Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-02-26
State Matters.


decorating the scalp in a terrible manner, and
biting him badly though not dangerously The
prompt appearance Of the mother saved the
life Of the infant
The Orwell cheese factory was built in 1869
and enlarged in 1871. During the past season
$500 choeses were manufactured, ut an average
weight Of 80 pounds, and in size II by Is
inches. Total amount Of cheese, us, 900
pounds. Seven hundred boxes were shipped
to London and the rest to Boston and New
York, bringing about 10 cents per pound, net
profit. There were 80 patrons, sending the
milk Of 600 cows. The two largest dairies, Of 20
cows each, were kept by Mr. James Lilly and
Mr.. Michael Leonard.
The hity-sixth annual meeting Of the Bird
port and Addison Detecting Society was re-
Gently held in Addison. The object Of the
society is to detect thieves whose operations
include any members Of tie society. The
troasurcrs report showed between 500 and
$500 in the treasury, and there have been no
expenses incurred during the past year in
other words no members of tho society had
suffered loss by theft during the year. A full
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BENNINGTON COUNTY.
/ A sad accident occurred at 4. b. Towe's
mill, in ReadsbJro, On Wednesday, the l2th
| inst. a little seven years old child, son Of
Philander W Rice, was looking at planning
machine in motion, when he slipped and fell
in such a manner that his right hand was
caught in the knives, and before he could be
relieved il had drawn his arm in, and cut and
maneed il in such manner that it was neces
sary 10 have it amputated about two inches
from The shoulder
uflrrrNDEN COUNTY.
The Democrats of Burlington have nomiuat-
Cd Elmore johnson for Mayor and Carolus
Noye. for City Judge.
We hope none Of our readers have wasted a
great deal Of sympathy upon the " French boy
abou, fourteen years of age" who we stated
in our last issue bad been fatally injured while
coa.ting at Winooski The boy i.n dead yet,
and stands fair chance Of recovery.
Neave * Levy Of Philadelphia, builders Of
the steamers Brilliant, Rcd. UahcrJee and
Tisdaic, are to build for the Whitehall Trans.
portation Company, to pnt on Lake Clam
/ plain this season, four additional steamers for
the use Of that company for towing, and other
freight and transportation purposes
j. II Talcotts store at North wiliston was
broken into Saturday night or Sunday morn.
ing, and goods TO the amount Of 500 stolen
The thieves Effected an entrance through eel.
lar window. Mr.. 1alcot, offers a reward Of
$50 for the detection and conviction Of the
/ burglars and $50 more for the recovery Of the
stolen property.
The first cheese factory in tie State (and the
second in the United Sates) was established in
Chittcnicn county, in 1865, BY f. D. Mason,
now President Of the State Dairymen's Asso-
citation. Al present there are si1ty-seyen fac.
tories, twenty-five of which are in Chitteuden
county. The town OF Richmond, which IS
only u miles square, makes 200 tons Of cheese
a year
ESSEX COUNTY
A meeting Of the Board Of Agriculture was
held at Lunonburgh, on Tuesday and Wednes
day Of last week
\ fast Bostonian having read Of horse at
Island Pond which trotted in 2.lG, made all
possible haste to purchase this match for
Dexter but on arrival at the Pond he was
informed that the distance trotted was only a
quarter Of a mile.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
About clock Tuesday afternoon, the boil
er recently put into the new tannery of Henry
stearns at Fairfax, burst, badly scalding Simon
Z
alone in the tannery at the time ofthe accident,
and although terribly scalded, from head to
| foot hopes are entertained Of his recovery
julia Brown, n St. Adams gill, whose parents
were meddling too much in her love affairs,
| left home, recently, and went to Lowell, where
She obtained work in one Of the mills. Here
the lover followed her. butbelore matters could
be consummated, the cruel fatler appeared
upon the scene and, arresting his disobedient
daughter, bore her Oh before the lovers very
eyes.
Tie franklin County Temperance Society at
its annual meeting adopted resolutions endors-
ing the prohibitory law, denouncing the pros
ecuiing officers Of the county and calling for
an investigation OF their action before the
courts, and insisting as one Of the first quail
iications Of a candidate for public office that he
be Temperance man in principle and practice,
so that no law-hreakcr shall become law
maker
Mr.. G. d. Rublee Of st. Adams, firm of
Stevens and Rubleel ard Mr.. E. 7 Butler Of
IIghgate, have purchased the Touring IND Gus
tom mill Of Stephen Reyes at Highgate Falls
and formed firm known as Rublee Butler
| The mill controls the best water privilege,
probably, between Canada and Boston, and as
soon as the Portland and Ogdensburgh road is
completed aud the Caughnawoga ship canal
built, we shall expect to see its business de.
yelop, in the hands Of these enterprsing young
men, into large and profitable proportions.
LANouLE COUNTY.
On the Vermont division of the Rutland and
Ogdensdurg railroad, in the town Of Morris
town, seventy new buildings have been erected
in the last two years. \ good item for orr
people to contemplate.
ORANGE corNTY.
A liltle child Of Henry Palmer Of Washing
ton fell into a kettle Of hot water on the l7th
inst, and was very severely scalded, it is fear
ed fatally.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
\ good share Of Barton village turned out
to ire last Monday night The fire was in.
side OF headlight on locomotive, but the
combination of steam and flame did look flight.
iul at distance.
The Monitor says that Henry Turner Of
Craitsbury has returned home, without trial
from his confinement in the Orleans County
Jail lie was committed for the shooting of
Charles McRoy ON March 81, 1872.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
One hundred citizens of Castleton have sign
ed petition to Congress, praying for the en-
actment Of a national prohibitory law
David Tolhurst. for a long time a popular
conductor on the Rutland and Washington
railroad, has leaged the Bates House at Rut-
land and will soon take possession of it. The
hotel is one of the best in the State, and we
agree with the Troy Times that Mr. Thurs.
is just the man to take charge Of it,
The Burlington manufacturing company bayc
made contract with the Brandon statuary
marble company, by which they control the