Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-03
Vermont State News.


ADDISON COUNTY.
LUKE PnEh the Salisbury poacher who shot
J. j. Kelsey at Fast Mlddlebury the other day.
has been held in 5000. Bridport, the
other day, New Yorker by the name Of William
Christian became raving maniac, his condition
being such that it took several men 10 subduo
him. In his struggles he tore his clothing in
pieces. lie was confined in an upper room OF a
house, but leaped from the window 10 the ground
and started for the lake He was, however,
recaptured
BENNINGTON COUNTY
DANIEL BARTLETT one Of the two who stoned
train near Bennington recently, has been eeut
to the state prison for one year at hard labor. Ho
was drunk when he committed tho crime =. The
Remington Baptists order three thousand dol.
lar Hook Hastings organ for their dew church,
and 1t promises to DO Of the best In the state
The county court has sentenced the following;
Hiram Kent, receiving stolen goods one year in
prison; Edgar c. Dunbar, burglary four years;
Fred Woodward, burglary, seven years. ]. NJ.
Atwood, assault with intent to KILL seven years.
Mary J. Dunbar was fined ten dollars and costs
for receiving stolen goods 10 an amount less than
seven doiars.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
THEY are Dragging about tall rye in Danville
and st. Johnsbury-the tallest seven feet and
eight inches. Henry Bugbee's house, in Burke,
suffered slightly from fire the other day Al
bert Babcock, of St Johnsbury, and his wife and
two children were thrown from carriage Sun.
day, while ont riding and Mrs Babcock was seri-
ously, and perhaps fatally injured Portus
Smith was severely injured about the knee at St.
Johnsbury lately, while loading ice. q. Albert
French, OF St Johnsbury, has been arrested for
forgery. The grangers Of the county hold n
basket picnic at Eyndonville on the Fourth Ito
morrow
CHITrREDES COUNTY.
Mrs. CHARLES WoLcoTT, Of Burlington, fell
the other day and broke her arm. The fifteen
prisoners in Burlington Jail made a concerted
plan to strike for liberty one night last week, by
digging hole through the stone wall which Il
about eighteen inches thick and had only to knock
out single tier OF brick TO effect an exit but the
plot was frustrated by the officers after some
resistance on the part Of the prisoners 4. Rev
A. 5. Gilbert, who has been pastor Of the Baptist
church at Montgomery Center the past five years,
has accepted unanimous call to the pastorate of
the Baptist church in Hinesburgh. "A bill grant
ing relief to Ii. G. Boardman, postmaster at
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office at Milton was broken into some time ago and
one hundred and sixteen dollars in postage stamps
stolen. The grand temperance picnic at Queen
City Park last Thursday was largely attended,
some thirty carloads of people arriving on the
grounds through the day. Addresses were made
by Messrs. Durant OF Montpelier Bryant, Frost
and Others. The Union church bell and furni-
ture at Essex Junction were recently attached to
satisfy Burlington mans long standing claim OF
one hundred and thirty dollars.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
CATFISH weighing twenty-one and half
pounds was caught at St. Adams Bay the other
night. The Sixth Fusileers Of Montreal have
obtained permission to go to St. Adams on the
Fourth of July, to return the visit Of the Barlow
Grays On the Queens birthday. They will re-
ceive great attention from the good citizens OF ST.
Adams. Murphy, who committed the outrage
on the Shay girl at st. Adams, is still at large
RUTLAND COUNTY.
CAsTLEroS normal school has graduated class
of sixteen. The Rutland railroad is being re-
laid with steel rails. Maxwell, the temperance
worker, has closed his labors at Brandon
Mrs. Mary Gleason, Of Rutland, was terribly
burned in the face the 18th ult., by solution OF
nitrate OF silver thrown by some rascal who is yet
unknown. "A fellow named Glynn assaulted
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