Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-06-07
Vermont state News.


Vermont state News.
ADDISON COUNTY
MippifhuRy H. busy with Temperance work
and we hope Il will be ~ much q success there A.
It has proved in other places. The sophomore
class Of Middlebury college are making a survey
Of lake Dunmore, under The direction NJ Pro
fessor Brainard.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
PEAnopy has his mill at NIclndocs raised and
covered. Some forty men aie at work driving
the enterprise with all possible speed when
completed II will be one Of the very best mills in
the state, and will have a capacity Of manuiactur.
ing one hundred and twenty five thousand feet Of
lumber per day. The burglar who entered Hon
C. 5 Dana's house In ST. Johnsbury, a few DAYS
ago was arrested two days later and lodged in Gale
donna county Jail, -Four days afierward, on the
10Th, ult., he broke Jail by saving of chain and
picking the lock ~ the cell door another prisoner
escaping at the same time Friday night he was
again taken at Greensboro Bend lie il an Eng.
lish sneak thief Of considerable experience and
skill lie came 10 this state from Canada, and is
probably the same man who went through house
at Derby Line a few weeks ago.
cHrrENnrN COUNTY.
Tlr managers Of the Home for Destitute Chill.
dron, at Burlington, have received from Capt j. r
Drew the handsome donation Of one hundred dol
lais towards the current expenses Of the Home
Capt Drew, in his note enclosing his check SAYS
81 believe am keeping up proper spirit Of
recognition Of the blessings Of a hundred years of
national Independence, by giving this money to
feed the orphans Of our dead soldiers. % About
/ 1t finn no Irf.f
broke out In the moulding mill Of Shepard. Morse
4 Co, Burlington, caused by the heating Of the
box Of one Of the moulding machines. The flames
hrst broke out in the shavings, but were soon ex-
tinguished and work was again resumed shortly
aterwardi however II was found that the FIRE had
broken out again. The damage principally BY
water-wil probably run from Eve hundred to
one thousand dollar fully insured ON sun
day last tWhitsnndayl. three young ladies who
have just finished their noyitate were to take the
black veil Of the Sisters Of Mercy, at st. Nlary's
Cathedral Burlington. Eight barges. with one
million feet of Canada lumber arrived at Burliug.
ton, the other day.. Capt Anderson. the veteran
steamboat captain Of Lake Champlain was on
shore and witnessed the parade at burlington and
exercises Of Decoration Day being the iirst cele-
bration that he has Witnessed on land in forty
year.
Es-FN COUNTY
The barn Of Ira &. Cameron, in Maidstone. was
burned May 27th It WIS caused by very high
wind blowing the fire from a burnt piece. Mr.
Cameron was helping his neighbors fight fire when
his barn took fire, aud when he got home il was
too late to save the barn. II WAS worth five hun
drcd dollars; insured for two hundred and ffty
dollars Vt the same time the sehool-honse in
the same district was burned The fire caught
| several times In Henry Booths house and barn.
and good deal Of damage was done by the burn.
ing Of fences, timber, etc Mr. Cameron had
seventy-fiye dollars worth Of wood, all fitted for
the stove, burned
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Mrs. ISAAC SMITH, of Montgomery was seri
ously injured by heing thrown from carriage on
the 9th ult The Temperance work has begun
in swanton. Mr. McKelyey spoke there last
week, and an enthusiastic meeting was held We
hope to hear Of prosperous reform club Mt that
place soon. The managers Of the Central Yer.
mont railroad have issued an order that all men
employed on the road must he total abstinence
men, whether on or off duty; any one working
on the road being known to drink liquor is To he
discharged instantly
RUTLAND COUNTY.
LAST Wednesday morning q fire at Vaudeville
destroyed the Forest Mining and Slate Compapy's
works, involving loss Of sixty thousand dollars.
The Rutland Ladies' Temperance Union re-
Gently gave supper to the members Of the Re
form Club of that place, with an attendance of
about two hundred, and a good time generally.
That's the way-such things do more in the way
OF encouragement than people generally are aware
Of Charles II. Warren, a well known druggist
of Brandon, committed suicide, Saturday night
the 18th ult, by taking laudanum 1t is thought
that he WAS temporarily insane lie was con
sidered the best pharmacist in the state His fun
eral took place ON Tuesday with Masonic honors
He leaves a wife and four small children. lie
was formerly resident of this village, where he
has large circle Of acluaintances D. n Bax-
ter Esq, Of Rutland. met with serious accident
ON Friday last While standing by stub der
rick, he WAS struck by heavy swivel and
knocked senseless. It was feared that some Of
the smaller bones Of the arm were broken. nj. |
though evidences OF fracture were not apparent
but, in any event, he will be deprived Of the use
of his arm for several days...A c. Bates denies |
the story that the insurance companies have ro- |
fused to pay the losses by the destruction Of his
fire, and that he has had previous experiences |
with over-nsured buildings that were destroyed, |
and he says that it was started by jealous rivals |
The local papers and many Of the citizens, TOO, ex-
press indignation at the report, hut evidently the
end of the matter has not come yet The house.
barn and sheds OF Mr. r Hogan, at Casteton |
Corners, were destroyed by fire ON Sunday night |
between twelve aud one O'Clock Mr. Hogan had |
not been about the premises for three DAYS pre- |
vions, and the dwelling had been closed The in |
surance is unknown. The property was formerly |
owned by Hale fonilinson. The dwelling house |
of a Mr.. Mahan, near Cookyille, on the west side |
Of Lake Bonoseen, burned on Saturday night
wNpHAM COUNTY.
Miss. ANCELINE Snow, OF Wilmington an old |
lady seventy-nine years old, fell down stairs re-
Gently, and received fatal injuries, The LAYING |
of the corner stone Of the Vermont Academy, at |
saxton's River, took place on Wednesday last.
John II. Baker ofIiciated in the absence Of Rev.
w. n. Wibur....w H. lawton, the Bellows |
Falls ticket thief, had a hearing at that place, the
other day, and was bound over In the sum Of four |
hundred dollars, lie failed to procure bail, and !
now languishes in Newfane jail r.. b. Field,
Of Guilford has given the Pocumtuck Valley Me |
mother IIepzbah Dickinson, were at DeerGeld. |
IN liI4i also the warming pan aud pepper mill, |
which were part of the wedding OUTFIT The |
universalsts of Bennington and Windham coun- |
ties hold their annual convention at Brattleboro
June 2lst and I'D. ;. The old project Of forming |
new county, to be called Allen, from towns in |
Windsor, Windham and Bennington counties has |
been revived, and in alliance with 1t is q scheme |
for another new one to be formed of towns In Or |
ange, Windsor, Addison and Rutland counties, |
Bethel TO I've the shire town
WINDSOR COUSrY.
TINS body Of the boy drowned at South ROYAL
ton, recently, was found at White River Junction
Monday OF last week. OIL. Mrs Peter Wheeler il
under arrest for setting fire to house at An-
dover, that she has occupied for some time She
fastened all the doors and put papers up at the
windows, in order Ia conceal the blaze as long as
possible but the house was saved The silver
mines In ilartland are developing ia,ombly, and
at this time ten men are engaged taking out ore
WArEnBuln. John Carpenter one Of our eatlm-
able citizens, died ON sunday after short III
ness OF only one week, leaving widow and three
children 70 mourn his loss. Mr. Carpenter has
for number Of years carried on the business OF
blacksmithing at the upper end Of the village