Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-04-14
Vermont state News.


nearly ninety members, and now an ant-granger
society Farmers club has been oreauAed in town.
TnF ladies Of MIddlebury have organized a
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Of which
Mn. President kitche is president Seyonty-four
names were obtained a. members Of the union.
soS Of Warren Ford, Of Granville, aged
eighteen, was severely injured by the kick Of
horse, on Tuesday Of last week. fRcturing the
skull above the left eye also several bones Of the
face, and making severe flesh wounds.
IL the ycrgeuncs town meeting, on Thursday Of
last week. a vote WIS carried by eight majority TO
pay the debt incurred in supplying the city with
water The contest over this question has been
long and bitter, and It Is well that II has at last
been decided It was also voted at the meeting to
give $3.50 TO uniform the new cornet band.
MAN by the name Of Sterling was killed, on
Thursday afternoon Of last week, at Hawkins
mill, in Lincoln, by logs rolling on him. lie was
prying some large clapboard logs out Of the pile,
when his foot became eutangled by some Of the
lower logs starting and before he could eStricate
himself several large logs rolled over him aud on
him lie was taken out quickly as possible,
but lived only about thirty minutes, his chest
being very severely injured
| Az old gentleman By the name Of AMMAN, sup
/ ported by the town of BRISTOL died during the re-
cent severe cold weather lie was a rccluse and
/ lived all alone In hut he had made, occupying
the most Of his time reading. When young he is
said 10 have been the victim Of tickle dame, and
| consequently renowned the whole female per
suasion as unworthy OF his further attention The
poor man was discovered while dying and all was
done that could be for him by kind neighbors.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
THr revival IN st. Johnsbnry and vicinity CON
tinues with undated interest
HESN O'GASSoN, Of Walden has recovered
from the wound given him by Aiber, Carr. lie
complained Of himself for the assault upon Widow
Carr, previous 10 the shooting, and Justice Hiram
Perkins, Of Noyes,ille, fined him 80 and costs, on
Monday last
cHirrESpEN COUNTY
lilE mortality in Huntington is something sur
prising The village has about seyenty-fye in
habitanta. Within the last few months seven per
SONS have died aud four more are now danger
onsly sick. Sickness has entered nearly every
house In the village.
Hos. F. c. KENNEpY was recently awarded two
diplomas and a medal by the Mechanics Institute,
Of Boston, and two medals and the same number
Of diplomas by the Franklin Institute, Of Phla-
dolphin, for the superior quality and finish Of the
goods manufactured in the wooden mill at
Wiuoosd
ABOUT one o'clock, Friday, John Lynch, an en-
ploye In Hollis spool factory Ia Burlington,
was caught in some manner by the main shaft,
aud almost instantly killed Before the una
chinery could be stopped his body was mangled
almost beyond recognition. Young Lynch was
the only son Of widowed mother, and resided
with her on Battery street, near the corner Of
College.
EssEX COUNTY.
NooN-DAY prayer-meetings have been held for
the last few days in the West Concord House. and
they will be continued for the present at some
central place in the village,
GEORGE A. HuRRARD Of Guildhall, in shaving
hoops, last saturday, met with a very severe acct
dent. By slip Of the shave he cut his leg at the
knee joint so badly that amputaton Of tho limb
was feared,
MISS Coma A. CARPENTER, Of Cranky, whose
accident we noticed last week, had her shoulder
broken, eye bruised, and appeared badly hurt in
ternay She bled frequently, but strong hopes
are now entertained Of her recovery. She was
after sap buckets, and the support Of tho flooring
CHARLES W STocKwELL of West Concord, was
found dead in his bed, last week. He had for.
mery been subject To fits, but for the last year or
two had been comparatively free from them lie
had fit In the early part OF the night. from which
he recovered. 1t supposed he had second one,
after the family laid down his mother found
him between three and four o'clock, lying upon
his face, dead His age was about twenty years,
FRAsKIis COUNTY,,
A YouSo man named William Dcmorey Was
badly hurt at the rolling mill, at ST. Albans Mon
day morning, while attempting to work what is
called the rough and tumble" hook. lie was
knocked serseless, aud portion Of his tongue
was cut 80 badly that 1t was left hanging
A FEW evenings since, as Mrs W. o. Campbell,
Of Richford and the hired girl, were preparing Tor
bed, Q lgnd explosion was heard In the room, On
investigation was found that tho gas IN tho coal
stove had exploded with such force as 10 blow all
the doors open. The bed-eothes ON the bed
which was some ak feet from the ssove, also took
fire The singular part OF the accident was, that
the hampers were all open. Mrs. Campbell aud
the girl were slightly burned in their endeavors n
eHtingush the fire in the bed-clothes. Had there
been no one in the nom at the time, serious re-
suts might have followed.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
TnE Alburgh Springs house has been leased for
, threee years by Gardner l. Howe, af RurlingJpn
The hoiel Is being thagoaahly repaired, aud will
he open for patronage on the lath Of May,
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
, The directors OF the Hyde Park bank have voted
10 Increase its capital stock In the OF $50 900
TnE Citizen gives the following hard rap TO one
Of It's subscribers. Eare's feelings will be thor
oughy Understood by most OF the newspaper fra
ternity in the state. There was n smash-up near
our office last Saturday A man from wolcott
with horse and wagon, started for home, when the
horse became frightened at something nan, and
jumped clear through a cord Of wood, drawn and
piled up by L. A. iil-oneo Of our subscribers
> The horse went clear through the pile aud never
touched stick, but the buggy was damaged con-
sidaably. 1t was u top buggy, and but for this,
the whole rig would have gone through without
difficulty"
oRAsGR COUNTY.
ELmu NORTON, OF Chelsea aged seventy five
recently attempted suicide by making incision
! over his heart with common pocket-knife and
inserting large, pointed wire, about six inches in
length, that he had previously prepared The wire
a downward course, and 80 far, that yet the
= doctors fail 10 recover It.
ORLEANS COUNTY,
+ YouSd man named Magoon has just dled at
Newport from the effects Of severe freezing, a
o few weeks ago.
5 SoMK parties are threatening strongly to bring
suits IN recover back extra interest alleged 10 have
= been paid the Irasburgh bank IL the Stockholders
- vote to go into liquidation. One man. quite q
o large patron OF the bank, has been looking over
his transactions with it for the past few years and
G he thinks he has paid six eight hundred dol
!, lars extra.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
~ THE house Of william Hickey, Of Rutland, wa
damaged some 500 by fire and water ON Thur
. day of last week, Insured,
, TnE lodge Of Good femplars OF Castleton Ia,
- surrendered It's charter, and IL now among the dc
funct Institutions Of the town.
A RUTLAND rum-seer. whose place broker
. up on Monday OF last week. having gone out o
business, has explained the means by which h.
was often enabled To eyade the officers Of the law