Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-07-15
Slaie Matters.


to .llrust the tines through both his feet, cacl
tine passing entirely through each foot. tn,
wounded man, at last accounts, was suffering
very little pain, and hopes for a speedy recovery
The Cornwall Grange Of the Patrons o
llusbandry held q picnic in a beautiful grow,
in that town, on the ith inst. All the grange
in Addison county were represented, and Thu
Bristol Band furnished music for the occasion
Seven hundred persons sat down to dinner, anC
IT, NJ. ladd, Of Yale Theological Seminary
gave an address upon The Influence Of Puri
tanism ia Moulding our National Life ant
Character.
On Saturday evening Messrs. George A
Merrill, Alyah Stears, + A. Colby, Of Rut
land, and T. Gillette, Of Vergennes, with j
McDuriee, as oarsmcn, left for Gardner,
Island, the boat being heavily loaded with
camp cQupage When near Bluff Point q
squall struck and swampcd the boat. Gillette
and Colby swan ashore. The others chung u
the boat for some time, when, becoming ox.
hausted, young Stenrns dropped of and was
drowned. Merrill and McDuriee held on tc
the boat until it drllcd ashore. Mr.. Stearn'
was a native Of Ru,lani, and lately drug
clerk in Boston
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
--Georqe GlIddon, Of Arlington, dropped
dead Of sunstroke, in the hay field, on Tuesday
Of last week
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Arrangements are nearly completed for O
grand mass temperance and Sabbath-schoo
picnic at Lyndonvilo Grove, on Wednesday
August 18th. All churches, Sabbath.school'
and temperance organizations are invited
Eminent speakers from abroad and at home
win address the meeting. Particulars mas
be had by addressing Rev. II. z. Cushing
East Burke.
james Hoffman, Of Sutton, died suddenly
Of heart disease on Thursday, June 18th, al
the age Of ninoty-iour years. lie was in biz
usual health during the day, and had beer
working in his garden. At nine o'clock h'
was taken with a pain in bis stomach, and dieC
in fcw minutes Mr. Hoffman was one Of th,
carly settlers Of Caledonia county. lie re
mcmbcrcd at the age Of ten years, helping bis
father when he was clearing the timber of tn
fat which is now called st. Johnsbury Plain
The old gentleman was there a few weeks ago
and thought the place didn't look much as i
did when he first saw Il.
cniTrENpEN COUNTY.
The graduating class at Burlington Col
lege this year, numbers eighteen-the highes
for several years.
"A bolt is threatened on the county officers
the temperance people being wrathy at th
nominations made fJr Senators and States AT
tlrney.
On the Goth ult Thomas Stanley, Of Pleas
ant Valley, came to Underhill Centre to dis
pose Of farm produce and, becoming intoxi
Gated, started for home with pair of high
spirited horses that ran away with him
smashing the wagon and badly injuriug th
horses Stanley shoulder and hip we're di;
located, and several ribs broken. 1t is remark
able that he was not instantly killed.
AT Essex junction, on the Fourth,
shower prevented the exhibition Of fireworks
which were put into a schoolhouse Prett
soon, however, they ignited, and there was
lively scene Of rockets flying through the viii
dows, and other explosions, cutting up all sort
Of didos. By great effort the fire was put on
and the building saved, though it was dan
aged not less than one hundred dollars.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
On the afternoon Of July ith, Mrs. Cot
Of St. Adams, fell down stairs, and sustaine
injuries from which she died in about tw
hours. She was ninety-four years old, al
3 was totally blind.
Some boys in st. Adams attempted to bur
the old mill belonging to Horace Livingston
on the night before the Fourth Of July. I'll
, attempt was frustrated, however, and now NJ
Livingstone offers a reward of $3.50 to discov'
who did it.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
The Good Tcmplars celebrated the Four
with a picnic at Grand Isle, and all who a
tended had a capital time.
LAMo1LLE COUNTY.
The Stowe cheese factory is doing n b
business this season, making from twenty-ii
to fifty per day.
Tho hay-crop through Lamoille county
+ unusually promising at this time, though bad
5 winter killed in some localities
b. 80 The Ryan Horse, well-known stalli
, owned by c, NJ. Gray, Of North nydcpar
;. was poisoned by some unknown person, Ju
i, ed and it was with difficulty that the amin
was saved
:. Nelson yorce, OF Belyidere village, II
: with serious accident at Waterville, on t
'' morning Of the Fourth. lie fired of GU
and the cap struck him in the eye, complete
a destroying the sight The Guilds of the e
p came out, and the lens was destroyed.
> Freddie Russell, Of johnson, five yes
J., old, is so unfortunate as to have stepmotl
and more brutal father, who have been {
customed to beat him till he was covered wi
bruises, and once they held him head downwG
. in barrel Of ice-water till he was nearly der
> while hanging him up by the arms for hot
:, has been no uncommon amusement to them. /
:. ncighbors have taken the child from them, a
p. they have fed.
,e Mr.. A. b. Tinker, whose death we
nounccd last week, was a resident of Nor
town, and his remains were conveyed there
nterment. Mr., Tinker had been a large droS
: having formerly taking his stock over the G
trail road from Waterbury AT the time Of
death he was the principal stock man on
" Portland & Ogdensburg road. His age '
y about Gly.Gyc Some time these railroad bril-
u man killers will be built so high as to m
such accidents impossible
ORANGE COUNTY.
V Albert Adams has refused $50, 900 for
10 farm in Newbury undor which lead mine
ef recently discovered, and will sell the ore at
III ton, to be taken out by the purchasers.
On Tuesday of last week staging g
- way while men were repairing the hote
u, Randolph. Two men were upon it and b
~ went down among the ruins Mr.. Adna
: ans had his elbow dislocated, A Mr.. Gil
!. from Bethel had three ribs broken and a
-, punched into his side close by the arm-pit.
=, ~ last accounts they were doing we'll
BE Mr. Insley Dow, Of Corinth, died aite
few hours illness on Monday of last We
lie went to Bradford on Saturday, returning
ID the afternoon. Soon after he got home he Q