Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-24
state Matters.



Francis Delong, Esq, Of California, for
morly Of Cornwall, is visiting his numerou.
friends in Addison county. lie is now an ex
tousiyo farmer in Marin county, CAL, ha,
thirteen thousand acres Of fine land, mlks ninC
hundred cows, and raises forty thousand pound.
of fruit annually besides grain, hay, and other
farm products.
On Monday afternoon Of last week the
| prisoners who had pleaded guilty during the
June term Of the Addison county court, were
brought in, and sentence was pronounced by
Judge Picrpont as follows Louis Godette,
for larceny, 10 two years in the State prison
James Kielle, for larceny, to four years in the
State prison Joe Wilson, for highway rob.
berry and assault fined one dollar, and sen.
fenced to five years in the State prison. The
latter will be remembered as the assailant Of
young Myrck ltappcars that Wilson's SEN
tenco was fully as light rs he could have ex-
pcctcd
BENNiNCr0N COUNTY.
More than the usual number Of Summer
visitor. are reported at Manchester, thus early
in the season, and the prospect for Summer
business is good
North R.,ni,,,., ,o.,lo ava IN q ,roo,
urore. caused by t,e discovery Of ouantities of
cold fish ina poDd only n short distance from
the village ID sppeor. that some three Years
ago resident Of the place. who was going
away had three gold fish, which he threw into
the pond. and mo- attention was noi1 IN the fact
until a few day. aoo. when the nond vas fund
to be filed with them. and now everybody Is
ong,ged in catching them and olas. lars arc in
great demand.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
Tie Caledonia county Republican Conyen-
ton will Dc held at ST Johnsbury, July 30.
Mrs. Miller. a lady over eighty wears old.
was knocked down by a door slamming by the
wind at st. Johnsbury Centre on Wednesday
evening Of last week, and her hip disocated.
cnrrrENpEN COUNTY.
-u.nesburgh rejoices in family which
. lives under one roof and comprises five genera
ton>. tbc eldest being over one hundred years.
-.Itp p t,,,ard or Nou y,rL :. ~ o;yo
tuc University ol Vermont, Burlington, an ele-
CANT fountain, to be plated in the centre of the
common in front of that institution.
The Republicans Of Burlington. on Satur.
day night, held a caucus for the election Of del
egate4 to the County Convention. some five
hundred and thirty-two votes we're cast. and
the ticket beaded For Senator, William W.
Henry was elected by thirty-two majority
over the ticket headed " For Senator, Henry
baliard' ne success OF Gen Henry in Bur
Angton pronaDiy lnsures his nomination in the
county contention
ESSEX COUNTY.
10 Us expected That Harvey Judeylne, OF
concord or T. H. Benton oil Du'ldhall' Will
represent Essex county 10 the next senate
On Monday Of last week, Leander Morse,
oil west Concord Tell hlteen ieet from the high
beams OF barn. ana injured himself 50 Sc
'e'e'y 'o"' be Is not expected TO I'VE
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
"A six year-old child Of David Champany
OF o"an'o''' was drowned 10 Fora brook last
"''A
Tho ST Adams hremen, accompanied by
II. Mary Band, Will celebrate the coming
Fourth at illshgate Springs.
III Elias Truax, of Franklin, survives until
the Fourth Of July, he will be one hundred
and two years old. lie is native Of Albany
n Y, and in earlier years was hunter and
tnpper.
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