Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-12
Vermont State News.

THERE are thirteen Roman Catholic churches II
Rutland county
THE Troy conference academy at Poutney ha
introduced military drill.
EIGHT members Of the Massachusetts legisla
ture are vermonters by birth.
J. o. JOHNSON Of Norwich is putting In work
suitable for the manufacture OF sorghum syrup
PROPERTY in Castleton, once valued at 80, 900
was lately sold under the hammer for less thar
S700
FIVE cases go up to the supreme court in Gale
donia county on which the average verdict wa,
s3662.
THE Burlington and Grand Isle stage now
makes Its trips across the Ice, by way Of Coches.
ter Point.
A LITTLE child OF Mr. Harrington OF Houghton
vile was fatally scalded recently by falling into
a tub Of hot water.
FREScHMAS in Plymouth disposed Of eighty.
four raw eggs at one sitting on the evening OF the
last day OF last year.
THE little Shabno boy Of Essex junction, who
was accidentally shot about three weeks ago. lived
in great suffering until the I'd.
THE amount necessary TO secure the removal
OF the Glens Falls, New York, shirt factory to
St. Adams (si0,0O0) has been subscribed.
THE first prosecutions under the new "nui.
sance" liquor law have occurred in Bennington
where the indicted parties pleaded guilty.
A YOUNG man named Talbot was struck on the
head by falling log at Island Pond, Thursday
afternoon, December 30th, and instantly killed.
THE Burlington home for destitute children has
received the handsome sum OF FIVE hundred dol.
lars rs a New Years gift from John p Howard.
THE Ottaqueeche Wooden Company's factory
located at North Hartland, is now making 1000
yards Of cloth daily, 1000. 900 yards annually
DpBTHERIA has again sprung up with renewed
vigor in Jacksonville (Jamaica) and vicinity to an
alarming extent-havng az many as two funerals
in one day.
THE medical staff OF the Mary Fletcher hospi-
tai, Burlington, at their annual meeting re-
elected Dr. Walter Carpenter superintendent Of
the hospital.
The Central Vermont car shops at st. Adams,
which usually run ON short time during the winter
season, are crowded with work this year and are
running on full time.
Born the Estey guard and the Fuller battery Of
Bratleboro have been invited to attend the in
augural exercises at Washington on the 4th Of
March, but they decline.
THE iron ore recently found at st. Adams
proves to be red hematite, and finds ready sale
to the manufacturers OF Bessemer steel, as It is
| quite rare in this country.
THE recently issued catalogue Of Mid1lebury
College shows that institution to have thirty-nine
students; eight seniors, thirteen juniors, eight
sophomores and ten freshmen.
THE question Of starting new paper at White
River junction in place OF the Republican Observer,
recently removed to Keene, New Hampshire, is be-
ing agitated by citizens Of that railroad center.
MR. ISAAC KErcHAM Of Orwell died the other
morning very suddenly. lie knocked small
piece Of skin off his and erysipeas set in, from
the effects OF which he died in twentyfour hours.
THE government has ordered a postal service
on the full line Of the narrow gauge to London
derry, and connecting with all the branch lines on
the way. The new arrangement begins on the
18th.
H. r. HALL OF Barton harvested eight hundred
bushels Of turnips on three-fourths Of an acre.
Mr.. Hall raised one hundred and sixty bushels of
sugar beets on a little less than one-fourth Of
an acre.
In Burlington, the 9Th inst, water pipe in the
Howard Opera House burst, and before II could
be shut off the water did considerable damage to
stores below of Messrs. Edward Barlow and Peck
Brothers.
GEORGE HENRY STOWE of St. Johnsbury was
killed in a mill at Benton. New Hampshire, De-
cember Goth, by being thrown mon He
was thrty-one years old and leaves a wife and
children.
THERE will be a meeting OF the shareholders OF
the First National Bank OF Brattleboro, at the
office of the receiver, February 10th. to elect an
agent to whom the assets Of the bank may be
transferred.
THE best New Years joke in st. Johnsbury
was on those folks who spent good deal OF time
and scalded their fingers in trying to thaw out
their water pipes not knowing that the pump
had stopped!
MUSICAL convention is to be held in Morris
vile, January 18th to the 2lst. II. S. Perkins of
Chicago will be the conductor; and among the
solo talent are Mrs. n P, Leach, soprano, and Mr..
Parker Leach, basso.
YOUNG daughter Of Wooster Flint OF North
Troy died last week, as is supposed from poison
ing. The poison is supposed to have got into her
system from the paint on the school-house, where
she was attending school.
THE New England employees of the railway
mail service met at the Sherman House, Boston,
Friday and perfected mutual benefit organiza-
ton. George o. Bacon of Burlington was chosen
vice-president for Vermont.
WILLIAM H. RICE, aged twenty-three, was found
in the highway one mile below Springfield Sum-
day morning, frozen to death, with bottle Of
liquor in his pocket He leaves no family. The
thermometer was fifteen degrees below zero.
THE St. Johnsbury and Lake Chsmpain rail-
road company have effected al loan of 5000 900 Civ
ing mortgage upon the road for the same to En-
mons Raymond, president OF the Passumpsic road
and Bradley Barlow, owner of the Southeastern.
ST. JoHSsBuRY, with population of 300 and
grand list Of 81 1856 3O2, spent but 1885 on its
municipal government the past year, of which
81, 900 was in permanent improvements, 81, 29s
for its fire department and only $500 for its
police.
THE comptroller OF the currency has declared q
fourth dividend OF ten per cent and interest in
favor OF the creditors Of the First National Bank
OF Bratteboro, which failed July 10Th, 1880 max
ing in all dividends OF one hundred per cent and
interest.
THE fires and alarms in Burlington last year
numbered twenty-five in all In every case whore
property was destroyed it was fully insured and
the total amount paid for losses was S9,57S.53
During the year 1879 there were eight fires with
.an aggregate loss OF S1O,s64.
WHILE Brattleboro was shivering with the
thermometer at twelve below zero the Sd, the hill
towns in the county, including Wilmington.
Nottingham and Dover, were rather enjoying
the day with the thermometer at twenty above
zero, a remarkable and unusual state of things,
THE third annual exhibition of the Wndham
County Poultry and Pet Stock Association was
held at Brattleboro last week and was great sue
cess. The display was very much superior to that
made last year. There were about six hundred
entries covering two thousand FIVE hundred spec-
mems.
In the supreme court for Chittenden county, a
new trial was granted to j. b. Wood and Mrs
Alma X. Smith, indicted for the Williston MURDER
on the ground of improper admission OF testimony
and an error in the judges charge at the first
trial. The new trial will be had at the coming
April term OF the court,
Mr. CONVERSE, the new landlord Of the Avenue
House, St Johnsbury, was visited by the officers
on Friday, the eth inst, who seized several gal