Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-05-18
Vermont State News.

FAIRHAvEN has fifty cases Of measles.
THE Howe scale works at Rutland employ nearly
four hundred men.
MyRoN T.. ROGERS has been appointed post
master at wallingford
WARREN GIBBs Esq, is to deliver the decora-
ton day address at Waitsfeld.
FOURTEEN tons Of sugar have been made in one
Bloomington district this season.
STEEL RAILS for the Connecticut River road are
now being manufactured at the st. Adams rolling
mills.
WORTHWHILE lamb was born with his heart
on the outside OF his breast, and lived several
hours
WHILE at work blasting at Burlington last week
Wednesday, Edward zuillinan was severely in
jured by an explosion.
r. II. START has arrived at Burlington from
Sioux City, Dakota, where he lost nearly all his
law library by the flood.
AFArAL disease is attacking cattle in Ludlow,
the lungs becoming dark and honeycombed and
water settling on the brain.
JOHN II. FRANK has bought the Rochester
House and George circuit, formerly Of Waterbury,
will take charge as landlord.
ALBERT MITCHELL attempted to commit suicide
by cutting his throat at Burlington while suffer
ing from an attack Of delirium tremens.
ABOUT fifteen men are now employed in the
slate quarry on Savage island No dock has yet
been built, but landings from vessels are effected
by ferry.
AT Burlington the 18th, In the case Of the al
legged murderer, MERCER, the defence introduced
no testimony, and the prisoner was computed
for trial
TEN st. Adams men went fishing in Misssquo
bay, caught no fish, were arrested by Canadian
fish commissioner. taken to Phillipsburg and fined
$50 and costs.
SPECIAL agents of the post-office department
will shortly make an examination OF the star
routes in Vermont. Of which there are 1,157, to
see II any reforms are necessary.
SiLAs CHENEY Of Newark, while improving his
waterproof cloth, claims to have discovered
compound for lubricating oil which will run a
week or more with one application.
IT is reported that the New London Northern
people will ere long get possession Of the narrow
gauge, with view to adopting the standard
gauge and extending the line to Whitehall
J. II. BoswoRTH, well-known architect and
builder, died lately at Fairhaven from the effect
OF having his foot taken off lie received wound
in the war from which he has suffered ever since.
| A LARGE bear was recently captured In Shafts
| bury. Two guns were 80 arranged that the bear
| fired both Of them, and received both charges in
the neck just behind the ears on opposite sides Of
the head.
SUBSCRIPTION of 5000 has been raised for
Rev. c. T. Ogden, late rector Of Emmanuel church
at Bellows Falls, recently resigned, as token of
appreciation Of his zeal for the church and his aid
to the needy.
TwESTY-sIx towns from which full returns have
been received show an aggregate assessed valua-
ton of $50 900 900 against $40 900 900 in 1880 In
other words the law has brought out SIS OOO, 900
Of hitherto untaxed property.
LEWIS BURGoYNE, lately arrested at St. Johns
bury for adultery, and bailed by one of his towns
men, left for Canada just before the time for the
hearing. His bondsman Immediately went in
pursuit Of him, but did not find him.
AT J. X. Booths planning mill in Burlington
William Bessette, twenty years old, married but
without children, a resident Of Winooski, had one
foot 80 badly injured by circular saw that the
surgeons were obliged to amputate it at about the
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mail tram from "hi'e hiVer junction recently BY
the discovery that french woman bound io
."naoa' with three or TOUR ehiidren' was liable u
become mother AZ any moment. Inc new
omer arrived near Essex ana at that station TIT
mother was ieit' Inc chiid lived but shor
time but the mother Is doing WELL
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tne Zoth Jay Oh april ioo ana ne observed TINT
eigh.y-hfs' anniversary Vi Ills oirth ny walking
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gate aged seven years. was instantly killed OF
thursday afternoon OF uast week A man wa
driving team with wooden heid roller hitche
behind through the street, and she, with others
amused hersef oy chmping upon the roller. IL
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