Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-02

incondiary. II is thought the engine and sol
OF the machinery is not seriously damaged
About 40 900 feet Of finished and some 25 900
feet Of rough lumber was also burnt. In
surance 80 600 on the mill, which will cover
only about bali the loss. The loss is heavy
upon the owners, and calamity to the little
village that has rapidly grown up about the
mill. Quiiea large number Of employees dc.
pendent upon their daily labor for support are
thus thrown out Of work. This, with the ro
cent failure Of Campbell & Tay Tor, falls heavily
upon this class.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Lake Bcmoseen house at Cusilcton has
been purchased by Mr. Collins, Of Poultney,
for $4,000
A fire at Sudbury, last Wednesday morning,
destroyed the barn Of Rev II. +. llusiedt, and
also barn belonging to a Mr. Knowton.
Edward A. Gee, Of Pittsford, has teen ar
rested on the charge Of stealing the horse and
sled Of a. W. Phibrick in Rutland, on the
18th inst. lie was held for trial in the sum
Of $500, at the next term Of the Rutland
County Court
The Rutland Herald has column doscrip-
ton Of the new Catholic church in that place.
now nearly completed, which is called St
Peters. The building is $50 leot long by u
feet wide with a tower 200 feet high. Its
cost is about 100000, and /, will scat 1900
people.
Rutland call. for the establishment Of
municipal court, on tie ground that il would
relieve the county court Of the great pressure,
which has loaded its calendar $50 such an cx-
tent as to render it impossible for the people to
obtain right and justice without being obliged
to purchase it,"
We understand that not less than fifty thou
sand dollars will probably be expended by Col.
y. T. Spmgue, of Brandon, in enlargiug the
present extensive works Of the scale company,
and adding new machinery. The works are
driven tO their utmost capacity Orders from
California, Japan, and distant countries are
on their books. which help increase the wide
spread reputation and sale of these popular
scales
wiNDnM COUNTY
Alta court held in Marlboro, Monday tie
officer was obliged to go on snow shoes to sub
prua Witnesses, on account Of tie depth Of
snow, and the jury came by the same convey
ance. The oldest inhabitants don't remember
50 much snow at this season Of the year
WINDSOR couSTr.
Alarge barn belonging to Col. Edward Willis,
Of Brdgewatcr, was blown down on the 10th
inst.
The estate of the late Nathaniel Fullerton,
of Chester foots up some three hundred thou.-
and dollars.
1t il announced that several families who
Minnesota and Dakota. are about to return,
having seen enough Of winter in the North
west
Pleuro pneumonia i. prevailing to an alarm.
ing extent in Chester, and in many instance.
it has bafled the skill Of the hest physicians
and terminated fatally.
NJ D. Smith OF Springfield has invented o
practical little adding machine, so simple that
lazy school boy. can operate it.
Ed Avery, Of Hanover, n. II a freight con
ductor, got an arm between the hunters Will,
coupling cars at White River Junction recent
ly, injurng it 80 severely that ampuatiln WA
thought to be necessary.
The people Of Woodsto X, at meeting las
week, voted that the town guarantee the in
terest on the bonds Of the Woodstock railroad
1t was done unanimously. This interest il
$le 900, md another item Of sic 900, make
the total liability assumed, $50 600, with
probable drawback Of a certain portion OF tn,
nmount-all by estimate, within IS 900.
. The mice are making sorry work among tn
apple trees in Windsor county, I. +. Butter
field Of the Springfield nursery having los
over 10000 young trees. Scarcely youn
: orchard in the county has escaped their depre
dations.
A man named John Smith, trackman, wa
n run over By train of cars ard instantly Kill
a ed, Thursday, near Cayendish. 1t seems tina
n Smith attempted to climb bank of snow a
the side of the track, missed his footing an
fell on the track, when tie train passed owe
him, cutting of one leg and mangling his bod
u in a frightiul manner.