Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-22
Vermont State News.

F'f''t Af'WH'
AnpisoN COUNTY
Inf new Freshman class of Miidlebury has
colored student
GOOD dog drove two tfamps from the hous'
Of Capt. smith near Middlebury village one nigh
recently
GEoher A. ScnnoHouan has been arrested fo
entering the house Of 4. W. Daniels. in West sal
isbnry, on Wednesday night Of last week, and
stealing one hundred and sixty dollars
Two Nergonnes yachis-thc ldler, owned by
Messrs. BNby, Bssell and Ilawley, and the Old
Maid, owned by Major W. 5. Hopkus-will TAX,
part IN the coming regatta u the Lake Cham.
plain Regatta Association.
Orro Monr, Of Bristol, was fined, last wodncs-
day, one dollar aud costs, amounting to abou,
seven dollars for cruelty to his horse, by leaving
Il under the mill shed, from Tuesday morning un.
I'll "wednesday morning without anything to ca,
or drink
TnE business men Of Middlobury, though heavy
losers keep mp good heart, and are determined
that the burned district shall in due season be
covered with substantial stores, and the hum Of
trade and industry again be- heard Success 90
them they have the hearty sympathy and good
wishes Of al their neighbors
MippImum has rifle club. aud they had a
trial Of skill recently, which showed considerable
pmciico, and attracted good deal Of attention
They shot distance Of forty rods. having ten
shots each and frank Hawley, Of Cornwall, nan
score which averaged only one and one-hali
inches from the center Of the bulls eye
OK Sunday the 9th inst, while daughter Of
Mr. L. V. Page Of Lincoln, aged eleven years was
passing through q covered bridge, half mile from
therosi Office she was attacked by brute. named
Albert Daniels, who attempted to commit an out
rage upon her. but fortunately the girl escaped to
o house near by. ON Monday Daniels was
brought before the town grand juror aud bound
over for trial at the December court in the sum OF
five hundred dollars
nESNNGroN COUNTY.
Mr.. liorGnroN, Of Stamford caught two hun
drcd trout the other day, and prepared a trout
breakfast. They were placed in the cellar bat In
the morning all but few pieces Of them had van
ishcd. The eat was soundly whipped, but the
real thief afterwards turned ont To he a skunk
Two or three desperate conyicts attempted to
break from Bennington Jail, Tuesday nigh, Of last
week, but their plans were fortunately frustrated
boy their timely discovery by Tailor Cook. When
discovered they had sawed one hinge VI the door
leading from where they were confined into tie
corridor, sprung the door open, and one Of them
was in the act Of crawling through The saw
used was made from knife, which was furnished
in some way, it is supposed by friends outside
CALEDONIA COUNTY
SiNri-FivE persons in Walden , ave seen the
error Of their way. in the past few weeks
TIM Catholics are building a church at Lyndon
Vile size thirty-eight by sixty, to cost about
5000.
coon, young horse belonging TO j. W Hast
inss Of Waterford WAS stolen from his pasture re-
Gently, supposed to be the work Of tnmps
The case Of the state against r. T. Bhdgeman
and Mrs Warren Of hardwicS for adultery,
which was to have been tried before the SUI
prene Court has been put by FOR one year
TlE Vermont yearly meeting OF the Free viii
Baptist denomination closed it,. session at sutton.
the 18th. Some thiry-two ciergymen were pres
ent and the attendance throughout was very
large
TIM st. bloomsbury Free baptist church was or
.ttlAANA m A0lls Win seventeen Nltlil-
bcrs and aided by the home mission, has iu-
creased every year 1t has shared largely in the
revival Of the past year, and now numbers one
hundred and uiiry-two
IHE Merchants National Bank Of St johns
bury opened for the transaction of business ON
Monday. The bank begins business with $4,000
paid in, which is fifty per cent. Of its authorized
capital and a cal is to be issued at once for TWEEN
ty-fiye per cent. more, payable October Goth
PORTER WALTER, wealthy farmer Of Burke,
aged seventy never rode on the cars, until re-
Gently The Lyndon Union says the old gentle
man has reached Illinois, and repeatedly says he
had no idea how large the country was; and the
Union adds, " lie has been in the elephant bust
ness ever since he left"
SPECIAL train was run to the Connecticut
river from St Johnsbury, Tuesday afternoon Of
last week. The officers Of the road, with some
sixty gentlemen from St. Johnsbury and vicinity,
composed the party On the completion Of the
bridge across the Connecticut, a through connec-
ton will be made with Portland aud Boston.
THE St Johnsbury representatives at the meet
ing Of the American Pharmaceutical Association.
held in Boston recently, speak in the highest
terms Of the hospitality Of their brethren at the
50 Hub. and Of the good time they had there it
was undoubtedly good week for druggists The
Vermont Association viii hold their annual meet
ing in St Juhnsbury probably in October.
TUESDAY afternoon Of last week serious acct
dent occurred at West Danville, to Mr. }. A. Blk
by's oldest son, aged about thirteen years. The
boy was leading horse to water, when ia some
way, the horse got loose, the boy receiving a kick
in the face, making severe wound in the cheek
and another near one Of his eyes doctor WAS
called, and the boy is doing well
CimrENDEN COUNTY
rHE Chttenden county fair proved financial
failure. Too much money was invested in the
90 hoss trot."
l.. 5 DREW, ESQ, Of South Burlington, has pur-
chased young Ethan colt Of Henry 1horp, Of
Charlotte, paying therefor $500 The colt was
only four months old; and this is said to he the
highest price ever paid for so young colt in this
state.
Al the recent meeting in Burlington of the
stockholders Of the Burlington 4 lamone rail-
road Governor llendee stated that the Iamoille
Valley would be able TO meet the Burlington 4
IAmoille at Cambridge as soon rs the track Of
this road was completed to that point
Tn scandalous stories in circulation concerning
Rev C A. Arms, formerly Of Richmond, Vt, and
a girl named Emma 5, Willard late Of Troy, y.
Y, are pronounced false in every particular The
Troy Press accused the minister not only Of NAL
treating the girl, but also Of running her chamc-
ter aud robbing her Of her virtue. Mr. Arms in
forms the Free Press shat he proposes to see what
redress the law will give him in the matter.
issEX COUNTY
GEORGE SUDBURY, Of West Concord recently
looked down the barrel Of pistol to see If it was
loaded, just in season to see the ball coming ont
1t glanced around the socket Of his eye aud came
out, but 1t is not certain whether sight is destroyed
or not.
BELLE, little girl one year old, daughter Of
Simon Carpenter Of CRANKY, was severely scaded,
few days since, by trying to drink from her
gnndiather's shaving cup of boiling water, spill
ing nearly all its contents into her bosom; she il
gaining aud it is thought will recover
FRANKLIN CoUs1N.
4 LITTLE girl aged three years, daughter N
Merritt Hook, of Fletcher, WAS drowned in a small
brook near his house last week Friday