Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-11-04

\ LANoHLE CoUNri.
-Watenillo has an old lady scyenty-fiyc years
OF age, who has during the past year spun fifteen
pounds Of rolls into stocking yarn, knit thirteen
pair Of socks and stockings nine pair Of double
mittens, and since March 22i she has worked in
underldll to the amount Of So, at > per week,
taking care VI the milk Of six cows
ORLEANS COUNTY
The Methodist church edidce in Irasburgh
village, i up and nearly enclosed
The East Charleston hills were white with
snow on the morning Of October 10Th.
Nj j. Black has bought the livery connected
with the Memphromagog House, Newport
u, G. Page, Of West Charleston, dug from
about forty acres Of land, nine Thousand bushels
Of potatoes this season
A little child Of Lewis Goodwin Of Charleston,
fell upon hot stove, last week, and burned her
limbs in shocking manner
Mrs C. e. Drown Of South Barton, fell from
piazza Of the new house into which she has just
moved and was severely hurt, one day last week
Last week an uuoccupicd house on the Lowell
road, near John Thompson'-, in lrlshurgh was
burned down Origin ofthc fire unknown The
| mouse was nearly new
Emery cook, OF West Glover, sold twelve
hundred and thirty pounds of butter from the first
| day Of March to the 10Th Of October from four
COWS and two three yoars-old hcifers. lie has
also raised eighty-four bushels Of wheat ON two
and one-hat acres Of ground
Wright Ayers. Of Glover received pounding
upon the head from the hands Of Lewis and Au-
gustus Fisher, last Thursday morning The cat
tie belonging to the Fishers had given Ayres con-
siderable trouble By getting upon his premises
and he shut them up in his barn; the Fishers
came after them, a scrimmage eusued aud Ayers
was set upon by the Fishers with clubs, and badly
cut and bruised aboutthe head The Fishers have
been arrested and will answer before the law.
RUTLAND couN1Y.
-Thc net proceeds Of The fair recently held BY
the ladies of the Catholic society in Rutland were
81 500
We see it stated that llcnr, Ward Bcochcr
will fulfil his lecture engagements at Bandonand
imtteboro in the second week Of November.
The dwelling house, shed, cheese house and
other out-ludngs belonging to Walter Parker
Of Mt Holly, were burned on the 10Th The
dwelling house was insured
The annery Of John - Nlattocks, at Dandy
was consumed by fire on the 2th. The tannery
and stock were but partially insured, and the loss
will he quite heavy for MIR. Mattocks.
"A telegram from the Rev Henry Ward
Beecher, received by the Brandon lecture COM
mttee, announces that he will lecture at Bran
don on Tuesday evening November 10th
West Rutland had prize fight the other day.
and the unlind authorities, not wishing % cncour-
age that particular kind Industry bound over the
two more prominent actors for trial NJ the county
court
A lumber mill, belonging To Messrs. D. W.
White 4 Co., in Mendon, was burned ON sAtur-
day The mill WIS new No lumber was de
stroyed, but the mill itself is total loss Loss,
1900 partially insured
AT the return game Of baseball between the
compositors Of the Glob aud Herald Offices, at
Rutland, Saturday afternoon, the Globe nine were
victorious by score Of thirty-four to twenty
four. At the first match the Herald nine beat
their opponents thrty-tNo to twcnty-siS, 80 an
other game must be played to settle the question
Of superiority.
wiNpnAM coUNrN
The Odd Fellows Mutual Relief Association
Of the Connecticut Valley, holds It's annual meet
ing at Bnttleboro, on the second Wednesday in
/ November
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Charles Webb, Of Chester, in dressing
chicken recently, found inside of it snake
eighteen inches long, just
They tell rs that Edwin Fairbanks, Of Spring
field, eighty years Old, recently walked five miles
in thirty-two minutes and thinks he can do even
better than that