Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-29
Vermont State News.
Addison COnntY.

| Addison County.
BfsHor BrssEIr confirmed thirteen persons at
the Episcopal church, vergennes, on the 18th.
Bennington County.
A CEMETERY in the little town Of Readsboro
has sixteen graves Of suicides.
Caledonia County.
| HENRY CHENEY OF Barnet, has lost young
horse for which he was recently offered $4,000
THE June term Of the county court begins next
week Tuesday.
THE village Of Passumpsic has had some twenty
three cases Of diphtheria, and nine deaths from
1t since the first Of March.
Mrs HARVEY wooD and Mrs. Orange May and
daughter were injured at st. Johnsbury the other
day by being thrown from a wagon by the break
| ing Of the kingbot.
| GEORGE WARREN n riverman, was fatally in
| iured recently at McIndoes Falls by falling into
the river while walking over a log jam, and hay
ing some logs roll over him.
| BERTHA Won HILERN the pedestrian is to
spend the summer at St. Johnsbury, and having
developed taste for painting, will, 1t Is said de-
vote herself to art in the future.
Franklin County.
| IT is reported that Rev T. w. IIaskns will soon
retire from the rectorship Of st. I.uke's church,
| st, Adams.
A BRAKEMAN named St. John, of st. Adams,
was killed the other day by the falling Of a stick
| Of wood from tender.
JOHN CLARK Of st. Adams, colored cook in
| the American House, has been put under three
hundred dollar bonds for stabbing one Of the
| table girls.
Chittenden County.
A CONVICT named Bissonette, who escaped from
the state prison at Windsor, few weeks ago, has
been in Richmond where he formerly lived and
| the other day had a narrow escape from recap
ture. After escaping from his pursuer he called
| at Henry Stackpoles house in Fast Bolton and
enlisted sympathy by telling n ptiable story Of
| his wanderings. The next morning he " took to
the woods" again. after stealing silver mounted
revolver, a fourteen-dollar gold ring and other
| jewelry from his entertainers.
Grand Isle County.
| AN Alburgh horse got frightened the other day
in the field ran to the house with pillow dragging
at its heels, dashed into the kitchen, through the
hall and out of the front door, scattering and
breaking things, and creating general sensation.
| Orleans County.
THE fellow who stole sugar from Job Guild, Of
Barton Landing, while ago, has returned the can
and paid Guild fifty cents pound for the sugar
| CONSIDERABLE stealing is being done In the vi
cinity Of Derby Center just now. Parties are sus-
pected, and it is thought the gang will soon be
broken up
| Al West Glover, female teacher taught school
some weeks without certificate, and the district
refused to pay her wages. She brought suit, and
recovered twelve dollars and costs.
| Rutland County.
| ELLIOTT SMITH, of Clarendon, had little tiff
with his wife the other day, and got even with
her by clubbing her horse TO death.
| In state of arrangement, Mrs. Marietta York,
ton Corners last week Thursday afternoon, and
has not returned or been heard from since She
is tall and slight in person, dark complexion, dark
hair, and about thirty-three years old. Was very
plainly dressed when she went away. Any in
formation concerning her whereabouts will be
thankfully received by her husband
| Windham County.
| JACKSONVILLE has some three hundred and
twenty-five signers to the Murphy pledge
| THE county prisoners have grown tired OF doing
nothing, and beg for work. The braiding OF whip
lashes is now carried on by them to some extent.
| SAMUEL WARRINER few days ago discovered
den of foxes near his house in West Brattleboro,
containing five little ones Two of them were
| caught alive.
TRAMP recently entered the house Of Rev.
Mr. Carpenter, of Townshend, while the family
were away, and was helping himself to silver
ware when the sudden appearance Of one OF the
household caused him to leave
THE Republicans correspondent at Bratteboro
says: Engineer w. A. Haven, of Rochester, N.
Y, has been engaged to make the permanent
survey of the proposed Brattleboro and London
derry railroad, the necessary amount has been
pledged, and, unless Unforeseen obstacle pre-
vents, the work will soon be under contract
| Windsor County.
AN nhabitant Of Ascutneyville claims TO have