Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-02-07
Vermont State News.

PhSSenRere W tns winter carnival ut Montreal.
ELiHu BARNuM has been appointed postmaster
Hero
TuE Caledonia county temperance convention
has nominated w. p Houehton OF Lyndon for
county commissioner
THE scarlet foyer epidemic in the vicinity Of
woodstock has snbsded so that the village
schools have reopened.
Mrs DIR HAIsEY Of Middlebury has presented
her husband with baby whose weight Is three
pounds and ten ounces
InE contract for the building Of the Burlington
ana Northeastern railroad still hangs fire, pend
ing the report OF the engineer.
PATRICK MASON of Waterford has been pros
ecnted for cruelty b. animals in leaving fifteen
sheep out Of doors all winter.
IT is stated that the six assailants Of Barrel at
windsor have been ordered by the governor from
woodstock jail to the state prison.
FARMERS In Essex are supplying themselves
quite extensively with Swedes for help. II. Tracy
returned n few days ago with seven.
LAST December Cortland Elwel Of Bennington
and his wife Jane Northons were granted di.
vorce. They have just been remarked.
~ THE last Of the St. Johnsbury triplets died the
SOth, having lived twenty five days The second
lived eight DAYS and the first three days.
AN effort is being made to secure the pardon Of
l.. H. Scriven, who Is serving term in the house
OF correction Scriven was arrested for robbinp
the United states mail.
THE farm buildings OF Alvin Hiscock, situated
in Dummerstun were burned the 1st together
with produce and some household furniture
Loss estimated at $780,
WARDsBoRo boy, Harry Boynton, who was
hurt a short time ago by rough handling ON the
part II an older schoolmate, died last week from
the effects Of his injuries.
THE selectmen OF Ripton are threatening a suit
against an ex-constabls tn recover some 500 ar
rears OF taxes, part Of which is In his hands, and
part uncollected through neglect.
WILLIAM CoBB OF Morgan Center has In his
possession large sugar tub which has been fl led
Tor sixty-eight consecutive years. Hence II will
be seen that sugar is pretty sure crop in that
town.
LARGE barn near Westminster, owned by
Horace Goodhue was burned Friday night, to-
gether with contents, including one horse and
four sheep. Loss about 81, 800; insured in the
Vermont Mutual.
THE Ransom Guard OF st. Adams Company
D. have been In the militia service ten years.
Th.ir second term of enlistment expires this year,
aud II IL probable the company will dsband and
not reorgan'ze again.
EIGHT piers like the ones at Holyoke are being
put in The Connecticut river above the Bellows
Falls canal company's d,m for the use of the
Fall Mountain paper company aud the Connecti
cut river lumber company.
In relation to the cause Of the fire at Wnooski
1t is said that the freight train, instead OF moving
at rapid rate, a. repote was by the testimony
OF a brakeman going about twelve miles an hour,
aud also that there was no hot box on the train.
Two Hartford deacons got hot over an attach
m mt OF some property recently, forgot their re-
ligious views and pitched into each other Deacon
Burbank drawing first blood from Deacon Gran
dall's nose Deacon Crandall had Burbank before
justice and fined "a
VERY interesting educational meeting closed
last week Tuesday at Westminster Among the
speakers we're Professor Charles Northend OF
Connecticut Rev c. II Merrill of West Brattle-
horo, c F Eddy of 'llows Falls and Professor
II II. Shaw of West Bratteboro.
NOVEL sight may he frequently witnessed in
Bennington Arthur Nevils, a ten-yetrs-old son
OF j. Nevis, has taught ben to ride quietly
and fearlessly upon sled. When heng drawn
about the villsge or In sliding down hill with the
lad gui1ing the vehicle, the demeanor Of the hen
seems almost humanlike in its keen appreciation
of the sport.
In Addison and some Of the adjoining towns 50
great is the scarcity of water that many are COM
PEELED to mel snow for all household purposes,
and in some 'ections cattle, sheep and horses
have to eat snow T. allay their thirst Wells
that have never ~ the history of the towns been
known to fail now dry, very little rain having
allen since last spring.
