Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-07-26
Vermont State News.


Vermont state News.
ADDISON COUNTY.
During heavy thunder storm last week We'd
iesday in Bristol lightning struck the barn Of r.
I. Pollard, doing considerable damage. The
lweing Of John Ayers in Vergennes was struck
~ lightning last week Wednesday afternoon No
me was injured Rain descended In torrents
md much corn was Frustrated.
BENNINGTON COUNTY
The store OF H. b. Bottum Of Shaftsbury was
entered last week Monday night and robbed.
From so 10 Sl0i all that IL missing, except goods,
quantity not known. There were further de-
velopments In the Rhinehardt assault case at BEN
nngton last week Monday, when four young men
were arrested, two Of whom Rhinehardt Identifies
as his assailants, Frank Crawford and Herbert
Rice The others were discharged. The exam
nation has been adjourned until the oath and the
prisoners are out on 81 600 bail each. This case
attracts much attention. The young men, his al
legged assailants, are from the best families OF
Lena Spear, little girl in Ben
nington, while In the mill OF George A. Wattles,
a few days ago, had her hair caught by run
ming shaft and was nearly scalped before the SHAFT
could be stopped Had it not been for the fact
that workmen were near by and threw off the
belt that carried the shaft, no doubt the little
girl would have been more seriously hurt.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
One Of the work horses of Merrill A. Weeks OF
Danvie dropped down dead az he was about to
hitch II to his hay cart George Bagby. OF
North Danville, a workman In Fairbanks foundry.
was very severely burned while carrying ladle
full OF hot iron across the room. Some OF the
other workmen accidentally hit his arm and
portion OF the hot metal ran into his boot, making
a terrible burn. Ill Il. Atwood Of St. Johns
bury has started to drive with pair of horses 10
Niagara Falls and back. "A son Of Benjamin
Clifford of Danville has died Of lockjaw, caused
by a toy pistol accident. "a two-years-old child
of L. Il. Hovey of st. Johnsbury was bitten by
some poisonous insect. Her head began to swell
and inflammation increased rapidly until the en-
tire head and neck were involved. Merritt
Parker Of Kirby has had four head Of young
cattle, horse and one sheep poisoned in his pas.
ture. The uattle and sheep died, but it Is hoped
TO save the horse. Fine salt mixed with paris
green was found in the pasture. There IL a
rockingham in the family Of John Williams Of
Waterford which IL over one hundred years old.
1t has been passed down among the heirlooms
for three generations, and is still serviceable.
CHITTENDES COUNTY
The wholesale grocery store OF Van Sicklen,
Seymour & Co. in Burlington was entered by
burglars last week Monday night, the safe blown
open and about 500 taken There is no clue to
the burglars. Philip Barber who keeps q bar
Der shop in Burlington, has been fined 1913 for
keeping his shop open on Sunday. The prosecu-
ton was made at the instigaton OF his fellow
craftsmen. IA young man named Clark at
tempted to jump on the steamer Reindeer as she
was leaving the dock at Burlington, but miscal-
culated his distance and went plump into the wa
ter He was fished out. or the thirty Ger
mans who lately came from Europe to work at
the wooden mills at Winooski, nineteen struck for
an increase Of two dollars a month, and were
allowed to Depart. IAN Essex Junction
hotel porter the other day sold two glasses OF
liquor to a small lad thirteen years old, who got
beastly drunk. The proprietor Of the Junction
House paid SCI and discharged the porter.
Mrs Gilbert OF Winooski, aged seventy years, got
out Of bed while asleep, last week Wednesday
morning, and fell down a fight OF steps. She was
badly perhaps fatally, hurt. There have lately
been twenty-five cases of diphthera in one school
district in Jericho. Several barrels OF lager
beer were seized at the dock In Burlington the
other day. Nearly all OF the strikers, at the
Winoosk wooden mill have resumed work. C.
Q. Peck of Hinesburgh has barn capable Of hold
ing one hundred fifteen tons OF hay.
ESSEN COUNTY.
