Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-04-29
State Matters.


!, bury is TO be soldatauction on the 18th Of MAJ
The Middlobury Register hears that som
b of the prominent citizens Of Cornwall met N
railroad officials at Burlington or Rutland, q
h both, some days since probably TO consider III
propricty Of issuing passes to all the candidate
for Governor from that town. Tho editor sol
rowfully adds Spec. they can't build GU
new depot this year, If they do"
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
An association has been formed at Man
chcctcr, with C. +. Orys a. President, for tn
protection Of fish, and the restocking Of th
streams with the same.
The pottery Of b. & l.. r. Norton is to b,
rebuilt. They have already quite a force o
men removing the old walls, preparatory to N,
erection Of their new building.
Tic terrific galeat Bennington, on Sunday
demolished the -teoplc--one hundred and sixty
feet hgh-ou the new Congregational church
a part fell on the residence next to it, crushing
in the roof
A temperance union has been formed al
North Bennington. II is proposed to hold
meetings monthly, and to use such moral and
legal measures as may be thought advisable for
checking the evils Of intcmpcrance.
Some parties from Philadelphia examined
Nc S J. Hunts mill, at Bennington, last
wocs. and offered him ss0, 600 It is said Mr.
Hunt will NOT take less than 100000 Gen
cnl Bradford has taken the mill, free Of rent,
and nill run two "scts" until other arrange.
mcni are made
--At Bennington, woman under arrest for
larceny, attempted suicide in cell in the sta
+ .un.lousc ly tying her shawl about her neck
fastening the other end 10 the footboard of her
bed and then lying down on the floor When
lisc1yerol She was unconscious, and was with
difficulty revived
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
-Rumlrs arc current that silver mine has
/ been discovered 10 Groton, on what is known
. sBdA Mountain. 4 specimen Of the quartz
bias been crushed, and i-said to yield sos worth
or silver % Che ton.
-On. lly last week two children Of William
/ pnket of Diuyilic, were chopping on a log
I ur tbo purpose Of a-ecriaining how sharp the
axe was. The Youngest of the two had three
toes 1fonc f'5t cut off
"A $1,000 portrait Of Horace Fairbanks
has been procured by certain citizens Of St.
j1hr-hury, moved by gratitude towards the
donor Of the Atbcuuum building, library and
art gallery It will hang in the Athenmum.
On Wednesday mint of last week the
suaaf-house Of I, l.. Marshall, of West Burke,
was burned down. with seyenty.fSe pounds Of
sugar. his pan. holders. etc. Loss, about $50.
The ncighblrs contributed something towards
la new s,utt
- Ab,nt dirty million fee, Of loos owned
II,. ,t, ,f.rrI,. I,rter r,u,o,y a, N,r,h.
Iome,ao Mss are IN te g,atod down from tho
r. t,..i......, ~ tho Cor,oo,i.,, .,,o,. ~, Il,
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''''v' o' 80 'o""sOu'S' wiz se,, Tue
avenue ii'"-e uioeN az auc'ioh On the lVlh OF
jdne ueA. The sale Will be large one con
-',,ine nl -omeihing like $50 worth Of
property Declining years and poor health are
what Induces the owner to offer the place
i'r sale
-'eorse T. Drew, Of Hroton, blew out the
gl, in bis room at the Eagle Hotel, in Con-
cord, y. H. 90 Wednesday night OF last week,
ana was iound in an unconscious condition in
the morning hut with proper treatment re-
Y'ed. lie probably viii not repeat the e1-
pertinent
As Ruins Foster, OF Newark, was return
ing from one OF his neighbors with some sugar
TINS he CHANGED to meet one OF bis friends,
named William Hart, IN a small piece OF woods.
IL being dark, Foster stepped behind small
limb or bush and kept quiet until Hart had
passed about twenty ieet' when he started on
bis journey bnt happening to Jingle his tins,
| Hart who had not seen Foster, hearing the
I IatHe' turned round ana hred MS gun, the nail
{ passing Just outside oil roster BACK bone cut
l'ns Afge gash' IL was narrow escape
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- VINO is a genuine scholar and hne speaker
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1monLF COUNTY.
Rev. Edwin Wheelock's resignation al
pas,or Of the Conversational church in Cam
t~il,, L,s too, oooop,od he nm poclosiost;ca