The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-09-05

aims and take crust Of bread II he could get
nothing else. Finally posse of boys convened
by the roadside in thicket and after stripping
nearly every article of clothing from him and
sousing him with few pals OF cold WAFER, al
lowed him to go on with the promise that he
would tell a straight story hereafter.
THE National bank of Rutland has been
thoroughly investigated, and various measures
in the way of strengthening its securities and
condition have been quietly effected OF late.
under the personal advice and suggestion OF
Bank Examiner Hendee. No trouble whatever
is anticipated. Aldace F. Walker has been
elected director in place of J. M. Haven. The
board OF directors Is now as follows: Jacob
Edgerton, John B. Page, Edwin Martindale,
Carlos s. Sherman, II. c. Gleason, John A.
Sheldon, and A. +. Walker.
THE death is announced on September 1st,
of a distinguished native Of Vermont, Hon.
Marsena Cults Of Iowa. He was born at
Orwell, May 22d 1884 and received an &C
ademic education. In 1855 he moved to Iowa,
and was elected prosecuting attorney In Powes-
HEX county in 1860 He was n state represen-
tative in 1861 aud 1870-72, and state senator
from 1864 to 1866 and att rney-genera! OF Iowa
from 1872 to 1877. He was elected to the
forty-seventh congress as republican by
majority of one hundred and six.
THE Howe scale company had their regular
annual business meeting at Rutland, August
Goth. The following board Of directors were
elected: George A. Merrill, J. B. Page, w. w.
Reynolds, G. S Studwell, lockwood Barrett,
W. X. Page and T.. d. Page. 1t Is stated that
orders for large number OF scales are on the
books and that the works are In very pros
porous condi ion. The net sales for the year
ending July we're $451 474 80. The number
of scales made was 43 1859, and Of that number
ID OIL we're railroad track, hay and other large
scales
THE Seventh Vermont regiment held its Sec
ond annual meeting at B Ellington last week,
and the gathering was success in all respects.
There was a parade and delightful excursion
on the Reindeer, in which a large number of
veterans and their ladies participated. At the
business meeting Colonel W. c. Holbrook was
chosen president, and Lieut.. o. p Murdick
secretary and treasurer. The next reunion IL
to be held at Rutland. In the evening a camp
fire was held, at which addresses were made by
Colonel ilbrook, Senator Edmunds Sergeant
Bigelow, Colonel Proctor and Colonel Ii. Nj.
Porter of New York.
PARTY of men from the Canadian side
have captured that engine which was decoyed
to Newport by some one supposed to be work
ing in the interests of the St. Johnsbury and
Lake Champlain railroad, shortly after the
Bradley Barlow failure 1t appears that on
Thursday night the Canadian still-hunters en-
tered Vermont with an engine, over-powered
the keepers a. Newport, attached the " de-
tanned engine and hauled it back to the do
mlnion. The sheriff himself had been sleeping
on the engine to prevent capture, but Thurs
day he went to Rutland ON business and his
son and an assistant were left in charge. Their
pistols we're taken from them. but otherwise no
violence was done
A VERY novel occurrence was observed in
one part of the town of Whiting few days
since. A tin pedlar passing through, his cart
loaded with paper and rags, as usual his hat
we'll loaded with bricks, concluded that he
would smoke. Having lighted his pipe, he
threw his match into his bag Of rags. Before
! he noticed it the fire was well started, the
smoke rising from his cart from steamer
in full blast; and when he did see it, not only
| his bag of rags, but those on himself we're in a
fair way to be converted into a different sub
stance than paper. 1t was with some difficulty
that he succeeded in preventing himself and
his whole cart from being burnt on the road.
THE Springfield Republican says that the
Cambridgeport wooden mill burned recently
WAS insured for ST., 240 each in the following
companies: Phoenix of Brooklyn the Guardian,
Commercial Union fire association and North
British insurance company, all English compa-
MES Fitton received no policies, the applica-
ton and contract we're made on the afternoon
before the fire. 1t is thought there is some
crookedness on the part of Fitton. Special
agents arrived yesterday to investigate the
matter. Companies would not take his risks,
and il his mill had burned on the same day the
| contract for the insurance was made by the
agents and himself, the companies would have
ordered the policies Cancelled by telegraph as
soon as the daily report from the agents had
been received. Fitton Is we'll known by all in
surance companies in this country and abroad
az a bad character; he has had several fights
with companies heretofore and has always
been successful. Insurance companies have
paid him toward $4,000.