Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-10-18
Vermont State News.
is raging in Groton.

will close its business there.
THE steamer A. Williams made her last
trip for the season on Saturday.
At Bellows Falls, George W. Hales three
years old son fell from hammock and broke
his arm.
L. M. IDE of st. Johnsbury has been ap-
pointed a clerk in the pension office at
Washington.
L. c. SPAuLDING of North Troy win
erect saw-mill on the site of the one re-
Gently burned.
BEARS are getting troublesome in Stratton.
They have killed good many sheep and are
frequently seen.
REV. MARX CARPENTER of Townshend fell
from an apple tree few days ago and was
seriously injured.
LIE GRAND B. CANNON has presented to
St. Pauls church, Burlington, beautiful
and artistically designed altar cross.
Mrs. ROBINSON of Bloomington was
badly hurt while attending funeral at Bar
ton by being thrown from carriage
A LOAD of hay was lately set on fire in
Charlotte by the friction of the tire of the
wagon in the guard irons of the rack.
ST. JoHNsBURY is to have new railway
station house lie Y 40 feet on the ground,
two stories high and to be built of brick.
WILLIAM KIMBALL of Barton, because of
domestic infelicities, attempted to commit
suicide the other day by cutting his throat.
WORK has commenced on the extension
of the st. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain
railway from Maquam Bay to Rouses Point
P.W. Kirby of Post Mills picked and ex-
hibited at the recent county fair, fifty-seven
different kinds of apples, all raised on his
farm.
THE Vermont lumber company at West
Burke is receiving large quantities of lum-
Der and intends to ship about three car loads
per day.
The band tournament at Newport was
not largely attended. Only three bands
were present. A concert was given in the
evening.
G. ID. AND S. B. THOMAS of Sheldon have
sold their four-years-old colt, Star Ethan"
to d. ii. Thompson of Malone, N. T.,
for $500.
THE Boston and Northern Telephone
Company has taken possession of the Bur-
lington system and promises to make many
Improvements.
R. B. GAMMELL, who recently ran away
from East Barnet, has been heard from,
but his present dwelling-place has not yet
been made public.
A THRIVING business in liquor selling is
done by parties living on the western shore
of Lake Champlain who take it to the Yer
mont side in skiffs.
THE dwelling-house of Horace w. Smith
near Winooski village was burned to the
ground last Friday morning and most of its
contents destroyed.
A NEW corporation has been organized at
Brandon and now proposes to develop some
of the underground wealth in Brandon,
Pittsford and Orwell.
The Lyndon mill company has divided
up its property, Ide taking the grist mill
Thompson the wild land, and Hall Lin
coin the lumber mills.
The neighbors of Edrick Adams, whose
house was recently burned in Addison, have
raised considerable amount Of money &c
aid him in rebuilding.
Mrs. z. T. S. PIERCE, in attempting tc
get into bus at Vergennes station, fell ano
cut severe cash on the knee pan and wat
otherwise badly injured.
OFFICERS are on the track of the thieves
who broke into and robbed the premises O
c. S. Elmer and Noble Grosvenor of IVES
Ferrisburgh the other day.
JOHN Bronson and David Murphy hav,
been arrested at st. Adams for breaking
into Campbell's saloon Saturday night anC
stealing liquors and cigars.
The following postmasters have lately
been appointed in Vermont: William Sillo
way, East Gilmore; W. A. Place, Highgatt
Center; w. E. Curtis, Lowell.
PETER MINER, Central Vermont brake
man, was ON Monday morning knocked of
train in Rutland by bridge. His scaE
was cut and his arm was injured.
S. S. OvITr of Jay has raised this season
one hundred pounds of tobacco which he
will press into plugs. 1t is said he has also
raised about ten pounds of coffee.
Two spans of the high treste on the st
Johnsbury & Lake Champlan railway il
Walden were burned lately. They have
been rebuilt so that trains pass as usual.
Mrs. L. P. YOUNG has been bound over 4
the next term of Windham county cour
in the sum of $500 on charge of setting
on fire Sparrow's block in Springfield lately
A FIvE-YEAR,oLD son of Solomon Este,
was scalded to death at ST. Adams last weel
Friday. He went to a neighbours to pla.
and while there fell into pail of hot water
CHARLES s. SUMNER of Ludlow cam
near being killed lately. He was hauling
lumber and while crossing bridge it wen
down, carrying horses, loaded wagon ant
driver
A HARVEST festival, decided success
was recently held in the town hall in ESSEX
A handsome sum was realized, which goe
to aid in the repairs of the First Baptis
church.
WHILE Jerome Wheeler was on the noun
tain in Sandgate getting out logs last week
his little son, ten years of age, became fright
ened and ran under falling tree aud wa
instantly killed
DURING the first seven years of the run