Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-12-28
Vermont State News.


sYLvANus G. KINDS has been appointed post
master at North Hydepark.
REV. o. 5. BAsFoRD, ex-editor Of the IIydepark
Ne,os, Is now located at Crandon, Dakota.
MILTON KIBBY Of Tunbridge had his leg
crushed last week Monday by falling tree.
The slate pencil quarry at Castleton hires about
thrty-five men and turns out 30 900 pencils day.
JoHN ADAMS, aged thirteen years, son OF Mark
Adams, was drowned in ,Ioe's brook at South
Danville, while skating
The Alburgh mail carrier in trying to cross the
ice to North Hero the other day broke through,
but succeeded In reaching the shore
NELSON CHENEY Of Lunenburgh, aged forty-fiye.
was found dead in bed the goth. lie retired the
night before apparently in good health.
On the 10Th, two boys aged six and eight years,
only sons Of Aleck Snow, were drowned In the
wooden mill pond at Ludlow The bodies we're
soon recovered.
SERGEANT WARREN GmBs Of Burlington will
read an original paper at the First Vermont Cav
airy Reunion, to be held at White River junction,
January 4th, 1882.
THE Central Vermont railroad company will
hereafter carry grain, flour and lumber to all
points on its line at Boston rates, and promises TO
meet on this basis any reductions made by the
Vanderbilt lines
SMITH WRIGHT, Of Willston, annually fattens
5000 to 1900 turkeys, 1000 to 5000 geese. and
1900 10 2, 800 ducks. He cultvates farm Of 300
acres, and manages dairy Of 40 cows. One lot
Of his poultry last year brought him SIG, SOO
THE man Daniel Combs, for whom the authori-
ties Of Richford have been searching, has turned
| up at St Adams and tried to get board at the
hotels. Failing in this object he moved on to
Richford where his friends will undoubtedly look
out for him.
THERE is about the same condition Of things on
the temperance question at Bellows Falls as at St.
Adams. 1t is understood that Towns hotel will
be closed. There has been talk OF organizing
stock company to build hotel, and one Is likely
| to be built next season.
THE poultry show held last week in Burlington
was up to those Of former years and full Of inter-
est to the poultry fancer Some forty exhibitors
had fowls on exhibition, some of them several
different breeds. The principal varieties were
Plymouth Rocks, Leghorns, Cochins, Brahmas,
Dorkings, Longshores, American Seabrights,
Golden Polish, Houdans games, ducks, geese,
turkeys and pigeons.
Those who desire to go into the fishing BUSH
ness now have an opportunity. Seth Green, su-
| perintendent Of the New York state fishery COM
| mission, announces that the commission will send
any parties wishing to experiment In fish culture
from three to five hundred eggs OF the California
| mountain trout, on receipt OF fifty cents TO pay
| for the package. This species is very hardy and
| valuable game and food fish. Application must
be made before March l. 1882, to Mr.. Green, at
Rochester, New York.
BENJAMIN d. BIcKFoRD, who has lived in VOL
colt for the past year, recently married a daugh-
ter of one of the towns wealthest citizens. Sat-
urday week he was arrested at his fathers in
STAFFORD for forging his father-in-law's name on
| a S75 note and was lodged in Chelsea Jail for safe
| keeping over Sunday. Monday at Morrisville he
was bound over in $50 to appear at the county
court, and, his father-in-law becoming his BAIL he
| returned to STAFFORD to continue the honeymoon
which was so rudely interrupted by Sheriff Hardy.
THE International hay and cotton press COM
| pany has been organized at West Randolph for
the purpose of manufacturing and selling hay and
cotton presses, under patents recently obtained,
in the United States and Canada by Greenleaf
W. Batchelder of Boston. The following gentle
men are the directors: James H. Langdon, Guy
c. Noble ]. W. Hobart, D. d. Ranet, William II.
Dubois, George Gregory Smith, William P.
Gomez. Guy c. Noble was elected president;
william II. Dubois, treasurer and G. W. Batch
| elder, general superintendent.
DR.. J. c. STnLMAS Of North Pownal left Ben
| nngton about midnight last week Wednesday,
for his home. Thursday morning, at five o. clock,
| he was found dead in front OF the North Pownal
manufacturing company's store, in that village,
with his head bruised and his face cut His
death was probably caused by being run away
with. The body was not cold His horse went
to the house. further on In the wagon was a
pool Of blood, showing that the injury done
before the body left it. Dr. Stillman had large
sum of money about him when in Bennington and
was alone when he left.