Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-02-02

asked him whether the babe was hoy or girl, TO
which he innocently responded can't tell for
few days yet The clerk subsidized, while the
countyman continued TO price the different arti-
cles..."A fire. on the 2Mh nit destroyed the
dwclling-house Of Michael WEIGH, on Green street,
Rutland The contents were mostly saved Loss,
two thousand dollars; Insurance, six hundred
dollars. Louisa Ilosford, Of Clarendon, died
few weeks ago, after an Illness Of sixty years,
caused by internal injuries produced by fall
when she was nine years old During this time
she suffered intensely by spells, and could never
digest food except by aid Of medicine.
wiSDmAM couNrY
GEonaE CUTLER, for many years dealer in
boots and shoes at Brattlcboro has suspended
Liabilities about four thousand dollars; assets
about one thousand eight hundred dollars . One
Of the old water cure establishments at Brattle-
boro, once 50 popular with simmer tourists, now
occupied by one hundred and ninety mine tenants
... Bnttleboro merchants have been ,ictnzed by
man who solicited orders for cards to be placed
in a handsome mirror at the railroad station lie
collected his money on the orders, and the cards
we're found placed in mn old glass which has hung
in the depot for many years Beauseant Com
mandery Of knights reinplars Of Bnt,eboro, will
go to the Centennial The Estey Guard, Of
Brattleboro, newly uniformed after the pattern
Of the 1th New York Wilmington is to have
new national bank the stock Of which Is nearly
all taken. Mr. Denison has introduced hill
granting pension to Loyina A. Bowker Of
Putney, for the loss Of her stcp-son, Wilbur
Fisk Bowker. Mr. Joyce has introduced bill
granting pension to Hannah A. Richardson, late
widow Of Alanson Kittredge, Fourth Vermont
Volunteers
WINDSOR coUNTY
ON the I'D ut, in Proctorsville, four-y cars-old
boy, in playing with matches, set the house Of
Mrs Mira Lewis on FIRE, and II was damaged to
the extent of two hundred dollars While
visiting his brother William, in Chester, Thursday
evening last, Ezra Pierce, Of Londonderry, fell
from scaifold in the barn and sustained In juries
so that his life is despaired OF n The employees
Of the Springfield Industrial works, who are also
shareholders, have resolved TO have semi-annual
dividend Of four per cent, even II they have TO
take the requisite amosnt ont Of their own peck.
cts They have also decided TO Increase the capital
FIVE thousand dollars White River Grange was
organized at Hancock, un the Sth ult, with thirty
charter members. The cheek Of the man, san
ders, who heads the gang Of thieves who have
been stealing from the Central Vermont road at
White River Junction. il surprising lie ap-
peared in court wearing pair OF pahtaloons made
Of cloth stolen from the company, and plead not
guilty. lie aud half dozen Others are going
TO be put through for their misdeeds Asa T.
Barron. proprietor Of the White River Junction
House, has suffered from their depredations. A
man by the name OF. Moore attempted To jump on
ear at the depot in Quechee, while the train was
moving, recently, and fell upon the track between
two cars But for the timely assistance Of the
depot master, who Immediately seized him by the
collar and pulled him from the track, he would
doubtless have been badly manged a fire
broke out on Sunday night, the 23d ult in build
ings owned by d W johnson and occupied by T.
Twtchell, Jr, in Stoclbridge, which entirely con
sumed the house aud two sheds adjoining A
strong wind in the right direction saved the barns
and hay. The family lost all their furniture,
hardly saving suit OF clothes for each. The loss
falls very heavily on Mr. Twitchell The build
ngs were insured for eight hundred dollars No
satisfactory explanation can he given for the
cause Of the fire. Chancey Kinney n workman
in the saw room Of the Vermont novelty works
company's shop, at Springfield, lost all the fingers
from one Of his hands by getting them caught on
a circular saw Tuesday the 25th ult