Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-19
Vermont State News.

entered and S1G0 stolen the other night
AFTER lying idle for two years the shops and
waterpower at the Bristol Notch Bridges are to
be Immediately started up, and new machinery
added for the manufacture OF chair stock
LINCOLN boasts Of "Aunt Hetty Danforth,"
who In her ninety-sixth year has pieced a bed
quilt containing nine hundred and sixty pieces,
besides attending to her usual household duties.
THE annual meeting Of the Vermont Merno
Sheep.breeders Association was held at Middle
bury Wednesday, and the reports showed S4,5l4
received and So, AS paid out, leaving a balance Of
1926. f. N. Bissell Of shoreham was elected
president and A. Chapman Of Middlebury, secre-
tary, at salary Of 81, 800 year
FoR over twenty years, writes correspondent,
Asahel Barnes has been postmaster at Chimney
Point, and now an ambitious fellow is said to
be lying awake nights to devise some way to get
the position Of postmaster The post-ofiice has
seventeen different persons mails to deliver, and
the salary Is, consequently, large. The bitter
ness Of the struggle occasions no small comment
among outsiders.
THE trustees Of the reform school. accompanied
by Governor Farnham, visited Vergennes, Tues
day, the 18th instant, to hear the January ex-
| aminations. Mr.. Fairbank was unanimously re-
elected superintendent The trustees will meet
soon to make the necessary preparation for i'm
proving the buildings with the money voted by
the legislature. There now In this institution
one hundred and four inmates-eighty-fiv boys
and nineteen girls. The total expenses Of the
school for the two past years has been S39 1884 25
The receipts from all sources amounted to 3d.
Gill, leaving S25, 1877 IA TO be provided from the
state treasury.
Bennington County.
| THE Lebanon Springs railroad Is now opened
from Chatham Village, New York, through to
Bennington and trains now run regularly to the
latter place. At Bennington ample terminal IA
cilities have been provided for in connection with
the Bennington Rutland railway.
AT Bennington, Friday morning, Johnny Bee
dore, French lad twelve and half years old,
while at work in Fishers mill was caught in the
gearing and nearly all the flesh was torn from his
left arm from elbow to wrist. 1t is probable
amputation will be necessary. The poor little
fellow had just recovered from diphtheria, which
almost killed him The Beedore family has been
very unfortunate. They lost two children by
dphtheria few months ago
AT the annual meeting OF the Bennington Bat.
tie Monument Association vacancies in the mem
bership were filled az follows; Hon. II. G. Root
rice Hon. Asahel Peck, deceased; Major A. B
Valentine vice Hon. s. B. Hunt, deceased; Col
Olin Scott uice Hon. Harmon Garfield deceased
Thomas Allen Esq, vice Hiram Barton, deceased
The following officers were elected Hon. Benja
min F. Prescott, president; Hon. Hand Hall
vice-presdent; Hon. Luther X. Graves, treasurer
Colonel olin Scott, secretary; Charles NJ. Bliss
ESQ.,, corresponding secretary; Hon. Benjamin
Prescott, Z. j. Phelps, Esq, Hon. A. b. Gardner
Hon. H. G. Root, Hon. 7. W. Park, Rev. Isaa
Jennings, Major A. B. Valentine, directors.
Caledonia County.
THE two military companies Of the St. Johns
bury academy have consolidated, making on
company Of fifty strong. They have receive
their muskets and accoutrements from the state.
THE St. Johnsbury fire alarm has been teste
and it works well. Two occasions for testing
! occurred during the pas: week, one on Saturday
the other on Wednesday. The fires in each cas-
were speedily extinguished and no serious dan
Z age done.
( THE publication OF the North Star is to be col
= tinued in new dress Of type on or about the
/ of February, under the proprietorship OF A.
Hoyt and W. o. Caswell of Danville, both
4 whom have had considerable experience in tn
n printing business. They are both young men
u integrity and energy, and doubtless will be SUI
A cessful in this new enterprise.
l. Chittenden County.
h PROFESSOR SPENCER MARSH Of Burlington, "
n learn, has accepted position in the publishin
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OF 1t difficult to get deputies VINO VIII consent
qualify, recent rulings oil the auditor having
materially decreased their compensation that 1t
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WHILE John Higgins OF East Concord was in I
=. woods chopping branch broke and fell, striki
his right eye and tearing 1t entirely out, the b'
!. hanging on his cheek. companion put the o
~ back in the socket, and Mr. Higgins will not 10
70 the use OF H. as was feared.
: THE Essex County Herald saws, that In Newa
.. an eagle, feeling the need Of warm dinner, su
denly swooped down upon a man. fastened
m taons in his face and head but finding his anti
ar ipated dinner too heavy for him he sailed ava
to but soon returned to the charge and with bett
es success than before, for he carried the mans h
" away with him, and perhaps made bountiful l
a. past upon it, thinking 1t boarding house chicke
It, Franklin County.
h. On New Years day, c. A. Hoskns and wife
Mt Franklin went on visit to II. Barnum's with
NJ three months baby well bundled up, and VIII
AZ they got there and opened the wraps the chi
O. was dead.
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