Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-30
y WEDNESDAY,, NOVEMBER 80, 1881.
Vermont State News.

EUGENE +. BLAcKmKR, who lately attempted
suicide at Bennington, is still alive.
THE police Of Rutland have posted seven more
saloons In that village as public nulsances.
Ex-GovERsoR PRooron Of Rutland, with his
son and daughter, has sailed for three-nonths'
tour in Europe.
HARVEY T. KrNNE has been appointed post
master at Waterford and W. Bates Nichols at
West Braintree.
The receipts Of the customs district Of Vermont
for the last fiscal year WERE 81 100 596, and the
expenditures, s72, 100
REv. II. X. HASTINGS, Methodist, Of Hancock,
who has been very sick with fever, IL now better
and slowly improving
Ex-SEcBErARy WILLIAM M EvARTs spent
Thanksgiving at his Windsor home with his fam
ily He looks hale and hearty at the age Of sixty
three.
The late Mrs. John A. Conant Of Brandon left
$500 to st. Stephens Episcopal church OF Mid
dlebury and 5000 to the Brandon Episcopal
church.
THOMAS CALLAN, a man eighty years old was
killed last week Wednesday in Fairfield by the
caving in Of a bank Of earth upon which he was
at work.
THE ma-carrier between vergennes and Addi-
son is a plucky woman, who is noted for making
her trip OF twelve miles day on time In any sort
Of weather
DURING the year ending September Both, 1881,
1000 loaded freight cars passed through st. Al
bans from the west for Boston, against GA 800 the
year previous.
ACCORDING to the recently ISSUED census bulle-
tin Vermont has an area Of 1906 square miles
the water surface being 430 and the land surface
9l35 square miles.
BERTHA ANGLER, aged seventeen, died suddenly
at North Troy last Thursday, under circumstances
which warrant suspicious Of foul play. An inves-
tigation will be had
REV. EDWARD R. ATwnL Of St. Paul's Episco
pal church, Burlington, has been called to Trim
ity church at Toledo, Ohio the third largest
church In that state
j. W. WRIGHT Of Addison has flock OF 2, 200
turkeys, about 1000 Of which are OF his own
raising. They consume from six to eight hun
dred pounds OF meal daily.
KATE DusPHEY OF Rutland, reported missing
last week, has turned up She passed the night
at house In Mendon and returned the next day
She is said to be slightly deranged.
THE Leland & Field cheese factory at North
Springfield has made 30, 900 pounds OF cheese the
past season. IT, as expected, a cent a pound is
returned the farmers for their milk they will re-
alize So 600
DARTMOUTH college seniors will revive class
day next year The Vermont boys who will have
parts are f. II. Smith Of Tunbridge, Grafton; d.
b. Locke OF Corinth, chronicles A. +. Rice Of
Springfield prophecies.
IT is now supposed the death OF the woman,
Catherine Carlin, on the train near st. Albans,
chronicled In October, was caused by poison ad-
ministered By another woman in her company.
An investigation Is to be had.
Ex-LrEUrESANT-Go GOVERNOR A. B. GARDNER of
Bennington Is dead. lie had held the offices Of
judge-l dvocate-general, bank examiner, speaker
OF the Vermont House OF Representatives and
other important state, county and town offices.
AN amusing incident is said to have occurred on
the cars at Vergennes station the other day.
stranger asked II it the Oldest city in New
England, and received for an answer, 81 don't
know whether it is the oldest city or not but it is
the most infim."
j. b. FRANKLIN, proprietor OF the paper mill at
pttsford Mills ia missing He started for Ros,on
about three weeks ago and his family has hoard
from him but once Attachments have been mn,
upon the property. Various theories are preached
as to his disappearance.
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needed to build their church, while their Yer
gennes brethren are STRUGGLING under load nj
81, 900 for meeting house which IL will take sev-
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then be too big for them
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pended operations for the present but PROMISES
Of work next spring.
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