Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-31
Vermont state News.

A REVIVAL OF religion is in progress at South
Victory.
BRArTLEBoRo boasts Of thirty-four local tele-
graph Offices.
MANUFACTURING interests in and around st.
Johnsbury are looking up.
A Mrs. PITCHER died in South Burlington re-
Gently aged one hundred and two years.
In the town Of Plymouth is boy, eight years old,
who weighs one hundred and thirty-one pounds.
MIDDLEBuRY has a case Of spring poisoning by
Paris green, similar to the Berlin one last summer
Mas SEYMOUR G. STONE, whose husband met
a tragic death at the burning Of bis mill in Ben
nington recently has recovered her reason but lies
In critical condition.
SATURDAY, James Mckinney OF Richford, some
sixty years old, was seriously II not fatally in
jured by falling tree 1t Is feared that he has
conclusion Of the brain and spine.
| THE pupils Of a wbeelock school have put out
their teacher, Perey johnson OF st. Johnsbury,
after the father Of boy he had punished for dis
| obedience had told johnson that his boy should
do what he liked
| A MAN about thirty years old, named George
Fields Of Westminster, committed suicide Thurs
day afternoon by shooting through the heart. He
was unmarried, and lived with his parents. Disco
lutte and Incorporate habits were the causes
YOUTH named Henry Lane, eighteen years
OF age has been arrested at Bellows Falls and
confessed to having smashed the plate glass
windows Of the First National Bank in that place.
lie says he was out Of work and wanted place to
stay through the winter.
Hon GEORGE A. MoREY of Fairlee fell, the
25th instant, ten feet from pile of wood In his
she'd fracturing the whrlbone in his left hip.
Judge Morey is lightweight years old, and has
been smart and active man, holding prominent
places OF trust Ia town and state
AMONG the Congregational churches Of the state
the following have become benefciaries by be-
quests, recently, and in the following amounts
The church in Hardwick, $1,000; the churches In
Greensboro, Craftsbury and Glover 81 900 each
the church in Corinth, so, OOO the church IL
Mortified, $1,000, and the church in Royalton
S5,OO0-S2 900 from their late pastor, augmented
by the further contributions Of SO 900 raised amonl
the friends of the church and society Beside
these, other donations may be made, contribute,
to churches in Clarendon, East Berkshire AMI
Williston
SATURDAY, Eddie Glbar, aged eighteen, who
lived with Charles Hyde on the west shore o
North Hero, was drowned while skating He ha,
spoken Of going, but Mr.. Hyde had warned hin
that it was unsafe Being missed near night,
was thought he had gone to rehearsal Of tn
cornet band, of which he was member. Abou
four o'clock next morning, Mr. Hyde was awak
ened by dream OF seeing him come in dripping
r lie went to his room and found that the bed ha
not been occupied. He looked Tor his skates an
found that they we're gone. With the help Of
), neghbor he traced him about three.q uarters OF
I mile south on the ice and there found where h
had broken through, about ten rods from tn
shore. The ice still open and the body wa
seen on the bottom, in about nine feet OF watel
! and so it was easily recovered. The deceased wa
c very worthy young man. lie has brother an
n sister in Isle La Motto, and his father is said
be living in northern New York.