Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-07-02
Vermont State News.

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NINETEEN graves Of Union soldiers were fount
at Springfield without headstones.
Mr.. W. }. NuTTNo Of Brandon has German
silver dollar one hundred and ffty-one years old.
In the famous Peabody forgery case at st
Johnsbory, verdict Of guilty was rendered las
Saturday.
Tue arm Of Mr.. Louis Dlpper Of vergennes wa
recently badly torn by a savage hog which he wa
butchering.
A WooDFoRD man has hen that can success
fully hatch and rear chickens, gosngs and duck
In one brood.
CLoTHEs-LiSE thieves are around In Richford
and last week three families suffered from theii
depredations.
THE increase Of taxable personal property in
the town OF Lyndon over last year Is S35,274; in.
crease In polls fifty.
JOHN p. McKEoN, a young Remington carpcn.
YER, died suddenly the other day from drinking
ice water too freely.
THE Addison County Agricultural Society will
hold Its next annual fair in Mddebury septem.
Der 10th, 18th and 18th.
THE migratory quail set free near Rutland two
years ago returned last summer and have put In
their appearance again this year.
THE masonic fraternity in the vicinity Of New
port celebrated St Johns day by an excursion to
Owls Head, Lake Memphremagog.
LILLE CRANE, the female member OF the last
class at the University Of Vermont at Burlington,
led all her classmates In scholarship.
IT is said that millions OF potato bugs have been
washed upon the shore Of Lake Champlain this
summer. the beach being literally covered.
NEW pest to farmers has been discovered In
Troy in the shape of worms about an inch long
on onion tops, and which were eating them of. IL
SOME farmers Of Troy are complaining that the
worms are at work on their wheat and spelling
1t. Where the worms work 1t turns yellow
and dies
PRESIDENT RAYMOND Of the Passumpsic rail-
road is making roads on Prospect hill in Newport,
and this beautiful retreat will be more attractive
than ever.
THE depots at Sunderland and Dandy were en-
tered by burglars on the morning OF June 25th.
The only booty secured was fifty old coppers at
the former place
Mrs RoBBISs Of Brooksville lately in fit OF
apoplexy fell from the head Of the stairs to the
foot receiving serious injuries which will prob
ably prove fatal
JOHN CARMoDY OF Springfield has been COM
mitted to the House Of Correction at Rutland by
Sheriff Stimson, to serve one year for selling
liquor.
A VALUABLE mare stolen from Clark p Whit
ney Of Westminster four years ago has been
found In the possession of Mayor Bigelow Of New
Haven, Connecticut
PEDDLER by the name OF Davis was acct
dentally shot at Maidstone Lake last Monday
Gus, will not be fatal.
LAST week thirty-two head of three ears-old
steers, whose average weight was fourteen hum
dred and thirty-fve pounds, was shipped from
vergennes to Boston market.
A MAN named Bennett fell thrty-fve feet from
the barn roof OF Mr.. Adams at Derby on Satur-
day, breaking his hip and arm, and receiving in
iuries which may prove fatal.
ALL the buildings on the stickney farm in
Athens have been taken down and moved away
This farm was once called the best in town, but
Ia now used for pasture only.
DENNIS MCGUIRE Of Albany was recently badly
hurt about the eye, tearing down the under lid
at each corner and in the middle Of his eye, which
caused the under lid to fall away.
BEETLES somewhat resembling the potato bug,
have been found upon potato vines in Addison.
Whether they are harmless or destructive to the
vines has not yet been developed
THE late Isaac Morgans son, Leslie, sixteen
years old, was drowned Saturday while trying to
swim acrUss a mill-pond at Windsor. His body
was found on Sunday in twenty feet Of water.
THE shore Of Lake Champlain is fast being
populated with summer residents all the way
from Chimney Point to Shelburne bay. Many
tents and summer residences have been erected
THE annual ruu Of logs down the Connecticut
liver is located at Waterford. Several million
eet are in JAM and it is doubtful II they reach
heir destination this summer, owing to low water.
leboro was fishing in West river, boy about
sight years old fell into the river and would have
been drowned but for Mckee. who plunged in and
rescued him.
IT is estimated that it will require over half
niiliop of d,lIara 70 NM tha arraar, ~ ,onai,,.
Inc vermon,ors rnder Tho 40, n, Ian,.r,, or,h
1870 which ara heino Maid from Tho rsns,on
,gencv at Concord N II
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# the act he was nromnt,v arrested 7, wa
deliberate act OF meanness.
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ne pvN.o Jug Is nofe 'oip'u ''iis year 'han last
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MRS LYMAN HApLocK OF Jay died few days
since under very painful circumstances. 1t is
supposed her death was caused by sorrow occa-
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