Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-10-20

II he RECEIVERS.
The Sundays rain did not fill the st. Adams
reservoirs Probably the pastors didn't pray with
sufficient JUNCTION
An engine on the Connecticut River railroad,
formerly named the NJ Waite, has been re-
painted and the name left of
THE twenty-ffth anniversary Of the marriage
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Locke WAS celebrated at
st, Adams last Saturday evening.
THE farmers Of Gaysve compl lin that apples
do not pay for picking IA eight cents per bushel
is the price offered at the cider mill.
AN engine and several freight cars were wrecked
on the Passumpsic railroad near Derby line, Sat
urday, by passenger train running into freight
train
AT Stratton on recent evening Daniel Willis
broke his lantern while husking corn at a barn,
and in a short time the buildings on the place
were consumed
JAMES RANGER and several others who were
out on a coon hunt in Meudon encountered three
BEARS OF which they killed with an AK The
other two got away.
JONI EDDy's dweling-house in Alburgh, oc-
cupied by Peter Eddy, was burned last Friday
morning Cause, defective chimney: insured in
the Farmers Mutual.
THE required amount Of stock in the new d" Anti
Friction Box" enterprise at Brandon has been
taken and it will begin operations soon. The com
pany starts with capital of $1,000
Hon. BRADLEY BARLOW has purchased the road
now being built between Freleighsburg and West
Farnham, P. @, and will extend it to Sheldon to
connect with the Portland & Ogdensburgh.
ba. dad rba oil
to the Woodstock Congregational church, with
main room twenty-eight by forty feet, which is
much the finest thing of the kind in the state.
The following postmasters have been appointed
in Vermont: voney C. Babcock at Bridgewater
Corners, Charles II. Bgelow at East Brookfeld,
]. l.. Giddings at Hubbardton, jacob 5. Farmer
at Newark, and w. A Potter at Winhall.
C. b. CARPENTER of Brdgewater met with an
accident on the 4th which nearly cost him hiS
life. He was riding in the saddle from his field
when the horse reared, threw him off, and went
over on to him, striking him across the hips.
A SOUTH READING farmer, James Rich, went
out to look after his traps, and in reaching for
wasps nest his gun fell and was discharged, shat
terng his leg. He crawled away and sought
help, when he was discovered by neigbbors and
taken home
THE jury in the williston murder case brought
in verdict Of murder in the second degree
against both respondents, Woods and Mrs. Smith
| The penalty is imprisonment for life. Exceptions
were taken, and the case will come before the
preme court next January.
In the Chittenden county court Saturday, four
tramps, convicted of robbery were arraigned and
sentenced rs follows; William Osborn, Peter Ha-
ley and James Blake alias James Black. each to
three years in the state prison, and John Haley to
two years in the house Of correction. The court
then adjourned to November I'D.
BURGLARS recently made attempt on the
house of Ezra Fitch at Brdport when there was
nobody in the house but two women, but one Of
them, Mrs. Fleming, quietly loaded shotgun
and then told the pretended friend who wanted to
obtain admission Ito get or she would shoot,
which advice was unceremonousy acted upon,
The stockholders OF the new st. Johnsbury &
Lake Champlair railroad formerly Portland &
Ogdensburg) have authorized Ex-Governor Fair
banks to issue S6O0,00O six per cent mortgage
bonds to run thirty years, to pay off 500 600 n-
debtedness and improve the road The gross
earnings have increased thirty-three per cent
over 1879.
Mossin was at work with circular saw in circuit
Pinard's shop, something caught the saw,
whereby stick, sharp at one end, about foot
long and nearly inch square at the opposite
end, flew and struck him in the feshy part OF the
thigh, going through and showing itself on the
other side making very severe wound.
An associated press despatch from Brattleboro
says: SIT is believed that the session Of the
United States court, which convenes at Rutland
November 10Th. is for the purpose of finding,
through its grand jury indictments against s. NJ
Waite who, it Is thought, will be tried by the
government soon afterward. 1t Is said by those
acquainted with the that the state has finally
decided to waive its claim, and allow the govern
ment to take such course as they may think
proper"
The centennial of the organization of the Con-
gregational church in Middleton will be OBJ
served on Wednesday, November 18th. his
torical address will be delivered by Hon. Barnes
Frisbe of Poultney sketch OF the life and ser
vices of the Rev. Henry Bigelow the first settled
pastor, will be given by Hon. Merritt Clark Of
Poutney. "reminiscences of the church and peo-
pie will be given by Deacon Menira Caswell Of
Castleton; a review Of a pastorate by Rev. Calvin
Granger of East Poultney Address and histori-
cal papers will be given by Hon A, L. Miner of
Manchester, Henry Clark of Rutland and other
natives and former residents of Middletown.
The Rutland county court has just adjourned,
after accomplishing an unusually large amount
OF business for four weeks session. The usual
seventeen applicants for divorce came up smiling,
but more OF them were sent back unsatisfied than
usual. Judge Ross intimated that persons were
to be held to the strictest compliance with the
law before divorces would be granted. About the
usual number Of liquor fines were imposed, and
there was no such stampede among the dealers rs
at the last grand jury term when Judge Dunton