Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-07-12
Vermont State News.


Vermont State News.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Meesrs Flint 4 Fisher Of Bellows Falls have
purchased the water power and mill privilege at
Middlebury and will at once commence the cree
ton OF large paper and pulp mill . Burglars
have been operating with much bodness about
New Haven and Bristol. Joseph Jimmo had his
right hand badly bruised at his lumber mill in
Bristol last week. ....A travelling tea merchant,
W. II. Robinson by name, was assaulted with n
club and badly injured by f. Carpenter OF Brid-
port, while In the latter's house selling tea to
Carpenters wife. It ia believed Mrs. Carpenter
lnstgated the assault for the purpose Of robbery.
Carpenter was arrested and lodged In jail In Mid.
dlebury.. ."An efigy Of Guiteau was hanged In
Middlebury and afterwards carried through the
streets by noisy boys. T.. Daniels wooden mill
at Ferrisburgh has been destroyed by fire. There
was an insurance Of 50, 900 on buildings and 81
900 on stock. Deer have been seen In several
places In this county, and in some cases are said
TO have been chased by hunters. Some one has
deiaced monuments In the Ferrisburgh Center
cemetery, and reward Is offered for the detec-
ton OF the malefactors
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A son OF John Sheldon had his skull fractured
while ad LISTING belt In the North Pownal Man
ufacturing Company's mill and died the follow
ing morning. Mrs. Elizabeth Hout, who was
lH1uItu ny tHt tArh NJ Remington HtAtlOn, mas
died The new bell for the Congregational
church at Manchester il to weigh four thousand
pounds. The shipment Of slate from West
Pawlet during the month OF June exceeded that
OF n corresponding month In any previous year.
About one hundred ninety carloads left the place,
each holding from forty-fve TO fifty squares Of
roofing slate. John Nichols, aged fourteen
years, with two other boys, was diving off a raft
in the pond at North bennington, Sunday even
ing, when Nichols caught in the eel grass and
was drowned before help could reach him.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Leon Amsden, who lost an eye at the hoe fac
tory at st. Johnsbury, Is able to be out Charles
Tute had an arm broken while at work in the new
mill at West Burke. "A recent tornado blew
large tree upon the roof OF Mrs. K. Ellis house in
sutton, partly crushing Il. Many shade trees
were blown down. =. William Campbell Of SUIT.
ton had his collar bone broken by the accidental
discharge OF his gun. .. The foundation for the
new schoolhouse at St. Johnsbury IL going in. =.
The class Of 80 Of St. Johnsbury academy had a
reunion at that place last week Monday. OF a
class OF 80, 10 were present A very enjoyable
picnic was held on Renerson's hill In Barnet, on
the fourth OF July The Barnet band was present
and played national airs. About 200 people
were on the driving park at Lyndonville on the
fourth. The races were not exciting, but the
people were agreeably entertained Dennis
Smith, recently injured by the bursting OF a
saw at Mclndoes, has nearly recovered ....
At Danville Friday, as lawson Bruce and James
barn. the staging gave way and both fell to the
ground Bruce's head struck on the end OF an
open box used for DRAIN breaking his neck
Ransom received a broken shoulder. Bruce was
about 10 years old and leaves family.
CHrTTKSDEs COUNTY.
William Haney OF Mddebury, while attempt
ing TO get on to moving train at Queen City
Park, Tuesday evening of last week, had HIS
foot run over and crushed by the car wheels 1t
was amputated at the Mary Fletcher hospital
flour young children of Brian Foley, Burling-
ton, were poisoned last week. They had picked
and eaten some green currants, and the physicians
think they must have eaten worms with them
One has already died, two will probably die, and
the fourth may recover. The barber shops of
Burlington are now closed upon Sunday -. Arthur
lazen Of Plaineld went TO Burlington July T. filled
up with fire water and proceeded to amuse him
self by pulling up the signs " keep off the grass"
in the city park heartless policeman marched
him to jail, from which he was discharged with a
repIimand. The Vermont Episcopal Institute
at Burlington is to be thoroughly repaired and all
the modern improvements are to be put in,...
