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

A drunken row and fight among quarry.
men at Middlebury on Friday, ended in plac-
ing one man in jail
The Barton Standard says there is
house ia that village occupiedby four widows
the youngest is over go all are well off; all
are professors Of religion, and there is no
quarrcling among them.
Mrs Mary Wing, Of Lyndon, aged ~
years, was found lying dead upon the floor
last Saturday afternoon She was widow.
.--Gcorge Minor of Middlebury, was
brought before Justice Mcleod on Friday,
charged with assault and battery on the per-
son Of his wife, and after examination was
bound up for appearance at the June term Of
the County Court. In default Of bail was
committed Rum was the cause.
"A lynx was killed on Foster Mountain,
in Woodbury. Friday oflast week, by George
Tibbetts. 1t weighed 70 lbs, and measured
0 feet aud four inches in length.
Oscar Thomas Of Woodbury., lately sold
a pair of oxen, five years old and weighing
300 lbs. for $500
Oliver Willard, of Wardsboro while on
recent visit to Philadelphia died suddenly
as he was sitting in church pew attending
divine service
The Sunday evening service in the Bur.
lington Cathedral has been given up, on ac-
count of the outrageous and insulting con-
duct Of number Of rowdies who gather about
the doors" A sorry report for the Queen
city
VIM. IL. Melaney engineer Of the steam.
er River Qeen at the time Of the explosion on
that craft at st. Adams last summer, died in
Burlington on Tuesday night from the effects
Of injuries then received.
Among the aldermen elected in Boston
ON Monday were Walter f. Halves and Sid.
ney Squiros, Reps, and James NJ Keith,
Dem, all native Vermonters
"A Frenchman By the name Of Vco had
his right arm sawed off on the 30 inst, while
operating q circular saw in the Bedstead Fac
tory Of +. b. Salisbury, in West Randolph.
Sylvester George, Of St. Adams, is in
Jail, charged with stealing some $50 from
Mrs Drew, millinor.
A little girl in Coventry when asked in
school who killed Abraham Lincoln, replied
" John Wits boot"
Mrs. Clark, wife Of jed ?. Clark, the
popular hotel keeper at Elig gate, died on
Monday evening at 10 O'Clock. She COM
planned of being dizzy, and laid downand died
almost instantly.
A number of bears have been caught
during the past season By Elisha Cotton of
shcrburne, and his profits under the " Bear
Bill will amount to quite q sum. Gideon
Cotton and j c. Allard, also Of Shcrburne,
have caught one each.
Mr. Albert II Stafford Of South Wal
lingford, was quite severely injured by ay-
ing brick at the late FIRE in Rutland.
Mr. Oryille Goodrich Of Wells, killed a
pig last week, eight months old, which weigh
ed 444 pounds
The receipts Of Customs at the Custom
House in Riehford, during the month Of No
yember, we're s2,2l2.
A project is on foot 10 connect Clare
mont by rail with Gassett's Station or Cav
endish, via Springfield and Black River. A
committee has been appointed to 20 to Con-
cord, " H.. to negotiate with the Hon Ons-
low Stearns in reference to its eastern termi-
nus, aud another committee appointed to lay
the project before the Rutland railroad.
The death Of Hiram Boomhour in Fetch
er, on the 4th inst, was the fourth case Of
manslaughter that has occurred in Fletcher
within few years, and thus far there has
been no conviction Of any accused party.
Scott Ia brothcr.in-law Of this same Boom
hour was acquitted for killing Bailey, Full
ton for killing Chase, and Madden for the al
legged murder of his wife
Il. A. Lund Of Barton, finding some Of
his poultry missing, discovered the cause in
hollow tree. the largest coon weighed Is lbs
Hog stories are popular in Barton
Nine were recently Killed there averaging
500 pounds each.
The Rutland Herald publishes letter
Of thanks from Mr.. Geo. A. futile, its senior
publisher, to the fremen, for saving his prop
erty from fire for the mn time within three
years.
The Windsor County Farmers Club is
holding a series Of meetings this winter in
different parts Of the county, aud discussing
various subjects. A good example.
The gale Of Monday was severe in Ru-
pert-unroofng barns and sheds, and level
ing hay-staoks and choppers shantes.
"A six-tou stack of hay was lately burned
in Dandy supposed to have caught from
passing engine.
A mineral spring of great promise was
recently discovered on Isaac Nichols farm, in
Dandy
AT Good Templars' festival in BEN
nington last week the entire receipts were
s3l7.
The Bennington rowdies who recently
made brutal assault upon quiet citizens,
have been disposed of as follows one died Of
injuries in falling from the wagon, one goes
to state prison for five years and the third
less guilty, was fined $50. A costly drunk.
A brush factory in Bennington employs
so hands, and is to increase the number to
200 in the Spring.
Geo. Hillyard of Lancaster, n. H., has
recovered 1890 and costs from Mr.. Beattie
Of Brunswick, for damages arising from as
sault with intent to kill.
Mrs. j. n. Hawley, of Vergennes, isis
ter Of the late Chas. X. Wood of this village J
recently sustained a serious fall, breaking
her arm, and narrowly escaping fatal injury.
JOINS G. Hall (,he old Jonas" of
Montpeher,) with partner, is about TO conf
mence the extensive manufacture Of Watches
at Roxbury.
Two men in Morgan went on bend.
er last week, and one of them fell out of the
sleigh dead drunk. The other too drunk to
get him back, hitched the horse, took out the
robes and lay down beside him. A kind man
living near discovered and took them in and
thereby saved them from freezing to death.
- Henry Daniels, of Sheffield, was fatally
injured on Monday, by blow on the head
from sweep to lazy saw.
- The two billiard halls of St. Johnsbury
are closed, in consequence Of hostile move
ments on the part of the town authorities.
j. D. Bridgman's trout ponds, at Bel