Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-31
Vermont Stnte News.

LANDdRovE has girl eight years old VIII
weighs one hundred and fifteen pounds.
BELvfDERE has a centenarian-Mrs Bridge
McGookin-aged one hundred and one years.
CHARLESTON man became 40 angry becaus
the clergyman who married him kissed the brid
that he gave him volley Of abuse
THEIR small supply OF wood has caused tn
Central railroad to take measures to Transform
fourteen OF Its locomotives into coal burners
The new dock at the Malletts bay marble quar-
ries is practically completed, and the managers ex
pect to begin active operations within few days
TnE annual charter election Of vergenues las
week resulted in the choice Of Hon. George W
Grandey for mayor and Colonel J. II. Lucia wa
continued as city clerk
MEssRs. BENJAMIN & PARKER Of wolcott ar
said to be the largest dealers in lumber in northern
Vermont. They have sold nearly million o
feet already this season.
NEGOTIATIONS by Boston and New York partie,
are in progress in Middlebury for the establish
ment OF a cotton mill on Middlebury Falls, which
will employ large number OF workmen.
MARTIN GirMARriS, Vermont Valley railroad
trackman, while lying intoxicated upon the tracl
Wednesday night Of last week, had his left arm
40 badly mangled by a train that it had to b,
amputated
The trial Of Joseph b. Woods and Mrs. Luman
A. Smith, the Williston homicides. which was t.
take place at the April term Of the Chittender
county court, will not occur until the September
term, as there will be grand jury at this session
A GREAT drawing feat was performed at Elder
the 10th inst, when a pair OF horses, weighing
800 pounds each, drew a load OF thirteen spruc,
logs, measuring 20l2 feet over two miles to tn,
mill Of Whittemore Brothers. A crowd witnessed
the spectacle.
THE pulp mill at Passumpsic which has been
comparatively idle since last December, will be
ready for full business soon. They have put in a
new wheel and full set of new machinery which
goes with 1t. The mill will now do double it,
former business and employ ten hands.
o. Tuesday last Henry Mower fell from the
cupola OF William Britton's barn, near Ascutney
Dam, distance OF thirty-iive feet, striking on a
plank floor, and was carried home for dead Tha,
evening he showed some signs Of life. All pos.
sible efforts were then made TO restore him tc
consciousness, but without success
coRPuLEST and jolly citizen Of Brattleborc
while walking upon the railroad track dressed III
his old clothes the other day was met by tramp
who, believing he had fallen in with one Of tn,
" fraternity" proceeded to divulge the signs ant
passwords and discuss the news. The affair ha,
proved annoying fun for the citizen, who vii
stick to the highway hereafter.
Mrs. FRANCES f. DowNER Of Sharon has
bonded in the sum Of $1,000 all the minerals
owned by Benjamin W. and Francis Davis in a
certain tract Of land in Eairlee and it is under.
stood that there will be force put to work mme.
diately to develop the mineral productions gold
and silver being the metal sought for The sur.
face specimens said to be quite rich in those
metals.
The two daughters OF Mrs j. b Whitcomb, q
former teacher at Bellows Falls and whose sister
Mrs. o. d, Gray, still lives there, were recently
sitting in the woods near lkland California.
when two hunters mstook the plume on one Of
their hats for a wildcat and red double-charge
of buck-shot into the thicket Harriet, the old
est, aged twenty-three, WAS killed, but Alice a
little girl, will recover.
THE White River Junction Observer relates tina,
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town went to the seminary at West Lebanon
New Hampshire, with two little girls and inquired
for the measles. lie said he wanted his children
TO catch then" now, before the busy time OF
the year came on, when they could not so well be
taken care Of lie was told that they had ne
measles on hand, and he went away disappointed
EDRIcK ADAMS Of West Addison is the owner
Of Cremona violin of great value. It is sup
posed TO have been brought from Italy over one
hundred and fifty years ago, and he bought ii
twenty-five years ago in pawnbroker's shop in
New York 1t was at that time covered with a
peculiar blue mold, which he carefully brushed
away, revealing the letters " Antonio Stradverius,
Cremona, l7l6.' Connoisseurs pronounce it rare
instrument, and its tones are peculiarly rich.
Two deaths from diphthera have recently oc-
CURED at Ferrisburgh which have a somewhat
singular oeiuaijoaeo. On February 17th Mis-.
Josephine Doshow, fifteen years old, died OF the
disease She engaged to be married t.
John Sears of Ferrsblrgh. On March 18th Miss
Dephine Doshow nineteen years old, died of the
same disease She was engaged to be married
to Henry Sears Of Ferrsburgh on April LIST And
now the two men will join in erecting similar grave
stones over the remains of their loved ones
VIcToR IL LOVELY, the Underhill would be
murderer, for his assault ON William Blodgett in
the recent ARRAY, was brought before Justice S.
D. Bliss and held to bail in 50 900 on the charge
If assault with intent to kill to appear before the
Justice on Monday, April 9TH This time Lovely
failed to obtain bail and he is now in jail at Bur
lington. 1t seems that at the time he was first
taken before justice the state was not repre-
sen'ed, no notice having been given the proper
suthorities-which accounts for the rdiculously
low bail $4,000. Lovely has instituted a counter
suit against Bodgett and the others, claiming that
they threw him down and jumped upon him, and
that he fired his revolver is in selfdefense