Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-04-11
Vermont State News.

The Caledonia National bank OF Danville has
declared dividend Of four per cent.
PosTMAsrERs appointed: Warner L, Delano,
East Shoreham; Charles T. Gray, Newark Will
liam Il. Peck Passumpsc.
THE Fall Mountain paper company at Bellows
Falls has bought hose to supply three fire COM
panies amcng Its employees.
THE farm house and buildings OF Merrill Gray
OF Holland were burned last week Wednesday
night. The loss was heavy.
THE Burlington manufacturing company has
bought for $4,000 the mills and water privilege
at Beldens Falls, Middlebury.
A NATIVE, who was visiting his muskrat traps
at Maquam. bay last week. found large white
headed eagle caught In one OF them
THE dressing mill and dry-house OF the YER
mont lumber company's mill at West Burke has
been leased to a company in Springfield, Mass.
L. L. wooDwoRTH, assisted by his two sons,
have cut and drawn to the mill during the past
winter 1856 logs, making 100000 feet Of lumber.
HARRY BINGHAM OF Cornwall has recently
threshed the produce OF fourteen acres OF oats,
which yielded over seventy-five bushels to the
acre
THE hens belonging to Deacon Herrick Of Mil
ton were recently poisoned by paris green and
some Of the powder was found In the family meal
chest.
THE county court at Rutland in the case Of F.
D. & d. W. Mullin. charged with keeping intori-
81, GOO
GRAND PATRIARCH L. J. RErr1SG OF Brattle-
boro Instituted an encampment OF uniformed
Patriarchs, l. o. o. f., at st. Johnsbury Thurs
day night.
d. WESLEY DAVIS house at Chester was burned
| Saturday. the fire being due to Door chimney;
loss $1,000. insured for 5000 in the Fire and Marine
| OF Springfield.
ABOUT nineteen children have been cared for
| at the Warner home for destitute children during
tl,.Nt Ia nd
| a d. cded success.
THE docket for the June term OF the Caledonia
| county court Is light one. It contains one hun
| dred five cases, OF which lightweight are civil
and seventeen state cases.
| c. A. TARLros, a freight engineer on the Pas
sumpsic railroad, received severe injuries at New
| port last week. by the recoil OF q bar, which
struck him on the side Of the head
MRs POLLY RNowLToS BARKER, a widow
| eighty-two years DID, residing at Hsrtland Four
| Corners, was burned to death last week, her
clothes catching fire from the stove.
HOUSE owned and occupied by Lorenzo Ellis
| and one owned by Sally Parker and occupied by
| John McNulty at Proctorsville have been burned
Loss partially covered by insurance.
DEER are frequently seen in Rutland county
| now. II will be remembered that effort was
made some years ago to propagate the species
| and 1t seems to have been attended with success
WILLIAM B. BURTON OF Manchester was thrown
| from his wagon recently and struck upon his
| head and shoulders. He was rendered uncon-
scious and severely injured, but is likely to re-
| cover
BABY born in Brattleboro a few days ago
| weighed only two and half pounds, and a COM
| mon finger ring could be slipped over its hand
and up to the elbow. The baby is smart and
| healthy.
| A BRANDON farmer lately took room In the
| Bates House at Rutland and on retiring at night
| blew out the gas. The employees Of the house
broke open the door and rescued him more dead
| than alive.
HENRY CRowNrNGsHIELD, West Brattleboro
| farmer, was arrested Saturday for sending indie
| cent and unlawful articles through the mail to
| neiehboring families He waived examination
| and furnished $500 bail.
NRw transportation company has been formed
in Burlington called THE Champain Transporta-
ton Line, with a capital stock OF $4,000. The
incorporators are George T. Morhous, T. p.
Morhous and James Averill, Jr.
Two Brantree youths named Luce aged 10 and
| IA years respectively, went into the barnyard OF
| Earl Cushman, while no one was about the place,
and killed one sheep with number OF fowls.
| They are to be sent to the reform school.
| A PROSPECTIVE marriage at Chester between
| man OF ninety and woman OF seventy. seven
| years is suddenly broken off by the son Of the
bridegroom appearing on the day set for the
| wedding and putting stop to the preparations.
In wrestling match In East Saginaw Michi-
| gan last Friday night between Adon Butler OF
| East Saginaw and w. W. Montgomery Of Fair
| field for $500 side and the championship Of the
western states and New England, Montgomery
| won.
ABE CAMPBELL, Swanton hunter and trapper,
was foolish enough to crawl through fence,
dragging loaded gun after him, with his hand
over the muzze. The result was that his hand
was badly lacerated, and one finger had to be
amputated.
ONE Oulette had narrow escape from death
at East Brighton lately. While crossing the rail-
road track with load Of sawdust his team was
struck by an engine and he was thrown to con-
| siderable distance He was severely injured, but
| is likely to recover
LORENZO HATCH, aged seventy-two years, who
| has been long and highly respected resident OF
East Fairfield, fell to the floor In his home Tues
day afternoon dead. He had been about as usual
| during the fore part OF the day. and had not COM
planned OF feeling any worse than usual.
Mr. S. r. SToDDARD Of Rutland proposes the
coming summer to make water journey around
the island Of New England, via the Champlain
canal the Hudson and East rivers, Long Island
Sound, Atlantic ocean, Gulf Of Canso, st, Law
renee river, Richeeu river, and down Lake Cham.
plain to Whitehall.
GENERAL II. X. IDR, assisted by seven mem
bers Of Chamberlin Post Of St. Johnsbury, insti-
tuted G. A. X. post at Lunenburg, with twenty
three charter members, the other evening. III.
V. B. Vance was chosen post commander, and the
number OF the post Is fifty.
While Peter Rock was driving from STAN
ford to North Adams, Massachusetts, he was stop
ped by man VINO demanded dis ValuADles.
Rock refused and the robber throttled him. lie
obtained his gold watch and some money and
made his escape Orville d. Harrington OF
adams has been arrested on suspicion and Rock
claims identify him as the robber.
BRATTLEBoRo RRFoRMER: Cup to the present
time Vermont has had thirty elected gov
ernors Three times has the office been vacant
from as many causes resignation failure to elect
and death. the duties being assumed in each case
by the lieutenant governor, making In all thirty
| IN W
that capacity. The greatest number OF elections
received by any one man was eighteen, another
had eleven, another four and three each. OF the
remainder who received their first term only four
previous to 1870 failed OF reelection. Seven have
been ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, one state treasurer,
five speakers Of the house, and twelve members
OF the supreme court, seven acquiring the title OF
chief justice, nine have represented the state In
the lower house Of congress and five In the
upper. One also was United States minister to
Spain for period OF ten years"
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THE BURLINGTON AND NoRTHEAsTERs. Tho
last legislature granted charter to the Burling-