Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-03

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
HEMAN CArcHArAuE q lad fifteen years Of age
was seriously injured n few days ago at High
gate, by being caught in the gearing Of the saw
mill and carried several times around horizontal,
shaft
nEsrncrAnLY dressed -aud, a. it turned ont,
an oyerdressed-woman about thirty-Gye years
old, was arrested by Customs Inspector Walker in
St Adams, on the arrival of the train from Mon
treal, on the evening OF the 10Th ult, aud upon
being taken into the custom house and searched.
four hundred yards Of black silk we're found con-
eealed in her skirts. That being a lttle--just
trite-more than women generally wear and il
not being made up she was taken to jail where
she now remains. She had female companion,
who escaped but will probably yet be arrested
MYRrE Realty, girl living at John :. Story's,
in St Adams WIS followed by an unknown man.
the other evening, and 20 escape him she went ont
of her way into three different streets but sl he
pursued her Reaching Nj Kimpton's on Eng
land street she ran to the door, he following her
into the yard; but when MIR Kimpton's second
son, Luoier came to the door, and She told him she
was pursued by that man, tpolntng IN him. the
fellow beat a hasty retreat Young Kimpion then
went home with her and when near the bridge
over stevens brook, ON England street they met
him. and when the girl exclaimed, "rherc he isn
he again took to his heels
LAMoiLLE COUNTY.
TnE mail route from johnson TO Lowell is now
discontinued, the route being from Hydepark to
Lowell.
AMAziAH WHEELocKs saw-ml at Cambridge
Center was burned Sunday night, the 9th nit
The fire was an incendary one
Mns. MARY SAWYER. of Hydepark reliet of the
late Joshua Sawyer, will be eighty years of age II
she lives until the 10th OF January next She is
in remarkably good health with faculties unm-
pared, She is the oldest person nov living in
town, who was boru here shc was married when
sixteen years old, aud has been the mother Of ten
children, nine of whom lived 10 DO men and
women grown. Her memory goes back to the
first log huts bat in town, with their bark roofs.
She has an excellent memory, aud as she was the
daughter Of Ensign Aaron Keller, who served
with honor through the Revolutionary war and
who often told her about Monmouth, Trenton.
Valley Forge and Yorktown, she l. precious liy-
ing link
ORANGE CoUNrN.
OS Tuesday OF last week, while at work in the
W
West Randolph, got his right hand into a machine
known as m irregular cutter niunng il 50 Sc
yerely Ms to nccessitate the anputaton Of the fore
finger one aud one-half inches abo,e the kuuclle
joint, aud the middle finger, three-iourihs Of an
inch above the knuekle joint thus losing not only
the fingers, but part Of the bones of the hand lie
had just recovered from an amput,uonof the mid
die finger, losing, at that time, oue-thlrl Of IT,
ORLEANS couNr,
L. X HAMMOND, Of West Derby, WAS rubbed Of
one hundred dollars, recently, by a tramp whom
he had given work, AS a matter Of charity, for II
number Of days.
NATHANIEL McCLuRE, of Glover, had his house
burned saturday night the 23d ull lie was
awakened by noise, supposed to be the falling
of the stove into the cellar. At this time the FIRE
had reached the bed in which he slept, and scarcely
anything was saved loss partially covered by in
surance.
TIM North Troy Puloeiiam says that frank
Brill, Of that place, the young man who was ar
rested for settling fire 10 lr. langleys house, in
Mansonyille, T. @, has confessed his crime lie
says he was persuaded To do II by Dr. Reach, Of
Manson,ille, who agreed To pay him two hundred
dollan for the iah aud whu furnished the kero-
sene with which tho ilro was kindled
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Two men, named Post aud Terry, while chop
ping wood in finmouth, few days ago, got into
quarrel, when the former struck the latter with
AN axe, breaking an arm aud cutting his head
badly. Post was arrested,
lr isn't every hummer that is rs lucky as was
Patrick lieadon. who has been confined in the |
Rutland Jail several weeks for intoxieation and us
sault The other day young lady paid his fine, |
amounting to nearly hhy dollars, and carried him |
of In triumph
DH WALLACE SrEwAirr, OF Clarepdon, who went
to Bellows Falls, Tuesday Of last week In com
many with u. II. Perry OF Bidgewater, is supposed
to have been drowned in the Connecticut river
there lie aud Perry were both intoxicated, aud |
in the evening were walking near the river, when
Stewart remarkihg that he saw something float
ing In the water went down to the bank for
nearer view, and did not return lie has not
been seen since, and 1t Is supposed he was
drowned,