Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-07-19
Vermont State News.


and he was otherwise seriously injured. Last
Saturday Luke Morse arrested at Ben
nugtOn upon suspicion OF being one OF the
three men who assaulted Reinhardt THAT Is
his name) lie waived examination and gave
bail In 81 900 to await the action OF the grand
jury. Other arrests are expected. :. Great
excitement and CONSERVATION were caused one day
last week by the appearance in the streets Of
Pownal OF huge black bear lie finally left, GO
ing up the railway track, where he was shot by
man named Brown. 1t finally turned out that
the bear belonged to q couple OF Italians who
were exhibiting him for pennies.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
OF the st. Johnsbury banks the First National
pays dividend OF four per cent, and the savings
bank two per cent. The latter has surplus OF
$4,000. George II. Bgelow OF the postofilce de-
partment has been in st. Johnsbury investigating
postal matters there Mrs. Alexander Holmes
Of Barnet lately fell and broke her collar bone.
-. John Ladd, an old man living in Sutton, had
slight paralytlc shock the other day and fell
upon the barn floor and was badly hurt, ]. W.
Simpson OF Craftsbury has been elected director
OF the Caledonia National Bank at Danville, in
place Of Ingalls, deceased. The directors could
not agree which one OF their body should serve as
president Leonard 7. Edwards Of Walden has
died from the effects Of an injury which he re-
ceived several weeks ago. lie was leading
horse to water when he make misstep and fell,
the horse stepping upon his side. He was well
known throughout Caledonia county, and was
brother Of Hon. J. L. Edwards OF Newport.
James Hubbard's dwelling house and barn were
burned at Lyndonville early on the morning Of
the 10Th by the explosion Of kerosene lamp.
| Mrs. Hubbard alone with her sick child
| Little was saved The loss Is covered by 81, 900
insurance. The entire set OF farm buildings be-
| longing to Abel Hartshorn at Danville were
| burned at three o'clock Saturday morning. The
buildings were a house, shed and two barns. The
contents OF the shed and barns were destroyed.
Part of the furniture was saved LOIS "a, 600; in
sured in the Vermont Mutual for $1,000
| oHrrTENDEN COUNTY.
| Thirty German immigrants, just arrived, are
employed by the Burlington wooden company.
| A Burlington firm handled $40 600 pounds of milk
in the month of June, Eighteen barrels of ale
| were recently seized at the steamboat dock at
| Burlington, and declared forfeited =, Owing to
| the rain only one carload OF people from the Mis-
| ssquoi railway went on the excursion TO Queen
| City park last week Wednesday. Another Of
| the Foley children who were poisoned by eating
currants last week has died. 1t is thought the
| other two will recover.
ESSEN COUNTY.
A railroad train in Lunenburgh ran over a val
liable horse and yoke Of oxen worth $50, be-
| longing to Caleb johnson. The barn of l.. A.
Nichols in Lunenburgh has been burned. Loss
about $500.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The BARRIERS in Rchford are also to close their
shops on Sunday, IA man who gave his name
| as Sanford Sherwood arrived at st. Adams, Fri
day morning. He was terribly bruised and cut
| about the face, which was covered with blood
and his clothes were dirty and begrimed. His
| story was that he was the victim of an assault
| and highway robbery; that while travelling on
foot across the railway bridge over Lake Cham
plain from Rouses Point toward West Alburgh,
two men attacked him with cudgels from behind
and knocked him insensbe, that about midnight
| he recovered his senses and found that his pock-
et-book, containing $50, and a valise of samples
| were gone. Investigation shows the story to be
| a hoax and that the man fell through a trestle
work while intoxicated and bruised himself by
afT an md tnnhn
| downward plunge. Last week Monday, AN attempt
was made to rob the residence of Louis Denonyers
in St Adams by entering window. The thief gath
cred together quite quantity of goods but became
frightened and carried nothing away but a new
coat. Clement Desaultells blacksmith shop in
Montgomery caught fire on the night Of the 4th
| and was considerably damaged. Some persons
| broke into Peter Wiet's cellar in ST. Adams last
week Wednesday night and stole half a tub OF
| butter and some bread and left without disturb
ing any one. Mr.. II. II. Bowman, a promi-
nent citizen Of st. Adams died last Thursday
| morning A young peoples fair held in
st. Al bans last Wednesday afternoon which was
| thorough success. 1t was for the benefit of the
Warner Home. The Swanton dramatic club
has gone into camp at Grand Isle. The engine
| house of the st. johnsbury & Lake Champain
railway was burned at Swanton, Sunday morning
Three locomotives were in the building but were
all taken out without damage. Several cars were
also saved.
| LAMoILLE COUNTY.
