Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-05
Vermont State News.



Bristol, broke bis arm the other day by falling
from fence
lHE Addison county Republican convention Is
called for June Goth. There are about fourteen
candidates for Senators, Of which the county has
two to dispose Of
COUPLE OF gents ~ from abroad have been
stopping in Bridport and getting their board free
for few days on the old pretence Of purchasing
horses to ship TO Boston, They left, after n few
days spent in offering $40 10 $40 for horses for
which much higher prices were asked.
DIR. EMMA II CALENDER, of Middlebury, died
on Friday She graduated from the New Eng
land Female Medical College in 1869 and for
three years was resident physician at the South
IIadley (Mass.) Female Seminary Soon after
she located at Middlebury. She was member
Of the State Medical Society, and was highly cs-
teemed for her professional attachments
AN exchange says that an clipping couple from
New Oreans-Augustine Rudolph and a married
woman named Smon-came to Burlington n few
weeks ago. where Rudolph obtained employment
In cigar factory. One day last week Mrs ST.
mons husband put in an appearance, and had the
guilty couple arrested The woman was released
on five hundred dollars bail, while in default
thereof Rudolph languishes in Jail.
Bennington County.
Iris reported that the mill property at Benning-
ton Falls, now idle is soon 10 be started up.
BENNINGTON is to have new bank-the BEN
nington County Nationa-wtlI capital Of one
hundred thousand dollars.
THE Congregational church at Pownal have
voted unanimously to call Rev. Henry II. Buifum
to be their pastor for the coming year
THE other day as the mail messenger threw the
mail bag from the four o'clock fast train at Pow
nal, it struck a small boy by the name of Sawyer,
and cut severe cash in his head.
McGRATH, charged with being one Of the masked
burglars who entered Mr. Harmans house in
Bennington, in April, was examined in Bennng.
ton May 2sth and committed for trial in default
of 81 900 bail, lie was fully identified by two
citizens.
JUDGE DuNroN presides at the Bennington
county court, which has met at Manchester tC
dispose OF two hundred and nineteen civil and
thrty-two state cases, including the chronic
Reeves and Cole cases, which are likely to be
finally dismissed II called
JAMES ATWOOD shot an Trishman named Han.
lon on the 31st ult, the shot taking effect in hi
arm Atwood is n painter by trade, and owns
comfortable dwelling His family was broken NJ
some years since, and he has lately kept bache
lor's hall with company none too select. Thu
night previous Atwood INDUCED in n drunk, as
sisted by some others, among them Hanlon
wife. Hanlon, who is a laboring man, went t.
Atwood after her and was shot. He will los'
his arm. Atwood fled, but was arrested nea
Pownal.
Caledonia County.
ST. JoHNsBuRY didn't make any public demon
stration on Decoration Day.
THE hail storm in Barnet stripped the frui
trees Of leaves and blossoms, and cut up the field
of grain badly.
O. n CoLBY, Of Danvie, whose leg was in
jured a while ago by the falling OF tree, will
probably have to lose it.
THE freight depot at Barnet was robbed tn
other night by two Frenchmen named Bishop an,
Oclaire, who were arrested, and most of the plum
der was found concealed in the woods at Eas
Concord.
Chittenden County.
or one hundred and forty families in Soutl
Burlington, visited by an agent of a Bible society
twenty-sx were found without Bible, AM
BURLINGTON had slight fire last week Tn
: sheds of the Winooslsi Avenue Congregations
church were accidentally set afre by some boys
but the flames were quickly extinguished.
Essex County.
LAST season j. W. Nichols, of West Concord
from six cows and three heifers, sold seventee
hundred pounds of butter This season from 81
cows and four Jersey hefers he Is making te
pounds day.
! Franklin County.
, A" GREENBAoK CLUH" has been organized a
, East Ilighgate.
: H. X. SCoIr's barn in Swanton was struck b
lightning the other day, but the fire was e'
tinguished.
FRANKLIN county farmers report that the n
cent rains and frosts have killed the early Gro
of potato bugs.
A YOUNG man named Lewis Lacross, of Emo
burg Falls, died recently from the effects OF tai
ing an overdose of opium.
THE Courier says that recently seven spotte
adders were killed near Swanton junction, mea
uring from two feet ten inches to three feet an
+ one-quarter long and large accordingly.
EDWARD Cox, OF Fairfield, has appeared in tw
: or three wrestling matches in Massachusetts, wit
Henry NJ. Dufur, Of Marlboro, but the latter hs
won them all, and talks Of challenging McMahol
Orange County.
Mr.. AND Mus. JAMES GEORGE, OF Newbury
celebrated their golden wedding the other da.
Their children and grandchildren, to the numb'
of twenty-sx assembled and carried out an il
teresting programme
nrIanuS (nuurV.