Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-08-09

BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Judge Skinner OF Chicago has given the Con-
gregationalists Of Manchester a new bell. The
railway bridge between Bennington and North
Bennington was burned last week The new
pulp mill which il being built at Readsboro by
the Newton Brothers Of IIolyoke, Mass, will cost,
together with the construction Of the dam, over
S2OO,OOO. About seventy Italians are now en-
ployed there. The artesian well at Bennington
has been sunk one hundred and twenty feet and
neither rock nor water has been reached, The
rock bottom had been supposed to be about forty
OF the county decreased Bennington's list fifteen
per cent, and increased Pownal's fifteen per cent,
aud Shaftsburys ten per cent. The burned
bridge between Bennington and North Benning-
ton has been rebuilt and trains are now running.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Diphtheria is prevailing in Groton. One child
has died and others are sick. The village school
has been closed. -. The temperance camp-meet-
ing ut Lyndonville last week drew large crowds.
DR.. Miner OF Boston spoke the list, and DR.. Cor
don the next morning, followed In the afternoon
by Drs. Cushing and Peirce. City Missionary
Hugh Montgomery Of Norwich, Conn, spoke in
the evening General Neal Dow drew a large
audience on the Sd, and Vermont speakers filled
the rest Of the day, Enoch Smith OF Danve
was thrown from a load Of hay and had an arm
broken. Dr. Alvin X. Stokes, under two in
dictments for abortion, has been arrested at East
Boston. Mr.. H. H. Parker, traveller for Cross
& Bradley Of st. Johnsbury, was killed by the
cars at West Burke, Saturday He was on fast
train which did not stop at West Burke, where he
desired to get off, and he got on the forward end
| of the rear car and jumped off In doing so he
| was drawn under the car and both legs cut of,
| the unfortunate man living only half an hour.
| Robert johnson, hard character, was shot
through the right temple and killed at st; Johns
| bury Saturday morning, about five o'clock He
| had been away from home peddlng polish and
came back in financial trouble, and sought the
aid OF his wife Her story is that she went to her
brothers In Sutton for money, returning about
four o'clock, when she told johnson that her
brother would help them no more. Soon after
ward johnson went out OF the house and she sup
posed he had gone to the barn, where her brother
was putting up his horse. Not long after the re-
port OF a pistol was heard and johnson was found
dead with bullet hole in his right temple and
a revolver near by. IL was believed he shot him
self, although medical men say he could not have
shot himself without discoloring the hesh and
there were no marks Of powder about the wound.
An investigation will be held. -. The state tenn
perance camp-meeting association elected these
officers at Lyndonvle: President, W ]. Johnson Of
Waterbury, vice-presidents, Rev. r. ID. Osgood,
Rev. b. NJ Tillotson, l.. Gilman, Rev. ii. A.
Spencer and d. NJ. Camp; secretary, George II.
Richmond Of Mortified treasurer, c. w. Wyman
OF Bratteboro executive committee. w. L. Pearl,
G.. ii. Smalley, L. Gilman and W. p. Holton.
cBITTENDEN COUNTY.
During the school year ending March 81 there
were ,5i2 children in Burlington public schools
against ,425 the preceding year. OF the num-
Der first given 50 were non-residents The aggre-
gate number Of days Of school for all the pupils
| 1888. There were six male and twenty-four
female teachers. 80. Alfred Cote, brakeman at
| the Central Vermont freight yard in Burlington,
had hand crushed while Stacking cars last week
| Wednesday .. Burlington grocers and meat
| market dealers now close their establishments at
half:past six every Thursday evening, Clay
| ton Bronson was shot through the hand at Hines
burgh recently with toy pistol. The boy Is
doing well, but the danger OF ockiaw is not yet
passed and he may lose the two middle fingers
$50. Subscriptions for the Sherman band Buring-
| ton, amount to over $500. . Work Is pushed
| vigorously at the Howard Park, Burlington.
| In Burlington, Thomas Sullivan was sentenced to
the house of correction for thirty days for stealing
bag, Child's Chittenden County Gazetteer is
now being delivered to subscribers. 1t is hand
somely printed and beautifully gotten up volume
ESSEX COUNTY.
| bear was recently seen in Bloomfield At
the convention Of listers, held at Guildhall last
week Tuesday it was voted that all the town lists
stand as reported by the listers except the towns
OF Victory and CRANKY, which were raised ten and
twenty per cent respectively. DR. Cutting Of
Lunenburgh has moved this season over eleven
| tons Of hay from little three acres Of land
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Fast Swanton railway station was broken
| into last week Tuesday night by sneak thieves
| The ticket desk was not touched. The money
drawers and several other drawers were rihed
but they got only few pennies. The station
| agent slept in the room adjoining. The four
| butter tub factories in Montgomery will turn out
| 400 900 this season. Hoop stuff is shipped from
Michigan. jay Webster, thirteen years old
while trying to mount a horse at East Fairfield
caught his foot in the harness and was dragged
| around the yard and badly injured. About
fifteen years ago his brother killed under the
same circumstances. Thieves entered the store
| of c. c. Gilmore Co. at Swanton, last Friday
| night, through the cellar window. They then cut
| hole through the floor large enough for boy
| to crawl through, and 1t is supposed they sent
through ID. "A found
| there the next morning. Several suits of cloth
| ing and other articles were taken.
