Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-27

f'ii"i9 VI" pay iVt tut udmtBcu property ana
the owners Of the ice team which ran away
will probably pay the doctor 10 attendance
upon Miss NJ o. Docque, whose legs were
fractured
ESSEX COUNTY.
Lunenburgh has been established as a Signal
station, under the direction Of the War De.
partment.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The French Catholic congregation in St Al
bans, mnistered to by Rev. George n. Caissey,
embraces over 100 families. and the attendance
at the forenoon masses averges over l 400.
Their new church, on the corner of Elm and
Lake streets, is comfortable for occupancy this
year.
An unknown man, sleeping on the track, was
run over by the cars at two O'Clock, Monday
morning, near Georgia station Both legs
were smashed below the knee lie died at
three o'clock the same afternoon. 1t is said
bis name was Hicks Of Bridgeport, Conn but
from India ink marks on his body he is be-
lieyed 10 have been a sailor named j. II. Lev.
erty, and a brother Of the Commissioner Of
Streets Of Bridgeport, Conn
a drunken row among colored persons oc-
CURED saturday night, at low groggery in
St. Adams. One Of the participants, Emily
Taukard, alias Big En-, thirty-fye or forty
years Of age, and Of extraordinary proportions,
died soon after, causing suspicion Of murder,
for which the others were arrested; bat post
mortem examination disclosed no evidence of
violence, and it is supposed her death resulted
from protracted debauchery.
Another social disturbance has occurred in
St Adams. The parties engaged in it were
suspicious husband, William DoloT BY name,
an engineer on the Central Vermont railroad
who found his suspicious somewhat realized
a false market-man, and an alleged iaithess
wife. The parties are now in the clutches of
the law, and it is hoped that an accurate con-
clusion will sooon be reached regarding the
chastity Of the wife, the suspicious and bel
ligerency Of the husband and the honor Of the
In the meanwhile the latter is
Suffering from sadly disarrenged countenance,
and is more fit to be put in his little bed "
than to be brought into court. Mrs. Doloff
has been held to bail in the sum of 5000 for
adultery.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
\ kuklux attempt is being made to break up
the lodge Of Good Templars at Grand Isle.
Some time since, their lodge room was broken
into and the furniture badly damaged Two
men were arrested on suspicion, and will
soon to be tried. A few days since. the room
was again broken into the organ was drench.
ed with nitric acid, the regaia were destroyed,
and miniature coffin was left by the vahdals,
on the lid Of which was inscribed threats Of per
sonnl violence against the lodge and the entire
destruction Of the building by nitro glycerine,
if they DO not disband
ORLEANS COUNTY.
on the 3lst ult, Mr. Charles Stickney, Of
Cpftsbury abscondcd. leaving his wife and
two small children, and the wife sick in bed -
Mrs Stickney is an inofTensive lady and has
been i'll several weeks, and her wants have been
supplied by her kind neighbors.
E. c. Merrill, Of West Charleston, has re-
Gently opened nickle mine on westmore com
mon, which he thinks is going to pay largely.
lie has sent some to New York, and had it
analysed, and finds that it contains gold enough
to pay for working, besides the ncke
RUTLAND COUNTY.
According to the Rutland Globe, large
number of persons who have heretofore been
attached to Protestant. communions have re-
Gently become constant worshippers at Saint
Peter 5 church. in that place.
On Tuesday nj ghtof last week, man named
Mat Cain, of Brandon, aged 80, was run over
by the express train from Burlington, and kill
ed, his body being mangled in a shocking man
ner. lie was under the influence of liquor at
the time. He was single man, and was en-
ployed in Goodell's marble quarry.
Mr.. A. j. Meanwhile, well known citizen
of Tinmouth, was drowned in Rogers Pond in
that town on Friday afternoon. lie with his
son were at work repairing mill dam, when
it suddendly gave way, throwing him into the
rushing water. The son made desperate ef-
fort to rescue his father, but his attempts to
reach him were of no avail. lie resided in the
west part of the town, and was an Industrious
man.
wlNDHAh COUNTY.
Mary, wife of NJ. ID. IIerrick, formerly of
Middlesex, committed suicide by hanging, at
Bratteboro, last Monday night.
The alpaca enterprise at Bellows Falls, is
now regarded as a sure thing Only $50, coo
of stock was wanted from the Bellows Falls
people, and that is nearly all subscribed.
The Brattleboro printer announces that his
continuation of Edwin brood will be ready for
publication in September. The completed and
combined work will make between 500 and 600
pages.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
In South Royalton wool sells at forty cents.
Mrs Hayden, of Sharon, has peony root in
her garden eighty years old which she has seen
blossom seventy consecutive years.
1t is said that the gold diggings at Tyson
Furnace are now yielding good pay to the
miners, being worked BY men Of experience in
the mines of California.
B. s. Thompson, who has been in the tin
smith business in Woodstock for many years,
took " French leave" for the West one day
last week, whittier his family went some months
ago. lie left debts behind him amounting in
the aggregate to some $4,000, with no assets.
Most of it was borrowed money.
Moses French well-known citizen and
trader at Hartford, died suddenly of apoplexy,
at Saco Pool, Me, on Saturday. lie bad been
out of health and with his wife, also in feeble
health, had been stopping at the Pool this
season, lie was in the act of settling his bill
to leave for home, when he was observed to
stagger, and was caught by bystanders. lie
lived but few minutes, and never spoke. lie
was about G5 years Of age.