Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-07-20
Vermont State News.


ST. JoHSsBURy Is "a, have militia company.
REV. RICHARD B. GROVER has accepted the call
to the Congregational church at Ludlow.
THE new military company at Newport Is named
the Grout Guards in honor Of T. Grout, Esq
THE Catholics OF Burlington and a large delega- |
ton from Vergennes pcnicked at Basin harbor,
Thursday
|. Cook, an employe Of the Connecticut river
lumber company was drowned at Ocutts Falls,
Thursday
MoNKTosIrEs are excited because there Is a
large lynx on the mountains which has been seen
on the plains several times.
JAMES McDURFEE, a colored man aged eighty
dropped dead recently on the steps Of George L.
Fields store at Center Ferrisburgh
W. A. LEE foreman in webbs chair seating
factory at vergennes, had his right hand badly
manged in the machinery recently.
In Coventry, on the night preceding the 4th
several young men attacked the constable, hustled
him about and rescued two whom he had arrested.
The vergennes machine shop, owned by J. d.
Kingsland Of Burlington, has been re-opened
with John Zottman as foreman, after n year OF
litigation.
AN attempt was made early Sunday morning to
break into the store OF Oliver Verran in Burling
ton. The burglars were frightened away before
they had secured anything Of value
THERE is trouble among the taxpayers of
Hartland, owing to the neglect OF some Of the list
ers to sign the appraisal and assessment Several
refuse to pay taxes and are going to law.
| +. A. WOODBRIDGE, son OF +. L. Woodbridge,
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crop. He has several thousand acres of land there
His younger brother Henry, goes with him.
ISAAC LAvENrINE Of Middlebury was very
badly injured by the fall Of staging the 18th,
but it is thought he will recover. Richard Mon
roe was also severely shaken up by the fall
| THE potato bug is rampant in the northern part
Of the state, and in year, it is claimed has 1t
i been destructive this, and it requires the
most faithful attention to preserve the crop.
MRS. ESocH b, CHASE, widow OF the late Lieu
tenant L. B. Chase of the Vermont Cavalry,
dropped dead while playing croquet Thursday, at
the residence Of Samuel Abbott Of Stanstead, p. O.
HENRY MCQUEEN was arragned at Mclndoes,
| Thursday before Justice Smith for an aggravated
assault on Warren Simpson, and was held for his
appearance at the county court in the Of 500.
OWING to the necessary readjusting Of part Of
the machinery used in the state prison at Wind
sor, Bracket e. Company, the contractors, will
not begin their contract for shoe-making till
August
Mr. N p. WooD has resigned his position as
principal OF the Green Mountain Academy at
| South Woodstock, and Mr.. Irving S. Cook OF
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, has been elected to
| the vacancy.
HENRY EssELTINE, an unmarried man, aged
twenty-seven years, was drowned while bathing
in Otter creek in Waltham about eleven o'clock
Sunday morning. He is supposed to have been
taken with a cramp.
FRANK CowEN of Quechee narrowly escaped a
serious accident few days ago. While examin-
ing a loaded revolver it was suddenly discharged,
the ball passing just over his head, while his eyes
were filled with burning powder.
DR. GEORGE w. COTTON OF Woodstock died the
18th, Of apoplexy aged thirty-eight years. He
was a younger brother Of ex-Leutenant- Governor
Cotton of Irasburgh, and served as band master
of the Eleventh Vermont during the war.
THE Howe scale company paid $1,000 in wages
, for the month ending July 10Th, and the Vermont
marble company $4,000 The latter corporation
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employ, and the number is constantly increasing
, THE heaviest liquor seizure made in Burlng.
, ton for several years made the 18th. The
7 ice houses of Drew & Conger and Frank X. Con
verse were searched and there found stored
therein thirty -four kegs. half barrels and barrel.
of ale and lager beer.
| Mr.. HEMAN BATES, who rescued the daughter
Of Hon. d. c. Denison of Royalton from drown
, ing, is a man Of very small means and a large
! family OF children. In Acknowledgement OF thi.
/ act Mr. Denison has caused to be driven to hi.
, door a fine Jersey COW.
,, THE ledge, weighing about one thousand tons
overhanging the Sutherland Falls quarry, fell re
9 Gently and smashed several machines, but the
men escaped. Several accidents OF this kind hav,
occurred in the West Rutland quarries, but Away
> when the quarrymen were absent.
: DURING a recent storm in Addison county, and
while 1t was passing over the town Of Panton, tn,
, lightning struck in the garden of Loyal Kent
Esq, making sad havoc with his pole beans
scattering the poles in every direction, leaving
t house. trees and barns undisturbed.
I OF the nine hundred and forty-one graduates
> from the academical department Of the Univer
{ sity Of Vermont during the eghty-one years OF it
existence, sixty-four have become physicians
one hundred and ninety eight clergymen, anC
three hun dred and fifty-nine lawyers
! SOME Of the pastures in Addison county ar
looking as bare as they did last October. Cow
. have shrunk one-half within the last two weeks
. Farmers that are in the habit Of cutting from on
hundred to one hundred and sixty loads of ha,
will get about one-third that number this season
= ALvAHM, PARKS of Wells recently accidental.
dropped bottle containing oil of vitrol breakin,
, the bottle and scattering the contents over hi
person. At first it was thought his injuries nigh
/ prove fatal but he has been doing well since
though it is doubtful II he RECEIVERS the sight o
one eye.
e F. c. GALLEY Of Addison. during recent thun
9 der storm. had three sheep killed by lightning
: and Chester W. Caums barn was struck, tn
! | gable end being torn out. At Monkton Ridge
log barn was set on fire, stock killed and
tons of hay burned, besides sleighs, harnesses
farming tools.
: SoME Of the friends OF Professor Mckendret
: Petty, of the university, Burlington, surprise,
him the other day with the gift of a handsom,
Q sum of money for defraying the expenses OF
: trip abroad. He has sailed. intending to return
: the last OF September, after the great Methods
r council to be held in London in that month.
Z. S. AINswoRTH, brother-in-law to j. L. Bates
! who was in attendance with the latter at his de
' cease, inhaled the fumes of the contents OF tn
stomach OF Mr. Bates, causing him to be YER
sick, and at one time slight hopes OF his recover
: were entertained, but he Is now slowly recover
n ing. Bates committed suicide with paris green a
Hartland.
= YOUNG fellow named Edward Long, an EN-
9 ploye Of the Colchester Merno mills, while clean
. ing some machinery which was in motion in som
Q manner had his hand caught. lie succeeded 4
rescuing it only at the expense of one finger be
= ing torn out and his thumb was 80 badly mangle
a that 1t became necessary to amputate it near tn
o first joint.
THERE was a little sensation at Wells River las
y Friday morning in consequence Of Mrs Frizell O
4 Groton coming down there To recapture a daugh
y ter fourteen years old, who had disappeared tn
. day before with boy eighteen years old, name
! Bgelow, who were married the same day by L
u G. Parker, Esq, Of Woodsyille. She failed in he
attempt, as the girl chung to her new choice.
n WEDNESDAY morning of last week Mrs Cutie
q Coburn OF bradford committed suicide by takin
r strychnine. Her husband went into the fielt
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