Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-08
State Matters.


u. u. Robinson, Town Clerk OF ferrisburgh,
left that place for Yergennes on Saturday last.
About s o'clock that evening he was found
asleep under a doctors shed. His feet and
hands were badly frozen, and it IL feared that
he will lose his fingers.
DR.. r. p. Russell, son Of the late DR.. viii
liam p Russell Of Mddlebury, has located him
self at that place. ed" was assistant sur
geon Of the Fifth Vermont. during the war,
his fail er being surgeon, and since then has
been having q thriving practice ut Council
Bluffs, Iowa.
Darwin Rider, proprietor Of the Addison
House, Middebury, and his esteemed lady
celebrated their twentyffth wedding anniyer-
sary with a silver wedding, Dec. 9th A large
company was assembled and bountifully pro-
vided for
The Hancock people are praying for rail-
road, and are exercising good degree Of faith
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Dr. r. C. Persons house at West Airing.
ton was burned recently loss SO 800, partial
" insured.
There is a snuff box now in tie Wander.
spiegel family, Bennington Center, that is 1875
years old. 1t contains thirty-two dollars in
gold, at par, and It's representative value, reck-
oned at compound interest, is about 500 900
A pinch Of snuff from 100000 snuff box;
IS not that luxury worth remembering
Sam Lucas, who was brought from Windsor
to the Bennington Jail, last week, by sheriff
Powers, attempted and nearly succeeded in
breaking out of jail, Thursday night. lie had,
probably during the dag, concealed about his
person common case knife, from which he
manufactured saw, and, with this improved
instrument, sawed Islander the bolts Of his
cell door, gaining access to the corridor sur
rounding the cells. Here, when only few
hours from freedom, he was discovered and
again placed in cell.
John Garnett, Bennington man, while
crossing bridge with his horse and wagon re-
Gently, fell from tho bridge to the ice below
and was fatally injured.
D. W. Stone, the proprietor Of the extensive
circus and menagere now located in New York
city, has removed his family from Bennington
to that city, leaving many friends Of him and
them, 10 that community where they have re-
sided for a few years.
The Richmond Iron Company Of Stamford
have large number Of men and teams employ
ed cutting and drawing wood to burn into
charcoal at their kilns, to be built as soon a.
the brick arrive from Bennington.
cnlTTENDEN COUNTY.
Tie Northern Transportation Line has bought
the steamer Montreal which formerly run on
the passenger route of the Champlain Trans
portation Company She is to be thoroughly
overloaded and fitted for the towing business,
and will be ready to take her place in the line
Of navigation next spring.
Barnumyille rejoices in new hall over its
depot, and the young men of the town have
passed law that no tobacco shall ever be used
in this hall, and that any one violating the rule
shall be thrown head-foremost out Of the hall
window.
The stage line between plattsburgh and Bur
lington, run by Staye & Ransom of Platts-
burgh, and laduke, Of Burlington, made its
first trip Friday Dec. 9Th, the earliest known
time Of crossing from that point.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
There are now, by the docket record Of the
bar Of Caledonia County, twenty. seven attor
neys-and most of them in active service al
each term of the court.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The barns Of Jay Grce in Fast Franklin
were burned Tuesday morning, together will
there contents Of hay. The report is that b,
sent small boy to the barn with a candle Ian
tern to do the chores. The lantern became up
set and gnited the straw, and while the DO,
went to the house to give the alarm the flame'
spread beyond control. There were two barn
burned and no insurance.
St. Adams has shipped during the past yea
II carloads, 3,426,s72 pounds, of butter t,
market.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Daniel Ferris and Moses Martelle, of Soutl
Hero, left Plattsburgh in a single team Tues
day P. NJ, for Grand Isle, and when between
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water is 200 feet deep, their sleigh brok'
through. The sleigh, horse and Martelle wen
under the ice, and Ferris, after fruitless exer
tons to rescue them, went ashore for help a
Wilcox's Landing. The body of Martelle wa
found about | O'Clock on Thursday morning
between Cumberland Head and Grand Isle, il
900 feet Of water.
LANoILLE COUNTY.
At the recent term Of the County Court onl
one case was tried, and the jury dismissed. |
is suggested that portion of the 100 or nor
cases set to the jury in Caledonia county b
transferred TO Lamoile for settlement.
The Portland and 0gdensburg railroad ha
reached Morristown, and the road bed is read
for the iron to Hyde Park, the probable term
mus of the road for the winter, which will
reached in few days. When completed I
this point, about 60 miles will be in operation
and the grade work on the remaining dstanc
lin Vermont so far advanced as to make th
completion of the Vermont division an cas-
job another year.
ORANGE COUNTY.
As John Avery Of Thetford, was descendin
some stairs at the residence Of his sop-in-lav
recently, he slipped and fell, striking his hea
and back, and seriously injuring himself.
The house Of Mr.. Erastus Smith in the tow
of Washington, four miles north Of Chelsei
was burned on Wednesday. Mr.. Smith an
Martin Spiller, his hired man, were at Cbelse
attending court. There were six persons
the house at the time the fire was discovered
, eating dinner. Nothing was saved except
sewing machine, bureau and a bed. Thel
were four hundred bushels OF potatoes in tt
cellar, and about one-half of them were take
out the next day more or less damaged by he,
and cold, some being baked and others frozel
Mr.. Smith estimates bis loss at $1,000 over II
insurance. which is 5000 on house, furntul
and clothing.
DIR. A. Kendrick. Of West Randolph, recen
! ly fell from chair on which he was standing