Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-23
Vermont State News.

BHANDONs grand list has Increased 10 SoZ,-
$50 30.
BumiNoroS's grand list is about $4,000 less
than last year.
THERE are only four prisoners in the Chitten-
den county jail
A sASpoATE man has been arrested on the
charge OF bigamy.
ABOUT thirty children at Wells River have been
sick with the measles
The Bradford Guards are making an effort TO
The grand list for Castleton for 1888 Is $40, 800,
against $40, S43 In 1882
SEVERAL vlolators OF the fish law have recently
been captured at Alburgh
HYDErARK has valuation Of $50, 1885
against 1851 1887 90 last year.
WARREN CoRBIN has laid the keel for new
steamboat at his ship yard In South Hero.
AUNT SALLY STocKwELL Of West Brattleboro,
was one hundred four years old the 14th inst.
The grand list Of Ludlow Is 1919 50 larger than
last year in spite OF removals and the great fire.
THE grand list Of Woodstock Is S19,818G2,
against s1S, 706 " last year, gain Of 81, Ill TO-
THREE thousand FIVE hundred pounds Of butter
were shipped from Danville in one day recently
The sugar makers in Glover report on an aver
age one and one-half pounds Of sugar to the tree.
H. f. TAYLOR, chief mastering officer has or
ganized Grand Army post at Chester with thirty
two names.
THE Freswill Baptists Of st. Johnstury have
voted to give Rev. A. p Tracy, the North Danville
pastor, call
Mrs. GEORGE 2. MARSH has presented the
Woodstock library with copies Of all her hus-
bands novels.
UswAsHED wool is selling In vergennes at if
teen to twenty-one cents; washed, twenty-five TO
thirty-two cents.
THE grand list Of Westminster amounts this
year to about $500 900, increase over last year
OF about 100000
The report comes from Franklin county that the
German help brought in by St. Adams parties are
turning out very badly.
MARTIN CHAMBERLIs OF East Albany weighed
one OF his big calves recently, and found 1t to
weigh 10S pounds when two days old,
OVER 1900 Fairbanks improved gtocers
scales were sealed at the works in St. Johnsbury
between October 10th and April GOTH
CORRESPONDENT Of the Bennington Banner
says that six new rum shops have been opened
In that village since the annual election.
THE Moultons OF Randolph recently sold, at the
Kellogg auction in New York city, eleven calves
at prices aggregating "a, 800. Blood will tell.
c. Q. BINGHAM OF st. Johnsbury has sold his
| telephone business to the Northern Bell Telephone
company, and been appointed agent for them.
n. D. HITCHcoCK OF North Bennington has left
the state in financial difficulty. His liabilities
will aggregate $1,000, and the assets are hardly
$1,000.
MARTIN JACOBSON Of Rutland was hit by
stray bullet between the eyes while out fishing on
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| inflicted.
The annual meeting OF the Vermont Baptist
| Sunday-school society will be held with the
| church at Factory Point early in June. large
attendance is expected.
The controller OF the currency has authorized
| the Clement national bank Of Rutland to begin
business with capital Of 100000, with the right
| to increase to 100000.
john MURPHY of West Burke died Saturday
morning, the 18th inst, from the effects Of in-
jury received the evening before in scutflle with
| his hired man, McGraw.
Mr.. NEWELL EASTMAN OF Newbury who went
to California tweDty-six years ago, returned this
spring to visit his parents and friends for the first
time since he left the state
The merchants OF St. Adams have organized a
board Of trade, for their mutual benefit, with S.
5. Bedard rs president, A. l.. Weeks as secretary
and S. 5. Allen as treasurer
TUE sawmill Of c. W. Brigham & Co. OF Pitts
| field Is running night and day, cutting out from
twenty to twenty-five thousand feet Of lumber
per day OF twenty-four hours.
THREE great forest fires have been visible from
since Saturday afternoon, chiefly near Port Kent,
Clintonyille and Au Sable Forks, N Y.
SEVERE fire ragged for several days in the
scrub timber on the pine plains east Of Burlington
but rain fortunately extinguished 1t before any
damage had been done to barns and fences.