The Mount Mansfield House at Stowe IL rapidly
| filling with summer guests.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Nathan F. Kimball OF West Fairee accidentally
fell from the saloon door of the cattle train
which arrived at Nashua, N. H., from the north
over the Concord ralw'y last week Monday
night. lie ran to catch on the car and plunged
headlong into dry culvert, falling eighteen feet
He was picked up and taken to a hotel. Hi.
shoulder was dislocated, hip broken and he i,
badly injured otherwise, with even chances fol
recovery. IA thirteen-y ears-old son of Johr
Conway OF Brookfied died last week Wednesday
from lockjsw induced by wound in one of hi:
hands made by cap while playing with toy
pistol.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Newport National Bank declares dvi-
dend Of three per cent and carries s., 900 TO the
surplus fund. The grand list of Derby /.
S13,613.37, against $40, pa 80 last year. ...J IL
Litchfed OF Morgan has sheep which has given
birth to twelve lambs, raising all but two.
D. A. Currier has been appointed postmaster a,
Morgan Center. Willie, son of DR.. Campbell oi
Albany, fell while at play around new barn and
broke his left leg above the knee. The Barton
National Bank has declared dividend OF three
per cent and has carried liberal sum to the sur.
plus fund. "A large number of people have gone
into camp near Greensboro pond 80. Henry
Badger OF lrasburgh has been taken violently
crazy. E. Nette Paine OF Jay had her foot badl )
crushed by lumber car recently. Lightning
struck the house of K, Duriyage in Lowell recently
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The store Of W. c. Guernsey in Casteton wa,
broken into and the money drawer rifled 1t con
tanned from three to five dollars in small change
which was taken. 1t was the second time tht
store has been broken into within two years.
During the storm of last week, Monday night
lightning struck the carriage house and barn Of
William b. Shaw at Pttsford. They were de-
stroyed, and the back part OF his residence some
house Of correction from Fairhaven because he
couldn't pay fine and costs of S4i. AS for over
driving and failing to feed livery horse. =. l..
Nj. Glynn of East Clarendon, who is alleged to
have shot his son-in-aw Gould in Shrewsbury
several weeks since, is in jail. His bail was
fixed by Judge Veazey at $3.50, which he could
not raise. The annual meeting OF the Rut land
County Medical Society was held at Lake Bono.
seen last week Wednesday, The attendance was
very large, members of the medical profession
their families and invited friends being present
Liabilities of Field & Co., slate goods, Hyde
vile and Castleton, are about $1,000. S4 800 Sc
cured. The dividend will be very light. There
are fifty-fve members of the Rutland county bar
OF whom the oldest is Reuben X. Thrall admitted
in 1919 The greenback county convention is II
be held at Lake Bomoseen, July 20
wINDHAM COUNTY.
George Ober OF Bellows Falls, who was shot in
the hand recently by toy pistol died last week
from lock- jaw =. There is considerable grumbling
over the fourteen per cent assessment OF the col
lapsed Connecticut River Insurance company OF
Bellows Falls. The assessment is claimed to be
illegal, having been made out at Brattleboro and
made payable there 1t is said that the policy
holders Of Windham will test a case in the courts
Many think that the directors and treasurer are
responsible for misrepresentation to the policy
holders. The body of Philip Black of Putney
drowned last week Monday, was found the fol
lowing Wednesday near Fairs ferry, Chesterfield
WINDSOR COUNTY.
A copper English coin picked up on the
farm of j. f. Kenyon In Woodstock which is one
hundred and sixty-two years old 1t is in an ex.
cellent state of preservation. Deputy Sheriff
Howe OF Ludlow received telegram from Ash
burnham, Mass, giving description OF girl
about fourteen years old who had been exten.
sively engaged in larceny, and requesting him Il
arrest her upon her arrival by the train. He did
so and found upon her property amounting II
about $500, consisting Of certificates of bank
stock, money jewelry, ETC. She was delivered
up to an officer who soon arrived from Ashburn-
ham. The Ludlow correspondent OF the Wood
stock Standard makes light of the story In last
weeks paper about young man rescuing a
young lady from drowning. He says there was
not more than six feet OF water and there was
not the remotest danger OF drowning. A horse
ran away in Barnard, lately, attached 10 a wagon
in which was little girl not more than four years
old 1t ran down u steep hill for more than a
mile but was finally stopped by the lines becom
strange to relate, WAS uninjured, David Bourdo,
a lad OF eight years, was drowned in the mill
pond at Woodstock Saturday evening, while
bathing.
STATE AT LARGE
| The Central Vermont shops at st. Adams have
completed five open " observation " cars for the
Brattleboro and Whitehall road, and are building
a number of box cars and some refrigerator cars,
The latter are TO run on the butter train between