Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-04-01
State Matters.
ADDISON COUNTY.

afternoon, ana burned portion OF the ROOF,
damaging the machinery. The amount Of loss
is not ascertained.
A young man in the employ Of Mr., zenas
MSrick, Of Bridport, some twenty four, years
ago, left one day without giving nQt3rl,xskng
with him gold watch, chain and bket, be-
longing to one Of the daughters, and nothing
was .hlrd from him until last fslb when ho
bassy returned and gave Mrs. Beldwia,form-
erly Miss Myrick, a gold watcb. etskn and
Docket, worth $50, ia payment for the one he
carried away. 4...f =
CALEDONIA COUNTY. ~
The McIndoe's Falls Lumber Compaey hive
got inabout tvcnty-six million feet of lumber
the present season. About half Of tht will
be scot down the river to their mill at North
ampton, and the rest will be cut up at their
mill at the Falls
Mr.. Day, Of the firm of Day 4 May, Of st.
Jobnsbury, who failed short time ago, left
his wife ostensibly to 60 to work in Portland,
Maine, bu, the next day he put up at first
class hotel 10 Montreal, in company with Mis-
Agnes Harlow, Of st. Johnsbury, who left her
home, claiming that she was going to work in
Newport, Vt.
The stockholders Of the Montpelier & st.
Johusbury and Essex County railroads held
their annual meetings at the company's Office,
in ST. Johnsbuty, on the 9lst day Of March.
and each elected the old board of directors, and
voted to rati(y the contracts executed by and
between their companies, and authorized the
issue Of second mortgage bonds secured by q
mortgage Of their road and property, for the
purpose Of completing and fully equipping the
same, as provided in said contract with said
several railroad companies.
cuurESDEN COUNTY.
Some four hundred Burlington ladies have
signed an appeal to the liquor dealers of that
city, to desist from the further sale Of intox-
icating liquors.
The city Of Burlington supports thirty-fye
Attorneys at Law and Masters in Chancery,"
and they appear to be the best fed portion Of
the community. There are but one or two
right down lean ones 10 the entire lot
Mrs. Mary Turner, domestic in the house
Of A. q. Watson, of Burlington, died sud
denly, on Saturday evening, after returning
from church. Her disease is supposed to have
been Of the heart. Her age was about sixty
years
G.. F. Greene, Of Albany, n Y, who is n
noted checker player, played match with
John McGregor, at Essex junction, Friday
The result was, McGregor won two games,
Greene one, and two drawn, giving the victory
to McGregor, who has not been beaten, we be-
lieye, of late years.
ESSEX COUNTY
George Parker, of Hillsboro, was drowned
while fishing through the ice on Island Pond,
last week. His body has notyet been recovered.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A st. Adams man asserts 10 the Messenger
that there are fifty places for sale in that village,
at prices which FIVE years ago would have
brought purchasers, but will not now even
bring an offer.
About ten O'Clock last Wednesday night,
MeGowan's block, on Lake street, in St. Al
bans, took fire from leach in a soap factory 10
the basement The FIRE worked up through the
roof and made its appearance both at the front
and rear of the building, but with the aid of
three powerful streams from the MIGRANTS, the
flames were confined to the building, and the
adjoining buildings saved The loss will be
from $1,000 to $500 fully covered by in
surauce.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The Patrons Of Husbandry are rallying again
at Newbury Center, and have secured enough
names to form Grange.
Wednesday, March 18th, Arthur, son of
Henry jackson, Of Orange, fourteen years old,
was thrown from a colt which he was riding to
water, and his skull broken by striking on
stone. He lived a little more than seven hours
after the accident.
The Montpelier & Wells River Railroad
Company have commenced building a tempo
rary depot at the junction Of the Connecticut &
Passumpsic and Boston, Concord 4 Montreal
railroads at Wells River. 1t is also designed as
a car house. The building is over one hundred
feet in length.
A committee of the Orange County Agricul-
tural Society has been appointed to lease the
grounds for holding fairs for one or two years,
in their discretion. The committee are as fol-
lows E. &. Sawyer, of Corinth D. 7. Hale.
of Oxford; Aaron Davis, Of Chelsea W. j.
Nelson, Of Ryegate.
The Journal Of temperance, published at
Windsor in 1882, contains correspondence that
passed between man of Brookfeld, who was
about to open n liquor store, and ninety. six
young women, who had banded themselves to-
gether against the traffic They appealed to
him TO give up his purpose, and he consented
and joined their temperance society and the
Journal adds, No merchant in that town now
deals in the drink of drunkards."
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Greensboro folks think the Black River
railroad could pass through that location with
saving Of fifteen miles and a large sum o
money.
Hayden and Ross, railroad contractors, at the
late term Of Orleans county court, recovered
4 judgment of over $40, 900 against Fuller L Co.
the largest ever rendered in the county.
: Hatch, the prisoner who has been confined il
commit rape, has been removed to the STATE
+ Prison at Windsor, for safe keeping, it beinl
3 alleged that the Jail is unsafe
RUTLAND COUNTY.
q The Rutland GLOBE urges the organization Of
of board of trade for that town.
Mr.. Chas Ii. Ripley, of Denver, has 70
Gently sent home to Rutland two carloads o
. Colorado beef, which have been sold out h
butchers and satisfactorily tested by the citizens
@ wSDuAN COUNTY.
The farmers Of Townshend are not greatl
encouraged in tobacco raising, either by pressn
a or prospective prices, and the amount plante'
c by them this year will be less than any othe
. year since they began its cultivation.
George S, Faunce, son of John Faunce, O
Westminster, was so badly gored by bull OIL
the 2lst ult., that he died the next day
e His sister, who went to his rescue, had he
= clothing torn nearly to shreds by the infuriate