Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-06
Vermont State News.



lied under the provisions OF the new law in Add
son with fve directors and twenty-three farmers
have pledged themselves to insure In 1t for five
years. on condition that the company Is able to
secure insurance to the amount OF 100000. The
company has a fair prospect OF success.
NEARLY half century ago Frederick Douglass
found himself unable to obtain hall or church in
vergennes in which TO "speak his Niger sentl-
ments on the abolition Of slavery, and when he
attempted to sit at the dinner table in the leading
hotel, the citizens got up and left the table. Now
the city has a temperance reform club and one Of
Its leading officers Is negro, and at the last char
ter election the city elected Frenchman for its
mayor, negro for its sheriff, and Young woman
for its clerk.
HIRAM ADAMS of Ferrisburp has sold the Jebial
Haze farm. comnrisin., one hundred and thirty
| acres, to the vergennes national bank for $1,000
There is on this property about quarter section
Of the mile track OF the once famous Barnum
race-course for running horses, which went into
disuse when the law was passed to prevent this
method oil trial oil speed John Randolph oil VIZ
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IHh proposed railroad through Vergennes city
mas peen surveyed and map oil the route VIII
shortly DO submitted 10 the managers OF the ROAD
rhe ehtire distance on the proposed line IS ABOUT
'hree miles ana twenty rous' whiie the ulsu'nce
On 'ne o'd hhe "n'cn II intersec's Is ABOUT one
mile ana three hundred rods making the extra
distance OF traVel equai 10 one ana one-eightn
unes inc si"uo on .he 'ino AZ inc inquest IL
aoou' sixty iee' "hicn Is on that part OIL tne lihe
north Oh the CITY, winnie the grade from the CITY
eas'ery is aoont iorty-hVe ieet 70 the mile me
snnanes' curve mas radius Oh iVViee.'
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81 'ohSsbohf village spent sio'zoo ior SCHOOLS
80, ae "nu u,o WV "''''" W. P''
SON Oh wizard Langmaid OF DanVhie mas
sno' himseli on account Oh disappointed love- ana
LAMBERT riSNhf vi purhe ~ heruing c'''''e III
ieAaS he mas oeen one hundred 'nnes iron'
post o'nce curing the past winter
HARLAN 2. HALE OF Waterford was arrested in
| Lowell, Massachusetts,, last week on suspicion OF
an attempt to poison an entire family. He for
merly paid attention to Miss Mary Sanborn in
that city, but she discouraged his addresses. He
lately went there and stopped to tea 1t was no.
| ticed that the tea was very hitter snsnicim was
excited and mona NJ n was drank Tho tea kettle
was then examined and a sedirert was found in
| IL which a druggist on examination nrononnced
| s,rrohnina ne no. hoor hoIa IL stn ooo ,or
| '',yon no mas oeen heiu III 9io'VV" io'
triai ana committed IN default
Chittenden County.
THE shipments Of lumber and other freight
from Burlington average nearly fifty cars a day
and the receipts, principally general merchandise,
about thirty tons.
WILLIAM BRISsMArD OF Burlington has Just re-
ceived the certificate Of his election as honorary
grand junior warden OF the grand lodge OF
Masons OF Quebec.
SUNDAY was the thirty-third anniversary OF
modern Spiritualism. The Spritualists Of this
state held celebration OF the event at Essex
| junction, Saturday and Sunday.
| CAPTAIN U. A. WOODBURY. and W. F. Bowman
have leased the Van Ness House in Burlington
Mr.. Bowman was clerk at the Ottawa Hotel Mont
| real, for two years and half; at Russelrs Hotel
| Quebec, two years proprietor lin connection with
the late NJ. B. Curtis, formerly OF Burlington) OF
the Haynes House, Springfield, Massachusetts,
| for three years; and proprietor Of the Lake Men,
phremagog House, Newport, Vermont, for seven
years.
| Essex county
| hhsh arc |i,"o'"o iee' oi iunoel W oe
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''A ''' Franklin Coun,x
RTRWsurpp has discovered that copper exists
in town. An effort will be made this summer to
see IL there Is enough to pay Tor beginning
operA''ohs'
JOSEPH EvARrs, one Of the wealthiest residents
OF Georgia, died at home on Saturday morning,
Of pneumonia. He was distantly related to Will
liam M. Evarts.
A ST. ALBANs farmer has been doing thry
ing business in shipping oleomargarine from Bos-
ton and selling 1t to the local buyers as genuine
butter Further developments are promised. He
Is to be prosecuted.
A SPIRITED and somewhat acrimonious special
town meeting was held at St. Adams, Tuesday of
last week, lasting all the afternoon. The ques-
ton was upon the adoption by the town Of No.
10 OF the laws OF the last session. relating to the
| collection of taxes The act was adopted on a
ballot by nearly two-thrds vote.
Lamoille County.
| IT is said that Rev. l. P. Booth, the Universal
LIST clergyman at Morrisyille, is cousin to Wilkes
and Edwin Booth. In appearance and grace OF
| manner he resembles the rest OF the family. He
rs "oou' W re'ho'e 10 Nor'hheid.
Orleans County.
A. " EVANS Oh barton' VINO snpped ms bonds
men l"s' pecemoei' is reported 10 Dc IN Kansas
he prefers that climate 10 she apprenticeship TO
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