Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-10


ut Smnstoad junction, in place Of Mr. Turgeon,
who has been promoted to Shcrbrookc Jail, ior
stealing
The Mclndoes Lumber Company have
nearly thirty million feet Of lumber at their
two mills and in the river, and employ some
seventy five men in and about that village,
aside from two hundred more in different places
on the river
DR. G.. w. Colby, Of Sutton, was sun.
struck on the 2sth ut lie was at work near
the house and feeling overcome by the heat,
be drank cold water, and Immediately became
derangci. DR. Davis was called and afforded
some relief hut It is feared that the eonso.
qucnces will be fatal.
cnlrrENpEV COUNTY.
There are now ia process Of construction
on College street, in Burlington, five stores,
and the three on Church street, make eight
new stores Considering the general stagna-
ton and dullne.s 10 business everywhere, this
is pretty good sign for that city.
EssH COUNTY.
Gen. WIN. VOLS, Collector Of Customs at
Burlington, and bis deputy, Mr. Arthur, have
ELECTED change boo customs regulations Of the
Treasury Department governing the trade be-
tween Canada and the United States, 50 that
Canadian merchandise may be entered under a
combined entry 40 island Pond for expectation
hy way Of either Portland or Boston. Other
important changes are also expected, relative
t. entry Of merchandise at the frontier for con-
sumption, tending % make Island Pond on the
Grand Trunk railway Of more Importance than
heretofore
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The proposed celebration Of the glorious
Fourth at st. Al0ans, has been abandoned.
Tho grading Of the Lamoille Valley rail
road from the river to the lake, in Swanton, is
nearly completed. Two or three weeks at most
will Finish it,
DIR Michael Hatch died at Sheldon poor.
house, Monday, juno ! DR.. Hatch was very
we'll known throughout the county and at one
time was 'o5 popular, being very skilful iu
bis mode Of treatment lie was nearly hun
bred years old and had been blind for some time.
AHouLE ooUSrr
Jonas Gale Of EImore was found dead
in bis room last week having been apparently
in his usual hcaith hale hour before
Judge Bradley Of ,hc United States Su.
prcme Court, has rented for the summer the
elegant mansion " Tho late II V Batter, Of
Stowe
-lle icgni voters OF .he town of Stowe were
Called oat 90 saturday, on question Of a rail
road from Waterbury to Morrisylle and voted
one hundred and twenty five 70 eighty in favor
% % road. arl propose 90 aid in the sun Of
$4,000 Nornu lor raising the money has
been dc.IIcl upon.
"a small force is diligently KEEP, at work
finishing up the grading On the =. & O. be-
tween Hyde Park aol swanton. OF the thirty
cish, miles between the iron laid in these two
towns, dirty miles are graded and ready for
thc rails. The road win be finished and trains
running 90 johnson about che first Of August,
and IL IS hoped through 70 swau,on this year
oRaNGs COUNTY
AT tho recent conference Of Congregational
churches, the following delegates were chosen
~ the State Convention, at Mortified, June
l6.h, l7th and lsth, Rev e " Winch, Dea
& 4 Clark aud Silas Hall and Rev W S
Palmer ani Prof t. Conant, delegates to the
National Council az New Haven, Ct, in Sep
tcinbcr The next conference is to be held in
Tunhrilee during the last week in May, 1875
The following statistics Of the Congregational
churches 10 the county were prepared and read
before tie conference Whole number Of
churches, twenty membership, one thousand
nine hundred and fity.two added during the
year, eighty seven; removed, eighty-three
The church 10 C9rintl received eleven mem
hers the churches in Bradford Randolph and
Stanford, five each and ,he churches in Chcl-
sea, Newbury aud lunbriigc, four each. The
Sahbath-seh0ois connected with the churches
report two thousand and thirty-eight member.
20 gain VI two hundred and ninety-eight
duriug the year The average yearly congrc.
cations DO these churches was two thousand
aud eghty-onc. The amount Of benevolent
contributions, exclusive of the support Of the
several churches wa. S2726 o.
ORLEANS COUNTY
A petition for town meeting is in circu-
lation in Greensboro, to see If the town will de-
lend the suits brought against David Simpson,
for alleged unlawful sale Of liquor while town
agent.
An unmarried man by the name Of Carr
living for several years past with john Bean,
OF Barton, committed suicide on Monday night
or Tuesday morning, in the pasture, by taking
strychuine lie was iorty-fye years Of age
has two sisters living in Morgan, and some re.
lations living 10 the West Disappointment
in money matters was the cause.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
John McGregor, Of Essex Junction, AMI
C F. Bressee, Of Albany, n. y, are to play
match of fifty games Of checkers in Rutland
commencing June 23l.
A little six year old daughter Of a RutlanC
clergyman watched Barnum's street parad,
with great interest, and finally said to her papa
" II | want minister little girl could 20 t
the circus, but suppose must set an example
to the whole church now"
Mrs Ellen Hogan, of Rutland, while suf
ioring from rheumatism, took two swallows o
Whit she supposed to be whiskey from bottI'
which She found in the house, and which haC
recently been filled with bedbug poison, viz
corrosive sublimhte. The prompt attendanc,
Of physician relieved Mrs. Hogan, although
her condition is still critical
Charles Churchill, of Sudbury, found on
Of his cows missing on Sunday morning of las
week. lie rallied his neighbors to assist hin
in finding her, After finding the COW the part,
returned to Churchl's house. Here eide
was furnished them, and a quarrel ensued
duringwhieh alterations took place all around
Charles Howard attempted to run away, whei
Allen Roberts, his brother-n-law, shot at hin
with a gun, the ball entering just below thu
knee and coming out just below the thigh
The parties have been arrested.
In imitation Of the Bowdoin College fasco,
school rebellion has been going on in Brandon
Mr.. Cilley, principal of the high school, re
Gently suspended several young men for leay
ing school to engage in game of base ball il
school hours The suspended boys were in
formed that il they would apologize for thei
conduct by acknowledging their error and ex
pressing their regret for the same, and promis