Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-08-23
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %, 49,
Vermont State News.


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ADDISON COUNTY.
Vergennes was visited with heavy thunder
storm last week Thursday morning The nuld
struck Q. d. Keeler's tannery, in two places. II
passed down the chimney in the dwelling part OF
the building, occupied by Frank Lashuay, passed
to the water pipe which Il burst Mrs Lashuay
was Frustrated by the shock Isaac Miller was
ahoveliug bark when the fluid descended knocked
the shovel some ten feet and set fire to the build
ing. The fire was speedily extinguished, Amos
Damper in the currying-room working in front Of
n window, was wheeled around by the shock, the
"scker" thrown from his hand and he was be-
numbed. The lightning passed out Of the window.
Damage slight. The residence Of Mr. p. N.
Adams on East street was struck on the east end
and window casing torn off but no further dam
age done. The rain fell in torrents.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
In Bennington, last week Tuesday evening, the
train north when near the depot struck and killed
horse, broke wagon and thew out Henry Y.
Parker, rendering him insensbe. Parker had
been racing horses with one Ford, and ran into
the engine OF the train which was moving at the
rate OF ten miles an hour. He sustained slight
| injuries. 1t was miraculous escape...,.,A car
loaded with charcoal was destroyed by fire at
Sunderland station, the 10Th The loss on car and
contents Is about 81 900. It Is said the Benning
ton Home for Destitute Children which Hon T. W.
Park has decided to build and endow will be ready
for occupancy by fall. At the battle monument
meeting at North Bennington the 18th, ex-Gov-
ernor Rice presiding, the committee on design re-
ceived several plans, one being from the artist
Ward, and another from the architect Hunt, and
II was resolved TO obtain design for battle
monument Immediately, and place the monument
under contract The committee consists OF j.
Phelps Of Burlington chairman, ex-Governors
Prescott OF New Hampshire and Rice of Massa-
chusetts, T. w. Park OF Bennington, with one va
cancy caused by the death of Hon A. b. Gardner.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
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that has ripe cherries one side Of the tree and
blossoms on the other The farm house and
barn, with their contents, belonging to John
Nourse Of North Danville were destroyed by fire
the 18th. Insured for $500. The passenger sta
ton in Walden lately caught fire from sparks
from the engine but the fire was promptly extin-
guished with little damage to the building e.
Horace Wakefield Of St. Johnsbury is building a
fence forty feet high between his house and the
Presbyterian church Silas Cheney, who was so
seriously injured at West Burke, Is still living,
but is in critical condition. ID. X. Batchelder
OF St Johnsbury has purchased ten building lots
at Old Orchard. "A meeting Of a committee Of
the directors of the Passumpsic and the St. Johns
bury and Lake Champlain railways was held at
st. Johnsbury last Thursday, TO consider the mat
ter OF building new union depot there 1t was
voted to build one at once.
CHTTTENDEN COUNTY.
The house OF Mrs Comstock of Essex has been
burned. Insured for $3.50 Rev. A. J, Copeland
annual report OF Mary Fletcher hospital at Bur-
lington for the year ending July last, shows the
following facts: Number Of patients received
during the year, 49, of these 40 were males and
66 females. The medical cases numbered AZ, and
the surgical cases a. OF the patients % paid full
rates. 50 paid partial rates, and 30 paid nothing
That Is to say, about one-third OF the patients
were wholly objects OF charity; about one-ifth
paid full rates, and four fths were assisted
to greater or less extent OF the medical cases
five got we'll and 30 improved under their treat
ment at the hospital; three died; or the surgical
cases, % got well, "a were benefited and three
died. There were four amputations during the
year, in three cases of which the patient got well
and on the 4th was discharged in improved con-
diton e, The county court docket for the coming
September term shows 1876 law and % chancery
cases-a much smaller number than usual. The
| authorities at Washington assessed the steamer
| Reindeer in the sum Of $3.50, for carrying more
than her rated allowance of passengers at re-
cent picnic. Hubert Burnham was severely in
iured at Essex junction a few days ago, while at
| tempting to step upon the platform of moving
| train. Peter Vassor was badly cut in several
| places while carrying scythe in wagon. The
| snath caught in the wheel. Philip McCaffrey,
aged 81, died very suddenly in Burlington, Satur
| day night He dropped dead in the door Of his
| house. after he had returned from making pur-
chases. Mrs. Bill died equally suddenly Sun
| day morning She was in her usual health Sat-
urday night, but on arising was heard to fall to
| the floor.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
| Last week Tuesday the severest storm Of the
| season visited St. Adams. 1t blew down trees and
telephone wires, filled up cellars flooded and
washed out streets, and did much other damage
| 80. One of Barnums Zuus was taken sick when
| at st. Adams and was left behind. St. Adams
merchants are afraid Of burglars and are discuss.
