Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-04-23

and ferrlsDurgh., Al kiptOn a French lumber
man did foolhardy thing In climbing a tree,
going out upon lodged tree fifty feet from the
ground, choppng it twice apart and coming down
with it. lie was Jared but not otherwise injured
BENNINGTON COUNTY
JOHN c. DAILY, who killed James Speman, in
July last, at the State Line House near Stamford,
has pleaded guilty Of murder in the second de-
gree. ~. II. Belden Of South Dorset was re-
Gently struck in the foot by falling marble tool,
and n wound was made which bled forty-eight
hours before it could be stopped. AT East Dor
set, April 10th, r-year-old son Of Alonzo
Brophy fell into a boiler of hot water and was
scalded so that he lived only an hour. Mr.. and
Mrs T. p Goodrich, of Stamford, celebrated their
golden wedding April 7th. =. Sixteen-y ear-old
Henry Morse, OF North Bennington has recently
walked ninety miles in twenty-four consecutive
hours, and now challenges any boy OF his age in
Vermont for walk A Landgrove woman lost
the power Of speech several days ago, but has now
regained it. This is the second time she has been
thus afflicted, and no cause is given therefor.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
On Monday of last week the Messrs. Fairbanks
made a large shipment OF scales-seven heavily
loaded cars, weighing over seventy-fve TONS go.
In Ryegate the ether day little jamie, aged four
years, only daughter OF John and Bette Gibson,
climbed to the closet where her mother kept med
cines, and took therefrom a bottle containing
some pills, which she ate, and in five minutes she
went into commissions. She suffered terribly for
forty minutes, when she died, John d. Hopkins,
OF Lyndon, has been awarded $3.50 as compensa-
ton for damages from assault at the hands OF X.
w. Dickson of Lancaster. The suit was brought
for $4,000, and has been pending long time -.
Mrs. S. Hutchinson an old lady residing in
Waterford, was the other day relieved Of horse,
Sleigh robe and $50. rs in money. A young man
named Blanchard, who worked for her, is sus-
pected as the thief, he is missing. Sawyer,
a tramp halter was arrested a few days ago in
st. Johnsbury, for assault on Elliot, a man who
worked with him. 1t cost Sawyer about SIS to
settle the bill. The Cdiedonidn gives an ac-
count Of deadly assault on William c. Stowe, Of
st. Johnsbury, the other evening: Mr. Stowe
went into the cemetery to look after his traps.
lie found skunk in one Of them, and while he
was in the act of killing it, he thinks some one
hit him on the side of the head with a club. At
all events when he came to himself there was a
severe cut in his head and his face was battered
up lie managed to report himself at police
headquarters, and investigation disclosed tracks
in the snow, and blood about; but who made the
cowardly attempt on the old mans life is not yet
ascertained Mr. and Mrs A. II. Hoyt, of Dan
vile, have had golden wedding. Robert Mil
Ter, of Ryegate, has u profitable flock OF sheep,
Natives and Cotswolds The flock numbers twelve
and last year he sold from them $50 worth Of
lambs and wool. This year the same flock has
produced twenty-five lambs, all alive and healthy.
ga North Danville woman has china water
pitcher which she has had in constant use for
forty-three years, and it is now as sound as ever
.... st. Johnsbury was favored with one hundred
and fourteen days of sleighing. Warren Wright
of St. Johnsbury killed thirteen crows at one shot
80. An old war horse, with remarkable record,
belonging to A. S. Livingston, of st. Johnsbury,
has Just kicked the bucket. 4" Generous: The
granite cutters of St. Johnsbury held dance at
the town hall recently, for the benefit OF d. c..
| Turner, who lost leg in the granite works
machinery.
CHrrTKNDEN COUNTY.
JOSH BILLINGS on arriving in Burlington to
lecture, was taken seriously i'll, and the lecture
was indefinitely postponed. The Free Press
says it is reported that Samuel Morgan, the we'll
known pension agent who WAS sentenced to year
at Windsor, and Is now in Jail in Burlington. has
oo'n pa'u u' .n 80, -. IN ',
Cark, OF burlington TOOK the "h'e ven at 'he
convent in that city on Tuesday of last week. 80.
| Charles Woodward of Rurlinpton fatally shot
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h'''isoi oh a WON '""'"S az 'o''" D'""'o'N'
| Conn, while getting over spree.
| FRANKLIN COUNTY.
| WITHIN four weeks there were twenty-five in.
terments In the Cathohc cemetery az Swahtoh'
-. Mr.. s. A. Risdon, OF East Fletcher, fell from
| a load of hay the other day and broke his left
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"i'''' ORANGE COUNTY
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| mrs "hiiN" DUNE was 'hio"" i'o'' sio'sn
| near Wells River recently, and received severe
| Injuries about the head. Mr.. Iucius Bige
| 49,. =, p,,l,n..o, ,yiu daI;yor ,ha naoora,;o,
| wv Vi n""e, "',' 1870 VIZ
Day Grafton In bradiord' Inc people In that VI
cinity will have a good address. Albert Chal
mers of Wells River who WAS recently adiudped
to nav S. NJ Rollins 1851. As and sl66 as cost, a,
damages for the seduction Of his daughter and ex
nanse incident tn her sickness and death has beer
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put IN jail LOT noncompliance WIN inc uecree
the court.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
| SEAM rs' veneer factory at Neyport employl
80. IL, .,ro,,horr,, ,oa,,ota ~,
over ior'y MINUS MASKING s'ia"oeiiS o"she's ~
New York markets MIR. Searles IL at present work
ing ON contract for four hundred thousand, and HI
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RUTLAND COUNTY.