Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-05-07
Vermont State News.


ihf yOunB tnen Oi mlnoieDufy nave OrFAnlzeu
hose company. Dushene one Of the escaped
prisoners from Middlebury Jail, was captured in
East Middlebury, Wednesday evening Of last
week, about half mile from his house, where he
was going to get some food lie reported that
Emory was secreted near where he was caught
and IL Is expected that Emory will soon be cap
tured....L. b. Martins house at North Ferris
burgh was robbed OF 1926 while the family were
at church recently, by Alexander La Coy, who
has escaped. The owner Of sugar orchard in
Starksboro found, on visiting his orchard In the
morning, that usty bruin guarded the door Of
his sugar house lie gave the alarm and goodly
number turned out in pursuit and overhauled her
The carcass weighed nearly four hundred pounds
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
THE inhabitants of Bennington county village
found employment scarce and funds ditto. But
skunks were unusually plenty and uncomfort-
ably sociabe. A local paper states that good
price was paid for the skins and the aforesaid cit
liens determined to convert the skunks into lucre.
The odoriferous skunks were crusaded by the
populace. Seven hundred OF them were bagged,
and the energetic denizens OF the place are worth
$1,000 more from their successful hunt
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
l.. X. QUiMBy & Co, Of Lyndon, have a con-
tract for seventy-five thousand pounds Of maple
honey. to be delivered 10 Chicago. Lewis
Demers, aged thirteen, and boy named Fitz-
| patrick got into quarrel ut St. Johnsbury the
| other day and Fitzpatrick kicked Demers in the
| back when down, perhaps disabling him for life.
| ....J. W. Lewis Of St. Johnsbury, was thrown
| from buggy lately, and had leg broken.
| Henry Rogers, Of Paddock village, and Y. A.
Mansell, file grinder were arrested the other
evening for intoxcation and disturbing the peace
They were each fined SO and costs Manse was
complained Of for furnishing liquor to Rogers,
and was fined $40 and costs :. james Van Allen
was blinded at South Ryega.e by the premature
explosion Of blast.
oHTTEsDEs COUNTY.
SEVEN tons Of cheese, manufactured at the
Lamoille Valley Factory at West Milton last Sum
mer, were lately shipped from Boston, having beer
stored there all Winter, to Liverpool, England u
| be sold on commission George b. Nmbett
formerly OF Hinesburg, and member of the ole
Vermont Cavalry, was recently killed at Rock
ford Iowa, by the fall OF drill where they hat
been sinking well .. The steamer A. Williams
made her first trip across the lake April Both
During the Winter the Williams was built over
twelve feet being added to her length making
her one hundred and thrty-two feet long, new
boiler put in, and thorough repairs being mad
throughout. She Is now practically new boa
and is staunch and handsome. Richmond ha
had slight touch Of golden excitement-one o
the natives having found small piece of gold il
a spot where they are blasting for new church
So. The schooner J. ID. Crook, of Port Kent, wa
caught in gale the Goth, just off Burlington bay
and both spars were blown off. The steamer A
Williams went to the rescue, and the unfortunat
craft was brought safely to port The Mar.
Fletcher Hospital now has ton patients.
choice and cultivated audience greeted Mrs Scott
Siddons in the Opera House, Burlington, wednes
day evening of last week. . A district TELEGRAPH
system is being organized in Burlington wit
every prospect Of success, says the Free Press
The April term OF the Chittenden count
court at Burlington closed the 3Oth ult. Tw,
Stoughton brothers and young Gerry were sen
fenced to four years apiece in the House OF Coz
rection for burglary. The children of the publ
schools, Burlington, propose to give musics
entertainment May 23d.. The Burlington Riff
Club has been challenged by the Saratoga(N Y
club to shoot match on June 18th.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Mrs. JANE JONES has been appointed pos
mistress at the newly established office at Swar
ton Center. .Munson Hull, a respected citze
Of Bakersfield, about forty-five years Of age, wa
drowned in Pearson's mill pond, Wednesda
: morning Of last week. Mr.. George Truax, a
old and respected citizen OF Swanton, died yer
suddenly rhursday.night of apoplexy. Mr.. Trua
has lived in this town for fifty years, and was i
l IA ,it,fh IIa f,tb OF ~,
Rev A. b. Truax Of the Vermont Conference
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
. WILLIAM CLARK from Ogdensburg, an engines
on the Odgensburg and Lake Champlain railroad
while fishing in the swamps near Wind Mi
Point, accidently shot himself, Tuesday Afternoon
the 10Th ult. 1t is thought he will recover.
LAMoiLLE COUNTY
IT is said that half a mile below the Sunni
House, on Mount Mansfield, the snow is fiftee
feet deep. The Lamoie Neios says; Twent,
three snakes were recently seen summing then
selves in a lot at the west end of the village
Hyde Park
ORANGE COUNTY.
REV. l. o. BHAsrow of Burlington will dev,
the Decoration-Day address at Chelsea.
( ORLEANS COUNTY.
HEAVY rains have caused the Missisquoi rive
at North Troy to rise rapidly large portion
the track of the Southeastern railway, betwee
there and Richford, is submerged, and trains al
cancelled The damage to bridges, fences roa'
+ bed, etc, is considerable.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
. AT the annual village meeting in Rutland, Il
. following officers were elected Clerk, George
. Bottom; treasurer, Henry +. Field; collecto
. George Willis; municipal judge, Martin
. Evarts; water commissioner, K. n Patch trustee
, | +. A. Field, 7. A. Morse, j. ID. Hanranhan, n.
: Page, H. l.. Verder, J. II. Mcintyre and c. Ca
. roll A tax OF fifty cents was voted. "A loc
. temperance union has been organized at Brandc
. by Mrs. T. A. Sturtevant OF MiddebuIy. 81.
3ridget's Catholic church at West Rutland WI
broken into the Goth ult., and some of the furntu
. of the church taken and portion of the q
" tar injured. The thieves have not been caugh
....A Casteton man has lived in the same hou
! on Main street sxty-fve years and was new
, seen to enter his dwelling through the front do
but once in that time. =. The search for Il
l. body OF Oscar Remington drowned the 9TH
l. day, iu Otter creek, has thus far been wtho
success The young mans father has offert
500 reward for the recovery OF his sons bod
!. THE new depot at Brandon will be finished
/ about month. John Denison, Brandon's n
{. sistint postmaster has been suspended from Off
!, for stealing from the mails. He is twenty-oI
! years DID, and hitherto of respectable characte
|, wISDHAM COUNTY
JOSIAH BourELLE Of Bellows Falls, the vetera
conductor on the Rutland Railroad, was surprise
L last week Wednesday night, by large party
!, friends and neighbors, 1t being the fortieth a