The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13
Vermont State News.

DANIEL W. BRosNAHAN OF Bellows Falls has
failed for "a, 300, with nominal assets Of $1,000
| AT East Poultney barn belonging to Henry
Dewey was struck by lightning and totally
| destroyed.
ORION CLARK, Brattleboro barber, hanged
himself on Friday night. He was "tsmpo-
| rariy insane"
MISSES CLARK AND WETHERBEE, graduates
OF Smith College, Northampton Mass, are to
estab ablish young ladies' school in Rutland
FRANK HATCH, native of Vermont, and once
distinguished as a politician and banker in
New Orleans, died on the 18th Of July, in
that city
NATHAN BUNDY, a well-known citizen of
Lyndonville, dropped dead on Thursday, of
heat disetse. lie was about ssventy-six
years old
A YOUNG Englishman by the name of Alb
bott WAS arrested at Concord for stealing $50
| from a room mate Abbott admitted the theft
and was lodged in Jail.
THERE was a severe hail storm at Swanton,
Tuesday evening of last week. which probably
did some damage. Some of the hail-stones
were as large as robins eggs.
"CHETIE" STEVENS, an East Charleston boy,
: while playing circus in his fathers barn,
dislocattd his hip recently, and remained in
that condition three days before the injury was
discovered
3 THE largest black bear killed in the vicinity
OF b .nniugton for some time was exhibited
Saturday, the 3D. 1t was trapped by George
l Knapp OF Woodford, and weighed two hundred
8 and five pounds.
Mr.. HIRAM WALKER aged about seventy
years, dropped dead at Vergennes Monday
forenoon. Supposed cause of death, heart
disease. He was resident Of Ferrisburgh,
: leaves a wife but no children
\ AS Leon Bonette, yard-master at Newport,
\ attempted to jump on an engine his foot
: caught in frog. His foot and one arm were
: badly mangled and his back severely injured
| One foot has been amputated.
q A WEDDING ceremony that was certainly done
J., | up brown y was that at Chittenden, of John
Q Brown and Miss Lizzie Brown, by the Rev.
|, Mr.. Brown, at the residence of Burgess Brown,
" whose son, Henry Brown, was best man.
n Ex-Governor REDFIELD PROCTOR has pur-
II chased the Spring mil or Fitt~n property, so
u cal ed, in Cavendish, comprising some three
70 hundred acres of mountain land, together with
n the woodward, mill site and water privileges.
:. THE new Music hall in Lyndonville is COM
d plet, d. Its seating capacity is one thousand
a six hundred on the main floor and four hum
4. dred in tue gtllery-and it is pronounced the
! best puolic audience-Ioom in northeastern
m Vermont.
The North Bennington boot and shoe COM
panys factory at North Bennington was burned
last week Loss $50 OO0 insurance S43,5OO
of which the Fire and Marine has $780, the
4Etna of Hartford, S4 600, the Phoenix of Hart
~ ~ ford 81, 800 and the Hartford $1,000.
m ALMoN MOORE, who lives on the edge of
q Pomfet, found new woodchucks hole in his
ri bean patch the other day, and set steel trap,
n aud has caught at that hole, at the present
in writing, twelve woodchucks, four red squirrels,
"a four chipmunks two minks and one skunk
is A SECTION hand employed on the Bartons-
IN vile section OF the Central Vermont was se-
al verely injured Tuesday of last week. While
IN unloading rails he caught his foot in some
le manner and fell across the track. car passed
o. over his right side, from the thigh to the
lis shoulder.
81 As livery team of j. Cloutier, containing
W Messrs. j. Lamoulagne, o. Gagnon, and their
OF wives, was descending hill in st. Johnsbury,
ne on Wednesday, the harness broke and the
ne horses ran away. One horse was killed and
d all the party were injured, Mrs. Lamoulagne
W seriously
~ NJ TRENoR w. PARK two years ago put at the
ed disposal of the Tribune fresh air fund beauti-
~ ~ full house at Bennington, where thirty tired
M mothers aad SIN AL children can find entertain
he ment. Last year his heirs again invited the
81 | man ger of the fund to fill the house, and it
10. has now been offered for the third time.
