Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-20
Vermont State News.


uiedhlng OF n ilEhtth hefoscne lamp n lew uHNr
ago, but the flames were soon extinguished
During the excitement little girl not more than
year old, had her collar bone broken. \ large
portion " the men In the Vergennes machine
works have been discharged, and the others put
on three-fonrths time 4 gang Of thieves are
making themselves busy in and around Addison,
but they belong TO the class designated As the
great unknown" Ripton has had q religious
revival Yergennes Baptists are building large
aud elegant church. 1t is to be Of brick, filled and
ornamentcd with brown stone.
BENNINGTON COUNTY
TnE dwelling Of Erastus Jewett, farmer re-
siding in Pownal, was entered last Thursday night,
and money and securities stolen amounting to six
thousand dollars. John c. Reeves was araigned
in the Bennington County Court, Friday, upon
three indictments: One Tor blowing mp the dwell
ing Of T.. NJ. Holton, with twenty-five pounds Of
gunpowder, on the 2sth Of June last, the charge
being with intent TO commit the crime Of murder;
one for arson and one for mutilatng Sheriff
Powers horse. lie pleaded not guilty 10 eich
and was represented by Messrs Charles n pav-
export, Of Brattleboro and John w. Bebee, OF
Manchester, as counsel Ills bail was fixed ut
0'f'h ANNNNfAhN NV NNllhir HANtiilNth
MURDER three thousand FIVE hundred dollars for
arson, and one thousand dollars for initiating a
dumb beast
CALEDONIA COUNTY
a LITTLE child Of James Rogers, Of Summer
Vile was accidentally scalded to death on re-
cent day, by the falling Of pail Of hot water from
the stove. William Picketts honse, in Dan
VILE was consumed by fire the other afternoon.
The fire caught from defective stove-ppe, and
there was ample time to save a great part OF the
contents II the house.
CHirTFNDEN COUNTY.
Another case Of reform John o Mara, q sa-
loon keeper Of Burlington, has given up selling
rum, and announced his intention to gain future
livelihood in some more honorable manner. The
state Temperance society hold their annual meet
ing in Burlington to-day ... Burlington is to have
course Of art lectures this winter for the benefit
Of the Park Gallery Of Art. 900 The steamer ply
ing between Burlington and Pittsburgh has made
her last trip for the season.
FRANKLiN COUNTY.
The Adrertisr draws this picture of ye olden
time In st. Adams. The three families which
first settled in It Adams brought all their goods
on q single ox-team. Their cabins were built OF
logs, with floors split out of Eastwood, roofs Of
bark, and chimheys Of sticks plastered with clay.
They lived the first three or four years principally
on moose-meat aud game The nearest grist-mill
was at Pattsburgh, n Y. They hauled their
grain to the Bay upon an ox-sled, through the
mud, ard then, when the wind permitted, took
over six or eight bushels at time in log canoe,
often being four days in going and returning
ORANGE COUNTY
H. c. CoLTON, Of bradford, whose horse caused
the death Of Milo Mack by frightening the latters
horse, has been sued for ten thousand dollar dam
ages by the heirs Of Mack
ORLEANS COUNTY.
THEY are trying to start public library in
North Troy. They have hourishing yceum
Hope they'll succeed in the library business ..
The village schools Of Barton number one hun
dred and fifty pupils 90. A son OF Mr.. Samuel
Wheeler, Of Glover, under five years Of age re-
Gently lost the use OF an arm by what seems to be
paralyss-an uncommon occurrence for one so
young Whitney, one Of the three prisoners
who recently escaped from the Irasburgh Jail, has
voluntarily returned from Canada to his old quar-
tiers Sellers was arrested in Canda, and on the
'"'" "N Nv"s'u'N" W A''"i" ''t""''HS'
RUTLAND COUNTY
NEARy, the West Rutland quarryman whose
hat was found in an old water-flled quarry, some
days ago is still missing The barn Of j. r. Nc
Donald, in Rutland, was burned on Tuesday Of
last week. with large amount of hay. wagons
and farming tools His house wa. also damaged
ga child of ?. McTiernan, of West Rutland,
who was recently run over by a horse driven by
man reported to be drunk, died the other morn
ing by stupid blunder of clerk in drug
store IN tairhayen' Mr.. j. 1. Perkins came to his
death on thursday evening oil Last week. MT
Perkins went into the drug store TO purchase
some waterman Inc clerk gave nm hellebore' oil
when Mr. Perkins took teaspoonful. In few
moments he was corpse lie was brother OF
the late Professor Joseph Perkins, OF Castleton,
about forty years OF age, Jeweller, unmarried,
and native OF Brdgewater' Maggie Egan,
woman OF had character, about twenty-five years
Old, died In Rutland, recently OF destitution. She
was without money or friends, and died IN room
IN which water iroze' and had not enough to eat
she was buried by the town
wINDHAM COUNTY
TmE Brattleboro & Whitehall railroad is getting
hlonH HhtiN. Inc engineers nave competed tnelr
field work. aud It seems almost certain that the
work will be commenced, and very likely com
peted, during the coming season. The Fay
etteyle hotel had a very narrow escape from
burning, the other day, owing to the bursting Of
a kerosene lamp Two men, OF londonderry
were arrested the other day for cruelty beating n
beon treated M tbev treateA the othor animal
,,.,,.,,.,, ,,,,.,,.