Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-27
Vermont State News,

ADDISON COUNTY
TnE individual deposits In the National Bank Of
Nergennes amount tn $40 gsG ~
Tug mother Of Jurin Carpenter of vcrgenues
committed suicide by drowning. on Monday night
Of last week. Cause. alteration of mind
WILLIAM RrMrLH II Middlebury, who lately
lost his right leg by the accidental discharge "
his gun, is Improving quite rapidly and II l. hoped
hewill be able ~ graduate with his class next year
WEtpEN PRlNH, Of Bristol, found a mound on
his fathers farm, which he dug into and found
several curious stone implements and black
mould, which answered 10 the remains there de-
posted hhad been 50 longago that the bones had
all been converted to a powder and decompused
TnE only child Of William farnsworth. OF Mid.
dlebury, little daughter aged sixteen months.
was accidentally shot sunday night through tho
hip, with revolver 4 friend Of Mr. Famsworth
was examining The weapon suppo-ing the contents
discharged. 1t contained charge, which the lii.
Tie girl at play received aud her recovery is CON
sdered very doubtful
OS Friday, the 10th inst one Of the inmates Of
the Reform School made desperate attempt to
escape. lie made Tor the lake shore, with the evil
dent intention Of reaching York State, but the
prompt exoftiOns Of Constable langdon prevented
its contamination After tedious search among
the underground on the lake shore. the Young
man was captured and returned To the school
This il the second attempt to escape made since
the removal Of the school to yergeuncs
BESSlNaroS COUNTY
BENNiNGroN il moving for the organization Of
town historical society, AS nucleus for the ccle-
brtion Of the centennial IN 1877
IlENW BESroN, Of Bennington was assaulted
by three rulan- On the night of the 18th inst
aud received An ugly gash ON the froutof his head
ON lhHisday morning. the ilth inst it was dis
covered that bear had visited AN orchard, about
a mile west of Readsboro. -Four or five hunters
started IN pursuit and following the track a mile
or two, Just above Readsboro pond found signs Of
his near presence William G. Pike one Of the
party took his position 10 await the result Of the
Others movements, having his musket charged
with three ounce balls, and in about ten minutes
hrun put in an appearance. Mr. Pike allowed
him to advance within about four rods, when he
leyeed lis piece at him aud fired killing him in
stantly lie was beautiful black bear. aud
weighed two hundred and six pounds
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
perosTs in the First National Bank u st.
Johnsbury, sili.6iO2s
Owls HEAD" and the adjacent mountains
are covered with snow Newport had its second
snow storm Of the season, Sunday the 18th.
Is the village Of st. bloomsbury there are one
thousand two hundred school teachers and -chol-
airs, not including the Catholic denomination
MpNDW afternoon Of last week, the barns aud
sheds Of Rufus whipple, Of Walden, were entirely
consumed by fire, with lot Of hay and grain
Fire supposed To be inccndiary
ADtNvnLE woman died the other day, on the
anniversary of her husbands death, the coinci-
dence extending not only To the day Of the month,
bnt the day Of the week and the hour Of the day
cnrrrESDEN COUNTY
rnEl have green n,spberrie. and even raspberry
blossoms up at Burlington now-a-days
GREtr complaint is made in Burlington about
the theft Of plants and flowers from the cemeteries
Ma Mai DAVIS, Of Burlington oiTers his
homestead and all his landed estate in Burlington
for sale. His horses carriages and cattle are to
be sold at auction at the city market
AZ Miss Hannah Roberts aud sister with two
little girls, were returning home from Burlington
a few days ago, couple Of rowdes in endeayor-
Ing To PASS them, caught their wheels together
throwing her from the wagon and fracturng the
forearm just above the wrist, and passed on with
out rendering any assistance
TiE other night Carlos Higley went to the
Good fempars lodge in Huntington and, throw
ing doSn his oyercoat on entering, pistol in one
Of tho pockets in some manner discharged
the ball entering his abdomen and innicting what
will probably prove u mortal wound The ball
could not be found, aud at last accounts Hgley
was sinking every hour.
oNk evening last week Il building in the rear of
Ripley & Hotons hardware store, in Burlington,
was destroyed by fire The upper part was used
as plating establishment in which was 81, 600
worth of property owned by Ripley & Ilolton, all
of which was destroyed and was fully Insured
The building owned by Hiram Phelps of
Williston. and was insured for 81, 900
OS Wednesday of last week. as Louis Iadue
shilter in the depot at Burlington, was walking
through the Of passenger train just arrived,
he discovered piece OF cheese neatly wrapped in
paper. lie took it home with him, and himself
wife aud family partook of it, and thereafter be-
came unaccountaby sick, till doctor being called,
pronounced the cheese poisoned, aud administered
efectual remedies TO the unfortunate sufferers.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
| PorAruEs are being purchased at sNanton for
| the CuiA market
/ rnE following appears in several exchanges -
Mrs. Livingston, OF Hghgate, attempted suicide,
recently, by tying rope around her neck, and
/ jumping uut Of window. She was temporarily
I insane
! IHiEvlSG is prevalent at Swanton Three
clothes lines have been robbed within a short
time, aud nice sheep taken frou a farmers
/ yard. Everything that can be found is being
taken, clothing, fowls pals broons and all that
can be picked up outside.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY
l. \. llOLcOMp's store, on Isle La Motto, was
broken into, Tuesday night of last week, and
about S2j in money aud some goods taken out
| At the same time H. c. Hills store, at the same
place, broken into, and between 80 aud $40
in money and some light goods, etc, taken.
JoHS SEARS, OF Clarenceyille, p, q, went To
bedford, aud drew from tho bank y, 800, on Mon
day, the 18th Inst, and returning in the evening
As he was coming around Reel Head Bay, ia Al
burgh, he was fired upon from some bushes near
the road, the. ball passing through his hat A
man then sprang out and knocked him out of the
wagon, and Dcat MN until ne was nearly lnsesl-
Bile. lie then took the lines from the horse and
bound Mr.. Sears 10 n tree, took the money from
him, took the bride from the horse, aud started
him OH with the wagon, and then left Mr. Sean
succeeded in releasing himself, after being bound
for nearly six hours.
LAMoILLg COUNTY
Rev. LOREN GATES, OF Cambridge, goes to
India n missionary.
By recent measurement, the distance from
Stowe to the top OF Mansfield mountain by way
OF the turnpike il found TO be ten milestone
mile further than by the old trail
THE American Hone aud Box Company are
making extensive improvements on their property
at Wocott. They have recently put la machine
for making wooden toothpieks, and seemingly can
supply the world with that useful article
ORLEANS COUNTY.
SOME German peddlers from barton ran their
cart against the carringe Of William Kingsley, Of
Salem injuriug Mrs. kingsley that they have
paid $500 to settle.
THE Newport Erprcss says that man in Green's
boro knocked his wife down aud beat hor most
numerically, the other day. aud it is said he at
tempted To eat her alive, at least he chewed her
arm up pretty badly This is the second time he
has beat her 40 she has had to seek shelter else
where