Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-04-03
Vermont State News.



Hancock Methodists, was recently dedicated
Mrs. Ira IIAMBLiN, Of Cornwall. had narrow
escape from burning 10 death the other day Her
clothing was partly burned off, and her flesh in
some places burned to crisp.
julius WMMETTr, who was injured last win
ter by falling down q precipice over three hun
dred feet high, asks Of the town Of Middlebury
four hundred and fifty dollars damages.
LINCOLN man has an intelligent dog, who
went to the town clerk with two dollar green
back in his mouth aud yelped for license, which
was made out and the dog departed with the
precious document which insures his life for
one year.
Bennington County.
REv. J l.. Cook, Of North Pownal. has resigned
his charge ON account of poor health.
Miss HELEN PRpsroN, preceptress Of the Burr
and Burton Seminary for four years, has obtained
situation ms teacher Of the grammar school de
partment Of the Middebury graded school
WILLIAM r. WILSON eighty years old, Of Man
chester, disappeared the 18th, and has not
since been seen. lie once had u handsome prop
erty but was swinded ont Of IL In his old age;
has been for some time dependent on the charity
Of his friends, and is very much broken down.
both in mind and body
Two Bennington boys aged about fifteen named
Kirby and Van winlSler, started ont the other
day on an expedition They irsttools some goods
in drug store in the village, and when opposed
drew pistols. Two bystanders who interfered
were also threatened They entered another
store, left fora time with a crippled boy whom they
shot ut, and made of with a qua tty of goods.
A few hours after, six miles west, they attacked
farm honse, shooting freely but wounding no one.
The authorities finally found them in saloon in
Pownal, where they were arrested after exchang-
ing shots with the officers
Caledonia County.
Curtis KIDDrR, of Barnet, has lost four children
from diphtheria.
DAVID WIsHAi,r, Of StrroN, was thrown from
his hose, the other day, and dangerously injured
SIMEON FARSswoRrH, II veteran of the war of
1912. died at Danville recently, at the age Of
eighty-four wears.
UP to March Doth, a Danvile man had made
two thousand two hundred pounds Of sugar from
six hundred -overthreeand one-half pounds
per tree.
JAMES S WEEKS. Of st. Johnsbury, while exer-
cising in the gymnasium recently, fell from a
ladder ten feet, striking on his back and receiving
severe injuries.
SrTroN family named Page lost daughter
| by death n few months ago. a few weeks since
the mother died still later another child and
now there are two other members Of the house
hold at the point of death.
ANorHrR smart old lady Mrs C. Hammond
| of Ipltn ,ir
the last two years. picced seventeen 5edquilts
containing from seven hundred to five thousand
pieces each aud has braided and sewed seventeen
rugs, besides doing lots Of other work
Chittenden County.
CAPTAIN L. 4. WOODBURY.. of Burlington, has
purchased the jefferson Smith farm and mill
property in Gilmore, and intends erecting a large
saw and gri~t mill on the old mill site.
Essex County.
JAMES PArTEN was sentenced ut the late term
Of the county court to three years at Windsor fol
horse stealing
FREp GAY, frenchman of East Concord, ha.
disappeared, carrying with him sundry funds be-
longing to his "hclp."
Franklin County.
C. H. LOOMS has been appointed postmaster
at West Georgia
THE st. Adams iron and steel works are turning
ont fifty-twO thousand pounds of steel each day.
REV. Mr.. BABBTr, Of Swanton, has been quite
sick with diphthera and now suffering from
erysipeas.
CoNGREss has made An appropriation of twent,
thousand dollars for breakwater at Maquan
Bay, Swanton.
REV. A. S. GILBERT has resigned the pastorat
of the Baptist church at Montgomery Centre, tt
take effect ON the last Sunday in May
The Barlow Gravs of st Adams contemplate
a grand prize drill for purse Of five hundred dol
lars, for all the military companies Of the state
during the coming summer.
IT is reported that Hiram Skeels Of Hghgate
is to he reinstated as United States Consul Il
Stanbridge, Quebec, to succeed the Hon. A.
Wheeler, the present incumbent.
THE thirteenth annual fair of the Franklin
County Agricultural and Mechanical Society will
be held on their grounds in Sheldon, Wednesday
Thursday and Friday, September 4th, 9Th and 9Th
IoHN Burns, a resident Of st Adams, died sud
denly at Dover, n II the other day, where h
had gone visiting. It was Mt first suspected tina
he had been foully dealt with, but the suspicion
was afterwards removed
pno,vsso,, tosypu tr,r,, Of pb;lodo,,bia o.
whom, sor,nlos ~ ,,o,or f,,n tho so-caIlad nois
onad ,yal at Ricbford were submitted for analysis
found in them nothing that he could suspect T.
no tho co,sa Of dis.asa pn, Dr co,dsmi,h =
prno,d ,h;,ls tho samrles Of ,yator mav how
hoa,, ,al,on iron, tho yoi, o,tor :, hod ooasod /,
ho ,rtoo,od
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cvopor p,rrxrv who recentlv died nj Gov
eptrv Cen,re ,vas one nj tho oldest nersons in IN
county lie was an old English soldier an,
fought under Wellington Mt Waterloo, and viyidl
remembered his army experiences until the da.
Of his death.
THE family Of A. NJ. Story, of Coventry, is il
unusual affection In January last they lost b.
ueath "ansh'er' aged eleven, "h wednesday
he 1''h u'uh", u"ushter oil sixteen u'eu' ah'
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