Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-02-07
Vermont State News.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.

ell being destroyed dance was in progress
there at the time, and quite lively scene was the
result, but no one was hurt "A man named
John Fowler committed suicide by hanging, near
North Bennington, Friday last Cause, insanity.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
BRYANT STow and John S. Stewart, aged twelve
and thirteen years were arrested at st. Johns
bury, last week, for stealing poclset-book from
the Methodist church containing twenty-three
dollars. Fanny 4. Townsley, evangelist of ILL
nois, has been holding meetings in St. Jolnsbury,
with crowded houses, and the result is large
number Of converts. The newly organized Epis-
copal church at st. Johnsbury is llourshing finely
Since last August ffty-four persons have been
confirmed. Mr.. Enos Stevens, who died in
Barnet, January 3lst, aged sixty years, was a
brother of Mr.. Henry Stevens, the well known
antiquarian. lie was a cultured farmer, strong
writer on agricultural subjects, and noted
breeder Of Alderney stock Miles IIovey, OF
Waterford, has failed with Liabilities Of twenty
four thousand dollars, and assets amounting to
only two thousand one hundred dollars His de-
cline is dated from the time he built barn cost
ing seven thousand dollars. Ambitious farmers
take warning. Mrs Robin of Ryegate, died on
VIZ -iHN Ai'ihuf at llt aye VI ninety years cue
was one of the oldest inhabitants
cHuTENDEN COUNTY.
BURLINGTON has just enjoyed a concert by the
Smith-Whitney troupe, and one by the Barnabee
Concert Company Happy Burlington, ...T The
amount Of lumber on hand in the Burlington
market, January ist is reported at fifty-fve mil
lion feet, with prices from one to three dollars
lower than last spring, The other day boy Mt
work for C. W. Brownell, of Williston, was badly
kicked just above the eye by a horse, and his life
for time was despaired OF. Richmond has
lately had religious revival, in which an intense
interest was manifested. An exchange says:
large wholesale liquor house is about to he
started in Burlington. The goods are to be
purchased in Montreal and sold in the original
package
FRANKLIN COUNTY
MADISON POTTER, resident Of St Adams Bay,
was attacked by two rummies," the other even
ing, while going home, but used physical persua-
sion to such an extent that they were glad to get
away from him. In St Adams Tuesday of
last week, Mrs Baldwin and daughter narrowly
escaped being shot. They were sitting at the
window, when bullet shot from a rifle by n
careless boy in the street, entered the window
and struck the opposite wall of the room. ...A
pleasant donation party for the benefit of Rev
Mr.. Spencer, of st. Adams, took place on the ID
inst. st. Adams has a snow-shoe club which
is to be appropriately uniformed Daniel D.
Marvin, n section boss on the Fitchburg railroad,
and formerly of Sheldon, was run over by a train
on that road the Goth ult. and received injuries
which it is feared may prove fatal,
GRAND ISLE COUNTY
Mr.. DUNCAN McGREGoR, who died in Alburgh,
January 18th, at the age Of nincty-seven, was in
the Battle Of Plattsburgh, and claimed to have
saved one of our vessels, which had been cap
tured by the enemy and the few of the crew that
were left alive driven into the hold and the
matches spiked down, by swimming to the vessel,
releasing the prisoners and running the boat
ashore within our lines
ORANGE COUNTY.
THE Vermont Homeopathic Medical Society
held its twenty-sxth semi-annua meeting at Brad
ford last Thursday. The regular order of bust
ness was suspended, and lively discussion took
place as to the acts passed at the last session of
the legislature regulating the practice of medi-
cine in the state. All seemed to regard the
measure as an excellent one. Drs. Jones of Brad
ford, Bixby of Orange and Woodward of Dan
vile gave interesting reports as to the treatment
OF scrofula, cancers, etc. John Cowdry, OF South
Tunbridge, three years ago this winter, had
seven dollars lap-robe stolen from his sleigh nm
der his shed short time ago it was brought
back and put into his sleigh apparently in as good
condition as when it was taken. Business is
lively at the Vershire copper mines five hun
dred men are employed forty new buildings were
erected last year; and sixteen blast furnaces are
in operation.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Orleans county musical convention is now
being held at Newport. ,...A horse belonging to
II. Gage of Westmore, over-reached the other
day and cut his forward hoof completely off He
had to be killed. &C.. The carriage shop in Crafts
bury, belonging to Luman Smith, with the en-
CINE, tools, carriage stock, ETC. was destroyed
the other afternoon The loss is estimated to
be one thousand five hundred dollars. No insur-
ance
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Fairhaven Methodists are not disheartened
by the loss of their church new one is to be
Immediately built on the old site 1t will prob
ably be ready about July.....A medical society
told SCHOOL, is to be organized in Rutland county.
Rev. John I. Aiken is to remain pastor Of the
Congregational church at Pawlet during the en-
suing year. The Brandon Farmers Club have
decided to erect two-story brick building for n
hall and library, with the money given them by
Hon. n. T. Spague, Jr,
wINDHAM COUNTY
DnTHERiA is prevailing in the vicinity of South
Londonderry. The Retormer thinks Brattle
boro is paying higher salaries for poorer teachers
than any other town in the state The Retoimer
has economical ideas The Brattleboro Society
for the prevention of cruelty to animals recently
took a horse with badly callIed ankle from an
out-of-town team and put it in comfortable quar-
ters at its owners expense, until the animal was
tit to go home.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
A FACTORY in Weston has made twenty-five
thousand butter tubs this season . The contest
ants in the Whipple will case, at Weathersfeld,
have made a compromise in favor of another will,
made and executed in 1865 And so the lawyers
are deprived of the fat pickngs by this settle
ment Diphtheria RACES in many towns in this
county. A schoo-house in Weathersfied was
burned recently, from an unknown cause. Loss,
three hundred dollars; fully insured Rev. 5
=. Cook of the Congregational church at Ludlow,
has resigned on account Of i'll health. Rollin c.
sherwin, a respectable farmer of Baltimore, has
failed, with liabilities Of about seven thousand
dollars and nominal assets of about three thou
sand dollars. .J. X. Ilazen, of West Hartford
was recently arrested for alleged assault, aud
bound up in the sum OF eight hundred dollars. %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson and son, OF Weston, were
arrested ON the 3Oth ult., for assauting fourth
party with an axe. The difficulty grew out of Il
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