Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-22
State Matters.


Lincoln, Thursday night.
C. c. Nichols has been appointed p5st.m
at Shoreham, rice j. G. Bdscom, resigned.
The vergennes pcrmoater has enlarged it.
self somewhat, so as to put another column on
its page, and with some minor improvements
is smartened up considerably which we are
glad to observe.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The Burdens of Troy are busy engaged in
the eastern part Of Bennington, at their ore
mines, erecting buildings and getting ready to
put in the machinery.
It is said the cost Of the Glastonbury rail
road, eight miles in length, was 100000
The estimate for the Walloomsac railroad, same
length, calls for $500 600. .
James Bradford Of Bennington, who acct
dentally shot himself few days ago While
hunting in pownal, died last Saturday.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The handsome church ediHcc, that has been
erected the past season, by the Uniyersalisi
Society in st. Johnsbury- will he permanently
occupied after next Sabbath. The church will
be dedicated next Thursday afternoon, the SER
vices to commence at one O'Clock.
Rev. f. l.. Wiley rendered his resignation
as a pastor of the Free VIII Baptist church in
sutton, on Sunday last, to take effect on or
before the first Of April next.
Tho reports 20 the effect that there arc nu-
merous cases Of small pox in St. Jjhnsbury arc
utterly untrue. There are no cases in the
place, a"A thore has been but one, that Of young
Curtis, who has lately recovered.
A remarkable tnlcton has recently occurred
in the family Of Mr.. George Dandy, Of Dan
willie Last week lie lost two children by ma
lignant cauker rsh s1meof bis other children
are sick with it, and one or two more were not
expected to live Mr. Bandy is a poor, but
hard working man, dependent entirely upon
his labor for support, and had eleven children.
cmrrEngN COUNTY.
Mr.. Lyman Putch Of Charlotte, brakeman
or freight train on the Rutland Railroad, was
killed at Proctorsyille on Thursday. lie leaves
a family.
sam Lucas, not discouraged by his many
abortiye attempts to escape durance vile, sue
ceedcd in breaking out of the Bennington Jail,
carly Thursday morning \ pump handle was
found in bis cell and was tie instrument with
which he gnincd his liberty How it came
there will be an interesting problem for the of
fcers to solve. reward Of 5000 is offered for
bis recapture.
The depot Of the Harlem Extension railroad,
at North Dorset, was burned last week Tues
day, Goals having fallen out through a hole in
the side Of the stove and set The building on
fire when no one was there.
On Saturday morning, about three O'Clock,
a young man named Burroughs, employed On
a freight train, was run over by one or more
wheels of the tender Of an engine, at W inooski
and so badly Injured that he lived only a short
time. The engine was backing up to hitch Oh
to a car on the side track, and Burroughs was
/ running ahead Of the engine when his foot
caught in the frog Of tie switch, and be
fore he could release himself the tender cam,
on to him, breaking one leg and hip four times
! and the other leg once, besides badly hruisinl
J it, Ills widowed mother lives at Claremont
n. H. lie was about nineteen years Of age
, FRANKLIN COUNTY.
There will be " three days Of song" at Lib
! erty Hall, llghgatc Center, commencing Jan
uary both, under tie direction Of Mr.. W. W
Munsell, who is known as ono Of tie leading
singing masters in that vicinity
Supreme Court commenced its annual tern
at st. Adams on Tuesday. There nre som
thirty cases for trial.
The thaw created such a rapid rise in Fair
field river, Thursday night, as to break up th
ice and dam the river at FahGeld Center
About five O'Clock Friday morning the ice CAV
way, sweeping 81 Nathan Gilbert's dam and
house owned by him and occupied for sho
i and residence By Mr.. Blanchard, a shoemaker
L The family had barely time to escape in thei
night clothes, losing all their household effect
K and several hundred dollars worth Of sho
?. stock, tools, etc.
It ORLEANS COUNTY.
n Last Friday, while Joseph Bailey was a
IS work in Michael Tibbett's woods, at Newpor
u Center, another man feled a tree which struc
- Mr. Bailey across the lower part Of the back
l. breaking three of bis ribs of from his bac
bone, and came near breaking biz hip bon,
lie narrowly escaped death.
. Mr.. Brown, who was 50 severely injured
few days since at Grandy, Skinner & Parker
q mill, at Barton. though still in a critics
Ie condition. is thought to be improving. stron
" hopes Of his recovery are entertained, with som
Is prospect of still saving his eye.
a Last Saturday afternoon John House. one ,
d the workmen on Kings section on the ne
ID railroad at Newport, was badly hurt by ia
I'd Of frozen earth. lie is oneot x ng's best mer
ie ORANGE COUNTY
The project of new graded school is beiu
" agitated in Chelsea. $4,000 have nlread
= been guaranteed toward the enterprise by r.
=. sponsible men.
ID Mining operations are about to be renews
o. Mt the Cornth copper mines. The Unil
u. Mines have commenced freghting ore to Il
tn depot in Bradford, having now seven teams {
IN the road. The company want to employ 20
k more teams for ireighting.
y Mrs. Version procured bill OF divorce Il
&c present term Of the Orange County Cour
IN from Gordon Version, the professional lectur
nc land swindler). She resumes her maiden nam
~ John Kimball Of West Fairlee, caught
~ owl Monday night, measuring Eve feet fro
:, tip to tip.
n. The number Of deaths in Brookfeld, in 1877
on were 81, more than twice as many as in h
d. previous year Average age of the "a above
" year, 52g for the entire 81, 4Gi. by col
DE parison with the previous year, it appea
d. that, between the ages Of so and co. there hs
es, been no deaths in town for the last two year
,rt Does that suggest or indicate anything like I
he general fact Of less exposure to death at abo
that age
ey At the late term Of the Orange county coul
Of young man By the name Of Cheney pie
l'e guilty to the charge of an assault and batter
lcn The court fined him twenty-five dollars a
~ costs Of suit, lie found himself unable
io' pay the amount. lie was then placed in
gu custody Of the sheriff to work out the amou
~ by manual labor John Emerson was diyorc
- from his wife, she, according to the eyiden
having left him aud married another man
John Stanton and wife recovered S733 2l