Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-16

has discharged one hundred and twenty-five men
and most Of his teams having cleared about three
hundred and fifty acres OF lumber and wood.
Chittenden County.
THE home Of the williston murderers, Joseph
Woods and Alma Smith, has been sold by mort
gage foreclosure. OF the children the Oldest Is
in the poor house, the second in the Orphans
Home, and the third, an infant, with the mother
in jail.
On account Of the largely increased expense
the managers Of the Champlain Transportation
Company have abandoned their intention Of build
ing an iron steamer and will build wooden one
instead 1t will be about two hundred feet in
length and will be built after the general model
Of the companys Lake George steamer Horizon.
Timber for the steamer is now being collected at
the harbor.
Essex County.
PETER TRAINoR OF Lun enburgh is one hundred
and five years old He is able to walk about the
village and enjoys very good health.
Franklin County.
ALL the papers in the matter OF the removal OF
the shirt factory from Gen's Falls, New York, to
St. Adams have been signed.
AT the st. Adams rolling mill a large force is
now employed and orders enough are on hand for
several months work. Recently large quantities
Of steel rails were sent to the Maine Central and
Grand Trunk roads, and more are now being
rolled for the Central, which will put down sew
eral thousand tons In the spring.
THE township Of Berkshire will soon complete
the first century Of its existence, having been
chartered by the legislature June %. 1881 Ethan
Allen was the chairman Of the legislative COM
mittee that recommended the grant. The town
has a prospective centenarian in the person OF
John Hazelton, who, II he lives until next fall,
will be one hundred years old. He retains posses
sion Of his faculties to remarkable degree, and
bids fair to live yet many years.
Orange County.
THERE were twenty-four births and twenty
eight deaths in Bradford in 1880. Seventeen OF
those who died were over fifty years Of age, and
nine over seventy-fve years The Oldest was
eighty-three years and eleven months In 1879
there were thirty births and thirtyfour deaths.
FROM the Orange county treasurer's account II
appears that there is balance due him Of 81 :.
10. The auditor certifies that, as near as can
be ascertansd, the outstanding ORDERS exclusive
OF interest," amount to 81, $50. 49, making the total
Indebtedness S3,526.4S. There is due from the
towns OF Washington and West Fairlee, includ.
ing interest," 1914 leaving the sum Of 49, 4S9 OF
as the net Indebtedness Of the county.
Orleans County.
SOME Of the Orleans county farmers drive theil
stock half mile for water.
THE project OF a railroad between Newport and
Island Pond is being discussed.
H. X. SMITH OF westfield attempted sucidellas
week Wednesday by cutting his throat with Q
knife, making severe but not fatal wound. HI
had been arrested on debt OF $50, and, although
wealthy, rather than pay that amount attempted
self-murder.
Rutland County.
RUTLAND expended for the support Of the poo
last year SS1S215.
THE Delaware and Hudson Canal Company will
lay steel rails on the Rutland and Whitehall (Nev
York; railroad the coming spring.
AMONG the prisoners recently received at tn,
house of correction was one taken thither on bed
For fourteen years 1t seems he has been afflicted
with infiammatory rheumatism till his lower limb
| were drawn up to his body and have wasted ava.
| until they are useless. His hands have ais
drawn out Of shape and the joints OF his arms hav
stiffened. About the only portion Of his bod.
movable is his head. The bed on which h
was taken to Rutland is constructed with cup
boards underneath, in which he has been accus
toned to keep his supply Of the ardent for sale
| He was once worth some property, but says he ha
| lost the greater part On the way one Of tn
house Of correction directors promised him assist
ance in procuring pardon II he would agree Il
sell no more rum. Such an agreement, however
the prisoner declined to enter into.
windham County.
GENERAL LOUIS WAGNER and staff promise Il
attend the Vermont Grand Army's encampmen
at Brattleboro on the oath, which will close witt
banquet on the following evening.
EsrERBRooK, SARGENT & Co. proprietors Of tn
Brattleboro bakery, haye filed petition in volun
| tary insolvency. Their liabilities are stated a
about SO 700 and their assets at 81 800 to 1900.
0TIs ATwArER, a promising young man o
Brattleboro, a graduate Of Yale College, and con
nected with the chemical laboratory Of Harvard
has become violently insane and taken to tn
asylum.
THE Brattleboro manufacturing company prop
erty has been sold to ]. Estey & Co. for SO, $50
The machinery was purchased for 81 $50 by Este,
& Co. and the Rollstone machine company o
Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
| IT Ia understood that Smith & Hunt, manufac
turers OF children's carriages at Guilford, hav,
purchased the large building recently owned b,
the Brattleboro manufacturing company on Fla
street. where they are to remove their bushes
soon.
| Windsor County.
The state prison at Windsor is to be EXTENDED
fifty feet and new workshops built for 1t with tn
$4,000 appropriated by the last legislature.
| A FEW prominent men are reported to hav
guaranteed Justus Dart his salary as superinten
dent Of education, trusting to the next Legislature
for reimbursement.
THE Ascutney national bank OF Windsor 4
closing up its affairs as fast possible, havinI
already settled with the stockholders. This banl
has been for many years, and was at the time o
settlement, in highly prosperous condition. TIL
only motive for closing out was to retire from &C
tive business.
GOVERNOR FARsHAM and the directors OF tn,
state prison decided to cancel the present contrac
with H. II. Mawhnney & Co. of Boston for thu
convict labor at the prison, and have awarded tn,
same to William d. Bracket & Co. OF Boston a
greater advantage to the state. The making oil
shoes will be continued and the new contractor
take charge in three months, which notice Is nee
essary according to the old contract
Miscellaneous.
| THERE was a wash-out on the Burlington 4
Iamoille railroad, Thursday, delaying trains sew
eral hours.
L. c. Goss, master mechanic OF rhe Southeast
ern railway, has resigned his position, and A. G
Eastman OF the Canada Central railroad sue
| ceeds him.
In is expected that the new tax law will double
the real estate valuation, making 1t about Si4o,
100000 and increase the personal estate vaua
ton six or seven times, or 10 about $50 600 900
The grand list will be about 81, 500 900, and the
state tax, seventeen cents, $4,000.
EAST BETHEL. william =, Smith has returned
from Boston with new goods. Mrs. Brown
mother Of Dimond Brown, is very sick at Menda
Woods. Her daughter, Mrs Charlotte Blanch
ard, Is taking care OF her,. Ella Urann Ia sicl
with cancer at Mrs. John Severance's.
SnARoS-School In district No. 4, taught by
Edward Chamberlin with good success, closes
February 18th. Mrs. Sylvester Snow, who has
been sick for a long time, was buried last satur
day. Members Of Sharon Lodge, No. 1856, In