Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-10-04
Vermont State News.


Lake Champain cruisers have been amusing
themselves by firing nj turkeys along the shore
They were made 10 pay the fiddler. Elm cot
age In West Addison, belonging to the late Ed
lick Adams, was burned recently, with It's con-
ents. The family was absent and nothing WAS
'aved,. The county fair was a financial success,
,ne thousand dollars having been received
enough to pay all premiums and leave good
'urplus., During recent storm lightning |
struck silver poplar tree In the town Of View
bridge the effects Of the conclusion SCATTERING
lights Of glass In neighboring windows;
md shivering much OF II so finely as to fill the |
carpets from which 1t Is impossible to remove IL.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The new dam building Mt Readsboro by Newton |
Brothers OF Hoyoke was badly damaged by a late |
food. It will cost $4,000 to rebuild it. Lu-
Their Leet, recuse, who WAS well educated, and |
through disappointment isolated himself from |
civilization, hung himself at his home in Siam |
ford last week Tuesday. His house il a mile from |
any other habitation, and the body was not dis |
covered till eight hours after life had left IT,.
While George Lapham was adjusting timber in a |
dam at North Pownal, he fell into the Hoosic |
river and was drowned
CALEDONIA COUNTY
The body OF John Johnson Of Barnet was found |
In the Connecticut river last week Tuesday after
noon. He left home the Saturday previous lie |
was a young man OF good habits and good morals |
and the only cause that can be assigned for |
drowning himself IL alteration Of mind. The |
premises OF Daniel W. Pope OF Kirby were entered
last week Sunday night his harnesses cut In
pieces, wagon thills broken and boot stolen, and
forty young apple trees cut down This took
place in the same neighborhood where Mr.. Parker
had several cattle poisoned last summer Two
years ago, Marcellus Woodward escaped from
the house Of correction and on his way to Canada
stole a team from John Wilson In Barnet He
was recaptured, the property recovered and he
was taken back to Rutland TO serve out his re-
naming time, which lately expired. As soon as
1t expired he was arrested for theft Of Wilson's
team and Is now in jail at st. Johnsbury await
ing trial next December ....A fatal accident
lately occurred mt the Ely hoe and fork factory
Gregory Flood had Just finished a Job at grind.
stone when 1t exploded and he was struck in sew
eral places and received injuries from which he
died. I'D L. Sizing was severely injured while
hosting gate at the dam in North Danville.
The house OF Dr. s. I. Brooks in St Johnsbury
caught fire last week Wednesday A prompt
alarm was given and the damage was slight
During the late county fair Company d, First
Vermont cavalry, held a reunion on the fair
ground. Twenty-Five veterans were present
Captain II. r. Ide was elected president, and G.
W. Cook, secretary. They will meet at the same
place next year and have sort Of basket picnic
I'D. L. Monty has been convicted at ST. Johns
bury OF liquor selling and sentenced to pay fine
of $50 and to be imprisoned one month. He APP
pealed.
cHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The harvest OF fruit will be much lighter than
last year, because of the protracted drouth last
lnt TtNluHUCe OF X. T.. Young OF
South Starksboro was destroyed by fire last week
Wednesday afternoon. The loss on the dwelling
was $1,000 In endeavoring to extinguish the
flames, Newell Iloskins and Amos Moody were
severely injured. ...E. w Hulburt has been APP
pointed postmaster at Underhill . Frank Duval
was fatally injured while at work upon the col
lege at Burlington. lie was on the ground when
one OF the skaters threw down a piece of scanting
which struck Duval upon the head and fractured
his skull. He was about fifty years old and leaves
a family.
ESSEX COUNTY
The selectmen Of Concord have laid ont a road
from North Concord railway station to the Miles
Pond road, about 100 rods. w B. Causehrook
has been appointed express agent at Island Pond
in place Of Mr. Chevaier resigned . The result
OF the examination OF the cause of death of Mrs
Boardman at Island Pond was that at the close
Charles Boardman was arrested charge Of
murder but this charge WIS dropped and he was
proceeded against for assault and disturbing the
peace He was adjndged guilty and fined. lie
attempted to escape to New Hampshire, but was
brought back to Island Pond and taken to Rutland
to serve term in the house of correction .. The
September term of the county court convened at
at Guildhall last week Tuesday, Judge Ross pre-
siding. The judge made the usual charge to the
petit and the grand jury To the latter especially
as to the Importance Of the new tax-law Only
one case appeared ready for trial, and that was
disposed OF without going to the jury. Several
divorces were granted. Three persons were nat
uralized. The grand jury reported no bills, and
iouHu NHdI tIt UtlI WAS sAIe ana Sufclen MT Inc
court finally adjourned upon Wednesday.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The semi-annual meeting OF the Franklin County
at Weldon House in st. Adams. DR. s G. Good
rich OF Berkshire the president occupied the
chair. There was fair attendance. The follow
ing papers were read: "The Physiology of Di-
gestion," by Dr. r. Z. Welch Of Franklin; " Gas
trite," by DIR. Charles W. Allen OF Sheldon: DIR.
