Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-06-20
Vermont state News.


ADDISON COUNTY
THE Reform School has at present one hun
dred and nineteen boys and fourteen girls.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Mrs. X. 5. CusHMAS widow Of Rev r. s. Cush-
man, D. D., OF Manchester, who died few weeks
since died last week Wednesday night Miss
Lpoms, aged eighty-one years, of Bennington,
fell down flight OF stairs recently and broke one
Of her legs near the ankle Grand Master Gale.
of st. Johnsbury, instituted lodge Of odd Eel
lows at Readsboro, Tuesday Of last week
CALEDONIA COUNTY
G. T. ANGER, In fit of anger. recently whipped
some boys in Sutton school ~ severely that
justice fined him fifteen dollar- and eo-ts...s.
d. Lawrence and Joseph Daniels we've buried un-
der sand bank at st. johnsbusy, the 18th, but
help was promptly at hand AID they were res
cued without suffering much injury AleSan-
der Shields, of Barnet has sold from twelve COWS,
this season, ten hundred aud ten pounds Of but
ter at twenty-five cents per pound The county
court has appointed William : Boynton, Of st.
Johnsbury, as county treasurer to All out the un-
expired term Of his father the late David Boyn-
TOM. Rev Il. d. Hopkins, Of st. Johnsbury
has been rearrested on five indictments by the
grand jury, tive for forgery and three for appro-
priating moneys. Part Of this prosecution it is
alleged, is influenced by parties having personal
spite and interests inimical to the accused
cHIrTENDEN COUNTY.
Hon. GEORGE T. MARSH has secured permits
sion Of the Italian government to have cast
taken Of the famous statue, the Mercury of the
Vatican" for the Park Gallery of Art, at Burling-
ton, and 1t will be shipped for this country.
...Rev. c. +. Steele, of Wnoosk has resigned
his charge on account Of poor health. While
attempting to quell disturbance in Burlington,
the other night, Officer Wight was struck on the
head with a stone, receiving a severe but not
dangerous wound. The fellow who dealt the
blow escaped
FRANKLIN COUNTY
THE body of the little Reid boy, Of Fairfield
missing since April, was found last Thursday, in
the brook near his home
ORLEANS COUNTY
RUFUs DREW of South Glover, lost both his
barns by fire on the 9TH. Loss, one thousand dol
lars insured for two hundred and fifty dollars.
.... Last week Monday bolt of lightning struck
the house of Judge Cook in West Glover the
building was shattered some but in
iured.. Arrangements are being made for
swimming match across Greensboro Pond. on the
Fourth of July, between a Dartmouth student who
is stopping at Greensboro. and one of the towns
men. George Mills and Frank Duke. OF South
| Bartun got into row the other night at the
steam mill, which ended in Mills striking puke
with slab, knocking him senseless, in which
| condition he lay for some time Physicians think
he will recover. The annual conference meet
ng OF the Congregational churches of Orleans
county was opened in Newport on Tuesday Of
asst week, with eighteen churches represented
The reports of the committees show that the
V"ur'heS are III prosperous conult'"h "lth
"'ee Increase o' members Inc conference au-
lourneu 10 meet NJ Barton Landing Ill 1919, zap
tam ~ H. Austlh' oi barton l'hu'hsi ana rev.
L. l. Nud' OF Newport were appointed delegates
20 the Natohal council oil Cohgregauonalists'
whlch meets IN Detroit Men, next octooer'''''
Mt H. T. Crttend"n, Just graduated from the
New haven Theological seminary, mas COM
nenced MS laoors with the congregational ehurch
NJ barton Landing
RUTLAND COUNTY.
KELLocG's block, in Fairhaven, was slightly
damaged by fire the other night Robert Mon
Afghan, one of Gibson, Clement & Woodfn's en-
ployes lost his balance while at work on high