Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-12-13

correspond with some OF the unmarried Of the |
opposite gender, with matrimonial intentions II |
only reasonably encouraged. and he says that
applications for names may be made TO the post
master. Bellows Falls will get an imu ense
business impetus by the enterprise in which Con.
gresham Russell and other capitalists are now
engaged, TO create great artificial lake by over
flowing the Sabn and Chase meadow and about
fifteen acres OF the Drislow place at the mouth Of
Saxtons river. This meadow is surrounded by
high natural barriers In what Is known ~ the
Terrace and Its overflow will make a lake and
water privilege which Is unsurpassed II 1t Is
equalled In Vermont, and which will surely result
in the erection OF large number Of new mills.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The December term Of the county court began
at Woodstock last week Tuesday, Judge Taft pre-
siding, Eleven cases were set for trial, the first
one OF which-Rng v. Windsor County Mutual
Fire Insurance Company-was settled. There are
1888 cases on the docket The session will proba
bly, be short one, =. The Woodstock railroad
company's annual report makes good showing
for the road. The earnings Of the company for
the year ending September 30, 1882, aggregate
81, 54Sg2, a gain Of S2052.08 over the year
previous. ltemzed the earnings OF the last wear
are ~ follows: Passenger receipts IS g2S n;
freight, S13 ,3i2 30; express, 6G0; mail, S6l7 32
The receipts were larger than ever before In any
one year The company have paid into the town
treasury to be applied toward the interest on
their bonds the sum Of SO COG a. Number OF pas
sengeIs carried during the year, IA, 3g7; number
Of 1906 and in the latter Of .92l. . Sheriff Ans.
den has appointed the following deputy sheriffs:
VIM. Hewitt Of Woodstock, Samuel A. Arm
strong Of Norwich, Charles o. Locke OF Chester
@ rdner Wallace Of Bethel, Wilson S. Lowell Of
Springfield, Daniel c. Jones OF Royalton, Lester
9. Howe Of Ludlow, Lorenzo G. Coolidge Of
Plymouth, Chas. S. Whitman Of Reading. ~
@. Simpson offers to give S25 to the Norwich
town library on condition that S75 be raised
from other sources independent of taxation. One
thousand nine hundred and ffty-six volumes
were drawn the past year. "A singular accident
happened to q little son OF A. ID. Whitman OF
Chester last week. The boy was skating and fell
backward upon the ice with such force as to frac-
ture his skull His recovery Is doubtful. "A
practical joke with sad sequel was recently per-
petrated by boy employed In the Ascutney mills
at Windsor. girl employed in the same room
had removed her shoes and left them lying on
the floor near one OF the spnners. In her absence
the boy nailed the shoes to the floor. Suisse
duently the girl, in attempting to pull them up,
thrust her left hand into the gearing Of the spin
ner crushing all her fingers nearly to the
knuckles. The whole hand had to be amputated
1.-The Congregational parsonage 10 Woodstock.
| the gift Of Hon Frederick Billings, is completed,
and cost S15 900. william Clark and his wife
celebrated their golden wedding the other day at
| Woodstock. OF the persons who saw them mar
| ried only seven are living. The Ludlow toy
shop company is contemplating increasing its
business by engaging In the manufacture Of chill
| dren's carriages
| STATE AT LARGE.
The Grand Trunk and Central Vermont roads
have bought the North Shore road, from Montreal
to Quebec The control Of this road caused con-
siderable strife between the Canadian Pacific and
| Southeastern roads on side and the Grand
| Trunk and Central Vermont on the other. 1t /.
| proposed now to construct loop line between
| Hochelaga and the Grand Trunk near Point St
Charles and make continuous line into the
| Grand Trunk station and open the Victoria bridge
| to traffic from the North Shore. E. Almon Meaker
| the child murderer whose sentence has been nit
fUat nd 10 IN In ia,
Windsor, trimming soles for shoes. His mother,
| who is to hang on the last Friday Of next March,
still feigns Madness Is quiet and violent by turns
| and begs piteously at intervals that her life be
| spared. She will be the first woman hanged IN
the state Almon seems to care little abou,
| her fate