Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-22
Vermont State News.
Addison County.

LINCOLN now has two post-onices-East and
West Lincoln.
scHooIeBoUsE in Ripton was burned the
other evening. Small loss and nobody sorry.
Bennington County.
THE county jail contains quite number Of
hard tickets " awaiting disposition by the court.
LovELANp MUNsoS, Esq, OF Manchester, Is to
deliver the Decoration Day address at North Ben
nington. good speaker.
BENNINGTON merchant, S. F. Harris, was
swnded out Of fifty dollars the other day bya
man representing himself to be commercial
agent for II. X. Thurber & o., Of New York.
THE directors Of the Bennington Battle Monu-
ment Association held meeting in Burlington,
the 10th. The reports presented were encourag-
ing, and plan for raising the s75 900 adopted.
AT Peru, the other day, a three-year-oid child
OF Alfred Williams, while playing with some
shavings in the temporary absence Of its mother,
set fire to its clothing and was so badly burned
that it lived but few hours
THE piecers In the Bennington wooden mill
struck on the 10th, thus throwing out Of employ
ment all the other operatives. The strikers COM
plain that the wages are too low. This mill fur
nished steady employment during the hard times
upon low basis Of wages. The mill recently
doubled its capacity and the number Of help. The
places of the strikers will be filled soon and bust
ness will proceed.
Caledonia County.
]. W. HASKELL. Il Sons, grocers and hardware
dealers at St Johnsbury, are reported as failed.
EDMUND CmcKERlNG, of St. Iohnsbury, seventy
years of age, died suddenly on Wednesday Of
last week
THOMAS S. RANDALL, Of North Danville, has
gone into voluntary bankruptcy, with liabilities
Of about 5000
PATRICK TfERNEY Of st. Johnsbury, aged sew
| enty years. fell from a load Of hay one day last
week. and was run over. lie lived but short time
GEORGE b. WALKER, Of Lyndonvle, has OBJ
tanned judgment against the Lycoming Fire In
surance Company. The facts are, briefly: The
plaintiffs property was destroyed by fire before
a policy was issued to him, but after AN agree
| ment had been made with the defendants agent.
| Chittenden County.
SHERIFF DREW of Burlington, has offered a
reward of 800 for the dog PRISONERS.
THE medical department of the University Of
Vermont has one hundred and four students
BuR.INGToS's Temperance work, led by Mr.
Maxwell, has just closed, and hundreds have
signed the pledge.
wmLIsroS provides tramp house, where the
wanderers are lodged and fed-and sent on their
way the next morning.
Franklin County.
FARRAR BROTHERS, of St. Albans offer fifteen
cents on the dollar, which will probably be &C
cepted
GEORGE POLLOCK has been lodged in jail at
st. Adams for appropratng funds belonging To
his employer, L. A. Skeels, of that place.
AT the St Adams Methodist church last Sunday
morning, Rev. H. A. Spencer announced that the
full amount-Sl5, OOO-required to pay the debt
and complete the church had been subscribed.
| ALEXANDER JACOBS, an employe in Buck &
Stevens saw-mill Mt East Rchford, met with a
serious and painful accident Monday of last week
While engaged in handling logs, one Of them
rolled upon him, and broke his leg Mortfca-
ton has since set in and it Is feared the limb must
be amputated.
Lamoille County.
AT Hydepark recently, Orville Reed met will
an exceedingly painful accident. While driving
a nail it flew back and entered mis- eye, piercing
the ball and totally destroying the sight.
Orange County.
An exchange says that tramp outraged III,
wife OF Roswell Cora while she was alone in he
house at West Fairlee the other day because sh,
, refused him some cider, and attempted a simila
performance at the house of Benjamin Rowell
,, but was frightened away. lie arrested anC
confined in the tramp-house at Bradford, but es
a capped by window during the night
Orleans County.
: THE Orleans county farmers have great guam
titles of potatoes in their cellars which they can
| | not dispose Of
THE millinery shop of Mary Fisher at Beeb
e Plain, was broken into Wednesday night Of las
week, and fifty dollars worth OF goods was car
, | red Off
/ Rutland County.
. THE works Of the Brandon Manufacturing Com
r pany will be removed to Rutland next month
j. WHILE some men were digging a cellar in Fair
9 haven, the other day, they discovered vault 81.
5 feet long by three feet in width, made OF bricl
= and mortar which contained the remains of
y human body. The vault contained beside til
h corpse few old army brass buttons and chem
d Gals to hasten decomposition.
e Windham County.
y Ara lively town meeting, during which con
e siderable feeling" was manifested, Wardsbor
d said no to the proposed West River railroad. Tn
b friends of the road are east down, but no
It discouraged"
" JESSE H. LEWIS, who convicted ut the Apr
t. term of the Windham county court, in 1877, q
u the murder Of Albert Demng on Ball Mountain
, in Jamaica, died in Newfane Jail Thursday, Ma
9th, while awaiting the action of the suprem
II Court on his petition for a new trial. Lewis hai
y long been in consumption and fully realized tina
his earthly end was near; yet he steadfast
u maintained his innocence of the crime with whcl
/ he was charged.
Windsor County.
REV THOMAS TAYLOR, pastor OF St Paul
> | (EpscopaD church at Windsor has resigned.
THR White River Junction Uniyersallsts hav
organized a society, with Rev c. c. Thornton
:, as pastor.
WESTON made forty-six thousand pounds o
maple sugar this past season from about eighteeI
thousand trees
r. HERE is a clear case of over-prodnction. Thu
a | Standard says that Woodstock man set fifteel
eggs under hen, from which came twenty-five
:, | chickens.
!, Mrs. CAPTAIN WOODWARD, OF Ludlow, cele
/ brated her eighty-ffth birthday by an old ladies
Y party on Tuesday Of last week, the average az,
v of those present being seventy-three.
: WORTHWHILE There is many a slip 'twix
i cup and lip" just as Hendee and Fisk wer
y about to commence work on their block, beni
i tired of waiting, Miles agrees TO their terms an,
" so the new block is to be built on Miles groun,
next to the drug store, and the street has bee
laid out to the Potash Brook The Iaws hous
on the corner Of Main and Maple streets is going
be one OF the boss dwelling places in our litt
village. The new fence and paint, etc, add NOR,
than one hundred per cent to the looks. Gu
new minister, Mr.. Swnnerton, went home las
Saturday to be married. He is expected to re
turn with his bride some time next week Rev
= V. NJ. Hardy, Of West Randolph, supplied thu
Congregational pulpit last Sunday morning ant
evening Another new lamp-post up on tn,
corner by the Congregational church. This hal
playing in the streets is great nuisance an,