Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-08-30
Vermont State News.


Mr.. Ward Of New Haven raised last season,
from sixteen pounds Of white Russian oats sown
on one-half acre Of ground, thirty bushels, and
from these this year he expects 10 harvest nearly
1000 bushels. Fifteen hundred dollars Ia the
sum paid by nm Ohio firm 10 Dean e. Jennings
for one ram. Complaint Is made that some OF
the good people OF Ripton work on Sunday. ....A
$4,000 town hall Is being talked OF in Bristol.
young man by the name Of Dumas, from Bos-
ton, who was visiting In Bristol accidentally shot
himself Thursday. The wound Is liable 10 prove
fatal, "A barn belonging TO George Y. Meader
Of Bristol, situated about a mile and half from
the village, was burned between three and four
o'clock Monday morning, with large amount Of
hay. Loss 5000 no insurance
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The artesian well being put down by H. w.
Putnam OF Bennington, with the intention Of fur
nishnR water for the village, has been drilled to
the depth of 100 feet. There Is much petty
thieving In Bennington. Complaints are made
that garden vegetables and fruit are stolen, and
that these acts Of criminaity Of almost nightly
occurrence. Patrick Casey OF Bennington, an
elderly man, was killed Saturday by the cars
CALEDONIA COUNTY
Complaint Is made In IIardwick because Walter
Smith was not nominated as Judge OF probate -.
The apple crop Is reported as a failure In this
county. Andrew Wylie OF South Ryegato was
backing horse out Of his barn, recently, when the
animal broke through the platform and broke one
OF its hind legs. Elder Finney has closed his la
bors with the Adventist church at St. Johnsbury.
The Vermont yearly meeting Is to be held at
Lyndon this season, commencing September L..
Charles McAllister Of Ryegate was badly gored
BY bull the other day. His recovery Is doubt
full. The I,de1 supports Walter z. Smith for
judge OF probate against Henry French, the reg
ular nominee. The Cdledonidn complains that
protested temperance men bunk In with the
rum element in county politics.
oBITrKNDEN COUNTY.
Constable Stone Of winooski recently arrested
couple Of Burlington boys on a writ for taking
and driving horse Of the plaintiff without leave
The boys were allowed to go to Massachusetts, for
bail and have not yet returned. -. Last Wednes-
day was lively day in city court at Blu rlington
Five inebriates were tried and four convicted, and
there we're four disclosure cases The new owners
Of Queen City Park say that contracts are let for
building one hundred cottages, to be completed
the coming year. The park is TO be the general sum-
mer camp ground for the Spiritualsts.. There
was frost in Westford one recent morning.
Jericho farmer, who has barbed wire fences
all through his farm, says he gets onefourth more
work out of his hired man than he used TO when
he furnished top rail to sit on. Mr.. Henry
Maynard OF Westford has daughter In her
tenth year that tips the scales at 145 pounds
An alleged swindler has been doing thriving
business among the Catholic population in Bur-
lington by soliciting orders and receiving the
money for religious subscription book which he
fails to deliver......A new county jail is badly
needed and will probably be built. The South
Burlington democrats have nominated J. j. En-
right 1Or representative
ESSEX COUNTY.
Patrick Doyle was arrested at Island Pond last
week Monday on a charge Of riotous and tumult-
uous behavior and disturbing the peace at cir
Gus the previous Saturday evening. lie was
fined, not half heavily enough for the offence,
| however. James Monahan, under the influence
of rum, fell from the pier OF the railway bridge
at South Bloomfield and broke his knee-cap.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
As Eli Hibbard of St. Adams was engaged in
repairing his fence, recently, a fifty-pound iron
weight fell from the top OF post and struck his
legs, breaking one and putting the other out Of
joint The suit pending in Franklin county
court, st. Adams Village vs. George Gregory
Smith as one of the bondsmen Of II II. Bailey,
collector has been settled. IA telephone line
connects St Adams with Swanton The Mes
senger complains that st. Adams has no first
class fruit store Franklin county fair begins
to-day.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
The apple crop of Grand Isle county, and the
Champlain valley generally will be poor not
withstanding profuse bossoming, The failure il
laid to cold winds and wet weather early in the
season.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Four kittens united together, is the latest curl
osity at Wolcott. Freeman Dixie and Eben
Sanders OF Morrisville were fined last week for
selling liquor. A mass convention OF green
hackers was held at Hyde Park last Thursday.
...Charles Crane, a hardware merchant was ar
raigned at Hyde Park last week for violation Of
the liquor law, and was fined $50 and costs.
