt,
considerably, but it should he borne in mind
that this convention was far more expensive
than any Of its predecessors. The convention
opened on Wednesday afternoon, with nbon
thirty voices, and was afterwards increased t
about eighty for the last day. The concerts
were well attended, and generally ofa pleasing
character.
Frank Merchant, Of Bradford, died Thurs
day night from poison drank from bottle sup
posed to contain whiskey. lie with one Jacob
and Geo. Hartman were employed in putting
in order for auction sale the property Of J. C.
Stevens, and on opening a secretary found 0
bottle which they examined and drank from
jacobs and Merchant returned while aftei
and finished the stuff, Merchant drinking The
! last from the bottle Both Of them were taker