Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-19
Vermont state News.



ABOuT noon, on Thursday Of last week, tho
dwsng-house Of Mrs. Betsey Roscoe, Of Panton,
was destroyed by irc with all Ia contents .
short time ago a son Of =. A. Williams, Of Bird
port, stuck a ptohfork into hs foot, from the
effects Of which he had to have biz great toe am
puiated. lie seems to be growing worse, how
ever and It Is feared that bis whole foot may
have TO come OF. John Preston, Of Leicester,
sowed and narrowed three acres Of rye during
the late thaw Tho girls department Of the Re
form School, Mt Nergcnnes is now ready for occu-
pants, and Weybridgs has the honor Of furnishing
the first female convert, in the person Of Aida
Beeman, who was escorted there a week or two
ago. Mrs. Seymour, mother Of Hon Edward
Seymour Of Nergennes, was born In l77G, and II
she lives TIL May, will be one hundred years Of
age. She IL wonderfully proud Of the fact that
She has lived TO sec the Centennial year and very
few are living who can say, with this old lady,
81 was born before the declaration Of independ-
ence. " On Monday OF last week, a premature
blast occurred at the lime ledge at Leicester juno
ton by which John Grant young man Of Irish
descent, and Paul Murray, freuchman, we're Sc
verely injured Grant suffered the loss " both
his eyes, and Murrsys eyes are so badly injured
that 1t is feared that both are ruined although
the partial sight Of one may be preserved They
were each charging drill at the saiue time. one
Of which contained a small piece Of fuse pro,-
ously ighiicd, which had not fully burned out
and ON the contact Of powder, a communication
WAS made from one dr to the other. Aside from
the 10 Of their sight, their injuries will not be
permanent Messrs rartch & Co., Of New
Haven have failed Attachments were made on
the store and other property Friday Their La
bilties are estimated at from ten To twenty thuu-
sand dollars 1t il not known definitely what
their assets are, various figures being put upon
the property. No plan Of action IL as yet agreed
upon.
BENNINGTON COUNTY
TnE venerable DR. Ebcnezer Robinson. the old
est citizen OF Bennington died at his residence In
North Bennington, on Monday evening Of last
week, at the advanced age Of ninety three years
Dr. Robinson was one Of IIcnningtons oldest and
most respected residents, aud his death closes a
long and valuable life q. While James Lyon was
coupling cars on the Harlem Extension railroad.
at Remington, on Monday Of last week, he was
pressed up between two ears, receiving serious. "
not fatal injuries. Lyons home is In Kent, Conn.
and he has been in the employ Of the rlilroad
company but short time
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
OSK James Howard, Of Burke, was placed in
the St Johnsbury Jail, recently, convicted Of as-
sault It seems he was driving along in the road.
in company with another fellow, at a slow pace.
when man and his wife drove up behind them
and undertook to pass. As thor horse came up
by the side OF Towards sleigh, Howard struck
him violent blow and the horse ran, tipping out
both the occupants, and iniuring the woman
severely. The contract for furnishing the post
office department with scales for the current year,
has been again awarded 10 Mcssrs Fairbanks. OF
St. Johnsbury, over all competitors, and one thou
sand scales are ordered to be sent forward at
once. 1t Is six years since there was fire in
St. Johnsbury village The people Of that ihriy-
ing borough believe, however, that this cannot
last forever and they are moving IN the matter VI
water works for the village
cHrrESDEN COUNTY
PATRICK SULLIVAN, laborer in the employ Of
c. Blodgett, Son Co., OF Burlington fell from a
lumber pile, on the 1ith inst, and was quite sen-
ously hurt having one rib broken aud receiving
severe internal injuries
FRANKLIN COUNTY
come very dangerous from the effects Of the re-
cent warm spell. Several persons have had mar
row escapes from watery graves, and two or three
persons are missing who are known to have started
across the lake several days ago. The commit
tee appointed by the citizens Of St. Adams To
frame plan for suppressing liquor-selllng has adj
dressed a letter TO the dealers In intoxicating
drinks appealing to them To stop the traffic, and
warning them "kindly but firmly" II the penal
ties Of the law, II they do not heed the warning
LAuoILIE COUNTY
Or day recently, one Of the men working In
the barrow pit, near Willard fullers, in JeiIer-
sonyiile, was caught in a fall of dirt and pretty
severely squeezed, having two ribs broken by the
accident
ORANGE COUNTY.
CLARENCE L. HEBARn, of Randolph, while
playing little trick with his jack-kniie in throw
Ing it open, carelessly turning ii wrong in his
hand, the blade entered bis leg It's entire length,
and striking the bone, caused fearful cut.
ORLEANS COUNTY
SrAULDISG's hotel, in Barton, came near being
burned few nights since, by some clothes boins
accidentally set on fire in the servants closet
" hen the fire was discovered the clothes were
mostly consumed aud the flames were making
rapid headway. The girls lost nearly their en-
tire wardrobe 60. Augustus b. deus house and
barn, in Troy were burned on the l0,h inst
Loss, 1000 insured for about 81 900
RuTIAND COUNTY.
sTAruARY layer of one of the marble quarries
of West Rutland. raised during the summer
yielded three hundred and thrty-three blocks
ANl uta n1 1
The cost Of qnarryins was seventeen dollars each
... Several weeks ago Mr.. D. l.. Morgan, at his
house in Rutland, cut OH an apple tree limb about
as large round rs mans finger. fashioned II
into a rustic cross to support plaut and thrust
the end into pot Since then the limb has
leafed ont, and is now covered with apple bios
SONS. The Methodist fociety Of benson ave iu-
tending rs spcnd 5000 in repairs and remodel
ins thor church. The pruject contemplates new
tower built from the ground, new seating and
new finish Inside and heating apparatus 1his
church WIS built about thirty five , ears ago. &C..
As Hiram Ainsworth, ESD Of Cl-tetn, WAS drir-
Ing into Rutland ON the 18th inst an axle Of lis
carriage broke, and the horses, taking fright rnn
throwing out Mr. Ainsworth aud Mr. fully, who
was riding with him. Both gentlemen were con
siderably injured. j. G. Allen found, while
visiting his traps in Iittsield, on Monday, the I'd
inst, fine two ar three ean-old black bear in
one Of them, which weighed about two hundred
pounds. AT about fifteen minutes past nine
O'Clock, T. NJ, saturday, fire was discovered issll.
Ing from the roof Of the one aud one-haf story
frame building ON strong's avenue, in Rutland
occupied by L. Stewart ~ grocery, with
family tenement up stairs, The building aud