ORANGE COUNTY
George A. DeGoosha OF Bradford was recently
thrown from a load of oats and caught on the
point of stake, severely tearing the elbow joint
and making an ugly wound. Jake Ford of West
Randolph claims to have shot seventy-five wood
chucks this season. The Normal school at Ran
doph opened with one hundred and seven
students The train tho pa Ia
road ran off the track at Bradford Tuesday Of
last week. and was delayed five hours. E. Mrs
Chauncey Cutler Of Orange was shot in the foot
recently by the accidental discharge Of gun. =.
In Chelsea, the 18th instant, Cannon Stack :
boy, aged fifteen years. was driving home from
the village and had reached the watering trough,
mile distant on the STAFFORD road, when Walter
Gustin, crazy man, suddenly darted out from
the bushes, fiourishing club and demanding the
boy TO turn around or he would kill him. The
boy did turn and Walter, standing by the wagon.
brought down his club on the hind wheel with
sufficient force to break the club into pieces, and
the boy escaped to the village.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
A brakeman named Conner had the fingers OF
his right hand badly crushed while coupling cars
at Newport the other day. Sydney Cobb OF
Morgan met with sad accident by the acct
dental discharge OF gun the charge entered
the arm above the wrist and came out near the
elbow breaking one bone and making an ugly
sary.. The fall term Of the Orleans county
court will begin September 9th, Judge H. Ii
Powers presiding. The session promises to be the
longest for some time, There are one hundred
and twenty-five cases on the court and thirty-fve
on the chancery docket
RUTLAND COUNTY.
1t turns out that John Holmes OF Rutland IL
the real owner OF the saloon which Michael Cain
claimed to own. Holmes paid 81 800 in fines
and was sent to the house for correction for one
month. Cain was released Application will
be made to the next legislature for charter for
horse railroad in Rutland. =. The condition OF
the crops in this county is, on the whole, very
good. Oats, barley and other grains are fine, and
there is fair prospect for corn. The very early
potatoes were good, but of later varieties there is
a very small and poor yield.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
A grand musical festival will be held at Bel
lows Falls September II to 10. Among the ar
lists there will be Carl Zerrahn, conductor Mrs.
Martha Dana Shepard, pianist Miss Annie Lou
ise Gage, soprano H. G. Snow, tenor II. d.
Connell, basso.. The wooden mills at Saxtons
River have shut down on account OF low water
while at work on bridge in Jamaica last
week Mr.. A. L. Howard was caught by falling
timber and received fracture OF the arm and
hip bone. Internal injuries are also feared.
The crops may be summed up in this wise Corn
light; large acreage, however, will atone for
small yield per acre. Potatoes much injured by
the drouth. Apples blasted by early frosts
Pears light yield but good quality. Blackberries
nearly killed by the drouth. Pastures and mead
ows blistered by the drouth and an early feed
will be necessary with small second crop. Oats
and other small grains, fair yield and well har-
vested. E.. Ira Draper, father OF Dr. James ORA
per, superintendent OF the insane asylum, conf
mitted suicide at Bellows Falls last week. III
health was the cause.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
+. A. Maxham of Bethel will furnish the pre-
MUM list OF the White River Agricultural Society
on application wv. c. Abbott OF Woodstock
slight fire in wood belonging to Mr.. Billings
near Woodstock recently. G. Chadwick, Jr, OF
Norwich, recently shot an owl that measured three
feet nine inches from tip to tip OF wings. Farm
ers are selling their wool for twenty-five cents a
pound =. Mrs. ii. NJ. Clark OF Ludlow fell down
stairs last week and broke knee cap She is quite
advanced in years, and is probably MANNED for the
rest of her life. The one hundredth ami
yersary OF the Sharon Congregational church will
be celebrated in fitting manner on Sunday, Sep
TENDER 10th In West Hartford, the other day.
drunken man collected his wifes clothing and
doors behind him. Fortunately, the fire was seen
by the neighbors and extinguished
sTArE AT LARGE.
The hay crop OF Vermont is said to be twenty
per cent larger than last years. and the recent
showers have made farmers confident OF good
yields in other crops. THE earnings of the
Central Vermont during the first three weeks OF
July were $40, 1926, while during the cores
ponding period last year they were S77, 500 81,
recently been granted to vermonters as follows
Walter S. Burgn, Washington, lifting jack
William Cooley, Waterbury, Canada patent on
cheese machines J. ID. Smith and 7. NJ Strong,
Vergennes, Canada patent on road-scraper
Philo s. Twins, West Berkshire, Canada patent
on 81,