Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-04-04
Vermont State News.

BRA1rIEBoRo has voted $4,000 for a new
school building
WILLIAM ROBINSON Of swanton recently caught
seven foxes In one day.
A LARGE gang Of men are at work on the La
noble Valley extension railway.
WILLIAM STAFFORD of East Burke has been
bound up In the sum Of $500 for adultery.
MRS DAVID CoBURN, who was lately badly
burned at East Rchiord Is likely to recover
THE paper mills, and possibly the streets Of
Bellows Falls, are to be lighted by electricity.
WILLIAM Il PECK has been appointed postmas-
ter at Passumpsic and Charles T. Gray at Newark.
IT Is said that the sleigh stage which runs be-
tween Fairhaven and Benson has been used 124
years.
Hon. JosEpn BATrELL Is preparing to enlarge
the Breadloaf Inn in Ripton, and enlarge and
beautify the grounds.
WILLIsTos people are annoyed by chicken
thieves and are arming themselves to preserve
the sanctiiy Of hen roosts
MRS. NJ. +. SARGENT OF south Ryegate took q
large dose Of morphine instead Of qunine, but
timely emetic saved her life.
a FIRE at Barton Landing on the Goth destroyed
5. W. Beaucerk's house The loss was SO 500
insured in the Farmers Mutual.
THERE are now some $50 pupils in the high
schools Of Brattleboro. The high school OF that
town is now the largest In the state.
MRs Polly BARKER, over eighty years Of age
was burned to death in IIartland on Tuesday Of
last week by her clothes taking fire.
GEORGE BUCHANAN, who was serving out ten
years sentence in the state prison for murder, has
been pardoned by Governor Rarstow.
HOUSE In Winooski, owned by William
Baraby and occupied by William Clark, was
burned last Friday. Insured for 81 800
THE young lawyers OF Rutland county are or
ganizing club to which only members Of the
bar under forty years OF age are eligible.
I 0 I 49,.
In 81 900 for attempting feonious assault upon a
young lady Of that town and for perjury.
DANIEL BURKE's hog-house In Richmond was
lately burned, with moving machine and a
large quantity Of other farming implements.
THE parsonage in Tinmouth occupied by Rev
George c. Thomas, Methodist, was destroyed by
fire last week Wednesday night, with most OF Its
contents
HENRY BARRFLL who was dangerously as
saulted at Windsor last January, has recovered,
and the hail OF his alleged assaiants has been re-
duced to 81, 600 each.
SEVERAL reputable people Of Brattleboro and
vicinity have reimbursed H. C. willard for the
large fine imposed upon him last fall for selling
liquor for medicinal purposes.
PROBABLY the largest churn ever made was
shinped by the Vermont Farm Machine Company
OF Bellows Falls TO Connecticut the other day.
Its capacity was 100 gallons
THE business Of granite cutting in St. Johns
bury is likely to be accelerated BIZ the purchase
by CaIrick Harris Of large territory In Victory
upon which are large quantities of granite.
THE railway station at Alburgh Springs was
burned last Wednesday evening, and at the same
time the warehouse OF George II. Sowles. The
less was small, as there but little property In
them.
LEROY SHELLEY Of East Putney, forty years
old slipJ ed lin front Of passenger train at the
Brattleboro depot on Saturday His left leg above
the ankle was cut off and also three fingers Of
one hand.
A NEW dwelling house belonging to Rodney
Austin in Fairfield was burned last Sunday morn
ing with most of its contents. The cause was a
defective flue. Loss about 81 600; insured for
about $500
BYRON d. BIcKFoRD. charged with taking
from the mail a letter combining small sum Of
money addresse ed to q lady in Wolcott, pleaded
entity in the United States court, and was fined
$50 and costs
JANIS BALDWIN OF Brandon and one Gill, an
old offender, have been arrested in New York for
counterfeiting Two thousand counterfeit FIVE
cent pieces, some bogus half dollars and tools for
coming were captured
Ar Barrett's machine shop in Bra,teboro, a
| few days SINCE a workman In turning down a
rod Of steel succeeded In coilng up single shaw
| ing forty-fve feet in length, the coil measuring
| one-half inch In diameter.
WHILE Constable Frost OF Cornwall was at
tempting to arrest George Sweet for larceny he
was as'ailed by him with Ratchet. The con
stable received timely assistance, which prevented
| serious II not fatal injuries.
ALL of Edmund S. Hammond's buildings in
| Reading were burned last week Sunday. Con-
| siderable live stock was burned with them. His
| loss WAS large, "a the buildings were very good
| and the stock choice and valuable.
