Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17


and only partly, true. They sold some Of their
patents Tor that figure, but did not sell them
all. They were offered considerably larger
sum Tor all their patents, but refused TO sell for
the sum offered.
Mrs. JOHN wELFoRT OF st. Johnsbury has
given birth TO three chdren-two girls and
boy. The total weight Of the three was six
pounds and thirteen ounces The children were
visited and inspected by throngs Of people. One
Of the babies, girl, died. Mrs Weiport has
given birth to twelve children and two pairs Of
twins have been recorded before.
The new dock now In process Of construction
at North Hero Ia at point northeast Of the old
dock where the water IL Of sufficient depth to ad-
NIT OF the passage Of steamers. The water at
that point Is now seven feet deep, lower than It
has been for some years. An old lake boatman
says lie has observed that the average depth Of
the lake Is growing less every year.
THE annual meeting of the Champlain valley
agricultural society has elected these officers at
Burlington President, j. II Sprague Of Waltham;
vice presidents, g. W. Ward J. o. Walker; secre-
tary, G. F. o. Kimball OF Vergennes; treasurer,
M. T. Bristol; directors Byron Smith, f. S.
Wright H. s Jackall, H. ?. Gaines, X. G. Good
ale. The association Is to be incorporated.
THE Brattleboro & Bennington railroad COM
pany was organized at Brattleboro the 9th, by the
election Of Edward Crosby, w. W. Lynde, j. j.
Estey, Kittredge Haskins OF Brattleboro, J. H.
Kidder and o. L. Butterfeld Of Wilmington, II.
9. Porter and W. p. Jones OF Nottingham and
A. J. Tucker OF Halifax as directors; s. b. Barn
W. Childs, clerk
AT a meeting in Rutland last Friday Of the cor
porators OF the Vermont Accident Association OF
Rutland, Hon. W. II. Dubois, Hon. George Mich
OILS, Hon. Redfeld Proctor, J. W. Hobart, J. A.
Mead, j. M. Haven, J. B. Mead, NJ. j. Francisco
were present The charter granted by the legis-
lature was accepted aad adopted and the guar
anteed capital OF one hundred thousand dollars
was all subscribed.
THE following officers OF the Champain Valley
fair association have been elected: President, Lee
Grand B Cannon; vice-presidents, last years list,
with the addition Of George W. Hooker OF Brat
teboro; secretary, +. +. Brownell treasurer, Cy-
rus NJ. Spaulding; auditors, L. II Talcott and 5.
| ii. Weston. The election Of superintendent
was postponed until consultation with the man
| ayers of the state organization can be had.
COLLINS blacksmith and wheelwright shop at
| North Ferrisburg was burned last week Tuesday
| morning: loss between two and three thousand
dollars; no insurance. Collins had just fitted up
with new tools for blacksmthing and had made
recent valuable repairs on his shop. 1t WAS by
| hard and courageous work that Percival & Aliens
| grist mill was saved II the mill had gone II Is
| very probable good part Of the village would
| have burned.
SATURDAY the train from Rchiord to St Al
| bans was delayed three hours by the drifts be-
| tween Green's Corners and st. Adams, On the
| return the snow pillow was so bent by the hard
| drifts that 1t had to be taken from the engine
The cow catcher was also so bent down that when
| passing over the Portland & Ogdensburg track at
Sheldon, both rails Of the latter road were broken
| off like pipe stems Traffic was delayed but
short time as the break was Immediately repaired.
| THE recent death OF Frank Fisher at Pownal,
| who fell from a wagon and was kicked to death
| by bis team has been announced. J. Fletcher
| Bemis of Brattleboro, Vt, went to Pownal last
| week and recognized the body of Fisher as that Of
| his son, who had run away from home at the age
| of twelve years, because his father wanted to APP
| prentice him to trade. He had changed his
| name from Bemis to Fisher, and had lived during
the nine years Of his absence within fifty miles Of
| home, and yet had never been heard from.
AT the Merino sheep-breeders' meeting in Mid
| dlebury Mr.. Chapman read statement of the
| number of sheep shipped from Middlebury station
| between January l, 1882, and January l. 1888, the
| whole number given being 7,709. The number
| shipped during the previous year was 6,777. The
shipments of sheep in 1882 were credited to vari-
| Gus states follows: Texas, 2, $50; Ohio, 2, 344:
| Michigan, 9lO Maine, 1922 Kansas, 325 Colorado,
| go; Pennsylvania, 1874; Arizona, 13l; Indiana,
1875; Missouri, 1856 Nebraska, 70; Illinois, 6S; New
| York, so.
| J. W. SIMPSON of Craftsbury has been elected
president, j, A. Harrington Of Cabot vlce-presi-
| dent j. B. Mattocks cashier, o. the Caledonia Ma
| tional bank Of Danvie. At the meeting of the
| directors B. n Davis rendered his resignation,
and the vacancy has not yet been filled. Mr..
| Davis has served director Of the bank for
twenty-six years. His resignation was In conse-
| quence of unfrendly relations which existed
| between himself and some other officers Of the
bank and he thought his retirement might pro-
| duce harmony.
