Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-29

stock. The fire is supposed ~ have caught from
= defective chimney The buildings were in
sured Tor about $1,000
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
DEPUTY Sheriff David Morcy, Of stamford,
dropped dead At his boarding house. Of neural
gia Of the heart, Thursday morning Of last week
Mus HARmEr fAnSuM Of sunderland while
returning home from church on q recent Sunday,
was knocked down by = passing team and was
badly injured but not fatally. She was taken
home in \ helpless condition. hut at last account,
was getting along 'iayomby
CALEDONIA COUNTY
\ cufp Of Albert jenkins, Of Lyndon, foil into
a pail Of water recently and was so BADLY scaldcd
that it died in abou, twcuty-iour hours after the
accident
GEORGE IlASSrrr, Of Walden. was committed
To Jail recently, on charge Of bigamy llannett is
not over and above bright but claims that II was
not bgamy, as his first wifehad a husband living
when he married her.
OS the evening Of December Dist. fire WAS dis
covered In the house Of Alfred Ainsworth. in
Walden, which was consumed, including the cil
aud she'd Nothing saved except moving ma-
chine and wagon Mr. Ainsworh has 800
family, and was gone FROM home The origin "
the fire is a mystery or probably nccndiary.
Insured
JoHN WILLIAMS, night hand ia Bacon, RAN
ney & Co.'S paper MILL at st. Juhusbuty Center,
while wiping horizontal rubber belt, early
Monday morning OF last week, WAS caught by the
belt in some manner, and drawn upon the pulley
breaking his left arm In two places below the
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head, and another cash through his check into
his mouth. Though considerably injured, tits cX-
pected that he will speedily recover.
cHrrESDES COUNTY.
TIM house Of Mr. William Cromlio. ou Battery
street, Burlington, was entered by burglan, Mon
day night, aud proporty to large amount was
stolen The burglars took all the .ilrcrwarc IN
the house, besides most Of the clothing As Mr.
and Mrs. Cronbe are out OF town ON visit the
loss cannot ho estimated Il is evident that they
were no noyices, bat were experts n, the business
as they selected the most valuable property in the
house
ON Monday OF last week, Mr. n L. Brush Of
Essex Junction. while holding his team In front
Of Reads music store Burlington, was run into by
one Of the city Jehews, and his horse taking fright
throwing MI Brush out, who WIS dragged on the
frozen ground for some distance still having hold
Of the reins, when he was Obliged to let 60, and
the horse ran through the lot Of the Unitarian
church and was killed by a shaft penetrating his
body
Tux residence Of IT, W Mason, in Burlington,
was burned on Saturday evening last The origin
Of the fire is unknown, but it is supposed that an
oyerheated or defective flue was the cause Of the
conhaeration The house was comparatively a
new one, having been built at q cost Of $1,000
| The buildings were insured for $1,000 The fur
niture, etc, was insured in the Champlain Mutual,
Tor 81, i50 The greater portion Of the household
furniture was complete loss The barn was
saved, though one end Of it was scorched little.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
| WM. c. PARSONS, Of Enosburgh Falls, is playing
series OF ten games Of checkers, by postal card,
with a gentleman in Charcstown, Mass.
An old gentleman named Cummings, Of Swan
ton, stepped into the ditch under the railroad
which had become uncovered recently aud re-
ceiyed injuries which it sthought will prove fatal.
TnE shaft Of H. A. Cha1cc's copper mine, in
West berkshire, has reached depth of nearly
ten feet, and some very rich ore has been found.
The whole prospect Is moro encouraging than ever
before.
TUESDAY morning Of last week rs Jonas Sun.
dcrland crossing the bridge at iiishgatc
Centre with his team, his horse became frightened
at some object and leaped from the bridge, carry
ing sleigh and occupant with him down into the
mill yard, twenty feet below Mr. Sunderland
was thrown under the sleigh and received severe
and what are feared a. fit,l injuries
GEonGE WELCOME and Frank Orlway made a
bold attempt to escape from Jail, at st. Albaus
last Thursday night, by saving of the window
bars with n saw made from case-l,nife. Wei
come is n large man, weighing over two hundred
and in order to get out OF the hole made, he was
Obliged to diyest himself Of every rag Of clothes
Even then il took him about ten minutes to
squeeze through Ills clothes were passed ont IA
him by his companion, and as soon ~ he had
dressed himself, his companion passed ont hi.
coat and being much smaller man, had no.
difficulty in crawling ont They had been sus-
pected however aud just ~ they reached the
ground were pounced upon by Sheriff Morrill,
Deputy McIoskey and m assistant They
yielded at once, and saturday were held in $40.
each by Justice Gilman. Welcome was in fol
Ordway was awaiting trial for burglary On sun
day morning Welcome made another attempt &,
escape, and succeeded The blacksmith had mo-
had time 10 repair the wnlow-bars consequently
Sheriff Morrill, kept Welcome aud Ordway in villa
he supposed was the strongest cell aud had trustl
prisoner named Harry Lyon sleep in "a position
to detect any unusual disturbance. About three
o'clock in the morning Lyon heard noise, hn
could discover nothing unusual. When he woS
again about quarter before -iN, lac saw Wei
come escaping and Oriway about To follow
Bursting open his own door, which they had tc'
together by tearing up coat for strings, he drew
knife and drove Ordway back into his cell
Under cover Of darkness Welcome escaped To tn
woods aud managed to reach Canada, nitee
miles distant, about two o'clock in the afternoon
in spite Of the vigilance Of the sherii's dcputo
in all directions.
, GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
. A TEAM belonging to Henry Jameson, of Al
bursh got into the ice, while crossing from Wind
! mill Point to Rouse. Point on saturday, the 18th
. They were in the water about An hour and wer
nearly dead when oxtricated
$ LAnoILLK COUNTY.
: Tue ladies Of the Congregational society
, Stowo have clothed seventeen poor children
Q that town this winter The earnest and uutirln
l efforts Of a few deserve special praise
RUTLAND COUNTY.
4 DOMESTIC ut Castcton unlocked a ladloc
and put ii in her mouth, ona recent cold mornin.
and it took good deal Of time, warm water M
j. several Christian grices befo.e her tongue va
: liberated
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