Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-11

ADDISON COUNTY.

mont Merino Sheep Breeders Association, in pro-
cess of preparation by their secretary, Albert
Chapman, is in the press and will soon be issued.
Mrs. Bullock, of Leicester, fell the other
morning and broke her hip The Cornwall
Congregational church is now without pastor.
... The county jail is unusually full Of criminals
awaiting trial at the county court
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
DANA n three-year-od son Of Joseph Gauter,
Of McIeran's, had his hand cut by a bit some ten
days ago, caught cold a few days later and grew
worse, and finally died of lockjaw.. Mrs. Me-
lenity Kendall of st, Johnsbury, fell down the
cellar stairs, the other day, and received it Is be-
lieved fatal injuries. ia notable dinner-party
was held at the residence of Rev. II. T. Fuller of
st. Johnsbury, Thanksgiving day. Twelve persons
were present, including representatives of Africa,
India, Turkey, the British Dominion, and the
Indian Territory and conversation was had and
recitations given in thirteen different languages.
...St. Johnsburys grand list is S24.525 The
town has voted to refund S150,O0O Of its $50, 900
railroad bonds, by issuing 100000 OF ten-forty
bonds bearing four and onehalf per cent interest,
and S50,0oO iive-twenty bonds bearing five per
cent. interest. st. Johnsbury is to have
The following noted talent are already engaged:
Carl Zerrahn and L. w. Marshall, conductors;
Miss Abby Whinnery, 'soloist, and the Blaisdell
orchestra. 80. Rev c. W. Thompson assumes the
pastorate of the Congregational church at Dan
vile, January 1st. The Caledonia county court
convened in st. Johnsbury, Tuesday morning of
last week, Judge Ross presiding. There are some
two hundred and twenty actions upon the civil
docket, large number of which are for trial at
this term. Upon the criminal lis, are several in
dctments against the Rev. 4. d. Hopkins of st.
Iohnsbury, for forgery and embezzlement; two
against DIR. Alvin r. Stokes, of St. Johnsbury,
for procuring abortons, and two against Richard
L. Peabody, Of st. Johnsbury, for forgery.
cHTrrENDEN COUNTY.
THE new opera house in Burlington is nearly
ready for frescoing, which will be done in Pom
peian style by New York firm. .. The death of
Mrs. Bridget Clearly, of Burlington, who received
help from the city and was supposed to be very
poor, has just developed the fact that she had
one thousand dollars in city bank, mortgage
on fifty acres OF land at Belvidere and other prop
erty. William Doran, bankrupt clothing
dealer in st. Adams, has been lodged in Burng-
ton Jail for having certain funds in his possession
which he refused to give up. Nine prisoners
in the Burlington Jail had nice little plot laid
for an escape the other evening, but Sheriff Drew
nipped the affair in the bud. e. The new opera
house in Burlington will be formally opened with
choice entertainments on the nights OF February
I'd and 4th. An effort will be made to sell at
least six hundred tickets at So 20 and 50 90 each
to secure the Keogg-Cary Italian opera troupe for
both pypninus The pomnrisns no
singers and artists. -. William McGann, for
some time past one of the clerks of the Buring-
ton and Lamolle Railroad, at their office in Bur
lington, swindled the company out of an unknown
sum of money (ess than one hundred dollars
however, and, his dishonesty being detected left
town suddenly on Friday. McGann's modus
operandi was to appropriate a portion of the cash
fares received by the conductors, which passed
through his hands; and his fondness for the ex-
hilaratng but ruinous game of draw poker ac-
counts for his thefts. He leaves behind wife
and two small children.
ESSEN COUNTY.
BLIND Tom, the musical wonder appeared at
Island Pond on Saturday evening last.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
IT is announced that the Vermont Methodist
Episcopal Conference will meet at Swanton in
May, and Bishop Harris will preside
GRAND ISLE COUNTY
a HORSE kicked Roscoe, son of L. Derby of
Alburgh Springs, on Thanksgiving Day, badly
fracturing his skull but skilful surgery afforded
relief and he is likely to recover A lodge OF
Good Templars was instituted at Isle La Motto on
the Sd, by II. NJ. Bryant. Twenty charter men,
bers. Mr. Bryant also instituted lodge at Al
burgh Centre on the 4th, with thirty seven ap-
plicants for a charter.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
JOIN TEIGH, of Albany, while assisting in the
removal of a building recently, had leg 80
crushed as to necessitate amputation. Herbert
S. Harris, fourteen-year-old boy OF Derby, ha,
been arrested and sentenced to the reform school
for larceny. Rev. John Frazer has Just com.
menced a six months pastorate over the Congre-
gational church at Bloomington.
RUTLAND COUNTY
A MOVEMENT is on foot at Rutland to resusc
tate the State Temperance Society. f.. The bones
of some unknown animal were unearthed in a
formation of glacial sand and boulders nine feet
below the surface, while digging well at Castle
ton the other day, and it is considered one of the
most ancient specimens of vertebrate remain,
ever found in the state. Six persons were ad
mitted to the Baptist church, Rutland, Sunday
by baptism &C. c. Frost, the temperance orator
will commence series of lectures In Farhaven
the first week of January.
wISDHAM COUNTY
BELLOWS FALLS had a stiff breeze on the q
inst, which did some damage in that vicinity
Rev. Dr. Stevens, of West Westminster. wa
thrown from carriage by runaway horse til,
other day receiving fracture of several ribs, lie
sides numerous other bruises Irwin Powers
Of Williamsville was instantly killed the othe
morning by falling upon circular saw at hi
mill. His feet slipped as he was reaching for .
plank, and he fell with his face upon the saw
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