Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-28
state Matters.


ADDISON COUNTY.
Two very remarkable instances Of longevity
aud death have occurred in Fast Middlebury
The widow Of Paul Champln, over 80 years
old, and among the first settlers Of the town,
and the widow Of Samuel Eldridgc, about the
same age, both died on the night Of the 10th
inst, within an hour Of each other, and were
buried on the following Sabbath.
The Vcrgennes Tcrmonier says. A story,
which originated in the inventive head Of the
Vergennes local for the Burlington Free Press,
is going the rounds Of the State, to the effect
that w. r. Wright, Of this city, had been
tried for Illegal liquor selling, found guilty Of
eighty oGensos, and fined $1,000. The story
lacks only one element to make it good, viz
truth. It hasn't n particle Of that. Mr..
Wright has not been tried and found guilty of
eighty oHenses has not been fined $1,000 and,
we are told, does not sell liquor, and intends
giving up the saloon business altogether.
BESNNoroN COUNTY.
The Sisters Of Charity have taken charge Of
the seven children made orphans by the death
Of Mrs. Cunningham, who was a victim of the
terrible disaster at Bennington. The eldest is
fifteen years Of age.
Part Of the victims Of the disaster at Ben
nington we're buried on Thursday, and the vii
lage presented a very gloomy aspect; business
was entirely suspended The remainder Of
the nine who we're killed were followed to the
grave on Friday. A large fund for the relief
Of the survivors has been raised by the town
The mill is, Of course, bad-lookng wreck
but the loss Of the company, it is now thought
will not exceed S35 coo.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Messrs Fairbanks, Of st. Johnsbury,
have been awarded the contract for furnishing
the Post Office Department with scales during
the year 1874.
Dartmouth College student, named Piper,
met with a sad accident at Blanchard's Mills
in Groton, on the Goth inst, both legs being
terribly cut by his falling across an edging saw
Miss Amy Jones, Of Wheelook, recently re-
cciyed $500 from a relative Of an old lady to
whom Miss Jones had shown some kindness,
while stopping at the hotel where Miss Jones
was employed. 1t pays sometimes to he kind.
Rev Edward r. Fairbanks installation over
the South Congregational church in st. Johns
/ bury, is set Cor Saturday, January 81, with
meeting Of council the evening previous. Be
sides this conference, the churches in Wells
River, Newbury, and Mr.. Brastow's, at Bur
lington, are invited also Prof George N.
Weber, of Midilebury College.
John Snedecor, leading picture dealer, Of
New York, lately sued Mr.. A. s. Hatch before
Judge McAdam to recover S6O5 commission for
selling Berstadt's Domes Of the Yosemite. :"
The picture was sold to Horace Fairbanks, Of
St Johnsbury, for SG05O, and the plaintiff
claimed 10 per cent. commission. The jury
returned verdict for the defendant
cHlTTENpEN COUNTY.
The paper mill Of Hunter Il Shiland. at
Essex junction, is now in successful operation.
Henry Clark, of Rutland, delivered the last
lecture in the Richmond lecture course, on
Friday evening, January 23l.
The Rev Edwin wheelock will continue his
labors the coming year at Winooski, preaching
every alternate Sabbath at Essex junction.
The Boston Giobe says "The Rev f. r
Atwin, rector of St Paul's church, Bnrling-
ton, has received call to Toledo, o., at a
salary of $4,000 and furnished parsonage. -
Mr.. G. F. Predmore, Superintendent of the
Vermont Horse Stock Company, has sold his
five-years old FLY, " Vermont Belle" to a
Boston party, for 81 200. She is Ethan Allen
stock, from G. A. IIolabird's g." Ethan Allen. "
The wife of Mr.. A. N Merchant, of the
Burlington Democrat was quite severely, but
,ra i-i.ry - i~--, ~. dangerously injured,
by an accident to the cars of the Central Yer
mont railroad, near Sutherland Falls, Monday.
The Vermont Life Insurance Company held
: its fifth annual meeting at Burlington Js..----p
, goth. The business of the past year has been
. greater than that Of any previous year, and the
, income of the company is thirty four per cent.
greater than it was in 1872. The company
e holds Sl.l7 in assets to each 81 in liabilities,
exclusive of its 100000 capital. Russell s.
Taft was reelected President.
Peter Durham, of Burlington, was found
in his door.yard dying, Tuesday evening. lie
had gone out of the house about half an houi
before, saying he would not return till morn
ing, and probably fell Immediately with q
stroke Of apoplexy. A passer-by discovered
Il him, and reused his family. Medical attend
/" ance was Immediately got, but though thu
body was still warm, life was gone.
ESSEX COUNTY.
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