Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-26

HENRY JANUARY, Of Vergennes, fell some
twenty-five feet the other day, into the water and
among rocks, but came out with slight injury
IT is said the Deacon Smith jury stood on the
first ballot eight for acquttal and four for convic-
ton; on the second, eleven for acquttal to one
for conviction. It took them nineteen hours
to agree.
Bennington County.
PATRICK BURNS gets three years in prison for
burglary at North Bennington
THE North Bennington post-office was burglar
lied to the tune OF S105 the other night
THE grand jury at Manchester has indicted all
the liquor-sellers in the town of Bennington.
number of them have cleft town." crossing the
state line to wait the rising OF the court.
Two young men named L. Bottum and Joe
Bartlett of SALISBURY, stoned the Troy train on
the 2ist, as it approached Bennington. the stones
crashing through the windows Of a coach and
engine. The train was stopped, and after chase
Of nearly mile Bartlett was captured and is now
in jail. Bottum escaped. No one was injured.
JAMES McGRATH one of the men concerned in
the Harmon robbery at Bennington recently, gets
fifteen years In the state prison. Pirate Hicks,
a desperate character, was arrested on Hudson
river steamer for being concerned in the robbery,
and Edwards, another OF the gang, who escaped
from officer at Hoosac Junction. N. Y, recently,
has been re-arrested. Hicks proved an abb
A LARGE owl was caught in a singular manner
at Manchester the other day. lie entered hen
coop in which were hen and brood OF chickens
the structure being propped up with stick to al
low the fowls free ingress and exit. As soon as
tha nxpl in tha hos, md oh - t.
such a hurry as to knock out the prop and bring
the coop over the owl, holding him prisoner until
the next morning.
Caledonia County.
JUDsoN IIuRLBUTT, Of st. Johnsbury Center, has
been fined ten dollars and costs for liquor selling
MRS. BURT and a companion were recently
arrested for stealing clothing at the last county fair
WILLIAM EAsrMAN's house at Lyndon was
struck by lightning the 18th. and badly damaged
ALBERT FISHER, nineteen years old, was in
stantly killed at a mill in Lyndon on the 10TH by
having his body cleft in twain by splitting saw.
oDERKlRK, the Danville cattle thief, in jail at
st. Johnsbury, got on rampage the other after
noon, and went to breaking furniture. lie was
ordered into his cell, and refused obedience. The
other prisoners threatening interference the po-
lice were called, and compelled to draw revolvers.
Oderkirk was overpowered, ironed and put in
close confinement.
Chittenden County.
BURLINGTON high school has graduated a class
Of twenty-three.
DIR. WILLIAM S. JOHNSON, OF Milton, has been
held in 5000 damages for performing abor-
ton on Charlotte Belts, OF williston, from which
she died June 9Th.
AN old man named Roberts was struck by an
engine near Milton, the other morning, while
walking on the track and received a fracture of
the right arm and probable internal injuries
Franklin County.
B. PAUL, wel-known resident of St. Adams,
dropped dead in his barn the other morning.
T. J. SAVERS, of swanton, has been held in the
sum OF one hundred dollars for indecent conduct.
COLONEL T. S. PECK, and the field and staff OF
the First Regiment have been invited to partici-
pate in the celebration at St. Adams on the Fourth
Mn HAMoN s. ELDRED, OF Sheldon, has a ma
tive COW that gave on the 10th day OF June thirty
five pounds Of milk, from which was made two
pounds of butter.
Grand Isle County.
GRAND Isle will celebrate the Fourth by q
baseball match, sack, foot and wheebarrow
races and fireworks
Lamoille County.
HOBART LAPIER, OF Elmore, was seriously In
| jured the other day by falling some twenty fee
and striking on his head. tI
NORRIS SARGENT. Of Stowe has been committed
in default of $500 bonds for burglary and larcen,
| committed at the residence of George Hales IN