Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-11-11
Vermont state News.

Vermont state News.
lDpisoS COUNTY.
Ira upper Of fcrisbursh, now eighty years
old, recently cmdlcd nm acre Of buckwheat in
three hours, a feat which many a modern youth
would find 1t difficult To perform in twice ~ many
hours
A chicken disease Is raging In the northern
part of addison county and the fowls are diving
by hundreds. The comb first turns black, and in
twcniy-four hours thereafter the poor chick il
goncr
nENNiNoroN COUNTY
While two lads, named Ilcaley and Fairbanks.
who are attending school at the Mount ANTHONY
seminary at Centre Bennington, were shooting
at q target with pistol Thursday afternoon. the
pistol was accidentally discharged, the ball enter
ing Fairbanks leg INJECTING % severe but not
/ dangerous wound Fairbanks Is fifteen ,ears
Of age
CHurENprN couNrY
- The iuardn g house of II VI Drew. nj Shol-
burn Point WAS destroyed 10y fire Thursday. los.
- 00. Insured in the Vermont Mutual Tor II 800
/ A skeleton recent, dug up At Burlington and
supposed to hc that " a mcgatherum or "a plesio-
saurus, turn out to be the bones Of prosy COW
b J. Van yliet. Of Shclburn has shipped from
this state To New York city and Philadelphia. this
season. five boa,-oads Of Early Rose POTATOES and
Cornwall onions, amounting To twenty thousand
bushels Of the tuhcrs aud one thousand six hun.
dred and fifty barrels Of the toar-producing cscu-
lcnis The purchase price was about si300
rR,SKLtN couNW
The st. Adams democrats fired a salute Fri .
day evening In honor Of the democratic ,ctodc.
IN the recent elections
The hay-prcssiug establishment Of En.tus .
Jcwett & Company, of swanton, is now running
night aud day They are now paving slipper ton
Tor hay
The dwelling house Of Patrick McGough, in
sheldon. was consumed by fire ON Tuesday last
None of the contents excepta partition Of bed was
saved We understand that It was insured in the
Vermont Mutual
The st. Nban- butter market on Tuesday was
decidedly weak, and prices were without material
change from former quotations We quote COM
mon 10 fair - TO 30 medium 10 good ~ 10 BE.
choice 70 and 'a. selections 10 cents
AN old gentleman 10y the name u stephen
Tracy Of Nontl Franklin died very suddenly
few days ago. lie had been out Of health for
some time but was able to Dc around and only
the day previous To bis death had been visiting
friends in his neghborhood Disease ct the heart
is surpassed 10 bc the cause.
A second attempt was made b, one or more
burglars Friday night To- effect an entrance To the
store Of II VI stevens. Of st. Adams The clerk
who sleeps m the store heard them at work and
fired pistol shot ont NJ q rear window. where
upon the burglars departed ia great haste The
first attempt made on Monday night when
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with diamond
LNNoiIIE couNTy
The manufacture Of starch at the Eden factory
is at its height. such piles Of potatoes as have
been drawn in are almost incredible VIM Ras-
sett has raised between fifteen and sixteen hun
dred bushels aud many othcrs nearly as many.
ORANGE corNrY.
Mr. and Mn Charles Chambern Of south
Newbury, as they were driving To church, last
Sunday met with a severe accident While the
horse was going at good speed the kng-bolt he
came detached and they were thrown to the ground
with great force Mr. Chamberlin escaped with
slight injury, but his wife was taken mp insensi-
BILE and remained so through the day Her symp-
toms are now more favorable
onlrANs corNN
Congregational ministers are wanted In this
g'w''I D" WV V"H' VI '''.'""T N"''"'H' "'H'-
field Troy, Cmfsbury, and Greensboro
RUTLAND corNrY
The Rutland democrats held a jollihcaton
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In Rutland during the last week sheriff.
Fields has collected more than sl'Wo Of liquor
fines and is not done yet
The Rutland HcraM is Mortified at the estab-
lishment Of house Of prostitut on in that village.
and eallson theauthorites to remove the disgrace
An engine which was fall. ying tne e,nrsss
running into il near cnrve between pittsford and
Sutherland Falls while the train yeas stunned IN
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