Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-07-05
STATE MATTERS.

- J'''o " AhN hhut VI NiIbNfIf flhlinNfh
in the Duriee mills in Bristol, got his right arm
caught in the betting on Tuesday last, by which
his arm was torn Of above the elbow and wrench
ed from its socket. The left arm was also broken
in two places.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The Troy Times says that " the Wailoomac
Railroad is as dead as a door nail. The nurses
are supposed to have fallen asleep at the critical
and neglected the patient"
An old lady named Abbott residing in Benning-
ton, was poisoned last week by drinking corrosive
instead Of porter The physicians say
that She cannot recover
cmrrNpEN couNrY.
Among the attmction- for commencement week
in Burlington, will be grand concert by Gil.
mores Band, on Monday evening, July 81, with
Arbuckler the great cornet player the farewell
leyee Of President Angel, on Wednesday even
ing, August ID, and moonlight excursion on
Lake Champlain, Thursday evening, August 80
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
One Williams, who had contract for grading
a section on The h. v r. r at lardwck. after
completing about two.thrds Of bis lob. became
discouraged, and last Saturday night started for
Maine lie leaves a few mourner."
j. NJ Farnham of st. Johnsbury. while cutting
iron bars in the scale shops, put his left hand
into the shears and lost two fingers A purse Of
some fifty dollars was made up for him
last Saturday night about u O'Clock. the
jacobs steam mill in Burke was destroyed by
fire, together with about 100000 feet Of lumber.
20 900 shingle and one cow For an hour only
three persons were there but about O'Clock the
people iu the vicinity arrived ia large numbers,
and did their lest o. save both the mill and lum-
Der ia the yard The fire was to- far advanced
however to save the mill, but they succeeded
in saving 200, 900 feet OF lumber The engine in
the mill was bat slightly damaged 80 insur.
ance. Cause of fire unknown Mr. Charles
jacobs, the owner, has lost his mill by fine three
times before and each time, The mill caught fire
saturday night, at IL O'Clock
rRANknN COUNTY
A child about two years old, daughter OF Mr..
William Fillmore, of s.. Albans, was severely
burned Moniay, BIS sitting down in pan Of boil
ing water
The potato bug has made It's Appearance in
Fletcher There are two kinds one a small black
bug the other resembles the cucumber bug. only
larger
LAAonLE COUNTY.
On Friday last a fire consumed the house and
barn owned by Mr. j. w. Page Of Watery.lle.
Loss $500 insurance Sio0 Cause Of fire, chill.
dren playing With matches.
90 the morning Of june 9lst, Ar Harry Mon
@gue of North Cambridge, went into the yard
as usual. to milk bis COWS, when be was attacked
by yoaring bull, who threw him down and COM
mentd goring him lie called loudly for help,
and his wife went TO his relief, whereupon the
bull let him and went to gorng her. Their dog
finally came to their relief and drove the bull or
Both are seriously injured and their recovery
doubtful they being advanced in year.
ORANGE COUNTY
The total loss By the burning Of the Vermont
House at Bradford, it is thought will reach So
300. Insurance $3.50. Some $500 have been
toward new hotel building for Mr.
Chamberln
The Passumpsic Railroad bridge at Wells River,
burned last Friday, and was ready for the regu-
lar trains TO pass oyerit Monday morning. Quick
time enough surely, but if more time had been
taken, we think perhaps they would have built
fully as good a bridge
ORLEANS COUNT
few days since Henry Wells, Of Coventry,
caught monster eagle, measuring from tip to
tip, seven feet and two inches Mr.. Wells has
lost several young lambs and set trap if possible
70 catch the beast or bird Of prey The bird was
caught, but in is struggles broke the chain By
which the trap was secured and carried the trap
oil with him Two or three days after, however,
he was discovered and caught with the trap still
clinging to him.
RUTLAND couSTY.
Rutland i hugely excited about a new town
house, and town meeting was held Friday, TO
settle the matter. As voted nay, and j22 voted
yea Therefore Rutland is likely to have a new
Town Hail
a petition is being circulated By tie inhabi-
tants of Rutland county to be presented to his
Excellcncy Gov. Stewart, praying for full par
don for Frederick 4 Plumley, now confined at
the States Prison at Windsor. plumley was sen
tcnced to twenty years imprisonment for being
concerned in the killing Of John Gilman, Jr., at
Shrewsbury, August 1865. The petition states
that he has Away, been considered as much be
low the average in mental and physical capacity
and has always been called harmless and in
offensive man.
Goods belonging to the tenants under Ripley :
Opera Hall in Rutland were spoiled to the amount
of $500 one day last week, by the water not hay-
ing been shut of in the opera room the night
previous. The goods belonged to Wat-on& Cedy
and Newman Weeks
wNDHM COUNTY.
Farmers in Grafton, Townsend and other towns
in Windham county are in luck this year with
wool, selling it soon after shearing for 20 cents
pound instead Of 40, as formerly.
child Of Mr. f. d. Warren of Brattleboro, aged
Is months was precipitated down bank fifty
feet high on Sunday morning last The father
bad been drawing the child out in It's little car
rage, but had let 60 Of it for a moment to speak
to an Acquaintance A dog coming up to the car
riage the child in endeoyoring TO reach it set the
cart in motion, and before it could be stopped it
had gone over the bank The child was horribly
mutliateu, anu II - u great NnnutI luht IL was
not instantly killed.
A son of Otis Wheeler Of Sadawga, aged about
three years, was severely scaldcd short time
since, and for few days was thought to be
doing well but his injuries have since proved
fatal
A colorei man named Morgan was killed OIL
the railroad in Westminster on Saturday night
Near his body was found a bottle of liquor anc
dead chicken he had stolen from some her
rOOst
Lneius b. Phillips of Rockingham, committed
suicide by hanging on Tuesday afternoon of las
week. Rum was probably the cause lie wa
over fifty years of age.
During the storm on the 18th ult. the wind
blew down barn belonging to Daniel Harris o.
Stratton In It's fall the timbers were broken az
badly
WINDSOR COUNTY,
A promising youth of Woodstock named Mar
tin Richard borrowed a horse of Mr.. Oscar
Burke of that place, with which he Travelled t.
W;noouLf .rLara ia disnoce1 If IL IN a Mr. Coon