Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-02-09
Vermont State News.


down double-barroled gun to examine Il, with
,be usual result ono barrel was discharged, the
contents passing through the shop window de
uolishing four watches, valued at about one hun
drod dollar. The iiue house Of Warren Smith,
nj Granville, near the rawlet line was destroyed
b, fire on Wednesday evening Of last week
BENNINGTON COUNTY
Nn CnAnLrs T. WniIiNG Of North Bcnning-
ton. at present guest Mt the Astor House, New
York appeared the other morning before Justice
WSby. at the Tombs as complainant against
George burton, q travelling agent from Ohio and
George W Gamphcr, Of Philadelphia both Of
whom he charged with entering his room at four
O'Clock that morning, and robblng him u q gold
watch, chain and seal valued at two hundred and
fifty dollars. The watch Of Mr.. yelling aud
several skeleton keys were found on the person Of
Burton Both prisoners were held In three thou
sand dollars bail each TO answer ID L. Kent 4
Co.. Of East Dorset have reported that they lost
ono thousand Eve hundred dollars in the mail, In
drafts, between bennington and Troy some time
lat month
CALEDONIA COUNTY
LITTLE boy Of Mrs Ramos. was PLAYING In
the house and run against pail Of bot water.
tipping 1t over against him and scalding his arm
and side badly IN four working days aiter
,ho late Gre IN the Fairbanks shops. scales are
again being scaled packed and delivered Mean
time the shops arc being ugpdly rebuilt The
lumber company 90 Mcndoes ialls have sold
their mill site and all their real estate 10 f. Pea
body. lIaSen Ford, Of barnet, made from six
cows last season, QUO thousand two hundred and
cighiy-eight pounds Of huiter, besides the butter
and milk used in the family The COWS are not
n f.N Al.
fancy STOCK "nd h"a ne meal after 'hey were
tnIncd out 10 grass. me passenger ana freight
dep"t' OF INC connecticut l'ssuinps'c railroad
" barnet were burned on inc second instant
the hre starting rom the preak'ns oi kerosene
lamp 10 inc ueNot olo'e' l"o u'hc''i MOONS pa
lei'' '.o, oi 'ie t~'.''n WIZ '"lno', p' inc CON
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cErrENpEN corNrN
B,mtNoroN l. happy TINT gambling sioon
has been closed Now for some decent side
walk. aud crossings Tuesday morning Of last
wees az MI John Welcome, Of Charlotte, wa
taking care Of hls horse The auimal kicked Tie
lantern from bis hand setting fro 10 the barn,
which was completely destroyed with some six
tons Of hay Mr. Welcome succeeded in saving
Do. stock and garden tools loss one thousand
dollars insured for seven hundred dollar. The
cotton mill ln Wiuoosh has shut down, owing "a
lhe financial cnbarrussments OF the owner, loua-
than Earle The broad lake was frozen over
Wednesday uight OF last week, and. from all ap-
peamnces viii remain 50 during Che rcst Of the
season This Is the latest closing since 1870 when
lt didno freeze over until February 2jt Previous
that date the latest closing for Thirty years was
iu 1864, February 18th The mean time If cios-
ing Of the broad lake for the last sixty years 5.
the 10Th Of January, the earliest day being January
7th 1858. and the latest March ith, isia In four
seasons IN that time the broad lake did not close
Dnhng the fearful guile Of last wcdnosds,
tlo floating ice In the lake wa. hurled against the
hroakwHter at Burlington With terrible violence.
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