Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-08-02
Vermont State News.


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ing machine, while in motion and had all the
cords OF one ankle severed. The new pulp mill |
which Ia being built at Readsboro by the Newton |
Brothers OF Holyoke. Mass, will cost, together
with the construction OF the DAM over 500, 600 |
About seventy Italians are now employed there
la number OF children sent out by the New
York Tribune fresh air fund came to Dorset last
week Tuesday. During several days OF last
week there was In progress at Bennington, before
Municipal Judge Hartman, an examination OF
Crawford and Rice, charged with assaulting
George Rheinhardt on the evening Of July 8,
whereby Rhelnhardt lost one eye and his life was
at first despaired OF A large amount Of evidence
introduced, the examination partaking more
OF the characteristics Of trial than OF prelimin-
airy inquiry, Reinhardt positively identifies them
and other state witnesses who were near describe
the clothes the assailants wore that night to be
like those worn by Crawford and Rice. The ex-
animation was finished on Saturday. The result
is that both Rice and Crawford have been dis
charged. The house in woodford occupied by
Herman j, Bugbee has been burned. The fire Is
supposed TO be incendiary.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The grinder in the Barnet pulp mill, weighing
about a ton, burst recently. Considerable dam
age done, but only one person was injured,
and he not seriously. Recently, a Gaskell boy
of ST. Johnsbury, nine years old, took horse
hitched near the Universast church, got his
companions aboard and drove to Summerville,
then to Lyndon and made the general rounds.
The horse belonged to Hunt Of Goss Hollow, who
settled with the boys father for So
cHIrrESDEN COUNTY.
At Burlington the other day fifteen bottles OF
lager beer were seized at the brewery, They
were declared forfeited and the proprietor was
convicted and fined for keeping with intent to
sell. .. The town OF Charlotte is filed with WISH
tors from the cities. Horato Spear died sud-
denly in the Jail at Burlington, last Thursday
evening. lie was insane and had been placed
there TO prevent him from injuring any one.
The Essex Junction House has been sold to Loomis
the Burlington Jail made an unsuccessful attempt
to escape last Friday. They had nearly completed
the job Of perforating the wall, and another hour
would have given them their liberty. Miss
Nina Hull of Hnesburgh has showed herself to
be young lady Of rare courage. While driving
spirited horse wheel ran off from the carriage,
| the horse ran about quarter OF mile when she
succeeded in stopping him unaided, and without
serious damage.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Some thirty Swedish and German laborers have
been distributed through the county as farm
hands and more are expected to arrive. -. Elmer
Thomas of Georgia has suffered severe sickness
from inhalng paris green. Mr.. Atwood of St.
Adams has so far recovered from his recent acct
dent as to be able to ride out "A painful acct
dent happened to Mr.. James Holloway at the St
Adams foundry last Thursday morning. While
working with a rod at grindstone the rod caught
and bent over entangling his right hand so that
| the third and fourth fingers were torn completely
off and part Of the hand was badly lacerated..
| boy stabbed an Impey boy in the knee. pile of
sawed wood on the line of the Central Vermont
between St. Adams and North Georgia, containing
about seventy-fve cords was burned last Monday
morning. Nearly 800 people, including many
| Masons, went from ST. Adams to Msssquoi Park
| last Saturday to attend the picnic under the
| auspices OF the Masonic lodges of Montreal
About 600 were upon the grounds and the fes-
| tivties consisted OF jumping, running dancing,
boating, etc,
LAMouLE COUNTY.
Vermont has hermit named Myron Spauld-
ing, who lives in house six feet by eight, which
| he has build in birch tree forty feet from the
ground on Elmore mountain.
