Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-17
Vermont State News,

IT is said that Ex-Governor Stewart will not re-
build his block lately burned at Middlebury.
ELIJAH HATCH, sixty years old, demented
town pauper OF Norwich, is mysteriously missing.
D. X. CUMMINGS saw-mill at West Bradford
was consumed Saturday night. Loss 81, 800; in
sured
A BOLD robbery was committed at Horace
Hancock's at Newport last week; SOC In money,
besides some pieces of jewery and watch being
taken.
During Sundays storm the steamer Grand Isle,
on Lake Champlain, was driven ashore and its
rudder lost. Another steamer towed her into
Whitehall.
The adjourned term OF Franklin county court
has been postponed to the first Tuesday in De-
cember, on account Of the necessary absence Of
Judge Royce. q
SiIAs NJ. WAITE Is said to be in an alarming
condition, suffering from inflammation OF the
lungs, and his voice being weak that he cannot
be under,tood two feet away
BURGLAR entered the house Of b. F. Stand
ish Of Woodstock and pistol to head, demanded
money or life. lie was told the cash was in
Standish's pants, and took them and cleared out.
A LITTLE three-y ears-old son Of John Mathew Of
Fairhaven, while trying to turn a somersault over
II stump that was on fire, a few days ago fell into
the flames, and was SO badly burned that he died
in few hours.
THE granite cutters In Lairds quarry, St.
Johnsbury, appointed committee to protest
against a reduction OF wages November LIST. The
wages were not only cut down, but seventeen Of
them were discharged
THERE is a regular annual poultry train on the
Central Vermont railroad, which starts from St.
Adams and runs through to Boston, carrying the
victims for Thanksgiving. 1t leaves St. Adams
this year the Friday before
SUNDAY afternoon, during the absence OF the
family at church, the house OF John Nordein in
Rutland was broken into and small sum OF
money and a gold ring stolen. The thief got away
without being molested by any one.
PLAN is on foot under the auspices OF the
Rutland county historical society, To mark with
monument similar to that erected at Pittsford
the site OF the old revolutionary fort the
Hence Of S. II. Lapgdon, Esq, in Casteton.
AN old six-pounder named General jackson, -
which has done duty in Winooski ever since the
second election OF Old Hickory was blown into a
thousand pieces during Republican celebra.
ton there the other day. but fortunately no one
was injured.
EVELYN p. MUssEY OF Rutland has been ap.
pointed consul at Maize. succeeding T. T. Prem.
tiss, who had been transferred to the consulate AT
Mauri,ius. Maize is the principal island Of the
seychelle group lying about five degrees south
Of the equator and about eight hundred miles
| from the African coast.
| GEORGE GooDRcH OF Hyde Park, aged 40, whC
eloped five weeks ago with girl named Thomp
son who had been working for him, was arrested
ut North Troy, and taken to Hyde Park fo
examination Tuesday. Goodrich left wifi,
and family lie was highly respected, well con
nected, and Is quite wealthy.
GEoRoE A. ABBOTT, the notorious burglar wht
was caught and supposed to have been fatal,
shot ut South farlee last Wednesday, made hi
escape from his keeper, Sheriff s. X. Berry, Mon
day morning about six o'clock, while Berry was
breakfast. A large force OF men are now hunting
for him. Great excitement prevails At the tim,
Of his capture on Wednesday he was wounded
seventeen times by bullets aud shot. 1t Is gen
orally thought that he will not allow himself to b,
| taken alive