Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-05-27
state Matters.


alumni and an address by the Rev. Samuel
Boardman, Of Auburn, n y, class Of 1851
poem by the Rev. H. II Shaw, Of Manchester
"Wednesday, Commencement day
"A gentleman Of Salisbury, who was about
to he married to young lady Of East Middle
bury, had furnished bis house at considerable
expense, and made all the necessary prepara.
tons for the wedding the day was agreed
upon, and, aller an anxious looking for, finally
came. Tho parties met, when, to the surprise
and chagrin Of the young man, his intended
had concluded that she should not marry him.
lie appears to take things very coolly, however,
for last Wednesday Just one week from the day
of his disappointment he married the intended
BRIDE sister
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The gas tank belonging to Bradford 4 Co.'S
knitting MILL at Bennington, has been exam
ined, and the discovery Of three leaks 10 it
confirms the theory that it was the cause Of the
fatal explosion in the mill last winter.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Or NJ. G Elmunds, Of Weston, one Of
the Vermont Fish Commissioners, is stocking
the upper Connecticut and its tributaries with
salmon, lie was in st. Johnsbury Wednesday,
and put ten thousand of the little fellows into
Moose River in Concord, and twenty thousand
into Wheclock branch in Wheelock.
Thomas o. Clark, Of Peacham, attempted
suicide, Monday Of last week, but succeeded
only in making an ugly cash in his throat.
lie had been much depressed Of late because Of
the loss Of property and was undoubtedly out
Of his head whGn he made the attempt on his
life. lie lost heavily in the Boston FIRE.
The First Baptist Church of st. Johnsbury
was organized on Fridaywith twelve members.
Mr. A. Q. Mitchell was chosen clerk. For the
present they viii have the pastoral services Of
Mr. W. A. Bacon, and will hold meetings in
the ball over Browns store. Although few in
number this society is composed Of good mate
rial and starts of with bright prospects.
currENDEN COUNTY.
--Barnum's " managore - exhibits in Bur
ington about June sth.
Mr.. Bowen Warren, Of Westiord, while
driving from his residence to Fairfax, recently,
was thrown from his wagon and badly though
not fatally injured by the horse becoming
frightened at the breaking Of the cross-bar
A woman on " Hard Scrabble" in Milton,
went for her on-in-law, one Farnsworth, one
day last week, with butcher knife, threaten
ing to dig his eyes out. The son-in-law OBJ
jecting TO such proceedings, threw saucer Of
warm molasses into her face. That woman is
not digging out eyes as much as she was.
Thursday morning, young man named
Thomas Courtney, in the employ Of the Bur
lington Wooden Company, in Winooski, got
entangled in the machinery which he was op.
Grating, and was severely injured, his arm being
broken, an ear partly torn of, scalp badly mu
tila,ed, besides receiving other severe bruises.
Essx COUNTY.
The suicide, Mrs. Geo Jones, who drowned
herself in a cistorn, was not resident Of Esse,
county, VI, as stated by several exchanges
but Of Worcester county, Mass.
Three barns belonging to Horace n. Allen
in Guildhall, together with seventy-fye tons o.
hay, were burned on Wednesday night Of last
week, at about ten O'Clock. The FIRE is sup
posed 10 have caught from lantern that wa
carried into the barn few moments before il
was discovered. Loss $1,000; injured in til,
Farmers Mutual for 800.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
st. Adams, at public meeting appointed
=. r.
committee 70 raise the sum OIL Si,VVo' iof
oelepration ana fireman muster ~ 'na' p'ao'
on tne 4'h OIL july
M c. Edmunds, NJ. d., State Fish Com
missioner, has just placed seventy-hye thousan'
young salmon, all in good condition, in the La
noble river, near Georgia station, and viii
shortly place about the same number in th'
Winooski.
Mrs. Daniel Green, Of East Richford, die,
very suddenly on Wednesday OF last week
She got up from the dinner table APPARENT.
IN her usual good health, but was lmmedistei.
afterwards taken with bleeding either from tn
lungs or stomach, and soon died
! Mr.. Charles FELTON,, Of Franklin, while in
pig-pen endeayoring to catch young pig, OIL
the 2lst inst, was attacked by the mother an
thrown down, receiving quite serious wound
in one of his thighs. He had a narrow escap
from death, the tusks Of the animal tearing tb
flesh quite near an artery.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
The fruit.erowers in Grand Isle predict tina
the coming season will be a good one for apples
,vor oo,,,
b., .or - ala son ., ,ha sao,;o
h,ss =, c,,,h.;I,o ,as L;I,od wo1n.sdav =
> ,ho rail-ood ia was rid;no an n hand -,
o,toched %. c,o;obt ,ra;n ao;no sou,h whe
the car was suddenly thrown from the trac
by striking n crossing and turned completel
over. crushing the bows inv and chest II
= cot nm and ran about l0y feet and then fe
dead
-Young Foote of ,Jobnsou. who forOed hi
fathers name IN the amount of % 700 nm
,ber ged has returned and ia walking N
streets unmole.ted lie expresses great per
itence for his crime, and it is understood this
his creditors are disposed to be lenient wit
him and let him 20 to work again on the ol
basis. His conduct, however, cannot strict
be recommended as a model for young men
follow.
4 Two boys Of Mr. lie Page, Of Hydeparl
had A very narrow escape from drowning la