ORLEANS COUNTY
mine of plumbago has been discovered in
| Bloomington Bloomington is troubled with
pantry thieves "A fight caused by rum recently
came off at Evansville between T. Eddy and the
Waterman boys in which Eddy had his skull
| cracked and was badly pounded. John Nc
| Lellan Of Greensboro has had two cows killed by
| lightning Two houses were struck by lightning
| in Lowell lately. No one was injured. IA
woman and team went over the wall at the end
of bridge in Derby Line, recently, falling seven
or eight feet and escaped a serious accident by
| a mere chance.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
While some workmen were engaged in putting
down sewer on Mineral street, in Rutland a
| few days ago, they came upon bed of quick
| sand, which caused the bank to cave in. One of
| them, Gifeather by name, was caught and buried
above the waist, 1t was a narrow escape. II the
slide had been little greater he would have been
buried alive Albert McNally was drowned at
Sutherland Falls last week Tuesday while bath
ing. His body was recovered. Dennis Kings
ley, while moving with scythe in the Catholic
cemetery in Rutland the other day, nearly ampu-
tated several toes. Christie Moran, who was
lately badly burned by an explosion of gunpowder
| at Bakers quarry in Rutland, is improving and
no doubt is entertained Of his recovery. The
buildings Of Henry Tolles in Mount Holly have
been burned. Loss heavy. Clothes-line thieves
are operating In Rutland. Stones were thrown
through the windows of the Of a train from
Whitehall to Rutland. No one WAS injured. 1t
is supposed to BIO the work OF n gang of intoxi-
Gated men who had been seen in the neighbor-
hood.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Two men named Reed and Mcguire had lively
tussle at Brattleboro the other day alleged
trespass, Reed was badly kicked and bruised,
and there is likely to be some litigation over the
affair. ....J. H. Plummer of West Brattleb0ro
says there is a rose bush in his pasture which Is
more than ninety years old, and he furthermore
AYERS that two bushels Of buds have been picked
from it the present season....A young woman
OF Wilmington can be seen daily in the bayfield,,
guiding a mowing-machine, and doing the work
OF man. Telephone lines are being constantly
extended in this county. Communication is now
established up the narrow guage as far as Fay
etteville.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Joseph LaFounain, half. crazed fellow, is roam
ing around Windsor county, with two large
butcher knives and shot gun, intending, as he
announced when he started, to kill somebody
Several men are on his track. Six Woodstock
men count up 537 years, as follows II. P. Howe,
81; A. Stearns, 90; George Bradford, 90; n. +.
Churchill, 49, John s. Haynes, 49, Chauncey
Richardson. ninety-all in good health. While
Joseph X. Richardson of Chester was leading |
bull to water, the animal suddenly sprang upon |
him, and commenced goring him with its horns |
Mr.. Richardson managed to seize the nose ring, |
and by hanging to it kept himself for time from |
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fast losing strength, and must have succumbed |
to his fate, had not the hired man appeared upon
the scene with pitchfork. The bull was finally |
subdued, but not until Mr.. Richardson was we'll |
nigh exhausted. He has been confined to his bed |
for several days, but is now in fair way to re-
cover. At Chester the other day an alarm of |
fire was sounded, and it proved to be the house |
of George A, Hail. caused by the explosion of an |
oil stove, Mrs. Hall attempted to light the wieks
and as soon the match touched the wick puff |
of flame came from the stove burning her hair |
supposed she WAS all on fire She ran out doors |
and had barely time to get out before the stove |
exploded and set fire to the woodwork, window |
shades and quite quantity of clothing just roned |
STATE AT LARGE
About one hundred children from the streets of |
New York who have been enjoying the breezes OF |
Lake Champlain, with headquarters at Patts- |
burgh, have returned home. The subscriptions |
to the Bennington battle monument fund now |
reach $4,000 but Sl00OO is wanted :. Relative |
10 the survey OF the Rutland " Woodstock rail- |
road the Woodstock Standard says In few |
days the surveying party will return to the west |
side OF the mountain and complete the line into |
Rutland and when that is done we understand |
they will survey the southern route, via Mount |
Holly or Shrewsbury, from the point of ntersec-
ton at West Bridgewater to Rutland
ORANGE-A canvas tent has been erected in |
Mr. kimballs grove for the purpose of holding |
religious meetings. The location is all that could |
be desired for convenience of access The lofty
naples afford ample shade for both men and |
teams, while the tent is seated to accommodate |
large audience Meetings are conducted by |
Elders ID, T. Bourdeau, r. 5. Owen and G. W. |
Page The first services were held Sunday, July |
3Oth The speakers say that their expectations |
more than realized by the large attendance, |
strict attention and general good order during the
three meetings Of that day In the evening the |
seats were taxed beyond their capacity and some |
OF them gave way under their heavy burdens, |
This gave the speaker short rest while the seats
were being readjusted and order restored. They |
are enlarging their seating capacity both in and |
around the tent and endeavoriDg to provide for |
all that come. Meetings are to continue over an
other Sunday.
SHARoN-Mrs. Hiram Snow, Mrs Ira Button
and Willie Clifford have been among the sick |
ones during the past week. The carpenters
commenced to make some much needed repairs
on the village schoolhouse last Monday. =. Ches-
ter Downer returned from his western trip last
week and has gone to Rochester and Hancock
this week to look after his interests there. Our
postmaster, c. L. Wiley, having resigned the Of