ONLY one case was tried at the late term OF Es-
| sex county court. At the opening Judge Ross
was absent because Of sickness and Judge Luke
| 7. Poland presided temporarily Judge Ross
finally appeared and presided during the brief
| session
THE junior class OF Middlebury College had
| their exhibition in the academy hall the Goth,
| with eight speakers The speaking was good
Music was given by the Howard opera house
orchestra OF Burlington. promenade concert
| followed, which was a fine affair.
| AT Fairhaven a short time ago, Oliver Preston
had his hand badly maDgled by coming in con-
| tact with a circular raw at the saw mill OF ]. d
Wood. Emerson Wood, who went to his relief
was caught In the shafting, and only for the sud
den breaking Of the belt would have been sawed
| In two
THE Lamoile county court meets April "a
There are eighty-two cases on the court calendar
twenty-fonr Of which are stare cases, made up OF
larceny, liquor, arson, forgery, impeding an ofi
Ger, burglary and intoxlcatlon. There are fifteen
cases on the chancery docket, among which are
seven for foreclosure.
| AN attempt was lately made to wreck train
near Brattleboro lately. While approaching West
river bridge the engineer noticed heavy stick OF
| timber across the track. ii I'd the engine struck
| 1t, there must have been loss Of life IL Ia sup
posed to be the work OF uamps for the purpose
OF plnnder, as several have been seen lurking In
| the vicinity.
| STEPHEN NoYFs OF Tunbridge states that in the
winter of 18S1-2 there were but fourteen days In
| which the mercury was at zero, or below, but
| that in the past four months there have beer
| forty-fve days In which the mercury was below
zero, and fourteen of these In the month o.
March. BY MIR. Noyes measurement there ha,
fallen little more than eight feet of snow since
the l7th Of November
A YOUNG man in Swanton narrowly escaped in
slant death last week Wednesday by pecnai
| accident. While drawing hay to the press barr
| OF + w Jewett, and when turning corner, the
neck-yoke on one Of the horses came of and tbs
| young man was thrown over the horses to tn,
| ground, striking on his face and shoulders re
| ceiying severe II not fatal injuries.
EUGENE DUFQUErrE OF West Rutland EN-
ployed in Sheldon & Sons marble quarry, while
descending into the covered quarry slipped anC
fell distance Of nearly a hundred feet striking
on lot OF loose marble cutting his face and he
| In shocking manner, and breaking homes in hi
body and limbs. Medical aid WAS summoned bn
the man died before it could be procured. Due
quette leaves wife and child in Montreal.
THE Vermont dental society has elected these
officers at Rutland President, o. P Forbush o
| Montpelier first vce-presdent, Il. NJ. Chase o
| Bethel: second vice-president, W II Wright o
Brandon; secretary, T. Mound OF Rutland treas
urer, James Lewis Of Burlington e1ecutv,
| c. mmttee. G. II. Swift OF Manchester, W II
| Munsill Of Wells River, Charles T. Lewis OF Bur
lington. The next annual meeting will be helC
at St. Adams.
A PECULIAR disease made its appearance, som,
weeks ago. in herd of yearing heiers on Mr.. j
| II. Hutchinson's farm in Jericho. The first ap
pearar ce OF the disease seems to be a weakness
| In one OF the eyes, then the fore leg on the SAINT
side becomes swollen and rigid, when the victim
dies, usually within tweniy-four hours from tn,
time when first taken Mr. Hutchinson has haC
three die. They were apparently in good healtl
| when taken.
VERGESNEs IL the Oldest incorporated city il
| Vermont and there are few older In New Eng
land. 1t was incorporated in 1888 and CO nttin
$50 inhabitants. 1t contains five churches, thre
| hotels several manufactures, two banks, IA saw
mill grlst-mill, p aster-mill, etc. The water sup
| ply IL excellent, having cost over S6OOOO tn,
capacity OF the reservoirs Is about 600, 900 gal
| Ions and there Is sufficient force for fire purposes
| In any part OF the corporation,
TnE court II insolvency Mt Rutland has denied
discharge In Insolvency n Charles II. Pratt
| who for few months In the grocery and
| provision business on Center street The di.
charge was opposed by l.. ID. Reyes on the grouuC
that Pratt kept no proper books and mutilatet
his cash book by tearing out several p'gh. Pratt
has appealed TO the court OF chancery. This il
the first on the que stion OF discharge that hal
ever come before the court OF chancefy,
The second session Of the Mary Fletcher hospi
| tai training school for nurses will open Mt hospi
tai on Tuesday, My LIST, 1883, and continue fou
weeks. Tho object OF the school Is to educate
and train women for intelligent and effective ser
vices to the sick and helpless, and. by so doing
| 10 select and provide cass OF skilled nurses