Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-02-28
VERMONT ITEMS.

FIRE AT WEST RANDoLrH morn
at five o'clock the large store building ncaI
the depot, was discovered 30 be on FIRE, and
in less than an hour the frame fell, aud bat
mass Of burning ruin marked the spot that
but recently was occupied by number Of
tenants. The basement was occupied by Will
lard Gray and T Il. Wight The former
was an extensive dealer in stoves and tin
ware, the latter a grocer. The first floor
was occupied by w. II Watrous dentist, and
by G. X. Chase, tailor, and g. NJ. Lille, cof-
rms Above these was the Hall occupied by
the Masonic Lodge and the Division Of Sons
Of Temperance. Nothing was saved. Mr..
Grays stock amounted TO some $4,000 in
sured for about Sll0O. There was ) 200 in
surance on the building. Mr.. Wight had no
insurance. We understand there was no in
surance on the property except the above
Mr. Nights loss is about $500 Dr. Wat
rous' loss $3.50. Mr.. Chases loss is about
500. The Masons $3.50. At one time the
depot was supposed to be in danger, and il
was only through the utmost exertlons of the
citizens that the store of F. B. Salisbury was
saved. Had that have burned, the business
portion Of the village must have all been des-
troyed.
Sunday forenoon the stone school-house
east Of the village, District No. 10, was de-
stroyed by fire. JUNIOR
West Randolph, Feb. "a, 1862
SICKNESS IN IRAsBURGH.-Never in the
recollection of that famous individual, the
oldest inhabitant," has there been known
such great amount OF sickness in town as
there has been for the past two months
Measles and canker-rash rage to an unpte-
cedented extent, and there ha, been probably
not less than 200 cases of these diseases in
that time. Many small children at first at
tackled with measles and after they get better
the canker-rash sets in and in many cases
terminates fatally. Funerals are of almost
daily occurrence. standard.
In LIMBo.-The Hydepark Ne,osdealsr says
that Mr.. Phineas Bartlett, member of the
Sd Vermont Regiment, recently discharged
on account of illness, has been arrested and
committed to jail on a charge Of appropFia-
ting to his own use money sent by him TO diff
lerent individuals at Camp Griffin to their
friends in Lamoille county. The yarious sums
amount to over $500. AT the time Of his
arrest he was at Rutland to get his state pay,
and to enlist in the 9TH Regiment.
KING CorroN Mr. Alvin Hovey, Of West
Albany, is going to be Independent. He is
raising his own cotton. He has now grow
ing in his store two plants, one of which IS
two feet and the other two and half feet
high. They are growing nicely. One of the
pods opened on the 18th inst, probably in
anticipation of the Fort Donelson victory.
Allen Smith, well known citizen of Ad'
olson, while on his way to Middlebury week
before last, two OF three miles west of the
/ village, was taken in fit and fell out OF his
sleigh he was found there in an unconscious
state some time after and taken home. lie
partially recovered, but did not survive many
days.
FIRB.-The dwelling-house of Mr.. Seth
Sweet, of Salisbury, was burned to the
ground on Tuesday night last. The fire broke
out at about half past nine, and SO rapidly
did it consume that nothing was saved in the
house, except the inmates, who had retired
and it was with great difficulty that they were
got out.
DRowNED.-Mr. Carlton Mott, formerly o.
Troy. was drowned on the 18th of December
in Riehford, Wisconsin. He was endeayo''
ing to rescue some children from some dan
gerous ice, when all broke in and were drown
led, He was about So years Of age.
A Mrs. stockwell of Nottingham, between
80 and 80 years OF age, was burned to dean
few days since, by her clothes taking hto'
Her aged husband tried desperately but VAN
ly to save her life.