Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-07-22
state Matters.
ADDISON COUNTY.

-Middlebury college graduated class Of
thirteen.
The excitement over the question Of States
Attorney, in Addison county, wakes warm, and
at present the two candidates seem to be about
+" neck and neck
The oamp-mcoting Of the Burlington Dis
trict Of tho Methodist church is to be held this
year, commencing August Goth, on the grounds
Of the association, in New Haven, on the line
Of the railroad
Information has been received at Middle
bury that Joseph Battell, of New York, Of the
class Of 1923, who died on the 9Th inst, has
left, by bis will, ten thousand dollars to Mid
debury College
The body Of The little six-year-old Bud
dington girl, drowned at Contervillo, Brattlo-
boro, about nine weeks since, was recovered
short distance below where she fell in, on Tues
day afternoon, the recent heavy rains having
washed the body to the surface. She was only
recognized By her little dress and boots.
The MiddIebury Alumni, at their meet.
ing, resolved that the welfare Of the college
demands more intimate relation between the
Alumni and the management that the corpo-
ration ought to make an annual report Of the
financial condition and general prospects Of the
institution and iha, the interests Of the college
would be advanced hy committing to the Alumni
the nomination ly ballot to all vacancies &C
curing n the Board Of Trustees.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The Bennington county Dement'S have
nominated for Senators Rev c. H. hubbard, Of
Bennington, and r. +. llurd, Of Arlington.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Tho Messrs. Fairbanks sold, in the first
six months Of this year, twenty-three thousand
/ eight hundred scales.
Mr. George E. Eaton, Of the Danyile Star,
in company with another man, took five hun
bred and sixty trout, weighing thirty-iye
pounds, out Of peacham brook, one day last
week.
st. Johusbury has voted to abolish its
/ high school, and give all scholars in the village
district three years schooling at the Academy,
the district to pay thirty dollars year tuition
for each pupil.
The tin shop Of B. r Wallace K Son, Of
Barnet, had a narrow escape from fire last week
Sunday, about bali ton Of paper rags taking
fire from spontaneous combustion. The fire
was put out before much damage was done.
On Monday morning Of last week the barn
Of NJ. p. Jenness, Of Sheffield, was burned
lie got up at three o'clock and fed his horses
sitting bis lamp on a separator which stood be-
meath a scaGJld While he was absent mo-
ment the hanging straw from above caught fire
and when he returned the fumes were beyond
his control With the help Of neighbors he
succeeded in saving his stock, but lost hi'
threshing machine, several harnesses and ~om'
small tools The barn was nearly new. Loss
nearly 81 900, with some insurance.
cnIrTENDEN COUNTY
A boiling Temperance County Convention
is called at Burlington for Saturday.
Tho Burlington fremen are making grea
preparations for their forthcoming muster
hoping to make it buster"
Thomas Stanley, Of Underhll, who wa
recently severely injured by being thrown from
his wagon is now very low, with slight hope
of recovery.
, Darlington has secured the bulk Of tn
81 500 it is raising to defray the expenses q
the annual soldiers reunion, which is to tax
place there this year, and it promises to be
success.
b "A young man, aged seventeen years, was :
severely injured By being drawn on to pulle
in Clark, Boardman & Coz saw mill, in Nil
ton, on Thursday night, that he died in abou
six hours. lie was carried around the shaI
, some twelve OF fifteen times, shattering his LEI
arm, and breaking his right arm in seyc
places.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
y Sumner visitors are now arriving in th
S county quite numerously. Sheldon, Highgat
, and Alburgh are each catching goodly nun
, Der
George W Gbson's jewery store, at Ricl
ford, was burglarized on Tuesday Of last weei
d and robbed Of about five or six hundred dollar
C worth Of watches, and some four dollars
: money
A son Of Curtis Hubbard, of SwantoI
nineteen years Of age, was taken suddenly d
i. ranged last Thursday, while at work in Il
A field. The physicians think that it was cause
h by over exertion Of both mind and body.
J. Nathan Sweet, who was injured by beir
struck by board from circular saw,
e Brainerd's steam saw mill, Richford, lies at h
Ie home in Abercorn IN a critical condition. 1t
J. expected that his injuries will prove fatal.
TO DR. II. p Blair, of Georgia, died on Il
ID llth inst. lie was born in that town Mover
Of Der 10th, l79s. and practiced his profession
e nearly fifty years. lie was for many yea
is Secretary of the Board of Trustees Of Georg
y Academy lie was member Of the Congi
gational church.
D. Two French boys, named Labarge, we
VI drowned at Swanton, Sunday. They we
III bathing with another boy, whose name we ha
~ not learned, when the latter got into quic
ID sand and in trying to help him out the broI
y ers got in themselves. The other boy ST
u ceeded in reaching the shore and giving
3 alarm, but it was too late.
On going into his pasture, Monday moi
III ing, James Malayin, of Bakersfield, found
III pair Of two year old twin colts, belonging
a him, dead, and third horse, which he took il
We the barn with him, died before night All thl
" Of the horses were seen the day before a
o. were apparently all right. lie had the hor
IN dissected by physician, who thinks, fir
70 their appearance, that they were poisoned.
:" GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
- The Colorado potato bug has made its I
peaanee in Alburgh.
"a A little son of Ed. Norris, of Alburi
%. about FIVE years old, was poisoned by swall'
IA. ing a weed or bug on some sorrel which he
or been eating in the woods. lie lived but
at hours.
\ LAMoILLE COUNTY.
- "A deer was seen at Cambridge the OF
~ day, the first one that has appeared in that !
.or ton for years.
v Freddie Russell, of johnson, whose
llv rents had so fearfully maltreated him, has h
". sent to the Home in Burlington.
or, The second annual fair of the lamoille
I'd. ley Fair Ground Company, will he held on Il
new fair ground, at Morrisyile, on tho
and 18th Of September
,Lo A Wolcott man had COW killed by liz