Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-23

Vermont state News.



ADDISON COUNTY.
IRA W. CLARK, late n prominent lawyer Of
Middlebury, was taken 10 the Brattcboro In
sane asylum, the 18th. He has been falling for
nearly year. The cause OF his insanity is at
tributed to liquor. The Green Mountain House
in Ripton was burned the 10th; fire caused by a
defective chimney. Loss seven thousand dollars
insured for four thousand seven hundred dollars
80. Mrs. DeLong the Oldest resident Of Shore
ham, ninety three years old, died last week..
Eight persons united with the Orwell Congrega-
tional church, at the May communion season, on
profession of faith, and four the communion PIE
vious.. Alonzo Baldwins barns, in whiting
were struck by lightning on Thursday, and to-
tally consumed The loss IL five hundred dollars
over the insurance.
BENNINGTON COUNTY
COLONEL PECK has caused all Of the Bennng-
ton saloon keepers to be notified that their places
Of business must either voluntarily close during
the militia muster this summer, OF a guard will
be placed at the entrances Of all such Places.
Mrs j. Niles, Of Pownal, committed suicide by
hanging, the 18th. She had recently been in de
clining health and at times depressed with mel
ancholy. She was the daughter Of Erastus jew
EFT, wealthy citizen Of that town.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
Mrs. J. G. vARsUM has recently obtained a
decision to the tune OF one thousand five hundred
dollars damages against Danvile, for injuries re-
ceived on the highway in that town last July....
The subscription list Of the Vermont Farmer has
been sold to the Boston Cultiudor for thousand
two hundred dollars, and the subscribers OF the
Farmer will see II no more, but in its place will
come the CultiUotor Mr. Cummings, the proprie-
tor, has been engaged by the CuitiUdtor to ac-
company the list and travel in the interest of the
Boston paper. One hundred acres Of good
timber have been burned in Groton.. Lewis
Barton, -four merchant Of LYNDON has failed, with
liabilities of forty thousand dollars, and no avail
able assets
oHIrrENDEN COUNTY.
THE body Of J. b. Forant, of Burlington was
discovered floating in the lake on the 18th inst
1t is supposed he became dizzy while fishing, and
fell into the water. His age was seventy-two
years. In the United States District and cir
cult court at Burlington, the 10th, George T.
Mooney, Esq, of St. Adams, was admitted to
practice. There is said to be movement on
foot among some Burlington merchants to pur.
chase or charter a small steamer, to make daily
trips between that city and Ticonderoga, touch
ing at intermediate points,. Some thirty canal
boats arrived In Burlington, the 17th loaded with
lumber and coal and iron for the new railroad,
80. The Free Press says that the rum traffic in
Burlington is gradually giving way before the
earnest application Of the nuisance law. 1t is
certain that many notorious gin-mills have closed
up the business.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
FOUR Snowflake potatoes produced seed for sew
enty-seven hills on the premises OF a Bloomington
farmer. ...N North Troy is trying to organize an
infantry company for the Bennington celebration.
80. There has been destructive fire in the woods
near North Troy dozen buildings at Bolton,
2. O., are reported burned. At Westfeld, nearly
two thousand acres of timbered land are burned
over, and one dwelling destroyed. C. r. Jane
son has purchased the old material of the Hyde
park Ne,osdeaier, and proposes to start new
paper at Barton Landing Three dwellings and
two barns were burned at Newport on Friday.
Charles Eaton loses one thousand dollars; insured
for one thousand two hundred dollars. W. d.
Stafford, one thousand dollars insured for one
thousand five hundred dollars. Lucius Robinson,
seven hundred dollars; insured for one thousand
| four hundred dollars. Incendiary
RUTLAND COUNTY.
| ONE hundred acres of land in Chittenden were
| recently burned over, and an extensive fire has
| ragged in Castleton.. The barn with contents
belonging to g. w. Beecher. in West Pawlet wa.
burned on the night Of the 18th instant. Loss
one thousand and seven hundred dollars nsur
ance about one thousand dollars Supposed to bt
incendiary -. Rutland is afflicted with a horst
distemper, from which several horses have died
go. Phineas Taft, Of Brandon, fell upon the han
die of horse rake the 10th, and received injurie
that will probably prove fatal. William Tai
bot, of Rutland has been detected in stealing Goa
from one of the school-houses in that village, o
| which he was janitor. He confessed the theft af
ter his arrest, and offered to pay for the coal
about two tons-if they would let him off II
was bound up, to appear at the next term of count
court, in FIVE hundred dollars.
wINpHAM COUNTY
J. G. Fritz a teamster in Guilford recently be
came entangled with his horses while trying t
stop them, was stamped upon by them and ru
over by the wagon receiving injuries from whic
he died in about four hours. Mr. Fritz had
brother killed in similar manner only abou
| three weeks since. A reform daily paper is sal
to be among the possibilities at Bratteboro
The Wilmington rod and gun club has put twenty
five thousand young trout into the Deerfied an
its tributaries, which the law protects until Ma,
1879. The Baptist church Of Grafton has az
cepted the resignation of Rev, Julius Leayitt, an
is now without pastor. Rev. i. W Olmsted ha
closed his labors with the Congregational churc
in Townshend having finished pastorate
seven years Abner Sackett, of Halifax, col
victed in 1871 of assault with intent to kill, an
sentenced for ten years, has been pardoned by IL
Governor. 1t is reported that the Brattlebol
savings banks are to exact but six per cent. aft
July l,
| WINDSOR COUNTY.
FOREST WILKINS, aged fourteen, of South Rea
ing, had a narrow escape from death the 9TH
day. He was blowing with yoke of oxen, al
had stepped between the oxen, when they toe
fright and ran, dragging him between their hee
and the pillow for about eighty rods. Luckily,
came off with a few bruises. 49,. WILDER whit
brother of the Gravelin victim, Of Cavendish, W
arrested recently for burglary Owen Luce,
freight conductor, had his foot broken in t
places recently at White River junction, by ha
ing it caught in a frog. Stockholders Of d
First National Bank of Springfield held me,
ing recently to consider the matter of reduc
the capital stock to one hundred thousand d,
lars They voted not to reduce and discharg
the teller on account of certain little irreguli
tiles. Colonel Kittredge Haskins delivers t
Memorial Day address at South Royalton..
Chester Depot was the scene of daring and 81
-, cessfu robbery on the night of the 18th instal
The hardware store of Robbins 4 Marsh "