Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-10-13
Vermont State News,

wISDHAM county court adjourned at one
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
THE Mount Mansfield Hotel and the house on
the summit are closed for the season.
THE town OF Lincoln is contemplating a centen-
NAL celebration the 10th OF November
THE centennial OF the organization Of the county
OF Rutland occurs February 10th, 1881.
MRS HENRY Busy fell into an open hatchway
at West Enosburgh recently, and broke a hip bone.
MIR. VEzEY Of Ludlow has raised peanuts in his
garden this season. They are large, perfectly
formed and quite curiosity.
Dr. THAyER OF Burlington found that Mrs
Smith, indicted for murder, was shamming sick
ness, and the trial will proceed soon
TRAINS over the Burlington & Lamoille railroad
now make close connection with those over the
st. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain road.
THE Burlington & Lamoille railroad has pur-
chased site for station at Cambridge and
station house will probably be erected this season.
The Howe Scale Company has begun work for
an addition to its wood shop more room hav-
ing been found necessary with the increase in
business.
WARREN GiBBs Of Burlington has been COM
missioned as adiutant and inspector-general Of
the national encampment of the Grand Army of
the Republic.
Two silos for keeping green corn fodder have
been constructed upon General W. W. CIRCUITS
farm at East st. Johnsbury this season, and they
are being filed
The annual convention OF the Vermont Sunday
school Association and the Young Mems Christian
Association will be held in Rutland on the Goth,
nth and 18th inst.
MRS. EMMA WATERS wife OF Paschal Waters Of
Hartland, has eloped with Elisha Flowers, taking
with her their youngest boy, aged six years, and
leaving the Oldest of ten.
OTTER Creek has been lower this fall than at
any time since 1860. AT Sutherland Falls for
some days all the water OF this usually full stream
ran tnrough 'he pehstock OF the marble mill.
THE last new steel rail was laid Friday to make
continuous line Of steel track on the Central
vermont railroad between White River Junction
anu d. JOHNS, Canaoa' one hunoreo anu Sixty
'nree miles,
THE selectmen Of Woodstock have successfully
accomplished the re-fundng of the entire indebt-
edness OF the town. at four per cent, thereby
making saving 10 the town oil upwards OF
si'zVa year
THE graded schools in Bennington are again
open, as there have been no new cases Of dph-
thera since last Thursday. Fourteen cases OF this
disease are reported in all, OF which four only
nave proved faal.
| The vergennes water power company have
added some improvements to their property
among which are new dock for the National
horse nail company whose puiidings nave peen
covered Win STATE
UP to September goth the number of boats
passing through the canal into Lake Champain
THIS season was $751; against 2ooi In the cores
ponding time last year; and the receipts were
s29'Slo against 500
GENERAL CUTS, superintendent OF the coast
survey, is in Vergennes with two assistants They
are taxing up position for observations on Field
NIL east OF ferrisourgh CENTER where signal
station was erected this summer
The Royalton ministerial association. an organ
zation Of Congregational ministers for mutual i'm
proVemeht' mas been IN existence Tor eighty years
ana ihciudes the western towns oil orange and the
northern towns OF windsor counties
WILLIE GODDARD a little French boy ten years
| of age while playing in the Gazette office, Rich
ford, Monday afternoon, caught his left hand in
the machineery OF press so that 1t was badly
crushed All MS hngers were @ken on.
THE Boston Herald prints a three-column ex-
pose Of one DIR. Harry c. Stickney Of Stowe, who
procured of the New Hampshire legislature, in
1875, a charter for bogus medical college, and
mas since been seilng diplomas a Ia buchanan
THE grand juror of Brattleboro makes in the
village papers what he calls proclamation to the
effect that the illicit sale Of liquor in that place
will be permitted until Saturday, October 23d
after which time he will put on the legal screws.
THE sale Of bankrupt Brighams stock Of goods
by the assignee took place at Vergennes Friday
afternoon, and brought thirty three and one-haf
cents on the dollar on the inventory of about
200, while the liabilities foot up about $50 900
A LITTLE son of Charles Davenport was very
badly burned on Saturday night at Irasburgh, by
| the burning of his clothes. The mother left two
| children fastened in the room, and In some way
the clothes Of the smaller one were set on fire.
| THElawvers have verv moor pickinps ont Of the
present term Of the Cbittenden county court The
civil cases were fewer in number than for many
years past, and the criminals tried have one and
| all been afflicted with that dreadful disease i'm
pecuniosity.
Rptsror. contemp,ates holding n fair tb;s war
and a call for meetng IN oroanize a socie,v ,va .
made to mee, a, tho nar,ors ~ tho Rr,s,o, uorsa
on saturdav Tho towns ~ MonLtor Nou,
Haven and Bristol are expected to take the initia-
tive, and this is a guarantee Of success.
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nov, % Tho ,oois,a.;ra ,,,ooaad;na. ~ $500.
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na'iohai conven'oh Vi the woman 'hris'ian
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| d. ALhASs Is suneiinB ilo'n water famine