Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-03-22

capture OF flUtuus students, each OF whom was
making his own night-cap, sure, with the aid of
a little sugar. The professor in his stocking feet
stole down a corridor until he stepped ON Jungle
Of uptumed carpet lacks lie gave himself away
ia an exclamation Of anguish and rage, and hoped
back to his own quarters The iron had entered
into his own sole. 700. A mad dog was shot In Bur
lington the other day, Notwithstanding March Is
spelled with an r.
EssEN COUNTY.
GEoRGr HILLS dWeliins-houso, Ia Lunenhurgh,
was destroyed by fire on Friday morning Of
last week. Estimated loss. one thousand two
hundred dollars; insured for FIVE hundred dollars
600. The Union says that Jonathan Adams, OF
West Concord, had a sick OK and while admins
tering medicine his son fifteen years old got some
Of the froth from the mouth Of the OK upon hi.
hand. lie had sore lip which was cracked, and
in Rubbing it some Of this froth got into the crack
and worked into the circulation, from the effect
Of which he died in two or three days afterwards
His face was swelled badly and he suffered ex-
trene pain. His mother was also slightly poisoned.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
y. A. AHNiNGroN, Of St Adams, was arrested
the other day reluisiton from the Gov
ernor Of New York, through Governor Peck, to
answer to an indictment at Ogdensburg on
charge OF obtaining goods under false pretences.
For lack Of evidence, etc he was subsequently
discharged. Henry Cassemer oflIighgite, died
suddenly a few days since lie aud all his con
nections were Catholics, but being engaged in the
foundry he did not stop for all the feast and fast
days that happened, and the Roman Catholic
priest refused to attend his burial in the conse-
Grated ground The Protestlnts Of the village
then took charge Of the funeral, which was At
tended by a large assemblage and conducted with
more ceremony than Is common for persons in his
position.
ORANGE COUNTY.
JoHNsoS CHAMBERLAIN of south Newbury. whose
house was burned not long since, had a paralytic
shock on Sunday Of last week, and died ON Mon
day.....Ihe canker-rash prevails u an alarming
extent In Williamstown Several deaths have al
ready occurred and quite a number are con
sidered dangerously i'll. In one family six are
sick and in several instances two or three are
sick at the same time
ORLEANS COUNTY
rHnEE conyicts in Irasburgh jail have been pan
doned out by the Governor
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Hos MARTIN g. EyERrs, Of Rutland, has made
arrangements through Mr. G. H. owen, United
States Consul at Messina for the purchase and lie
livery during the present season, Of one hundred
and fifty pairs OF the migratory quail lie hopes
to acclimate them for the benefit Of the public
....A }. Bartholomew, Of Wallingford, manu-
iacturer Of sash, doors aud blinds, has suspended
payments His liabilities are placed at nine thou
sand dollars with assets insufficient to pay fifty
cents on the dollar On Monday Of last week
Abel Peters and Henry Davis residents of Men
don went 10 Rutland, procured some liquor, and
on their return home bought some honey, and
soon got into a quarrel about it, Old Mr. Peters
and wife went ont to the scene Of the fight to try
and separate them Turning from the scene u
enter the house, the old man fell dead in the door
yard. On Wednesday, the town authorities called
a court OF inquiry. Asno marks Of violence could
be found upon the body Of Mr.. Peters, Dr. Mar
shall decided that death was caused by undue er-
element The deceased was eighty-four years
old, and had been sick for some time. .. Dr. vii
liam C. Fox, Of Wallinsford met with quite a Sc
we're accident ON Tuesday Of last week As he
was returning home, while crossing the Bump
Flats his horse became frightened, aud the wind
happening to blow the cape to the Doctors over
coat over his head, 50 as to completely blindfold
him. he was unable To guide the frightened ami
NAL, and soon the wagon, striking stone, threw
him out upon the frozen ground The doctor was
quite seriously bruised upon his side aud hip and
| is confined TO his house.
wINDuAM COUNTY
MARTIN CAME a longtime resident Of BELOW,
Falls, met with very serious accident ON Tues
day afternoon OF last week He had attended tho
election in Walpole, y. H. and on his return
while still on the New Hampshire side Of the river
he jumped from the platform ear on which he had
been riding, and was precpitted over the river
wall twenty five or thirty feet One arm and on,
leg were broken and other serious injuries wer,
sustained. ..A woman seventy-on years Of age
who lives in the west part Of Bmitloboro fell
while dancing at the house Of n ueishbor, and in
jured her hip She will probably recover IN sea
son for the next hop.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
WILLIAMS RIVER, at Chester broke through
its hanks the other day, and flooded Main stree
so suddenly that several persons barely escape'
drowning. one family received their first init
nation Of flood by seeing the waters burs
through their doors and windows, and they wer
with difficulty rescued The water is said L
have reached the height Of ten feet almost in
stantly. Tho Episcopal church and johnson
Central hotel were nearly undermined III
venerable Dr. Joseph Gray, Of Woodstock, thougl
not man Of large means has sent a check 10
five hundred dollars to the Orphan House in Bur
lington, most worthy institution, thus placing hi
name among the benofactors Of mankind.
new temperance society, called Tie St. Mays tot,
abstinence union, has been organized at Spring
| field .A somewhat remarkable case Of re
ooyery from curious and very dangerou
wound Is recorded at Ilartland Gu the 10Th o
October Edwin Chase was hit In the forehead b.
the shell of metallic cartridge which esrlode
while be was picking it IN pieces and the shel
Immediately dropped from the wound, followe
by two tablespooniuls Of brain matter, yet he ha
nearly recovered from the injury I. Of SCUM
mind, and at his usual business. samuel Leach
Of Bethel a cattle droyer and SPECTATOR In coun
try produce has failed, with reported liabilite
OF from two 10 three thousand dollars above hi
assets, Isaac Emery, Of Bethel, has pair O
grade oxen coming five years old this spring on
OF which weighs just two thousand pounds, tn
other one thousand nine hundred aud ninety, o
three thousand nine hundred aud ninety pound
for the pair, which is thought to be pretty heay.
for Vermont cattle...A dispatch from Whit
River junction to the Boston Journal says tina
Charles Craft, Of West Lebanon, died suddenly Of
Sunday, the 18th inst, under the use Of chloro
form. lie had fallen ON the Ice three weeks ag'
and ruptnred an artery in his right arm, near tn
elbow, and swelling ensued. Preparatory u
puncturing the swelling and locking mp the artery
Drs Allen and Eaton administered chloroform
Almost instantly after the incison was mad'
Crafts died. lonr years ago the same arm wa
fractured aud dislocated by fall. Ether wa
then given, but with alarming effect. Chloro
form was then substituted with favorable effect
hence Ii use In this case. Seventeen towns o
Windsor county owe nearly fourteen dollars nne
| eighty cents for every nhabitant and there hal
been an ipcrease OF nearly three dollars n head
during the past year Only four of these town
! have reduced their debts