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

habitual smoker for ifty-two years without miss
ing day, some six weeks ago laid his pipe one
side with the determination not to use II again,
and at present he says he has not the least in
clnation to use It.
THE woman's Christian Temperance Union Of
Middlebury elected Mrs. Hamn wife Of Pres
ident Hamlin, as vice-president vice Mrs E. p.
Hooker, removed from the state. The organiza-
ton has formed another society at Bridport Of
twenty-five members, with Mrs. W. W. Winch
ester as president.
bennington County.
In reference TO the item which recently went
the rounds to the effect that Stark lodge, indie
pendent Order OF Odd Fellows Of bennington
had offered prize Of 1875 to the lodge that shall
best exemplify the initiation and degree work
without the use OF books, the officers and men,
bers being clothed in appropriate costumes, and
that the affair would occur at Burlington, Ithe
Bennington Banner says that what Stark lodge
really did was to instruct their representatives In
the grand lodge to ask that body to offe prize
Of 500 to the subordinate lodge In this state which
best exempifed the work Of the order before the
| said grand lodge on or before the annual lcom-
munication Of 1882.
Caledonia County.
THE school-house at Lower Waterford was
burned the Doth Loss $500. The fire caught
from the stove
THE st. Johnsbury & Lake Champain railroad
has engaged one hundred box cars Of the Port
land Car Company which are to be delivered next
month and later as fast as completed
ST.. JoHSsBURy goes ahead Of Burlington in it's
dislike Of Canadian money and the national bank
r. N rpq AZ a tnfH ya
per cent. The amount in circulation is increasing
IT is stated that the St. Johnsbury and Lake
Champlan railroad will use the S6O0,00 lately
obtained by mortgage Of the road to extend it
from Swanton to Rouses Point, where a connec-
ton can be made with ogdensburg.
Chittenden County.
BURLINGTON expended S6,S56 on streets last
year.
THE unsecured liabilities Of the Van Ness House
in Burlington are S14, 1892
THE regular February term Of the United States
court will open at Burlington on the 22d.
The Burlington liquor agency during the year
1880 sold 1921 worth, of which ss2621 was to
outside towns, leaving 49, 445 81 sold in the city
THE heavy body of snow on the ice OF Lake
Champlan weakens It. Rouses Point team
narrowly escaped drowning the other day while
crossing to Isle La Motto
THE docket for the April term Of the Chittenden
county court contains one hundred and seventy
law and fifty chancery cases-a smaller number
than for a long time past
THE public schools Of Burlington cost last year
S19,628, or about $3.50 less than the amount ap-
propriated. The total number Of pupils enrolled
at the winter term was /, 1858; at the spring term
982, and at the fall term 1,l65-in each term
slight gain over the previous year.
DURING the year 1880 there were taken from the
Fletcher Free Library Burlington, 10000 vol
umes. OF these sixty per cent were prose fiction
"a smaller percentage than ever before and one
which but few popular libraries in the country
can show. The library now numbers about 49,
800 volumes About 700 books were given to it
last year.
Franklin County.
MISS ANNA S. WEEKS, who died at st. Adams
the other day at the age OF over seventy years
was the youngest Of six remaining sisters and
brothers, whose ages are respectively ninety Lone
eighty-seven eighty-fve, eighty-one and seventy
six years.
LAST Friday morning the freight train which
left St. Adams at seven o'clock was thrown from
tuc trhch WHICH BoiHB oNeT sWilCn ~ hlBnSdtt
Springs and seven cars were dumped. No one
was injured, but by it trains were delayed sew
| eral hours
IT is rumored, says the Richford Gazette that
in the spring steps will be taken with view to
the extension OF the Montreal, Portland & Boston
railroad from Frelighsburgh to Rchford by way
of West Berkshire and Berkshire Center to con-
meet with the Southeastern thus affording an out
let to Boston for the former ROAD
Lamoille County.
C. S. PAGE of Hyde Park, who broke his leg
about five weeks ago, is able to spend few
hours daily in his office.
d. c. SMITH of North Hyde Park lately met with
an accident while in the act of opening barrel
whereby it is feared he will lose the sight Of his
eye, into which piece Of steel from the battered
end of chisel, upon which he was pounding,
very forcibly entered
Orange County.
THE Randolph State Normal School opens again
February Sth
IT is rumored that new depot will be built at
West Randolph next summer
RODNEY AVERY, son of the late Noah Avery
OF Corinth, was recently killed at Dutch Flats,
California, by the falling of derrick in the mines
Rutland County.
JOHN J. WILLIAMS of Castleton will receive
$4,000 for his patent on roofing 1t will be man
ufactured in Poultney.
NEARLY all the Castleton slate mills are rum
ming night and day. Hugh Hughes is now work
ing on European order which will take him I'M
til next June to fill.
WEST RUTLAND man presents most extra
ord AVIAN nil NJ aolf a III ha
the commissioner of pensions to withhold his PEN
sion, that it may go to others who are in greater
want of it, and declaring that as long as ,he can
work he does not want It,
JOHN B. MAYO, who since his release on the
charge Of numbering John b. Pair at Glens Falls
has resided at Fair Haven, hired horse in that
village ostensbly to 60 to Poultney. He drove to
Middle Granville, however, and thence to Glens
Falls, where he was arrested by Vermont officer
on charge Of horse stealing.
MIR. REDINoToN has sold the Rutland Inquirer
to Mr.. George E. Richardson, young gentleman
from Thomaston, Maine. The new proprietor an-
nounces suspension Of the paper for six months.
The price paid for the property is understood to
be 81, 25O-s750 for the press and $500 for the ma
terial and newspaper list.
Windham County.
FRANK CALDWELL, a freight brakeman on the
Connecticut River railroad was severely injured
In one foot at South Vernon the other day, while
Stacking cars.
IT is reported that the Texas and Rio Grande
railroad company have sent a check for $4,000
as present to Mrs. Henry Greenwood of Dunn
merston, whose husband was murdered while in
the employ Of that company in Mexico last spring
THE windham county medical society have
elected the following officers: j. II. Stedman of
West Brattleboro, president f. II. Pettingill of
Saxtons River, vice-president Charles W. Drew
of Brattleboro recording secretary Joseph Draper
OF Bratteboro, corresponding secretary; G. S.
Foster OF Putney, treasurer L. S. Weston of Will
Evansville, auditor; II. d Holton Of Brattleboro,
L. R. Campbell OF Bellows Falls and +. j. Swift Of
Wilmington, board OF censors,
Windsor County.
THERE is great amount Of sickness In Windsor
county.
THE Central Vermont railroad company is
building new ice house at White River Junction
in addition to the one it now has, which is to
hold about two hundred and fifty cords When
this is filled there will be over one thousand cords
in houses adjoining each other. The ice is to be
used in transporting butter during the summer.
THERE was a reunion OF Ralph and PAMELA
Waldo's family at Royalton January 14th. Ralph