Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-07-09

the Adirondacks and Green mountains the en-
tire length Of Lake Champlain and many villages
In New York and Vermont, can be seem
The Lyndon depot was broken into by burglars
last Thursday night but the amount Of vauables
taken was small. The officers are on their track
The week before the Barnet depot was broken
into The burglars smashed window in the
freight room and then broke into the office, out Of
which they took the money drawer, containing
about two dollars and a few tickets.
EARLY on the morning Of the Fourth an entrance
was effected into Clarke's restaurant, Wheeler's
block, st. Paul street in Burlington by breaking
in a back window in the cellar The burglars re-
moved five boxes Of cigars. some spoons, wearing
apparel and eatabes, amounting in all in value to
about $40. One Of the thieves Thomas Kelly,
was arrested in the afternoon and lodged in jail
JAMES BURNS, Connecticut Irshman, fifty
years old, was possibly fatally hurt by remark
able accident while working on the railroad at
Fayetteville last week. high bank caved and
buried him to the chin, spreading his legs 80 far
apart that his body was split two inches deep.
The wound which was five inches long, was filed
with sand, the removal of which caused him ex-
cruciating pain.
Mr.. WILLIAM S. CRocKER Of Hartland has in
his possession, as family relic, Bible printed
in London in 1916, and consequently 1t is two
hundred and three years old It was brought to
this country by Mr.. Crockers great-grandfather
and by his ancestors taken to Vermont when the
state was in its infancy, and perhaps when it was
an Independent state. The book bears evidence
OF having been much read.
ALEXANDER STEWART Of Proctorsve, the
would-be heir to the New York Stewards estate,
has just returned from New York 81 in funds "
The Standard says that from the best nforma-
tiCn aaoat, Alexander has to this date received
about eight months entertainment at the Metro
politan Hotel with the freedom of the city, and
$500 in cash, besides transportation free to and
from New York two or three times.
THE National Bell Telephone Company has es-
tablished district telephone system in Burling.
ton. Nearly all the business firms along the lake
are to be connected with the general office over
Vincent, Taft Il Co. $ store, where a switch board
will be provided TO accommodate about thirty lines
By means Of this the firms are put in instant
communication with each other. In about two
weeks connection will be made with all the public
places in the city.
AN eleven-year-old daughter of James Reilly,
who works in the mills Of the Rutland Marble
Company, was drowned at Center Rutland Mon
day. The facts, so far as we have learned them,
are az follows: The girl went to the race-way
back of the grist mill with pail after water about
eleven A. NJ. Her absence was noticed about
twelve, and a search discovered her body in the
hume. Life was extinct she having been in the
water probably an hour
A LUDLOW man has a good claim to be the
champion absent-minded individual The Other
evening he took deacon's wife to divine service
and hitched his team in neighboring she'd Wher
services were over the deacon's wife found her
self alone with the janitor. The horse-shed wa,
examined and the horse and wagon found, bu
not the owner. The janitor took the team ant
carried the lady home and then drove to tn,
house OF the proprietor who was in bed asleep
He failed to remember the fact of his going
to church and using his team, or that the lady
rode with him.
CHARLES CREADY of Vergennes, who has been
working in Albany, New York, for month past
was killed in that city on Thursday last. He wa:
walking up Central avenue with George Cready
and on reaching the corner of Robin street they
met a number of young men Of about the SAINT
age, and an alteration followed. From violent
discussion they came to blows In the melee the
whole crowd joined. George knocked down two
or three Of the young men, but Charles was STRUCK
bad blow on the head by the fist OF fellow
named Charles Keaney, who Immediately fled
Cready was cared for by physician, but died just
before seven o'clock. Keaney was found and ar
rested the next day. Cready was only twenty
two years Of age, and was to have been married
this month.