Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-22

women in the House Of Correction Thirty-nine
men are employed in the new marble shop in this
institution
FRANK A. WooD OF Williston was committed ~
the house of correction last Friday for seventy
nine days, for refusing to pay fare as passenger
ON she cars
MIR. JOSEPH PiGGorT the scene painter Of the
Howard Opera House, is now engaged in the work
of painting the scenery for the new Crosby Hall
at Brattleboro
10. JEFFERSON, his Gretchen" and his "dog
Schnider," give an entertainment at the Howard
Opera House, Burlington, on the evening of
November LIST.
THAT was a lonesome looking load Of lager beer
kegs which went through the streets OF Brattle-
boro Wednesday afternoon, bearing the mystic
rous legend, "Closed."
STRAWBERRY blossoms are plenty in Eden and
in some instances ripe fruit reported Turnp
and cabbage plants grown from seed of this years
growth are also reported.
MARK HARRINGTON, employed about the barn
Of Dudley Davis of Derby fell fourteen feet into the
cellar, one day last week, receiving injuries from
which he died in two hours after the accident
WILD animal, possibly a panther, has dis
turbed some of the Wilmington farmers OF late.
Some claim to have got peep at the monster
while several sheep are thought to have been
devoured.
THE following criminals have been sentenced by
the Chttenden county court: Edward Green, lar
ceny, three years in State Prison John Jackson lar
ceny, two years in State Prison Alexander Fecoy
larceny, ninety days in House of Correction.
GEORGE MCDOWELL of Ferrisburgh was COM
mitted to the House Of Correction Monday for
petit larceny, for term Of nnety-six days. He
has had three terms in the Reform School and
was last discharged from there the 1s OF last May.
A WEST CoRINrH farmer lost an OK in pecu-
liar manner recently. The animal was drinking,
when in consequence OF the yoke that he wore
sticking into the ground in such manner as to
thrust the nose of the into the water, he was
drowned.
FIFTY or sixty letters mailed in Burlington and
addressed to Winooski have already been sent to
the dead letter office under the new instructions,
which leave an official no option Had they been
directed to Winooski Falls they would have gone
| to Winooski.
john RILEY Of Newport Center threshed out
his grain, the other day, and put it in a chamber
over the kitchen. The next morning he found
| his kitchen filed with the grain mixed promiscu-
ously with the stove and chairs, the floor haying
given away.
A MAN named Patrick Brennan Of Brattleboro,
laborer on gravel train on the Valley railroad,
was buried up by bank caving in at Bellows
Falls, last week Thursday, and seriously injured.
One limb was broken, and he was badly injured
in other ways,
| CHARLES OsGooD, sixty three years old, a we'll
to-do farmer OF Milton, has been convicted of
| bastardy on the accusation of Minnie Sanderson,
eighteen years old, of the same town and of re-
spectacle family. Osgood has hitherto had
good reputation.
Ir is now understood that the rails for the
West River railroad will not be delivered this fall
| and the track will not be laid until next spring
The fault appears to be with those who contracted
to furnish the rails, and not the builders or man
ayers Of the road
Mr. GEORGE MARTIN, living in the edge Of
Rochester met with quite an accident while re-
turning from the recent fair at Tunbridge, Owing
to the darkness his horse off the the side of
bridge, considerably damaging his wagon and in
juring himself and wife.
j. S. BRows and wife, OF Bratteboro, were
skowered with eggs that had " seen trouble the
other night while returning from temperance
meeting. Considerable indignation exists over the
affair. Certainly it was disgraceful thing, and
the guilty parties should be punished.
The fall of a staging at West Pawlet quarries
the other day let John Thomas and Dennis Nc
Cormick down thirty-fve feet upon the rocks.
Mccormick collar bone was broken his head cut
and he Is injured internally Thomas had his
head cut, several ribs broken, and was otherwise
badly bruised.
Hon. BRADLEY BARLOW, president and genera
manager Of the Southeastern railroad, has offered
a reward Of 81 900 for the conviction Of whoever
placed distractions on the track OF the Sorel divi
sion, near Roxton, on the night of October 10th
causing the deraiment of an engine and six car,
laden with ties.
PosT-oFFIcEs have recently been established IL
Vermont as follows; North Calais, Washington
, county, Shubael b Fair, postmaster; West Hol
land, Orleans county, James Lewis, postmaster
, Postmasters have been appointed as follows
Elisha d. Moon, Holland, Orleans county; Byron
ID. Gibbs, Hubbardton, Rutland county.
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