THE grand list Of Weathersfeldis IS $40 80, an
excess OF s426. 50 over that of last year. The ex
cess in personal property over list of 1882 is S40
$40. The lists OF six persons were doubled
WILLIAM SAvAMoRE and Fred Sandaw, aged
fifteen and eleven respectively, have been sent to
the reform school for breaking into house at
Essex Junction and stealing money and a watch.
THE Ricbford Gazette says it is reported that a
| young fellow named Morrill,, son of the Central
| station agent at Swanton helped himself to about
| S3OO oil railroad money the other day and skipped
out.
Two car loads OF fine blooded merino Sheep
two hundred in all, were shipped from CastletOn
recently. They were selected from six or eight
OF the choicest flocks in the county and are des-
tined for Texas.
MuCH inconvenience is caused to workmen Of
the Howe scale company Of Rutland, on account
Of the company being behind in the payment Of
their employees. More than two months wages
are now due and owing.
LORENZO and James Thompson, brothers, got
into drunken row at Starksboro May IL, and
the former shot the latter in his forehead with
small revolver. The wound is not dangerous
No arrests have been made.
Mrs ALPHEUs ELDREpGE OF Brooksvie, about
forty-fye years old, committed suicide in the Ad-
Olson county jail at Midd.ebury May 10, by tear
ing up a sheet, tying it to her neck and the bed
post and choking herself to death. She was
probably deranged,
JONI c. MILLER OF West Fairee sheared a
Merino buck on the Sd inst. whose fleece weighed
twenty-three and half pounds, but f. NJ Full
lington OF Union Village seems to lead as thirty
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Gently taken from his two-years-old ram.
WHILE sorting paper stock in the state line
mill Of the Stark paper company OF North Ben
nington, May IL, Hattie Hall found three new
rings, one containing solitaire diamond valued
at Sl25 The other two, while containing no dia-
monds, evidently had at some time, and doubtless
their settings will be found.
GENERAL MCCULLOUGH, administrator OF the
estate OF the late Trenor W. Park OF Ben
ningtOn, has sued John Pondir of New York
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1t Is claimed, put up ~ collateral on a loan The
amount OF the loan has been rendered and re-
turn OF the stock, 1000 shares OF Panama railroad
stock, Is demanded.
CHARLES W. Towns, proprietor OF Towns
| hotel, and II. ii. Davis, druggist of Bellows Falls
have been arrested the complaint of Grand
Juror George Slate for selling liquor, and brought
before Henry c. Lane. warrant was issued
against S. C. Webster, but he could not be found.
C, +, Eddy and George A. Brown appeared for
the state to assist in the prosecution A bitter
fight is expected over these cases
Mr.. SMITH Of Victory, who was instantly
killed few months ago. was insured In the Yer
mont Accident Association for 81 600. The asso-
citation refused to pay anything, claiming that
Smith neglected to pay his last assessment 1t
now appears that Smith overpaid almost the
whole amount that was assessed but six days
before his death. Elisha May Esq OF ST. Johns
bury has decided to bring suit against the asso-
citation to recover the 81 900 for Mrs. Smith.
An instance OF canine intelligence was recently
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johnson. He raised persistent barking the
other day, running exctedly back and forth from
the river below the house to the door. After
while the family thought the dog g meant busi-
ness and proceeded 10 investigate. They found
a yearling in the high water, nearly drowned.
Had 1t not been for the dog, the creature would
surely have persisted He is a shepherd dog,
little more than year old.
The Brattleboro Tool company, which Is to
gage in the manufacture OF the Steers patent
plane, has organized by the choice Of j. l.. Mar
tin, George L. Crowell, S. A. Smith, H. K. Law
renee and T. H. Van Doom, directors; J, L. Mar
tin, president; c. +, Thompson, secretary and
treasurer; William Steers, superintendent Most
of their machinery has been bought, and they
are nearly ready to beginwork preparatory to the
manufacture of goods which they hope to have
upon the market by October lst.
WATERBURY, CESTER-Hon. W, S Hobart and
family of San Francisco, California, have been
visiting the old homestead and friends during the
past week. James Selleck has moved hom
Mrs. WTisley's house into the house of Albert
Selleck at Mil village, where he has been en-
gagged to run the cardlng machine in Selleck's
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