The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-21
Vermont State News9

The Equinox mountain, Manchester, was |
covered with snow Friday morning.
OSCAR BROWN, an old and much.respected |
Rutlander, was crushed by the cars Thursday. |
THE village trustees of Rutland have imposed |
a license of S25 week on the local skating |
rink.
THE Addison county republican convention |
is to be held in Middlebury Immediately after
June court
A SMALL steamer, accommodating seventy
five people, is to be put on Willoughby lake
this summer.
THE dwelling and barn of r. B. Goodell at
Morrstown, have been burned Loss 81, 800;
partially insured.
FARNswoRTH e. Co.'S woolen mill at Sax
toms River village is receiving large addition
and new machinery.
The history of Odd Fellowship in Vermont,
compiled by Henry Clark of Rutland, is soon
to be issued from the press.
ALFRED KNAPP, Brandon farmer, was
killed Friday evening by his horse falling on
him, while drawing load of wood
MRS. HARVEY, Charleston lady, was taken
with the "nose bleed" continuing several
hours, leaving her utterly Frustrated.
r. BmcHARp, Middlebury dealer in drugs
and medicines, has had his stock attached and
store closed. The assets exceed the liabilities.
JOSEPH ST. LAWRENCE, a Rutland cigar
maker about twenty years old, fell into West
Rutland marble quarry Sunday and was killed.
THE grand list of st. Abans foots up S31,-
352 GA, only S2 1913 81 less than the list of 1883
The polls are fifty-seven less than one year ago
T.. A. HAssELrINE of Bristol, q prominent
man and extensive farmer, was seriously in
jured on Friday by barn door falling upon
him.
The selectmen of Brandon offer prize Of
$50 for the hest design of soldiers monu-
ment, to be submitted to them before the 10th
of June.
THE recent failures in New York city affect
some St. Albans parties to a considerable ex-
tent, and in one case at least causes great in
convenience
ALBERT MYERS, employed in James Nc
Cumbers saw mill in North Pownal, had one
of his arms sawed off on Friday afternoon by
a circular saw.
The firm of Jones Lamson e. Co., of Wind
sor, who suspended operations last August,
have arranged with their creditors and the
factory will be running in few days
j. S. FULLER house and out-buildings, oc-
cupied by Thomas Moore, about two miles
north of Putney village, were burned with
their contents Thursday. Loss $1,000.
NEARLY all of the dogs in Brattleboro have
been sick with distemper which seriously af-
fects the eyes and is accompanied with fever.
Some valuable animals have died from the
trouble.
THE mother of Hiram Button, who is living
with her grandson, Harlow Button, in East
Swanton, is in her ninety-fourth year, and has
descendants of the fifth generation living
in town.
WHILE Edwin Baker of Rockingham was
drawing manure the horses became unman-
| ageable, threw him to the ground, and the
| heavily loaded cart passed over him, brui,ing
| him considerably.
THE Middlebury post-offce was robbed
| Thursday nigot of from $50 to $50 worth OF
| stamps, probably by professionals. An unsuc-
cessfu attempt was made to break into the
safe. which contained nearly $1,000 in stamps
| and money.
The actit brought by the trustees of the
| Southeastern raj road against George W. Hen
| dee, receiver of the insolvent Vermont Ma
tional bank. has been dismissed by Judge
| Matthew of Montreal, who decides that he has
no jurisdiction.
| THE old halfway house between Bennington
and Wilmington, in the eastern part of Wood
ford, which was one of the best hotels on the
| road in four-in-hand stage days" years ago,
was destroyed by fire by an incendiary &
match few nights since.
| THE Fall Mountain Paper Company Of Bel
lows Falls will soon begin building another
| large brick paper mill on the site of the pres.
ent large wood working building called the
| company's No l. the tenants of which have re
ceived notice of demolition.
THE report comes from Florida that Heather
island has been sold for 500, 900 to a syndicate
OF capitalists, prominent among whom are ex
| Governor Horace Fairbanks and Hon. FRANKLIN
| Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury and Francis B
Knowles of Worcester Mass.
| THE postmaster at Rutland is trying to ge
the free delivery system for that village. The
village trustees, to meet the requirements O.
| the government will, in view of this, mme
dately renumber, systematically, the entire
village and put up new street signs.
THE assessed valuation of Burlington for tn,
pre-, ,ent year is S7,2S9, 131. This is a gain owe
last year of $342, 45S. There has been a gail
| of 500, $40 in personal property and of $177,
| 3lS in real properly. In polls, too, there ha
been gain of nearly fifteen per cent
COLONEL H. NJ. ROBERT, detailed by til,
| secretary of war to inspect the breakwater a
Burlington. recently wrecked in a gale, ha
made an investigation. He found the whol,
southern half in bad condition, and estimated
the probable cost of repairs at about $50, OOO
FRANK HOWARD, who short time ago wa
arrested near Conklingsville, Saratoga county
N. Y, for the alleged robbery of a post-ofiic
in Vermont, and who escaped from officer
nearBurlington, by jumping from car window
was seen at Conklingsville, N Y, last week.
MEssRs. LOWELL & GILL of Springfield
shipped from Charlestown, n. H., for Kearney
Neb., on Tuesday of last week three hundred
and fifty fine.wool merino bucks. Two double
decker stock cars were fitted expressly for thu
trip, and so arranged that only five sheep stanC
in compartment
THE New York and New England Box Man
| ufacturers Association held its annual meeting
at Burlington last week. About dozel
firms were represented who are consumers o
about 300, ,000, 900 feet of lumber per year
They report their business as good, and thu
prospects for the coming year very encourag
ing, but the supply of stock is short.
| WILLIAM GILES of Chester, who ran away
and has not been heard from since the dsap
pearance of his brother Horace Giles hors,
from his Wudham home last March, whicl
was sold in Springfield, is now wanted for tn,
alleged forgery of four notes that have jus
come to light against Andrew Blodgett o
Weston, which young Giles had sold to diff
ferent parties.
THE will of the late j. n Hawey of Yer
gennes, leaves all his property to his wife dur
log her life, Half of the property will go t
the Congregational church at her death, but
=. the residue she may dispose of as she wishes
Mrs. Hawley is named executriX, and as there
Is a good deal of real estate in Colorado, includ
ing a cattle rancho, she is likely to have a some
what arduous experience.
THE st. Johnsbury academy students voted
for presidential candidates recently. The righ
OF voting was extended to the ladies as well a,
gentlemen Speeches were made favoring tn,
nomination of Arthur, Edmunds, Tilden anC
Cleveland, after which the school voted. Tn,
result was that Edmunds received one hundred
and sixty-seven out of two hundred anC
twenty-four votes and was declared nominated