Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-01-13
Vermont state News.

John NJ. Currier NJ d. Secretary.
a correspondent Of the Rutland Hcrad says
Frank Chandler Of Leicester proposes and will
give the state Of Vermont a tract Of land, from
two to three hundred acres on condition that the
state will make it the site for the Reform School
buildings soon to be erected The land lies in the
east part Of the town, six miles from Brandon de-
pot. The soil is well adapted for farming pur-
poses, about one hundred acres cleared and fenced,
aud the remainder heavily timbered with maple,
beech aud spruce.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Walter s. Sticldes, Of North Bennington was
thrown from wagon last Friday and was proba-
bly, fatally injured,
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Isaac Hunt, Of panyillc, owned a sheep for
nineteen years, during which time she had thirty
eight lambs lie then sold her to Eben Wood
ward who owned her until tho time of her DEATH
which occurred two years after In the meantime
she added three moro lambs 10 her family, max
ing fouy-one In ALL She was twenty-five years
old when she died.
The baptist and Congregational churches Of
Burke are now wthoutpastors.
cHTrENprN COUNTY
Mrs Pcpn, formerly Of Wnoosk died at the
residence Of her son at Essex, at the age Of one
hundred aud four She was the mother Of twenty
three children.
The Womcns Temperance Union Of Bmlng
ton, are going 70 hold a mass meeting Of young
people on the evening Of the 18th, to nausumte
among them a movement Tor tic suppression OF
ntompcunce, profanity and other vices
Willie pnrdcc died very suddenly at Ier-
cho, last Saturday night lie retired usual
about 10 o clocl, with another young man, and in
about an hour aiterward his companion was
startled by young pardee sprngng mp Ia bod and
throwing Oft the clothes and uttered groan and
WITS dead post norton examination, held the
| following morning, by Drs f. = aud Harmon
/ Howe, and X. n Curtis disclosed the cause to be
heart disease.
"A four year old daughter Of Mrs. William
/ Clark, Of Inderhin whose husband died o few
weeks since, was burned ~ death the ist Of lauu-
AIRY Tie child accidentally tipped over koro-
seno Oil lamp, which stood ON a stand, and as she
went To pick il up !, exploded, burning her about
tile face and neck She lived about twenty -four
hours when death came to her relief
"A young man, giving his name as seymour,
hired livery team Of " H. Lane & Son OF Bur
lngton, on the 9TH, to go TO wilstou, since which
time he has not been seen or heard front
FRANELN oouNrY.
Wednesday evening the dwelling house be-
longing to a Mr. Wagner, Of Georgia Plain, WAS
totally destroyed by fire Insured 500 la the
Vermont Mutual
"A two-.tory house at Fondas Lime Riln., in
] g.
day -Four families occupying the house lost
nearly all their household goods. Loss ou house
about $500 insurance $1,000
Henry " Keliogss saw and clapboard mill
at East l.ichford was burned Tuesday evening Of
last week The fire WAS first discovered about
seven O'Clock in the upper room, where butter
boxes were manufactured, and is supposed to hay,
either caught from the stove OF n have been pei
by an incendiary Considerable seasoned lumber
was burned, but the machinery below was mostly
saved The loss is about 5000 insured fol
$1,000
The books Of tine Richiord Savings Bank an,
Trust Company wcro opened on Tuesday, ans
about - 90 Of the $1,000 necessary to organic
has already been taken The remaining amour
will doubtless soon be subscribed
issrx COUNTY.
The Grand Trunk train FROM Montreal rai
over a child four years OLD, named Sweet at Islam
Pond, Tuesday and cut oil both It's less.
IAMouIE COUNTY
within the last two years johnson las ha'
the measles, whoopng-cough, mumps, scarlct-fc
yer, chicken-pox, canker-nsh, and Dutch measles
1t has now pulled Though about all Of these am
is As well as could Doe expected
john Austin who latel, lived and died at tn
residence OF II Goodwin, in Cambridge seem
to have persisted from cmaciation. Having 10,
all desire Tor fool be took none the last thirt
days Of his life
ORANGE coVNrr.
Ten gentlemen and eighteen ladies receive
Z State certificates for Eve years, aud four gentle
men and two ladies rcce, ed certificates for fitee
4 year,. at the recent examination OF the state No
T. NAL School at Randolph
y ORLEANS COUNTY
e --pawson Burt. OF West Derby committed su
n eide on the 3ist ult by shooting himself throug
the heart with pistol. lie was twenty nine yea
old and served six ycan a soldier in the rebt
+. lion, and five years since in the regular army /
had been at times low.spritcd ana melanehol
y bui gave no in,maton that he contemplated sci
!, destruction.
III There have been but seven deaths in Ira
&c burgh tie last year.
: RUTLAND COUNTY.
o There were more deaths in Brandon in ISL
10 than there had been for forty years before exec
one.
" An attempt was made on the night of the 2s