Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-01-09
State News.

KEW j. i itKEN closes fonr years pastnrate
over the pawlet Congregational church
THE new democratic weekly In Rutland is to be
called the hquirrr-when it comes out.
NEWPORT Is ENJOYING musical convention this
week with both local and outside talent.
A scHooLMAsrER in Rutland was recently fined
three dollars for a too severe use of the rod
REV oRRrN G. BAKrR, Of Derry, N. H., accepts
his call to Jamaica Congregational church.
BURLINGTON Is looking mp fair ground, with
u view tn getting the state fair located there.
HAHrroRp has a readng-room under the aus
pces Of its Young Mems Christian Association
BRATTLERoRo has more vacant houses just
now than at any time during fifteen years past.
SEVENTEEN persons were to unite with the Con-
gregatoual church in bennington last sabbath
j. G. MURPHY q Rutland medical student, has ac-
cepted Latin professorship in aCauadian college.
REV. J. p CHALMERS, Of the Fairhaven Congre-
gltional church, accepts call to Albert Lea, MINI
STEPHEN u. HOWARD Of Hubbardston, seven
teen years old. was drowned while skating the
other day
WILLIAM A. CHAMnERLAiN, of West Brattle-
boro, made forty-fve pounds of choice maple sugar
the other day
EUGENE FARNHNM, formerly Of Lunenburg,
committed suicide by drowning at East Boston,
the other day.
MIR. EARLE. the evangelist, has been doing
grand work in Brandon, aud many have been led
to the new life
CLAYTON Harbour, of St Johnsbury, recently
shod twenty-eight horses in a day--a good days
work for boy.
ST. IoHNsBuRY village Is in debt to the tune of
eighty eight thousand one hundred and six dol
lars and five cents.
C. s. FROST has accepted the call of the st.
Johnsbury Baptist church, hut will not begin his
labors there until June.
A MAN named Matterson was severely injured
in Bennington the other day by falling from the
steps Of the court house.
a FRENcHMAN NAMED Muquin died in Swanton,
the 3lst ult aged ninety-eight years, and leaving
a son seventy years of age.
SEVERAL Windsor people were disgusted and
felt nsulted, at Titons lecturing there. Rather
too fine cut we should say.
joins KmBALL Of Bellows Falls, while hunt
ing recently, lost part of his foot by the acct
dental discharge Of his gun.
EDWARD FAIRRANKs, of Springfield ninety
two years Of age, attempted suicide by cutting his
throat with razor recently.
THE religious interest in Rutland IL on the in
crease. Meetings are held nightly, aud large
numbers are being converted.
THOMAS BARToN, Of vergenues aged thirteen
years, was recently sentenced to the Reform School
for stealing money from safe
PATRICK KINNEy's house at West Rutland wa.
entered the Both ult., while the family were at
church, and one hundred dollars taken.
H. G. STAPLES, of !.yndonville, shot himself in
the head Mt Hanover, n H., the other day, while
laborng under fit of temporary insanity.
MORGAN has an establishment for the mann
featuring of scythe aud machine stones and boasts
that the quality Of the same can't be beaten.
MRs ELIZA SHArrucK, of Proctorsville, has
Just accidentally broken glass lamp chimney
which she hid used constantly for twelve years.
The Rutland Hordld says three hundred aud
twenty-three drinking men there have signed the
| pledge since the opening of the reform movement
JouN Brown, tramp who threatened To burn
Judge Bowman buildings in st Johnshury awhile
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COVENTRY is prospecting for new Methodist
church. About thirteen hundred dollars has been
pledged, and the building viii be begun in a
short time
The United States government receives license
fees from one wholesale liquor establishment two
breweries and four hundred and forty-three "a
looms in Vermont.
A FLOCK of wild geese the other day
flying northward over Brattleboro They wer,
probably somewhat mixed - in regard to the
recent weather IN THIS region
| EDwARDJ. HYDE Of Walngford, has connected
himself with the ST. Augustine University in
Florida, and been made principal of the preparl-
tory department of that institution
Two church societies in Brattleboro propose t'
reduce the salaries of their pastors the present
year. The Congregationasts intend settling {
permanent pastor as soon as practicable
The Misses Park according TO their usual Gus
tom, distributed among the poorer people of Ben
nington nearly three hundred dollars in value, il
substantial presents, during the holidays
The annual reunion of the Connecticut Rive
Valley Masonic Union will be held at the Avenu
House Hall, ST. Johusbury, next week Frida.
evening, January 18th. Music; Blasdels Band
Of Concord, n. II.
The receipts from the rental of pews in III
Uniyersalist church. Brattleboro amounted /
one thousand eight hundred dollars. Rev II. NJ
Harris is engaged for another year, at a salary d
1 two thousand dollars.
u The post-otliee and town treasury Ia Athen,
Windham county. was robbed on the niyht of III
Il 3lst; one hundred aud twenty-five dollars in cas-
+ and five thousand dollar bond were carried Of
: No clue to the burglars.
SINCE the advent of cold braeinr weather III
dinhthera endemic in Burlington has MATERIAL
subsidized, aud hopes are entertained that the ger
will be effectualy stamped ont ere the return
:, damp or warm weather
Ar he recent term of Windsor comfy conr
-, Geor,,e W Sears. noed twenty.one YEAR. and Ge
E. May, aged seventeen years, got five years en-,
ID in the state prison. for breaking into a bakery
" Ludlow some time since.
m Tur store of A Franz, Pearl in North Tro,
,,,s hrolo, into Tuesday nioh, of last wax !
uanry Chaml.er,ain a lad Of dfteen vears a,
40 heh'S n''n 'eri''"' H'u VI n''een years. NJ
le five watches, u considerable sum of money aud
Ell quantity of iewelry stolen.
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