Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-08-29


BENNINGTON COUNTY.
THE Burritt brothers Of Manchester have just
captured their fifty-ffth bear. A Bennington
dispatch says There is no immediate prospect Of
reopening the Harlem Extension railroad between
here and Chatham. II seems that the excessive
taxation levied on the road by towns along the
line and the refusal OF some OF the towns to re-
deem their bonds issued in aid OF the road, have
brought 1t to Its present condition
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Six boys Of st. Johnshury Center who got in
toxicated on cider were fined eleven dollars each
and the man who sold them the liquor had thirty
dollars to pay.
cHlrTENDES COUNTY.
A LARGE and exciting meeting was held in Bur
lington, last week Tuesday "to see if the city
will authorize the city council to contract TO sup
ply the city with water from the Winooski river,
or to contract necessary works for that purpose"
rhe vote stood three hundred and ninety-nine
for and eight hundred and twenty-seven against
the proposition, which leaves the situation un-
changed. . During the severe thunderstorm,
Saturday evening, the Central House, in Burling-
ton, was struck by lightning. Mr.. Terill and his
family had Just seated themselves at the tea-table,
flashed down the chimney, through the apartment
and out of the window. One or two persons at
the table were partially paralyzed for n short
time, but fortunately escaped serious injury Inc
only damage done to the building was the as
placement OF a lew bricks
Essex COUNTY
NJ II. DAVIS, of Island Pond, has sent about
twelve thousand quarts Of raspberries to market
this season. - The new Methodist church at East
Concord was dedicated the 22d; sermon by |
Rev. DIR. Barrows.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
FIRE broke out recently in Edwin Wheelers
barn in Richford, and consumed 1t, with thirty
tons Of hay wagons, harnesses, farming tools,
etc The loss falls rather heavy on Mr. Wheeler
as his insurance was quite small The cause OF
the fire is unknown but is supposed to have been
set by some evil disposed person.. A French
woman named Gagnor, seventy-nine years of age,
was killed at st. Adams, Monday, by being run
over by the cars.
ORANGE COUNTY.
CoRINTH has raised eighteen ministers of the
gospel-seven Methodsts five Free Baptists, five
Congregationalists and one Advent Some of
them have been men of distinguished ability.
cells for the benefit of the drunken rowdies who
have long been terror in that village
ORLEANS COUNTY.
GIRL fourteen years OF age, daughter OF Fat
rick Heating, of Barton was fatally burned the
I'D, by the explosion OF Kerosene oil can from
winch she was pouring OIL on u iire when she had
Just started IN the stove ''AlVah Miller, 1eweler
OF Craftsbury, had seven or eight watches stolen
from MS shop the other day Ihe criminal
docket Tor the september term Tor the county
conrt Is one oil the largest ever known. '..A wo-
man living on the east NIL ABOUT three miles
from North Troy village named story, was found
| Tuesday OF last week, in the field, lying on her
| face in an unconscious state and died before she
| could be got home. Her husband was away
| from home at the time. She was found by Mr.
lite, who reused her up, when she wanted to
know where she was, and said she was afraid she
was going to die. Ile laid her on his coat and
went to d. W. Porter's for assistance but she was
dead before they arrived 1t is supposed that she
went into the field to drive out the cattle and had
fit, or else was troubled with heart disease.
During heavy thunderstorm at Derby Line, on
Sunday the house of A. 7. Ball was struck by
| lightning, which demolished the chimney, pass
ing into the cellar and out oil the window, doing
no further damage THIS IL the third time these
premises nave been struck by lightning
RUTLAND COUNTY
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, of Fairlaven, has been
committed to Jail in default of two thousand dol
lar bonds, to await trial for attempting to burn
his mothers house,
wINDHAM COUNTY.
RECENTLY, James Crawford, of Putney, received
an anonymous letter, in which he was peremp-
torily commanded to deposit one hundred dollars
in n certain place on his farm In case he failed
To comply with the demand, or gave publicity tC
the matter, or made any effort to capture the
scoundres, he was notified that his building,
wonld be burned During the rush incident t,
the Presidents reception at Bratteboro, the pick
pockets relieved several citizens of sums mngin.
from four to seventy-fye dollars, and one man o
a two hundred dollar gold watch and chain. Tn,
PhUnir says: Judge Keyes, who is over eight,
years old started to cross Main street in the even
ing, when a couple of gentlemen very politel,
7 stepped up to him, one on either side, and as
sisted hin to cross. When he felt for his pocket
book soon after, it was missing. He thinks tina
four dollars is not very bad price for ben
E helped across the street so politely"
WINDSOR COUNTY,
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