Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-09

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CALEDONIA COUNTY.
On Thursday afternoon last, the dry house
Of Norris bobbin factory, at Norfisyille, burn
ed down, including about seyenty-Gye dollars
worth Of lumber. The whole loss will be about
$3.50. uninsured The fire was discovered too
late to save the lumber. to attempt to stay the
flames Norris viii rebuild at once.
The Spring examination Of district school
teachers occurs on Saturday, May 81; the fall
examination on Saturday, November IS. On
each day the written exercise is to commence
at 0 o'clock, A. NJ, the oral at O'Clock. p.
NJ The Teachers Institute for this county
will probably be held at Mclndoe's Falls, some
time IN June next.
Two engines on the p. d o. Road were dam
aged to the extent Of 5000 by being thown Of
the track 10 Danyile, last week Thursday
The passenger cars were not thrown off, and
the passengers escaped without injury. Hor-
ace Wright, engineer, was somewhat, though
not severely hurt. The accident was caused by
the failure Of a section man 10 clear the ice
from the crossing.
The lumber company at McIndoe's Falls
have commenced the erection Of new mill At
Mount Tom, Northampton, Mass, which
will be supplied with logs from Vermont -
The mill is 50Sloo feet, and viii contain two
board saws, two power odgers, two lath mills
planners, shingle mill, etc IL will be driven
by two hundred horse power steam engine,
with six large boilers. 1t will be completed
about the FIRST Of August This company now
have in the river about ls, 600, 600 fee, Of logs,
nearly half Of which will be n)atel down to
this new mill, while the mill at Mclndoe's
Falls will do its usual amount Of business,
and cut cut from eight to ten million feet.
culTrRNDEN COUNTY.
The paper mill at Essex junction has again
commenced operations.
The foundation has been laid Tor cheese
factory at West Charlotte. Joseph Barton IS
the President OF the Association.
Chittenden county heads the listin the num-
Der Of cheese factories in the state. The first
one was set up there in 1858 the whole num-
Der now is % . and there are as 10 other parts
Of Vermont. The town Of Richmoud-4l niles
square, makes 200 tons of cheese year.
EssEx COUNTY.
Tue Teachers Institute for Essex county
will be holden at Guildhall, on Monday, June
9th, The regular examination for the year
viii be held on Saturday, Nov %.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
About sec 900 Of the $50 900 required ha,
been subscribed for the Richiord Lumber Com
pany. The subscriptions are made by St. Al.
bans parties.
The April term Of Franklin County Cour,
opened yesterday. The docket contains 3l5
causes, Of which l6o are set for trial by Jury.
and 43 chancery cases. The bar roll gives the
names Of flty-one attorneys--quite enough fol-
any civilized region.
The house Of Rev. P. D. Bradford, at St.
Adams Bay, was entered last week, and some
three hundred dollars taken from trunk Of
chest, Of which the lock was turned either by
its rightful key or one made to fit. The mat
ter !, in the hands Of the police. 1t must be
the meanest kind Of thief that wonld rob q
minister, and unless the money is fonnd the
loss will fall heavily on one lily able to bear It,
The money was the following night restored
the small package being hung upon the bell.
pull, and pull given to the bell.
AMomLR COUNTY.
Benjamin Griswold, Of Cambridge, aged Sc
years, is now reading the Bible through for the
l6ith time
Mr.. X. 6. Hill, Of Elmore, lost, the past
week, two Of his best Cotswold sheep this /.
no ordinary loss, as those sheep were worth tc
Mr.. Hill 500 each, as their lambs were al
ready ordered at $50 per head
The premises of Mr.. c. +. Walker of Morris
town, were entered by burglars during tn,
absence of Mr.. Walker and wife on visit /,
Maine, recently, and when they returned the,
found the house rihed Of everything but bed,
and part of the bedding. The thieves tool
some $50 lbs. of sugar and about 100 lbs. o.
beef and full 200 lbs. Of pork, barrel Of meal
a small quantity Of -four, some thirty traces OIL
corn, and other eatables. OF spices they
cleaned the house entirely. The wood box wa.
foil when they went away, and its content.
were observed also. Some four or five dollar,
in silver were stolen. The spoons and crocker,
were gone, and every choice keepsake 10 tn,
house was taken also.
ORANGE COUNTY.
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