Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-07-18
Vermont State News.


A HAIL storm visited Cornwall the 9Th, destroy
ing much corn and vegetation generally and ruin
ing the onion crop which isusually very large and
remuneratve In that town.
BENNINGTON COUNTY
TnE extensive knitting mills Of Major A, b.
Valentine, at Bennington took fire Thursday
forenoon OF last week, from busting machine,
but the flames were fortunately discovered III
time to prevent a great connagation Loss one
hundred dollars, Insured.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
CHARLIE DREW, u St. Johnsbury, fell from
cart the other day and broke his leg in two places
go. Sutton farmers have used twenty-eight tom
Of Pacific guano this season, and anticipate large
returns from the investment. At. St Johns
bury, Jack Connors and Daniel Mckay have beef
sentenced to three and one-haf years in the stat
prison for burglary. %. The Burlington FTee Pres
is responsible for the story that queer genius
lives at East Burke-a man who probably has MOI
spoken to another man directly for the past
twenty-five years lie will talk with womai
or minor, but never with n man; even his own
sons, as they arrive at twenty-one years OF age
are talked to no longer. When he can do no bet
ter he will talk to the stove, or horse or what
'Ntl tlSt UNpptuN 10 bt HtAif anu sly 'ih
horse. you tell Mr. Smith want to buy his farm
Mr. Smith can speak for himself, but will only get
an answer rs he hears it addressed 10 the " old
horse" This eccentric individual will allow no
man to ut at his right hand. he will sooner stand
up or leave, and has often stood up through
church services when he could find no seat with
ont a man at his right hand. He speaks ia meet
ing aud is quite an earnest, interesting speaker.
... Ward Eastman, of Sutton, took compassion
on tramp aud gave him work the tramp recip-
rocated by stealing Mr. Eistman's wallet con-
tanning thirty dollars, and fleeing to parts I'M
known. George Metc'lf who sold the liquor
that caused the drowning Of three men at st.
Iohnsbury, was tried on Monday of last week
and found guilty of thirteen first offences He
was fined ten dollars for each offence, and costs,
in all one hundred and ninety five dollars, and
committed to Jail until payment As he has no
way of ing the fines, he will be likely to re-
main in Jail until pardoned ont.
cHlTrENDEN COUNTY
AFTER lively contest, James W. Edwards has
received the appointment as postmaster at WI
noosld Trinity church, (Episcopa), at WI
nooslti, was consecrated July 9th. The church
has cost nearly three thousand five hundred dol
lars, much oi Wllch was contributed ny p"rl'hs
ton parties The Rev + W Olmstead, late OF
Townshend has accepted call to the Congrega-
tional church in Williston.
ESSEN COUNTY
o. +. RUSSELL ana A. D. Nance, Oh FAST Ooh-
cord got into II row ABOUT some nay the othel
day, and Nance drew rev Oliver and threatened
to shoot lie has since been arrested and bound
over for trial in the sum of two hundred dollars.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
EDWARD DERRIcK, Of Clarenceville, 7. @, who
has been in Jail at St Adams since June 20th, ioi
forging note against several citizens of Clar
enceville, was arragned before Justice Green
tuesday OF last week, ana held In hVe hundred
dollar bonds to await the result OF proceedings io
his extradltion lie mas not yet procured pail
GRAND ISLE COUNTY
\ TENEMENT house at Alburgh Springs, belong
Ing to Mr. p Duel, was burned Il few days ago
Insured.
LAMolLLE oooNlh.
MRS McMAhoN' ol oto"e' Silu 10 oe one nun
urea anu one years ou' Is sum aoie u uo 'n'
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hurLAND COUNTY
The dwelling house OF Barney Traverse, IL
Rutland, was destroyed by fire the other day
| contents saved, aud other loss covered by an in
'umnce OF two thousand dollars Henry Webb.
If Clarendon, has trout pond containing aOoW
Two hundred large trout, so tame that they VII
come and take food from his hand Friday night
lbout hundred OF these trout were stolen Sat
urday morning Stephen Pike, OF Mendon camel
1utand with some particularly nice trout, whlcl
ne was selling for thirty cents a pound. flk'
was arrested, and held III three hundred dollar
| wiNDHAM COUNTY
CHILD oil GAVIN Baker, oil W Nottingham, had o
narrow escape from death by drinking mndahuun
| recently 1.-Two young lAdles were run away
with while riding at Bellows rails the other even
| ing, and one, Emma Hadley, was seriously IN
jured by jumping from the carriage Little
River bridge, ON the island of Battleboro, wa'
struck by lightning during the heavy thunde
storm the other day, but four little children who
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| escaped without injury ....C W Stenhuur, o
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