Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08
Vermont state News.

on the farm Of Truman Lane, in Cornwall Il Is
said to assay ninety per cent. Of pure copper and
mining operations will be commenced next spring
CALEDONIA COUNTY
ST.. JoHNsnrRY reports r temperature Of thirty
one degrees below zero on Wednesday Ut last
week.
TINS illustrates railroad enterprise. A st. Johns
bury man who moved 10 Fast llaidwiclS recently,
hired his goods moved by team. and saved eight
dollars from railroad price
Mn JFssr CHENEY. Of st. Iohnsbury, offers to
pay half Of the $40 600 debt OF the univoralist
church in his town, provided members Of the
church will pay the other half
A CATHOLIC fair at st. Johnsbury, from Noycn-
Der 18th to the 2oth, made o net profit Of 81 800
This was due to the lotteries; in one instance
chair valued at twelve dollars bringing ssa575
oS Sabbath evening" the 2sih ult, a. Mrs
Moses Kidder, Of st. Jolnshury, was going to
church. she was knocked down by team when
crossing Main street. and quite severely injured
Although no bones were broken, She received So
we're bruises, and suffered from bleeding at the
nose and nausea during the night
ON Thanksgiving day, Elisha May, Esq Of st.
lohnshury, was kicked by his horse causing scri-
Gus injury We learn that az he was leading the
horse ont to water, he received a kick from the
animal a cstulk Of the shoe entering the right ell
bow joint and causing what the surgeon terms
compound comminuted fracture Several pieces
Of bone were removed by the surgeon who dressed
the wound, and perfect arm is hardly expected,
although the best is hoped for
The St Johnsbury Coie,lonioo, learns that ono
Frederick Hunt, man nearly sixty years Of age,
was married at Lower Waterford Thanksgiving
day, to girl thirteen years old. Hunt has been
married twice before, aud has thirteen children
living, besides one of his wives, from whom he
has parted. lie has bad name, and the people
over there are outraged by the event It is said
the girl procured the marriage certificate Both
parties lived In the village, and are Noll known
there; but how they could get marriage certih-
cate and he lawfully married, Is not explained
cHnTENDEN COUNTY
JoHS GArNEY, Of Burlington employc Of the
Burlington aud Iamoillc railroad, had the misfor-
tune to break his leg while at work on the rail-
road recently, by the falling Of an emhankment.
FRANKLIN COUNTY,
'rnE lake closed between Alburgh and Chazy,
n Y, on the night OF the 18th Of November
Mn srErnES BALI, Of Ferrisburgh has manu-
factured this year, about thousand barrels Of
cider.
THE customs Office at West Albnrsh has been
closed for the winter and Mr. H. II Adams, who
has been stationed there for the past six weeks,
has been ordered back to North Troy
VERMONT furnishes an instance Of speedy jus
tice in the case of George Mupbow, OF Ferrisburg
lie robbed his grandmother on Thursday. was
caught on Friday, and committed for twenty-six
months on Saturday.
Mr.. POTTER, ship and boat builder at St. Al
bans Bay, has conceived and put into practice the
idea Of building an ice-boat 10 be propelled by
sail, and which can be managed and steered with
the facility Of sail-boat ON water His intention
in this project is to furnish n means Of enjoyment
for excursion parties.
LEVI LAcKEY, OF Highsate, went across the
line, the other day, with tho laudable intention Of
smuggling into this commonwealth few Jugs Of
Canada whiskey. On his return home, he be-
came alarmed at an agent OF the revenue depart
ment, or something else, on his track, aud drove
so fast that he overturned his wagon, broke his
jugs and killed his horse
SAD case Of restitution was discovered in
Swanton on the aOth ult Two families had re-
Gently come into town and occupied q shop to-
gether Sunday the two men were seen 10 go
away, aud Tuesday the two women went The
neghbors, seeing no hgn of fire from the chin
ney went to the place and found eight small
children two OF them less than one year old.
without fire or food. The only apology for bed
was a bundle of straw in one corner They were
all huddled together each with an ear of dry
corn, trying to satisfy their hunger The town
will care for them.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
THE physicians Of Iamole county are to form
a medical society
BOYS at Hydepark are driving quite smart
trade in trapping along tie amoille river and its
tributaries. large number Of muskmts and
quite sprinkling Of mink have been secured
The recent severe cold snap was accompanied
by terrific gale in Hydepark, that lasted for
twenty-four hours, doing considerable damage
Chimneys were blown of, one Of the spires Of the
Catholic church was blown down and the roads
badly drifted
MONDAY evening, tho 92d ult., Annie Conway,
Of Cambridge aged ten years, was fatally burned
by the bursting Of lamp, which igniied her
clothes She survived the accident but twenty
four hours, when death relieved her sufferiugs
One OF the boariers was severely burned in tr, Ing
TO save the girl.
ORANGE COUNTY
The dwelling house owned and occupied by Mr.
J. 5. Wright, Of Brdfod, together with it, con-
tents, was totally destroyed by fire ON the Sd inst
Much credit is due the fire department for their
successful efforts in saving the barns. Loss
| 81 900; no insurance.
A rENEMENrhouse belonging tod. T. plrant, Of
Wells River and occupied by John Stanley, WAS
burned on the 81 lust Loss $500. insured in
the Farmers Mutual Of Vermont for 5000 The
fire caught from a stove when no one was in the
house Nothing saved
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Tug dwelling house belonging to Chas Perry.
at Irilsburgh, was burned on the 2sth ut.
IT Is the intention of the fish commissioners Ia
stock lake Memphremagos with black bass
RUTLAND COUNTY
TnE Rutland military institute has rifle team.
f. J. HYDE Of Rutland employed on the rail
road, had his hand smashed on Monday Of last
week, at the summit, while Stacking ears.
TnE barn Of Jock Paro on the road between
Pttsford village aud pttsford mills, was burned al
seven clock Saturday evening. The loss on III,
barn and contents is about 500
TOMMY DOYLE, a sixteen-years-old boy at Rnt
land village was spirited away, saturday, it is
supposed, 10y coured boy named Samuel Lang
ley. The latter had made several previous ut
tempt- to induce him 90 run away and thor
ough search Is being made
wlSpHAN cnNN
The West Ward-bor NO d. in which pan
ther was recently killed, are the same IN which
two bears we're killed in the fall Of 1870, in q
hunt participated in by DR. j. g. Holland, then q
young man stopping at West Wafdsboru- M
event which he commemumted in q poem in the
Vermont Phgaic
WINDSOR COUNTY
SEVERAL barrels Of liquor were seized, few
days ago, at the Chester depot, and turned tG
the town agent
Iug creditors Of Robert titton held a meeting
at Proctorsve ON Thursday last aud it il under
stood compromise has been made with most o
the creditors 1t is rulnored that nearly 500,
900 Of the sii00O0 Indebtedness was arranged OF
the basis o. the payment Of twenty five cents OF
the dollar.
JONI ARMiSGroN, u respectable farmer of Gov
entry, seventy years Of age, committed suicide
few days ago in the following manner; llav,n,
tied a strong rope IN the loft with the other en-,