Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-09-27

o'clock. with all their contents Of hay and grain
and one horse persisted In the flames The origin
Of the fire il unknown The family were all gone
TO the Centennial Spectators are buying up
all the hogs in Addison county they can find, pay
ing from FIVE 10 seven dollars each, live weight
Also potatoes, delivered at ears, at fifty cents per
hushel
BENNINGroN COUNTY
COLONEL II S. HARD has been appointed re-
cciyer for the bankrupt Arlington Car Manufac-
turing Company. and the works are again running
20 close ont the work in hand The citizens Of
Dorset are going to erect q monument, next year.
10 mark the site Of the house Of Cephas Kent, in
which the Council Of Safety held several meet
ings Nermonts Centennial comes in 1871 and
Bennington county has really awakened to n
sense Of her Importance the historic ground Of
the state
CALEDONIA COUNTY
BlsHor BlssEl.L confirmed twenty three persons
at the Episcopal church, st. Johnsbury, the 18th
90. Rev Henry Ward Beecher delivered the ad-
dress at the Caledonia county fair on Wednes-
day. lie spoke mainly on the financial and So
cial condition Of the country, the causes Of the |
hard times, the lesson taught by them, and the |
remedy for them. lie urged the earliest possible |
return to specie payment, as the main condition |
Of renewed business activity. In spite Of the |
soaking rain, about two thousand people as
embed to hear him
CHTrrENDES COUNTY.
riE Free Press says " The Greeuhack
party in Vermont has it, headquarters in j. r |
Forests hat at Winooski. The redoubtable For |
est promises to issue an electoral ticket and |
probably Cooper and Cary will get one vote in
Vermont w.. During "A quarrel at South Bur
lington the other night Anthony Conwell shot
Thomas Bennan with so much effect that the lat
ter will lose one eye The weapon used was a
shot gun, which it is supposed was loaded only
with powder. Conwel fed Mt once, and has not
been seen since II is stated that over thirty-fve
million feet Of lumber have been entered at Bur
ngton this year, and before the close ofthe season
fifteen millions more will probably be unloaded
| Last year, thirty-six millions were stocked. The
largest amount ever brought was in 1873, when
one hundred and twenty-three million feet were
| imported. "A special to the Boston JoiuH1i
says The sophomore class Of the University OF
Vermont was suspended the 21st. and fined two
dollars each, for disorderly conduct on the night
OF the 18th inst, in raising flag which led to
the breakingof the fagpole, on College Park by
the freshmen, who have also been fined two
dollars.
ESSEX COUNTY.
WILLIAM SHANNON, Of Island Pond was SEN
fenced last week, by the Essex county court, 20
two and one-half years in state prison, for break
ing into T.. c, Robinson's store, last month, and
stealing goods, On Tuesday, of last week,
John Shaw's barn, near Rowland & Tiltons MILL
was consumed by fire, together with all his lay
and grain. lie went into the barn to feed his
cattle, set his lantern down upon the floor, where
it exploded, setting fire to the hay Loss some
six hundred Insured for three hundred
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
ALBERT ELpRIDGE, of Montgomery, was bound
over in tie sum Of five hundred dollars for firing
the house Of j. c. Hoadley some time ago..
The eighth annual meeting Of the State sabbath
school Association Of Vermont, will be held in
the Congregational church, St. Adams, commenc-
ing Tuesday evening, October 10th, and continu-
ing through Wednesday and Thursday. Prof
Asa Hull of Philadelphia, will have charge Of the
singing. Eminent sabbath-school workers, from
abroad rs well as at home, are expected to be
present and participate in the exercises
LAMorIE COUNTY.
The Cbisea says" We saw in the Free Press,
few days ago the announcement that dead
woman was found in one of the buildings on the
camp ground at Ilydepark week before last, aud
as no marks were found upon her, it is thought
she died of starvation This story is true, with
few trifing exceptions First, there IL no camp
ground in Hydepark; second, she did not die Of
starvation; third, she not found in one of the
buildings fourth, the woman is not dead
The Iamollle county court docket shows one hun
dred and twenty-six cases besides nineteen in
chancery. OF the one hundred and twenty-six
cases, twenty four are new state cases nearly all
for adultery.
ORANGE couNN.
THE Rutland Herald publishes evidence to show
that Rev, Phneas Bailey, of Chelsea, was the
originator Of the phonetic short hand writing Mr.
Bailey promulgated his system in lsi0-preced-
ing all others by eighteen years. . The twenty
fifth annual fair Of the Orange County Agricul-
tural Association will be held in Bradford, Octo-
Der 80, 4th and 9TH.
ORLEANS COUNTY
Erwin C. HAYDEN, who shot aud killed his
wife at Derby Line, was arH.igned last week, be-
fore the Orleans County Court. Hayden is in
terrible shaly condition, and when asked by the
court II he desired counsel, could hardly reply,
and finally faltered ont that he did and the court
assigned him Hon. John L. Edwards, OF Newport.
and General W. W. Grout, Of Barton Hayden
will not he tried this term 1t is thought his
counsel will try 10 get his sentence lightcned from
death 10 imprisonment for life. Reyois the at
tempted wife murderer at South Troy, ON the sth
day Of last May, was brought before the Orleans
County Court, Wednesday of last week, and
pleaded being under the influence Of liquor and
not responsible for what he did. His wife has
recovered. aud was in the jail To see her husband
and will probably not appear against him.
RUTLAND COUNTY
Tue Rutland county grand jury have found
twenty-five true bills-among which is one indict-
ing the county jail. The next term Of the
United States District aud Circuit Courts Tor Yer
mont is set for October 3d. at Rutland, but the
Burlington Free Press OF the othor evening IN
derstands that as no judge can be in attendance,
no business will be done "A young man, named
Bassett, employed by the brandon Kaolin and
Paint Company was fatally injured at Brandon,
the other morning, while at his abors in the works.
lie was caught in a belt, receiving injuries which
resulted in his death half AN hour afterwards
wINDHAM COUNTY
An interesting liquor case has just been decided
In the Wlndham County Court, now in session at
Newfane one Ophelia l.. Snow, Of Nottingham,
brought suit against Daniel Carpenter, of Reads
boro, to recover damages Of defendant from an
injury resulting to her from being thrown from
carriage driven by her husband, while In a state
OF intoxication produced by liquor sold by defend
ant The injuries h paintn were severe and
the Jury awarded her one thousand eight hundred
aud sixty-six dollars and sixty-six cents. from
which decision the defendant appeals. Two
large Newfoundland dogs killed sixty sheep for
Henry Miner, near Bellows Falls, one day last
week correspondent says they are doubtless
rich dogs, aud wont be hurt
WINDSOR COUNTY.
DiPTHERiA OF a malignant type has appeared In
Hartford, and one death Is reported. "A new
paper called the Eagle has been started In Ches-
ter 1t is a small affair neutral In politics, and is
probably published In the interest Of the new
iounty project