Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-05-07

OF the Salisbury Congregational church.
A severe accident occurred on Friday at the
pillow foundry and pill box factory Of Bartlett
q Bros, at Bristol. This firm had put new
elevator in The establishment the past winter.
and the other day the proprieiors put nine
cases Of pill boxes on it, and then stepped on
themselves, aud had just commenced to lower
It, when some part Of the gearing gave way, and
they went down some twenty feet with great
force, ipjuring Geo. II. Bartlett. knee fear
fully, breaking some Of the ligaments more or
less The other partner was bruised consdert
ably, and is injured in the back to some extent.
His injuries cannot now be fully determined
The Addison County Marble Company have
settled their litigation with the owners Of the
Belden Falls Mills and Railroad, by purchase
Of the entire property, consisting of all the ex-
tensiye water power at Bedens Falls, the
large marble mill, dwelling houses, shops, ma
chnery, R6 acres Of land and four miles of rail
way. extending from the Addison County Mar
bic Company's quarry in Middlebury to the
mill on the line Of the Rutland railroad The
company have by this purchase secured one Of
the hest water powers il the State, when we
consider its immense power and absolute secu-
rity from ireshets and drought
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Mrs Maria Parker, Of Stamford, Vermont,
has borne GO children--ten Of whom were boys,
whose united weight when they arrivedat man
hood was over two thousand pounds.
CALEDONIA corS1Y.
Charlie, Wiley and Alphonz1 L. Nichols, Of
Wheclock, were arraigned on complaint Of
States Attorney May, April 2Oth for stealing
a silver plated harness from IAban Gray Each
ordered TO find bail in the sum Of $lO00-the
former found it, but the latter was committed.
Il. Durgan Of Cabot, has sued the town of Dan
willie for Sl5, 600, on account of injuries received
by his wife from being thrown from sleigh at
the railroad crossing in that village. The ac-
cident occurred over year ago.
Joseph Beane, Of Barnet, was arrested April
Goth for forgery, by police officer +. N. Smith,
Of Boston The forgery consisted Of using an
uncle's name upon check Of the amount Of
$500 upon Hopkinton Bank, and got the
money. While going to Beane's residence the
officers met Mr.. Horton, and showing signs
that they suspected he might be Beane, Hor-
ton run and Smith after him, who fred three
shots at him, but did not happen to bit him
| Horton did not like to be hunted in the night
this way called upon Smith the next morning
and accepted 800 as a settlement Of the Us,
Of himself as target for Boston detective
Smith took Beane to Boston Wednesday NOR
ming.
William Warden, End, Of Barnet, recent
ly found the horn of az elk, (Moose-deer. ,,
more than two feet in length, embedded 81,
inches under mari, over which were nine fee
Of muck. The ends Of the branches have beer
broken oil. but the horn is quite sound. Unde
the muck were found Goals showing that fire
bad been built there, with signs that the loca
ton may have once been occupied by Indians
and tradition asserts that they had encampnent
near this locality
cnITTENDEN COUNTY.
Capt. R. II. Start, Of Burlington, lost
pocket-book, recently, with two $50 bills il
it. BY promptly advertising it the man win
attempted to pass the bills was detected, an,
Mr.. Start recovered bis money.
Early Wednesday morning fire broke GU
in the bakery attached to the Roman Catholi
Orphan Asylum, in Burlington, which dii
considerable damage to the property, but wa
suppressed in time to save the building Ih
orphan children, sixty-fve in number, wer,
fortunately removed unframed, although thei
dormitory was directly over the bakery TIL
losses will amount 10 several hundred dollars
but are probably covered by insurance
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Lafayette Cady, who has been reported b
several of the State papers as having been muI
dercd and robbed in Nebraska, is still alive, an
is keeping hotel, and attending to the duties q
Judge, which position he holds in that State
Mr. A. II Brainerd has resi- gned his office q
superintendent Of the Rolling Mill at St. Al
bans, and Mr.. A. j. Gustn. of Toronto, ha
been appointed TO succeed him. Mr.. Gustin
a much younger man than Mr., Brainerd, bu
has Tor about ten years been superintendent {
the Mill at Toronto lie thoroughly knows hi
business, and will doubtless prove a competen
and popular official.
A sad accident BY drowning occurred at Eas
Ilighgate on Wednesday. Three boys, two {
them brothers named Macia, aged respectiyel
10 and II, and the other named Bresette, age
9 years, went boating On the Missisquoi riyei
and the older boys in trying to Brighten tn
younger one by seeing how near they could al
proach the dam without going over it, lost tn
control of their boat. The brothers leaped o
to the dam, but the volume OF water was :
great that they were carried over and drowneC
Their bodies nave not been recovered III
other boy chung to the boat, passing over ii
! dam in safety, and succeeded in reaching a
inlet where he was rescued.