Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-11-01
Vermont State News.

THE location survey for the extension of
the Burlington and Lamoille railways has
been begun.
WILLIAM MUNsoN of Williston, son of
the weli-known clock-maker, who has been
somewhat deranged since his fathers death,
has disappeared from his home and cannot
be found.
A MAN named Race, in Mddlebury, got
unusually drunk on Sunday, smashed up
the dishes and the furniture and tried to
smash his wife's head. He was fined enough
to send him to the house of correction for
l47 days, but he paid his fine and is now
ready for another time"
HoRATIo KNAPP of Dummerston was run
over by an OK cart last Wednesday and re-
ceived serious injuries. The legislature
ought to pass law prohibiting OK carts
from running at a high rate Of speed, sew
eral accidents like the above having occur
red lately.-Mdnchester Journal.
The farm, dwelling-house, horse-bsrn,
sheds, furniture, clothing, dairy, sugar uten-
sils and agricultural implements Of Alexan-
der Slicer in Hyde Park were entirely de-
stroyed by fire Sunday afternoon, October %.
Slicer's loss is 500 insured in the Vermont
Mutual for $3.50. The house was occupied
by j. A. Little, who sustains loss of all the
furniture, clothing, etc., with no insurance.
The family was absent at the time. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
A YOUNG man in Middlebury named
Henry Little, an adopted son of Mr.. E. j.
Matthews, has just died in a curious way.
Some three or four years ago, while playing
one day with some of his sohoolmates, he
was kicked in the knee. No attention was
paid to this mishsp for some time, and he
continued to attend school. But after
awhile he was obliged to take to his bed.
He became totally blind, grew emaciated
and paralyzed remaining in this condition
until finally he has died. During all this
time of helplessness his foster parents cared
for him as though he had been their own
son, and the neighbors speak in the highest
terms of their action in the matter.
SUIT was commenced at Washington on
Wednesday by c. G. Huntey against Brad
ley Barlow of st. Albans, for an accounting
and appointment of a receiver Of the North
west stage company, which was the title of
the star-route mail company in which Mr..
Barlow was the principal partner. Huntley
claims three hundred thousand dollars due
from Barlow as his third of the profits of
the Northwest stage company, from stage
contracts in Oregon and Idaho for the four
years ending July l, 1878 Huntley claims
that the money received by the concern was
paid to Barlow and that in real estate oper-
ations in the District, their accounts subse-
quently became involved so that he has
never since been able to secure settlement.
FRANCIS TATRo, aged sixty-two years,
and his wife walked Monday morning from
North Pownal, Vermont, to the residence of
their son, a mile from Petersburgh juno
tion, and near the Troy and Boston railroad.
In the afternoon Tatro started on the rail
road track to take home dog which be-
longed to his son at Petersburgh Junction.
A quarter of mile north of the junction
he was overtaken by an express train. The
engineer sounded the locomotive whistle,
but evidently did not attract Tatro's atten-
J tion. Tatro was struck by the locomotives
pilot and thrown from the track with great
violence, His body was terribly mutilated
at the hips. lie died in five minutes from
hemorrhage and the shock. The deceased
was the father of nine children, who are
living. He was not deaf, and his death is
attributed to carelessness.