Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-03-15
Vermont State News.


CAsrLEroN has three pensioners Of the war
Of 1872
THERE are yet two cases Of smallpox in
Holland.
THE newly-discovered soapstone mine at Ches-
ter il to be worked, having been leased for forty
years.
THE town OF waltham has voted tax only
twice in twelve years. and it now has s2l in the
treasury.
THE new marble mill at Mallets' Head is now in
running order and the saws have commenced
running.
SMALL boats are ferrying passengers across
Lake Champain from Brdport to Crown Point,
New York.
CHENEY BROS chair factory and saw-mill at
Jacksonville was burned Sunday; loss s., 800 in
surance $1,000
Otis CHAMBERLAIN has retired from the posi-
ton OF town clerk OF Pomfret, which he has held
forty-nine years.
THE total losses by fire in the state during jan
uary were S3S, Co., and the insurance on the prop
erty amounted to s26, 400.
THE trustees of the Fletcher free library at Bur-
lington, which contains 1900 volumes, have de-
cided to buy no fiction this year
THE Bristol railroad survey is to be made by a
civil engineer Of the Central Vermont railroad
as soon as the weather will permit
GENERAL THOMAS o. SEAvER has been invited
to deliver the address before the Hartford Me-
mortal association on Memorial day.
COLONEL f. c. BAILEY has bought the last
share in the Mt Mansfield hotel which was owned
by other stockholders, and now has full sway
THE marble business in the vicinity of Brandon
is looking up. 1t Is proposed to open the old
quarry in Sudbury, A. L. Gates, superintendent
NATHAN LAMB, prominent citizen, died sud
denly in his wagon the other evening, while driv
| ing through the streets Of Bridgewater near his
home.
CHARLES T. BEAN, formerly conductor on the
Passumpsic railroad, has been appointed mai
route agent between Newport and Springfield
Massachusetts.
WILLIAM ALEXANDER Of Rutland has recently
received a pension of three shilngs day from
the British government in recognition Of his ser
vices at Waterloo.
The Brattleboro narrow guage railroad, the ole
board Of officers Of which has just been reelected
has cost up to date 1896, 900, and earned last yea
S3i, 900 and spent S25, 600.
THE frame OF Burlington clock is composed o
thirty-five different specimens Of minerals from
Colorado. Among them are gold and silver ore
quartz crystals and petrifed wood.
THE house OF Patrick Hickey who lives alone il
retired spot in Townshend was burned last week
| o,d it Ia that had in
flames. His age was about seventy
DANIEL HASKELL, who died in weathersfe
recently, aged eghty-four was for many years
teacher of vocal music of repute, and was we
known in the musical circles Of the state
c.. L. HAYES, a Central Vermont freight con
ductor lost his leg at Essex Junction, Monda
morning. After setting switch his foot caugh
in frog and he WAS unable to extricate it befor
the train was upon him.
ALoNzo D. WAsHBURNE, seventy years old,
farmer living near Woodstock, shot himself dea
last Sunday. He had been "queer for some tim
and tried year ago to shoot his son-in-law an
subsequently to poison him.
THREE of the noted herd Of forty Holstei
cattle on the Houghton farm " at Putney hav
died from the effects of a mercurial ointment al
piled to destroy lice, and the others are so badl
affected that they will probably die.
NUMBERING in the northern part Of the stat
has been seriously interfered with the past wint'
by the scarcity OF snow and numerous thaw
Many large mill owners find themselves with ne
more than half Of their stock on hand
PHILLIP CULLENSAN, sixty years old, an insar
man from Arlington, committed suicide by hans
ing with long towel in the bathroom at the Bra
tleboro asylum, Thursday. An insane brotht
and sister of the man killed themselves som
years ago.
GEORGE SLATE, who has just resigned the pre-,
idency of the Bellows Falls savings institution
had been connected with the bank twenty year.
n II FAIR has been elected to fill his place a
trustee and II. w. Thompson to fill the vacanc
on the financial board.
As the result of a recent quarrel among tn
workmen in the mill Of W. II. Wiley of Newpol
| Center, Henry Cook was carried home in a critica
condition, because OF wound in his head from
shovel Herman Frissell, who hit him, is on tn
shady side of forty-fve.
PAUL NJ. BURKE, formerly of Manchester, die
in the state prison last week. lie had been Their
fourteen years and was lifer," his crime be
ing an assault upon his wife with intent to xii
At the time OF his death he had been longer in tn
prison than any other convict except one.
THE Boston express ran into the rear OF fregl
train at Milton last week Tuesday, switch havin
been careessly left open by a brakeman Passer
gers were well shaken and several freight car
and the passenger engine badly wrecked. Tn
conductor and brakeman have been discharged.
TYLER STREETER, freight conductor on tn
Passumpsic railroad, jumped from moving trai
at Passumpsic recently, slipped on the icy plat
form, and was thrown under the cars and acros
the track Luckily brake wheel struck him an
pushed him one side, thus saving his life. Iii
clothes were torn and he was somewhat bruised.
COUNTY commissioners elected: Addison S. Il
NJ Cowles; Bennington, Charles Baldwin; Gale
donna, W. p. Houghton; Chittenden, S. b. IVES
ton; Franklin,--Adams Lamoille, A. B. Smith
Orange, L. IL. Allen; Rutland, J. NJ. Haven
Washington, James II. Holden; windhsm, J. A
Farnsworth; Windsor Henry Stafford Orleans,
d. r. Collins.
| MAJOR VALENTINE, department commando
Grand Army OF the Republic, has completed hi
staff appointments by making W. L. Greenlea
assistant acknowledgement; Warren R, Dun
ton, assistant inspector-general X. Haskins, judg
acknowledgement; II. L. Taylor, chief musterin
officer; II. W. Kingsley, G, X, Russell and j. NJ
Tarbe, aides -de-camp.
The town Of Bratteboro at its late town meet
ing unanimously voted to establish and maintain
| public library. One thousand dollars was vote
for the purchase OF books and the room in tn
lower town hall was selected for the library Tn