Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-14
Vermont State News.


ADDISON COUNTY.
The steamer Curlew, which was bought for
Vergennes has been sold at auction to satisfy a
mortgage Of $1,000, Hiram Adams, one Of the
largest stockholders bidding her off Tor that sum.
al Mrs Dow, an aged lady living in Lincoln,
was found dead In her bed last week Monday
morning. Douglass & Son Of Shoreham have
bought the Jersey COW Lucy, with cali, for $500,
and two-months-old calf for 500. b. . Jane
Barnum, who attempted suicide at Bristol by
drowning recently, at last succeeded in doing II
by cutting her throat
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
THE State Line house at Stamford has Just been
raided by the authorities az a nuisance and a
house Of III fame The landlord and his wife,
with three other women, were arrested
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
whitehill, the Groton child-poisoner, has been
arrested and is now In st. Johnsbury jail IA
sad accident occurred at the Ely hoe and fork
factory In Summervlle last week Tuesday morn
ing; young man, by the name Of Amsden from
Walden, was set at work polishing hoes. While
at work on his first hoe II slipped In some man
ner off from the wheel and struck him In such a
manner a. TO take his right eye entirely out
An intoxicated man recently boarded the mail
train at Lunenburgh on the St. Johnsbury and
Lake Champlain railway, and tried to knock
down the express agent. He made several at
tempts to leap from the train, but was finally
safely landed at St. Johnsbury... f. A. Stanton
VI NOItu DhuNlllt WIS III bHe0 chamber one Gay
lately, when he stepped on a board which tipped
up letting him fall through TO the floor below, in
luring his side and arm quite badly. ...A Mr..
Lumsden OF Walden, seventy-five years old, was
lately married TO woman forty-fye years old.
....John H. Clement Of Barnet was recently
thrown from his carriage and seriously hurt.
The young man Smith, who was injured at Nc
lndoes Falls by the breaking of a circular saw, is
recovering. j. NJ. Clifford has found in Dan
Vile an Indian arrowhead. 1t is of flint rock,
about four inches long and an inch and quarter
wide, skillfully worked out Lyndon academy
and graded school, S. II. Waters OF class 81, u.
V. M, principal, closed successful year, with
public graduating exercises, Friday, June 2.,..A
heavy thunder shower and hail storm occurred at
St Johnsbury, Friday afternoon, during which
lightning struck the house Of W. L. Pearl on Sum-
mer street. 1t demolished the chimney and
passed out OF window In the second story. There
were five persons in the house at the time,
but no one was injured. Damage $780,. .Zenas
Kittredge OF Danville came near getting badly
wounded from the accidental discharge OF gun,
thursday morning 1t happened In this wise He
opened the door Of his barn, against which a
loaded gun had been placed, upon which the gun
was prematurely discharged, a portion of the con-
tents entering his left leg. The larger part of the
charge entered board near by, which saved him
from serious accident.
cHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Messrs. Shand & Hunter have placed a large
new boiler in their paper mill at Essex junction.
Nine yoke OF oxen and one span Of horses were
| required to move 1t from the cars after being
placed on rollers. Its cost was 81 400. 81. The
Fletcher Free Library at Burlington is again open.
IA Burlington house painter mixed his paint
with maple syrup and had nearly completed job
OF house painting when he discovered the mis-
take. Seven freight cars were smashed into
knding wood near the drawbrdge in Burlington
last Friday afternoon. The conductor was GOV.
cred with the debris and badly but not fatally
injured.
ESSEX COUNTY.
WARNER c. LEWIS and others saw bear in
Victory which had been caught in a steel trap
and had dragged the trap until it had become en-
tangled. Royal Towle went two miles and pro
cured a gun and shot it.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
At johnson, one OF Bucks men slipped into the
water Of the Gihon, about half mile above the
mill He was drawn by the current under the
logs and carried down stream for about fifty rods
when he came up again and got out alive, but
with narrow escape from drowning Mr.. H.
Broadwell, who works in the Patch mill, up on
plot" met with similar accident the same
day, but was rescued. -. BERTHE Reed Of Eden
lately had narrow escape His gun burst while
firing at game in tree. He was uniniured.
ORLEANS COUNTY
THE Memphremagog House at Newport is be-
ing thoroughly repaired, renovated and in great
part refurnshed. The new manager Is Nathaniel
Ripley, who has f. E. Marden for his clerk.
Just before school was dismissed in Colchester on
recent day, bullet came through the lower
part of the window near where scholars usually
sit. Luckily no one was hit. The grand list
Of the town of Coventry is So 1868, gain of
S29S 30 over last year.
