The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-02

George w. Flagg OF Braintree and Ira M. Rich-
ardson Of Littleton, N. H., was won by Flagg.
THE forthcoming Burlington directory will
contain fifty-two hundred names, or about one
half more than in the largest previous directory.
REV. B. M. TILLoTsoN married couple in
Barton two weeks ago December 23d, and was
called last week to attend the funeral of the
bride.
JOEL TUCKER and wife of Plymouth, while
on protracted spree recently, set fire to their
house and the woman was probably fatally
burned.
A MAIDEN lady in Shoreham has raised over
seven hundred turkeys this season. This is
what comes OF not having husband to take
care of.
BRATTLEBORo business men are trying to in
duce the Carpenter organ company OF Worces-
ter, Mass, to remove their business to the for
mer place.
Colt worth S175 owned by Frank Smith
of Pawet, while loose in the stable Monday
night, jumped against a sharp post and was
killed instantly.
WITHIN the past few months the managers
of the Warner home at ST. Adams have placed
five children in good homes, leaving fourteen
now at the institution.
ROBERT, an eleven-years son of John
Manly of Dorset was kicked in the head by a
horse, crushing in the front part of his head.
Little hope is entertained OF his recovery.
lhEhE WAS II ulsdsbTOuS uEo az
Saturday night. Four buildings were entirely
consumed The fire is generally believed to be
of incendiary origin. The total loss is about
$4,000.
THE man who was killed at West Rutland
Monday of last week by the cars has since
been found to be Patrick Stapleton of Walling-
ford, a man about fifty-five years of age and
closely resembling Howard.
THE barns and outbuildings belonging to
Dennis brisbane, situated near Westminster,
were burned with their contents and some
stock, last week. Loss 81 600; insurance 5000
in mutual companies; cause unknown.
HARRY, aged nineteen years, son Of George
Ii. Howard of Athens, committed suicide De-
cember Oath, in his fathers house, by shooting
himself through the head, and died immedi-
ately. No cause for the act is assigned.
THE Reformer says that it has been years
since so many drunken men have been seen on
the streets Of Brattleboro as on Christmas day,
and adds that prohibition doesn't seem to pro-
hibit-men from sending out of town for jugs.
ABOUT thirty men have been discharged
from the railroad shops at st. Adams, besides
q number OF section men, The reduction in
force is made because the state of the work
in the shops and elsewhere on the road demands
a curtailment OF expenses
THE dyke recently completed by Hon. Will
liam NJ Evarts, Windsor, making lake on his
meadow of over a hundred acres of water from
nV6 TO twenty IeeL deep, DrOK6 out recently,
washing away some fifty feet OF the embank-
ment and causing loss of $1,000.
A CAsTLEToN man accumulated large prop
erty between 1920 and 1850 on hundred. acre
farm, raising and selling corn at fifty cents a
bushel, potatoes at twelve cents a bushel, eggs
at ten cents dozen, hay at So ton, pork at "a
a hundred, and wood at 80 a cord.
WEDNESDAY night while Tice Niles and fam
lily of Pownal were away from home, his house
and ita contents burnpd The hOusa was
insured for $500 and the furniture for $3.50.
The fire is supposed to have been incendiary, as
the family had been away since morning.
MERRITT SMITH of West Pawlet, who had
been committed to await the action of the
grand jury for the alleged theft of a lap robe,
eluded officer Nelson, who had Smith in GUS
tody preparatory to removing him to Rutland.
The whereabouts Of Smith are still mystery to
the officer.
JOHN STEWART of Johnson now claims to be
first cousin of the New York dry goods man
and is bothering the widow aud Judge Hilton
for some OF the fortune; He is in the hands Of
Lawyer L. E. Chttenden, who managed the
raid of Matthew Stewart Of Proctorsville, ant
has already started his suit.
Two Germans engaged in drunken spree a
st. Alhans on Wednesday night One of them
an old man, was severely cut in the throat ant
face by knife in the hands of the other, ant
from appearances it would seem that his assail
by the poor quality of the weapon.
CHELSEA, with 1466 inhabitants, has Al per
sons who receive pensions from the govern
ment. The average is one in thirty five of tn
inhabitants. This is the largest average of an.
town in Orange county. Nearly one-half o
them are widows of soldiers. Washington ha
the smallest average in the county, it being
in 1856
AT Summit station on the Grand Trunk raj
road, twelve miles west of Island Pond,
freight train was dashed into by a Montrea
passenger train smashing ten loaded freigh
cars and injuring the baggage master, enginee
and fireman OF the passenger train. The bae
gage master was seriously but not fatally hur
The property loss is $4,000.
WINDSOR county morals seem to be a littl
Off. At the county court Joseph Hickory
Ludlow was sent to state prison for two yeal
for bigamy; Mary A. Hickory, same offenc
three years; Newell Preston and Minnie Ha
of Sharon, found in .fagrante delicta, Presto
three years in state prison and Minnie tw
years in the house OF correction.
THE water OF Lake Champlain has been
low that along the shore for several rods ont
the lake the ice has frozen to nearly foot
thickness and frozen completely to the botto
OF the water, resting on the ground, and nea
est the shore the ground has frozen CuttiI
through the ice some twenty rods from the ma
gin revealed water, but only five inches deep.
THE corporators of Trenor w. Park home +
destitute children and women, In Benningto
have organized by the election of the followil
officers; General John g. Mccullough, pre-
dent; Frederick B. Jennings, vice-presider
Honorable George w. Harmon, secretary al
treasurer. This real estate comprises two hu
bred acres, situated in the village, and
which Mr. Park paid $4,000
CAsTLEToN contains an extraordinary man
he IL an ex-town representative, exselectma
ex-overseer Of the poor, Injustice OF the pea
ex-lister, ex-grand juror, ex-road commissic
er, ex-town agent for law purposes, ex adm
istrator and commissioner OF numerous estat
and an ex-deegate to any number Of POLITE
conventions; all within the last three decad
and he is not a very aged man yet
SHOCKING accident occurred Saturday to /
die Curler, aged about sixteen years, of PANT
while falling trees with his father, Jesse Curl
Eddie was pushing with stick against a tr
to change the direction Of its fall, whilst
father used the axe. The stick slipped a
Eddies right hand was struck by the axe, a
was split open from the little finger to the b
OF the thumb. The cords and veins we're E
cred, and frightful cash was made.
GREAT excitement was recently caused
Brattleboro by reports of foul murder VIII
were in circulation, and which had their ori
in the discovery of some young men engal
in dissecting a corpse. They were arrested
refused to disclose by what means they
tanned the body, but 1t was shown that Il