Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-10-18

her daughter owing TO the nature Of the affair
il was kept quiet for awhile, and was not made
public until Johnson's arrest which occurred at
Brandon where he had fed on Friday night last
BENNINGTON COUNTY
An special business-meeting Of the Park
Guards. of bennington, last Wednesday evening
it was decided to admit the band Of twenty -four
pieces, which was recently organized in that place.
and il TO be named after the company.
Two young men, named ellis and Hale, who
travel through the country repairing sewing ma
chimes, recently made an attempt TO jump their
board bill, in Bennington, but were pursued and
overtaken at North bennington by Sheriff Powers
and, having no money, forfeited gold watch
and were allowed to 60 on their way unmoe-ted
BENNINGTON manufacturers are setting q good
example by running their works for the benefit Of
their employees even when they themselves do
not make profit one Of them reports that sew
eral Of the employees are getting more wages than
he is himself receiving for his daily labor, hut
that he shall not stop so long as he can work out
anything TO divide with his large pay list of mon
and women.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
THREE Of the workmen at tie lumber mills At
McIndoes' Falls, had each hand badly jamined
or sawed last Saturday
MICHAEL MCNAMARA, Of st. bloomsbury, was
taken ILL., the other night His wife got mp and
lighted lamp, and found him dying and he
breathed his last before she could arouse the
neighbors At the funeral Mrs Mcnamara was
thrown out of the wagon and severely injured,
three Of her ribs being broken.
An exchange says Some ten days ago, Mr..
Mohett, town charge, who lives in st. Johns
bury, got out Of bed in the night and told his
wife he was going away and should not come
back Since then he has not been seen, Moifett
leaves a wife and several bushels Of little urchns
from ten years old to zero, or Whereabouts
CHARLES WYNN, Of Danville, has an educated
pig, who is well trained as to tell by cards the
time Of day number Of days in the year, and any
sum in multiplication the product Of which is less
than one hundred 1t will also tell who was the
first President, and will pick ont the name Of any
one Of the Presidents by hearing them called.
Charlie % says that his pig knows all about the
old Presidents, bat cannot tell who will he the
/ new one
cnIrrENpES COUNTY
SIX towns in Chttenden county are without a
lawyer
rFrErN or twenty sheep of Joseph Jones, Of
Charlotte, were killed by dogs, the other day.
If Tilden is elected Mr. Joseph Langois viii
wheel Mr. Oliver Nerran around City Hall Park
burlington, in wheelbarrow. II Hayes is electec
Ianglois will ride and Verran will push.
THE trustees Of the University Of Vermont hay,
engaged Professor Noah Greasy formerly con
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sets and Connecticut, to deliver of fifty
lectures on veterinary Medicine" part Of tn
lectures will be given at the University and pan
in yarions places throughout the state.
ONE day last week as Willie Andrews. Of Hines
burgh, was handling large horse pistol, IN
weapon was in some manner accidentally dis
charged, the ball striking another boy, Georg
Welcome, in the breast 1t struck the breast bon
aud fortunately glanced aside but the escape from
sad calamity was a narrow one.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
o. 5 BLISS of Georgia, secretary and treasure
of the Vermont Dairymen's Association, estimate
that good experimental farm can be put il
operation at an expense of from ten thousand dol
lars to fifteen thousand dollars, and will urge tn
association to take immediate action in the matter
THE Franklin County Court discharged III
jury Saturday and adjourned to November g
Charles Lee, who picked a ladys pocket durin
the state fair, was sentenced to three years i
the state prison. Peegrine Michele an Italia
tramp who is under indictment for firing the RET
idence OF Mrs. Philo Weeks in St Albans las
July, was sentenced to three years in the stat
prison for a subsequent attempt to burn the jail
the uroof heinU conclusive in the latter
OK the 18th instant, rs Cassius Miller, of Rich
ford, was hunting in the woods with two con
panions, he shot partridge Just as one OF tn
others was taking aim at the same subject, an
ran forward To secure his game before his do
got hold OF it, As he was in the act OF picking
up, his comrades gun was accidentally di,
charged, and the ball, striking one of his should,
blades, glanced grazed his neck and head an
passed through his hat His wounds are sever
aud he will probably be laid up for some time.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
TUE buekwheat crop in Grand Isle county
heavy and the apple crop light
SOCRATES KINNEY, of Grand Isle, met Wit
: quite an accident while driving span of colt
the other day. While shutting the gate, Il
horses started, and in his hurry to stop them, !
se']eu one OIL the'n py Tue p'' "uu was carrie
along some Instance seeing ne ooulu NOT y"
thein ne iet go ana was u'ro"h On" p''e "'S'one
ana quite severely cut
oHANuL couNih'
VERY substantial iron piiuse Is oelhs co
strne'ed over the oinpompahoosne hNer' T"
village oil S'rauord'
ORLEANS COUNTY.
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EUGENE CLEAvELAND, twenty-five years oil
of Bloomington, had his right arm drawn into
J. threshing machine the other day, and mangl'
4 SO tia' nau 70 pe "nlpuu''eu i"''' way n''"e'
: tue "r's' ana CHOW
k A BARTON miss of about thilten years stole
e hat belonging to one of the school teachers, Ia
; week. and also purloincd from her father son
! money and due BILL amounting to about If
Is dollars. She fed, but was arrested and sentence
~ to five years in the reform school
6 RUTLAND COUNTY
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