Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-12-23

died suddenly, Of congestive chils, as is sup.
posed, on Tuesday evening, aged 81.
On Friday of last week, Captain samu-
ell Mcader, Of Danvile, was dangerously in
lured by falling from ladder while repairing
bis barn.
"A Mr.. Kennedy, Of st. Adams, has in.
vented and patented a clock that runs by
electricity, and never requires winding up.
1t has only three wheels, no weights or
springs, and it is claimed that it has little
friction, is not affected by heat, cold damp
ness or Earring A single clock and battery
can be connected with any number Of dials
and indicators, in the same building, or even
along the whole line Of railway.
49, Young Russell, Of Stowe, caught on his
fathers farm, in the months Of October and
November last, torty,GUe sl7tnks and t,oo hen
hdwks
- On Saturday afternoon, about o'clock,
the boiler connected with one Of the Lamp
sons steam stone channeling machines, at
work in one of the marble quarries owned by
the Rutland Marble Company of West Rut-
land, burst, instantly killing Amos Powers
engineer. He was thrown against the side of
the quarry, thirty five feet distant breaking
his skull and left leg. Mr.. Carrigan, the
tender Of the machine, standing ten feet dis
tant, had his hip broke and his head badly
cut, aud will probably die -Four other work.
men were injured The machine was turned
completely over and its ends precisely reyers-
ed. A reel Of iron chain was thrown out
Of the quarry and some twenty rods into the
yard Of neighboriug house. No reason for
the explosion is given.
49, The new school house building at Lyn-
donyile is nearly completed at cost of
$4,000 1t will be arranged for two or three
departments, and will be one Of the best
structures of the kind in the County 1t
will be ready Cor use about the FIRST of Janu-
airy.
- Mrs. Green, Of Brattleboro. wife of
Commodore Theodore p Green, has gone to
Pensacola, Florada, to join her husband, who
is in command Of the feet stationed at that
place.
An extensive Bedstead mandatory is
in course Of construction, and nearly CON-
pleted, at HookersviIIe, Cabot, by the Messrs.
Hooker and Woodwards.
That oldest savings bank and largest
moneyed institution in the State the Wind
ham proydent institution for savings at Brat
tlcborO, will move into its new $4,000 brick
edifce this week. L. g. Mead, ST. father of
the sculptor, originated the bank in ls47,
aud has been It's treasurer since Its depos-
its now amount to $4,000.
The Trustees Of the village of Rutland
offer reward Of two thousand dollars Tor the
conviction Of the person who set fire to the
buildings burned on the 18th inst
- Calvin Cady, Of Mortified, has slaugh-
tered over four thousand sheep this season.
lie is now feeding six hundred turkeys, and
an indefinite number Of hogs, on the surplus
mutton.
An eight months old pig, killed by VIII
liam Tcmpleton, of East Montpelier, on Mon
day last, weighed 3G7 lbs.
The largest yet.-C. D. Bigelow Of
Lyndon lately sold hogof the Chester breed,
: months old, which weighed alive $50 lbs (;
his dressed weight was 100 lbs His regu-
lar feed was six quarts Of corn and barley
meal, twice a day. sum received for the hog,
s9243.
Picket, the forger who escaped from the
jail at Chelsea some three months since, was
captured and brought back last week He
was found near Lowell, chopping wood.
The shop near the entrance of the Yer
shire copper mine, was burned last week,
nearly sufocating the night gang of hands at
work in the mine. The miners suffered the
principal loss, each of them losing suit Of
clothes, and several losing watches and mon
ey.
Dewitt Bromley and james Andrus Of
Pawlet, have paid H. f. johnson Of Dandy,
SIPS for sheep killed by their dogs.
Mr.. s l.. Griffith has sold out his extern
sive lumber interest in Mt. Tabor, to one
jenkins, Of New York His land covered
several thousand acres Of the mountain, and
embraced mill and several houses. The
price paid was about thirty thousand dollars.
The old Hadley House in Chester was
moved on to new site on the 18th inst
Thirty-two yoke of oxen did the work All
hands were invited to a dinner at the conclu-
sion Of the work. The new Episcopal Church
will be built ON the vacant lot.
AT the recent term Of the Windsor Co. Ct,
G4 cases were set down for trial by jury
Twcnty-three indictments were found, COM
prising 3 liquor cases, 4 for perjury forge
ry, | assault with intent to kill, adultery
the balance are assaults and minor crimes.
Henry Richardson, laboring man of
Brattleboro, was found recently lying in the
barn Of Mr.. Weld in that village, where he
had been for four days, without anything to