Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-08-23
Vermont state News.


among the foremost military organizations II the
state
nrNNiNoroS COUNTY.
Tn ninety-nnth anniversary Of the battle Of
Bennington was appropriately observed in that
town last week Judge Wheeler has decided
that the bonds issued by Bennington and other
towns, in 1877, In aid Of the construction Of the
Lebanon Springs railroad, are valid, aud that In
tercst on them which the towns have for several
years refused 10 pay, on the ground ,hatthe bonds
were unconstitniionally issued and for other sim
liar reasons must be paid by the towns
cALEDoSiN COUNTY.
ON Friday evening Of last week Mr. " NJ
Burkes two children set fire 10 their fathers
barn in Burke and one Of them was burned to
death Mr. Burke WIS absent at the time. ....A
young Frcnchman, named David Hall, Of Pas
sumpsc, aged about sixteen year., was drowned
while bathing week ago Sunday.
cmirrESDEN COUNTY.
E,tuA WnrrrS, Of Burlington got beyond her
depth while bathing at Apple Point with several
other young ladies last Wednesday afternoon,
and was drowned, as was her father, J. J.. Whit
ten, In trying to rescue her....A blast at the
work on the new dam at Winoosld last Thurs
day threw block Of stone weighing ton
through the north side u the Touring mill on
the third story, where Il now lies Another piece
81 rock was thrown entirely over the mill and fell
in front Of Duucan's carriage factory breaking
wagon which stood there Louis Victor Anne
dee Henry died in burlington last week lie was
one hundred and ten years old on the 9TH of last
March. aud at the time Of hi- decease was prob
ably the oldest man in New England 4 child
about three ysars u age, daughter Of Nicholas
lareaux. Of Burlington, while playing with
matches, last Wednesday morning, set her clothes
on fire and was 50 badly burned that she died
within tweniy -four hours
FRANKLIN COUNTY
itpGE BLAKE has reduced the bail Of the Rich
ford duelists to one thousand dollars for the
| principals, and five hundred dollars for the sec
onds, and their counsel Noble Davis and smith
having become surety, they have been released
... Mr.. Royal Cushman, Of Swanton, was thrown
from a load Of hay the other night aud was
yerely injured about the head and had one rib
broken. Mr.. Cushman is about seventy years
old, and it Is feared bis wounds may prove fatal
co.. Lucius Warren, Of Swanton. was 50 badly pois-
oned q few days ago hy handling poison ivy that
he became unconscious and remained 80 for
some time .. A barn Of Mr. koakr Of Iighgate
Center fun Of hay and grain just stored, was
completely destroyed by fire, last "Wednesday
afternoon Nothing but the stock Was saved
GRAND ISLE corNry.
GRtNp i-1E county has had an uncommonly
severe drouth. Only one slight shower has fallen
for the last six weeks, and everything is drying
up. The buckwheat crop will be almost an entire
failure, and the potato crop nearly So Oats and
wheat are light, although there IL good growth
Of straw Pastures are all drying up and the
stock is offering for food The meadows look as
II a fire had swept over them. Many farmers
have been setting fires lately to clear land and it
las spread and done considerable damage, and
if the dry weather had continued much longer
much valuable land would be injured
LAMoILE COUNTY.
ions lioGAS, a boy fifteen years Of age, em-
ployed by Thomas Edwards, near Cambridge Cen
ter was sent, on Wednesday morning of last
week, 10 that village with fifteen dollars with
which 10 buy suit of clothes for himself lie did
not return home and Mr. Edwards soon discovered
that lie had taken n twenty dollar gold piece from
the house, Steps were taken to arrest him
An exchange is assured by Mr. Brigham, presi-
dent Of the lamoille Valley railroad, that the
company have just completed contract with the
Portland Rolling Mills for four thousand FIVE hun
dred tons Of rails, sufficient to complete their road
from johnson to Swanton. The rails are TO be de
liyered soon and the work of laying them will be
gun at both ends and pressed forward until tho
road is completed 1t is expected now that tn,
road will be open through to Swanton this fan
ORLEANS COUNTY.
WILLIAM HuDspoN, OF North Troy was stopped
| -. a
Thursday evening. Barton Village talk Of hav
ing the Flanders pump, and have been after Mr.
Flanders to look the ground and give then
an estimate. "A Miss Stiles of Troy, died sud
denly the other day. She had arrived only tn,
day before, and meeting and shaking hand
with her brother, Mr. Benjamin Stiles, OF Peru
whom she had not seen for long time, iainte,
and almost immediately expired.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
FoRFsr fire has just been extinguished in TIA,
Panton woods near Rutland which has rageC
several days, burning over one hundred acres o
wood land. Rutland is at last in fair way t,
have a band. A number OF young men from
fourteen 70 twenty years old have organized 70
that purpose, and taking lessons. In Rut
land the other day n man named John Dowle!
called upon an apothecary lie had a very ba,
wound in his leg which he wanted done up II
had been shot in the calf of the leg the night be
fore, and then taken dun jack-kuife and dug
hole about inch aud half in diameter dow
to the bone aud found the ball lie was ntox
Gated when shot and when he so badly cut up hi
leg . In case the Howe Scale Works are move
to Rutland the people OF that place anticipate tha
the population Of the town will be increased tw
thousand thereby. During recent thunde
storm two men unloading hay in a barn at Sout
= Wallingford were completely stunned by igh
ming striking the end of the barn iarthest frol
. them. They had no means of knowing how lon
= they had been unconscious, but one recovcre
much sooner than the other. They received II
serious injury, and the barn was not burned
4 wiSDnAM COUNTY
Is Windham county there is judge who III
two sous, also lawyers, who are located in Il
- same county--one son residing with his father
q Wilmington, the other sou being located at Viii
;. ngham. 1t is very common occurrence (,
r cases to be tried where the father is judge Al
Y the two sons opposing attorneys. The cases a
Y of course decided ON their merits, and the lawyer
II clients have fear that family consideration
:. will enter into the legal discussions or iniluen
the judge In his decisions. The name Of the leg
:, family is Butterfed Samuel Wells, fourte
years old, Of Athens, was drowned at Townshen
70 a few days ago, while bathing. "A new paper
"a 10 be started az Brattleboro which will advoca
- national and state reform, and Tdcn and lie
~ bricks for the White House " The Conuectic
, river at Bellows Falls, Is so low that Mt one pla
= the water measures only ten feet in width.
n, 1t has always been held impossible for boat
Ia pass safely over the Connecticut river falls
"A Bellows Falls, but the feat Nas accomplished,
> Gently by sve boats Of log-driyng gang-e
~ boat being manned by two men.
. WEST RANDOLPH The long hot, dry and dus
~ spell was broken at last saturday night by
n refreshing shower and Sunday morning II SCENE
"a like new world. The great Barnum show h
ar come and gone. II brought quite large CROW
" into the village on Saturday Friday night Il
~ grocery Of Granville w. Barnes was entered al
~ robbed Of about thirty dollars. Sunday eyeniI
~ Gilman Mann had his carriage robe stolen, viii
a. he was attending evening service 1t was take
- from the carriage In one OF the church sheds
}. o A. Bassmet with a bad accident on Thu