Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-25
Vermont State News.

A NoRwicH man calls himself on bis card u
Temperance Bootmaker"
A LETTER from Sing Sing states that Kindt, the
burglar, is recovering from his wounds.
PRESTON Powers intends to present q statue Of
his father, Hiram Powers, to the latters native
town Of Woodstock
TRoTTiso on the ice in Burlington bay Is an
nounced for the Sd, 4th and 9Th Of March, with
purses aggregating $500
The town OF West Halifax has been sued for
$4,000 by l.. II. Wilcox, whose wife was injured
on defective highway last fall.
THERE will be wrestling tournament for the
championship OF the state ut city hall Burlington,
on the evening Of the Sd Of March.
The masonic lodges Of the fifth district will
hold meeting with Woodstock lodge on Friday
afternoon and evening February 9th.
TnE Iamole county temperance convention at
Hyde Park unanimously renomnated Dr. Joel
Allen Of Johnson as candidate for county COM
missioner.
THE 6ume to the new paper mill at Bellows
Falls burst Thursday morning the water running
down through the building and doing consider
able damage
o. G. HARVEY, station agent at Passumpsic and
formerly landlord OF the Passumpsc hotel had
1T Of apoplexy last Thursday morning and died
Friday night
EusrAcE YOUNG Of North Hero, while near
Buffers island in St. Adams bay, became be-
numbed with cold and fell at the door of house,
when he was Immediately taken in and cared for,
and is now convalescent.
THE total expenses Of the town of St Johns
bury were SIG 0i6 80 this year, against s18 1870
last year-a decrease Of So 75l.15 The town
debt Is $4,000, the interest Of which has been
paid and $1,000 Of the principal,
NELSON BURT aud Austin X Forsaith Of West
Burke were arraigned last Wednesday upon the
charge OF grand larceny and burglary in breaking
into the store Of Densmore & Smith. They were
bound up for appearance at county court
EDWARD YOUNG employed as H. G. Roots
coachman, is in Jail at Bennington for assaultng
George Geer, and in his trunk has been found the
iewelry stolen from Bradleys store a month ago.
which offense will probably send him to prison.
AT Gaysville the other day Joseph Hathaway Of
Woodstock received a severe and perhaps fatal
injury. He was experimenting the repair OF the
water wheel and running gear of the factory at
That place, when a timber above fell some egh-
teen feet and struck him upon the head
STATES ATTORNEY SLADE Is again after the
Addison county rumseers, This time it was A.
b. Colby, an old offender, who was fined $50 and
costs and sent to the house Of correction Colby
appealed but as the case will come on in June
next, this virtually ends his liquor transactions
Several others were fined in smaller sums.
WORTHWHILE school teacher, being unable to
control five of the big girls who had become re-
,ellious, called in the prudential committee He
1t first tried to have them quietly submit to pun
Shment from the teacher; but, upon their re-
iusal, he feruled one of them severely, and now
The father of the girl claims 500 damages from
lin.
An ice boat bearing three young men and two
girls ran into a crack in the Ice some fourteen
eet wide near the south end Of the break water at
burlington. Monday and the entire party was
| brown into the water. They succeeded in get
| ting out however, and reaching the shore. The
| shifting engine took them to the Central Vermont
| epot, where they were thawed out and then
'ent home.
THURSDAY morning a city meeting was held in
Burlington to take measures with reference to re-
nnding portion of the city's bonded debt Of
100000 bearing interest at six per cent issued in
id Of the Burlington & Lamoille railroad. The
ty voted to issue its negotiable notes or bonds to
he amount of $1,000 said notes or bonds to be
either registered or coupon bonds at the option Of
he purchaser, Of denominations OF not less than
| 500 nor more than $1,000 each, and to bear in
crest at the rate of five per cent per annum pay
able semi-annually, to be specified in said bonds
n coupons thereto attached and to be made pay
l al af,a