Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-18

shot himself through the heart. lie was about
sixty-iour years OF age, and was living with his
son, James Meade. His death is attributed to
domestic troubles and insanity.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
An old lady named Green was fatally in
jured by falling down stairs, at Bennington, a
few days ago.
Obed Hall, Of Stamford, has purchased Mil
lard q Stamford's mill, for So 800, where he
will continue the numbering business Of the old
firm, and will also put in machinery to carry
on bis line Of business stopped by the recent
tire. lie contemplates putting in steam en-
CINE soon.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The French Catholics In ST. Johnsbury are
agitating the matter Of new church.
West Danville desires TO call attention 10 its
superb water power for manufacturingpur
An infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Sprague,
Of North Danville, was smothered, on Friday
Of last week, by putting on too many wraps to
protect it from the cold
J q. Dodge, Of st. Johusbury, was riding
across bridge in Waterford, on Tuesday, with
horse worth $500, when plank gave way
and all were thrown into the stream the horse
was killed, Mr.. Dodge was considerably hurt,
and the sleigh was ruined
d. D. Hall one of the prominent and wealthy
men OF Newark, committed suicide, on Satur
day last, by taking morphine. He took the
dose on Friday noon, and when he began to feel
the effects he told bis folks what he had done
They endeavorcd to keep him awake by walk
ing him about the room, and forcing him 10
exercise in every way they could, but the medi-
cine oyerpowered him, in spite Of friends and
physicians, and he died in twenty.f0ur hours
after taking the dose. lie was about fifty years
Of age.
Holland Bonnet, Of Lyndon, some years ago
married one Margaret Cassidy. They quar-
relied and parted. In August, 1872, Bennett
married Martha Town, a Lyndon woman,
widow with several children. A short time
ago Margaret appeared to her husband, who
had mover got divorce from her, and accord
ing TO the neighbors, there was an interesting
time Of il. Margaret concluded she would not
stand II with another woman between her and
her lawful husband and complained TO the
proper authorities, when Bennett was arrested
Tor bigamy
cnITrENDES COUNTY.
The population of Burlington is now esti-
mated at eighteen thousand,
The White street Congregational church,
Burlington, are about 10 build their pastor a
parsonage.
Burlington has voted, four hundred and
eighty to eighty-two, to bond the city for the
extension Of water works and sewers
The Burlington manufacturing company has
contracted to furnish forty-four thousand mar
ble tile for the new post Office at New York.
Rev. j. ID. Beeman, pastor of the Methodist
church In Milton, last Thursday night, was
waylaid 10 the bridge through which he had to
pass, and pelted with rotten eggs. The out
rage is supposed to he perpetrated on account
Of Mr.. Beemau's connection with the present
temperance movement and liquor prosecutions.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Swanton has invested 81 200 in fire extn-
gushing apparatus.
The will of the late Rufus Barney, Of Swan
ton, is to be contested.
The Sentinel says d" The people of East
Franklin and West Berkshire are about com
mencing to raise money for the connecting
link between the Lamoille Valley and the Mis-
sisquoi County junction railway, viz between
Sheldon and Frelighsburg rio East Franklin.
The house belonging to G. Orion, between
North Fairfax and Fairfax village, was destroyed
by fire last Wednesday morning. Mr.. orion,
after lighting the fire in the stove, went to the
barn TO do his chores and on returning he
found bis home in flames. lie succeeded in
getting out part OF the furniture and bedding,
tween forty and fifty dollars in wallet in
pair Of pants hanging in the chamber. Loss
about s 500; insurance 5000.
The st. Adams druggists have announced
their full sympathy with the womens temper
ance movement in that village and protest
against being classed among common rum
sellers, claiming 10 have heretofore confined
their sales strictly TO medicinal purposes. They
now pledge themselves not to sell any wine,
liquors, alcohol, ale or porter, for any purpose
whatever, so long as the sale OF liquors, ETC.,
is conducted by some person not in any way
connected with the drug trade in St. Adams,
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Mr., Tnssey, from North Hero, drowned a
valuablc pair of horses at the new dock at
Maquam Bay, on Tuesday of last week. There
were three men in the sleigh that were rescued.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
MJrrisvilIe Academy has one hundred and
forty-one students
D. A. Gilbert, of Morrisville, has virtually
secured the signatures of all his creditors to
accept of forty cents on the dollar for all their
claims.
ORANGE COUNTY.
At South Newbury, Miss Amanda NJ. Hill
dreth, who is seventeen years Of age, does all
the business at the depot.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Luther DeanO, Of Albany retires after forty
years service as town clerk.
Jay reports higher water week before last,
than at any time since 1859. Considerable
damage was done.
Recently, W. d. Crane, States Attorney,
served notice on all the hotels and drug stores
in Newport, that they must stop the sale Of all
intoxicating drinks.
The dwelling house, shed and horse barn at
tached belonging to James Maxfeld of New
port, was destroyed by fire last Tuesday fore
noon. Owing TO lack of water, and scarcity Of
help, but very little property was saved from
the flames The fire took from a barrel in
which meat was being smoked. Placed in an
open shed with hay above, sparks from the
barrel caught in the hay and made such rapid
progress as to battle all Efforts to extinguish it,
Among the property destroyed was set Of
Jewett milk pans new sewing machine
and two good hogs. The loss is estimated at
$1,000, partly insured in the Vermont Mutual
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Howe scale-works at Brandon have be-
gun running on full time.
A Grange was organized in Clarendon,
March 9TH with good list Of members.
The slate producers of the State have formed
a permanent organization with Pitt w. Hyde,
Of IIydeyille, for president.
Men who are in a situation to know, say that
the liquor trade in Rutland amounts to over
$500 900 year, or a sum sufficient TO pay the
entire debt Of the town in less than six months.
Brandon has shooting case in which Michael
Welch, in an alteration, put eleven shot into
the head of Adam Senter, fortunately without
breaking Senter's skull. The parties have been
arrested.
There is considerable alarm in West Haven
over the small pox, which has broken out there.
Harry Kelley is down whit, and as he was at
town meeting and exposed nearly all the voters,
some anxiety is felt as to the result.
A workman at the slate quarry of MIR. Nc
Grath, in Poultney, was fatally injured a few
days since by the falling Of loose stone from
the top Of the quarry, striking him upon the
head and breaking the skull over the left eye.
A compressed air arrangement is to be put
in at Sutherland Falls to run the four marble
mills, and the machinery at the quarries, hall
ia mile distant A Mr. Reynolds, OF New York
is to put in the machinery and run it one year
for $50 900.
| wINDHAM COUNTY.
The SEQ 900 monument, paid for by a life in.
suranoe company, will be erected over the grave
OF Jim. Fisk at Bratteboro next Decoration
Day.