Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-23
State Matters.


Rev. Prof l.. A. Austin, Principal Of kim
ball Union Academy, at Merden, N. H., will
deliver the annual address before the Associated
Alumni Of Middlebury College, on tho occasion
Of their anniversary, July 9th. Richard 5.
Holmes, ESQ, Of Auburn, N. Y, class Of 1862,
will deliver the poem upon the same occasion.
On Thursday last asa young man named Gee,
an employe in Danforth & Ilale's saw-mill, in
Ripton, was passing to the rear Of the building,
he fell headlong upon a bed Of rocks below,
crushing his skull, and then fell into water OF
about six feet depth, where he was found the
next day, dead, lie was subject to epileptic
fits, and it is supposed he had one when he
fell
George, only son Of c. c. Pettibone, Of Bird
port, while hunting, on Friday last, in boat
with another young man, was killed by the ac-
cidental discharge Of his gun, the charge en-
terng his abdomen. lie saw a crow on a tree
near by, and, rising to shoot, caught the ham
mer Of the gun on the edge Of the boat The
deceased was a young man of excellent habits
and the surviving family have the sympathy of
the entire town in their affection.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Quite a panic seems to have arisen in ST.
Johnsbury in consequence Of the number of
deaths recently reported from gastric fever. ="
In the way Of sharp-shootiug, Peacham
women seem to put their husbands in the
shade Mrs. s Ladd had shot six crows with
her husbands ride at last accounts, and was
patiently waiting till she should miss one, so
that he might shoot, according to agreement.
Another neighbor, Mrs. NJ. Hunt and husband,
were shooting for the center rail in target
ten rods distant and had twice grnzed it, when
Mrs. Ladd drove the nail home at her first shot
A freight train up the Passumpsc railroad
on Saturday, met with bad luck about one
mile below Passumpsic village One side of
the track gave way, the rail sinking and tip
ping of eight cars, one Of them falling par
TALLY into the river. The damage is reported
to.be large-to freight and cars Three Of the
cars belonged to the Portland & Ogdensburgh
road, and were loaded with merchandise for
people on the line of that road.
cuTTESDEN COUNTY.
\. II. Pike, Of Wolcott has leased the
Stevens House at Winoosk.
Thomas Gill; Of Underhill Center, died last
week, aged lOl
While Alexander Premier was telling an ap.
pie tree, Thursday afternoon Of last week, on
the farm Of Thomas c. Hill, at Charlotte, j,
struck his oldest son, thirteen years Of age,
and instantly killed him. The tree was
eighteen inches in diameter.
A meeting of the citizens of Burlington was
held last week to consider what further action
should he taken for an accurate survey Of the
Northern Vermont and Lake Champain rail
road. committee was appointed to report
at future meeting as to the power of til,
city to bond in aid Of said road
ESSEX COUNTY.
About one half Of the roof to Ringhorn &
Warcup's saw mill at CRANKY, fell in on Sun
day, March Goth, while they were engaged il
shoyelng Of the snow. Fortunately but littl
damage was done to the machinery.
collision Of freight and passenger trail
took place near Norton Mills on Friday, th
4th inst. Considerable damage was done t
the locomotives, but no serious injury was sus
tanned by any person on board
John Russell and wife, of West Concord
rode for the first time last week upon rail
roal-from West Concord to East St. John.
bury Mr. Russell is 90 and his wife 81 year
Of age.
+. +. johnson, who has been in the emplo
of the customs department at island Pond 70
some time past has been appointed mail agen
between that place and Portland, in place O
Capt. rwitchell, who was compelled to rcsig
on account of i'll health
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The mice have made serious havoc with th
young fruit trees in Richford during the pas
winter.
The next annual session Of the Teachers In
stitute for franklin county will be held a
Academy Hall, Swanton, commencing Monday
April %, and closing on Friday Half fare.
\ Fairfield mother learned Of her daughter
contemplated elopement, and on the night AZ
pointed for the flight put some laudanum i
the girls tea. The latter fell asleep and di
not wake up till morning, and in the mear
time Romeo got tired Of waiting and wer
home disguised lie goes with another gi
7 now.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Henry II. Howe, Esq, late of the America
Hotel, Burlington, is now proprietor Of Il
Alburgh Springs House. May success atten
him, for he knows how to keep good hotel.
, LAMoILLE COUNTY.
The hotel property at Morrisyille has chan,
ed hands, for time at least, the Boyntons ha,
ing leased it for one year to B. S. Wilson
Greensboro, who knows how to suit the publ
Wisln pays $500 rent, and takes possessic
May lst.
Stowe has 2Ol0 inhabitants, and there a
living in town 10 men who have had thr
wives each GO who have had two wives. an
/ 20 widowers. There are thirty-fye wome
a that have been married twice, and 70 that a
widows.
= ORANGE COUNTY.
Sunday before last, when the sexton of II
Z Baptist church, at East Cornth, lit the fire
}. the furnace, which is placed in the vestry
the church, he was nearly blinded with ash
e and smoke, some wretch having placed co
siderable quantity OF gunpowder in the fu
G mace.
e d. r. Cook, the veteran merchant
!, Corinth, died the 3lst Of March, after a lor
illness. All of Mr. Cooks business life b
been spent in the " old brick store" viii,
8 was built and occupied by his father, and
now owned by his son, G. G. Cook Being
shrewd business man, Mr.. Cook accumulat
l. large property.
?. ORLEANS COUNTY.
The bodies Of three infants were found in
cellar at Derby Center, recently, and the mot
er proves to be an unwedded French girl. 81
teen years old.
Rev Mr.. Rogers, after laboring five years
!, the pastorate OF the Congregational parish
L Derby, leaves and goes to Massachusetts,.
i Mr.. |. P. Gage, of Barton, has received
% appointment as agent of the American Sund
3 School Union, and will soon enter upon /
i duties in some part Of the west.
, | The Ernress undarotands tLo4 II.l An