Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
Vermont State News.


THE grand jury has found bill against Ezra
r. Smith for murder, and also for adultery.
FRKD MASON and another man were severely
hurt at barn-raisng in New Haven the other
day by the falling Of some OF the tmbers.
THE Rutland Herald is authority for the state
nent that +. X. Ravens, Of Vergennos has an Al
derney COW capable Of furnishing twenty-five
pounds OF butter per week.
JOHN NJ. IIULLErr wealthy and eccentric
citizen Of West Salisbury, who suddenly disap-
peared, was found with Charles and Albert Piper
two brothers Of bad reputation, who live in tho
vicinity, and who are unable 10 give any satisfac-
tory account Of themselves Of the old man.
Bennington County.
Mr.. AND MRs. JoEL LyoS, Of Peru, recently
celebrated their golden wedding
BRDPoWr man says he has tried and proved
that tar dissolved in water aud sprinkled on po-
tlto vines is death to the potato bugs, which
have appeared in large numbers with sharp
appetite.
A BOLD attempt was made at Bennington,
Thursday night, to burn the Stark House. the
Banner office and other buildings in the business
part of that village. After robbing peddler's
cart Of some two hundred dollars worth Of goods
1t was filled with combustbes and fired, and
placed in a barn adjoining the buildings above
mentioned Fortunately the fire went out, and
the disaster was averted
Caledonia County.
DIR. A. X, Stokes, Of St Johnsbury, has been
arrested ON charge OF producing abortions. There
is said to be abundance Of evidence against him.
The contract for building the new North church,
at st. Johnsbury. has been let to T. and r. Fair
banks & Co. The church is to be built of stone
from Isle la Motto, and work is to be commenced
this season.
AUGUSTUS GERMAN, II repairer Of sewing-ma-
chimes at St. Johnsbury, has been arrested for in
decent assaults on several little girls and let off
with the light punishment Of twenty dollars
fine and costs
THE list of criminal cases for the grand jury at
the June term of the county court is much larger
than usual. Among the most important OF these
is that OF K. +. Peabody, arrested in Boston in
November for forgery
OF the nineteen original members of the North
church in St. Johnsbury, organized April 18th,
1926 all are dead save one. The average age to
which fourteen of them lived was eghty-one
years and eight months.
THE Lyndon Park Association has made ar
| rangements for grand opening Of their park on
| July 4th when some Of the best horses will be
present to contest for prizes on the new course
Seven hundred dollars in premiums will be off cred
CHARLES p. CHAMBERLAIN, of Groton, young
man eighteen years of age, was seriously injured
| the other morning while digging gum in the
woods. An iron chisel fell from limb of tree,
fifteen feet from the ground, striking Chamber
lain upon the head and rendering him unconscious.
Chittenden County.
| LEWIS TALcoTr, of Wiiston, has dairy Of
two hundred cows, from which he at present
makes twenty-eight cheeses day, at an average
of fifty pounds each
The Free Press gives the following report OF
the Burlington assessors; Aggregate grand list
s36,SOj.l2, number of polls, 2,26j; number Of
iremen, 2l9; total valuation of real estate, 81
GIG, iOi Oh total personal property, S399,6d.3
The Free Press says that Caroline Belas, n
French girl of Williston, has died, it is alleged
from abortion, for which Dr. William 5. John
son, of Milton, has been arrested for assault
with intent to kill. She made an ante-mortem
statement.
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cape from destruction by fire, Thursday evening
As Mr.. Barnum was lighting the chandelier, pre-
pairing for concert, 1t suddenly fell to the fooi
and exploded, and only by the prompt and en-
ergetic use of coats and shaws was ;he fire
smothered and the building saved
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Froshuroh FALL fail from a sav-borse obort fou,
foot biob s,rilirg mon bis sida inst he,o,v III,
short ribs uo Iiyed onlv about civ hours
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o,tached recertly nv tho e. Albors INV colec,o
t,, -, ;iio,,a o.,d ,ot,,oi dis,r;o. ,,~os 400
sold an saturday a, arc,;on for sto25 tho amoun
of the taxes and costs.
n,,p,xo tho nrograss ~ n danco ot the portlan,
House. Sheldon. last week Wednesday evening
a large kerosene chandelier fell to the floor. Tn
LAMPS exploded and the oil. spreading over tn
carpet, was ignited and threatened to destroy tn
Q house; the male members of the party, however
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much damage was done.
! Grand Isle County,
) AN Episcopal church has recently been organ
lied at Grand Isle, with Rev. Charles Fay, d. d.
as rector.
Lamoiiie county,
, son oil T. barrett oil cambridge, mas JUS
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I MISS HIGGINS, oil fden' was alarmed III
other night by party oil serehaderS' ana lei
: down STAIRS breaking her Jaw ana several tee'h'
=. Orange County.
. STONE thrown by a boy into the window of
car on the fassumpsic road, the LIST inst, ne'
BRADFORD struck bellows rams lauy III 'he eye
L ana IL Is SAID destroyed the sisht'
orleans county,
+, AN eighteen-year-old son oil Lewis Mouiton' G
I, Troy, was drowned last week whiie Dathihg'
REV f. T. CHITrENDEN, pastor oil the barto
Landing Congregational church' mas resigned
DUFFY Bush, boy about thirteen years old
fell down stairs at Newport on the 'th ut an
was SO seriously injured that ne VIII prooaoS ui'
The steam engine in the saw-mill of ii. Pinney
g OF Holland burst the oth' driving the enginee
: through the sue oi tho puiiuihs anu so''uns
= boy ana man "'u'y' l"r' vi tno ooler wa
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REV D. EVANS MelnouiSt papuzeu twenty