Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-29
STATE MATTERS.

The Christian Church at Lincoln has takens.
ton in the case Of Elder Milo Durfce the chnr,e.
having been preferred by the Vermont Western
Christian Conference. lie has been expelled
from the Church and Conference, they thinkng
his love for the opposite Sex too pronounced.
Reuben Derby Of Bristol, aged 81, walked
from Huntington to Bristol distance Of 10 miles.
Monday, Nov. 18th. The snow was from four IA
six inches deep
BENNINGTON COUNTY
Frank Todd aud Levi Boyd, young men Of
Readsboro' walked to North Adams, Mass. on
Friday, and separated on their return, when
within few miles Of home the former taking an
obscure road, upon which his lileess body was
found on Saturday. There were no marks of VIC.
ence on his person, and the impression prevails
that he expired while in lit lie leaves wife
and two children.
CALEDONIA couNrY.
The st. Johnsbury CaledOnidn appears in
new dress which greatly improves the appearance
of the sterling sheet.
Jonathan WEIGH who died, recently in Gro.
ton, in his will left his real estate, worth some
$4,000, for the benefit Of the Baptist church. Of
which he WINS member
Rev. II. T. Fuller has given to the people Of
81. Johnsbury' very interesting account Of his
Visit TO the sufferers at the West and he offers To
receive and transmit to the proper hands any
funds or supplies that may be sent To him
cnirrnpEN COUNTY.
I Mrs Sarah Clifford Of Huntington ,,. .,,i.
ously injured by her husband throwing her ONT
Of the house into the door yard, and thence inn,
the road her back being nearly broksu She
could not get up, and the hired maids Carried
her into the house on bed, which she has not
been of sin,e
The steam mills at North Williston nre being
rebuilt By stock company. force Of 50 men
is employed in their reconstruction, and they
are expected TO he ready Tor occupancy in early
spring.
ESSEX COUNTY
Aaron Smith Of Victory was killed By the fall
Of tree on saturday, the 18th inst lie was ct
work with Mr. Ware, brother.in-aw. and
both were engaged in falling the same tree 49,
lie was about thirty years old, and leaves a ia.
niily
rRANSLy COUNTY
Norman Ilogaboom's house. dairy-r wood.
shed and pig pen in Montgomery, were burned
last week. The fire caught in the dairy-room
from defective chimney, it is believed Scarce
ly anything was saved. Loss about $4,000. In.
sumncc $500
The loving wife o MIR Alfred Forbes of swan.
ton, presented her husband with q fine boy las.
Friday The happy husband feels quite proud
since he became a father. He is only 50 years
old.
An adjourned term Of the Franklin count,
court. for cour, and chaneery cases. commenced IN
Monday last, Judge Royce presiding
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The house Of Mr.. Samuel Richardson Of Lowell.
with nearly all the household goods was burned
On the lllh. Between one and two O'Clock ?. NJ.
tho family left the house. supposing all was sale
Half an hour later, when discovered, the FIRE was
81 far under way that one bed, few bushels Of
wheat, md some potatoes in tho cellar, were
nearly all that could be saved. Cause Of fire uu-
{ known; insurance 500
RUTLAND COUNTY.
IL is said that Rutland has faro tables, ahJul
which the police are reticent.
4 young mnn named Walter Earl Of walnl
ford, w,y-laid, shot at, and stabbed at, by
three ruhins while going home in his wagon on
saturday evening last The parties were masked.
Jne held the horse, another shot at him and the
tbici endeayorei 70 stab him The knife struck
a cen, in Earl's wallet which saved hi. life. one
bullet passed between his ear and BIZ. head, and
another lodged in the wagon seat. The iesperl-
does discovered that Ear. was not the right man
they lay in wait for, and desisted from further
molesmton.
Arrangements are being made lor holding
session OF the Vermont Dairymen's Association
in Rutland in January
John johnson has been appointed postmas-
ter at llubbardton, ciee Caleb Rowland resigned
wNpn,A COUNTY
The brewery in West Brat,eb,ro under the
management Of Robert lenno1 was destroyed
by fire on Friday night Of last week A portion
j. IF the stock, valued at about 5000, was saved
u The origin Of the fire is unknown The property
! was owned by Robert Mastersou Of Hartford,
o Conn. There was $4,000 insurance On the build
It ing and $500 On the stock which was probably
p all it was worth
FIRE broke out between three and four % clock
o Monday morning, in the shed attached to the
dwelling house Of James Ferriter in Bnitleboro
The flames quickly communicated to the main
e buildings and the adjacent barn Of George Law
u renee both Of which were DESTROYED Loss about
$4,000. Insurance $1,000
b. A. Streeter, of Vernon, was seriously injur.
J. ed while returning from Brattleboro on Thurs
a day. by his horse taking fright and precipitatng
= the wagon down a steep embankment
) The Autograph and Renarler says that the frst
p newspaper ever started in Vermont was at West
: minister in 1888, by spooner L Green, under the
d title Of Vermont GaseHe
WINDSOR COUNTY.
y The Rev Robert Southgate has accepted a call
10 the pastorate Of the church and society 10
d White River village.
:, barn belonging to Henry Wright in Ludlos
I was burned recently, by the explosion Of kero-
sene lantern.
"a Ludlow is to have amuscal convention Deem
n Der l2th, conducted By j. p. Morgan, with Prof
Rider, pianist
The remarkable snow storm OF the 10th, which
covered the ground to the depth of sixteen incbe.
at Barnard, has set the " oldest inhabitants to
comparing notes, and we are informed that on
= the 9th Of October, 1904, occurred a storm in
e which two feet Of snow fell at Woodstock Some
body will be remembering taking sleigh ride IN
August, next
Il few weeks since the wife Of Arunah h
n Woodward, at South Royalton, went some dis
d lance to the sugar house and committed suicide
% by hanging herself.
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