Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-13

THE windham county savings bank has de-
clared semi-annua dividend of two and one
half per cent.
THE Central Vermont railroad is putting steel
rails on the Montreal and Vermont junction sec
ton Of the road.
WOMAN in West Derby recently whipped her
child in so brutal manner that the neighbors
had to interfere
ROYAL BRIGGS Of Fairhaven drank pint and a
half of proof spirits recently and died of deirium
tremens soon after.
Ex-coNGRrssMAS JAMES II. PLATT OF Virginia,
formerly captain in the Fourth Vermont, was in
st. Albans on Monday.
MANY Of the ladies of St. Adams are doing
their own Homework because they cannot secure
servants who are competent.
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. child OF Mrs. George
OF Chelsea had leg broken the other day by
being thrown from wagon.
THE wife OF DIR. Charles woodhouse of Rutland
was severely injured last Friday by being thrown
from buggy, but will recover.
ABOUT sixty members of Palestine Command.
cry Of Knights Templar OF st. Johnsbury are
going into camp at Swanton, August 18th.
DANIEL ROBINSON has been elected president
Of the Troy and Boston railroad in place of D..
| Thomas Vail 1t IL the first election under the
Vanderbilt interest.
G. L. BAKER, the man who recently accidentally
shot himself at the Bates House, Rutland, is now
able to be about, and though Suffering from his
wound, will recover
SiLAs TAPPAN of Panton had narrow escape
recently from being gored by a bull. He was
thrown by the animal, but managed to get away
with sprained ankle.
MAGGIE JOHNSON Of Newport the remaining
victim of the burning by the kerosene stove, died
| Tuesday Of last week closely following Miss
Barnes. She was about eighteen years old.
A GENERAL raid was made by the police of Bur-
lington houses of questionable reputation
there Friday night, and bakers dozen of the
female inmates were transferred to quarters in
the Jail.
| A FIvE-YEARs-oLD son of Peter Dion OF Rich
| ford formerly roadmaster of the Southeastern
railway was run over Friday at Moreville, p. O.,
cutting off an arm and leg. There are no hopes
Of his recovery.
HARDLY day passes without some one being
poisoned with Paris green. A portion OF the
family Of f. ID. Briggs were poisoned by eating
string beans which grew among potatoes sprinkled
with the poison.
ANTOINE JEROME, who lives with his family on
the little island in Button bay, Ferrisburgh for
abusing his wife and for cruelty whipping his
little girl, was convicted and sent to the work.
house for sixty-one days.
| d. W. HAGAR of Brattleboro recently left his
wife and four children and eloped with one Hattie
Haskins, domestic employed in the family. His
| family is left In INDECENT circumstances and must
receive support from the town
DIR MIDDLETON GOLDSMITH proposes to erect
a free dispensary in Rutland, at which the poor
from all parts Of the state can obtain medicines
aud medical advice free on bringing proper GER
tifcates from the officers of their towns.
THERE is a natural curiosity In the shape OF a
perpetualy bearing apple tree on the land Of
Joseph Boynton at New Haven Mills This tree
bears fruit on one side one year and on the other
the next, and has been doing this double business
for some years.
LEWIS DAVIS stole a steer belonging to Orrin
Pratt OF Brdport last week, took it to Vergennes
aud, after trying In vain to sell 1t to the butchers
| finally sold 1t to a Mr. Kimball. He was arrested
and committed to Middlebury jail to await his
trial in December.
Mr.. ENos BLIS, eighty-three years Of age Of
Burlington, while trying to enter q closet las,
week Tuesday, opened the wrong door and fell
down the cellar stairs, at the foot Of which he
was subsequently found In an unconscious con
dition. He died in few hours.
The Estey Organ Company have lately received
generous offer Of one hundred acres Of land and
one Of the finest water privileges in the state Oh
the Connecticut river In Hartford, short dis
lance above White River Junction. provided the
company will remove their works to that place
Mrs. wAREHAM MORSE OF West Brattlebor,
was drowned in Tanney pond at that place las
Thursday afternoon. She was picking berries
and was induced to get upon raft on which tw'
young ladies were riding. On stepping aboart
the raft was overturned, and Mrs Morse drowned
The two young ladies were rescued.
A FARMER of West lincoln set FIRE to bundl,
of straw and put 1t under his horse to make hin
draw small load OF hay; 1t had the desiret
effect, but the load Of hay caught fire and tn,
horse away into the corn6eld The hay wal
unloaded on the way, but was consumed by fire
also some OF the corn was badly singed
WILLIAM Y. HARTMAN, son OF Austin Harmon o
North Bennington, fell from his seat on reape
} last Wednesday afternoon while cutting barley
at North Bennington, and became entangled II
the machinery so that 1t became necessary Il
knock the machine to pieces with an Ak to effec
} his release He died few hours afterward.
THE town OF Arlington in Bennington count
was represented in the legislature one hundre'
| "a.