Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-10-06


Westford. became deranged week ago Mon
day night and rushed out of the house bare
foot and barehcaded, with little clothing on
Search was Immediately commenced by half a
dozen Of the neighbors, but she was not found
till Tuesday afternoon, having been in the
woods during the severe storm Of that night !
The unfortunate woman has since been kept
in close confinement with no signs Of return /
ing reason. The cause Of insanity we have |
neg learned further than it is supposed to be
hereditary
The monstr0us sea serpent, stuffed. which |
waa caught at PASSPORT Ne, passed through |
Island Pond last Monday. lie was a savage
looking reptile. about thirty feet long and two
and one-half feet through, and looked more
Ike fish than serpent, except his head
which looked decidedly snaky.
Hon. George Nye for the last forty or
more years, resident Of Irasburgh, died in
that town, last Friday night, Of congestion Of
the lungs aged about 65 years.
"A youth giving his name as George Lin
ton, of Montpelier, slept with Harry B. Col
Inns at the White River Junction House, on
Wednesday night Of last week, and stole Col.
Inns pocket-book, with small amount of
money in it. The next afternoon Linton was
arrested at Windsor and sentenced to a term
in the Reform School at Waterbury.
-Buttor sells in the Yergennes market for
81 cents per pound, and cheese for from u
to l 4 cents per pound Eggs bring % cents
per dozen, and potatoes 80 to 40 cents per
bushel
On Monday last, the long bridge over
Williams River, near the residence Of H.
Morris, Chester, VT, fell into the stream
while q drove Of cattle was crossing it.. One
OK was killed outright, and several young cat
tie injured. The bridge is a total wreck and
1t will cost nearly two thousand dollars to re-
place The same A similar accident belell the
bridge near p sargonts in Chester not long
since
They melt sixteen tons Of pig iron daily
at Fairbanks scale foundry this month.
1t is now expected that the machine shops
and general business Offices Of the Bennington
and Rutland and Lebanon Springs Railroads
will be located at Bennington.
A match game Of croquet recently be-
tween the best players Of Bennington and
North Bennington, resulted in a victory for
the latter.
"A workman in Bradfords knitting mills
] in Bennington, had one Of his hands caught
in the machinery, and quite severely injured,
one day last week
"A fine male deer, from Lake Horizon,
is added to the attractions at the Observable
ry at Mount Anthony.
The work Of grading the Belden's Falls
Branch Railroad was commenced last Satur-
day. About fifty workmen have been set to
work in three gangs The number will be
largely increased in few days
Hopkins Harwood, Of bennington, has
bearing apple tree known to be one hundred
and nine years old
John Mowrey and William Thomas, of
Sandgate, stole pair of horses from Mr..
Mofht Of that town, on Monday of last week,
and were arrested on Tuesday At their ex-
animation they were held in 500 bonds each,
to appear before the county court in default
Of which they were committed to Jail.
Mrs s. W. Bent, of st. Johusbury, was
so badly injured by the explosion of pistol
which She was carelessly handling, on Thurs
day Of last week, as to render probable the
loss Of her left hand
"A few days since, in Sheffield. while Al
vim Bradley was saving in his mill, the saw
going at the rate Of 100 cuts per minute, a
squirrel ran into the mill, on to the log and
up the saw teeth into the loft without injury.
The people Of Brattleboro' are to have
a course Of lectures the coming season, and
among the lecturers engaged are Charles
Sumner Rev. Stephen II. Tying, SAKE, DR..
Hayes, and Kate Field.
The store Of g. NJ Barrett, Of Grafton,
was burglariousy entered on the night of the
25th ult., and goods to the value Of some
three hundred dollars taken therefrom.
Moses Whiteham, of Brattleboro', has
been arrested aud bound up in the sum Of
$500 upon the charge of threatening to MUIR
der his wife and daughter, caused by having
been on a grand drunk Of a number of days
duration.
Hon. +. w, Anderson is engaged upon
a town history of Bethel for Miss Hemmen.
ways Gazetteer.
The blacksmith shop in Stockbridge for
merly owned by Henry Adams, was destroyed
by fire on Tuesday night the 2Sth ult
! Snow fell at several places in northern
f Vermont Tuesday morning week AT West
Burke, on the Passumpsic Railroad the ground
was quite quite.
D John Clark of West Arlington, in hay.
! ing fell from load Of hay aud broke his
shoulder,-afterward was married. hired q
valuable horse of Il. r. Hurd, made short
! wedding tour, lost the horse, and recently cut
of several fingers while at work on circular
: saw in Reds brush back factory. "Misfor.
tune comes not singly."
Mr.. } j. Burdock of Lowell in digging
a well, dug out toad five feet from the sur
r face and three feet lower found a second, the
earth above and around being so hard as t
need pick to loosen it, They became live
y soon after being released from their solita.
ry confinement The lowest one had nes
made Of what appeared like grass of thii
years growth.
The business Of the Messrs. Fairbanks al
st. Johnsbury, is largely in excess Of any
= former year. New buildings are being added
4 to their extensive works and their working
force increased yet their orders are far il
advance Of the supply.
: "A crane measuring 6 feet 10 inches
from tip to tip, and standing 5 feet inches
in height, was captured few days ago BY
Lucian w. james of Montgomery.
The new Bellows Falls cornet band has
a new set Of instruments, purchased by public
SUBSCRIPTION, which will DO owned and KEEP
permanently in the village so that they may
be available in case Of the death or resigna
ton Of any members of the band.