Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-02
Vermont State News.

Vermont State News.
ADDISON COUNTY
YOUNG son of Mr.. Martin Warner. of wey-
bridge, while hunting, on Monday OF last week,
was accidentally shot by his companion Johnnie
Harrington. Young Warner lost two fingers and
received several shots In the back
BENNINGTON COUNTY
MEASLES, diphthera and typhoid fever are
prevalent to quite an extent at North bennington
CALEDONIA COUNTY
ON a recent Sunday night, S. II. wetherbee's
store in Lyndon was broken into and robbed Of
goods valued at fifty dollars or more Among
the articles taken were four revovers, one thou
sand cartridges, jack-knives, tobacco, cigars, etc
...F. W. Parker, Of Lyndon, raised nnety-six
bushels Of oats on one acre of ground. Lynn
donvile holds musical convention on Wednes-
day. Thursday and Friday of this week. ....A. S. |
Fletcher Of Lyndon, has been arrested on
charge of stealing sugar from the freight depot
some weeks ago.
cHITTESDES COUNTY
OVER two thousand people visited the Park
Art Gallery at Burlington during the exhibition
Burlington has to support thirty-five lawyers,
while the balance of the county is troubled with
only fifteen. Abraham Duby of Wiiston, il
eghty-two years old, and has eighty-five grand
children. e. Hon. A. 7. Smith delivered the ad-
dress at the Chittenden county fair, September
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condition. Best time 2 81. Iron bridges are
being talked Of by the Central Vermont, over the
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ORLEANS COUNTY.
THE Western fever has struck South Troy
badly. About seventeen have left for Grand
Rapids, Mich, and 'still there's more to follow.
1.-The Orleans County Patrons fair was held at
Barton Landing, on the 18th and 26th ults. There
of all kinds, improved mechanical wares, house
hold manufactures and fancy work. Colonel j.
b. Mead of Randolph delivered a very plain prac-
teal and sensible address the 26th, advocating
better farming, the raising of larger and more
varied products and the practice of the rigid econ
omy of our fathers in and out of doors The re-
ceipts were sufficient to pay all expenses, and in
all respects the exhibition success "A
man in Greensboro has cat which is bringing up
two young mice with her kittens ....A grand
musical tournament was to take place at Owls
Head, on Lake Memphremagog, yesterday, in
which six or eight brass bands compete for prizes
All under the direction of Mr. II. g. Blaisdell of
Concord, n. II.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
MALIGNANT dphtheria prevails at East Walling-
iord, ana TWO cases nave proved fatal Castle
ton boasts OF four men now living who have col
lectively married twenty wives. The hity-thrd
anniversary OF the Vermont Baptist State Conven-
ton Is held at Brandon, october "a and ID,
commencing wednesday and closing Thursday
evening" 'lhere are ruinors OF establishing
daily evening paper in Rutland
wINDHAM COUNTY.
JOHN LYNCH, who stabbed James Mansfield
some time since at Bellows Falls has been in
dicted with assault with intent to kill and awaits
his trial at this term of court Colonel Hooker
presents the Fort Dummer rifle club with hand
some gold medal, for yearly competition. Will
liam Richardson, of Bratteboro, has sold ten fine
cattle to be shipped to Europe.
WINDSOR COUNTY
Ar the Windsor county fair Wednesday Of last
week mot less than civ tbonsand neonle were nres-
what from the following stdtement NJ the pumber
of entries. Horses two hundred cattle four hmm.
dred and 6ftv.two. sheen one hundred and
seventy SWINE "eh'y-seVehi poultry, one nun
urea anu three' iruit eighty-twoi outter anu