Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-08-04
Vermont state News.

Vermont State News.
ADDISON COUNTY.
THE trustees Of Mddebnry College have pur-
chased, for ten thousand dollars, the fine resi-
dcncc Of Rev. DR. II D Kitchell, for home for
President llalbort, who will occupy il In few
weeks
JAMES DENNY forged his fathers name on paper
to Judge Allen, Of North Ferrisburgh 10 the
amount Of five hundred dollars, and made tracks
But the young proiigal has returned and been
forgiven, and all Is lovely again
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
rnE United States pottery, at Bennington in
consequence Of the duh times has suspended
operations.
Bcmurr Bnornms, Of Manchester, caught
their fity-thiri bear on the Fast Mountains, on
Tuesday If lat week.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
FAlRnANKs & CO., u st. Iohnsbury recently
received an order Tor eighteen hay scales from the
Island of Java.
Inr Weelecs, Of Lyndon, now in bankruptcy,
have compromised with their creditors by paving
twenty five cent? on the dollar It Is also under
stood that the firm will stmighten up cmbaru.s-
mcuts a. rapidly rs possible. and get rid Of their
surplus estate. and when they are back in bust
ness again, IL will be Ms separate firms, aud on
hard-pan principles
cnrrESnrN corNrY
rnr criminal department NJ the city of llurline-
ton has cost, the last six months, s3,OH GS
Hos WALTER C. DrSroS will deliver tho adj
dress before the Chittcndcn County Agricultural
Society.
A rmraRurl office il To be opened at Jericho.
in the post-onice with C. 5 Palmer, postmaster,
as operator
uSpERnLl fltrs Is tohavc a la5go steam mill
The people Whereabouts contribute two thousand
dollars for the enterprise
rnr house Of Capt Anderson, in burlington,
was entered By couple Of tr,mps recently, and
robbed OF a number ot small articles.
QuirEa sensation was created lately la ihequiot
and sober town u williton, by one Of It's hitherto
most respected and exemplary citizens leaving his
family, and, in company with hale and bloom
Ing widow, starting out Tor valcour Island
FN,SKLiS COUNTY
A son OF l., A. Wright, Of Richford, aged twelve
years had his right arm cut oil below the elbow,
by moving machine
SryrNr, thousand young shad were deposited
in the lamoille river in the vicinity Of Georgia
bridge. the other day, by the state fish commits
slonors.
JEssr poNEnoY, an old citizen Of Franklin, and
much esteemed for his many Christian virtues
met with severe accident, July %. by falling
from the rear Of hay wagon while in notion
lie struck on his head, and injured the spinal
cord to such an extent as to produce paralysis Of
all his limbs, except very slight control of his
right arm. His internal injuries are also quite Sc
we're and his recovery }, considered very doubtful
LAMouLR COUNTY.
GROUND was broken on the Burlington & la
noble railroad, on the 2lst ut, about q mile be
low Cambrdgeboro.
The Portland Ogdensburgh railroad is now
open from Portland to the Fabyan House and
cars will run through to johnson by the first Of
September.
ORANGE COUNTY.
II b. MoRsE has resigned the office Of postmas-
ter at Newbury, and r. c. Reyes has been ap-
pointed in his place
'rHE son born to Mr aud Mrs r. +. Waterman,
Of funbridge ON the I'D ult is the youngest Of five
generations now living. lie has great great
grandfather who il hale and hearty at the remark
able age OF one hundred and five years, whose
name is Alexander Stanton, who served in the
war Of 1872, ani who is native Of IIartland.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
BARroN has five hundred and seventy two chill
dren between the ages OF five and twenty.
lr i estimated that six hundred tons Of hay
will be cut this year, within the incorporated linz
its Of Barton village district
L S ORNE, who boards at the Irasbursh House,
recently gave party to the little girls in the vii
lage, and upwards Of forty little ones responded.
nurLAND COUNTY.
RCrLAND post-onice ha. been designated by the
Postmaster General rs Canadian letter and ma
tional money-order office.
McINLEAR, of wallIngford, who was killed by
the cars, recently, stated just before his death
that he was beaten by roush- and Jeff ON the track
CAPTAIN S. H. KELLEY, principal Of the Rut-
land Military school, is camping out with fifty of
his pupils on the shore Of Lake Dunmore. lie ex-
poets to remain through the month Of August
wiSDHM COUNTY.
TlIR state troops have boon ordered to hold
five days encsmpment at lrttleboro, beginning
August -tth'
ruE Putney cheese factory has lately sold to
the insane asylum at Bmttleboro one thousand
pounds Of cheese.
TuE annie eron tlronrh Win5ba,n eouuty will
be the smallest known in many years vbnc the
grass crop will exceed expectations.
Tur Windbatn county mark as.nrinti,n L,yo
made arrangements for three days trotting he
ginning August A. with s., 800 in premiums
TnE Vermont S,yinr. Rink at Br,ttlel,or, rc-
mort. 81 6744l4 * standing Ia the credit of de-
nositors July IO,h be.ido. sur,n. nrofits au,ouut
inc To $40 503 a.
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