Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-24
Vermont State News.


] a. " ovilAfN has fcttlNcu tio HlpplnAHhNhNNt
postmaster at Bridport, VI, vice + ?. Fletcher
deceased
james T. Crane, Of Brdpor, was nominated
at the county temperance convention as candidate
for county commissioner
The barn Of Joseph Carter Of Monkton, was
entered recently by q sneak thief, and two new
buffalo robes, harnesses and other things taken,
to the value Of one hundred dollars or more. A
large blanket was taken from a new wagon which
was covered, in the barn Of Vim. Carter, and other
smaller articles from neighbors in that vicinity
The goods were traced to the house Of Anthony
Eubar in Crown Point, and he was arrested and
placed in Middlebury jail
BENNINGTON COUNTY
The venerable William Knapp died at Wood
ford Hollow, Tuesday evening, at the age Of one
hundred years and four months. lie was probably
the oldest man in the county II not in the state.
cHfrrENDEN COUNTY.
As John W Clarke, carver at the Van Ness
House Burlington. was carving meat on Wodnes-
day Of last week. the knife slipped and entered
the thigh, seyering the femoral artery. The
wound is a dangerous one but hopes are enter
tanned that It will not prove fatal
On the 18th, Joseph Plant, employed in Gale
Brothers meat market Burlington, attempted to
commit sucide by shooting himself with a re-
yo,er Fortunately, however the bullet struck
a rib and glanced of inhicting dangerous but
not mortal wound, Disappointed love was the
cause Of the rash act
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
-During the year Of 1874 there were one hun
bred and forty-four births in st. Adams OF this
number eighty-six were males and fity-eight fe
males. During the same period, fiity-three deaths
| occuuod-twenty-eigh males and twenty five fe-
males. Seyenty-seyen marriages were solemnized
during the same time.
As the stage from johnson to Fairfax was
passing a house in the latter village Thursday,
the horses became frightened, and turning out OF
the road tipped the stage over Among the pas
'engers was Prof Peter Collier, Of Burlington,
who was severely injured, but is, we are happy to
learn, now able to be about his house
The religious revival at Swanton still contin-
ues, and has been fruitful in both the Congrega-
tional aud Methodist churches. Rev. ]. u. Bee
man has received into the latter on probation and
by letter something like seventy five persons dur
ing his ministation there, and forty to fifty OF
them as the result Of the present revival.
LAMorLLE COUNTY.
An appearances indicate that the copper mines
in Wolcott are going TO prove mines Of wealth to
those who own them and that they are richer
than we had any reason to suppose when they
were first opened.
ORANGE COUNTY.
--Chubbs large thrce-story fish-pole factory at
Post Mills together with an extension-table build
ing, one house and covered bridge were burned
last Friday evening abont ten o'clock Chuhb's
loss is estimated at $4,000 insurance 5000
The loss is a severe blow to the manufacturing in-
terests Of the place.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
A young man named Alfred Magoon at work
chopping wood for Capt Fosg, near Newport,
while attempting, last week, to return from
Georgetown to the shanty where he was spending
the winter, lost his way, and, before succor was
obtained, both feet were frozen solid and will prob
ably have to be amputated One knee and one
side Of his face were slightly frozen. Both hands
to the wrist were badly frozen; but the doctor
hopes that they may yet be saved. Saturday was
his twenty-irst birthday and rumor has it he was
to have been married on that day 1t is sad
case indeed.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Rutland County Temperance Convention,
the 18th, nominated l. Howard Kellogg, Of Ben
son, for county commissioner.
William McGill, who robbed p G. Knights,
Of Dandy, Of $500 in notes and greenbacks last
December, has recently been arrested in Canada
for forgery.
r. S Lane OF East Pawlet, who has a farm of
about two hundred acres in that town, has discov
cred on his land what experts pronounce vein Of
lead with silver and gold quartz.
A man while going from Middle Granville to
Castlcton was thrown from his sleigh and injured
so badly as to be unable to move, and it being
late, was not found until next morning, when he
was frozen so badly that one Of his limbs had to
be amputated
James Maroney, of West Rutland, died suddenly
on Sunday Of last week. He sitting in the
! house OF Widow Battles Without warning he
| dropped suddenly and expired, He was twenty
seven years old, and leaves wife and four chill
dren He was a Woodworking industrious young
man, 1t is supposed that heart disease was the
immediate cause of his death.
wINDHAM COUNTY
A very important decision WAS rendered by
the supreme court, convened at Fayetyile, last
week 1t was in a suit brought by certain bond
holders against the First National Bank OF Brat
tleboro to recover for certain bonds deposited in
said bank for safe keeping, and which were stolen
some four years ago. The court held that the
stockholders OF the bank could not be held
sponsible for the loss.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The people Of Weston have subscribed over
81 600 for the Deerfield river railroad
Samuel Adams, Esq of Cavendish, is now
eighty-seven years Of age and performs the duties
Of trial justice in nearly all the lawsuits OF that
vicinity position he has occupied for forty years.
Three persons died in Cayendish, on the 18th,
18th and 18th instant, aged respectively seventy
four seventy-siS and eghty-one years and Rev.
| G. S, Guernsey, of Rochester, ofiiciated at their
| funerals
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