Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-28
Vermont State News.


struck by lightning last week, and burned, will
thirteen tons Of hay
LASowoRrny & Co.'S store, Mt Middlebury
was entered by burglars on Saturday evening
They were discovered however, and lodged il
Jail before taking anything
TnE Mddlebury College Alumni at their meet
ing, on Tuesday Of last week, voted that they
ought 10 be allowed to nominate by ballot to fl
vacancies In the board Of trustees and the corpo
ration will probably comply with their request
TnE Burlington District Camp-mceting will be
held on the grounds ofthe New Haven Camp-meet
ing Association, commencing Tuesday, August
oath and closing September lst. The grounds are
situated about five miles north Of Middlebury.
on the Central Vermont railroad.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A FAMILY in Bennington recently laid aside an
iron kettle that had been in use n hundred years.
d. l.. kent & Co, Of Dorset, have been
awarded the contracts for marble for the floors Of
the Philadelphia centennial buildings, and also for
the Girard bridge. Memorial Hall alone requires
sixty thousand square feet
THE Bennington Daiy Neies although an
nounced rs dead, expresses is intention to he a
very lively corpse. Hereafter Il will be published
by the Daily Ners Association, and bids fair 10 be
a very lively little journal
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
A NEW YoRK geologIst il in Sheffield prospect-
ing for gold. few days ago he sent of ton
and half Of stone TO be crushed
sr. JonssnuRY bids fair to become the city OF
churches in Vermont -four different societies are
building edihccs, while a 18th is moving In the
same direction
crurrSprN COUNTY
A son Of L. y. Hopkins, Of South Barton, aged
four years, was drowned In pond on the iith.
THE farm house and barn Of Mary A. Woodruff
at North Underhill were burned the 2ist partially
insured
0S Thursday afternoon Nelson Spear, son Of
Horace 5. Spear, OF Burlington, aged nine years,
was drowned at the north dock lie was In swim
ming with other little boys, smaller than himself
The children gave the ALARM aud d. G. Crane,
Lawrence Barnes and Thomas Green, who CHANGED
TO be near, hastoncd to the spot aud drew the
body from tho water life being extinct The
water was about five feet deep Nelson was a
fine looking lad, and pupil Of Pine street school
"N'+' NhhiNNf Aihh III AuN 'HllNl VI W. "
Brown, fell from the platform beneath the Jones'
vile bridge, Richmo d, Wednesday, and was
drowned lie fell some twelve feet into eight
feet Of water, and only rose once. One of the
workmen dove down and brought him up. It
was not more than ten or fifteen minutes from
the time he fell before he was taken to the shore,
nut Lille was extinct He was about thirty years
old.
fHANALiN COUNTY
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"0 usual ,ei'n'"'es' 'n "eu"esuayi tne -is''
~ new A. Il. copper presiding eider oil the ~
a. ,'s ISL. i"v 'ele"'ons presv''oeu III
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r,,ou,y co,,,,ry
c. A. KrTTnlDaR, Of Walden, was brought before
p. A. Stevens, ESQ, OF Wolcott, on the lith inst
charged with perjury at Chelsea, at the last ses
sion Of the Orange County Court in the case of
Stanton u.s. Simson. The case was adjourned un-
III sort.r,hor 4,
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unbois,orod at,or ,to tt ., -, it., :,
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centennial
ORLEANS COUNTY.
THE Memphremagog House, Newport had six
hundred arrivals last week, and the Bellevue about
four hundred.
Tur house shed and its couten,s NJ John Ran.
dali. Mt West Newnort ,yere burned ON the o9d
Origin OF the fire unknown Insured for 500.
Nrwpour has heen des,gn,,ed NV ,he cu.,or,
authorities "a ono Of tho norts IRON, ..iiaL In,
ported merchandise, in transit through the United
| States, may be shipped to or frem Canada.
| JouN FrtKrR Of Barton landing. had two
borses killed nv nm exnress train tho 17,h and
another has been poisoned by some rascal's cut.
! ting hole in his shoulder and putting in yitrol
Dawn Ro,1ISs Of Ney,nort Cantor was set
upon by bull, the other day, and gored In nine
teen places, two ribs being broken; his dog saved
his life by coming to his aid and catching the bull
by the throat.
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lHh hrst SIX names on thc ron oi james H.
Dyer accompany oil reunion forces lor the bratue'
Doro re-uhlon' contained those OF one MAJOR gen
er'i' Two prigadier generals ana three Colonies
MICHAEL Z. HAYES, VINO ms been confined III
the Rutland county jail for nearly three months
on the eiitrgeo, burning the opera mousse was re-