The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, December 11, 1885 General State News 12/11/1885 West Randolph has put up 30 large blocks, this season. (I assume ice. RHB) Two bears were killed in Readsboro, last week. Hunters are after three more that have been seen upon the mountains. In the vicinity of Northfield, Barre, and Moreton, Tuesday, the thermometer settled at 14, 17 and 18 degrees below zero. The woman's Christian temperance union will put Neal DOW to work lecturing in the northern part of the State, in a few days. A mail train over the Passumpsic killed a horse, Monday, near St. Johnsbury, and badly injured a boy named IVES who was driving. George CLARK, an inmate of the Burlington jail, attempted suicide, Sunday, by cutting his throat with a razor, but was stopped by the other inmates. W. H. H. or "Adirondack" MURRAY now lives in Burlington with his sister. He has begun to lecture in surrounding towns on Canada and its future. There is a man who lives near Barnet Center, over 60 years old, who boasts himself as never having a barrel of cider made until the present season. The granite business is increasing very fast in Barre. In the past two years about 200 houses have been erected, and still there is a large call for them. Fayette PRIEST of West Randolph, while coughing, Saturday, broke a blood vessel, and bled to death in a short time. The deceased was about 60 years old. Carl H. JEWELL of St. Johnsbury, an undergraduate of the academy, has taken the position of editor of the Sanford, South Florida, ARGUS, and left for that place Wednesday. The boiler of an engine used in C. R. HOLDEN's steam mill, at North Chittenden, exploded, Monday, killing John RIVERS, aged 15, and scalding William DINNEN, the engineer. William McCARTHY of Highgate has been fined $50 and costs for shooting a large deer on Hog Island. He looks to several of those who shared the venison with him to stand by him and help pay the fine. Edward ARBO of North Pownal was badly burned about the face and hands, recently, while re-loading a hole in the lime rock that had just blown out. The powder ignited and the whole charge went into his face. It is feared that he will lose his eyesight. George D. MEARS, a Morrisville merchant, has been sued by Dr. Charles C. RUBLEE for $5,000, for alleged intimacy with RUBLEE's wife. MEARS's store was closed Monday. It is reported that other suits may be brought. The body of a man found, last week, near Richmond, with his throat cut, has been identified as that of a Mr. McCREE, who worked in Burlington, last summer. His brother, living in Massachusetts, being too poor to take the body, it was buried by the town. W. H. MOREY of East Fairfield was severely kicked by a colt, Friday, receiving injuries about the face and head. his son-in-law, Mr. KEITH of Sheldon, was also kicked while trying to rescue him. The colt became frightened by MOREY's going into the stall wearing a buffalo coat. Henry CORBINE, about 25 years of age, a well-known baggage man and brakeman on the route from Springfield, Mass., to Windsor, Vt., fell on the track in the passenger depot at Springfield, Mass., in front of an engine, last Friday, and was instantly killed. Mr. CORBINE leaves a wife, having been married only about a year. As engineer SHOREY was backing his locomotive on to the main track at Lyndonville, Tuesday morning, it was struck by the night express north bound, which was late, and which he supposed had passed, knocking both locomotives and baggage car of the express train from the track. The damage is estimated at $4,000. SHOREY was the only one hurt, and he not dangerously. Some of the matters connected with Lawrence BRAINERD's insolvent estate, involving a controversy over the BALLARD farm in Georgia, have been adjusted, and the estate gets a decree of $5,000, payable January 15th. This will enable Mr. WITTERS, the assignee, to pay an additional dividend of 3 per cent, and will complete the closing up of the estate. Two severe accidents happened at the mill at McIndoes Falls, the other day. George RAMSAY, while helping shift cars, fell and had his shoulder-blade broken and his arm partly dislocated. Frank AVERY had his mitten caught in the planer, which drew the hand into the gear, so that he had to have the little finger, together with a part of the hand amputated. Workmen uncovered two skeletons, last week, at Brattleboro, at a depth of five or six feet from the surface, while digging at J. A. WILDER's yard preparatory to laying a pipe to carry the aqueduct water into his house. When or by whom they were buried cannot be told, but they must have been in the ground many years, as only a few traces remain of the box in which they had evidently been placed. Evangelist D. L. MOODY began a series of meetings at the Congregational church in St. Albans, Saturday night, and was greeted by 1,000 people at the first meeting. L. BARNUM's store in Milton was broken into Friday night and a quantity of goods taken, the burglars entering by breaking in one of the windows. LAMPHEAR and WICKS, two boys, were arrested on suspicion and a quantity of cigars and tobacco were found with the former. Both admitted going into the store, but WICKS denies that he took anything. They had an examination at Milton and were bound over to the County court in $400 each, in default of which they were taken to jail. The boys are about 17 years of age and LAMPHEAR is said to have borne an excellent reputation. Patrick GURHEEN of Brattleboro, whose throat was recently injured by the pulling out of a piece of gristle which he had swallowed, was unable to eat anything for six days. A large bunch puffed out under one ear, and he insisted that there was something in his throat, although the doctors were unable to discover anything. After six days and nights of suffering, he was thrown into a severe choking spell, and finally threw up a bone an inch and an eighth long, about as large in circumference as a slate pencil, and three pints of clotted blood and food. After this the swelling under the ear disappeared, he improved rapidly, and is now about his work as usual. The train employes of the Delaware & Hudson railroad received an order, Monday, which will go into effect within ten days. The employes will each be furnished with a blank containing question concerning his term of service on the road, his record as to accidents, whether or not he was ever discharged, and other questions. This blank will be filled out by the employe and returned to headquarters. The men will then be graded according to time of service and record, the older men being given the preference. Some passenger conductors will be reduced to freight conductors when the order goes into effect, and to get charge of a passenger train a conductor must serve as a freight conductor. The conductors of the road are to be known by numbers, the conductor who has been longest in the employ of the company to be numbered one and so on through the list. According to the numbers conductors may be allowed to choose their trains. It is said better men will thus be secured for freight trains. All the regular freight trains but four will also be withdrawn and run as "wildcat" trains. The State Supreme court decides in favor of the defendants in the suit of the former managers of the Rutland railroad against Clement & Sons, who are now in control. The suit was to invalidate 2970 shares of preferred stock overissued by ex-Treasurer HAVEN. The court thus holds that the company was liable for the dishonest act of its treasurer. Whether the court considered the stock valid or not does not appear. HAVEN sold the stock to Clement & Sons and Dr. MEAD, the present treasurer, when they were seeking to get control. The value of the stick was about $60,000, which the railroad company must lose, except a small dividend which can be got from HAVEN's estate. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT