Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-06-15
Vermont State News.

are destroying much grass.
Ir Is announced that there will be a sailing re-
gatta at Rouses Point, July 4th.
THE states attorney for Orleans county is max
ing thorough work among the liquor sellers.
Rev. j. G. McCoLLoM OF Arlington has accepted
acall to the Congregational church at Post Mills
DirHrHERiA has broken out anew at Bellows
rails, and has assumed a more contagious form
than ever.
II. M. BINGHAM Of south Royalton has "lit
out, leaving wife and three children poorly
provided for.
MIR AND MBs CHARLES HoAo Of Passumpsic
nave dissolved partnership after married career
OF tblrty-nine years
The present term Of the Caledonia county court
is the one hundred and sixth attended by Hon.
Bliss N. Davis of Danvllle
AT their annual meeting June 9Th. the stock
holders OF the National Car company reelected
the old board Of officers and directors.
CHARLES II. SMITH Of Monkton has been ap-
pointed mail agent between Essex junction and
Boston, to succeed George +. skiff, resigned
WHILE William Robinson was attempting to
pass under train at Windsor, his left foot was
damned and cut 80 that amputation will probably
be necessary
ONE Of the school superintendent In Franklin
county gavea certificate to Of the teachers he
examined in geography, marked one hundred
and fifty per cent.
In city court in Burlington L. B. Sawyer Of
Sheburn has been fined about gil for cruelty to
animals in bringing calf to market with its feet
closely tied together.
The libel case Of Judge Lyman f. Knapp Of
Middlebury against the Addison County Journal
has ended with verdict for Knapp OF 500 and
costs. lie sued for $4,000.
As c. L. Sanborn Of Stowe was getting oats
from high bin he met with an accident which
subsequently proved fatal. It is supposed that lie
strained himself by overreaching.
AN engine boiler In Luman A. Smiths single
factory in Craftsbury exploded, Thursday last,
killing Charles Gilbert and badly iniuring Mr..
Smith. The mill was almost demolished. The
boiler had no steam gauge.
WHEN the express train sougi last Thursday
night was near Royaton girl, ten years old
walked out and off the car. 1t is supposed she
was asleep. The train was stopped and men sent
back. She will probably die.
JOSEPH Y. CHENEY and wife Of Woodsville New
Hampshire, have commenced suit against the
town OF Ryegate for alleged damage by reason Of
the insuficiency OF the highway in that town.
They claim damages in the sum OF $4,000.
M M. SToUGHToS and George Hubbard were
killed at Rutland Friday morning by the fall of
the staging upon which they were standing at
work painting high building They fell nearly
etr on aiJ
A NEW banking institution called the State
Trust company commenced business in Rutland
last week Wednesday, Charles Clement is pres
ident and John N woodfn treasurer Of the new
savings bank, which has a paid in capital Of
100000.
wELLrDREssED Frenchman, supposed to be
resident Of Fall River, Massachusetts, while suf-
ferng from deirium tremens jumped, the 7th,
from Passumpsic railroad train moving at the
rate OF twenty-five miles an hour, near Newport
but received no injury.
EDDIE, the little son Of John Morse, Monday
evening Of last week undertook to climb upon the
cars Of freight train at South Royaton as 1t was
starting, and slipped and fell underneath Five
cars ran over his right leg, severing it close to the
body. lie lived but two hours.
DAVID T. RowELL OF Chttenden has been ar
rested on the charge Of poisoning the cattle Of
neighbor, William Mullin, and taken before
Justice Bailey at the village hall. The accused
waived examination and was bound up in the sum
OF 81, 600 for his appearance at the county court
AT a meeting of the directors OF the Northern
Pacific railroad, Thursday, Hon. Frederick Bill
ings resigned the presiden y, and Ashbel II. Bar
ney was elected president pro tenn. F. +. Cakes
was elected first vice-president; James B. Will
liams, second vice-president, and Henry Willard
director.
CAPTAIN LEWIS DANIELS OF the steamer Water
Lily, plying between vergennes and westport,
New York, recently found an empty rQy-boat
adrft near Fort Cassn in the lake and in it coat,
gloves, pail OF fish bait and other articles, but
no clue to the owner. Foul play is suspected.
The boat and contents were taken to Vergennes
In the case OF the Fire Association of Philadel-
phia U.s. the Merchants National bank of St.
Johnsbury, on trial at the Caledonia county court
for the last few days, involving the question of
the liability of the bank on a check on which it
was alleged there was forged Endorsement by
Rev. E. d. Hopkins in 1876, the jury brought iu a
verdict for the plaintiff to recover S69S. SO dam
ages and costs.
MAN named Ricord, living on the Blake place
in Swanton, was leading Mr.. W. H. Blake's Jersey
bull along the road to St. Adams last week Tues
day morning, where it was to be sold at auction,
when the bull became enraged, broke the rod by
which he was led and gored the man in terrible
manner, DIR. Hall Of ST. Adams and two Swanton
physicians were called to attend the injured man.
who is in a critical condition The animal could
not be captured in his frenzy, and was shot before
doing further harm.
In April last large quantity of jewery,
watches ETC., was stolen from the store OF Hewitt
g. Williams OF Quechee, but no clue has been OBJ
tanned to the perpetrators of the deed. Last week
John Maher, a Waterman employed at White
River Junction by the Passumpsic railroad, while
at work filling the tender Of an engine with wood
from a shed about half mile north Of this sta
ton, found travelling bag in the wood-pile which
contained variety OF jewelry, etc. which has
been identified as the lost property of Hewitt &
Williams.