Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30
Vermont State News.


Addison County.
THE Middlebury Register last week celebrated
Its forty-sixth birthday.
VERsSSEs has elected lady city clerk. She
Is the daughter OF Judge J. d. Smith
THE necessary amount has been raised for
the contemplated improvements to Middlebury
College.
THE addison County Journal, which has been
In the hands ofthe sheriff for some time, will soon
resume publication.
DURING the past season two hundred and sew
enty-fivo carloads Of hop poles have Nen shipped
from Leicester Junction. They were valued at
Sl5,125.
UNDER the new census distribution OF the
United States deposit money the city OF Yer
gennes gains about $780, owing to her increased
population.
The meeting Of the board Of town listers for
Addison county recently held at Middlebury broke
up without any decisive results, owing to the
great diversity Of opinions as to the bearing and
intent Of the new tax law
The village OF Bristol is sgitating the question
of a railroad, and Patrick ONeil has offered to
grade mile OF road-bed free and take several
thousand dollars OF stock in addition The dis
lance to the New Haven depot, the nearest point
lntersectlng the Rutland and Burlington line is
nine miles.
Bennington County.
BURGLARS entered the Bennington post-ofice
Wednesday night OF last week through the front
door prying 1t open with jimmy, broke open the
safe and decamped without being discovered
They secured 81 600 in stamps and about $500 in
cash. The letters were not disturbed. Persons
sleeping over the room where these operations
were performed were not awakened. Special
Agent George II. Bigelow has traced the burglars
to Canada.
Caledonia County.
The Connecticut river lumber company OF Hol-
yoke have an immense drive Of logs at McIndoe's
Falls ready to go down as soon az the river Is
cleared Of ice.
Ex-GovERSoR HORACE FAIRBANKS and family
expect to spend the summer abroad, passage hav-
ing already been engaged in the Cunard steamer
Bothnia," to sail from New York to Liverpool
April 9th. They intend to go quite directly to
Italy, and as warm weather approaches journey
through Germany, Switzerland and France to
Great Britain, returning home in the fall.
ANN QUINN Of St. Johnsbury WIS passenger
In the Passumpsic car derailed at Coventry some
weeks ago, when one person was killed and sew
eral seriously injured. Although thrown vio-
enty into the top of the car with the other pass
engers, she did not think herself injured, and did
not appear hurt in the least until day or two
afterwards, when she became quite wandering in
her mind and showed other signs OF injury She
has been attended by physician for several weeks
md l,,s
final recovery, the injury being in the spine, The
strange thing about the matter is its development
so long after the accident
Chittenden County.
WINoosKI people talk OF organizing an anti
masonic society.
BURLINGTON expects to have the letter-carrer
-ystem soon rs its post-offlce does business con-
-iderably over $4,000 year.
The University of Vermont has seventy-sx stu
dents-ffteen Seniors fourteen Juniors twenty
two Sophomores and twenty-five Freshmen. Nine
young ladies are enrolled in the lower classes.
THE Van Ness House at Burlington has bee n
bid off by N. B Flanagan in behalf of the endor-
sers on MIR. Barbers note. Several parties are
negotiating for it, but efforts will be made to so
arrange that Mr.. Barber may remain.
Franklin County.
ELIZA PEcKHAM was found dead in her bed in
Franklin on the morning OF the 22d. She was
over ninety years Of age.
THE cost Of the public schools in st. Albans
village the past year was S11, 1885, as against
sl0,6Ol.4 the year previous; $1,000 OF the ex-
penses, however, was in reduction of the debt.
The salaries paid teachers amounted to SS27S
Grand Isle County.
A COMPANY has been organized for the purpose
of opening the extensive slate quarres on Savage
Island, in Lake Champlain, short distance north
of Sand Bar Bridge, and the work will commence
Immediately under the direction Of II. r. Will
liams Of piattsha-sh. Tho quality Of the slate lie
said to look very promising.
Lamoiile County.
Mr. L. HAIsEY LEWIS editor OF the Ne,cs, has
been appointed postmaster at Hyde Park.
FIRE broke out in the lamp room of the Nor.
| risville House,last week Tuesday, and when dis.
covered, the kerosene key was completely en-
veloped in flames But it was discovered and ex.
tnguished The fire was caused by the careless
use OF matches
Orleans County.
GOVERNOR FARSHAM will deliver the decoration
day address at North Troy.
THE general offices Of the Southeastern railroad,
which have been located at Newport, have been
removed to Richford
7, KNIGHT OF Charleston thinks that he has
come into an $4,000 fortune through some min
eral lands near Sherbrooke, P. O.. which his
father owned, supposed to be worthless, but now
turn out to be very valuable.
A MONTREAL dispatch says: "The wife OF a
merchant in Newport, Vermont, eloped with a par
amour, taking 5000 with her belonging to her
husband, and the pair came to this city, where
they were found by the woman's husband to-day,
living in private clearinghouse The erring
wife delivered up $4,000, begged for forgiveness,
which was granted, and she returned home with
her reconciled husband.
Rutland County.
THE proceedings Of the recent centennial cele-
bration Of Rutland county are to be published in
book form.
FARM has recently been sold In Castleton for
$1,000 which the owner refused sl0O 900 for twenty
five years ago
The marble dealers doing business at Rutland
Fairhaven. Hydeville and other places have agreed
upon uniform scale of prices
CHECKER match for the state championship
between N. A. Bailey of Rutland, who holds the
championship board, and G. H. Powell of Cut
tingsville, is soon to take place.
The old depot Of the Saratoga and Washington
railroad at Castleton was burned Tuesday evening
Of last week. 1t was erected in 1886, but since
1866 has been used by trackmen.
The slate producers Of Casteton are talking of
a new railroad, to run from the marble quarries
along the line OF the slate quarries and intersect
the Whitehall and Brattleboro railroad The dis
lance will be twenty-one miles Then new con-
nection will be made with the Central Hudson
lines, via Manchester and a saving of over fifty
miles from the present route will be made.
windham County.
EVERY town in Windham county but one was
represented by one or more listers in the late
meeting at the Brooks House In Brattleboro called
for the purpose of settling upon some definite and
general plan for the government OF the listers
throughout the county In the performance OF
their duties under the new law. After discussion
twas decided that the law should be administered
in accordance with Its strict letter, and that no
exemption for government bonds should be al
lowed unless the amount is explicitly stated Reso-
lutions were adopted covering most of the articles
In the law.
Windsor County.
LUTHER o. GREENE of the Woodstock Standard
has been selected as the orator, and Rev. A. J.