Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-03
state Matters.


The Addison County Court met Tor rs June
session on Tuesday, Chief Justice Pierpoint
presiding 1t being the grand jury term, there
is every probability Of plenty to DO.
The new hotel at Leicester junction, in
which the post-ofice is kept, was entered hy
burglars on Friday night last and the money
drawer rihed of its contents, amounting to
something over fifty dollars. No other damage
was done. There is no clue to the robbers
BENNINGTON COUNTY
The Hoosac Valley Mills, at Pownal, have
started up again with part Of their force.
The June term Of the Bennington County
Court opened at Manchester yesterday, Judge
II II. Wheeler presiding.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
Frank Leayitt, who is in jail at St. Johns
bury for going through a couple of houses
at Lyndon, and providing himself with good
assortment of clothing, S92 in money and
harmonicon, says he was obliged to resort to
theft to keep from starving
Notwithstanding the business prosperity Of
St. Johnsbury, l.. w. Rowell. job printer,
who kepta stock of toys and fancy goods for
sale, had them seized for debts which he could
not pay, last week and on Tuesday Of last week
the store Of Charles 5. Hastings was shut by
the sheriff for the same reason.
cnITTENDEN COUNTY.
Hon. j. b. Mead, Of Randolph, Rev j.
II. Bond, Of Wiliston Rev W. W Atwater
and w IT, 5. Whitcomb, Esq, of Burlington,
and others, will speak at the County Good
Templars Union, to be held in Richmond to-
morrow tJune lth) Peter +. Peaso, Of Bur
lington, will read paper, and Rotations will
be given by Miss Sarah Van yliet, Of Jericho
Mrs. j. G.. Bostwick, of Richmond, and Mrs
H. L. Sayles of Huntington.
"A new dam and reservoir is to be built at
Winooski. The parties interested propose TO
organize stock company, with a capital Of
100000. The improvement will make one Of
the finest water powers in New England, with
a practically inexhaustible supply of water the
year round. There can be no doubt that the
enterprise is one of the utmost value to the
manufacturing interests Of Winoosk that its
immediate advantages to the present mills
would be worth its cost, and that it would
bring plenty Of new mills and factories in years
to come,
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The grocery store of Derrick Allard, of
St. Albans, was damaged by fire, on Wednes-
day Of last week. TO the amount Of several hun
dred dollars. Insured.
About midnight, Friday, tenement in
Richiord, owned by A, c. Patch and occupied
by Alexander Jacobs, was destroyed by fire, to-
gether with most Of the household goods. Mrs.
Jacobs was awakened by the cracking of the
flames, and the family had barely time to save
themselves and little clothing lnsured for
about $500 in the Farmers Mutual.
LAMonLE COUNTY.
East Elmore is prospering in a spiritual
point of view. The Methodist Episcopal church
formed scarcely three years ago, now numbers
over one hundred members.
&C. b. Wait, of Cambridge, has been en-
gagged to take charge Of the Summit House the
coming season, and opened it on Monday last.
His host OF friends in the valley will be pleased
to hear this, and will not fail to call up" be-
fore the season closes.
Charles Savage goes from Stowe to Com
stantnople the first Of August. lie is engaged
as Professor Of Greek in one of the colleges of
Constantinople. We wish him health and sue.
cess, and regret to lose from New England 50
competent teacher and exemplary Christian.
| As the Rev Mr. Granger was closin0 bis