Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-06-11

III oIuor 10 90 away with open bars At the
hotels, the sclectmcn Of Hydepark have pur.
chased the stock Of liquor at the Union House,
and turned 1t over to the town cgcit
The Burlington Democrat says that Alvin
Kingsley, Of No. Cambridge, in alighting from
his carriage, caught his hand in the railing Of
The scat, iniuring him 10 that extent that he
died in eight days after.
The nearest station on the Portland 4 oR-
densburg railroad TO Mt Mansfield is nearer by
two miles than the nearest one on tho Central
at Waterbury. The stage road from the Port
land Ogdensbnrg to the mountain is in good
condition, and the scenery by the way is most
agreeable
From liydepark to the western terminus Of
the Portland & Ogdeusburg road at Swanton
and lake Cbamplain, the distance is about
forty miles Fifteen miles of this section j.
ready for the ties and rails, aud rails are laid
upon few miles Of the west end The heavy
work on the other twenty five miles is mostly
done.
The first frame building erected in Water
vile was recently demolished II was built in
the year 1902, and put together with wrought
iron nails. The frame work was hewn from
hard wood, and although it had been in use
for seventy years, it was in good condition at
the time Of its demolition.
The following is list Of indictments found
by the grand jury VIM. b. Smith, for lar
ceny; Patrick Kiley, for arson David A. Tol.
man, for assault Ephraim Foss, for assault /.
Calvin foss, for assault; Walter Bedell, for
arson; Ira =. Rathburn Tor arson Alphcns
McClaillin, for assault W B. Smith was put
upon his trial on Monday Of last week, found
guilty, and sentenced to three years in states
prison.
An excursion train, with some thirty or
forty gentlemen and ladies from ST.. Johnsbury,
recently visited IIydepark. Among them were
the Messrs, Hatch of New York, who reported
recent large sales of Portland & Ogdensburg
bonds, and expressed themselves confident Of
the completion Of the road to Swanton this
year. The road-bed from IIydepaik to St
Johnsbury is now in excellent condition. Hyde.
park is making rapid strides in business since
the advent Of the railroad.
Owing to the dry weather, spark from a
passing engine, at Wolcott, Thursday, com
muuicated fire to a field of grass, and spread
rapidly till the section men put it ont On
Saturday, Mr. Carlysle's son dropped lighted
match in crossing his farm, and that caused
some damage. Saturday night. Mr. Warren
B1ardman set fre to a log-heap, about twenty
rod. south Of the railroad track, which spread
with the rising wind and crossed the track
consuming trees and fences in its course and
spreading over about twenty five acres Three
cows were surrounded by the fire, but were
saved by being driven through it BY the section
men. All day Sunday the fire ragged, but had
nearly been extinguished on Monday.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Fairlee furnished three soldiers for the reyo-
Iutonary war, all deceased seven for the war
Of 1912, now deceased two for the Mexican
war, and thirteen for the war Of the rebellion,
now deceased, besides large number Of sur
yvors She also saw that their graves were
properly decorated Memorial Day.
One Of the most beautiful and picturesque
towns in the State is that Of Newbury, which
is situated.on the Passumpsic railroad thirty
five miles from White River junction. 1t i.
in the heart Of region unrivalled in its natu-
raj attractions, and is just the place for quiet
aud pleasant Summer resort. The White
Mountains are but a few miles distant, and
pleasant excursions can be made thither with
Newbury as a starting point. The Spring llo
tel under r. W. Chamberlain's care, is a
model Of home-like comfort, and they who g
there once never fail to 60 again, and stay
longer than at first.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Coventry refused, last Friday, to bond tn,
town to aid the Black River railroad. by vot,
OF 90 ayes to n nays. They will try again.
Fire spread from a feIled piece in Newpor
to the NJ. & G. r railroad. on Sunday, burn
ing ties, cord wood and bark also E. Sher
mans sugar house, with 1926 buckets, thre'
holders, etc.
The house OF Sylvester Drown, Of Newport
was badly injured by fire last week Sunday
Lyman Williams, who occupied a part Of thu
house, had his furniture and clothing damaged
considerably. Insured in Vermont Mutual.
Last Friday, boy some fourteen years o
age. at work at Gallup's steam mill IN Brown
ington, was accidentally caught in a shaft tia
made six hundred revolutions in minute, ant
was so injured that he died in few moments
The boy was from Morgan, but name no
given.
The Newport Express, in speaking of tn
| Decoration Day address at North Troy b.
Captain William R. Rowell, says 1t is pro
nouneed the ablest memorial address ever de
lvered upon this occasion in Troy. All wer
united in commencing an effort worthy O
praise"
RUTLAND COUNTY
I A Rutland marble dealer lad custome
way from Texas, the other day.
The subject of establishing rolling mill Il
Rutland is being agitated.
new building is being erected in place 0
the cheese factory, in Tinmouth, recently
burned.
A three-year old daughter Of Frenchmai
named Coulter, was drowned in Mt. Tabo
last Friday.
Rutland still gropes around dark night
without lights, or watchmen To point the way
and anxiously expects the torch OF the lncen
diary which no fremen would arrest, all 70
lack of an appropriation at the last yillag
meeting.
Rutland glories in the recent establishment
Of soda pop mandatory, and the Herai
says the manufacture and sale already amount
to about million of bottles week. Few bot
ties, however, have yet got beyond the tow
limits, 20 great is the home consumption.
A Rutland parson got the enormous sum Q
fifty cents for marrying a couple, the othe
day, but discovering on after examination tina
by the laws of the State he had not the sup
posed authority to marry them, consoled him
J self with the thought that they got their mon
ey' worth.
The rapid development Of the slate interes
in the town Of Pawlet is without parallel j
the history of slate mining in Vermont. 0nl
about one year ago the first derrick To raise tn
slate blocks from their bed was set up, and nov
there are not less than twenty, and over tw
hundred men find employment in the business
The monthly pay-rolls exceed ten thousand dol
lars. No better slate has ever been unearthed
and it all finds a ready market.
wISDnAM COUNTY.
At the Brattleboro post Office twelve hundre
weekly newspapers are regularly received
eighteen hundred monthlies and twenty-five