The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-18
Vermont State News.

L. s. DREW Of Burlington had sixteen
OF his fancy sheep valued ut 5000, killed by
dogs. the other day.
NEARLY every farm in Bridport contains
several acres sown to winter wheat, which
looks nicely, and bids fair to give a good
yield
REPORT has IL that Commissioners Starr,
Fuller and Dowley decide not to subscribe Brat
tleboro's aid to the proposed Brattleboro and
Bennington railroad.
PARKER c. THOMAS, while attempting to
pass railroad crossing at Rchford, was hit by
freight train and instantly killed, He was
about sixty years old.
MRS. w. II. TYLER of Shelburne was re-
Gently presented with a basket OF remarkably
fine Strawberries one of which measured four
inches In circumference
SPRUCE tree was recently cut in Stowe
which made three logs twelve feet in length
and measured ], 400 cubic feet, the butt log con-
tanning over five hundred feet.
WHILE Leonard Sergeant of Pittsford was at
work in his saw-mill Wednesday afternoon he
had his leg broken and his ankle and foot badly
crushed by log rolling on to 1t.
HORSE and wagon belonging to Geo. Bra
mer of East Alburgh was seized by II. ii.
Adams, deputy collector of customs at that
place for smuggling whiskey over the lines.
IT has been decided by DR.. Waugh of st. AL
bans not to remodel Union block into an OPP
era house as first intended. He will, however,
make comfortable and convenient hall in
the building.
MRS CoRNELIA SMITH has given the town Of
Bristol corner lot, and the town has voted to
build thereon an $4,000 building to be known
as the Holley Hall, in memory of Mrs. Smith 3
faith, the late Winter H. Holley.
A BARTON young man who "sot up" with
his girl the night preceding the 4th, was cap
tured by the boys, who assisted him in hitch
inc IN amid tho daa flaming rppkat pqulpd nv
horns, drums, guns and horse fiddles.
THE following couples in Ryegate have been
married over fifty years: Robert Gibson and
wife, married about 1927; John w. Powers and
wife, 1881 Robert Miller and wife, 1881; Rob-
ert Davidson and wife, 1881; Daniel Worm
wood and wife, 1888
HARLOW SEARS OF Richford saved train on
the Missisquo road from serious accident last
Friday. He discovered a washout short dis
lance west OF Richford and signaled an APP
preaching special train in time to stop before
reaching the washout The track for dis
lance Of thirty feet was undermined.
AT the state prison July 4th Superintend-
ent Cakes treated the inmates to an adj
dition to their customary fare and to a
little lemonade to wash it down with Under
the management of Mr.. Daniel Payson, the
prisoners were entertained in the afternoon
with some very fine vocal and instrumental
music.
THE schoolhouse in Underhill was struck by
lightning during the noon intermission last
Thursday There were ten or twelve children
in the building, all of whom were injured more
or less, but none fatally and with perhaps one
exception, none seriously. The building was
considerably torn up and the ground around i
shows large holes plowed by the lightning.
THE directors of the ST. Adams Free Hospta
founded by Chauncey Warner of Cambridge
held a meeting last Thursday and chose thu
following officers: DIR. George Dunsmore, SUI
perntendent; Drs o. F. Fassett, T. r. Waugh
of st. Adams and Reuben Brush of Cambridge
executive committee. A code of bylaws wa
also adopted for the government of the nsti
tuition. 1t is not decided, however, when {
beginning shall be made.
BRATTLEBoRo had another severe thunde
storm the 10Th, doing considerable damage t.
highways. w. F. Richardson's large new bari
was struck by lightning and burned with SOM
fifty tons of hay, part of whi,h was put in tina
day. A son Of Mr. Richardson and some o
the help were in the barn when it was struck
One was knocked down, but all escaped with
out further injury. The loss is estimated a
$4,000. insured for 50 500 in the Sun Of London