Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-02

have been lying idle for several years, have
again commenced work, running to about half
their capacity.
The pownal Good Tcmplars, having tried
moral suasion for several years, with good Of
feet, are now applying law to the tough
cases The only rum-shop in the town has
been closed through their Efforts, aud now they
arc prosecuting those topcrs who cross the New
York line to get elevated.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
On Monday Of last week, Solomon Mitchell,
man seventy years old, in Sheffield, attempted
suicide by hanging His sons discovered him
before life was extinct and cut him down.
The Twenty Seventh Annual Fair Of the
Caledonia County Agricultural Society will be
.eld at the Fair Grounds, st. Johnsbury on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday september
~, 90 and 81, 1874
Failures are getting 10 be altogether too
numerous at St. John,bury The last one re.
ported is that OF 4. \. Jcrrould, proprietor OF
the Boston cll.ling store, who has been 10
cuisines. there quite a number Of years.
A luleO Neil girl was killed atSt. Johns
bury, on Sunday week, by falling through the
railroad bridge on Portland street, which had
been partly boarded over By the authorities to
be used while the other was being built. II l.
supposed she was killcihy the conclusion when
she first struck the water.
cnlrrENDES COUNTY
An lrishman from New York, whose name
is not given, was knocked down by a slung-
shot in the hand Of some rufinn in Waierstroot,
Burlington, last "wednesday night and robbed
Of $50
Friday forenoon young man named Buck
ugton was attacked by a party Of ruiians,
while bathing at Winolsk, and was stabbed
several times in the face and on the head
Tho cause for the assault Is unknown. and
there i. no clue to the assailants.
Last week two horses were stolen from
Jerry Flynn, Of Milton and one from Charles
Swami, his neighbor, An open buggy and
harness were stolen from Clara Bascom, another
neghbor, and a top buggy and harness from
Orsamus wilkins. One Of Flynn's horses was
found the next morning hitched in the bushes
by the road side between Milton and Georgia
depot.
Essx COUNTY.
On Saturday last forty Pensioners, mon
and women, Of Rev Geo Wheeler, Of Concord,
met At the parsonage, and cut, cured and got
in fifteen acres of hay, concluding the day
with an excellent supper and the doxology.
Among the fancy mowers present was Miss
Emma Wheeler, Of Providence, r. l., who
moved a wide swath twenty-five rods long,
which handsomely beat every snath man present.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The county fair as Sheldon commences
to-day.
DR. \. G. Brush recently extracted a
bullet from the leg Of Henry Ballard, OF
Georgia, weighing an ounce. 1t was received
10 the battle OF the Wilderness, in May, 1864.
On Tuesday Of last week Francis Shuiet,
an old gentleman of Fmnklin, sixty seven years
Of age, met with an accident that came very
near taking his life. lie had been walking on
the railroad track and was near the North
Sheldon depot, when be was struck by tho
mixed train and was thrown number Of fee,
from the track One Of the train hands bad
shouted to him to clear the track, but he, being
a little deaf, did not hear him until it was toC
late. The old gentleman thinks there is lit
tie too much danger in walking upon railroads
and will in future endeavor 10 keep of
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
While assisting Deputy Gordon to arrest q
Frenchman, with an unpronouncabe name, fol
theft, Friday, Nelson Young, Of Alburgh, wa
shot through the stomach, seriously, though
not fatally iajuring him. The officers possi
were approaching the Frenchman's house
when he appeared with a shot gun and warneC
them away, threatening to shoot if they die
not 60. The men continued to approach the
house, and the man fired with the above result
LAuoiLLE COUNTY.
The people Of Cambridge propose to rais'
their share Of the expense Of building the Bur
ington and Lamoille Railroad by subscription
instead Of bonding It is proposed to rnis
$4,000.
The dead body Of man has been found il
the notch leading from Stowe to Underhill
was 50 far decompo-ed as to nccessitaic it
burial near the place where it was found.
was supposed to be the bldy Of William Adam,
who was insane
2 ORLEANS COUNTY.
3 Parties have got out notice to the eli,
: that an application will be made to the mex
Legislature for the removal of the Oreau
county sea, from lra-hurgh ei,hcg to Newport
Bar n, OF Greensboro Bend
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Z Rollins, the man who cut his throat at III
{ Brdwell House, in Rutland, on saturday,
still alive, and the doctors think he will recover
lie was crazy with dclirium tremens when b
= committed the act.
\ Hugh Hughes, Of Poultney. shipped las
, week twenty-onc car loads Of slate, which wa
: going to England Mr. Hughes is the onl
slate producer in Western Vermont that is no.
shipping slate to that country.
d "A house and barn belonging to jaime
= Gaines, in Castleton, was burned August 2itl
3 Mr.. Gaines was sick ia bed, and had to }
carried out. gold watch was destroyed
9 The FIRE originated from the careless use
u matches By boy playing in the hay
by the giving way of brake chain, tw
D ears loaded with marble were thrown down
e high cmbankment near the quarries Of Il
y Central Vermont Marble Company, at Pitt
d ford, on Sunday of last week The damal
y amounted to 81 900, the cars suffering to Il
= extent Of 500,
The Rutland and Washington county sla
producers ass )ciation weary Of coaxing Il
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company TO r
duce their freight rates, have prepared a pet
ton asking the Legislature to take the matt
into its owe hands An attempt will al
doubles, be made to secure legislation in Ne
York.
:, Friday evening, Herbert L. Verder, Of Il
= firm Of L. II Verder x Co, Of Rutland, W
thrown from his carriage By it, colliding wi
another, and WAS picked up in an insenst
condition. NJ marks or bruises were foul
on his person, and the attending physic
I pronounced his case that Of conclusion Of /
brain, the results Of which he could not loi
- tell. Up to laio hour Friday night the
jnred man bad not returned to consciousness
n. wisDmAH COUNTY