Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-03-08
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1876.
Vermont state News.

Vermont State News.
ADDISON COUNTY
rARrcn 4 Co., Of New IIaien, who suspended
some time ago will pay fifty cents on dollar.
The vcrgennes machine company have closed
large contract with the authorities OF the village
Of St. Johnsbury, for the erection Of their water
works. The contract is a large one a. II includes
two Flanders pumps, upwards Of six miles Of pipe,
and seventy hydrants. .A Mrs. Plum, who has
been working for Mr.. Phelps in the hotel at Bird
port, gave her little seven-years-old son dose Of
corrosive sublimate early Wednesday morning
last, from the effects Of which he died She then
attempted to commit suicide by taking dose Of
the same deadly poison, but physicians were
called and Il was thought she could be saved.
short time ago Mrs. Plum was deserted by her
husband and this Is supposed to be the cause Of
her sad acts. She is about thirty two years Of age
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
5. A. MnLErr Of Manchester, has powder
horn, formerly belonging to his grandfather who
was killed in massacre by the Indians, in west
ern Massachusetts,. which is curiously carved and
bears the date deeply cut, l7i4. How ye relics
Of ye olden times do spring up.... 1t Is proposed
10 muster aud equip, and uniform in the old
centennial fashion, n company Of one hundred
picked men Of bennington, to be named after
General Stark, General Allen, or Colonel Warner,
which will encamp on the Centennial grounds at
Philadelphia for several weeks during the OK
hibition. The entire expense is to be borne by
ten men Of Bennington, who have agreed to tie
undertaking, and who intend it shall be the finest
company ever known in Vermont, and not sur
passed In manmuvers by any company ON the
Centennial grounds. 1t s.thought the company
will be call the Stark Hangers" The Park
Guard, fifty men, Captain y. o. Wilcox, also sx-
poet to attend tho Centennial, Hon. Trenor w
Park TO deffay the expenses. This will make fine
military showing for bennington.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
TIrK peg-mill In Barnet IL running again, and
has good supply Of wood The new boiler IL
set outside Of the main building and has all the
precautionary fixtures. The Caledonia County
Young Mems Temperance Society have elected
Rev. T. I Fairbanks OF st Johnsbury President;
J. W. sanborn, Of Lyndon, Secretary T. II Stone
was unanimously re-nominated for County Com
missioner A man In Danyille has lived ON the
same farm from the time he was six months old
and he Is now about fifty lie has never been over
twenty-siX miles from that farm, and only went as
far as that on account Of sickness lie has never
ridden on a railroad nor seen the inside Of a rail
car except as he has looked through the windows
oHrrENDEN COUNTY.
STEVEN CARVER, the first steward ON the first
steamer, the Vermont that ever ran ON Lake
Champaign, died at Whitehall y. Y, the other
day, at the age Of eighty-six.. The trustees Of
the Fletcher Free Library, in Burlington, have just
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ditonal volumes for the library large proper
ton Of which have already arrived and will soon
be catalogued
EssEN COUNTY.
oNE day recently Mr. Mclane, a wood-chopper
in Fast Haven was Telling a spruce tree; it
lodging in birch tree, he ran up the trunk OF the
spruce and chopped away the birch branches
which held it, The spruce fell and McIans was
thrown forty-one feet to the ground His arm
was broken; his head and stomach badly injured
and his whole body bruised.
LAMonLE COUNTY
The town OF johnson has sold all its railroad
bonds, excepting fifteen thousand dollars, for
ninety-five cents This town now has a bonded
debt of fory-eight thousand dollars, with
grand list of four thousand one hundred and
fifteen dollars
FRANKLIS COUNTY
Guy RoycE, of Richford, who IL he had lived
till the 10Th, would have been seventy-two years
old, died on the 10th ult., having had but seven
teen birthdays. The grand jury Of the United
States Circuit Court in session at Burlington,
found a bill of Indictment against Marion Brans-
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ORANGE COUNTY
MR.. >. D. CARPENTER, OF Randolph, is in luck.
rive years ago. or whereabouts, helost five hun
dred dollars United States bond. Whether stolen
or not wasa mystery lie concluded to keep al
lent. few weeks ago letter came to him ask
ing II lie had lost n bond, and also desiring de
serlption oil the same and asking II reward had
been offered Tor It's recovery. lie replied To these
inquiries ana offered my dollars reward for its
return Ie" Gays ago ne received the bond and
,s,",,. '''u VAIN 90 p'"u-
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ORLEANS COUNTY.
hLN' JOHN A. hALhi VIII be ordained for the
MorA Vi ehe ministry ~ Encouragement church,
peioy Neh'efi on ffaAy, Mareh ioth.' Albany
Is 10 nave poDoih factory ready Tor business by
the hfst oil ApHl' Maple logs are IN demand.
h'e-yeafs-oiu daughter oil Joseph Jacques, OF
"es'neiu' received iatal INJURIES ON the 10Th ult.,
oy "liihs through ascahoid. Her head struck
upon wagon wheel ana her skull was crushed
m WIN. Lyon and his wife, OF North Troy,
started TO 30 to nsishbors the other day, taking
child about two months old with them. After
driving snort distance the child became restless
ans the mother nursed It, This not quieting the
'iiiu' sue puhea away us "rappings and saw the
ch'iu was Oieedihs AT Tue nose hnrryins forward,
Vhey s'oPp'a AZ helshoor mousse ana found the
emu was ue',u MISS Al'ce House OF Troy took
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