The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-07

is evenly divided between republicans and

is evenly divided between republicans and
democrats.
RoBERT THOMAS of Pawlet fell between the
cars on special train near Middle Granville, N.
Y, the LIST, and was instantly killed. He leaves
a wife and three children in Wales
Mr.. ALoNzo WORCESTER proprietor of the
iron foundry works in Rochester, was instantly
killed Monday morning, by being caught in
the shaftng while at work in his shop.
THE county clerk of Rutland county has paid
the state in excess of the entire court expenses
of the last term, 81, 797 "a, this amount being
derived from fines, costs and forfeitures.
BENNINGTON has the distinction of having
the largest dealer in the world in genuine
spruce gum. His average sales of this singular
commodity reach 12COJ pounds annually.
WILLIAM BILLINGS was fatally injured Thurs
day, at the gold mines near Ludlow, by falling
on to circular saw, which mangled him in Il
frightful manner He died in the evening.
DODGE and Driscoll, who were confined in
the county Jail at Newfane for forgery and
stealing, have escaped by cutting through the
ground floor, and have not been recaptured
A VENERABLE and highly esteemed Wind
ham county man is said to have offered
young woman $4,000 to marry him, and the
same authority has it that she has accepted
DIR. FRANK w. PAGE of Boston, graduate
of the University of Vermont, has sent Pres-
dent BuclSham a check for 800, to head a sub
scription for pipe organ for the college chapel
SUPERINTENDENT DART is keeping up his
educational meetings and will hold public ses-
sions at North Craftsbury, May 20; at Wolcott,
May 2l at Greensboro, May %, and at Moves
vile, May 90.
A LARGE barn connected with d. Gilmore's
livery stable at st. Adams was burned Wednes.
day evening. Loss $3.50; insured. 1t is sup
posed to have been caused by an incendiary.
This is the sixth fire within ten days. the dam
age by the others being only slight.
Mr.. T. B. BARNEY, agent for firm in Bos-
ton, has bought this season 1900 gallons of
| maple syrup, with large quantities OF sugar in
tubs and cakes. This has been purchased in
Essex, Jericho, Westford, Underhil, Bolton,
Cambridge, Watervle Fairfax and Fletcher.
JAMES DOYLE of st. Adams has been fined
$500 and sentenced to three months mprison-
ment at Rutland for twenty-five second offepses
| against the liquor law. He was also fined 500
and costs for keeping nuisance" and given
three hundred days in the workhouse as an
alternative.
A REVOLVING case of cruelty to animals at
Brattleboro was witnessed by bevy of school
children and their teacher, Miss Barnard in
the rear OF the schoo.house. young Doo-
little beat one of his horses with a club until
the teacher, overcome by the spectacle, fell in
fanting fit.
THE prospect of dam at Brattleboro. which
will convert the town into manufacturing
center, is said to be good An engineer reports
the thing entirely feasible and that the dam
can be finished for $4,000 1t is estimated
that the land damages and canals will cost
S65,00 more.
ALBERT FISH of West Rutland was quite Sc
yerely injured in attempting to stop n Runaway
team which had got away from his son, and to
which drag was attached. The result of his
injuries was three ribs broken on the left side
his left shoulder badly bruised and an ugly
wound in the abdomen.
WHILE Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Robinson of
Arlington were on their way to Manchester to
visit their daughter, when about a mile from
their destination their horse became frightened
and suddenly turned out of the road, when
Mrs Robinson was either thrown or fell out
and Immediately expired.
AT the annual meeting of the Sheep-breeders'
Association of New York state, held recently
j. Pierce, former resident of Clarendon, won
the first prize for strengthening, with a record
of twenty-five pounds and nine and one-half
ounces. j. S. Beecher, former resident of
Rutland county, stood second, with record of
twenty-five pounds and two ounces.
EARLY Friday morning the store of George
w. Chaplin on Center street. Rutland, was
entered and robbed of demijohn of whiskey
some silver plated knives and forks and about
81 in change, consisting of silver pieces,
nickels, etc. About the same time the boot
and shoe store of Valiquette Brothers ON Mer-
chants Row was entered, apparently by the
same person or persons.
THERE are over 1900 names on the Rutland
check list. Last year there were about 1000
The population in the village alone has in
creased 800 during the year. There are 900
voters in the town, which, on the ratio of one
voter to five inhabitants, would give a popua-
ton of 10000. This ratio may be little large
on account of the number of single men at
work in the quarries, but it is conceded by the
most careful estimate that the population will
to-day exceed II 900.
THE trustees of the Bennington graded school
district have voted to return to A. B. Valentine
the memorial educational fund he had pre-
scented the district being the money received
from the railroad for the death of Mr.. and Mrs
Park Valentine in the Spuyten Duyvil accident
several years ago. The conditions of the gift
made the district liable for loss from the fund,
and since the Tiffany defalcation people have
grown very nervous about having the money
stolen and being obliged to replace it by tax.
NORWOOD p. GLADING, who belonged during
the war to the Seventy-second Pennsylvania
regiment known as Baxters Zouaves writes
that at the battle of the Wilderness his brigade
was ordered to the support of the Vermont
Brigade. From the body of one of the dead
lying near the Brock road he took Sixth Corps
badge and a medal bearing the name, "Serg-
cant A. ID. Smith, Co. X, Fourth Vermont Vol
unteers, Mortified, Vt" Mir. Glading will
send these articles to any surviving relatives of
this soldier. His address is ], 528 South street,
Philadelphia.
A CIVIL SERVICE examination-the second in
this state-was held at Burlington on Tuesday
of last week. There were ten candidates, two
of whom were women. Three were llege
graduates, two of the University of Vermont
| and one of Harvard. Hon. Dorman b. Eaton
had general charge of the examination, and
| the examiners were Messrs. John Arthur OF
| Burlington, J. +. Richardson of St. Adams and
| Iltaly Of fInt
| all passed a highly creditabe examination-t
being, however, the brefer and easier ex-