Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-09-06
Vermont State News.


ADDISON COUNTY,
youNG seal was shot In the river at Mid
dlehury the other day. During Bamnm's pa
rade In Middlcbury, the post-ofllce was robbed
Of sixty dollars.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
Tur dwelling-house Of james q Rourlo in Pad
docks village took fire at eleven clock last week
Thursday from defect In tho chimney and
quickly melted before the flames. The loss IL es-
timated at one thousand five hundred dollars. in
sunnce, one thousand dollars Nearly all the
goods were saved ON Monday Of last week
The starch mill Of A. b. stoddard Of Newark, was
destroyed by fire. Supposed to have caught from
an oycrheated gearing in close proximity 10
pile Of shayings Loss two thousand five hum
bred dollars, no insurance
cnrrENpEN COUNTY
Tnr store Of Charles laiountain, at Winou-N
was entered by burglars the other night, and about
one hundred dollars in goods and three dollars in
money stolen The other day rs the passenger
train from Burlington to Rutland was passing be
yond Charlotte station, journal Of the tender
suddenly broke, throwing the baggage ear over
and the rest Of the cars from the track No one
was killed, and but one peron-Conductor foss
injured Mr. Foss injuries are severe but not
dangerous There were some five ors six cars 1.-THE
train an well filled, and that the casualties were
50 limited is almost miraculous. Mr.. i. A. Kemp
the Boston express messenger, had a very narrow
escape the roof Of his being crushed to within
two feet Of the floor Other hair-breadth escapes
are also reported The dwelling house 10 Col
chester occupied by George IIovey, was struck by
lightning during the thunder storm last Friday
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most Of its contents Insured for FIVE hundred
dollars. Loss, seven hundred dollars. Early
Friday morning Of last week two barns belonging
to Mr. Edward Van Sicklen Of South Burlington,
were struck by lightning and totally consumed.
The barns were filled with hay and grain, and
the loss is estimated at one thousand FIVE hun
dred dollars, At least with insurance Of about
one-third that amount, Mr. Chester Steele was
milking at the time the lightning struck, about
twenty feet from the barn. and himself and the
COW were thrown to the ground bat no further
injury resulted. u. X Dury q Sou, Of EsseA
Junction, brick makers, have failed Their La
bties are set down at forty-two thousand five
hundred dollars, only small part Of which is Sc
cured. Several business men Of that village are
involved in the failure having signed for the de
funct firm The failure will be very kecnly felt
there.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
LAST Wednesday morning as the Bichford train
for St Adams was passing side track on which
were loaded wood cars, near North Sheldon, a
young man named Urah Coyey Of Alburgh
Springs put his head out Of a car window and
was hit in the face with a stick projecting from
one Of the wood cars, and horribly mangled The
stake struck him on the right ear, cutting it
through, breaking the malar bone Of the face, the
upper and lower jaws, the latter on both sides Of
his face, and the bridge Of the nose. His left
wrist WAS also broken He died on Thursday
night The Franklin County Court has been
postponed from the 18th Of September to Mon
day, September 18th, on account Of the state
fair George Brooks, of St Adams Bay, killed
a blue heron on the shore Monday Of last week,
which measured five feet in height and six feet
from TOP to tpof wings
GRAND ISLE COUNTY
4 DESTRUCTIVE fire has been raging ia the
woods Of Isle la Motto,
ORANGE COUNTY
THE officers and directors of the Orange county
fair, met at Bradford last week Tuesday, and COM
pleted the revision of the list Of premiums and
Judges The time Of holding the next fair was
fixed for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
October Sd, ith and 5th
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Two YouNG men from Newport Center, by the
name Of Rollins and Bulls, presented forged
note at the Newport National Bank. on the 2otl
alt, and requested to have it discounted. Tie
cashier, seeing at glance that the signatures