Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-18

Frank Arthur, in Shorchain, about mile cast
of Iarubce's Point, were destroyed by fire on
The evening Of tic l2th. Partially insured
Fred A. Field, freight conductor on the
Rutland railroad had his left hand caught
while shockling cars at Vcrgennes on Friday
morning lie took bis train to Middlcbury,
whore bis thumb was amputatcd, after which
he projected T., Rutland on The mail train.
prlr.w. PARKER, o.. Nillcbury College,
say. tie nunber Of students there is fity-two,
and Che recent donations to the funds have
been made in moderate sums, but highly priced
because they came from so many willing hearts.
lie mentions some Of s 0 900 each, one Of S92,.
ooo, and ono Of $4,000.
nENNNoToN COUNTY.
There has not been school in session 10 The
town Of Woodrorl this winter.
Mr.. A. p. Childs has become proprietor and
editor Of the Vermont Go,enc, OF Bennington
About So 600 have been raised in Bennipg
ton for the sufferers by the recent fire and ex-
plosion.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Tie founders in the Fairbanks scale works
struck on Saturday, demanding return to the
wages paid before The panic
The father of Alden T.. Martin, who was last
week arrested lor Irregularities at fairbankses,
ST. Johnshury promises 20 settle up the scrape,
800 an expense of over 81 GOO.
James Mcclure, am esteemed citizen Of Rye
gate, was buttej in the Abdomen by one Of bis
bucks, iew days since, and died from result
| ing Inflammation Of the bowels, three days
/ alcr.
The trial OF tie Flint boy, in panyic, last
week, for pounding the Wiley boy, resulted
in fine OF SIS, and $lj 10 cost The Wiley
hos was s1 severely pounded that he has not
since been able to 90 out. \ suit has been
brought by Wnlcy's father, claiming $4,000
. private damages.
E,W COUNTY.
The business OF the Portland q Ogdensburg
rnilrdli, both in passengers and freight, has
increased considerably of late. An order has
been given TO put some -h5yecrs into Lunen-
bureh, which settles tho question Of where the
road Is o. cross Che Connecticut river
rRwKtN corSu.
ln Adams, last year, there were 262
births, ninety tlrec marriage. aud nlueiy-iwo
daihs
Iasl Thursday Mrs Sarah Fay lor, widow Of
Itlo latc .t.,bp qaylor. Of berkshire. died sud
I1ooly while sitting In her chair. and was thus
found by lcr c.ilircni 10 Che uislt, they having
uluaci il., the lislt was not extinguishcl
She wes apparently iu goodheal 10 the even
f.. ID D a.. d O..
ylgorani her general intelligence.
D,-ino die i,., .i,ds,. tbere PASSED tl,-,ueh
81. Adams, s.uthward bound, more than .ix
miles or freight, 9r o,er 600 ear llals, mum.
'baiue sixty-ouo trims. 40 aycwro Of about
Il-5car. a dsy. comprising Cen trains reaching
a distance of one mile. Tho total capacity r
confined To ono article would be @ 600 600 feet
Of lumber. or 500 goo bu.hcl. OF wheat, or 3d.
600 barrels OF lour
t,u5ulE coc>rr.
Horace vs. Day. or Woc1tt. and John Sar-
e.ut. hlsc boom arrested as being concerned
With Jnu Na'po. whose arrest we noticed
. li.tvest. i8 tie robbery ofuc house Of G..
!. IN. Waiscr. of NJ .rri.yile They were elch
pacal under $3.50 bond, cr their appearance
Iat the county court.
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