Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-17
state Matters.


"A house, barn and ADJOINING buildings
together with lot Of farming implements, be
longing to Newton Wilcox, Of Orwell, wer
burned on Friday The fire was set by VIII
Gleason, boy seven years old
DIR. William l.. Dunton, Of East Middle
bury, who was in Jail few days on account o
his dangerous insanity, has been taken by hi
friends TO the insane asylum at Taunton, Mass
lie was an educated man-once a minister
md later physician.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The depot at North Bennington was en-
tered by burglars last Friday night, and con
siderable property stolen.
--Ex Lieut. Gov Leonard Sergeant, Of Man
chester, is in attendance ut the County Court
and has not missed June term since 1919
siSty.two years, and has missed but two Of
three December terms.
David Gale, man about sixty years of age
who has formerly lived in Iandgroye, London
derry and Jamaica, was instantly killed, Tues
day Of last week, while peelng bark, up Boorr
brook in Manchester lie was telling tire,
which in starting broke of the top Of dead
tree, md this in falling struck him on the head
breaking the skull.
AT East Dorset, recently, some miscrcants
visited d l.. Kent & Co.'S quarry and ran hi,
diamond drill of the ledge, smashing it up.
The drill cost $500. The large drill they
could not move, but let the water nearly out Of
the boiler so that it should blow up when the
FIRE should be kindled, but the trick was dis.
covered in time to prevent accident
"A young boy named lockwood was play
ing with a shot gun, in Bennington, about nine
O'Clock Sunday morning and, not knowing il
was loaded, pointed it at young playmate
named lIoughton. The gun went 90, and the
charge entered IIoughton's right breast, caus
ing his death in few minutes The boy wa,
eight years old, and was son Of Richard
IIoughton, Of that place.
The June term of the bennington county
court adjourned last Saturday before the close
Of the term. Edward Lynch, one of the youth
fu burglars from Bennington, vas sentenced tC
the Reform School at Waterbury, with the pro
vision that if he did not conform to the rule,
of the school he should be sent to State Prison
for one year. Michael Grace, his partner il
the business, was sentenced to one year a
State Prison. The would-be Colonel +. A
Bailey was sentenced to two years imprison
ment in the State Prison, for breaking jail ant
Charles Stockvell of Pownal, two years fol
the same cause. Friday night Lynch an,
Grace attempted to break jail They succeede,
in entering hole through the wall Of the Jail
but were discovered before they managed t,
get away.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
A new Baptist church was constituted a
st. Johnsbury, June oh.
DIR. A. NJ. Ward; Of llardwick, who sue,
the town for injury received on the highway
has settled and received s 800 from the town
There are several suits Of the same kind pend
ing against the town.
The grand jury have found bill for pre-
msditated murder against james Snow, o
Walden, who killed the peddler. Stanton
year ago this June 1t is supposed that Snow
rlal Will take place soon.
The Odd Fellows lay the cornerstone o
their new hall in st. Johnsbury, on Tuesday
June 23i. The ceremonies will be performed
by Grand Master y. X. Dyer, of Rutland, as
sisted by other grand officers. Grafton b,
Henry CLARK, Grand Representative of Vermont
MIR. Thomas c. Clark, of Peacham Hollow
who recently attempted suicide by cutting hi
throat, has recovered somewhat from hi
wounds, but has required constant watching
ever since, and at times has been almost uu
goyernably iDsane--so much so, that his rels
tiyes and friends have sent him to the Brattlt
baro Insane Asylum.
L. d. Parker, Of West Concord, iormerl
of Kirby, was fatally injured at East st, Johns
bury, on tuesday afternoon Of last week, II
stepped from the platform, at the depot, jus
as the special train which went over to the con
ference ws backing up, and was caught be
tween the car and the platform, In space {
seven inches, and rolled along for eight or te
feet before the train could be stopped ii
was taken on the train and carried to his HON
ht west NouVoIui ouA uieu utiplb hV lpeNhV
there. lie appeared to be insensibe all ii
time lie leaves a wife and three children.
cHIrTENDES COUNTY.
The house of o. A. Burton, in Burlinl
ton, was bSrgarized to the amount Of four
five hundred dollars, Monday evening
DIR j. @. Harmon, a well known physical
of W estiord, has fled to Canada to escape a
rest for causing the death of an ilegitimate il
: FAINT of which he was the father
-Boatmen complain that business IL excee,
3 ingly dull on the Champlain canal, and thu
loading, at living prices, is hard to be obtaino
Over enc hundred boats are tied up along Lal
7 Champain for lack Of freight.
u The auction store of Poore Bros, in Bu
= lingtou, was broken into on Friday night, al
robbed Of between one and two hundred dulla
+ worth Of jewelry, shoes and clothing. II
$ deed was evidently performed by some unpra
tised hand
d The committee of one hundred and twent
appointed by Mayor Blodgett, of Burlington
o find that the Lamoille Valley connection wi
Il the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad can
!, built for $50 600 They will make trip oy
the proposed route of the railroad and to
y Johnsbury, commencing Monday, June 22n
b Essay COUNTY.
= The house and barn owned by Warren
Vance, of Lunenburgb, and formerly occupied
J., him, but which had been unoccupied for u
b past, were burned to the ground Monday nigl
May 25th As there had been no fire in
/. about the buildings, the burning must hs
been the work Of an incendiary, About eli
tons Of hay were burned in the barn. Loss
timated at 81 900. Insured In the Verne
IT Mutual for $500.
l. FRANKLIN COUNTY.
n MIR. Sylvester Chadwick, OF East SwantC
l. had four cows killed by lightning during
Of storm Of Sunday afternoon. They were cho
III and valuable stock.
" "A three years old boy Of james Barber,
J" East Swanton, fell into a pail of hot water, !
Saturday morning, while his mothers back v
or turned, and was so scalded that death ensu
ne after thrty-six hours Of Inconsistencies
'' LANoILLE COUNTY.
!, The Spiritualists will celebrate the fOu
" at Eden Mills. Grafton delivered In the gr
" by Mrs. Il. A. Paul Music, Paul's Band
The disease known as Dutch measles