RUTLAND COUNTY
Mrs. Ann Dills of wallingford, who was recently
thrown from wagon and severely hunt by strik-
ing on block Of marble, has since died of her
injuries. She suffered very greatly, inhamma-
tory rheumatism having set in. Mrs Dls was
a daughter of Mr.. A. J. Mead of West Rutland,
with Mrs. j. II. Mead and her two daughters,
were riding between Center and West Rutland,
their horse became frightened and all were thrown
out. Miss Mead was injured about the arms and
shoulders. Captain William Gilmore of West
Rutland was thrown from his wagon the other
day and somewhat injured, but not seriously.
wINDHAM COUNTY
A Brattleboro photographer succeeded imp ho-
tographing the Decoration Dav procession while
it was moving. By a land slide on the Brattle-
boro and Whitehall railroad forty feet Of track
was carried across the highway and leaned up
against some trees standing there . The Bel
lows Falls board Of health has issued an order for
preventive sanitary measures during the summer
-. Emmanuel church at Bellows Falls has new
organ which cost 81, 100 -. Moore & Arms are
building an addition to their paper-mil at Bel
lows Falls In which are to be placed two new
paper engines. The Fall Mountain Paper Com
pany at Bellows Falls is making extensive changes
III the WOfks, Inc capacity OF the boiler room
Is to be doubled two-story brick building,
35x6i feet is to be erected a part of which will
be used for an office and the remainder for stor-
age. While Charles Martin, a foreman in the
Fall Mountain Paper Company mill at Bellows
Falls, was adjusting belt with broom handle,
1t caught in some manner and was hurled against
him with great force piercing the scrotum and in
tiicting a painful il not dangerous wound 49,.
Locke Hughes of Saxtons River canned this
season about 3, 800 gallons OF maple syrup About
twenty six tons, including cans and cases, were
shipped by sailing vessels around the cape to San
Francisco, The new hotel at South London
derry Is fast approaching completion, and will be
one OF the largest and best appointed hotels in
southern Vermont. Wizards drug store in
Brattleboro was lately entered and money and
goods taken to the value Of about $40. The
Brattleboro public library will probably be open
to the public July lst.. Isaac Eddy's tobacco
barn in Vernon was burned last Friday morning
Loss, about $500.
WINDSOR COUNTY
Robert Glynn's house in Baltimore has been
burned by an incendiary. Loss 500; insured
1.-The First National Bank of Springfield,
whose charter expires August LIST, is taking the
preliminary steps toward reorganization. The
Vermont Snath Works, in Springfield, were par
tally burned at one o'clock last week Wednes-
day morning. Loss $4,000; insured for 5000
Much adjoining property was saved by the new
The Windsor county annual confer
ence OF Congregational churches was held in
Norwich last week Tuesday and Wednesday,.
Hazen and Matthews Of Norwich recently lost
four fat hogs within few days II Is thought |
their death was caused by feeding cotton-seed |
meal. e" Josh Billings gave lecture at Wind |
sor lately. The dedication of the new Windsor
town hall took place last Thursday. f |
Morse, who was lately thrown from his wagon at |
Cayendish, Is slowly recovering. The large |
river farm in Gaysville owned by the H. j. Leon |
ard estate has been sold to s. c. Harrington of |
for $4,000
STATE AT LARGE.
The log drive on the Connecticut River has now |
reached Mclndoe's Falls, In part, and one gang of |
the drivers, numbering one hundred and ffty |
men, is now encamped there and engaged in run
ming the " fifteen miles falls" The high water.
resulting from the recent heavy rains, has so in.
,reased the current rs to produce formidable |
Jam, which will be likely TO employ the drivers in
is release for some weeks. Another gang of two |
hundred and fifty men are at work at some point |
sbove, and the total drive Is said TO comprise some
'ixty-ive million feet. The season has been an |
Unfortunate one in the loss of men, eleven lives |
having already been lost In the work during this |
season.
ROCHESTER -Childrens day was observed here
The churches were tastefully trimmed with
lowers. Rev Mr.. Sherburne Interested the chill
iren as well rs the older part of his congregation
by giving sketch OF Davds youth-how he was
courageous enough to do himself what he knew
% be duty and what he saw needed to be done
moving that God would be with him He hoped
he children OF to-day would initiate his virtues
md not be afraid Il need be to step out alone and
light the giants OF intemperance and profanity as
we'll as the other evils that are about US, remem-
,ering the same God is with us. I'D IL Trask
md wife are visiting few weeks at Bellows
4alla Mrs Nav an haa .f.t