Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-08-09

llNmWicb Melvin Tucker aud 5. NJ Rich
arlson started for the West last Tuesday, August
lst Tucker goes 20 Wisconsin, and Richardson
10 Iowa and Minnesota both 10 see the country
and visit friends richardson expects 10 be away
several months Colonel Earle village prop
eriy has recently been appraised, aud homestead
exemption set Of, ia response 10 the legal re-
quirement- of levy upon the equity Of redeml-
ion. The appraisal was one Thousand six hun
dred dollars membranes, including home
stead, about one thousand seven hundred dollar
... The fall term Of our academy is advertised
to begin August Goth, under the management OF
j II Mcloud, Esq, Principal with ample COM
petcnt assistants The present reputation Of this
school under Mr. Mcloud'- efficient management
will doubtless go far To secure successful term
... The teachers institute for this county Gale
donial is to be held at this place, August 2ath
and 10Th The Institute will Ice under the dire,-
ton u State Superintendent COuant with able
and competent assistants our people are cN-
pectcd To keep open their houses, to keep the
latch-string" Of their hospitality well out, To
accommodate the many teachers expected to at
tend from other portions Of the county and sur
rounding towns let there be a generous At
tendance Of our citizens upon the Institute, that
the great benefits Of this valuable interest may be
extended, and the good work encouraged. .otis
Griswold has been appointed liquor agent for thi'
town. Agency at his blacksmith shop ON VOL
colt street below the grist-mill. lIardHlck
people can now get theirrum straight and not
be obliged to migrate to other towns for it,,
Gideon Burnhams personal property recently
attached by creditors, was sold at auction August
-tl. 81.
ofwhch there were twenty -three, sold from seven
teen to iifty-iye dollars, averaging about thirty
one dollars each. We understand that most II
not all of the property WIS purchased by MT
Isaac Davis, of Calais, whs IL now expected 10
assume the payment of the claims secured ON H.
upon the discontiuuance Of the several snits..'
The town is about to rebuild the bridge across the
mill pond at Mackyille and the pond has been
drawn off 10 facilitate the work. .Thermome-
tiers will soon have to be constructed with an
extension top To register the correct degree oi
heat, II this sweltenng weather continues fot
five days in succession the mercury has sioou
among the nineties, and to-day Sunday mas
reached one hundred degrees, the highest range
this season, and saturday ninety-sN degrees '''
The hay crop is mostly harvested, and generally
in good condition There are always some nag
CARDS, mostly among those, however, who plant
aud SOW, reap and NOV, In the moon do every
thing by that rule, though rarely in season ior sue
cesstul practice. Oats are ripening ana prom,
Use a fair crop. Corn has good stand ana u wen
advanced considering the lateness OF planning
Potatoes look we'll early kinds are getting ripe
| and are now In general use for the table ih.
Colorado beetle Is to be found IN many heius' pu'
not 80 numerous as TO do much damage TINS So,
son. 1t Ia generally expected that those "no
raise potatoes next season will have TO hghi ~,
them Iastnrage Is getting short aud the presen'
! heated term j. having a serious ehech