Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-02

Cofu WoOu Dt WAS dktu tlkutteu
years.
G. J. ALGER, ESQ, Of Burlington has succeeded
In raising both sweet potatoes and peanuts in his
garden, a thing heretofore supposed to be i'm
possible.
CAPTAIN o. II. AUSTIN OF Barton has been ap-
pointed judge Of probate for Orleans county to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. l. N.
Cushman.
DAN TUBBs, who lives near Chippen Hook, is
moonshiner. Officers recently seized from him
distng apparatus with capacity OF two and
half barrels.
MARCUS p. NORTON of Boston proposes to build
a railroad from Dandy through Middletown to
Lake Champan and it is said that over 500, 600
is already subscribed to the scheme
ONE of the Rutland justices OF the peace has
within the few days since the county court ad-
journed taken in over $1,000 in fines and costs in
criminal cases-mostly in liquor prosecutions
Hon. TREsoR W. PARKS "home" at Benning-
ton for poor children will not be begun until next
autumn, owing to the necessity of certain legisa-
ton before the charity be successfully entered
upon.
MRs. ISAIAH ABBOTT who recently died in the
north part OF Sutton, had about 81 600 suugy
tucked away in trunk in her house, and nobody
knew about 1t till her effects were looked over
after her death
WHEN will people learn that they cannot with
IMMUNITY drill out charge of gunpowder from a
rock? A few days ago two men, Frank Trudo
and Peter Ploof, were seriously injured in that
way at Middlebury.
TWENTY-FIVE hundred bushels of apples, stored
on the upper floor Of Ransom Farnsworths cider
mill at Saxton's River village broke the floor last
week and crashed through to the basement. The
building was wrecked.
WHILE at work in Clark's saw-mill at Milton, a
young Frenchman named Farrant was struck on
the breast just over the heart by piece Of wood
which flew from a saw and so badly injured him
that he died the same night
THE directors meeting of the Vermont Dairy
mems Association, to be held at Middlebury or
Vergennes the coming winter promises to be a
lively affair. There are likely to be radical
changes in the leading Offices
THE new railroad bridge across the Missisquoi
river at Richford has been completed, tested and
accepted by the company, The bridge was built
at Toronto and cost 5000. Including duties,
abutments and piers, the cost is $4,000
THE town OF Plymouth is greatly excited over
the alleged discovery of rich veins of gold and
silver. company is about to put in machinery
for working it. We are chemically ncredulous
as to there being any silver in Vermont soil
In the United States commissioners court at
Boston, before Commissioner Hallett, Frank Z.
Pierce of Rutland was held for further examina-
ton on charge of obstructing the mails on the
stage coach route from Rutland to Worcester
WILLIE TIIsoN of South Royalton fell from
the tender of freight engine at Braiutree Thurs
day aud was nearly killed. The same day Her
bert Cahn OF Woodstock was knocked by a bridge
from freight train in Bethel, and seriously in
jured.
FRED STEWART of Haverhill, Massachusetts,
when returning from Wells River to McIndoes on
Saturday night last, was stopped by three masked
men, who robbed him of all his money and yalu-
abes, then got into their wagon and drove rapidly
away.
PATsEY GRADY, aged about sixteen, while play
ing around a freight train at Castleton, had his
right arm caught between the dead woods, cut
ting the flesh and exposing the bone and muscle
for nine inches. The muscles were lacerated
fearfully.
BURLINGTON has apparently taken hold In earn
est of project to organize agricultural society
to be called The Vermont and New York Lake
Shore Association for the Promotion of Agricul-
ture and the Mechanic Arts Leading men on
both sides Of the lake are interested.
THE thieves who lately attempted to break int o
the Royalton bank stole a horse and carriage
from Phin. d. Pierce of South Royalton the next
night and decamped, Last week Monday the
team was found at Mendon, four miles from Rut-
land, but nothing has been heard from the
robbers.
MRS. SMITH STAFFORD was found dead in front
OF her house at Sadawga, in the town of Whiting
ham, few days ago. Being alone, probably her
dress caught fire from the blaze of a candle She
was burned To crisp, one finger being burned
off. She was subject to fits and probably fell in
one, her dress catching fire.
AN engineer on the Southeastern railway lately
ran his engine and train into the engine house at
Richford and drove four engines in the house
through the rear OF the building Two of them
were badly damaged, No one was injured. The
accident was due to an open switch, the blame OF
which is attached to the Waterman.
YOUNG lady, aged twenty-five, name I'M
known died in the sleeping between Burlington
and Rutland Friday evening, She had been Wis
iting in Montreal and was taken sick day or
two before Her friends there thought she was
not seriously III and started with her from Mon
treal Friday afternoon for her home in Brooklyn
AMOS RoGFns OF panton has applied for a di-
vorce His wife recently eloped with Frank
Barnes, the fellow who escaped from the Addison
county Jail while the sheriff was looking up bail
for him. lie ran to the swamps bat sneaked out
the same evening and fled to the New York shore
with his paramour. The couple are supposed to
be living near Westport
COLONEL c. W. SKAroS, who has been made
superintendent Of the census bureau to succeed
General Walker, is a native OF Vermont and a
| son of Rev. c, NJ. Seaton, "a retired Congrega-
tional minister now residing at Essex Junction.
| Colonel Seaton graduated at Middlebury college
| in the same class with Judge Dunton and was an
officer In General W. Y. w Ripley's regiment Of
sharpshooters.
EDDIE o. FLINT, thirteen years old, was in
| stanty killed 10 Westminster last week Tuesday.
| lie had been In Westminster depot with load
| of apples, with n yoke OF steers, and was return
ing, While going down steep hill the steers
became frightened and ran over stone wall and
tipped the cart over upon him, smashing his
head shockingly. lie was found by his father
who was following with horse.
PRlvArE enterprise is pushing new telegraph
line across the state from Manchester, Vermont,
to Bellows Falls, wealthy man named Norton
heading the matter. 1t reaches the village OF
/ InnbnndarrN Snnfh Innh.nAarex
bridgeport, saxton's River, between the terminal
points of lines already working to Lowell Lake
a summer resort four miles east OF Londonderry
and poles are set nearly to Cambridgepoit, nine
miles from Bellows Falls