Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-02-23
Vermont state News.


htNNiNtiNN tOlNI1s
BENStN0roN proposes 10 erect monument in
commomoation Of the famous battle Of Benning-
ton, and subscriptions are being made for that
purpose.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
oS saturday night, the 18Th inst, Welcome
Bemia, Of Iyndonye Centre, man about eighty
years old fell down and broke his hip badly Ills
recovery was doubtiul....A few days since, Mr. |
Badger, Of DAnville, WAS driving up the clay Hill |
near Fairbanks village st. lohusbury, when a |
COW came running down the road and and fright |
cned the horses They wliirled aud ran down to
the fat. when one Of them fell and broke a leg 20
badly that Badger had to kill him on the spot
The St Johnsbury Center Good remplars lodge
has abolished the heity" and monotonous Gus
tom Of reading the ritual, aud now spends it.
evenings in promenading and conversation, with
an occasional dance and consequently iii be-
ieyed to have outliyed IL usefulness and re,o-
cation Of It's charter is proposed Canker-rash
and diphtheria have caused the closing of the
graded school at Danyille aud the district school
at North Danvillc
cHrrrESDES COUNTY
d. c. BARBER, ESQ Of the Van Ness House.
Burlington has recently come into possession Of
an interesting relic Of the last century, in the
shape Of an ancient powdor-horn, bearing on one |
side the following inscription. October II, 1916 |
shubael Barber sou Of liberty. Aarten Bar /
Der his horn. On the opposite side horse is |
carved, which, II taken as a correct Likeness Of /
that noble animal at that time, certainly shows |
that immense changes have taken place in the |
last hundred years Mrs Peter Goodwin, Of /
Charlotte, old lady Of eighty three years, was
found dead in her chair, saturday morning, the |
18th inst, Michael Sullivan, q laboror on the |
Burlington lamoille Railroad was fatally in
inred on saturday afternoon, at South Burlington,
by blast which hurled a stone upon him.
fnANKLlN COUNTY
MIR. WHEELER, Of sheldon has been raising
cabbages ia his cellar this winter. He had some
SMALL unthrifty cabbage plants left over last fall
which for an experiment he planted in the sand in
his cellar, and cahbages have been grown from
che plants, weighing eight pounds DR. Henry
Marvin, son Of Mr. Richard Marvin, Of swanton,
recently shot himself in Chicago, where he re-
sided lie spent last wiutcr with his aged parents,
who are now incousoable at his loss Tenn
porary insanity Is assigned as the reason for his
rash act
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
OK Saturday evening the 18th inst, q Young
man crossing on the Ice from North Hero to Al
burgh in company with II lady, drove into open
water. They were rescued by man who was
driving behind them, but the horse was drowned
LAMomLE COUNTY
ARTHUR CLEMENT was dangerously Injured BY
a falling tree, while at work on the Burlington
and lamoille railroad company's wood lot, at
Pleasant Valley Cambridge on the 18th inst 100.
The directors Of the lamoe County Fair Ground
Company, at their meeting held recently at HYDE
Park voted to hold the fair ON the 9th and 9th
of September. Directors, l. l.. Pearl, Harmon
Morse and A. C. Slaytou resigned, whereupon J.
A. Andrews, Z Z. MIDGET and George A. Harris
were chosen. 4. J. Chafree Of Belyidere, has
a COW that has given birth 10 q very singular
specimen OF the brute creation. The head was
formed like the head Of a panther, or wild cat,
while the legs and feet were nearly or quite like
those Of a pig
oUNNuE COUNTY
FRANK \. Anuorr, OF Fairloo, had his left leg
broken just above the knee, while descending
from the top of freight car at White River
Junction. on the 18th inst, By an iron ladder at
the end Of the car. The train was standing on
the main track when he started down the ladder,
but the sudden backing Of the train brought the
ends Of two cars to bear on his Blended leg, snap
ping it off instantly. lie was taken to a hotel and
cared for. The Randolph normal school has
commenced it, spring term with an attendance Of
one hundred and thirty
ORLEANS COUNTY
GEORGE MoREy was recently convicted Of per-
jury, at Insburgh, and has been sent to Windsor
for two years and half . Mr. W. C. Code has
presented proposition to the citizens Of Barton
Landing, that he will bald new hotel at that
point, the cost of which shall be between seven
aud eight thousand dollars, provided the town
will raise two thousand dollars to assist him in
building. February sth meeting was held by
the citizens, and committee was appointed to
try and raise the required amount, which, il raised
Mr.. Code gives satisfactory bonds to have the
hotel ready for occupancy the coming season.
Nettie Priest, OF Coventry, has been sent to lras
burgh Jail for two months, for threatening to kill
her mother. three days meeting in the Free
Baptist church at Fast Albany has resulted in the
conversion of twelve or fifteen persons
RUTLAND COUNTY.
A LADY in Rutland has house rose plant that
she has kept more than forty years 1t is still ,
vigorous. During part Of the winter she keeps
it in the cellar Michael Kennedy Of Center
Rutland workman at sheldon < Slason's
marble mill at West Rutland, was quite seriously
injured on the 18th inst lie was standing near
the gang, when horse drawing stone-boat
passed by, the animal ran against him in such
manner rs to throw him upon the gangs, break ,
Ing three of his ribs Patrick Smith. an EN-
ploye in Sheldon & Slason's marble works Of
West Rutland, while working near the saw. Mon
day of last week, had both legs broken by COM ,
ing in contact with the gang The ladies' Of
Rutland county propose giving grand Centennial
promenade costume party at Rutland, February
2sth
WINDSOR COUNTY,.
THERE is o movement on foot to build a railroad
from Bethel to Rutland through stockbrdge,
Rochester, Pttsfeld and Mendon stocSbrdge
and Rochester have already voted to bond them
selves eight times their grand list In aid Of the
proposed road and The route has been surveyed
from Bethel to Rochester, a distance Of about
eighteen miles. 1t is said that II the towns along
The l'ne will provide twoffths of the expense or
about four hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
including what has been pledged Boston capital
lists will furnish the rest and the road will be con
structed at once. on Saturday morning last,
the engineer of the mixed train from Bellows
Falls, while nearing tile railroad bridge at the
Morris crossing in Chester, discovered a team
there without driver. The train halted and the
n"iaei Nhueu hsh ~ "a Holleri was found wedged
in between the rails, dead In his efforts to ex-
tricato himself his head had been reduced to a
shapeless mass. 1t is supposed that the team was
IN charge OF young man from Rockingham, who ,
vas returning from a masquerade ball in an in
'Oxieated condition, and while In that befuddled
state drove ON the railroad until the accident took
2iace, when no abandoned the team. Loring
Bemis of Chester, manufacturer of ladies shoes, +
has been obliged to suspend payment on account
If depression in business Liabilities, five thou
and dollars