IN. JOSEPH CoRLIss of Richford dropped dead in
m his hay fed Friday afternoon last. Heart
Dr. disease was said to be the cause. Deceased
as had lived in that town about forty years. and
ir | was greatly respected for his integrity and
on general uprigutn.s .ss. He was about sixty
of seven years of age, and leaves widow but no
a child en-.
30. GEORGE w. BEEMAN of North Fairfax saw,
IN. as he supposed, one of his kittens trying to
u
er the rat would be more than a match for the
Id cat, so he took his fork and m .de quick work
led of the rodent Then he thought best to pet
ne the kitten lite, but his pet turned out to be
90 a large wease, measuring twenty inches from
ne tip to tip.
~ ~ HORACE STRICKLAND of Bradford died Sat-
10 urday, aged almost eigbty-four years For
,ea many years he conducted an iron foundry,
ss. doing large business in the manufacture OF
20 20 stoves and plows, which he patented. For
Dppn
"a the school board in the town. In l656-57 he was
representative to The state legislature; in 1925
o. he WAS a socate justice of the coanty court.
of CHrTTENDEN county democratic nominations
of Senators, A. p Grinnel of Burlington Her
,ty man A. Phelps of Milton, Joseph IL. Smith Of
L Bolton judge of probate, c. J. Alger of Bur.
OBJ lingtoni assistant judges, Noble Miles OF
the HinesburgA. Harry NJ. Small of Huntington
VS. sheriff, George w. Woodworth, Jr of Under.
a hill; high bal if, John j. Shea of Burlington.
52 BENNINGTON county republicans have made
,m- the following nominations: Senator'S John V
Lhy Carney OF Bennington, John ID. Curtis Of
ihs ms Dorset sheriff, James l. Mccall of Rupert
tne assist ,nt judges, 5. J. Gardner of Pownal, w
o. S. Bentley OF Sandgate; state attorney, Ed
nj, l., Bates of Bennington; high bailiff, S. H.
@ oi Crum of Sunderland; judges of probate, Z. l.
go Sibley of Bennington, Loye.ani Munson Of
' 'as Manchester.
O. M THE Windham ,un democratic co nvention
ned at Newfane tuesday of last VT elk, made tht
,si. following nom nations: Senator's George O
or. Guild of Rockingham, d. p. Leon rd Dover
,as assis ant judges, George Porter o. Whiting
la. ham, Charles Smith of K ckingham; high
p sheriff, w. A. Brown of Whitngham high
iae bailiff c. +. Esterbrook of Guilfo d; probate
ON judges, r. A. Knight of Dummerston, N. S
md w eeks of Grafton.
,as The body of man was on Monday of las
NJ. week found lying across the railroad track il
ion the vicinity of Island Pond his body severed
Of in two by pa sing train; but his h .ad showed
rye signs OF foul play, and heavy club neu by
e's covered with bio and hair, had evidently
rv- been used on him. The man VINO was seen in
en- company with the deceased last Friday even.
de ing st pped at farm house that night, an his
ISL face shovel signs of hard fight He has
rse been arrested on suspiti of having murdered
on his companion
ls A GUEST who was recently stopping at the
oe Memphremagog House, Newport, had a most
gn interesting -ir-loom in his possession 1t was
scr scr a watch belonging 10 the famous Charles Car.
gut roll OF Carrolton, and bought by him in Paris
about one hundred and twenty years ago. The
case is Of Gu ious antique style, of beautiful
of workmanship, AID set with about two hun
an dred paris, which now, over century old, re-
lse tain their origi. al lustre. The back is ex-
ak quisitively painted on porcelain, while the
81 chatelaipe attached is of very intricate work.