Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-12

days ago, turned up in Worcester NIaSnchu.
sets, Thursday evening, and applied Tor lodp.
ings 1.-THE police station. Shortly after their ar.
rival the father of the younger boy, who had
learned Of their whereabouts at Fitchburs.
made his appearance and took them home.
A couple Of runaways, male and female
professedly mailing from Quincy, Mass, oniy.
ed last week at the Bates House in Rutland -
The young man went out taking trunk and
over three hundred dollars belonging 10 hi,
young wife, and he has not returned, the last
heard Of him being that he got the trunk check.
ed for Albany, n Y The landlord helped the
deserted lady to ticket for her home, aud She
started for the parternal roof which she bad
stealthily deserted
Henry Hewitt, Of Bmndon, was recent,
brought before Judge June, charged with com.
hitting an assault, with intent to kill, on tho
person Of Egbort Il. Noyos. The assault took
place in A. Rossiteis store, md the weapon.
used were two and four pounds weights, which
he threw at Noyes, fortunately not hitting him.
lie was bound up in the sum Of $500, to an.
pear at the next term Of the county court 49,
Not getting such bail as tho Judge required.
he took leg bail and has not teen seen since.
wiNbuAN COUNTY.
A petition has been circulated in BmuleinrI
for the purpose Of establishing United States
pension agency 10 that town.
Albert $. Wolcott, young man or some II
years, and brakeman on the Central railroad.
had his foot 80 badly crushed that 10 bad 20 DO
ampumtcd, la, week The cars inn over il.
On the last day Of February. hie in the an.
ernoon, there was an alarm Of fire at London.
derry, and it was soon fund TINT tie Union
Hall was in flames. The fire was oxtnguisb
ed by vigorous effort, without very extensive
damage.
Evacuation doy was coi,bintcd, it ssaid
on Wednesday night, al the Btattcboro House
when a number Of barrels Of liquor were roll
ed out Of the house and transported 10 Ncr
Hampshire, Tor fear Of confscatou
Some twenty-five thousand trout egg. from,
j. d. Bridgmans ponds in r,lnws H!-
were sent to California the FIRST of tli. winter.
and few weeks since were hcail from Or
hatchiug out finely
B. d and +. 81 Harris II Bratilehoro. i,,.
contracted 10 build the New York. West,he.,,r
and Boston railroad FROM the Harlem river 10
the Connecticut line at Portclester. The Dis.
tunce is twenty one miles, and the road is G.,
be double tracked with IRON bridges and steel
rails. The contract is for o,era million Dbl.
lars. At Portchester the road will conuc.,
the Rdge6cld, Danbury and IIousatonic road.
and With the Boston air line by new road e.
New Haven
The people Of Guillord were startled o.,
Thursday afternoon to learn that 5 Knox Bal.
lock, mu.h respected citizen, bad committed
suicide. IL seems TINT Tor some tune INST
there has been considerable sickness in M.
family, and the care incident thereapan ls.
probably worn upon bis mind, and pr,.
duced temporary insanity lie lcn he
house about 10 O'Clock in the forenoon. and MT
appearing thereafter his vile sought for him.
aud loand him suspended in tie ann. stark
and cold. Mr. Bullock hos always been bieh-
y esteemed By his fellow citizens, having hcen
successfully elected to on the principal onc,.
10 The gift Of the town.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The Woodstock poa says that the native.
OF Pomlret have Instituted "turuing oui
places a; convenient places along tie road-
and stuck up fence rails as a visible sign lie
quantity Of snow has nccessiiated the splicinr
Of the rails several times.
A teu-yeurs.old girl. daughter VI Mr. Fmnk
Lowell, Of Norwich, was burned to death du.-
ing the absence Of her parents, last week
Her stomach was burnt 50 you could sce her
heart beat between her ribs, and one baud was
burnt 50 it WIS all drawn up. Sic died
Thursday morning, alter much suferirs. sio
being literally burned to a crisp FROM her c..in
10 her waist.
On the llth Of February tic house OF
Lothrop Walbridge, in Sharon, took Gre In
the absence Of Mr. Wmbridee and his wife.
and was entirely consumed, ilgcther nith OH
the contents. Il was partially insured, b.t
the loss will iall heavily upon Lin at Ibis time.
losing as he did. everything in tie ,iupsof
furniture, produce, provisions and clothing
On the night Of February 9Th. an at,emp,
was made to burn the uagn owned by Nj.
Samuel Rollins, and situated uc1r the srs,
mill ia Springfield village. The CITIZEN.
however, put out the fire before it had d1re
much damage This is the fourth tims ell.
barn has been set on FIRE thi, winter, ana llr
Rollins has offered iity dollars % my one WHO
will give information which will lealot0s
conviction OF the incendiary.