The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-07
Caledonia County.


JAMES LEBARRoN of West Danville mar
rowly escaped death one day last week. In
going to his mill he attempted to cross the
trestle over the highway when train was
approaching, and, in looking back, made a
misstep, striking upon his face and receiv-
ing severe wounds. He had the presence of
mind to roll off the trestle just as the train
came along. A physician was summoned and
his wounds were dressed. He is getting along
as well as could be expected, though not
able to be out. == Charles Wilson and
his daughter, Mrs. f. j. Preston, started
last Thursday for Cleveland, Ohio. -
Rev. Mr.. Darling preached at West Danville
last Sunday afternoon for Rev. Mr.. Flanders
who is ill. - A. II. Smith of st. Johns
bury is stopping few days with his son,
A. ID. Smith. - Charles Ingalls, is land
lord of Pine-tree Hotel
T. b. HALL lost from twenty to twenty
five thousand feet of logs by break in his
boom during the high water of last week
The Welch boys also lost few thousand
feet in the same way. - John Darling
left last week Tuesday for Davenport, Iowa.
- Newton Roberts is home visiting
from California for the second time in
twenty-five years. - T.. Paui OF Man
chester, n. H., is in town for a short time,
buying butter and sugar. - Mrs. Page
Powers returned to Manchester, n. H., last
week. - II. II. Goodwin, wife and two
children started last Monday for Ithaca,
Mich. - w. e. Goodwin left last Mon
day for Lawrence, Kansas, to be absent a
few weeks. - f. w. Pearson has sold
out his millinery business to George II.
Pillsbury of Topsham, who takes immediate
possession. Mr.. Pearson went to Boston
last Monday. - Miss Jennie Wrinkle
returned to St. Johnsbury last Saturday to
Society will give sugar festival at school
house hall this wednesday, evening. -
The steam mill at Groton Pond was started
again last week.
Hardwick.
The ice cleared from the river at one A.
NJ, April LIST, and did considerable damage
at this place in the destruction of about half
of the upper mill-dam and cutting deep
channel around the northerly end of it. 1t
also knocked big hole in the corner of the
grist-mill and cut Aikens water aqueduct
where it crosses the river The railroad
track was covered with water, ice and mill
logs at several places between here and
Wolcott so as to prevent the west-bound
mail train of Thursday evening from going
beyond this place. The section men, by
working all night, had the track cleared
for use Friday morning. The Foster and
Thomas bridges, below this village, were
carried off. Both were old structures, and
the former was to have been rebuilt this
spring. Wheeler & Shipman have
commenced drawing the timber for recon-
structing the dam, which will be done as
soon as the water subsidies sufficiently to
permit it. - Lyman Conant lost a sugar
house by fire last week, together with a
quantity of sap and all his boiling apparatus
for six hundred trees. - Robins made
their debut here March 30th, and present
indications point to an early spring. -
Mrs. Lovisa Ballard has sold her place at
East Hardwick to Henry Babbitt. Price re-
ported, 81 ,000-a great bargain for the pur-
chaser. S. S. Woodmansee's farm
house in the southwest part of the town was
destroyed by fire early last Monday morn
ing, the 9TH Mr. Woodmansees family and
that of j. f. Lowell, farm tenant, occupied
it, and both lost considerable personal prop
erty. The fire was caused by the upsetting
of a lamp in a closet by Mr. Woodmansee.
We understand Woodmansee's property
was insured. - Last Saturday the Sc
lectmen decided to lay out a road connect
ing North Main street with the railroad sta
ton yard. The proposed route lies across
A. E. Judevine's land next to the railroad
at the west crossing. II II. b. Woodbury.
has sold the GO ilas Woodbury. farm 3" to
Clarence Balentine of Calais. Price $500
u. o. Gilbert, harness-maker, has
moved to the Osgood place, near the outlet
of Long Pond, in Woodbury.