Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-02-14

| ARTHUR wilkins, n Bennington schoolboy, was
thrown violently against fence while eoasting,
breaking his arm and cutting his head badly
| He has since died
wooDsrooK authorities are inauirng into the
sudden death OF Ada De Wolf. Her death IL de-
scribed as mysterious and there Is said to be evil
dence OF wrong-doing.
| CHARLES WEBB of Lyndonville has lately lost a
| horse by taking the advice OF mischief-maker
10 administer dose Of spirits Of nitre by way OF
| the nostrils instead of the mouth.
| YOUNG man in Bennington, living some four
| miles from church, having sold his horse, har-
nes4ed his OK to his sleigh and brought his family
to meeting. The OK made good time.
| A BARN and sugar house belonging to II. c.
| Whtcomb OF Windham werc crushed recently by
snow on the roofs. 10 the barn were some thirty
or forty sheep, seven OF which were killed
| C. w. SEARLEs, United States mail agent from
Rchford to st Alb ,ns, has been suspended, and
man NAMED Jameson appointed u his place.
Searles has been In the service over eleven years
The Arlington House In Arlington was totally
| destroyed by fire last week The furniture was
| nearly all saved. Fortunately no other property
was damaged to any extent. The building wa,
| insured.
A. c. SPAULDISG Of Jericho il probably the
largest butter dealer In the state, buving for
| Boston, Lawrence and Worcester markets lie
has used Sl25, 900 in his business during the past
| nine months
TErER TRuDo, an employe OF the Cutter Marbl,
Company of Middlebury, is believed to be the
| strongest man in Addison county. lie ia six feet
| two and half inches tall and weighs two hun
dred ten pounds.
| PHILIP BRIN, a freight brakeman on the Connec
tcut river railroad, instantly killed the 9Th by
being struck by Bird ge whils On top of a NOV.
| ing freight train at L lst Putney. He leaves d
wife and child in Ludlow.
Mosr OF the wells and springs in the south and
| west parts Of Middlebury are completely dry, and
| drinking water IS n very tree article with some
| families. Tie recent rains do not seem to have
started the water in the springs.
THERE was a rumor a while ago that James
| Wallace of Grand I.le was drowned In the lake
near Pittsburgh 1t appears that W ,llace wen,
oil with some acquainttnces to Chizy, and failed
to notify his family OF his whereabouts.
| DAUGHTER OF joseph Brouilette OF Middle
| bury got into the river while skating The
water was Deep but timely assistance was rem.
dered and she was got out without sustaining any
| injury further than "A thorough wetting.
| The report of directors COMMITTEES appointed
to look into the financial standing OF the Rutland
| railroad lays that there will be money enough to
| pay the notes as they mature aud per cent
| dividend every seven months on preferred stock.
| WIN. SALMON Of Rutland, for various offences
under the liquor law, has been fined S42S 81
| with an alternative sentence OF H. 900 days Ia
the house OF correction. lie appealed and has
BEEN sent to Jail to await the action of the county
| court.
| THE directors OF the state agricultural society
met in Burlington last week tn discuss plans for
the rex fair 1t was decided t, hold one ia Bur
lington, beginning September 10, and lasting five
d'ys. George Hammond Of Middlebury WAS
| chosen superintendent
The Champlain transportation company have
| a score OF men at the yards ut Shelburn Harbor
| engaged in getting out the timber for their new
| stesmb ,at for Lake George. 1t IL expectt d that
the craft will be ready for trial trip about the
| last OF the coming season.
THREE cars OF the New York train due at Bur
| lington at 20 Sturdy night were thrown of
the track by broken rail at Sutherland Falls
| Fortunately no one was hurt The cars were got
| back on the track after an hours work and the
| train went back to Rutland.
| On account Of the great depth OF snow and ice
| no trains were run from RichfDrd to St. Adams
last week Monday, distance OF twenty-eight
miles. Trains on the railroads have been more
or less delayed this winter account of snow.
| Some accidents have occurred but no lives have
| been lost
THERE appears no good ground for connecting
| the death of Milo Phillips OF Williston with any
| indscreet threats alleged to have been made by
his wife. post-mortem examination shows thai
| the man died Of heart dseise and that the sus-
picious dose given him by his wife was camphor
and water,
| THERE were in Burlington last year 81 marriages
800 births and 25i deaths-being six more IN VI
risges. 81 fewer births and % more deaths than
during the year preceding OF the ~ MARI ,gts As
| were soennized by Roman Catholic and AZ by
| Protestant cergymeu. OF the 800 births, 15l
were males and 1863 females.
| A CANADIAN Indian who has been chopping
five or six cords Of wood per day In the Ripton
woods all winter returned to Canada Tuesday Of
| OF last week. He claimed to be the chief man in
| an Indian village numbering sixteen hundred
souls, and said he was going buck to Canada be
| cause he couldn't drink any " wheeskie" in Yer
mont without going to the Jail for three IN Jnths.
