Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
Vermont State News.

BENNINGTON has a total debt Of s242, 029. SO. a
reduction Of SIG, 1858 40 since last year.
THE Oldest case on the docket OF the Chittenden
county court has been there but twenty two years
THE sand bar bridge, which connects Grand Isle
with Milton, was begun in 1s40 Its total cost
was s24, 600.
JOE DURASr OF Wells River was cleaning q
pistol and discharged ball, 10 that his hand will
have to come off.
IN the United States supreme court, Thursday
OF last week. Guy G. Noble Of ST. Adams was ad-
mitted to practice.
THE fishing season Is now at its height In Mem
phremagog, and large quantities Of muscalonge
are now being hooked
The Oldest Masonic lodge established In Yer
mont was chartered in 1894; the first one granted
in America was In 1717
The other night regular July shower occurred
in Springfield, accompanied by sharp flashes Of
lightning and heavy thunder
A PATENT has been issued to N. O. Wilcox Of
Bennington for backing box and to L. NJ. Will
son OF weybridge for thill coupling.
DEACON WILLIAM WILBUR, who has been post
master in waterville for the past twenty years. has
resigned N account OF old age and feeble health.
THERE were imported into Burlington last sea-
son 1O2 s05 100 feet Of lumber valued at 81 105 42S
by far the heaviest importation for several years
The stock Of Henry Danenbaum the St. Al
bans bankrupt, bid off for Rchford parties at
ffty-nine per cent on the appraised value Of
s2O,23s.
DIPHTBERIA has been doing it's fearful work
again In Leicester Junction, In the family Of Mr.
Simon La Mount; four out OF five OF his children
have recently died
ST.. STEPHENS church, Middebury, has just
been presented with beautiful Parian marble
baptismal font by three OF ts friends and commu-
| nicante. The cost was about $3.50.
In is reported that all the railroads between
White River junction and Boston which carry
through freight will unite in the appointment Of
manager who will have charge Of all traffic re-
ceived from the Central Vermont.
LUTHER DIXON, ex-chlef justice OF the wiscon-
sin supreme court, who looms up as a formidable,
candidate for the succession to the late Senator
Carpenter, is Vermonter native Of Milton, and
was in early life a law student in Burlington.
THE State Dental Society will hold its annual
meeting in Burlington on Wednesday, March 10th.
| Dr. l.. Gilman Of St. Adams IL president Of the
| society, DIR. William II. Kingsley Of Middlebury,
secretary, and DR.. James Lewis Of Burlington,
treasurer
Boston Herald. vermont has hanged five
| men within two years, but we do not doubt that
the majority Of her citizens will agree with the
Rutland Herald, when it says; 1t is not pleasant
to hang fellow-creature, but as long as murder
shall be committed we hope hanging will not be
played out"
| LOUIS CHANGRAU, a carpenter employed in the
| boxing shop Of Sheldons & Slason, West Rutland,
while making repairs on belt pulley last week,
| fell from a cross-piece to the floor distance OF
thirteen feet, breaking his back between the
shoulders He cannot live His family consists
| Of wife and three children.
| SAMUEL W. PORTER, who has been town clerk
| for Springfield thirty-three successive years, re-
| signed his office at the March meeting in the
eghty-eighth year Of his age. His election has al
| ways been unanimous The meeting unanimously
| passed him vote Of thanks, which was placed
upon the records of the town.
| Mr.. ELrrnALEr DAVIS Of South Royaton says
that forty-eght years ago the winter was colder
| than this There were five days when it was i'm
|
other in the district where he lived. The mail
was carried to Woodstock by man who went on
foot leading his horse. For sixty days there was
no softening of the snow.
W. II. HARRINGTON of Boston, who is interested
in silver mining at Ellsworth, Maine, and Chester
| B. Downer Of Sharon, Vermont, are prospecting
for silver on the farm OF George Brockway at est
Hartford. Under the direction OF an experienced
miner shaft thirty feet deep has been sunk In
quartz rock, and the work will be prosecuted with
vgor, as the prospects are tiattering.
ALDEN WAKEFIELD, n prominent granger and
forehanded farmer OF wardsboro, was on Tues
day OF last week taken before the United States
circuit court at Burlington, and held in the sum
of 81 600 for trial charge of carrying on the
business Of a dstillery without having given
bonds as required by law" The still said to
| have been used was the now somewhat noted one
formerly owned by r. f. Davidson.
THE passenger and baggage car on the st.
Johnsbury & Lake Champlain railroad mail train
from Swanton last week Wednesday morning
were thrown from the track about one mile
beyond Greensboro Bend Fortunately the carr
did not go off on the river side and the connection
with the engine breaking they were simply canted
up on one side and stopped in short distance
There were only about half a dozen passengers
and they escaped injury, except Captain p D.
Blodgett of St. Johnsbury and Thomas Hooker Of
Bakersfield. They were both cut and bruised
about the head, and Captain Blodgett received in
some way blow upon one knee, causing a good
deal of pain.
ONE OF the famous light brigade, who has the
queens medal, not only for Balaklaya, but fol
Alma and Inkerman, resides in Rutland county
as acting pastor Of the Congregational church II
Hubbardton. Rev J. c. Edgar is q graduate OF
Andover Theological Seminary, and did not re
veal his history until after Dr. Joseph Parker Of
London had informed Professor Park at the meet
ing Of the Evangelical Alliance in New York, tina,
such person had been in that seminary. Mr.
Edgar was then induced to prepare O lecture fol
platform delivery, with maps descriptive OF thai
eventful day in the Crimea. This lecture was de
livered twice in Boston and elsewhere in New
England. His family, living upon a small salary
Is greatly afflicted in health. His own health Il
beginning to show the effect OF hardships in the
Crimea.
AN unknown man was killed by the New York
express south on the Rutland road Thursday even
ing OF last week, about two miles below Salisbury
station. When first seen by the engineer he wa,
stepping from the side OF the track directly In
front of the engine He was struck by the engine
and thrown into the ditch, On being picked NJ
it was found that life was extinct, though Their,
was no mark on the body beyond bruse in tn,
forehead, where he was struck. No one recog
nized the dead man nor could any papers be found
in his pockets The deceased had all the appear
ances OF being tramp, He was between thirty