Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-27
Vermont state News.


I ~ MWHl'uuiN INDUCED tufte hundred rffHuus 10
sign the pledge. It is rumored TINT a formerly
promnen, member Of the Addison county bar
has gone crazy, and tha' liquor l. At the bottom Of
[ it,. President Hubert. youngest boy Archie,
was badly salded on the 18th inst, by some
water being accidentally spilled upon him one
side Of hi- face and his breast suffered severely
The people of Vcrgcnues are agitating the
question Of building new city hall, rs It is found
that the old one Is inadequate 10 meet the de-
uauds Tor room. OIL. At Middlebury, the imh, In
the case oi Oliver Jackson for burglary q verdict
Of guilty was returned and he WIS sentenced to
I'VE years hard labor in the state prison at Wind
snr. The court also sentenced Nelson King con-
victed on saturday last f,r adultery, 10 state
prison Tor one year and d lawry, who was con-
I 'icted Tuesday Of last week ~ larceny, to one
year In state prison. The Holly block In Bris-
iol was destroyed by fire on Thursday morning
The fire originated in Stevens iewolry store DO.
Three or four Of the persons who recently COM
mitted the outrageous assault upon Royal D.
FAR, in East Middlehury, have come down hand
sonely with money so a. 20 avoid publicity and
exposure. Hon. Roswell Boitum of Orwell.
has served ~ Justice NJ the peare for fifty COM
-ccuti,c years.
BENNINGTON COUNTY
uNE Albert Fitch, who escaped from an officer
some months ago in bennington, appeared at the
Jail on the 10Th and surrendered himself. At
Bennington, tho jury In the case Of Charles II
Cole, indicted Tor arson returned a verdict Of not
guilty. Two other indictments against Cole are
to be tried
cNrpoNN COUSIN,
llENM RIVERS aud John Caswell, who were
found guilty at st. 1ohnsbury Of grand larceny
have been sontcnccd-Riycrs for Eve, aud Cas-
well for two YEAR In the state prison . ON sat
uriay morning Of last week James Craige Of SUIT
ton, lost by fire two good barns aud all hs hay.
lie had a small insurance but the loss falls heay-
lily upon him. a. be had but recently purchased
the property.
cnTrrNpF> COUNTY
Mn e. g. SrErLr, OF New Britain, Conn, was
ordained pastor Of the Congregational church in
Winiston on the 18th instant Rev l. o. Bras
tow. Of burlington, preached the sermon The
directors Of the Mary Fletcher Hospital. Burling-
ton, have purchased the II W Catln place for a
hospital paying therefor twenty-five thousand
dollars. Hon. C. W lrownell OF willi-toD,
recently had twenty line sheep killed by dogs Do.
Mr. W. ". Eddy Of huntington is the owner Of
a cat, which eat Is in the habit Of going into the
stable on cold winter evenings and getting on To
the back Of one of the COWS and remaining there
during the night, having discovered in some way
/ that this is an effective method Of keeping warm
/ ....1 That remarkable meteor seen in Georgia.
/ burlington, etc, ON the night Of the 10Th, was
also seen by Montreal people, and is described as
about third larger than the planet Venus, and
had the appearance Of a ball Of iron glowing at
nearly white heat Mr.. Thomas Baker, Of
South Burlington, on Monday Of last week. fell
| backwards into tub filled with boiling water for
scalding hogs, and though Immediately helped
out his entire body from his neck down was so
/ shockingly scalded that almost the entire skin
came of with his clothes Fortunately his head
did not 90 under. Il is thought he will recover
FRANKLIN COUNTY
DuRNG the past year the Ladies Society Of
st. Lukes Church, st. Adams, have paid over
one thousand dollars on the parish rectory This
example may be proftably followed by the so
cieties connected with other churches The
lake between st. Adams shore and the Island is
frozen over, and crossing a, that point will soon
be safe one Of the prisoners in the St Adams
Jail attempted to fire the premises recently. lie
is a festive individual and promises to starvo
himself If he i not soon released.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
TUE lamoille Valley railroad company have at
last settled and paid all land damages from john
son to Cambridge and it is now assured that
the iron will be laid 10 Cambridge Center within
a few weeks.
ORANGE COUNTY.
JARVIS rIsoN, of Randolph has an appe-tee
which bears a curious kind Of fruit Nearly every
apple it bears has two regularly formed stems.
e.. The young men of Nershre have formed a
benevolent association under the name Of the
United brethren. A young man who was sick
last fall had seven acres Of potatoes undug The
" brethren turned out masse and went to his
field, aud there turned out the entire lot Of pota-
toes forthe sick man This is n movement worthy
Of imitation elsewhere.
ORLEANS COUNTY
CHARIi1s Drown, of Newport Center, under
took to hutchera porker recently, but the afore-
said porker got the best Of him aud threw him.
breaking his leg. .... The disease known as muir
rain has broken ont among the cattle in some
sections Of Orleans county. Mt Marcy, Of Crafts
bury, lost three head on recent day.
Andrew Mcfarland a respectable young farmer
living near Barton Landing struck hired man
over the head with a loaded whipstock lately
cutting cash to the skull and leaving him I'M
conscious Mcfarland is supposed to be insane
and is in custody. Rev. J. g. Lorimer who has
been pastor Of the Baptist church in Derby for
fifteen years has engaged to go to another field
Of labor The selectmen of Barton have settled
with William Wilson for damages sustained by
his wife on the highway, By paying him six hun
dred and nifty dollars.
nt'TtASp corNrN
RrrLANn had q slight fire the other night but
as it was discovered before it made much head
way, il was extingulshed without much damage.
900. Mr. Porter benson Of Clarendon, who was
thrown from wagon on the 18TH has died Of his
injuries. lie had represented Clarendon in the
legislature, and held other Offices Of trust and
honor. lie leaves a wife and five children . A
lady lost two valuable rings in the snow at liut-
land, recently, while taking of one of her gloves.
Several gentlemen volunteered their assistance,
scaped together all the snow in the vicinity,
placed 1t in boxes and took 1t into boiler room,
whore it WAS soon melted by steam aud the Jew
elry recovered. The next quarterly convention
of the Vermont State Spritualis' Association will
be held at Cuttingsville, Friday, saturday and
Sunday, January 9TH, 6th aud 7th, at Todd's hall
1t Is expected that the usual courtesy Of return
checks will be extended
wfNDHAM COUNTY.
BuArrLEnonos high school principal. Benja
min 7. bingham, has taught for thirty-three con
secutiye yeafs in vermoni-frst In his natiy,
town Of Cornwall then at Rutland, and for four
teen years at Br,ilehoro. 100. Al recent funeru
in Brattleboro, and while the berea,ed famil,
were assembled in the parlor, the -tudding sup
porting the door suddenly gave away, wlicl
would hive occasinned a severe accident but fol
timely assistance. ON q recent afternoon tn,
wife Of Austin McGinnis, while crossing the tracl
at Fellows Falls WAS struck by the engine ant
severely bruised
WINDSOR CorNn
InE hotel kept by Colonel H. q poabpdy il
Rochester came near being destroyed by lre re
Gently The roof caught in more than twent,
places, from Il burning chimney, and the bous'
was saved only by strenuous efforts. 90. A. C.
Hulburt, engineer on the mail train south from
White River junction TO Concord, was severed,
injured ut East Lebanon, last Monday, In attempt
ing To jump on the train while in motion. In
the Windsor County Court, the other day, George
stiner was sent To prison for eight years ioi
burglary, and one Sprout was sent for four year,
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