AT meet & of the directors for the erection
| OF the Bennington battle monument recently held
| in New York, it was the unanimous expression of
the board that no reasonable effort should be-
withheld TO render the monument creditable to
| the event II commentaries and credtable To the
nation, and that its completion should be ATTENDED
with as little delay Is consistent with It's inn
portance.
| CLARK SMITH, the Fair II sven druggist, regards
| the Vermont liquor law as very wicked thing
now that his vision Is DISTRACTED by prison bars
because he broke Ii. He writes a letter recting
| his grievances and says there Is work for
grand army veterans, " to free a race OF white
men, to sweep away network woven by preju-
dice and fanatclsm that covers the mount tin4 and
valleys OF Vermont as with pail OF the by-g jue
| ages"
lS the report of the fish commissioners we find
list OF over 400 Vermont p inds and lakes, OF an
area OF from 80 to 10 900 acres each, The thou
sands OF rivers and creeks and brooks and small
ponds make up the fishing grounds OF the state
There have been put into the waters of the stale
since 1873, 1,OSn.OOO salmon eggs. 80 600 land
locked salmon, no wall-eyed pike, IL 900 o .wego
bass, $40 rock bass, go Potomac bass l. l75 600
shad 300 white fish, !, 100 smelt, $50 yellow perch
, SHERIFF FISH OF Rutland lately had an exciting
chase IN AN attempt to arrest Purick o'Neil AT
| West Rut land Mr.. Fish was waiting for o Neil
| at the depot, and saw him coming across the
| street towards the postotice. Mr. Fish made u
move towards him. but o. Neil saw Fish and made
run for the pOstuice, and rushing through the
| building over the river on plank, across the
| fields TO the road beyond, where he was met
| by friends with team and driven to place Of
safety,
TuE Fr.t Congregational Society of Bellows
| Falls raised at its morning session last Sunday
four Of the six Thousand dollars desired to make
| radical changes and Improvements in the CHI utch
building, including new organ. The other two
| thousand dollars will be readily raised the coming
week aud repairs made early In the spring The
congregation WAS taken fully by surprise at this
movement OF the pastor A. b. Dascomb, but
| fully concurred in It, This church already has
the largest seating capacity and the largest aver
| age attendance OF any church there except the
| RUmish.
ONE OF the minor cases under the tax law has
been decided against the law by the supreme
court at Rutland. hefore the amendment by the
last legislature there WAS difference of practice
| among towns in the matter OF opening the indi-
vdual inventories 70 public Inspection, some
claiming that the law did not require this The
listers OF Mitdletown in Rutland county refused
to let their townsmen inspect the lists whereupon
several taxpayers brought a petition TO the SUI
preme court for mandamus compelling the list.
ers TO open up their hidden treasures. The court
| dismissed the petition.
Ar the Caledonia county temperance convention,
reports from towns giving the state of temper
anee work were read, showing progress in many
resolution approving the action OF the Woman's
| Temperance Union in defeating u constitutional
amendment licensing wine and cider was warmly
| discussed and passed. After a long debate a res.
olution, requiring an amendment 70 the liquor
law which would include in every oath OF Office
| pledge Of total abstinence and excluding all
others from jures but total abstinence men, was
| rejected, The amount OF liquor sold In the
county the past year by agents WAS 1893 gallons,
| for 81 059,72.
A RAILROAD accountant at Bellows Falls named
Melvin JOhnion had narrow escape from hor-
rible death on sunday morning about two o clock
1t is his duty 10 take the number OF the freight
cars starting out over the Cheshire road. John
son, alter the train was going rapidly, attempted
To jump OIL out by side door. Ills long Mister
overcoat was shut 10 the door behind him aud he
fell upon the track, which he gIasped firmly,
hanging by his coat aud fighting Tor life betw cen
the SNOW hanks aud the rapidly evolving wheels
hitting first one and then the other His cries
Tor assistance attracted the notice of bra am a