Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-12-27
Vermont State News.
IoE cutting has begun on Otter Creek.


THE lake Is frozen over between st. Albans and
the Island.
THE ice is reported as nine inches thick in st.
Adams bay.
FIvE drunkards were gathered in by the police
OF Burlington, Saturday night
THE winter term OF the University Of Vermont
will begin Thursday, January4.
ASHLEY STONE OF Wilmington has Just had his
left eye removed by Philadelphia oculist
THERE is a case OF dphtheria in one family in
Middlebury, and timid people there are frightened.
BRIGHAM academy at Bakersfield has seventy
four students, the largest winter term In its his
tory.
Four thousand dollars are to be expended in
repairs on the Congregational church at st. Al
bans.
DENMAN HULET OF Chester was accidentally
shot in the leg last week and fatal result is
feared.
JOHN Q. McGREdoR has been appointed regis
ter Of probate for Grand Isle county by Judge
Bazen.
A. L. FULLER Of Woodstock has sold twelve
| sheep, FIVE lambs and seven ewes to a Maine man
for 81, 200.
A NEWARK husband and father OF family OF
three children will not be old enough to vote for
two years.
JAMES A. sHEDD, ESQ, and Mr.. and Mrs S.
Walker Of Burlington have returned from their
trip to the west.
RUMoRs are afoat that new democratic news
paper is to be started either in North Troy, Rich
mond or Newport.
THE second annual reunion OF the vermonters
Association OF waseca county, Wisconsin, was
held the other day.
ONE hundred and sixty persons sat down to a
trout supper, few evenings since, at +. s, Hae's
| residence in Rutland.
Tue trustees OF the wndham county savings
bank have declared a semi-annual dividend Of
two and one-half per cent
THE children at the Home for Destitute Chill
dren in St. Adams had Christmas tree, and many
a sad heart was made glad.
THERE are now sixty nine villages In telephone
communication with Bellows Falls, and the num-
Der is constantly increasing.
| THE ladies' benevolent society OF St. Johns
bury connected with the North church cleared $50
| from sale Of fancy articles.
|
killed in New Hampshire by a falling tree which
| he was engaged in cutting down.
ANOTHER poor Rutland man, James Bailey, has
unfortunately let a keg Of whisky be found in his
cellar, and is held in $1,000 for trial.
| THERE are now fifty-fve subscribers to the
St. Johnsbury telephone exchange and the line
has been extended to Passumpsic village.
THE twenty-third annual supper OF the New
Book club of Brattleboro was given last week
wednesday evening and pleasant affair
WOMAN was caught stealing in one OF the
Bellows Falls millinery stores. Steps were taken
for legal proceedings against her, but she paid
| up.
THENew York aud New England box and shook
manufacturer association hold the next an
nual meeting at Swanton, the first Wednesday in
April
| The Howe scale works are curtaiing somewhat
| the manufacture OF scales for the winter and
have discharged workmen in some OF the depart
ments
THE steam mill Of C. H. Dudley at North Con-
cord has been burned. 1t was insured for 81 800
| This is the third time Mr.. Dudley has lost mill
| by fire.
AT West Rutland, Wednesday night, John Gan
| mons rumshop was raided, two jugs and two bot
| ties of liquor were seized and he was bound over
in $500.
Two freight trains got together in the yard at
Colchester about half-past ten last week Tuesday
| night. A couple OF cars were derailed, but no
| body hurt
WHILE papers were being made out under the
new law for Central conductor for obstructing
crossing with his train he took leg bail and
skipped"
IT Is reported that the entire water power at
| Higbgate is under bonds for sale to Boston par
| ties who have until the middle OF February to
| complete the purchase.
THE trial Of Stokes at the Caledonia county
court only occupied one day, Wednesday. The
jury promptly rendered verdict of guilty. He
has not yet been sentenced
THE Burlington and Lamolle railway has
adopted the plan of whistling four times before
each crossng,-two long and two short whistles
instead OF one as formerly.
THE book-sheves in the Windsor county court
house have received the first forty-three volumes
of the English chancery reports, the gift of
Charles P. Marsh OF Woodstock
lhE stean inlll on Lee river In Jerlcno owned
by Morse & Shepherd, is doing rushing business,
employing over twenty-five men. They have
built almost village around the mill.
A sMAsH-UP on the Connecticut River railroad,
between South Vernon and Brattleboro, the 22d,
delayed the owl train several hours Six cars
were derailed. No injuries are reported.
THE Marble savings bank of Rutland has elected
Edward H. Ripley as its president and Horace II.
Dyer as its vice-president. This new bank will
be ready to commence business early In January.
HENRY F. DEWEY one of Bennington's most
respected citizens, died of paralysis, last week,
aged eighty-two years Mr.. Dewey held the
offices of deputy sheriff and tax collector for many
years.
LEANDER BUMBLEBRE, who was arrested last
week on suspicion OF breaking into Marshall Har-
lows hotel In Windsor, has been discharged from
custody the prosecution having failed to impli-
cate him.
THERE is an immense amount OF sickness In
Derby at present There are number OF cases
of diphtheria and scarlet fever. Diphtheria pre-
walls in Irasburgh, and several fatal cases have
occurred.
HORACE BAKER OF Bridgewater and a fellow
Worklnan were nanullHg u revolver In their room
when 1t was accidentally discharged and the ball
entered Bakers knee, and at last accounts had
not been found.
THE venerable Eben Davis OF Hinesburgh, who
is now SO years old. stepped out OF the door to
get some wood and fell, sustaining injuries that
may prove fatal. He Is now confined to his bed
and comparatively helpless.
GRAND Isle has had an elopement In low ife
the parties both leaving large families behind
them for the town to support and couple were
married in Isle La Motto recently, who,were both
about seventy years Of age,
FREEMAN JOHNSON and wife OF Walden at
tended church on recent Sunday in usual good
health. Whilo he was talking with Rev. Mr..
Goodell he was seized with paralytic shock and
died instantly, aged seyenty-fve.
SINCE the Boston and Northern telephone COM
pany took possession OF the Rutland exchange a
few weeks since, large number OF new nstru-
ments have been put in and the line Is being eI-
tended into the surrounding villages.
A. c. MITCHELL. a Bellows Falls druggist
was nearly poisoned to death the other day while
making up prescription. He inhaled consider
able poisonous gas and would have died but for
the prompt attendance of physician.