LAMorLLE COUNTY.
The Morrsville band has a drum which was
| used in the war Of the revolution. The store Of
| d. c. Smith at North Hydepark has been closed
by the sheriff. =. johnson people waking up
| to the project of extending the Burlington and
| Lamoille railway to that town A railroad meet
ing was lately held there and 1t was claimed that
| the money to build the road would be forthcom-
| ing II the town would build station house and
| pay land damages. A committee was appointed
to press the matter. Wyatt Adams Of Eden,
while in Belyidere, attempted suicide by taking
paris green. He came with his team to his wife s
| fathers, and told what he had done Medical
aid was summoned from Watervile, and his life
saved
| ORLEANS COUNTY
| Very near an accident occurred to the steamer
| 4" Lady of the Lake at Newport recently. The
captain, supposing the pilot was at his post gave
| orders TO cast off, but that officer asleep in
| his cabin. He aroused himself in time to seize
the wheel, reverse the engine and whistle before
the bow struck the wharf The blow was sufii-
cent to break in two stick of timber ten inches
| square, and the passengers were shaken up
| The child who was accidentally shot In Lowell re-
Gently is still living, but the ball has not been
found. There is as much disagreement among
| the doctors to its location as in the Garfield
case. DIR. Blackstone of North Troy was Sc
| verely injured last week by falling from stag
ing, while at work on his own barn. The rasp-
| IN hpratOfOra hapn a of mi ph
| income to farmers In this county. In some sec
tons 1t is reported that the crop Is a failure.
| A servant girl in the employ of Mr. Richie OF
| Montreal was drowned In Lake Memphremagog
while bathing, last week Tuesday. Her body has
not been found. "A man named Elkins has
leased an acre of land in Newport, and is digging
| for some money supposed to be buried there He
| has quite force of men at work. He commences
at one side and digs across the lot at uniform
depth of six feet A late dispatch from North
Troy says; 1.-THE fire at George G, May & Co s
| mills is still raging Several hundred acres OF
woodland have been burned over; one house oc-
cupied by Albert Frasier is consumed, its occu-
pant narrowly escaping One child in the second
| story before being rescued was seriously and
probably fatally injured. The results thus far
are, steam saw mills valued at 81, 900, owned by
L. G. Spaulding of Nashua; $1,000 worth OF bark,
| 81 900 worth Of wood, 5000 worth OF logs,
| $4,000 worth Of lumber owned by May & Co.,
are burned. The damage to land is not known.
Several thousand dollars worth OF lumber and
six houses are now in danger, and the fire is still
spreading"
RUTLAND COUNTY
Miss Alice Smith was thrown from a carriage
| the other day at Rutland and badly cut and
bruised, Applications will be made to the next
| legislature for amendments to the Rutland char
ter for an extension OF the limits of the village
corporation to take In the territory north OF
the village known as Perknsville. 81. Mr.. John
| Wilmarth a respected citizen OF North Clarendon,
| died the I'd, the result OF injuries received a
| few days before. He was engaged In taking a
| mowing-machine from the vicinity of the house
| to the barn, which IL at the lower side OF sOp.
ing grass plot and had hold Of the end OF the
tongue to prevent the machine from going too
| rapidly In some way his feet slipped and he
| fell 10 the ground in sitting posture. Mr.. Will
marth had been afflicted with a hernia in conse-
quence OF which the intestine had adhered and
| become firmly attached to the wall OF the aldo.
| men. As he fell this adhesion was broken, tear.
| ing the intestines and letting the contents into
the abdominal cavity, OF course producing death.
wISDHAM COUNTY
Leslie Douglass, conductor of freight train,
| was killed last week Wednesday near South Yer
non. lie fell between the cars and the caboose
| passed over him. lie was literally cut to pieces
| lie was injured some months ago and had but
Just returned 10 his duty All matters Of dill er-
| ence between the Connecticut River Mutual fire
insurance company and George Slate OF Brattle-
boro, its former treasurer have been left to Royal
Tyler Of BrattleborO for arbitration . Philander
| Averil OF Wilmington has had his hand poisoned
while sprinkling paris green upon his potato
| vines. Mrs. George Hobart Of Londonderry
| was recently thrown from a buggy and seriously
hurt, Landlord Goodell OF Sadawga, sentenced
to six months imprisonment and 81 900 fine for