Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-07-26
STATE MATTERS.

dershower Of Friday evening. house bolougsg
TO MIR. Royal Bentley in Ripton was considerably
damaged, and the inmates were terribly shocked,
one or twoof them being almost completely par
alyzed, though they have since recovered
Ienas Norton's barn in the south west part Of
Addison, was struck by lightning and burned to
the ground during the shower Of Friday evening.
The Rev VIM II. Lord Of New Jersey has ac-
cepted the unanimous call Of the Wardens and
Vestry Of st Stevens church in Middlebury 10 be-
came their Rector and commenced his labors on
Sunday, July 9th.
A tree was blown across the telegraph wire
about a mile below Mddebury station on Friday
last and remained suspended over the railroad
track As the mixed train south came along the
engine camc in contact with the tree, thoroughly
demoishing the headlight and smoke.tack
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The post office OF Rupert has b,en made o.
Money Order office.
Sargcants who was arrested for committnqa
mpeon young girl 10 Glastonbury, and commit
ted to Jail for 5000 bonds broke Jail on SUNDAY
night, and escaped Outsider. aided him
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
James I.oncrgan Of st. Johnsbury was severity
injured on Sunday Of last week, by being thrown
from hand car, on which he was riding
Leonard Willard Of St Johnsbury had several
ribs broken and was otherwise seriously hurt By a
run away hore on Friday last
The St. Johnsbury House has again changed
hands, Mr. Hill having sold the same To Mr.. Geo.
l.. Gilmore Of Llttleton, s. II for $40 600, not
including the furniture Mr. Hill bought the
property in lsG2 for $500 including the furni-
ture.
lambert llo'iing-' E+l'ol st. Johnsbury was
robbed Oh about 500 between Brighton aud B's-
toni last week Mr. Hastings bad sold out his
cattle and was riding in horse ear, and in getting
out three men crowded aud lostlei him near the
ao'r' soon alteF he discovered that he had been
roOoed N'elue 70 The thieves.
4. -. Chase Hardwick b. y Davis. Dam
vile aud Serene Montgomery Of Walden. hive
been appointed commissioners TO appraisc land
damages hy railroad for Caledonia county
cutrrrvprv COUNTY
During the thunder storm on Friday afternoon
last, the lightning struck the Baptist church at
Colchester Center The electric fluid run down
the chimney 10 the stoye-pipe and thence 10 the
floor. tearing mo the carpets. etc. 4 house near
by, occupied by French family. was also struck
r,,io s,, If Tt,r,os Fui., If ui,esb,r,h
about ten wears Of age. fell from load of hay On
Monday the Eth inst and received injuries from
the effect of which he died the same evening
ra,xvtfv corvry
Goy S,eo,,t b,s becn epg,go3 e, d,liyer t,c
address AZ t,c nc,t Fair Of tho Franklin C,upt,
A,ri,,lt,r,l and Mechanical Society
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youus ,'.''' l',,i'' =, 80 80 ,,l;,o
.itting in ,be omen w,od..bed leaning against a
mast was struck by lightning and Instantly killed
during the thunder storm on Friday of last week
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..t.as, ALL an c,r ol,i,cry mad nj. como
Friday night by saving the bar, out Of the door
Of his cell. and then hiding under the stairs un-
I'll be found opportunity to elude the vigilance Of
the sheriff. when he passed into tie street and
hash been seen since
wm;on, K;.kr,.r;.k a..i.,an, foreman, ~ ,ie
paipting department of the Railroad at ST. Al
bans was found dead and nutiAted under the
cars in the depo, on Saturday morning. He is
supposed to have been killed by late train the
night previous, as he was crossing the track.
lie was worthy man
j. W Reed Of Montgomery, recently caught a
bear in steel trap in such manner as 10 admit
Of his being conveyed about town for exhibition
L,uolLLE COUNTY.
The people along the line Of the new railroad
from Cambridge to Essex Junction. seem to b.
thoroughly alive to the benefits to be derived from
it, and it is thought viii lend helping hand t,
such an extent as % insure its completion.
IA. g. p,-les n uyio,,,-t it'll ,,irl ,l,tr.
teen years Of age has just flashed 80 piecing up ct
a bed-quilt which contains / 1857 pieces and nc
two alike. She has been ten months engage
in collecting and sewing them together.
During the thunder storm on Friday last, III,
lightning killed valuable three year.old cold o.
Bishops Of Cambridge
ORANGE COUNTY.
The next term OF the State Normal school al
Randolph commences August 22i.
A new Catholic Church was dedicated at the
Vershire mines July 49, It is said 70 he a SPLEEN
did building, finished inside with brown ash and
other handsome woods.
ORLEANS COUNT.
The Willoughbv lake House will not he opei
for visitor this summers
In passing over the pnssunusic railroad he
tween Barton and Barton Landing, on the morn
ing of the 9th inst, the section hands found
large stone laid upon the track in the curve b,
the Mansfield bridge 10 such manner, that any
train passing would have been thrown down al
embankment some fifty feet 1t was probably pu
there with the intention of throwing the dowr
mail train of
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