Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-04-26
Vermont State News.


ADDISON COUNTY.
NERGENNEs is getting walked up about Fourth
Of July exclamation Wen, II IL the oldest city In
the state and should edo itself proud on such
an occasion-epccially in this centennial year
CALEDONIA COUNTY
II cost Frank Smons, Of West Wheelock forty
dollars, In fine and costs, ~ make little un.
necessary disturbance at the annual school meet.
ing In his district Rev Mr. Boardman Of Fast
Burke, has left the Baptist society OIL. George T.
Howe, master mechanic Of the Portland Ogdens-
burg railroad, met with an accident, on Tuesday
night Of last week, at st. Johnsbury, which by
good fortune was not fatal tappear that Will,
the train was moving he jumped In an opposite
direction, striking the connectlng-rod with force
enough to break a rib Baggage master and
mail carrier Billy Young, Of I,rdonylle met
with severe accident, q few days since Being
absent at the time Of delivering the mail, he was
searched for, and found in the furnace room be.
low the depot, In bewildered state Of mind.
from injuries received in some unknown way
probably by fall It required the strength Of
three men, for time, to take care Of him lie Is
better now, and will be all right In few days.
.... The bobhin factory Of A. D. Norris, Of Norris
VILE was entirely destroyed by fire last Thursday
night No contents saved except four lathes ON
the first floor Loss, almost ten Thousand dollars
well insured
currENpEN COUNTY
Tn Troy Times says dangerous counter
icits on the bank Of Burlington are In circulation
In this vicinity They are five dollar bills, and
are similar to the countcriets on the bank Of New
Bedford. They are probably printed from what
is called slip plate. There is said to he a num-
her Of them afioat ".... rhad Warren, while cross
ing the track with baggage truck at Essex June
ton, the other day, was struck by an engine,
which sent him and the truck flying lie escaped
with few scratches I'll Fnnen and Joseph
Kelley, Of Burlington, the boys who were going to
the Centennial with the proceeds Of some stolen
property, have had hearing, and have been
bound over in thesum Of one hundred dollars each
ts-iN COUNTY.
TnE town OF Concord has refused to pay the
interest on one hundred thousand dollars Of bonds
issued in aid Of the Portland & Ogdcnsburg rail
road, and thus virtually repudiates tho debt II
is claimed that the law under which The town
was bonded is unconstitutional It Is also as
serted that II a tax were assessed to meet the in
terest, the payment Of It would be contested, and
Il there is to be any litigation, the town had bet
ter contest the question with the hondholders
than with the taxpayers. Trnly, the Portland
a ogdenslurg has hard time of it,
rRANKriN COUNTY,
Mas JUpGE Ftmu-, Of Swanton, has sent
worked canvas picture 10 the Centennial. repre-
sen,iug the sguer- Of the Declaration " indie
pcndence
LANoniE COUNTY
Tn St Johnsbury Culeioajan is informed that
worl, will probably he resumed soon ON the la
noble Valley Railroad and the road completed
this season. A. regards Contractor Hogan and
his employees lac claims 10 owe them little II
anything lie did not intend to pay them faster
than they earned it, but in some cases he did and
they are owing him. lie is said to owe the far
mers along the line Of the road some forty-fye
thousand dollars
oK,NGE COUNTY
A MAN At West Randolph caught a runaway
horse aud held it till the owner came mp, when
the latter accused him Of stealing his buffalo
robes. That is one sort Of gratitude, but not one
that takes very well. The citizens Of Bradford
are considering the project Of purchasing the old
church. moving il to the vacant lot south Of the
hotel, and fitting il mp for village hall com
mittee has been appointed to call upon citizens
and solicit them to take shares at twenty-five
dollars each to aid in carrying out the idea, and
thus supply much needed want Of the village.
Mr.. ] b. Fisk Of West Randolph, has in his
possession a remarkable "almanack" 1t was
calculated for the year 1868 and is therefore one
hundred and thirteen years old Dr. McNab,
Of Wells River, is now ninety-three years Of age,
and steps off as light as boy Of twenty, making
frequent journeys on the cars, visiting patients etc
ORLEANS COUNTY
NEWPORT talks of taking water-supply from
Clyde river at an expense Of about fifteen thou
sand dollars
RUTLAND COUNTY.
AMANDA MARriN aud Detsey Hewitt the wo.
men arrested in Rutland, the other day, for pass
ing counterfeit money, have been bound over, the
latter IN five hundred dollars and the former in
one thousand dollars. Mr. McKelyey has had
wonderful success in his temperance lnbors in
Rutland reformed mems club has been or
gained, and the movement is considered the most
encouraging, for general temperance reform, ever
made in that place. The Casteton seminary
and state normal school at Castleton have been
united and hereafter will together form nor
nal school. There are eighty pupils. o.. North
Clarendon has voted that there shall be no pay
ing or reading of the Bible in It's schools for year
From April 18th, 1870 TO April 10th, 1876,
Rutland had nineteen fires, ent,iling an aggre-
gate loss oi over one hundred and sixty thousand
dollars.
wINpHAN COUNTY
Mn DAVID Il. CAMPBELL, u native Of Rocking
ham, has recently given To the towns Of West
minister, Nthens, Grafton, Springfield and Wind
sor five thousand dollars each, 10 be kept as a
fund, aud The income To be devoted to the sup
port of the poor James Fisk, OF Br,ttlebolo is
having five hundred dollar patent harness, of his
own device, manufactured, which he will per-
sonally exhibit at the Centennial II l. certainly
a novel arrangement, and must be seen to he APP
preciated. 1t is 50 constructed that M strain
whatever comes on tie horse, which, ia ease Of
accident is instantly oosened from the carriage,
which in turn comes to a stand-still Brattle-
boro has prodigy in young man, perhaps
thirtyfiye years Of age. who can neither read nor
write, but can solve the most dificult mathemati-
cal problems with alacrity and accuracy re-
markably astonishing OF course he has no yisi-
bic rules, and is unable to explain by what mode
these problems are performed. For instance, the
interroeator explains that 1t il seventy five miles
to Rutland, and asks for the number Of inches
Almost instantly, and without apparently having
thought Of the example the answer Is Invariably
correct.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
1HE Ludlow Wooden Mills have run full time,
full help and fall pay all winter over one hun.
dred and sixty persons find employment here.
The nay roll of the coueern aVerapa. hpt,veeu ii,