Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-16

Mr. wolcott Norton, Of Bristol, was serious.
ly injured by runaway team, on Sunday last.
There is much complaint Of the present ar
rangement Of but one train daily over the Ad-
Olson railroad. It is very serious inconye-
nience to the public, and must result in serious
damage to the business Of the road.
Commencement Exercises at Middobury
College opened on Sunday, with a baccalaure-
ate sermon by President Kitchcl, and close to-
morrow There is goodly number in attend
ance, and apparently more than usual interest
is taken in the occasion.
During the absence Of II. q. Sessions, Of
East Middlebury, from home, on Tuesday Of
last week, q little girl some eleven years Of
age, living with him, took Si3i in money and
burned it. She confessed the act, and as rea-
son said she was angry because she lancied Mr.
Sessions manifested preference for his own
child about the same age.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The livery barn of Brown Brothers, in North
Pownal, was consumed by fire on the 81 inst"
together with the hay stored therein.
A brutal affair occurred at North Pownal on
Sunday, June Goth, 1t appears that Jared
Akroyd had fallen into his old habit Of drink
ing, from which, by the help Of Good Templars,
he had been free for four or five years On the
Sunday mentioned he was in helpless and
scnselcss condition from the use Of intoxicating
drinks, and while in that condition he was at
tackled by some roughs, local and transient,
badly pounded, and robbed of one hundred dol
lars in money.
President Root, Of the Glastonbury railroad,
has been waited upon by delegates from towns
beyond Glastonbury TO arrange for the continu-
alton Of the road across the mountain, Mr..
Root says there is no doubt of the ultimate
confirmation Of the road through the bills to
the Deerfeld and Connecticut rivers lie is
grading and building a highway from the
present terminus Of the railroad 10 the sum.
NIT, four and one-half miles beyond and
toward the Texas road in Scarsburg and Som
erset.
Nathaniel DIN, formerly Of Salisbury,
married a Miss Spencer in That town many
years ago. For some reason they were de
voreed soon after their marriage Mr. oIln
has lived in Ohio ever since he was twenty
years old or thereabouts, After his divorce be
married Miss Roberts and they had large
family Of children. After the death OF Dos
se'oH' N'.e WI YIN n''i,' ''.'' ii'"'iu
sister o. lne lAle senator n'""'u, ol M''",
gan enc uied " 'e" years 's'' ana laS' "'e'
Mt oin' VINO IS now nearly seventy years Oh
age came out 10 'Da''S'ory ana n,''''eu '''
woman from "noul ne was u''o''eu' anu WIG
n'u roll''u'u Single s'nce "e' o''or'''
CALEDONIA corN1Y.
George H. Aldrich and II. \ Miles have
secured lease Of tic Avenue House, at ST
oo'usou'y ''f term ol 'n'e' Nea'@'"' cl''o'
" year
There is some trouble IN the Newport post
office, and d. NJ Camp of the E1pres5 proposes
to take the emouments and curses Of ID,
Office for the next four years, more or less. pro
yidcd he can get the appointment.
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onnointc5 ossists,, cosbi,- or tbc fyr5o,
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on,;ro rssr,,,sil,il;ty Of uc ,,.ii;,, Nr
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ing to procure Constitutional amendmep
which shall remedy this defect held n YER,
harmless meeting in Barnet on tbe lat inst,
at which we learn some of them at once man
Tested their willingness IN mia in advancing I'M
good cause by taking ten shares leach shar
being slO) in the capital stock Of the Christian
Statesman Association
An item is going the round. of the STINT
pres, to the eject that Elisha NAV. ESQ. d
y .Iobnsbprv recently saved his itno 6o,
year old boy from drowning. Mr. May, has
ing been married only year or two, vii
doubtless be greatly surprised to learn that b
has child OF that age, and will probably lee
little annoyed thereat- The child belongs
to Mr. Lougee, who himself ELECTED Its rescu
from watcry grave. All MI May dld Wa
to shout m alarm.
cnirrNDEN COUNTY.
Charles Virgin who lately He'd from Wal
den with considerable stolen property, has bee
arrested in Burlington. He sold horse an
wagon in the latter place which he is suppose
to have stolen.
The lightning entered the telegraph ellie
at Essex Junction, Thursday ?. NJ, and play
ed numerous pranks, breaking the window an
the instrument and knocking down statio
agent Williams.
The Commencement Exeursion ON tine steam
or United States. Thursday p. NJ. /. describe,
by all who oarticinotod as n riebt nleasont If
fail, Ab,nt screntv.gye connlc vailed th,r
selves Of Tie sail. the Joyous dance and The row
ul sumner.
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