Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-25


eye. He was at homo engaged in loading
a cartridge had put in the ball and pow
der, when he noticed the cartridge was lit
Ito bent. In endeavOring to straighten il
with an iron instrument he hit the cap aud
an explosion occurred, a piece Of the cap
striking the under lid Of the left eye and
lodging itself in the eye ball.
Thomas Madigan, an oier in the employ
Of the Central Vermont Railroad Company
at Rutland, Tuesday morning about nine
o'clock was so badly injured that he died
about noon. He was 10 the depot yard,
and, in endeavoriug to get out Of the way of
an approaching train, stepped between two
cars which were thrown together by switch
ing engine, crushing him between the dead
woods, breaking one arm and iDjuring him
internally.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Friday evening there was a drunken row
in one Of the Main Street dens, Montpelier
and one O'Brien was hit on his head with
an iron wedge thrown by one of his compau-
ions. He was carried off and had his crani-
um tiukered up, aud has since carried it out
into the street, though az one time he was
reported to be dead
Saturday night crowd of drunken oafers
and rowdies howled over a good portion of
State Street, Montpelier, and made an other
wise very pleasant night nuisance They
squabbled at the head Of State Street, and
one detachment haunted the bridge near the
Central depot until the early hours of Sun
day morning.
Last week Thursday afternoon, as the day
express from Boston was coming into Water
bury, span Of horses and traverse sled at
tempted to cross the track, and in so doing
the hook Of the chain caught under one of
the plauks, dragging it on the track. The
horses started on the run, but the driver hav-
ing presence of mind jumped off his team,
and turning around threw the plank one side
just as the train came upon him, thereby
preventing serious accident.
The chair shop at Waterbury recently en-.
larged by Messrs. Fairbank Il Smith for
the extention Of their own business and the
accommodation Of Messrs. Shurtleff Il Full
lerton's clapboard mill, will also afford con-
siderable room in the second story and upper
loft for work shop for the Reform School
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A building adjoining this main shop is one
hundred and twenty by forty feet, is to be
Immediately enlarged Nnd fitted for sleeping
above and cooking below, and all rooms to
be warmed by steam. This extension is
sixty feet, and from the end of this an ell
about forty feet is to be built for the officers,
teachers aud assistants in the institution
A strong force of carpenters and joiners is
now engaged in this work of preparation for
1 the ordinary work and duties of the school.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
On and after Jan. LIST, BrattIeboro will
be lighted with gas at an annual cost of $50
per post.
The Bratteboro Catholics, whose rights
have been trampled on by the school com.
mlttee, are raising money to build school
house of their own.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Mr.. Isaac N. Wood, of Barnard, had both
bones Of his left leg broken, just below the
knee, last week, by log which fell upon it
in the woods where he was saving logs.
The suit of Frank Riford against Roches.
ter, for damages received on the highway
has been settled, Riford getting 81 900, aud
the town paying in addition to that sum
about S160 costs.
As AFRO Films, Woodstock, knocked a
beef in the head last week Wednesday in the
usual way, she threw up her head throwing
the axe from his hands over his head. Her
horn struck him in the face and put out his
left eye.
Mr.. G. H. Blossom has bought of Mr.. Gil
man Henry "a foot lot fronting south on
Central street, lying next to Myers tin shop,
for 81 .440, and thereon will Immediately
put up building to be used as a market
and grocery by himself and Mr.. Duttou. Mr.
Henry took by way of exchange for the lot
n farm from Mr.. Blossom, called the "Bish
op farm" lying near Capt. w. w. Peltoni
place in this town. Woodstock Post.
In the last presidential campaign the
Grant and Wilson club at Woodstock pro
cured flag pole. John S. Eaton, it appears
paid for the pole with his own money.
few days ago he sold the pole to NJ. g. Fair
banks, as he thought he had as good right
TO the pole as any one, and Fairbanks ant
his son Frank went in the night, when the
street was clear Of teams, and cut the pol,
down. This is the Posts version of the
story, but the Standard regards the flag a
public property, and the act as ian outra
geous piece of vandalism. Some of the peo.
pie are pretty mad, on both sides of tn,
} question. The Age finds in the circumstanc
new evidence Of the decline Of the Republi
can party.
GRAFTON COUNTY, N. IL.
The Advent church in Lisbon will b
dedicated in January.
All branches of business seem to be goo,
in Lisbon this winter, no loaiers heing seel
about the village.
!. 1t is reported that the Electric Gold Go
have sold their mill to Col. Howe, landlor
, Of one of the hotels of Lisbon.
Three Bethlehem men started for hunt
through Franconia notch, on Tuesday O
last week, and returned on Friday, wit
three fine deer as trophies.
q EASTERN TOWNSHIPS, p. @.
Good sleighing.
The rubber factory at Coaticook has CON
!. menced work.
Q Alba Wyman, Barnston, has put in
e steam saw mill, we hear.
L.0. Q. Scott has taken Mr.. and Mr.
: Pier to keep, for the town of Barnston.
; John auckland, of Barnston, has sold h
;, farm and gone to Coaticook. We do nj
hear who has the farm.
Il. 9. Hayden has taken possession of Il
Stsustead hotel and Mr.. Russell has reno
}. ed to Mr.. Hayden's farm.
Il Our friend II. G, Hyatt, formerly for
|. long time foreman of the Journal office, HI
d a wholesale boot and shoe store at Grinne
70 Iowa, aud we believe is doing thriving Blu
Is mess, as he deserves. He has our thanl
lie for catalogue of the Iowa College, at Gri
sI nall which we should iudge To be a thoroui