The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-10
Weekly News Summary.
Vermont.


W. G. RAYMOND NJ Brldeewater had TWENTY
one sheep torn by dogs recently.
A THUNDERSTORM. which was quite severe.
Passed over the southern part Of the state last
Saturday.
An oil lamp In NJ D. Jackson's show window
at Bellows Falls exploded Tuesday OF last week,
doing $25 damage.
ISAIAH LANyA has been convicted In the Chit.
tenden county court Of setting fire to the hos
pital at Burlington.
II cost prominent Brattleborean S112 for
not obeying suhro1a to the county court
during the liquor prosecutions.
FRFDERIcK MARTIN OF Norwich recently
found coin In his ward which hore the date
OF l74O and the words George II Rex
JOHN HILTON. who was one Of the principal
witnesses against Lanya the iucendiary, has
been sent to the house OF correction for four
months.
An Euelishman, working in the quarry at
Derby was killed, and another very seriously
injured bv the fall 1T heavy stone from
derrick September Goth.
X. MULLEN while ut work on railroad
bridge at Sharon, recently, fell n distance OF
forty feet, striking In the water Except from
peing slightly famed he came out all right
WALTER WoRTHEN, freight brakeman,
had his hand crushed while coupling cars at Es-
sex junction, Friday night and three fingers
mad TO- be amputated. Worthen had been on
the train only few days.
On Sunday September 80 while some Richford
boys were hunting. one fred at what he sup
posed to be partridge, which proved to be the
mead OF another boy. A number OF shots went
in1uring him.
The business portion OF Passumpsic village
IN Barnet, was burned Sunday morning the
nre originating in the mill of the Passumpsic
ruin Company, which was destroyed, with
smith " Goldsmith's rake factory and Ide's
hour mill. Loss, 800, 900.
n NJ. HATCH Of East Berkshire, OF the soph-
omore class in Dartmouth college, recently
won two silver medals for making the quickest
~ ~ and 40 yards runs in the athletic races
Time, ten and one-halt seconds and twenty
SIX ana one-half seconds, respectively.
HE steamer Maquam struck a rock while
steaming through the passage which bears the
elegant name of the "Gut," last week
manned over night at Gordon's Landing and
went into Shelburn harbor for repairs.
The snow fall of last week Tuesday in the
eastern and central portions OF the state, Ia
SAG 70 be the heaviest fall Of snow In Vermont
M. 0ctUoer for more than forty years. Thomp-
fons vermont notes snow fall of two inches
october 9Th, 1841, which Is the earliest date
previously known In our history
=. AN elm in North Hartlsnd on the Spooner
iarm, measures twenty-five feet and six
inches In circumference. Another standing
meSr measures twenty-five feet and six inches.
tpese trees are said to have been transplanted
from the banks Of the Connecticut river at an
early period OF the towns settlement.
MICHAEL HETFRIN of Winooski, employed
on the gravel train at Charlestown, N H., was
run over by train Saturday afternoon and
Doth legs cut off below the knee. He had been
on spree for few days and was walking on
tne track and stepned in front of train coming
la nho to-
very slight.
THE adjourned annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the Vermont and Boston telegraph
company was held at White River junction,
october I'd. The following board OF directors
was elected: Norvu Green. David H. Bates,
Charles A. Tinker, Roswell a. Rochester, New
York city; Norman Williams, Chicago; Thomas
Roche. Boston: G W. Gates, Henry G. Sher-
man, George W. Smith, White River Junction.
Umcers Norvin Green, president; D. 81. Bates.
Z. A. Tinker executive committee; R. 81.
Rochester, secretary and treasurer