The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-23
Weekly News Summary.
Vermont.

season over 900 pounds of sugar
ONE entry of wool at the St. Adams custom
house, recently, paid duties amounting to 49,
91740.
ST. PAUL's church, Burlington, gathered over
81, 1C0 into its contribution boxes on Easter
Sunday.
DR. EZRA EPSON, a noted Thompsonian physi-
clan of Manchester, died April IA, aged
seventy-six years.
EDWARD KNOX, fireman on the Burlington
& Lamoille road, was killed at Burlington
while Stacking cars.
JOHN CROWLEY of Burlington fell backwards
from wagon, the 18th, and sustained injuries
that will probably prove fatal.
THE building for the Billings library Bur-
lington, is to be of red sandstone, known as the
Kibby iding stone, and is to come from
Longmeadow, Mass.
CERTAIN citizens of Manchester have petit
toned for special town meeting to revoke the
Memorial day appropriation of $50, and the
seectmen have called the meeting.
A YOUNG man in Braintree was recently the
recipient of snug little fortune of $1,000,
willed to him by an old gentleman ian entire
strangely whom he once befrended.
A Two.YEARs-oLD child of William Hoey of
St. Adams died on Saturday from the effects
of swallowing piece of resin, which got into
the air passage and caused suffocation.
ANDREW COOLIDGE of Londonderry was
found dead in his barn the other morning. He
had for years been subject to fits, and the prob
ability is that he had u fit at the time he fell.
CHARLES BuLLARD was instantly killed at
North Hyde Park, Saturday. He was engaged
in driving logs for the Messrs. Buck, and was
thrown from dam, followed by a jam of logs
AT lawsuit in West Salisbury the justice
decided for the plaintiff, and gave him a ver-
dict or one cent and costs. Then he put the
defendants bail for appearance at county
court at 81 900.
WILLIAM EATON of Danville, the oldest COM
posi- or in the state died the 14th, at the age of
eighty-four. He had stuck type in the Star
office ever since he was old enough to hold a
stick in his hand.
ONE of the oldest residents of Bennington
Mrs. Laura Hubbell, widow of the late Dewey
Hubbel, died last week Wednesday. She was
born March %, 1896. The deceased was the
daughter of the late Hon. Truman Squires.
A LITTLE six-years-old daughter of Charles
Wheeler of West Randolph was severely bitten
in the face by dog, last week, with which she
was playing, so much flesh being taken out as
to leave five upper teeth completely exposed.
BURLINGTON liquor sellers are catching il"
in the Chittenden county court Charles Pratt
has been fined $50 and sentenced to thirty days
at Rut and; John Ryan, $50 fine and thirty
days at Rut'and j. w. Daley, $50 fine and
thirty days at Rutland.
On the goth day of December last a sheep
belonging to Robert Friend of Lowell escaped
to the woods where it remained undiscovered
unit the Sth day of March, subsisting on such
food as it could obtain by digging through the
snow. When found it WAS in very healthy
condition.
Mrs. JOHN SIMoNDs of Maidstone is eighty
years old her eldest daughter. wife of Gideon
Bagley of Albany. is fifty-seven; her eldest
daughter wife of John Williams of Craftsbury,
is forty; her eldest daughter, wife of Armor
Moody of Craftsbury, is nineteen, and her son
is two years and one month cd.
D. R. McGREGoR rich old bachelor, died
at Alburgh recently. He refused all through
his illness to part with an old vest, saying he
should get well if he wore it, When he died
$50, 900 in bonds and certificates were found in
the vest The money will go to one brother
and the children OF two other brothers.
CLARA, an eleven-years-od daughter of Ro.
dolphus Briggs of Weston, while in her fathers
mill, had her dress caught by the upright shaft
ing running from the turbine water wheel AID
was thrown violently around in q circle several
times hitting against the gate She was hor-
ribly mutilated, and lived but an hour after the
accident.
FAMILIES living in Chelsea have seven repre-
sentatives in the Christian ministry; fur in
the medical profession and one preparing to
enter it; three in the legal profession and two
preparing to enter it. Five ladies married
ministers, and report says that another is
candidate for a minister's right hand. One
young lady is a missionary in foreign land.
A FIRE occurred at ST. Adams. Monday after
noon, which came very near being most dis
astrous on account of its proximity to several
valuable buildings. The barn where the fire
began was pretty much destroyed but fortu-
nately the damage extended no further The
origin is unknown but is supposed to have
been caused by somebody's smoking in the
barn. The actual loss was not large
MRs LYMAN RARpER of Fair Havan who
died the 14th, from the effects of dose of
Paris green which she took the day before, adj
mitted to her friends that she intended to have
killed her daughter, and endeavored to induce
her to go to the woods with her for that pur-
pose, but the daughter declined to 20. She
confessed, when dying, that she wanted to
kill her so she would not be left alone"
THE Vermont livestock Company, recently
organized for the purpose of extensive ranching
in northern Wyoming, have bought 1900 head
of cattle and are negotiating for more. The
company is chiefly composed of Bratteboro
men, though some of the stock is owned by
Boston and Greenfield capitalists. OF the
$250,000 capital stock, Sl25,000 has been paid
in, and l.. F. Adams of the firm of Z. Crosby &
Co., of Brattleboro, is to be the manager.
LAST week Thursday afternoon Passumpsic
train was wrecked at Fairlee Mountain by a
large stone which heavy rains had washed
across the track. The train was composed of
coach, baggage and smoking car, and contained
about twenty passengers. The engine was
thrown off the track and entirely ruined
The baggage car turned half over and lay
partly on the track, while the coach stood on
the road-bed. The engineer and fireman were
badly bruised. No passenger was seriously
injured.
MUCH excitement prevails in West Rutland
over repe ited confiagra ions, of late which are
plainly the work of an incendiary. Several build
ings have been destroyed and several valuable
animals have persisted IN the flames. Strong
suspicion is directed toward certain parties re-
siding in the vicinity, and efforts are being
made to prove their guilt. Sheriff Peabody
and Deputy Il. c. Fish spent the entire day last
Friday investigating the matter, but as yet no
arrests have been made or any definite results
reached.
MONTREAL parties a short time ago sued
Bradley Barlow and attached some eight thou
sand shares OF stock In the Montreal Portland
& Boston railroad, more than two thirds of the
entire stock Receiver Hendee OF the First Ma
tional Bank at st. Adams succeeded in post
pOning the sale OF the stock, and has been Mt
work to have it bought in the interest of the
bank, 30 as to aid him in selling Montreal,
Portland & Boston bonds which the bank holds
among its assets. He has succeeded, and this
Is regarded az strong point gained giving
the bank valuable interest in the Montreal,
Portland & Boston property.
THE farmers of Vermont and northern New
York, to avoid the continuance of the disad-
vantage In regard to male help under which
they have labored for some time, are combin-
ing and bringing laborers from the populous
centers.
THE Burlington Young Mems Christian AS