ing the subject OF burglar alarms connecting the
| different stores with the jail. Application is to
be made to the next legislature to assess tax on
| Franklin county for completing the courthouse
and putting up new jail. On Friday a we'll
| dressed man Of good general appearance went to
Mr. Fuller's livery stable in st. Adams and hired
| a horse and buggy, saying he was stopping at the
| Weldon House The proprietor asked him II the
team should be sent to the hotel. " | may as
well take 1t here replied the stranger; and he
| did so. Tidings of the team and the man who
hired it were received from Montreal where both
were last seen, The team has not been recovered
nor the thief arrested.
| LAMoILLE COUNTY
| A brakeman by the name of Boomhower, liv-
| ing In Swanton, was caught between the cars at
Morrisville recently, and his right arm was badly
| smashed. =. A boy named Cook was run over by
| the cars at Morrsville last Thursday and lost a
| leg. The August term OF supreme court was
| held last week Tuesday, Judges Royce, Ross,
| Veazey and Taft being present. But three cases
| were heard by the court They were Waters and
| wife, u.s. Langdell and Potter Scer as. Hydepark;
Miller u.s. Mann. No opinions were announced.
The cases of Doty u.s. Barnes and Hubbell, and
| Russell rs. DOty were continued to the general
| term Last week TUESDAY slIutk Illt
| house of William Silloway In East Emore. The
occupants of the house were shocked, but not Sc
| verely injured. The bolt melted the pendulum OF
| the clock and struck several trees in the neigh
| borhood.
| ORANGE COUNTY
The station house and 900 cords of wood at
Thetford, on the Passumpsc railway, were de-
stroyed by fire last week. &C d. Sargent OF
| North Tunbridge has invented a speculum OF
| water telescope with which he claims he can see
| ftua-a mia in fnrfu faat nf UafQr A all.
capable OF holding several hundred tons is building
at the Green Mountain stock farm in Randolph
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Miss Annie Stone of Glover, thirteen years OF
age, obtained a certificate and taught success
ful term of school in Sheffield this season..
The lightning struck the house of ii. b. Tice in
| Holland recently Mr. Tice and his father were
grinding scythe when the flash came. The
scythe was thrown out OF Mr.. Tees hand and his
father was knocked down; child in the house
and old Mrs. Tce were also Frustrated by the
fluid. 8. Lightning struck A. c. Sleeper's barn IN
Newport Center, and tore up things generally
Three little children had just left that part Of the
building when the lightning ran down, but Mr.
Sleeper and hired man were in the barn AND
were quite badly affected by the fluid, though moi
touched by 1t. Mrs. Scott of Albany, who ha,
been nearly blind for some time, has lost the
sight OF both eyes. -. Albert W. Edgerly of Lynn
Mass, was bitten by rattlesnake the other day
at Newport
RUTLAND COUNTY
Probably the most extensive vegetable grower
in Vermont Is j. NJ AinswOrth Of Casteton, who
has grown ON his ten acre garden thousands o.
cabbages, thousands OF celery, thousands o
onions, thousands of tomatoes, thousands o
turnips, ten thousand strawberry plants and thou
sands of other things too numerous to mention
-. The next legislature is TO be asked for char
ter for a railroad from Rutland 10 some point OF
the west line of the state in Fairhaven, POultneN
or West Haven. :. Mrs, Parker of West RUTLAND
fell in front OF a store In Center Rutland and sus
tanned injuries for which the town has been suet
for 900 The Messrs Gray of Middleton
are unable to fill their orders for horse-powers al
though they have all the help they can work. The,
to make an addition to their shops in the spring
80. The commissioners appointed TO lay out
road between Middletown and Rutland have de
cded that the road should be changed in SOM
places, but not as many Middletown people de
| sife...,,. The Howe scale company has beel
awarded the contract for building TWENTY-FIVE
thousand tobacco scales 10 be used in the south
ern states. A sen-annual encampment OF tn
Department Of Vermont, Grand Army Of the Re
public, was held In Rutland last Friday for tn
purpose OF receiving COMMANDMENT Chief VA
Dervoort Of Omaha, Nebraska, who is making
tour among the Eastern States A large humble
were present, nearly all the posts in the depart
, ment being represented. Michael Cain Of Rut
land was recently arrested for selling liquor AM
on being taken into court was asked To plea
guilty TO five offences. This he declined to d.
and demanded Il trial by jury, which he wa
given. The jurys verdict was that the respond
ent WAS guilty OF one hundred offences Of selling
! The court thereupon sentenced him to pay fine
, to the amount of 1900 and costs Cain wante
CURED sums, 2OO-and was accordingly lodge