Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-05-19
Vermont State News.


wALLiSoroRD has an old lady who weighs
three hundred and two pounds.
ELIOT srAuLDINo Of franklin has been taken
to the insane asylum at Brattleboro.
NEW postofice has been opened in Brooklne,
with Virgil W. Ranney "a postmaster.
REV. W. s. LAIRD has accepted call TO the |
Presbyterian church at St. Johnsbury.
REV. MERRITT HuLBuRp OF Burlington delivers |
the Decoration Day address at Middlebury.
Hon. GEORGE W. HEsDEE the receiver OF the |
National Bank Of Poultney will pay the creditors
dividend Of twenty per cent
A MAN was recently nearly suffocated by gas at
the Bardwell House in Rutland. lie probably
carelessly turned off the gas and turned 1t on
again.
SO great Ia the pressure OF business that two
sets Of hands are employed at the Central Yer
mont freight yards in Burlington, and work is
pushed day and night.
FRANK MoKESSA fifteen years Of age, was
drowned in the lake at Burlington on Friday even
ing. lie was rescued as soon as possible, but all
efforts at resuscitation were vain.
CAsrLEroN boasts Of the veteran shoemaker.
lie began the trade In 1916 and in 1920 commenced
business for himself, and, though now almost
four-score, still sticks to his last.
In game OF football at the university at Bur-
lington, Tuesday OF last week, George d. Griswod
| OF Cambridge, member Of the freshman class
| had leg fractured in two places.
POSTMASTER TAYLOR of Proctorsville says that
forty-sx years ago, May 10th, 1884, he and a
companion rode in a sleigh on twelve inches depth
/ of fror Pit md ~, and nd
back again.
JAMES EvERsoS recently purchased a tract OF
land on the mountain In Pittsfeld, for which he
paid nominal sum. 1t has just been discovered
that there are valuable mines on his land. Copper
has been found in large quantities.
THE Eagle square manufacturing company,
whose shops at SALISBURY were recently burned,
has decided to rebuild portion Of their works at
once, and the manufacture of iron and steel tools
will go forward without interruption.
GEORGE TYLER has sued the town Of Newbury
claiming $4,000 for damages sustained on the
highway last fall, by falling from his load Of wood
when going down the westgate hill, whereby he
lost one arm and was otherwise injured.
THE Franklin county medical society at its an
nual meeting in st. Adams, Wednesday Of last
week, chose as officers President j. H. Hamilton
Of Rchford; vice-president, George f. Goodrich
of Berkshire; secretary, c. G. Fletcher OF Sheldon.
THE great scarcity of men to work in the quar-
ries at West Pawlet has caused the introduction
of Germans, quite number OF whom have arrived
from Castle Garden New York city. They work
well and are sober, quiet, peaceable, intelligent
citizens.
GEORGE L. LEE, one of Poultneys Oldest and
most respected citizens, was buried on the 18th
inst Mr.. Lee was a grandson Colonel Lee, one
of the first settlers of Castleton which town he
surveyed, and who was well known in revou
tionary annals.
JOSEPH Cross, seventy-fve years old, formerly
Of Brandon, where he was worth a round sum
hanged himselfat Chicopee, Massachusetts,, Thurs
day. lie had been seen hanging around the Goa
shed, where he committed the deed, several time
I within month.
, SUIT involving the value Of duck occupied
the justice court and all the legal fraternity o
Q West Rutland Saturday afternoon. The plaintiff
; got the value of the duck and paid his counse
So. The defendant paid the costs and his lawyer
and all went home satisfied.
The recently organized Post Warner OF Middle
bury, together with the Knights Templar, school
, and other organizations, unite in the observanc
Of Decoration Day. Two trees are to be set, on
on each side of the entrance to the cemetery
dedicated to the soldiers OF the revolution, 1872
8 and of the Mexican war.
J. l.. PUTNAM, the Hinsdale bridge toll man. ha
in his possession, nicely preserved the silk shoe
. worn by his grandmother on her wedding day i
a March, 1779 Putnam is one of the Oldest shoe
L makers in the country, having worked continual
= for the late Charles and William Frost Of Brattlt
!, boro for forty-seven years.
W. f CLARK, roadmaster on the Vermont Val
ley railroad, had an escape recently. He wa
riding down the track between Dummerston an
It Bratteboro on his three-wheeled velocipede cal
10 when he met the up passenger train, both goin
o at full speed. His velocipede is 30 constructe
9. that it can instantly be thrown from the tract
and this enabled him to get out Of the way safel.
D. The following patents have been issued to We
& monters: o. W. Bartlett Of Brattleboro, rec
10 organ; j. w. Dorsey Of Mddebury, and f. Rec
OF Benson, water tank for milk can; c. A. Mosh,
W Of Sharon, dairy bureau; +. Paquet of Ea
'e Brighton, belt tightener and regulator W. v
Reynolds OF Rutland, poise for scale-b beams J.
Ia White of Brattleboro cupboard attachment I,
to musical instruments.
a AN old gentleman OF seventy, named kellogg,
lie was killed at Essex junction early Tuesday NOR
* ing by the express from the south lie was dr
ing cattle the track there and after gettr
g. them across fingered, unaware Of the approachir
10 train He was so deaf that he did not hear IL
at train coming. The engineer saw him standir
is there, but supposed, until it was too late that
lg would get of before the train reached him.
THE Thursday morning express train from S
, Johnsbury TO Swanton narrowly escaped acc
n dent which might have been very serious. Ju
r as the train was about to enter deep cut near
at a mile east of johnson, Engineer Dan Fulford di
q covered large stump on the track. lie called 4
g. brakes and reversed his engine stopping the ira
r. within very few feet A chain was put arour
A. the stump and it was pulled back by the engii
t. till 1t was outside of the cut.
ed GENERAL J. w. PHELPS OF Brattleboro attr
to utes the present violent tornadoes to the cess
ton, since 1873 of the northern lights which 4
moro than ten years before had been of amo
lg nightly occurrence. He believes that the torn
ma does electrical and that their direction is
90 most invariably from the southwest, and
SO thinks that they can be In a measure arrested
an firing small magazines of powder or making
It. towering flame Of fire upon their approach
'" CABoT.-Addson Laird, E. ii Clark and Charl
as T. Adams have each begun work on new barn
lis They are TO be OF large dimensions built by e
az perienced workmen, with all the modern improv
ments.. Mrs. A. ii, Gerry has just return,
from market with large stock OF millinery good
BY Ladies' will have no trouble in obtaining all Il
III fine fxngs they will want. Mr.. S. S. Batch,
der started for California last Tuesday with
son, J. w. Batchelder, whose health is very poo
+. By the advice OF physicians, his father decided
Is take this journey with him, hoping by a chan.
- OF climate he might regain his health. He h
IN the best wishes OF this community. Benjam
ty Preston has sold his farm at Fast Cabot TO CASH
st Nj. Lamberton.. The promise meeting at d
IT. Methodist church Sabbath evening was a sncces
to and an excellent spirit was manifested. The soci
of meetings have been well sustained since conft
he ence The congregations during the day servic
iy are quite large. .,.J. NJ Goodwin has hired S.
on Batcheders farm for one year and has remov
)r. there. wv. Rlves PUTNAM mas commenced wo
Ist on his new house, building II ON the site Of d