Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-24
Vermont State News.

THE Old Tory Tavern at Westminster is to
be taken down
THF new directory OF Rutland contains nearly
weight hundred names
THE Republican convention Of the third district
will be held at Hydepark April 2lst
Mosr Of the striking quarrymcn at West Rut-
land have returned to work at the old prices.
JONAS G. THOMPSON, aged sixty-fve, fell dead
on Tuesday Of last week in the street at Iydepark.
REV. S. w. dixie has accepted the call to the
pastorate Of the Congregational church in Roy
alton.
MAN named Clivy Of Morrisville, after threat
ening to kill all his family, has mysteriously dis
appeared.
OF eighteen physicians living within radius
OF eight miles from Derby Center six years ago,
seven, or pearly forty per cent Of the number,
have died.
The Fall Mountain paper mill at Bellows Falls
will increase Its employees this summer from
two hundred and fourteen to four hundred and
forty-four.
PATsEy HALEY, young man about twenty
five years Of age, was drowned in Quechee river,
above North Hartland, recently. The body was
recovered
BISHOP DE GoEsBRIAND was welcomed by the
Burlington Catholics on his recent return from
Europe by torchlight procession and the ringing
Of the church bells
DIR. ALMERIS TINKER, for near sixty yearsla
practicing physician in Lamoille county, and
formerly high sheriff, aged eighty-two years, was
buried at Morrisville last week
The Middlebury Union telegraph company, n
local organization, has twenty-five members and
lines reaching all the principal points OF the vii
lage. The line is to be extended to Cornwall and
Bridport in the spring.
r. +. RoBSsoNs stock OF dry goods at st. Al
| bang was attached last week, by the Vermont
National Bank on a note for $4,000 His Other
liabilities are small. The stock is worth abou
| twenty thousand dollars.
| TnE suit for damages brought against the tow
Of Rutland by the Widow Remington for tn,
drowning Of her husband near the Billings brdg,
last spring is settled by the towns paying tn,
plaintiff $1,000, she paying her own costs.
AN observation car thrty-three feet long, filled
with double seats and cap ,ble of accommodation,
| ''isJ fN'NVhoi 70 III tOulHc VI
the Central Vermont shops in St. Adams 1t /
| the intention to build ten cars OF this description
| for the summer excursions.
The local committee of vermonters which ha
general charge of the arrangements for the com
ing meeting OF the Society OF the Army Of tn
Potomac in Burlington consists of General vii
liam Wells, General W. W. Henry, General Georg
J. Stannard Major J. l.. Barstow Lieutenant G
IL. Bigelow, Lieutenant G. G. Benedict, an
Colonel T. s. Peck OF that city, with Colonel W
G. Veazey of Rutland, General p. p. Ptkin @
Montpelier, Colonel G. W. Hooker OF Brattleborc
Captain +. S. Stranahan of St Adams and Majo
J. C. Stearns Of Bradford
SHORTLY after the death of A. 7. Stewart c
New York city, Alexander Stewart of Cavendis
went to that city to contest the will made by d,
ceased. After a short absence he returned HON,
having as he averred, obtained promise that h
should have 500, 900 in money farm and othe
property. He now claims that the terms of tn
contract have not been complied with, and Ia
attached all the A. T. Stewart property in Woo
stock village, consisting of mills, boarding hous
tenement houses and a residence The trial wi
probably come off at the May term of court
Woodstock