Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-06-28
STATE MATTERS.

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The Alumni Of Middlebury College residing in
New York city, have organized an association
with T. W Chester rs Presdentand DR. j New
land as Secretary
Hill, one Of the parties who obtained divorce
recently in Middlebury, was married on the even
ing of the day on which the divorce was granted
The saw mill in Ripton, owned by Daniel aud
Harmon Burt, was on the night Of the 10Th inst.
consumed BY fire, together with all the machinery
therein. The Ere wa. accidental. It
was insured for 81 500
\ woman named Ellen Sullivan, Of Brstol.
about " years OF age, somewhat broken in mind
and body, was last week arrested and locked an
in m upper room at the Bristol House for safe
keeping preparatory to an early departure for the
insane asylum next morning. Next morning il
was found that She had left her bonnet shawl and
shoes in her room, aud fastening the sheets to her
6elstcad had let herself down to The ground and
taken her departure
John G. Champlin, Of East MiddIe5ury. at
tempted 10 commit suicide on Wednesday morn
ing of last week hy shooting lti. thought that
hc viii recover
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Chas. H. Adams, Of North Adams. Mas, hs.
been arrested and locked up in Bennington Coun
ty jail for forging the name of Alonzo Fox. Of
Woodlord, to an order 20 the amount of between
thirty and forty dollars.
Manchester is not without its v,nd.,
child was born there last Tuesday which weighed
only twenty four ounces, but was perfectly fjr,,.
ei and hopes are entertained Tor its living b..
face can be almost covered by an old-hshaa
cent and lady's finger ring can be slipped
the arm
CALEDONIA cocNN
The iron uscl upon the Lamoille Valley Rail.
road &. of the best improved quality, and the rail.
are twenty flour feet long, and are 70 De- joined
together with the " joint, which consists of two
bars of wrought iron about two feet long. fast.
ened on each side Of the rail under the crest b.,
means OF four bolts which pass through both rail,
and bar. ia holes made nr the purpose So
chairs are used under the rails but they rc.t upon
the lies
cnirrENDEN COUNTY
The steam mill owned by VIM Bryant.
Richmond. was found On fire Wednesday m0rnilg
about one O'Clock, and everything connected VII.
it was burned Loss about s. 600. 40 insuran,,
The ire {. supposed 70 have caught from the for.
mace
I seven inch square brace in the bridge be
tween Williston and Richmond got out of place
and was thrust into one end of the sleeping cas.
last Sunday morning, as the train going Noril
was passing through. 80 damage was done bet
to punch hole through the water closet and fis
first section Of berths fortunately unlccuplef
/ TIE Stanton House Of Burlington, of saA
r. G. Rowe ha. been for s1ue years the p9pul
proprietor, changes hands the first of July
} Morrill, Of Colchester Is the new lessee lt f,
understood that his son.in-lnw Jane. 4. stone
will be the manager Of the hotel
The deposits in the burlington saying- Bans
amount to $6l2, 600 an increase Of $500 0Ol
since January lst, 1865. A large share Of ths
deposits are made up Of small sums Of one dollar
and upwards. The rate Of interest is = per cent
One George Buchanan Of Burlington on Fr..
day evening last attempted to stab his wife while
she was walking with lady friend Mr. Bu.
chanau left her husband, almost a month ago. on
account Of ia treatment and is now empoyeist
the Van Ness House as table girl buchanan
was arrested by sheriff Drew. saturday eyenin.
lie is about 2d years Of aye. and has been sl
ploye1 in the lumber yards
L,volE COUNTY
Jacksonville has the prospect of having new
church bell, money sufficient having Ieen sub
scribed Tor that purpose.
A daughter Of Samuel b. Clark Of Cady' Falls.
caught her dress on fire one day lest week aud
was fatally burned
The number Of teachers who recently met at DE
Association at stowe, was %, who in the sggre
gate bad taught POI terms, an average Of 9 anl
= 3-29. The next meeting OF the Society is TO s.,
at llydepark, and we hope will be fully attended
Work will soon commence ON the new Cathole
Church in Hydepark
The Spring House IN Water,lle, near Ar
Notch, was burned on the 81 inst 1t was erected
in 1869 by A. Gray. WHO expected the rniu,ra.
waters there would dmw largely The fire 81 f.
thought wa, the work oi an incendiay.
oRANGE COUNTY
Charles ;. Miles late constable and justice %
the peace of Topsham, left for parts unknown tlt
first Of last week. lt is fumored that he ha.
used some of the towns money which was 10 hi.
hands aud other charges are made aruin-t him
g Mrs Mile@ ia in pursuit
ORLEANS COUNT.
! sad and fatal accident happened in Barton ap
e Wednesday OF last week Mr. bowman Casve.
Of sutton, was killed while at work with h.
: brother telling trees. lie cut down tree wbic
} in falling struck smaller tree, and also strue
] Mr.. Caswell on the head, breaking in the skull
He gasped once or twice after he was hit ID
leaves a wife and three small children
{ RUTLAND COUNTY
f At eleven o'clock Thursday night, an alarm r
' FIRE was given which proved to be barn in ai
rear Of the French nunnery in Rutland The fir
soon spread to the buildings of John Ellsworth
and Albert lAndon, facing Grove street The
steamer and other hand engines soon got to work
and in less than half hour the fire was under con
y troll. The barn where the fire first originated wa
consumed. Four horses and a cow, also a sleigh
buggy, etc. were saved The barn Of Mr.. Ian
Z don was burned and his house 50 burned as to be
/ useless for any future use Mr. Ellsworth
B place was considerably burned The whole dan
\ age amounts to about 5000 The fire wa
probably the work of an incendiary. The amoun
Of insurance on the buildings was $1,000.
/. wNDHAu COUNTY
e An Anti Masonic Society has been organ
T in Windham county
i sad casualty occurred in Halifax las, WEI
i nesday, the 2lst inst. George Carley and va
ter NJ Smith, aged respectively fourteen 80
b eight years, We're drowned in the mill pond
i VIM Morey. No one saw them fall or 60 In.
u the water but the most reasonable presumpiia
l. is, from all appearances, that the youngest boy
L smith, fell into the pond from the bridge, and IN
= other boy stripped off his coat and hat which
were lying on the BRIDGE aud plunged in lo'
s. the purpose of saving his companion, and in lh'
% struggle both were drowned It is moi know
e how long they were in the water, but when 20
+ bodies were recovered, life was extinct Gecig
e Carley was living with Edward H. Fuller,
y, Nottingham was cousin to the Smith boy so
y went to his fathers, the day before, on yN'
The funeral was attended by a very large COZ