| AT their annual meeting the stockholders Of
| the Champlain Transportation company made no
| change in the list of officers. They are as fol-
| lows: President, lie Grand B. Cannon vice-pres-
| ident |. v Baker; treasurer, Vernon P. Noyes;
| clerk and superintendent, p W. Barney; chief
| engineer, George Rushlow: directors, Ls Grand
B. Cannon, V. P. Noyes, l. V. Baker, A. L. In
man. George B. Chase, Russell S. Taft, E. Root.
| The following assignment OF captains was made:
Steamer Vermont, George Rushlow; Williams,
Henry Mayo Horizon, J. II. Manville; Ganouski,
| Richard Arbuckle
| A HEARING was had in Rutland last week ON
| the jug cases" Some ten or twelve witnesses
| were examined and the cases were continued.
Quite legal question is involved in many Of
| these cases, it being to whether the liquor was
| sold in Vermont New York. The parties to
| whom the liquor consigned had ordered 1t
| from Rutland either by letter or telegraph, to
| dealers in Whitehall, who filed the orders and
| sent the liquor in jugs c o. D. and the liquor
seized on its arrival in Rutland, 1t being claimed
| by the state that the sale was not completed in
| New York but in Vermont and 1t being illegally
| sold in Vermont, it was liable to seizure and con
| domination.
THE murderous ARRAY at Windsor in which
Henry Darrell so nearly lost his life will be well
| remembered by our readers. After three days
| hearing BARRELS assaants were bound over for
| trial, William Galigan in 81, 900, Edward Gaff-
| ney in SO 900 and Frank Galligan John and Frank
| McClinton and George Fields in 80 900 each.
| None of them could furnish bail and they will be
| committed to Jail at Woodstock for trial at the
| May term OF the county court States Attorney
| W. W. Stickney and Gilbert A. Davis appeared
| for the prosecution and William Batchelder and
| W. c. French for the respondents. Darrell is now
quite comfortable and will unquestonably sur
| vive his injuries.
The Bennington Monument Association held its
| annual meeting at Bennington last week Wednes-
day. Rev. Isaac Jennings, vice president pre-
sided. The board of directors was increased to
| ten, and the following officers elected: Ex-Gov-
| ernor Benjamin +. Prescott of New Hampshire,
president; Ex-Governor Hiland Hail. vice pres
| ident; Luther r. Graves, treasurer Colonel DIN
Scott, recording secretary; Charles NJ. Bliss,
| responding secretary Benjamin F. Prescott, Z.
| ]. Phelps, Henry G. Root, j. G. Mccullough, Rev.
Isaac jennings A. B. Valentine, Samuel B. San
ford directors, The governors of Vermont, Mas
| sachusetts and New Hampshire are ex-oficio
| members of the board of directors John G.
| Mccullough fills the place made vacant by the
death Of Hon. T. W. Park.
AMAsA BOWEN OF Barnard the other night
quietly peeped into room in his house occupied
| by pedder named Andy Clark, to which his
| wife had gone on an GRAND, and then got rife
and pistol Upon applying at the door second
| time he was struck heavy blow between the
eyes, and both Clark and Mrs. Bowen seized him
and tried to take the rifle away. Bowen got his
| arms free, however, and laid about him with
dubbed gun until he was master of the situation
| and the gun itself WAS broken. Then he went to
| a neighbours and remarked that there were two
| corpses at his house and he wanted help to lay
them out" Both the injured persons recovered
their senses, however, and are likely to get well
| Mrs. Bowen nad an ear cut nearly on ana a leg
| broken, and was otherwise hurt, while Clark had
| two great gashes in his head and face, No ar
rest was made.
THERE is a submerged spring in St. Adams
Bay, directly in the line Of travel on the ice from
| Hathaway's Point to Pearls Bay, Grand Isle.
| When the lake first freezes this spring hole Is
frozen over but the constant action of the water
| bubbling up from below wears away the ice,
leaving only thin shell for circle OF some six
teen feet in circumference Many persons and
| teams have broken into this spring hole, in past
i years, and some have been drowned there. This
| winter the dangerous place has been marked by
| a ring OF bushes, to prevent anyone driving
| walking upon the thin ice. MIR. Ira A. Nay Of
Boston thus writes the Messenger in regard 10 1t;
| " 1t clears up at least in my mind, an incident
| which happened when was a boy at school In
the Waller district. Our teacher, Mr. Curtis,
| went out one evening alone to skate After
| about two and a half hours, he came back a walk
ing icicle. His story was that in skating along he
| went into a hole from whose depths he thought
he would never rise but ut last coming 10 the
surface he threw out his arms and hit both sides
| of the hole and drew himself out safely, but was
| nearly frozen before he could reach the shore.
| The boys took but little stock In his story know
ing that the ice was three feet thick. After read
| ing the account in to-days paper am OF the
opinion that his story was true and he found that
spring"
VERMONT MRRINo SHEEP BREEDERS
| eighth annual meeting OF the Vermont Merino
| Sheep Breeders Association was held at Middle