The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-23
Vermont State News.

has failed liabilities about $4,000
THE president has re-nominated Charles p.
Carpenter for postmaster of St Johnsbury.
NINETEEN of the twenty-three towns of
Windham county now have the telephone.
A LITTLE daughter Of George Trotter OF
Springfield swallowed sewing machine
shuttle.
AT Lyndonville, II. H. Frye set lamp on
show case 1t broke through and damaged
small wares about 1925.
THE Rutland district messenger telegraph
company have nearly completed their arrange
ments for starting their system.
THE Congregational church at Castleton is
ninety-nine years old and contemplates cele-
brating its centennial next year.
THE citizens of Pawlet have been aroused on
the subject of temperance, and measures will
be used to stop the illegal traffic In the town.
A YOUNG gentleman who attended the Ran
dolph Normal School the past ten weeks paid
for his tuition, rcom-rent, board, fuel and
lights $l870
THE bust of John P. Howard, Esq, was
placed in position in the University at Bur-
lington recently, without formalities. 1t Is
greatly admired.
SEVERAL Western sheepmen are now travelling
over Addison county purchasing sheep, and
large and numerous shipments to the West and
Southwest may be expected soon.
Hon. ALFRED KEITH of Sheldon died Friday
afternoon, at his oflicein the East depot, where
he had been station agent for some time past.
His death was from heart disease.
NOTICES have been posted by the Passumpsic
railroad company to the effect that no more
passes will be given to the families of employees
and to the employees only occasionally.
CONDUCTOR JOHN LAwLoR of the Central
Vermont railroad had one Of his thumbs so
badly crushed in the yard in Rutland Wednes-
day morning of last week that amputaton was
necessary.
HARLEY CLAPPER, a young man of Franklin,
was found frozen dead in the road Friday.
While returning with friend from dance in
Canada difficulty arose. Foul play is sus-
pected, 1t Is said.
A GOOSE belonging to A. s. Martyr of Or
ange, died last week OF old age after having
outlived three generations OF the family to
which 1t belonged. Its age was without doubt
one hundred years or over
THE night freight over the Central Vermont
railroad struck horse and sleigh at New
Haven station Thursday, completely wrecking
the sleigh and killing the horse. The sleigh
was standing on the track in front of the sta
ton
WILLIAM N CARTER, an aged and highly es.
teemed resident of Monkton, died at his home
in that place, Saturday afternoon, from cancer
OF the face, aged seventy-eight years. He
leaves a wife and one son, Joseph Carter
of Panton.
F. N. WARE, one of the Oldest employees of
the Pasumpsic railroad, station agent at Ely
since the depot was established there, some ten
years ago, has resigned his place and is going
to Boston to reside. He is succeeded at Ely by
Mr.. Cobleigh Of St. Johnsbury.
HON. JoEL TRuLL of West Burke died jan
nary Ia, aged eighty years He was formerly
merchant, and owner of a saw and grist mill
He was justice of the peace fifty years; two
years assistant judge of the county court; and
forty years member OF the Universalist church
WHILE Samuel Bean OF Bethel was engaged
in chopping, stick struck him in the face,
splitting his nose lengthwise twice, making
three pieces OF it, the middle one falling down
and hanging by piece of skin, and cutting
his upper lip open and breaking out two OF his
teeth.
A GERMAN named Jasper, who was in the
employ Of Byron Crane of Bridport and who
was one of the large number brought into this
country last spring, was out driving team one
day this week, when he was suddenly taken
sick He went into the house and died in
about two hours.
AT the annual meeting OF the Caledonia
County Agricultural Society the following Of
ficers were elected: President, A. S. Lvings-
ton; yice.presidents, L 3. Harris OF Lyndon,
Sanborn, with an executive committee Of sew
eral from each town.
A FRUIT car, warmed and in charge of an at
tendant, Is now running over the Central Yer
mont line, between Boston and st. Adams,
and has proved so satisfactory to dealers along
the line that when 1t was taken off after q two
weeks experiment. there was a general de-
mand for its restoration.
IT is estimated that fully ten thousand
pounds Of honey were produced in Addison
county alone during the past year. j. II. Mead
of West Rutland got two hundred and seventy.
three pounds from a single hive, Y. V. Black
mer OF Orwell one hundred and ninety pounds
from one hive, and L c. Thompson Of Wey-
bridge two hundred and fifty pounds.
AT the winter meeting Of the Poutney In
dustra Association held on Thursday and
Friday of last week, Dr. II. A. Cutting Hon
board of agriculture delivered addresses Also
Colonel ]. B. Mead of Randolph, President
Buckham of Burlington and Hon. George K
Harvey, member Of the New Hampshire boart
Of agriculture.
THE Sons of Vermont resident in Chicago
gave their seventh annual banquet at the Pal
mer House Thursday evening. Nearly thre'
hundred ladies and gentlemen sat down to ar
elegant spread, presided over by L. L. Coburn
Elbridge G.. Keith, the president-eect Of the
association, delivered the annual address, ant
Rev. ]. H. Worcester, Governor Hamilton and
others responded to toasts.
SATURDAY morning an intoxicated man, VIII,
said he was from Vermont, was taken from
several other men who evidently wanted hin
to 90 with them. In the strangers pocket tn,
police found 81, 800, which was in bank book
$3.50 in bills and change, watch and chail
worth $500, and costly diamond, all of whicl
he would surely have lost but for timely inter
ference. Traveller
A YOUNG man, giving his name as York
stopped at the house OF Harvey Yale in Middle
bury, and after working while he was givel
his supper and assigned a room. In a bureau
drawer in the room he occupied was purs
containing about $40 in money. Before HI
left in the morning 1t was found the money ha,
disappeared. York denied taking it, but raj
away while they were getting assistance t.
search him.
THE last Burlington directory containe
about forty.eight hundred names; the presen
contains ffty-two hundred names. The cit
has fourteen public halls, eight churches, fiv
cemeteries, five musical organizations, min
Masonic and three Odd Fellows organizations
and five other secret societies; and seventee
manufacturing and transportation corporation
having combined capital Of about three mi
lions Of dollars.
JERRY BRAssAw OF East Middlebury was al
rested on Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff Rider
charged with stealing quantity Of trace chains
He has been at work for Silas L. Griffith, VIII
carries ON an extensive lumber business a
Dandy and Mt. Tabor, Rutland county. ii
was brought to the jail at Middlebury, but tn
matter was settled upon Brassaw's giving sc
curity for the payment of Griffith for the stole
property, which the officer found.
THE annual meeting of the Addison count
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