Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-08
Vermont state News.


THE North Bennington paper mills, owned by
Charles Thatcher, Esq, which have been idle for
several months, have resumed operatious....
Bennington asks the legislature for municipal
court a normal school aud savings bank.
Another shooting accident: man in Bennington
county put hs mouth over the muzzle Of his gun
about the time the charge exploded. The charge
struck his nose on the front end taking half Of
that member in its passage upwards, and grazed
the forehead TO the roots Of the hair. The wounds
are not very serious but he is in the same situa
ton that the boy was ont West, who kicked the
mule. he will not lock a. well as he did before he
was shot, but he will probably know more.....
The danger and folly Of running away from home
10 the cities was illustrated at New York, day or
twoago in the case of lottie Austin, who left her
home in bennington, because her mother was IN
kind To her. Reaching New York late at night
beaildered, pretty and penniless, she accepted
the escort Of polite young man; but luckily
the proprietor Of the hotel to which he took
her suspected his design and tool, Of tho girl
till the police could find her friends.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
MEssis HEoN, Putney and Johnson the per-
sons injured by the explosion at Cahoon Pals in
Lyndon recently, arc all conyalesceut
cHIrTENDEN COUNTY
Mn WILLIAM READ Of Charlotte, went to Bur
lington on saturday, to sell some fowl, and re-
mained the greater part Of the day. In the even
ing his family heard his team come into the yard,
aud on going to the door, were horror struck to
find that the wagon was empty and the horse
without driver Going up the road the team
must have travelled, they found Mr. Read lying in
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thrown from his wagon and broke his mock, caus-
ing, of course, instantaneous death. Mr.. Read
was a farmer, about forty-fye years Of age, and
leaves family.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
pASiEL % MIL. an old resident OF st. Adams.
was knocked down and probably fatally injured
by some romping boys, an evening or two ago.
... Charles Billiard, Of Swanton, was severely
burned, recently, by turning pail Of hot water
into his boot. The Cdledoniui says TIC trade
between Casper r. Kent, Of st. 1ohnslury. and l..
r Bailey & Son, for the Richford Sa,UHei has
fallen through and Mr.. Kent abandons the field
after printing one number Of the paper.
LAMonIE COUNTY
TYrnoiD fever j. very prevalent in Cambridge,
and two yonng ladies Of ono family have diedof
the disease.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
THE barns and out buildings known as sunny
side, belonging to C. W Pierce, Of Barton, were
burned the "a; supposed incendiary -Four hun
dred tons Of hay, oats, etc, were consumed
Loss about thirty thousand dollars. A man
who spent five nights on Lake Memphremagog,
took out four hundred and thirty-eisht pickerel
RUTLAND COUNTY.
W1MAS H. MERRITT, son Of Colonel H. H.
Merritt Of Bandon formerly landlord Of the
Brandon house, was struck with paralysis Mon
day evening Of last week, and is speechloss and
helpless. lie had driven from Salisbury and felt
as he thought, numb from chilness, and soon
after his arrival home was stricken with paralysis
There is hope Of partial recovery. ,,..A very
sad accident occurred in the south part Of Poult-
ney last week Thursday afternoon A barn be-
longing to Gilman j. Davis was set on ire by
several little children who were playing with
matches. and little son Of William c. Prtch-
ard, seventeen months old was burned to death
The alarm was given Immediately, but the flames
spread too rapidly for the rescue Of the little
fellow Brandon has a reformed mems club
Numbering some two hundred membess-the re-
suit Of the labors Of Messrs. c. C. Frost and H.
| NJ Bryant. Rutland has sent about a thousand
persons TO the Centennial exhibition, and now it is
bewailiDg the thirty-iye thousand dollars spent
outside the state From Rutland county there
were some three thousand visitors.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
SEYMOUR DURKEE, of Royalton, was robbed of
about one hundred and thirty dollars between
Albany and Springfield while asleep in the cars.
ON Thursday last, the second son of Henry
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was found near the fox, both dead. The young
man had received charge OF shot in his bowels.
The probably theory is that he shot the fox,
wounding, not killing, and beat him with the
breach of his gun, discharging the contents Of the
other barrel, causing his death
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ONHoI---N ll'i''n p'Nls HAS SOU his .n'"se
resiuenVe 1" '"son DIM iof one 'no"s''nu '"'
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tnuNsoS Roy q II French and wife ot
Iohnson received from narishioners and friend.
A generous rift in money as 9Th anniversary
present lust before their departure for the
NoRrHFmrD. The subject Of next Sunday
evenings lecture is " Greatness, at UniyersaIis
church, at six o clock The subject last Sunda,
evening was Amusements Every paren
should have heard it.
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Densmore district was very well attended, owe
sixty being present There seems to be a grea
deal of interest in these meetings. Farmer
are all ready for winter and are busy in fattn
their poultry and pork . Some OF the winte
schools have commenced; and others will in
few weeks.
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