Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-04-08

OhIhANs tOINTfs
The poor house at Albany is empty and the fart
has been let on the halves.
The Newport temperance society numbers w
hundred and any members.
-" Doddler Grandy, Of Barton, Informed isparont
one day last week that he had set the house Gre
II proved 10 be correct and 80 repaired the damages
Its charged that S. s. Tinkham Orleans Coun
| ty Commissioner, made contract with the agent Of
New York liquor house TO his influence Tor the Ia
PRODUCTION Of the liquors Of said New York firm nmonl
the agents Of Orleans county and he TO receive
certain per cent on the proceeds Of the sales Of salt
liquors
A brute In Coventry treated to free ride on
a rail las, Saturday evening, because he pcrslsenty
abuses his wife. short time ago he deliberately
creased her best dress all over prevent her going Ia
church. In providing for his family he s liberal with
nothing but abuse On Saturday last he struck bic
wfe and the best citizens waited upon him with The
rail, emitting the tar and feathers on bis solemn
promise Of improved conduct.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
bishop Bisscll recently administered tho rite Of
confirmation 10 twenty-sx persons In Rutland.
An application has been made by several leading
business men Of Rutland for the establishment Of a
Council Of the sovcrcgns u Industry 10 that place.
The thieves who robbed whitakers Iewclry store
at Brandon, a short time ago. have been arrested at
0gdensburg and large share Of the property re-
covered
--Thomas Battles. a workman aged ahou, forty
years old, fell dead 10 The marble yard Of Charles
Clement Sons, Rutland, last week lie leaves wife
and two children
A very serious accident occurred at Falfhayen on
Irt Lat nil
we're riding through the streets, and when near the
residence q James Dooley the kingbot ofthe wagon
came out, preopitatng them upon tho ground In.
jurng the child 80 that Il died In few hours. The
others escaped without serious injury.
On Tuesday evening last, are broke out In q
barn In the Of the hotel at Hydeyle. The barn
with It's contents, was entirely consumed. After the
dremen had lcft, supposing the FIRE to be ertu-
guishcd, II broke out again, destroying the large
horse-barn and carrlage-house Of the lIydevlo Com
pany which, being filled with hay and straw, were
soon burned to the ground. The los Is heavy par
TALLY Insured.
a lot Of ruinans stopped train at I1ydeyIlle on
Tuesday and went for conductor Walter Barnard for
putting man off the train the day before for refusing
to pay his fare Tho conductor took refuge in the de-
pot and locked the door whore he was prisoner for
three hours until special train arrived from
Whitehall with company Of my men, who released
Barnard In defiance Of the mob. Some OF the ring
leaders In this outrage have been arrested and il e.
thought, will be severely dealt with.
wINDnAM COUNTY.
Henry L. Harris has been appointed postmaster
at wardsboro, rics W. P. Gleason, resigned.
Judge Asa Keyes, register Of probatefor the dis
trict OF Marlboro Is now In his eighty seventh year
and is probably the oldest person officially connected
with the probate courts In The State.
The sugar house Of John s. Rice, Of Wilmington,
caught IRE recently, while boiling sap, and was de-
sroyed together with about twenty cords ofwood and
syrup enough to have made two hundred pounds Of
sugar.
The store Of L. / winslow, at Fayetteville, was
destroyed by fire Monday evening Of last week
The Gre Is thought to have originated from some de-
feet In the chimney. The loss Of property is not as
eertaned, but Is partially covered by insurance in
the Vermont Mutual.
On Monday night last, q disastrous fire occurred
at South Londonderry. The dwelling houses Of
Messrs. David Rabbit, Bliss Goddard and Ceylon
farnham, we're destroyed, with the outbudngs con-
neeted herewith. Having no Gre department, the
citizens fought manfuly to save their village from
destruction. The fire originated from q barrel IN
which hams were being smoked. Eight thousand
dollars in government bonds also burned. Loss
t21,Ooo.
"A meeting Of the board Of Trustees Of the Yer
mont baptist Academy, was held at Bellows Falls,
last week Monday. A committee was appointed to
purchase and decide upon the site for the building to
be submitted for the approval Of the Trustees Other
business was also done with reference to teachers,
course of study etc. for the school. The first 800,
900 has been subscribed and nearly $1,000 toward the
next 400 90 Of which &C. D was raised at the meet