Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-01-28
Vermont State News.

for 1879 were s9,G6113
THE Bates House at Rutland, under ts new
management is to be kept as a Temperance house
The spring term OF the Essex Classical Inst-
tute has begun with about seventy students and
more to come.
Two Jacksonville men have been seriously in
jured by lead poison in cider kept 10 a cask, the
inside Of which was painted.
The mill property in wolcott, lately owned by
the American hone and box company, has been
bought by a New York man
TnE large boys at the Perkinsvile (weathers-
field school tried to Dust their teacher, but de-
sisted when he drew a revolver.
| The Howe scale company OF Rutland have put
on q dozen new men since the lss and will make
further increase Of seventy-fve
GOVERNOR PAGE will soon work his marble
quarry, formerly known as the Manhattan prop.
erty at West Rutland, employing large force.
l.. G. SHEAR OF st Johnsbury has sailed for
England to look after the interests Of the heirs Of
the Hyde estate, OF which there is SO much said
nowadays.
The Orleans county musical convention, under
Professor II S. Perkins Of Chicago, closed very
successful three days session at Newport with a
grand concert Saturday night in Fields new hall
THE Windham county poultry and pet stock
association closed Friday evening one Of the
largest four days exhibitions ever held in this
state and one Of the most successful in New Eng
land. Nearly five hundred entries were made.
| The North Congregational society OF st. Johns
bury having subscribed $40, 900 toward building a
new church, the Fairbanks family have added
$4,000 more and one Of the finest churches in
the state is going up The old building will prob
ably be made over into public hall.
Henry BUTTON OF Hartford committed SUI
cide last week by shooting himself in the head
| with a revolver. lie recently passed examine
| ton at Dartmouth College preparatory to enter
| ing the Chandler scientific department Tenn
porary alteration OF mind is assigned as the
| cause Of the fatal act.
On Saturday afternoon ~ the mail train for st.
| Johnsbury on the Portland & Ogdensburg road
reached Wolcott, the breaking OF that part of the
switch called the target rod threw the baggage
car from the track, demolishing its trucks and
those Of the car following, and delaying the pass
age oftrains for four hours
THE Addison railroad, on which the recent ac-
|
road Commissioner Webster, Governor Smith and
a few experts. The road bed was too narrow in
places, but the iron and ties were in good con-
dition, and Governor Smith promised to have any
defective ties replaced in the spring
THE final arguments before the United States
| circuit court in the renowned Waite Estey organ
suit occur in New York early next month. Both
parties will probably appeal from the master de-
cision in regard to the amount awarded. Unless
it is ordered back to the master again this will be
| the final argument before this court, the next
step being the supreme court.
ABOUT seven o'clock Saturday evening while
Sheriff IIalbert supplying the prisoners in the
Franklin county Jail with coal, a prisoner dashed
a lot Of pepper in his eyes and escaped. The man
who escaped is named Christopher c Tracey, who
had been arrested for theft. There were three
other prisoners in the room whose escape was pre-.
vented by the prompt action of the sheriff
| THE supreme court for Franklin county ad-
| jOurned Saturday The Lamole Valley railroad
bond cases against the First National bank of st
Adams as a test question of the liability of the
towns to pay interest on bonds issued by them
which were guaranteed by the railroad company,
and which interest the company has failed to pay
have been heard and the decision reserved by
the court
| THE Brattleboro bank, a few days ago, received
for redemption one dollar bill dated March l.
| 1896 This bill, with two Others one of which
was on the bank of Bellows Falls, appears to have
belonged to one Nathan Bailey of Waterford,
New York In 1876 these bills were found in a
bank book in the garnet of the old Bailey home
| nd oil int bapd ~ n dJan
of Mr. Bailey. The bill was promptly redeemed.
FATHER LANE OF the Catholic church at Brat
tleboro does not approve of evening dances by the
young people of his parish. Learning that com
pany were enjoying dance in Armory hall, Sat
lrday evening Of last week, he attempted to enter
the room, but some of the company slammed the
door in his face and fastened him out This nat
urally excited the Indignation OF the priest, and
Sunday he " took it out" by giving the young
people short lecture in strong language.
c. F. GLYSS, whose sudden disappearance and
seeming financial crookedness created scandal
at Saxtons River early last summer, is now To-
Gated at Denver, Colorado, whence he has just
written to his creditors incosing a dividend of ten
per cent of their claims, and indicating that he
will pay the balance as soon as possible. He also
and says; &" | feel it no less duty to pay those
who have signed off in full than others.
IT seems that the murderous assault at Nc
Indoes Falls has been greatly exaggerated The
| facts of the are that two French woodchop-
| pers quarreed, and Ellison, who lives on the Yer
mont side of the river, crossed over to Streeter :
house on the New Hampshire side, and attacked
| him. In the melee Streeter's head was slightly
cut with stove cover, and then Mrs. Streeter
ran Ellison out of the house and across the river
The revolver" which she used was simply an
ordinary broomstick Streeter has since been
able to go out chopping usual. Since the quar-
rel neither of the men have dared to cross the
premises of the other.
j. Nj. HAVEN, Esq, treasurer OF the Rutland
railroad, has purchased the Bates House. in
| Rutland and proposes to try the experiment OF
keeping strictly temperance hotel. He says
81 have always thought hotel could be sustained
J without liquor. have thought would be doing
the cause of temperance great good II could
demonstrate this fact think frst-class hotel
like the Bates House Is the place to try the exper
iment, This was my principal motive in invest
ing in hotel property. propose to have no liquor
sold in the hotel, set as good a table, and
| good a house as - run IN New EuBlAnd at the
old price, 50 per day, and desire to see whether
the public will sustain such house | think
they will" Mr. Haven will succeed in this ex-
pertinent II any one can.
JEwErr MANN OF Windsor, aged about sixty
| five Wednesday morning of last week. attempted
to kill his daughter Ella. Mann charged his own
family with keeping house of i'll fame, where.
upon Mrs. Mann, aided by her two daughters, at
tackled her husband with broomsticks and pokers,
driving him into the corner OF the room behind
| the stove. Mann threatened harshly, but the
three were too much for him. 10 the desperate
effort to extriclte himself he seized a coffee pot
from the stove and hurled it at Ella, striking her
on the back of the head, cutting long CASH. at
the same time striking her in the left eye with
his fist, which will doubtless cause the loss of her
| sight This latter maneuvre was closely followed
| by a general bruisng with such weapons were
most convenient. The family Immediately en-
| tered complaint to the town authorities, and
Mann was arrested and tried in the afternoon be-
fore Justice VIM The case promises to reveal
n matter OF interest in that community relative 10
the mysterious disappearance of II child some
years since. Mann threatens to give the particu-
! lars of how the child WAS murdered and burned
| up II this prosecution is not stopped. Mann was
fined $50 and costs, and placed under $3.50 bonds
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