Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-01-27
Weekly News Summary.


seal skin arc now being made.
WHAT a fellow Brown, the nind-readcr, would
be to play hunt the slipper"
lr does seem rs though Old Prob. and Jack
Frost were combined to make n corner In water.
BosroS woman wears corse,s thiry-nne
inches in circumference 70 what purpose is this
waist?
len is cut and loaded ON seds at laurel Lake,
Springfield Mass, at two cents per cake Of two
hundred pounds.
ONT in Kansas aud Nebraska the wheat crop
was 50 abundant and cheap that farmers arc fat
tonlng hogs with IT,
NOTHING recalls tn the mind Of the married man
the joys Of ls single life so wildly a. to find that
the baby has been eating crackers in bed
ruE firm Of Woodruff Robinson & Co., New
York, Of which Frank Moulton has boon mem.
Der, has dissolved, aud Moulton will retire from
active business life
kNLAKNuA says u he should write a book about
his reception in Chicago and some other American
towns, and express his real impressions, he should
look Tor early assassination
ARocnErrH o. w. scicntis, recently dined
with several friends including two or three ladies'
upon a ninc-y car-old iattlcsnakc. the flesh of
which is said 20 have tasted like that Of an eel
Tim Portland hotel proprietors are endeayoring
% devise plan for relief from the effects Of the
prohbtory law" They claim that il they can't |
form some such plan they will have to shut up.
An the weekly meeting Of the Methodist minis
teis Of Boston and vicinity on Monday Of last
week, re'olution was passed thanking the Prcsi- !
dent AMI Gen. sheridan for their action in Louis.
lama l.N IL
taueuil Hall ON the 10th inst
An accounts agree In describing the weather
on Tie Norih Atlantic this season as almost unex.
amplcd in severity the prevailing winds being
from the northwest, which reach IN the height Of
he hardest gale, and blow with tremendous fury,
day after day. with scarcely any cessation
As nocdoic Of Mr. Gefrit smith relates that on
ono occasion, whom visitor had outstayed his
welcome and bad become prcteruaturil nuisance
Mr. smith. in Che morning prayed for q blessing
tfdr-'nud upon "our visiting brother who will
tus lay delat from us" Aud De departed.
GlNruAL rinio,r 6. described o.. old and bent.
with face deeply chi.elcd b., the furrowing hand
ni time. lli. style OF dress Is antiqnntod aud he
looks Little lko tho hero " The Rocky Mountains
as pictured during tho Presidential campaign Of
iS'G ne is said GO Dee seeking an allowance from
the government for hi- past services in the West
As Cd man namcd atwood died recently near
ohc.hunt n England To was bachelor, and
rch, but lived worry quietly lie IL discovered to
have been the gi,cr OF many elOol checks His
books show thathe ga,eaaay eA5O in this way;
tl5ooO within the last year lie has left more
than million sterling and no viii Mi Atwood
is said 90 have made his money principally by q
glass. ei.ooo note was lying about the room
as if 70 bad been waste paper
rrru icccnuy died ia Belgium lady Of for t
tune ma ncl Nine Monsieur. who had singular
mania ioI TIE hoard nrof articles of dress After .
hef death au examination Of her effects revealed q
900 lunrua. eulteui things There were mountains 4
of dress -oods uncut and bearing the tradesmen's
price labels besides hundreds Of bonnets dressc.
made un cIoaks shaw-, and various specimens Of |
the modste. ant lt b. believed that the sale Of Il
this accumulation OF goods will realize $1,000 ,
HERMIT about thiry-,wo years old has been
found BOO @ dense forest on mountain near Wilkes
barre. Pa, Who viii not give bis name but says p
ihai being South CaTonian he went through the G
WAT as confederate soldier, and that his father e
and two hTni er- were Killed ia the same service q
lie has Travelled through tie country for several f
months. but being unable 10 get employment has h
retired 90 the forest to live on crackers aud dried
beef, ~ cost ot fifteen cents a day, rather than
beg Tie expects 10 leave the forest in spring II o
hc is alive. b
TERRIBLE quarrel between the families Of "
two farmers living near Cairo, 81 has been in a
progress Tor over ycarabout some foolish dispute
regarding the measurement Of fifteen bushels Of =,
corn. perfect vendetta has been the result and .
ten persons have been killed for siding with one +"
1r the other party. The murders have been com 90
ted so secretly that the guilty parties have not %
yet been brought 20 Justice, and species Of reign ="
li terror exists In the immediate neighborhood :
farmers Tearing 90 venture an opinion lest they be u
,-sassuated G
NEW Highlander, riding in railroad car. y,
seemed particularly anxious to astonish the other -
passengers with tough stories Of Yankeedom At .,
ast he mentioned that one Of his neghbors owned
90 Immense dairy, and made q million pounds Of
'utter and million pounds of cheese yearly. in
lhis story produced some sensation. aud the n
lankcc pcrcvins that his yorcity was in danger "a
IF being questioned, appealed to friend a. fol- at
oWs; True ISN'T Il. Mr. T.? speak Of Deacon T,
irownyou know Deacon Brovn? "Y-e-e-s." ia
epied the friend, " that is ye, know Deacon rt
Brown don't know rs ever heard precisely ed
low many pounds Of butter and cheese he makes Ic
year, hut know that he has twelve saw mills m
hat go hy buticmilk" in
MIR SfNpr-KY, OF Bourbon, ny, took COM "
assinu on q protested deaf mute who applied to
im for assistance some time ago and gave him
osi'ion boo Dis business office The man proved tn
intelligent and capable and soon ingratiaicd HIM W
40 with Dds employer, So as % be made sort Of Is
onildental clerk Ihoother day, however. while re
W. NanduSy was counting some money prior To Is
aNne 10 To- tic hank, he felt himself suddenly Sc
truck on his head from behind Though almost Ct
TUNED by The blow, he had presence Of mind h
noueh To draw his revolver aud face his assail- ia
nt who was no other than the supposed mute. IN
he latter, brought Unexpectedly at bay fell on q
IDS knees, recovered his speech with marvellous VA
nddcnness and begged for his life in the loudcst po
ccents Mr. Sandnshy fired, however, and 10
'onnded the wretch severely enough to make his re-
aptnre easy and then conducted him to jail and
cliyered him up Il,