In Concord, one of Alonzo Owens boys was
learning to NOV grass. The hired man whet the
boys scythe and threw it to him. He caught ii
about the middle of his arm, cutting it about
half OFF
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. II. c. Parker has bought the store and LOT
at Enosburgh formerly owned by o. Woodward
.... A thief lately cleaned out the pork barrel Of
Moses Leach at Fletcher. The contracts are LET
for building the new road which is to connect the
Southeastern system in Canada with the St.
ton. 1t is understood that the managers of this
enterprise look with favor upon proposition u
continue the road to ST. Adams, and will do nc
providing substantial encouragement is given
them. The dry bridge of the Central Vermont
over highway in Georgia, two and half miles
from st, Adams, was burned Monday morning
Passengers were carried by until the bridge could
be replaced in the afternoon. Last Thursday
evening one Of Governor Smiths valuable Nor.
man mares met with severe accident. She fell
down well, from which she was with difficulty
extricated by means OF derrick 1t is expected
her injuries will prove fatal Mr.. and Mrs
Victor Atwood of St. Adams, while returning
from drive collided with the wagon of Mr.
John Miller. Mr.. Atwood's carriage over
turned. Mrs. Atwood fortunately escaped with a
few light bruises, but Mr. Atwood was rendered
unconscious and remained so for two hours.
The managers of the rolling mill in st. Albans
have made further contracts, whereby constant
operations at the mill until some time in Deem
Der next are assured.
ORANGE COUNTY.
An entrance was effected into the house Of Al
mond Hayward at West Randolph the other night.
The would-be robbers were frightened away be-
fore anything OF value was taken. Charles
Kimball, young man, was seriously injured In
the furniture factory at West Randolph Thurs
day morning, by stick striking him in the side.
1t is feared that the injury will prove fatal.
The telephone line between Randolph Center and
West Randolph, recently established, works well
field are making an effort to have the line ex-
tended through those towns. Thursday even
ing NJ. Draper was startled to see a wild ami
NAL bounding through his garden and over his
front fence The night was dark, so the color OF
the beast could not be told. In the morning
tracks five inches across were seen, and they
showed that the animal went from seven to ten
feet at leap. large number OF men are hunt
ing for the supposed panther. Tracks lead to a
swamp and branch some distance away. Harry
Holton of Wells River has violin one hundred
and fifty wears old. The town of Brantree is
preparing matter for town history. Harry
Dixie Of Tunbridge has left the state to escape
rest for selling intoxicating liquors.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
little girl of Jacob Greenwood was accidentally
shot through the head by young man who was
shooting at mark, at Lowell on the 18th, and
will die.
RUTLAND COUNTY
W. E. Danforth OF Mendon has been bound
over to await the action OF the grand jury on
charge of assaulting his wife and putting her out
Of doors. Anthony Woods was drowned in
Wallingford last week Wednesday, afternoon,
He was an employe of the Batcheller & Sons fork
works and was engaged with another man in
rafting sand down the river to repair the dam.
The raft overturned, and Woods not being able
to swim was drowned Christie Morgan was
seriously burned with powder at Bakers marble
quarry the other day. He was throwing powder
from key into seam when It caught fire. lie
seeing the flash threw the keg behind him. but 1t
exploded. -. Wallace Angevine, brakeman on
the Rutland and Washington railway, fell from a
train at Center Rutland, Monday afternoon, and
was killed. His home was in Poultney. He
leaves wife and one child.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Reuben Phillips a middle aged man, had his
hand cut off by falling across the knives of his
moving machine in Townshend, last week We'd
nesday, ... Park Swift of the Peoples Bank of
Draf oh had a
night. He went up to West River bridge and
swung off the sleepers Of the track for practice
in muscular exercise Having rowed up in boat
his arms were tired and he was unable to draw
himself up by his hands. After repeated efforts
he was obliged to let go, and dropped thirty feet
into the river. The water being very deep he
went down some twenty feet and swan to the
shore. Maud NJ, daughter OF G. NJ Ruby OF
Jamaica, came near meeting most horrible
death on the 18th inst Her horse became fright
ened while the little girl was loading hay, and
ran, tipping over the wagon and throwing her
with great violence against the walk. She was
picked up for dead but after hours OF careful
nursing she finally rallied. The Episcopal
church society OF Brattleboro has instructed the
wardens to deed its church property TO the au-
thorized trustees of the diocese of Vermont, to
hold 1t for the benefit OF the society. A sub
marine diver from New London has examined
the toll-bridge pier at Brattleboro. II was found
somewhat impaired by floating logs and ice, and
though no immediate trouble Is feared repairs will
begin soon.
WINDSOR COUNTY
Eugene Kimball of Springfield was recently
badly injured. He WAS unloading milk cans