Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-13

Springfield, but the burglar was scared ont. On
Halls leaving the store, thirty minutes later, he
was met at the door and severely bruised. His
assailant then took 10 his heels lie was caught
In the morning and Identified by Hall az one
Peck, who has but recently been released from
tne House OF Correction. He was started Tor
woodstock jail In care Of Deputy Sheriff Savage,
bnt escaped on the way lie was arrested the
next day. The doctors have just removed from
the ear Of Miss Mary Miller Of Gaysville a bean
which has been there for the past four years and
has caused deafness and at times intense pain. -,
The railway station ut Proctorsve was broken
into last week Monday night. The agent noticed
Two suspicious characters around, and, after
pretending to put ont his light and go to bed, fol-
lowed them. Soon the thieves poked their heads
mp through the scutte in the freight station when
he fired upon them. They instantly vanished.
few nights before the station at Ludlow was
robbed Recently kerosene lamp exploded In
the hands OF Julius Lane in the edge Of Bethel
setting the house on fire. The neighbors worked
hard and finally extinguished the fire. Mr.. Lane
inhaled some Of the poisoned gas Of the oil and
was insane for several hours. Some one in
Bethel mistook William Waldos cellar for his
own the other night and carried away about
eighty pounds of sugar, twenty Of butter and
twenty-five Of lard. George Thayer of South
Royalton recently made an indecent assault upon
Nettie Ferry, thirteen. years-old daughter Of S.
W. Ranslow. Thayer was arrested. H. f.
Bond dwelling-house and barn at Westminster
were burned last Friday night. Loss 81, 900;
insured
STATE At LARGE.
The pensions for Vermont, which are paid from
the Concord, New Hampshire office, are received
hv 4 2Sl persons, and amount annually to s463-
4l2, and with arrears To $3.50 1872 ......A Central
Vermont freight brakeman named Phinney from
West Randolph has had leg broken above the
knee while coupling cars at Rouses Point. e. The
Chittenden and Addison county fairs opened at
Essex Junction and Middleburv the 9th The en-
tries Mt Middlebury largely exceed those OF any
former year. The new building for shearing the
largest In the country, was used for sheep and
floral exhibitions. All the Episcopal church
choirs In the state meet at Brattleboro in a regular
convention, October 18th next Whitney, the
great director. will be there, and an invitation il
extended 10 the local church choirs to attend and
sing in the chorus. The masters recently APP
pointed under the mandate Of the supreme court
in the langdon case met at st. Adams last week
Thursday to arrange the matter of the accounting.
Hen. James NJ. Tyler, Hon. w. II. Walker and
Hon. W P Dillingham; constitute the board "a
appointed by the court upon the agreement OF
counsel. The following gentlemen were present
as counsel in the case Colonel A. !. Walker, Will
liam G Shaw, Daniel Roberts, Guy C. Noble and
B. f. Fiield. Mr.. T.. G. Lucas auditor Central
Vermont railroad, IL at work on the accounts, and
1t was arranged to meet October 10Th, for examn-
alton OF the receivers accounts and taking testi
mony In relation thereto. &C.. The Howe Scale
Company which short time since gave TO How
ard park, Burlington, n four-ton hay scale, has
now given it handsome nickel-plated platform
scale for the judges stand. 1t is claimed that
Vermont has five thousand Spirtualists