THE Vermont militia officers meet at ST. Albans
on the 22d and 23d insts for study and drill
Lieutenant-Colonel J. J. E.tey of Brattleboro has
been detailed as instructor in manual Of arms and
company skirmish drill, and Major A. D. Tenney
~ instructor in guard dntv. On the evening of
the 22d Lieutenant H. T. Tutherly of Burlington
will lecture before the officers on Company dis
cipline and duties Of officers"
POLICEMAN CRoSAN OF Burlington can't tell
hydrant cover from stove lid, and therefore il
likely to suffer. He arrested Rufus Brown, a
peaceable resident OF Colchester, while Brown
was proceeding from Burlington with a huge
stove lid claiming that it was hydrant cover.
and that Brown had stolen It, Brown protested
his innocence, but Cronan took him tn the lookup,
where he was imprisoned three whole days
AT the recent reunion Of the Sons OF Vermont
in San Francisco, letters read from Governor
Barlow, Senator Edmunds and others. Pres
ident Shsfer delivered an address Walter Le- |
man gave recitation Miss Nellie Holbrook re-
cited poem written by Rev. George f. Hunting |
Of Kalamazoo, Mich, and the banquet was served |
to $40 guests, and there were speeches and music
OF an interesting character. The association |
numbers nearly 400 members. |
WHILE Charles Stearns and his ten-y ear-od son |
Of Wiud-or were feeding their sheep Wednesdl " |
% last wcoh, tho woisht Of hay and snow crushed
the building, hurying both in the ruins The boy |
'lled To his father that he was dying, and that |
was the last time he spoke. Mrs Siearns cut a
hole with an axe, TO prevent her husband from
-ufocating, and went for help Mr. Stearns was
taken out badly bruised, but otherwise uninjur,d
The boy was dead when they reached him.
ADRIAN KINGsLASD an old man of West Ferris
burg, fell from the hay NOV in his barn few
days ago, striking upon his head. His entire
body from the head down became Immediately |
paralyz d so that he could with difficulty turn |
his head around to avoid being smothered in the |
hay. He was powerless to move and lay there |
during the intensely cold weather, for more than |
an hour until discovered by his son. His cond- |
ton shows but slight signs Of improvement at |
last accounts. |
ment was rendered for 7. Chaffee aesinst the J
Rutland railroad company, for about S25 90 and |
costs The suit was brought to recover on certain |
cert tcates issued In settlement of semi-annual |
NNIA aud gatA - /
Judgment was also rendered in the same suit that |
the Central Vermont and Cheshire railroad com
ptnies are chargeabe, AS trus ees, for the amount
)f principal Judgment. Jm-s c. Brrett, at
.orney, and Hon James Barrett, counsel for
plaintiff Messrs. Prout and Walker, attorneys
'or deferd MT
THERE las young man In Mddlebury, a clerk
n store there, W 10 presents n curious phenom-
anon lie Is about twenty years old, and has not
! hair anywhere on his head or body, even his
eyebrows and e,eashes being gone. Some two
years ago his h ir began to drop out, starting on
he left side and ming up over the head in
arrow, and finally spreading all over the head
Until he WAS bald he was the day he was
BON His eyebrows and eyelashes soon fol.
owed and none of 1t gives any indication that it
will ever gr'w again. Tha loss of his hair Is
not due t. scknes-. as, th"ngh not ~ robust rs
'ome, the young man has always enjoyed pretty
good health.
The fourth annual reunion OF the Central Ma
onic asso citation was held at Wndso the 5t1 inst
rue following officers for the ensuing year was
elected S'nfrid II Potter, president; p
rewksbury W. f. Shaw, Charles j Jones vice
presidents; p. Aiken, secretary; A l.. Prase,
treasurer; executive committee, George c Per
Sins, l., Churchill, G. w. Pease; finance commit
ee, +. Z. Grover j W H,Zen and l.. C, Kendall
Afier concert by the band, grand promenade
vas given and was largely attended, the mssons
With master masoDs in regaiaS making fine APP
The ball was the most successful one
ver given by the association, fully one hundred
twenty-five couples participating in the dance
The exercises were held In the town hall and the
upper at the Windsor house
Brattleboro voted Saturday, in special town
Meeting, to aid the proposed trattlehnro & Ben
lington railroad to the amount of 500, 600, which
: about $1,000 less than twice the towns grand
ist Farley Starr, Georg s, DOWley and Levi
(. Fuller were chosen commissioners To negotiate
B. 1889. and 5000 annually thereafter till all Is
aid, interest being paid annually The last bond
OF the West RIVER narrow.g uge railroad is pay
bile February l. 1889 The vote Saturday was
Without condition Wilmington has already
onded for eight times its grand list which brings
he amount already secured by bond and sub.crip-
ion up u about $4,000 The AMOUNT required
o build the road is estimated at $500 600 Whit
ncham votes next week. after which II ,lifax and
iarlboro are expected to contribute. The news
1 Brattleboro's action was received with con-
iderable enthusiasm by Wilmington and Whit
ngham citizens.
ST ABRAMS MEssENGER: Allen Stone of e.
more, on Thursday night, February LIST, started Ia
70 across the pond alter his days work, but be-
oming beWildered by the storm and darkness
ost his way, lie wore felt boots with rubber
he latter were lost off by stepping into some
water on the ice and the boots were soon worn