A Burlington man found his waterpipe stopped
the other day, and on opening 1t found an eel
about foot long. Fred S. Root son of W. IL
Root, city clerk OF Burlington. was drowned in
the st, Lawrence river on which he was rowing
accompanied by young lady to whom he was
engaged TO be married, and others All were
drowned.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Inc MlsslsQuOl marshes DelDg SOWed TO
wild rice by the members of sporting club to
whom they have been leased. The design is to at
tract wild fowl. ...A recent heavy wind unroofed
the barn Of j. W. Stone in Bakersfield. 80. The
st, Adams shirt factory has shut down for the
present. 1t can make the goods faster than 1t can
sell them. While Fred Lacour was watching
the process of making steel at the st. Adams
railroad shops spnters OF steel struck him in the
face. Two were removed, but the third will prob
ably cause the loss Of his eye.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY
Vassar Sowles, nne-years-old son OF George
ii. Sowles of East Alburgh, has been drowned
He had been ont fishing in the lake and fell in.
His body was found after dragging for several
hours. This county bids fair to have a large
apple crop this year. Mr. L. d. Kinney and
wife OF Grand Isle celebrated their golden we'd
ding on 30th ult.
ORANGE COUNTY.
While James Terry and William Tucker were
hiring an anvil at Thetford on the fourth of July
1t exploded, slightly burning Tucker and seriously
inju1ing Terry. The latters face WAS filled with
powder, and one eye was 80 badly torn that it was
necessary To remove the outer covering or film
with forceps. 1t is thought the sight may be
saved. john Baker, a workman at the West
'irlee copper mines, while looking at a revolver
discharged it accidentally, the ball entering the
calf Of the leg. Albert McIeand had narrow sr
escape from drowning at West Newbury. One OF
the young men with him, Brock, jumped from
the bank and swan under water McLeland
could not swim, but thinking the water shallow,
leaped after Brock. lie sank to the bottom and
was rescued by Brock in an exhausted condition
ORLEANS COUNTY
Excellent bass fishing is reported at Lake Mem
phremagog.
RUTLAND COUNTY
Deer are quite numerous on Killington noun
tain. A mob in Shrewsbury took Paul Ellis
who had attempted rape upon respectable young
girl in that town, from his house and applied
coat of tar and feathers Then they put rope
and told him they were going to hang him. He
begged for mercy, and he was released condi-
ton that he would leave town, which he did.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Samuel Rhodes of Windham committed suicide
last week Wednesday morning by taking paris
green He was about fifty years old and the
cause was mental arrangement. Henry Aid
rich, at South Vernon, cut himself with a
scythe so that amputation was necessary.
The shoddy mill OF John Brown at Bellows
Falls caught fire last week Tuesday and was
badly damaged. Just two men assembled at a
recent democratic caucns in Brattleboro. Four
teen Brattleboro boys will enter Middlebury Col
lege next term. In Dummerston, recently,
Herbert Reed, thirteen years old, was seriously
injured by the accidental discharge OF a gun.
Philip Black aged seventeen was drowned at
Wares Ferry in Putney, Sunday afternoon, while
bathing. His body has not been recovered.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Clifford Whittemore, boy twelve years old,
was lately found entangled in rope and dead in
4 barn in Rochester. He was putting up a swing
and had fastened one end when the chair on
which he stood slipped and the rope about his
shoulders drew suddenly around his neck. The
neck was deeply cut. During the progress OF
some athletic sports at Ludlow, on the 4th of
July, a large number OF people crowded into a
covered fume in front OF the mill. One OF the
boards broke, and a young lady, Miss Taylor,
was precipitated into the river below, where she
would undoubtedly have been drowned had not a
gallant young fellow, William Sullivan by name,
Jumped in and kept her head above water until
assistance could be rendered. Two little boys
m Springfield while digging caves In gravel
bank, were buried by the caving in OF the bank,
and would have been smothered had not Mr..
Raymond, who was working near by, hastened
70 the spot and dug them out. .. The Ottauque-
,hee Savings bank of Woodstock has resources OF
s344 3S2 GO, deposits Of 1928 022 81, and surplus
)f 81, 800 81 A two per cent dividend was de
dared at the annual meeting on Wednesday. The
deposits have increased about S23 900 within the
asst six months.
STATE AT LARGE.
The large drive OF logs OF 40 0O0, 900 feet, which
itarted from Canaan, Vt, In April, owned by the
River Lumber Company, arrived in
Windsor the 9th, There are 100 men and so horses
They expect 10 get the logs to Holyoke, Mass, in
August. Henry Day, arrested at Rutland, escaped
rom the custody of the officers and went to Bur
ington, where he was recaptured and taken back
% Rutland, The total losses by fire in Vermont
Turing Nav were $50 400 involving n loss To in