S. S. Clark, Secretary of the Association read n
biographical sketch OF the late DR.. John Branch
OF st. Adams. The horse and buggy wagon
recovered at Utica n. Y, and the thief arres I'd
and convicted. Diphthera in n mild form has
appeared at St Adams There are now seven
children in the Warner home for destitute chill
dren, one has been adopted into good family,
has returned nome. Lewis Nero Of st Adams
while intoxicated took a ten dollar bill belonging
to another man and started for Swanton, Bv
means Of the telephone word was sent to that
place and he was arrested The house of Charles
Lamora in Richford occupied by Nelson Inman,
principal of the graded school, was badly dam
aged by fire last week Saturday night.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
An effort will be made at the coming session of
the legislature for help to build bridge from
North Island to Alburgh. ....A H. Harvey has
been appointed postmaster at East Alburgh.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
d. u rage OF west charleston has lost seventy
horses in the last twenty-eight years. The
house Of Isaac Hackett in Holland was lately
struck by lightning. ....... Notwithstanding the
Brattleboro milkmen were obliged to yield to the
strike OF the consumers against an increase in the
price Of milk, the Newport mikmen announce
that they purpose TO advance the price one cent
per quart Governor Littlefeld OF Rhode Is
land registered at the Memphremagog House.
Newport last week, Rev. W. c. Somerville
will supply the pulpit of Rev. P. Wild of New
port during the coming winter which Mr. Wild
will spend in Southern California H. b Pet
tingill of North Troy has been visited by gem
tleman who was prisoner with him at Belle Isle
during the war. Out of seventeen who at that
time pledged themselves to support and assist
each other, Mr.. Pettingil and his guest are two
out OF five who survived the Imprisonment
Abont seventy pupils are attending the academy
at Craftsbury. Eugene Curtis Of Lowell
goes to Boston, where he is to have a position in
the post office. George Pearson of Morgan,
late an inmate OF a lunatic asylum in Virginia,
eluded the vigilance of his keepers and cut his
throat BY the blowing down Of barn at
Barton, James Dow, Elias Miles and II D. Bicl-
ford were badly hurt. Others at work on the
barn escaped by jumping. Manager Mclathlin
OF the Memphremagog House, Newport, who was
lately presented with gold watch and chain, has
since been presented with gold-headed cane :.
Silas p. Corey has been appointed liquor agent at
Newport in the place of Jesse Scott, deceased.
Owing to the storm, but few attended the SOL
diers' reunion at Newport on Lake Memphrema-
Cog, week before last but another was arranged
Tor Thursday OF last week, which was much better
attended. Large steam mills are erecting at
Derby, just across the lake from Newport w |
b. Guild OF Barton Landing has sold about a ton
OF hops Tor hfty-hye cents per pound-the pro-
duct OF two acres OF land..,.., Rev. J. A. Bates
has closed his engagement with the Congrega-
tional churches at Barton Landing and Brown
ington.
RUTLAND COUNTY
At Mechanicsvle Mount Holly, last week
Tuesday morning, Lyman Graves was thrown
from his wagon by the seat giving way while he
was going to the factory with milk. lie did not
feel the effects OF the fall but that he went on
to the factory, On his return, however, he was
attacked with nausea, vomiting blood and soon
after reaching home became insensbe. II Is
feared he will die. lie struck on his head and
shoulders. 1t is now denied that Mrs Perley
Stevens OF Dandy attempted to kill herself by
taking laudanum. so L. A. Morse and Michael
Quin, both rich citizens of Rutland, have been
indicted for knowingly leasing buildings In which
liquor was TO be sold, Henry Wilcox John
Danvers, Henry Plumley, Patrick Dyer, Addison
Pierce Charles Gleason Charles DYER and George
dicted for tarrng and esthering Paul Ellis in that
town last spring Josh Billings recently deliy-
cred his lecture ut CastletOn His ancestors were
natives OF the county and his lecture was for the
benefit OF the county historical society His
grandfather, DR.. Samuel Shaw, seventy-fiye years
ago planted walking-siick of buttonwood in
front OF his residence, now the Sanford House. |
which now measures nearly eleven feet In circum. |
ference. The dead body OF tramp, quite well
dressed, was found near the residence of Hiram |
Griffith In Mount Tabor recently The fire COM
panes OF Rutland visited Quebec last week and |
were entertained by the Quebec firemen. . Henry |
Shortsleeves OF Rutland, who few weeks since |
had his foot crushed by the wheel of locomotive
passing over 1t, died last Saturday OF lockjaw lie
refused to have his foot amputated and niamma-