Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-03-08
Vermont State News.

THE Central Vermont railway burns nearly
100000 cords Of wood annually, costing about
100000
THERE are six hundred and fifty names on the
pay roll Of the Fairbanks scale works at st.
Johnsbury.
BRArTLEBoRo has lost her oldest citlzen--Al-
pheus Taylor, aged ninety-four, veteran Of the
war Of 1912.
HEREAFTER graduates Of three years standing
will be allowed to vote for trustees Of the Univer-
sty Of Vermont.
WILLIAM ii. LIVINGSTONE concerning whom we
gave an item last week, has been sent to Jail for
sixty days for vagrancy.
Miss ABIGAIL SMITH Of Burlington fell down
stairs the I'd, and being aged, feeble woman,
died from the effects Of the fall.
WILBUR LA Roy Of Alburgh was found dead in
his woodshed last week Wednesday evening His
death was caused by heart disease
JOHN WELSH, an old man employed in the
Dorset marble quarry, was recently killed by
stone which rolled down the mountain.
THE work at the Plttsield iron mines is pro-
crossing finely, the payroll OF the company for
help being some $500 and $500 week.
bA-JuDoh bAhREIT Oh WOODSTOCK, VINO moves
to Rutland about April LIST, will practice law in
company with his son, James c. Barrett.
A HYDErARK three-y ears-od swallowed two
pennies recently, which he retained until the third
day, with no very perceptible bad result
AT Center Rutland Thursday night young
man named Archie Durham jumped off the rear
platform Of a train of cars and broke his skull.
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years DID, died last week from the effects Of lift
ing and loading logs upon a sled, which caused
rupture inwardly.
WESTMINSTER STATION post-ofiice has been es-
taolished and Frank A. Spalding appointed post
master. Postmasters appointed; Alonzo Ormsby,
Mendon s. Maria Stearns, West Brantree;
Lucy J. Clsby, Guilford.
Epson L. FULLER, the condemned Readsboro
murderer, hanged himself with his suspenders in
his cell Thursday afternoon. He left a note for
the superintendent saying that he couldn't help
it,-that he was obliged to do it,
THE alumni OF Vermont University will here
after select candidates for one-half the vacancies
occurring in the board of trustees. The first va
cancy to be filled will be that caused by the death
of Rev. c. f. Ferrn of Plainfield
ABOUT twenty-five feet OF trestle work on the
Burlington & Lamoille railroad at Jacksonville
was washed away last week Wednesday night
There were several wash-outs at the same time
on the st. Johnsbury & Lake Champain railroad
DURING Wednesday nights rain water ran into
f. W. Jewetts lime kiln at Swanton, shaking the
lime and setting the kiln on fire. One thousand
barrels of lime were burned, and the loss on the
whole property destroyed was about 5000, on
which there no insurance
THE new first congressional district will be
composed of the counties of Bennington Rutland
Addison, Chittenden, Franklin Grand Isle and
Lamoille The new second district Of the coun-
ties of windham, Windsor, Orange, Washington,
| Caledonia, Orleans and Essex
THE twenty ninth annual course Of lectures of
the medical department of Vermont University at
Burlington has opened with about two hundred
students. The opening address was delivered by
Professor George II. Perkins of the university on
"The Physician Of the Future The present
class is the largest in the history of the medical
college
The probate court at Bennington has decided
for the defendant in the of Ellsworth against
the estate Of Alonzo Rudd. Miss Wethy Ells-
worth obtained from New York state Justice a
valid duplicate marriage certificate and sued for
a widows dover. The court decides that no mar
rage took place, and the goes to the county
court The woman is also under indictment for
perjury.
WILLIAM PERRY, a well known citizen of Bur-
lington, cgar-maker by trade was drowned last
week Wednesday night. After crossing a bridge
in Willston over brook swollen by the recent
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horse, wagon and all went over the embankment,
about fifteen feet in height, into the water His
body was found the next morning about twenty
feet below
In the United States court at Burlington last
week, Leslie II. Scrivens of Rutland pleaded
guilty OF stealing letters from the mai car be-
tween Rutland and Bennington, and was SEN
fenced to two years Imprisonment in the house
Of correction. John Parker of Winhall was fined
$50 for neglect to put stamps upon a box of
matches offered by him for sale. These were the
only cases acted upon.
THE liabilities OF the Connecticut River Mutua
Fire Insurance Company, which decided at Bel
lows Falls to wind up, are estimated by the d.
rectors at S13500 against 81 900 assets This
large of liabilities is said be owing to the
uncollected assessments of the last twelve years.
To cover the deficiency the directors have de-
cded to levy an assessment and have called an
adjourned meeting April 18th for this purpose. A
hasty auditing of accounts made balance OF
$500 in the hands of the treasurer but it has
since been discovered that the auditors report
was incorrect, and more thorough examination
will possibly show no balance whatever in the
treasurers hands