Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

The Register says the panic struck Middle
bury last week, and crediting the rumor'
aaoat, the whole town was going to smash
As il was, three men made assignments, apt
half a dozen suits were brought against othel
parties. Those making assignments were
George Hammond, y. X. Clay and Toussant
Kiddor. The Paper Company, it is thought
will make some arrangement with its creditors
reorganizc, and go on with business as before
Business is considerably depressed, and Sc
great is the fever Of dstrust that money is not
easily raised on the best securities.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Bennington has one thousand one hundred
and twenty-five children Of school age.
The dry-house connected with the chair fac
tory Of Marshall 4 Paine, at South SALISBURY,
was destroyed by fire on Thursday afternoon.
II was filled with finished stock at the time
and the loss is quite heavy. No insurance.
The cause Of the fire is yet unknown.
The cause Of the Bennington disaster still re-
mains a mystery The theories thus far ad-
vinced have all Zen proved erroneous. Messrs.
H. L Bradford q Co. are busily engaged ia re-
moving the debris from the ruins Of their late
mill, and will build rs rapidly as possible.
A body Of water said to cover an area Of two
acres or more, has just been discovered on the
tip top Of one Of the mountains in Glasten-
bury. Some Of the Oldest inhabitants Of this
town say that many years ago it was known 10
be there and was called the Lost Pond"
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Hon. Charles 5. Dana, Of st. Johnsbury,
suffered bad fracture of bis wrist, by a fall on
an icy sidewalk, last week.
william Smith and Clark Granger, Of West
Barnet, have been fined Sl3 65 each for being
impudent to their school teacher
cniTrENDEN couNrY.
The Burlington Manufacturing Company are
running their marble mill night and day, and
still cannot keep up with their orders.
1t is rumored that the physicians Of Bur
lington seriously contemplate advancing their
charges for professional visits from s to : so.
The smallpox scare in williston is pretty
much over II has been confined to one family,
in which there have been, in all, three cases
one Of them vas a very mild case Of yarioloid.
rssU COUNTY.
Mrs. II. I. lIoichkiss, Of Island Pond de.
Tended herself with a revolver, the other night,
when some ruihans attempted to break into the
house during the absence Of her husband A
ball through one fellows coat sleeve, and one
along the knuckles, induced them to decamp.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
l. g Weaver has been appointed postmaster
at svanton junction, vice K c. Hall resigned
The meeting Of the State Doard of Agri-
culture at Enosburgh Falls has been well at
tended. Four members Of the Board were
present.
a young lady at Swanton rode three miles
on Monday Of last week to take the train, sup
posing herself well protected from the severity
OF the weather, but on arriving at the depot
she was found to be nearly senseless-she
could neither move nor speak Her hands and
arms were frozen half way to the elbow, and
nearly the whole Of her face
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Aanson Henry Harvey has been appointed
postmaster at East Alburgh, vice Miss Alice
Brownson, resigned
ORANGE COUNTY.
The National Bank Of Chelsea has declared
a dividend Of three per cent. on a business Of
about three months.
Mr.. Paschal Raymond Of Newbury, an old
citizen, aged nearly seventy years, was found
dead in his bed on the morning Of the 23d ult.
At Chelsea, January 90, Jane Bohonan, at
work for Richard Kennedy, who lives about
two miles from Chelsea village, went up stairs
as was supposed to change her dress, but in
stead cut two ugly gashes on her throat with a
razor, but not deep enough to sever any Of the
arteries. She had been sick about two months
and was just able to be about the house, and il
is thought that dependency led to the deed.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The dwelling house Of Norman Mckay, neal
Derby Line, on the n. NJ. Colby farm, was re-
Gently destroyed by fire. Contents mostly
saved. Insured for $500.
Mrs Locke, who died ia Irasburgh, re-
Gently, at the age Of ninety-two, had bad four.
teen children, hfty-eight grandchildren, eighty
great grandchildren, and three great great
grandchildren.
RUTLAND COUNT.
County court met on Monday.
II i. asserted that from s. to $40 day can
be made at the Pawlet gold mines.
Last Friday, says the Rutland Globe, Fred
die, only son Of David Parmenter, of Hydeyille
eight years of age, had his arm 80 badly in
jured in planning mill that amputation was
rendered necessary.
A colored man named Hunter, residing in
Castleton, few days since, just at dark, at
tempted to cross Lake Bomoseen on skates Ii
is supposed he went to the bottom Of the Lake
as he has not been seen or heard from since. lie
was advised not to 90, but persisted
The slate producers of the state held con-
venton at Poultney recently, and COMMITTEES
was appointed to ask of the Vermont Contra
railroad company and the Delaware and Hud
son canal company reduction of the freigh
rates. The convention will meet again in four
weeks, to hear the reports of the committees.
Mrs. Stephen Goodwin, of Castleton, died, {
few days ago, from the effect Of a terrible burr
she received, several weeks ago, by falling
upon kettle Of live Goals she was carrying
After her death the relatives found, much t
their surprise, 81 200 deposited in an old chest
some s 500 being in gold and silver coin. Sh,
had been quietly accommodating this money fol
years.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Charles Burnham, of Perkinsville, who was
so badly wounded with an ax recently, died on
the Goth.
Mrs. Gilbert Lamb and her little boy, o.
Wiliamsyille, were, it is feared, fatally in
jured by runaway accident on Thursday
last.
A man going by the name of Bailey, anC
who is supposed to be the person who has beer
playing the confidence game so successfully il
Windham, and adjoining towns, for the last few
days, by paying for cattle etc., with counterfeit
bills, was arrested last week at Jamaica b,
Sheriff Evans, and taken to Jail at Newfane
His trial was set down for the l2th ult. Tn,
man is sharper, and evidently understand
his business.