Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-03-29
Vermont State News.


had been made from an original key Mr. NJ n
Bristol had Just returned home from Bnrlps,o,,
on the late train, and ON his way homo tried tho
door, but could not open II with his key, This /.
supposed to have frightened the inmates of NJ.
the cellar door was found unbarred in the morn.
ing Nothing Is known TO have been taken. The
thief has been detected. o.. The small pox h,s
broken out in Bridport, having been brought there
by person from Canada Twelve cases Arc al.
ready reported, aud il is feared that the dsoos.
will spread still further as several others have
been exposed Bristol was visited by one oftbe
most destructive fires Of recent years, on Sunda,
night last It destroyed the paint aud furnitnr,
shop u 5. W. Hatch, aud It's contents Drake
rau & COS hardware store and contents: and
two dwelling houses, with most Of their content,
The total loss is about ten thousand dollars The
FIRE, which was undoubtedly Of nccndaty origin
was Grst discovered in the paint shop
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
THE Catholics Of bennington are aboni 10 erect
u convent near their school building
cA1EpoSiA cuuNrY
lnR Vermont Methodist conference cun,cnes al
81 iohnsbury April 10Th. The little daughter
Of Joseph Jacques, Of Westheld, whose skull wa.
crushed in about month ago, D, falling through
a bam soaffold, il fast recovering.
cnrrrESDnS COUNTY.
As Edward Bssett Of Richmond, was walking
on the railroad track Tuesday Of last week, in the
binding snow storm, he was struck by the COW
catcher ON a freight train and thrown down an
cmhankment into the SNOW The only seriou.
damage done fortunately, was the breaking of
one finger The ice business Is assuming for.
.lsI Ia. Tulra
White & Wood, Of Troy, are gathering the lee Of
Sound Bay on a large scale. They propose to put
/ mp one hundred thousand tons in nil Tor This
| purpose they have erected five ice houses in Tho
| construction Of which they have used nearly a
quarter million feet Of lumber They have given
employment 10 upwards Of sixty men and five
teams daily since they commenced operations Mt
that point The ice Is already sold To New York
ico dealers and the delivery Of the same will com.
mence 90 the opening Of navigation. II j. the in-
tontiou 10 load one boat each day, which will ~.
quire % fleet oi an or fifteen boats to keep The
business moving, and occupy until the ffst OF
September next 10 complete the job The sam,
firm is slowing some twelve thousand tons Of i've
at We.tport.... The annual course Of lectures in
the Medical department Of the University of Yer
mont has commenced With the largest class Of re.
cout years Already some sixty students are in
attendance . .Jo Miller, one Of Howe tcamstors
OF Jericho, dropped dead as be was about to get
upon hi. load last Wednesday The Whitehall
IJ0,cs -ays that u,ef ia Chiticnden the other day
a Rutland newspaper reporter was arrested for
striking one of the Eddy brothers Ills defence
was that he was only following the orders Of his
physician who told him he must not eat too much
or too little bat must sNikc happy medium.
and as he saw the spintsali.tic gentleman laugh.
ing as II be- WIS harr, medium he struck him
f--rN corNn
rut house Of Henry Palmer, ia West Conooid
Wa. entirely destroyed by Ere on the iGth inst
The chambers and the entire top of the house were
on fire before it was discovered a portion VI the
contents verc saved Insured Ger three hundred
dollar.
tu,NKltS corNr1
As unfortunate accident hcfell Mlr A. c Noble
mail agent between st. Aban. and Boston, at au
early hour Wednesday morning of hast week
Mr. Noble was ON duty in the south bound mail
ear when at BoXbury, bee was thrown from hi.
chair by d sudden ier, of the train thereby break
ing his lcg below the knee Mr. Noble was taken
10 the hotel 40 EoNhury. Nr John W Dewey
OF st. Alhaus, man about furty-iour years ui
age residing on lake street, got up from his bed
the other morning and went down Stair after a
drink u water, when be was taken with an apo
plocuc it, aud died IN q few minutes The st
Adams rolling-min commenced operations last
week Monday Six furnaces are fired up, and the
rolls having been prepared the rolling OF rails
was commenced the next day.. The house, most
Of the furniture and al the ontbuildings Of Ira
Curtis just north OF st Adams. were burned
about three O'clock the morning Of the 25th.
The family barely escaped losing nearly all their
clothing lo-. about two thousapi live hundred
dollars; partially insured deaf and dumb
man named GrenIer. who lives about two miles
south Of st Albans, WAS run over and Instant
Killed by an engine and snow-plow while walkin-
upon the track towards home, about three o clocL
ON Sunday afternoon. A Freuehman named
J Peter Messiah wen, from his home in Enosburgh
70 Fast Berkshire, to purchase some goods for his
family on Monday Of last week ON his way
J back De stopped at house about a mile from his
home, and remained TN ten O'Clock In the even
ing, when he started ont in the storm That wa.
the last seen Of him. and alarmed by his disap-
peamnce, search was made hy the neighbors all
day Tuesday and Wednesday Late Wcdnesia,
afternoon, his body WIS found frozen stiff and
buried in the snow within thirty rods 81 the door
Of his house
GRAND IsLE couSTY.
OS Tuesday night of last week vonpe couple
from North Hero In returning FINN II Alhan.
became blinded and lost their vav when near the
North Hero shore. Their calls FOR help were heard
by Mr. Dodds, who went tn their assistance he
found them driving toward one 81 the cracks in
the ice and they would have driven into It in a
few moment. longer
ORLEANS corNr.
rRr at Rock Island near Derby Line last
week wednesday DESTROYED the cabinet .hon and
dwelling house Of Thomas Nurse. loss. ten thon.
4aud dollars. insured for six uousand dnll,rs
A little 6ye-yoars-old sol, Of ,lonzo Colburn.
Of Charleston. was killed the other day. by the
Timing over of A load Of LOGS on which he wa.
riding His head was crushed between the LOGS.
, and he lived only n few b,nrs after the accident
The Monitor. Is re.nonsihle for the following
remarkable story " John Han an industrious
farmer living three miles from, North Troy. has a
p family of which any thrifty farmer might boast.
Ofbi4 seven children fonrare remarlable These
four are under fourteen years Of age and each
weighs almost exactly two hundred nounds The
Youngest are twin girls ten wears Of are. healthy
robust. thrifty. rood-looleinr and Intelligent Two