Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-09
Vermont State News.

SENECA RooT has been appointed postmaster
at East Hubbardton.
THE grand list of Rockingham is $1,000
larger than last year.
FIFTY-FIvE carloads Of lumber were shipped
from Bolton station during the month OF April.
BENSON celebrates Its centennial August %, L.
II. Barber Of Michigan being the orator Of the day
LAST week Wednesday covered railway bridge
near Bartonsyille, five hundred feet long, was
burned
THE Ransom Guard OF St. Adams is about to
disband and will hold its last meeting tomorrow
evening.
BOY named Bishop from Lisbon, N. H., was
drowned in Darling Pond, Concord, on Sunday,
while boating.
The St. Johnsbury telephone system Is to be
extended to Lyndon and Lyndonvlle. wire
will be run TO each place.
The house of Morrill, Gray in Holland was
burned recently with furniture about five tons OF
hay and moving machine
WOMAN at White Creek, New York, charges
q Bennington doctor with criminal malpractice
and 1t is said that arrests will follow.
IT seems strange. but until very lately Pinsfore
has never been produced in Ogdensburgh. Sew
eral St. Adams people took parts in it,
CIGAR manufacturers in Rutland have advanced
the wages OF their hep 81 per thousand, .proba-
bly, on account OF the successful strike OF cigar
makers all over the country.
THERE seems to have been an unusually large
number Of sugar houses and implements burned
during the past season. This Is particularly dis
couraging from the fact that little sugar has been
made.
THE office and dwelling OF Town Treasurer
Olcott at Bellows Falls were entered by burglars
last Thursday morning. but before the safe was
opened they fled. There was more money In the
safe than usual.
WHILE Thomas McMullen, brakeman on the
Burlington & Lamoile railway, was shifting cars
In tha yard mr. Hu fnot In
frog and was run over by car wheel. His foot
has been amputated.
The Pioneer shops at Burlington came near
burning again last Thursday afternoon. Fire
caught in the dry house in consequence Of care
lessness in smoking 1t Is supposed. The damage
was from $500 to $500.
THE officers Of the Burlington and Lsmoile
railway for the coming year are d. G. Linsley,
president; Cyrus NJ. SpauldiDg, vice president;
l.. w, Peck, secretary and treasurer; George L.
Linsley, general manager
The dwelling OF Robert Swnton, In Bridport,
occupied by his son, large barn with shed at
tached owned +. G. Converse and a large barn
and shed of d. c. Barbour's were totally de
stroyed by fire Wednesday.
THE weavers in the wooden mills at Ludlow
struck last week, being dissatisfied with their
wages and the quality OF the material furnished
them. The proprietor refused to yield and nearly
all the hands have returned to their work,
ON Sunday Hosea Bartlett and wife Of Lunen-
burg were driving to church when Mrs Bartlett
WAS struck In the temple by ball from a rifle
which boy was firing in a field. The ball did
not penetrate the skull and was removed. The
injury may not prove fatal.
ONE Williams lately made q savage assault
upon Elder Hackett at West Concord with a
| field In front OF Williams house and 1t does not
appear that he gave any pIoyocation Williams
was arrested and fined, paying 1923 for his fun.
The St. Adams iron and steel works company
has been declared insolvent. The schedule filed
| In the court OF insolvency shows liabilities
amounting to s5Oi, $3.50 9S, with assets aggregat-
ing S497 626 So, first meeting OF creditors is
called for May II, when an assignee will be
| chosen.
The directors OF the Windsor County Mutual
| Fire insurance company have voted an assess
| ment OF ten and one-half per cent to cover ex-
| penses OF winding up The proportion Of advance
premium to be repaid on unex pIe ed policies reduces
| this assessment more than one and one-half per
cent on the average.
| A DISASTROUS fire occurred In Colchester last
week Wednesday by which several buildings
| were destroyed as well as the fences in large
circle OF country. The wind was blowing a gale
and 1t seemed for while that the heavens were
raining hrebrands. 1t was with great difficulty
| that the farmers saved their stock. About the
same time several buildings were destroyed by
| fire In BIidport.
| HARRY SMITH, a son OF John Smith OF Eden,
recently went to jamestown, Dakota He went
there to be married to young lady from his
| former home, but she refused 10 fulhl her prom
lee. lie asked her to take a walk, and while out
together he inquired whether she still refused 70
marry him, and, as she still persisted in her re-
fusal, he drew revolver and shot himself In the
head The lady referred to Is supposed to be his
cousin, Luella Adams.
RILEY r. Ross, laborer living near East Fair.
field, took an overdose OF morphine latt week
Wednesday night from which he died early the
next morning 1t is not supposed that he In.
tended to commit suicide; he had been In the
habit OF taking morphine TO alleviate pain result
ing from an injury received In the war, and 1t Ii
presumed that this was his motive on this fata
occasion. lie was about thirty-four years old and
leaves wife and several children.