Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-12-06
Vermont State News.

Vergennes street one mile long contains
thirty-fve widows and fifteen widowers The
railroad men at Ferrsburgh thinking the wood
Mt that station was disappearing more rapidly
than 1t should, loaded few sticks with gunpow-
der and awaited developments. Not long after
the stove of the village blacksmith blew up Since
then the wood has melted away less rapidly.
For few days Middlebury was destitute of JUS
tees of the peace qualified to act as such, the
commissions OF the old ones having expired
Thursday night and those for the new ones not
having arrived. The sheep trade Of Addison
county has come almost to a stand still. 1t has
been unusually good throughout the summer and
fall. . Addison county is suffering from drouth
and many farmers are obliged TO drive their cat
tie several miles to the lake for water Grist
mills have been obliged to suspend business on
account of lack of water. There IL some talk to
the effect that two Middlebury capitalists are
considering the advisability of clubbing together
and building an opera house. .. "A company of
Middlebury men have associated themselves to-
gether for the purpose of lighting the town by
eectrci y, with water power as the generating
force. The onion crop in Cornwall was large
and OF good quality, but the prices paid are
lower than for many years past, only 40 cents
per bushel being paid They have often sold for
over 81 in recent years.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The Bennington knitting mills have shut down
for repairs and Inventories. George f. Scott, a
Bennington man, forged check for S35 on NJ
4. Burgess and presented it at the bank. Before
payment could be made, however, he became so
frightened at his own temerity, that he took to
his heels, and the last that seen OF him he
was running at full speed down the road between
Bennington and North Hoosick IA tenement
house situated in the south part Of Bennington
village was burned Saturday forenoon. 1t was
owned by Elijah Dewey and occupied by Irskine
Cole Part Of the furniture was saved. The fire
originated from defective chimney. The loss is
put at 1920; insurance, $500. Charles II Scott,
a farmer OF Bennington, has had his team stolen,
probably by a stranger who asked Scott to take
him to dance in SALISBURY, but whom Scott re-
fused to take.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
St Johnsbury has fifty subscribers to its tele-
phone exchange -. Dudley P. Hall OF Lyndon
has returned from Michigan Mr.. Halls COM
psny manufactured %, 600, 900 feet Of boards and
$4,000, 900 of single on their Michigan lands last
year and expect to saw out about S25 1000 OF
lumber the coming year. Mrs. d. S. Allen Of
St. JohDsbury has a lobster cactus with over
ninety blossoms on it,. Mrs. Della liolton, in
jured in railway accident near Hardwick some
time since, has recovered sufficiently to be taken
to her home In Essex Junction. Webster White
hill of Groton, the alleged child poi.oner, who
has been out on bail, has been given up by his
bondsmen and he is now in St. Johnsbury jail.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Dana Hadock Of Jay had his leg broken while
working in the woods Also Moses Wheeler was
seriously If not fatally injured by falling tree.
go. John Livingston OF Coventry had his neck
broken on Thursday by being thrown from
sleigh.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Rutland has a new secret order called the Amer
lean Legion of Honor. The new hotel at Fair
haven remains unoccupied and unlet. The
proprietors offer this property at rent OF $1,000
year for five years, and from now till April /,
1883. free. Frank Davis OF Brandon, who was
Frustrated by an epileptic fit at Glens Falls,
n Y, Monday evening, was taken to the poor
house at warrensburgh, Wednesday, by Over
seer Baker. Elrick Guertin, while working on
l....l- hill s.... la.
fell to the ground and struck on pile of rubbish.
His condition is critical.
wISDHAM COUNTY.
Vermont academy, at Saxton's River cleared
$1,000 by its recent fair The money goes to aid
poor students.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Mr. and Mrs Amasa Proctor OF Cavendish cele-
brated their golden wedding recently The
Woodstock railroad earned last year So, COG and
handed this sum over To the town treasurer of
Woodstock, the town having guaranteed payment
OF interest on the companys bonds. The receipts
were larger than those Of any preceding year,
and the gross earnings of S23 5iS were 5000
above those of 1881. The freight and passenger
business show gain OF about 10 per cent
AT LARGE
A boat from the Islands brought to Burlington
on the Goth ult., for shipment to Boston, thirty
tons OF pickles The consignment filed two
freight cars. Quite a business in broken down
horses is being done just now in Vermont Old
horses are bought at Boston and in other cities
and shipped To Vermont farmers, the latter buy
ing them and feeding them over winter on straw
and coarse fodder In spring they prove per-
feet bonanza To the horse jockeys, who speculate
in them with avidity. Several carloads Of these
horses have been sold recently in Addison county
at from So TO $40 apiece The new schooner,
"John p. Howard" loaded with stone and oats, in
going from Fisk's wharf, Burlington, to Hills
wharf, Isle La Motto, recently, was wrecked on
reef about 100 feet from Hills landing The YES
sci was owned by Fisk & Montgomery, and cost
over $4,000 Insured for 5000.