Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-02-28
Vermont Siata NeMs.


ST.. JonNsnuRY is talking Of illuminating itself
REv. b. M. TILLoTsoN Of the Universalist
church at St. Johnsbury has resigned.
GEORGE HuouEs Of Guilford had his leg badly
broken above tho knee while coasting.
G. p. GIBSON, hotel-keeper OF Putney, who
owes SO 800. offers twenty-five cents on the dollar.
A. B. VALENTINE will build larger knitting
mill In place Of the one burned at Bennington
last week
wHlTlNoHAN has voted for the second time
against bonding for the proposed Brattleboro and
Wilmington railway-168 TO 105
A ROLLING mill Is to be erected at winooski, the
iron being mined In the Adirondacks. 1t is to be
worked into horse nails. for which 1t Ia specially
adapted.
Y. l.. PIERoE's g,ist MILL chair and carriage
factory at East Putney were burned Monday
morning with loss OF $4,000 10 $4,000; no
insurance.
AUTHORITY for the organization Of the National
Bank Of Lyndonville has been received. 1t Is to
start with capital Of 500 900, with authority to
increase to $4,000.
HENRY DOUGLAS fell from a wall into the wheel
pit at Newton Brothers pulp mill at Readsboro
last week aud broke his skull. He will not live
lie has a wife aud two children.
THE eighteen young women who took part in
the broom drill at the Kingsley guard fair at
Rutland have organized az the household
guards and elected Kate Royce captain.
c. S. WARD, son OF Thomas Ward, left St,
Johnsbury last week Tuesday for Lexington, Ky,
to accept position as general secretary In the
work Of the Young Mems Christian Association.
A HousE and barn, with some twenty tons OF
hay, in West Bolton, was burned Sunday night.
There was no one living in the house at the time,
and It must have been struck with lightning OF
set afre.
C.. J LIRBEy OF Berkshire was badly hurt Mon
Ia,. q iaa A IAaA ~ nyQ
and crushed him down into the snow. He had
to be carried to the house and could not speak
for some time
THE Windsor County Mutual fire insurance
company, located at Woodstock, owing 10 a fall
ing off Ia business has decided to close up its AZ
fairs by March 10th. The company has done
business forty-three years.
A SON OF Peter Bourbon, between nine and
ten years of age while going through the railroad
cut ear the lime kilns In Winooski during the
passing Of train, slipped and was run over by
the cars, having one leg cut off just below the
knee.
LAST week Ed Luckey, in an insane freak, left
Gilmore's livery stable In ST. Adams, and started
for his home in Hyde Park. lie was In his shirt
sleeves and had nothing on his feet but slippers.
1t is supposed he walked the distance Of twenty
five miles clad as above.
WILLIAM II, FARRELL OF Pownal, young and
inexperienced brakeman on the Boston, Hoosac
Tunnel and Western railroad, was crushed TO
death at Mechanicsville Sunday night while
Stacking an engine TO a caboose, another engine
having pushed ME caboose against him.
WILLIAM WALKER was killed by blast at
Readsboro, while walking on the highway, fifty
rods from the scene OF the blasting A 5000
pound rock flew from the blast across the Deer
field river and struck him. His mother and two
sisters were dependent on him for support.
THE Chittenden county temperance convention
renominated County Commissioner S. II. Weston
OF Colchester at Burlington Thursday. Deacon
Samuel James OF weybridge has been renomin.
ated for county commissioner of Addison county
and Joseph 4. Manley of Rutland for Rutland
county.
JOHN GALE, superintendent Of the water works
at st. Johnsbury, recently removed was found to
be systematically stealing money by entering on
the books less sums than he received. lie settled
for 81 800. His excuse was that his family were
sick and under large expense. He has been n
ex-grand master Of Odd Fellows and prominent
church man.
DBFAULTER WAITE took the stand at Brattle-
boro the other day to give his version OF the bank
management. He claimed that the $500, 900
original stock OF the bank was half water, that
he paid out over S40O 900 In dividends, and that
this. with the running expenses paid by him
leaves the bank In his debt. He WAS taken with
sudden stoppage of breathing at the close Of his
testimony, caused by lung difficulty contracted
In Newfane Jail, but he soon recovered and was
taken to his house.