Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-11
Weekly News Summary.

THE Garfield fund now amounts to nearly
$4,000
SARAH BERNHARDr is to receive $4,000 for
her engagement in St. Petersburg.
FARMERS in the vicinity OF Toronto Ontario
celebrated some of the last days in December by
blowing their broad acres.
THE Maryland penitentiary, with five hundred
forty live as the average number OF prisoners last
year. made net profit OF 81, 1893.
GOVERNOR ST. JOHN OF Kansas finds that Of
Tenders under his rum law who run into Missouri
cannot be got back on acquisitions.
LITTLE Miss Jessie Lincoln young lady of the
mature age of six, is the special well spring Of
pleasure in the home OF the secretary Of war.
No more bay windows projecting into Philadel-
phia streets The courts there have decided that
people must keep structures of the kind within
their own lines.
Mr.. JAMES c. FLOOD of San Francisco dis
tributed $1,000 among the benevolent institutions
Of that city on Christmas day, Protestants and
Catholics being treated alike.
IT is said that the Vanderbilt stables in New
York surpass those Of the Roman emperors. There
are Turkish carpets in the mems departments,
anu ali tue Surroundings are superb
ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER was one of the
most conspicuous figures at the presidents New
Years reception. His fingers sparkled with jew
els, and at his wrists he wore lace rufiies OF fairy
like texture
Mr.. JOHN HILL, in a recent lecture at Hacken-
SACK New jersey said that among the sights he
saw in England were the graves Of the grand
fathers of Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes
Booth, in the same graveyard.
SOUTH CAROLINA is reaping the fruits of her
shot gun treatment Of the coored people. A gen.
tleman directly from there says that twenty thou
sand acres will remain uucultvated next year.
because Of the recent migration to Texas.
STEADY emigration OF young physicians from
all parts towards Kansas is reported The secret
of it is said to be the new liquor law liquors be-
ing sold only on physicians prescriptions, and
fifty cents being the regulation price for prescrib
ing two gills.
A NEGRO named Henry, born slave in Vir-
gina, was admitted to the Philadelphia bar the
other day, and got compliment from the board
OF examination. The city had one colored lawyer
before admitted to practice upon certificate from
the Massachusetts, supreme court
THE latest innovation OF Governor 81, John OF
Kansas is the appointment OF a lady-Mrs. Cora
NJ. Downs of Wyandotte-as one OF the regents
OF the state university. The university IL largely
attended by female students, and there are sew
eral women professors in the faculty.
MRS. GARFIELD is living very quietly and COM
fortaby in Cleveland. When her sons leave col
lege she will choose between Cleveland and
Washington for permanent home. The dead
presidents mother preserves her health, is bright
and cheerful and is an nveterate reader OF books,
magazines and newspapers
THE engineer who ran the train on which Presi-
dent Hayes and Mrs. Hayes left Washington, and
who manfully stood at his post and reversed the
engine at the time OF the accident which hap
pened, has recovered from his injuries and re-
sumed duty. A personal friend of MIR. Hayes re-
Gently handed him gold watch valued at $500,
with letter from the ex-presdent and his wife,
rs testimonial Of their regard.