The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-02
Vermont State News.

THE house owned by Alexis Snow, near the
annery bridge in Ludlow, was destroyed by
are the Goth.
JOSEPH JEFFERSON will appear at the How
ard Opera House, Burlington, before the close
)f the season
AN East Randolph lady has bought twenty
thousand pounds Of maple sugar to ship to her
son iu Colorado.
A vERMoNTER passed through Crown Point
last week with four hundred pounds OF spruce
gum, worth 81 a pound.
WILLIAM CoRBETT OF st. Adams has trans
planted a real shamrock plant and Ia now the
most popular Irishman In town.
The sales Of real estate in Burlington for the
quarter ending March 31st aggregate one hun
bred and thirty thousand dollars.
DIR. W. b SARGENT, who amputated the
right leg Of Myron Searle of Pawlet, a few days
since, Is nearly eghty-two years OF age.
II. A. ScoTT, jeweler at South Royalton, has
left town. He was considerably in debt and
his creditors do not expect an early return.
THERE are about two thousand and four hun
bred employed in the marble interest in Rut-
land, representing twelve thousand OF its
population.
HOMER +. REYNOLDS OF Milton will probably
be cripple for life, because some time ago,
while hunting a mouse, he struck one Of his
knees on a nail.
ROBERT WIcKHAM who is eghty-seven years
of age and the oldest man in North Pawlet,
can be seen daily saving and splitting his
yearly supply of wood.
CHARLES WITHERELL of Middebury has
sold to Hiram Walker, a millionaire of Detroit,
Wis, his pair of black horses, aged respectively
five and six years, for $1,000.
JOHN BURNE, employed at c. N. Robinson's
in Fletcher, committed suicide Friday morning
by shooting himself in the right temple. Un-
requted affection Is said to be cause.
SUIT has been instituted against Joe Doyle of
st. Adams by Mrs. S. NJ. Potter for 5000
damages under the civil damage act for selling
her husband the liquor which caused his death
recently.
JEREMIAH SMITH was killed by the cars at
Essex junction on Tuesday night OF last week.
He was walking on the track, with head down,
moving toward the train. He lived at Essex
junction, and left family.
THE centennial of the birthday of Hon. Rol-
lin e. Mallory, one of Vermonts most distin-
guished men of half century ago and author
Of the tariff OF 1928, Is probably to be cele-
brated at Poultney, May "a
ESTHER DUCHARME, the Benson woman in
dicted for an alleged attempt at arson at Strong
Brothers carriage shop in Benson last June,
was acquitted in the Rutland county court after
| a trial lasting nearly three days
THE centennial of the birthday of Hon. Roll
| lin c. Mallory, one OF Vermonts most dis
| tinguished men of half century ago, and
author of the tariff Of 1928 is probably to be
celebrated at Poultney May 81 under the aus
pices of the Rutland County Historical Society.
| THE Connecticut River and Central Vermont
| railroad managers, it is said. have arranged
| freight tariff so that the rates shall be the
| same for Brattleboro and Bellows Falls. Here
| tofore through freight WAS delivered at Bel
| lows Falls cheaper than at Brattleboro, which
caused considerable grumbing
A PRoTRACTED school-meeting was held at
Bennington last week. and the old regime
which supported Defaulter Tiffany was over
thrown, clean sweep OF the trustees being
made. Tiffany defalcations amount to $1,000.
The school fund of $40 900 given by Park
Valentine will be returned to him
WILLIAM POWERS aged thirtyfve, jumped
from the fourth floor of Champions block,
Rutland, to the ground in the rear, distance
OF over fifty feet, Wednesday morning of last
week His legs were broken and he was in
jured internally. fire in the room confused
him and he probably jumped without thinking
of his danger.
As II. Castle and son were on their way to
the depot at Castleton, with load of marble,
and while crossing the bridge near the depot,
the bridge broke down and all went to the bot
tom of the stream with crash No lives were
lost, but considerable damage was done, which
will be at the expense Of the town. The bridge
is a complete wreck. One horse is disabled
for life.
THURSDAY afternoon the building commonly
known as 1.-The old tavern" at Wallingford,
was consumed by fire. resulting from an at
, tempt to burn out one OF the chimneys. The
building, which was the property of Mrs. E. o..
Eddy, was insured in the Vermont Mutual for
81 200 For many years the building has been
occupied by tenants, and at the time OF the fire
; housed four families.
AT the meeting of the listers OF Caledonia
county, the following prices were fixed for the
appraisement of stock, ETC.. Oxen, three years
old and older, five cents pound; average
fxun hQifQra
S18; yearlings, 50; sheep, SO; swine, six cents
a pound; yearling colts, S3); two-year-old
colts, $50; three-year old colts, SO; unwsshed
WOOL twenty cents bees, So swarm; bank
stock, par value
THE Green Mountain Pulp Company has
bought of Loyal Huntington Of Weybridge the
Huntington falls near the Peck bridge in that
town. 1t is understood the company intend al
once to begin the erection of pulp-mill there
There Is about forty feet head at these falls ant
the year. Another advantage of the site il
IL that the railroad runs close to It, 1t is called
i, ! one Of the best water powers in the state.
THE annual report Of the Rutland graded
? school district, which comprises the village o.
Rutland shows that the expenses for the pas
m year were: Salaries, 50 972 buildings aud re
pairs S3575; miscellaneous expenses, SO, 9S9
total, ST, 537. The total debt above immediate
lie assets is Sl4, 544 The number Of pupils during
ID the year was l, l76-a gain of ninety mine owe
al the previous year, and the aggregate attendance
was 140,274 days, a gain of 11,540. Twenty
one different schools have been maintained
with twenty-three teachers.
WMLIsroN man was left at home to car,
for a young child ON a recent Sunday while hi
wife went To church. He had been addicted h
drink, and did not refrain from 1t on this occa
sion. On his wifes return she found the bah
lying asleep on the floor while the husban
lay on the lounge. She supposed of cours
that he was asleep, and did not try to awake
him till about time to do the chores, and the
found that he was not asleep, but dead, deaf
having resulted, it is said, from over-indu
gence in quor.-MeSSenger.
THE Garfield clock made two years ago las
winter by Simeon Hoton of Middlebury and
description of which was published widely Il
the papers, has lately been touched up an
considerably improved by Mr.. Holton. Tn
mechanism has been greatly changed and in
proved, and the clock-work Is now probabl
the most perfect piece of mechanism in tn
United States. The images representing thos
who took part in the scenes at the depot wher
Garfield was shot have been made more rea
istc and life-like and the scene representa-
the hanging of Guteau has been made niue
more vivid.
THE following brands of commercial ferti
ia izers have been licensed by the state treasure
" to be sold in this state for the year 1888
Bradleys Y. l.. Superphosphate of Lin,
= Bradleys Patent Superphosphate Of Lim'
y Bradleys b. d. Sea Fowl Guano; Origins
Goes Superphosphate; Q linnipac Fertilize