The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-11-05
Vermont State News.

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for the purpose of holding an annual fair in
Vergennes.
MIR. AND Mrs. ELEAzER Dole have sung
in the choir at Danville fifty and forty years
respectively.
THERE Is to be reduction OF ten per
| cent in the wages of laborers in the West
Rutland quarries.
A YOUNG son of Representative Young OF
| Greensboro died last week He bled to
| death from his nose.
THE Canonsburg PENN iron company
| struck gas vein Friday which throws
| flame fifty feet high
OSCAR FARRAR's hand was blown off by
| the premature discharge of blast, at Barton
| vile, one day last week.
! EDw. " HOWE was scratched on the arm
| by an armadillo in New York museum a
| few days ago with fatal results.
| REV. II. NJ HoPKINsoN of Wardsboro has
resigned the pastorate of the Baptist church
and accepted a call to the church in Leb
anon, Maine.
X. Il. BEEDE of Albany broke one of his
| legs just above the ankle while wrestling,
last week. His other leg has been broken
| from the same cause.
DIR. JOHN NJ. CURRIER of Castleton has
| been elected a member of the British So
| cety for the Advancement of Science. He
| is No 800 on the list.
| days ago and dislocated her right shoulder.
| Mrs Susan Grady also had fall and broke
| her right limb just above the ankle.
A CoLoRED woman known as Aunt
Morocco " died at Bristol in this state on
| Friday last, aged one hundred two years.
| Who says Vermont is not a healthy state?
THE house and barn of Samuel e. Davis
| of Bradford were burned last week Sunday,
| together with horse, two cows and a lot
| of hay and grain. Loss $1,000; insurance,
| $1,000.
| BURGLARS entered the post-office at Ches-
| ter Depot last Sunday night and attempted
| to crack the safe, but without success. This
is the fourth burglary in that town within
| eight weeks.
Two Burlington lads took notion a week
ago of seeing the world, and with combined
capital of about $2.17 started out carry their
idea into effect. Later they were found
| at New Haven.
L. W. SKEELs of Swanton, while attempt
| ing to assist his hired man secure a buck,
last week, had leg broken. The animal
| had knocked the man down once before
| Mr.. Skeels interfered.
| HANNIBAL HADLEY, one Of Brattleboros
oldest and most respected business men,
died of blood poisoning at his home last
| week. The funeral was largely attended
| from the Congregational church.
FRANK II. BUCK, who resided in Walden
| and was employed as brakeman on the St.
| Johnsbury & Lake Champlain railroad, was
| crushed to death under a freight car near
North Concord last week Tuesday morning.
REV. NJ. PIGIoN, well known Catholic
| priest throughout Vermont formerly To-
Gated in White River Junction, Milton and
Underhill died in the hospital at Montreal
| Monday of last week, and was buried Thurs
day at Winooski, VT.
BRATTLEBoRo voted five hundred sixty
| f,ro = H,-a b,n fou in, al
meeting, Monday, not to aid the proposed
Brattleboro and Wilmington railroad. Will
| mington also voted not to rescind its former
| vote in aid of this railroad.
THE body of Edwin Tracy was found
| about two miles down the road from Essex
Junction, Wednesday. He had no coat on
| and in his pocket were found about So in
money and a letter. Mr.. Tracy had long
| been known as very eccentric man.
A MIXED train east on the st. Johnsbury
| & Lake Champlain railroad was wrecked
near Johnson on Friday night, caused by
new wheels falling from loaded fiat car.
Six cars were thrown from the track and
badly demolished. No one was seriously
injured
A TRAMP named William Smith attempted
an outrage upon a siXteen-year-old girl at
Brandon, and, making his escape, was taken
in the very act of outraging another girl, the
latter being so injured that she lies in a
| Cl1lltdl cOutlllOn. Lie DTuIt has Dttu
lodged in Jail in default of 81 900 bail.
THE body of man was found floating in
the Winooski river, opposite the Colchester
poor farm, Tuesday, October 2Sth. From
papers upon the body it is supposed to be
that of one Tracy of Jericho, familiarly
known as Fiddler -" Tracy. The body had
apparently been in the water some time.
AT special meeting in Vergennes, the
city voted to deed the water privilege and
property on the east side of Otter creek, at
the falls, to a paper company from England,
who propose to erect a large paper mill AS
they will employ between three hundred
and four hundred hands, they will be great
addition to the city.
A LADY who resides in Burlington, while
returning home, October 18th, was at
tackled by thieves as she emerged from the
Burlington side of the Winooski bridge, who
threw her down and attempted to wrench
her shopping bag from her hand. Failing
in their object they fed leaving the lady
somewhat frightened but unhurt.
A NOBLE gathering was that which was
held in Bristol, October 30th, to commemo
rate the sixtieth anniversary of the mar
riage of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse b. Farr. Mr.
Farr is eighty-one years old and Mrs. FAR
is eighty Both are still hale and hearty
They have six children twenty-seven grand
children and eight great grandchildren. Al
are living.
AT the annual meeting of the Addison
Railroad Company the following directors
were elected for the ensuing year: Perciva
w. Clement, Rutland; General John Ham
mond Crown Point, n. Y; Wallace G
Clement and John A. Mead, Rutland
Frank S. Witherbee, Port Henry, n Y.
being the same board elected in October
) 1883 The board was organized by tn,
election of Percival w. Clement as presi
, dent and John A. Mead as clerk and treas
urer.
A FRENCH canal boat captain from thC
vicinity of Three Rivers, p. O., brought {
, boat load of salt TO st. Adams Bay the Other
, day. He had with him Frenchman nameC
Desrochers whom he employed as an in
; terpreter, not being able to speak Englisl
himself Friday morning the captain missed
Desrochers and also about SIG in casl
which he left in his pants pocket when IL
, went to bed the night before. The THE
, was arrested by Sheriff Halbert at the st
Adams depot Saturday morning on the ar
r rival of the early train from the south.
DANIEL LAMBERT, the sire of the note,
I family of Lambert horses, returned to Mid
dlebury, recently. He was purchased b!
A a company of gentlemen from Middlebury
Q and 81 $50 was the price paid. A band o
9 music and many citizens met the horse a
! the depot, and he was escorted to his stable
I on Bread Loaf stock farm. He is nov
7 twenty-six years old. Lambert was takei
! to Boston six years ago and sold TO partie
9 there. He was on Cream Hill stock farm
I Shoreham, VT, during the twelve year
a previous to his removal to Boston. DAME
S Lambert is one of the most successful stool