Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-21
Vermont state News.


gors or horses were injured except one 1.-THE cook
for the housel who was badly bruised about the
face but not seriously
Last evening the sophomore class Of Middle
bury college had their class supper at Gaines
Hotel in Nergennes ON Thursday the annual
hunt takes place, participated in by all the mem
bcrs Of the college. It Is the custom to choose
sides and give up one whole day to the hunt, and
then in the evening count up the amount Of
game killed, the side having the smallest quantity
as declared by the judges, to pay supper for all
the hunters
Hon Lnman b Smith Of Monkton, who was
trying case before Justice W. j. Graves Of Yer
geunes, on Monday " last week, was Frustrated
while taking dinner at the stevens House. By an
apoplcctic attack, which speedily ended in death
Mr. Smiths health has been feeble for some time,
and his death, though sudden, was not wholly
unlocked for He has been prominent man in
| the town Of Monkton for more than half cen
tury; has twice represented the town in the gem
| eial Assembly, was member Oi the consttu-
tional convention and has rcall, been practcing
lawyer most Of his life. lie leaves four sons and
one daughter-Iion. A. T. smith, Of New Haven |
senator from Addison county Hon l. T. smith, |
Of Monkton. jerome Smith and Daniel C. smith, |
Of West Addison; his only daughter i the wife Of
DR. sutton, Of Middlebury.
nFNNISoroS COUNTY.
John Harlow Of the firm Of Harlow & Hale, /
merchants Of Bensons Landing has been missing /
for five weeks. lie left Bcnsons Landing for |
Whitehall, on some business, intending to return |
in few days. Mr. Harlow was soldier in the |
Union army during the rebellion and lost an arm |
in one Of the later battles
During Sunday night, Mrs HOLSTER, mother !
Of Hon j. b HOLSTER, Of Manchester, hearing a |
noise which she supposed proceeded from q loose
blind up stair. blown by the wind, arose to look
aferit Instead Of opening the door to the hall
stairway, she opened the one leading TO the eel
lar, and fell headlong to the bottom Of the stairs,
receiving injuries which caused her death in
about three hours. She was an estimabe and
highly respected lady Her age was seventy -thrce
years
CALEDONIA couNry
The Newark hop growers have sold eight
thousand and five hundred pounds Of hops at thirty
cents per pound
oHirrENDEN COUNTY.
Juvenile Hose Companies are the agony in
Burlington just now.
Sunday morning paper is to be the next ven
ture in Journalism in burlington
About sixteen tons Of cheese was shipped from
Milton factories last week, Price fourteen to six
teen cents
Geo X. Edwards, Of Winoosk had thumb
blown off by the bursting Of his gun, while out
hunting Saturday
The residence Of Deacon Mial Davis in Bur
lngton, was burglarzed Saturday night, and
few articles principally in the line Of silver were
taken. No arrests
Mr. Harry Francis, Of Burlington, who has
been employed for some time in the construction
Of the New York and Canada railroad, was dan
geruusly injured by premature explosion, sat
urday.
On Saturday night, at burlington the half
past nine train, going south, ran over and killed
man who was lying on the track near the old de
pot. The man was formerly marble-worker for
Walker Brothers, and was undoubtly intoxicated,
as there a bottle found on his person.
-Winooski has the champion cat In the woods,
the other night she saw full grown partridge
BOOSTING on tree and "going for" it, after
a fierce struggle, brought it home for her kittens
Fishing she has also successfully practiced, and
many bull head has felt her talons when ven
turing too near land,
They have smallpox scare at Burlington
There have been two cases, both fatal, and as
many were exposed during their continuance the
disease is likely 10 give the city authorities some
trouble before it is extirpated As usual there is
general rush for vaccination, and a strong like
lihood that in the hurry much of it will be value
less. The time TO be vaccinated is when there is
no excitement, and when it can be not only prop
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gross by the family physician, that he may be
able to assure the subject Of the operation that he
has really received the virus into his system, and
thus obtained the benefit Of its protective power.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The French Catholics Of St Adams propose
holding a fair the coming week the proceeds to be
devoted to the building fund of their new church
The Rchford Sentinel says: Notwithstand-
ing that many new houses have been built in this
village during the last three years the supply
docs not equal the demand"
The second annual festival Of the West
Enosburgh Farmers Association was held at that
place, Wednesday, October H. This differed
somewhat from the usual monthly meetings in
having an exhibition of farm products and
dinner
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slaughter honsc was discovered In Inc an fire lint
this was extin.uished with SLIGHT damage Roth
fires were undoubtedly the ,vorl, NJ an inco,d,rv
as the bonse was unoccuned nj the time
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