The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-05
Weekly News Summary.
Vermont.

Friday.
THE capital Of the national banks OF Vermont
is %, 9S6, 600; circulation, S6, b12, 179.
THE house of correction now contains fifty
eight persons-ffty-one men and seven women.
THE musical convention at st. Johnsbury
failed to pay expenses, the loss being about
$500.
THE Grand Army has gained eighteen posts
and one thousand members In the state during
the year.
TWENTY FIVE German carp have been put
into Fairlee lake. These fish grow to weigh
from fifteen to twenty pounds.
ST.. JoBNsBuRY has been seriously afflicted
with dphtheria and some deaths have oc-
cured. Some cases still exist there.
MRS LUcRETIA A. WALKER, widow Of Rev.
DIR. Charles Walker, died at her residence In
Pittsford, Monday, in her eighty-fifth year
GEORGE A. FooTE of Charlotte bought 900
barrels of apples this season, and he estimates
the apple crop in Charlotte at about l. 800
barrels.
THE catalogue OF Mddlebury college shows
forty-two students-eight seniors, eight jun
Tors, seven sophomores, thirteen freshmen
and six specials.
THE first gold ingot from the Plymouth
mine Is worth 81 OPT 1t was made from the
October clearing up, and the November product
IL expected to be larger
The Waldo marble company, with capital
stock Of $500, 900, has been organized at Rut
land to work a quarry near the Esparanza
quarry at West Rutland.
Docs are making sad havoc with sheep. In
Tunbidge one man recently had eight killed
in single week. In STAFFORD two farmers
lost forty sheep from the same disease.
TAYLOR J. FARMER, blacksmith living
Just north of Rutland. died suddenly at the
Central house November 9th. Farmer had
been drinking heavily for the last few days.
Mr.. JOHN P. HowARDs gift of rectory for
st. Paups, Burlington, was conditioned on the
parish's raising 50 600 to properly furnish the
building. The amount has now been sub
scribed.
THE discovery was made the other day Of
another attempt to burn the Pine street school,
house in Burlington Matches, dried leaves
and paper were found in a corner by one Of the
teachers
THE mail carrier from Pownal Center entered
the church during Thanksgiving service and
shouted, Postmaster, what shall do with
this mail?" A smile was visible on the post
masters face
GOVERNMENT surveyors have been examin
ing locations for two lighthouses on both sides
Of the channel between Grand Isle and North
Hero. They are much needed and should be
built without delay.
The Vermont Farm Machine Company of
Bellows Falls, owing to decrease in orders,
have been obliged to discharge a number of
hands and reduce their working hours from
eleven to eight for the present.
SwANToN has four days musical conven-
ton this week. L. w. Ballard of Lewiston,
Maine, conducts it, Miss Annie Ballard acts as
pianist, Miss Mary L. Ballard (child pianist)
participates in the convention, and an orchestra
Ia present
IT appears that young Sherwin, who left
BrattebOro 80 mysteriOusy about three weeks
ago and was last heard from in Springfield
wrote to Boston man that he was on his way
to Augusta, Ga, where he expected to engage
in business.
WHILE Gilman L. Grant of Stockbridge was
getting load of wood, recently, the load was
tipped over in such a manner as to throw him
under 1t, and he was crushed to death. He
was former resident Of the town OF Lincoln,
and was fifty-eight years old.
RECEIVER HENDKE Of the Vermont national
bank states that the aggregate amount of
claims filed against that institution is 1895, 900
This is exclusive OF the claim of some $40, 900
deposited In the bank OF trust company funds,
which has not yet been allowed by the receiver.
p GIL.RAIN's little girl, aged about five years,
was killed at Rutland November 9th. She,
together with several other children, was play
ing about mortar box resting against a fence.
In some way the box was overturned and fell
upon the little girl, crushing her to the earth.
Two Albany citizens had some young cattle
in back pasture that became so wild during
the past season that they could not be driven
or caught Recently, dozen men with
greyhound went in pursuit and after running
them about fifteen miles, they were all cap
tured.
BARNARD people mnst have excitement. The
story of the killing Of the panther, some three
years since is getting old and the latest is fox
bearing charmed life. He catches aud eats
turkeys with impunity while the natives bring
their guns within short range and blaze away
at him without effect.
AN attempt was made to to blow open the
safe In the store of A. w. Tewsbury & Sons
at West Randolph, Monday night, November
26th. Two holes were drilled into the safe
and two others started, when the burglars
were evidently frightened away. Appearances
indicated that they were amateurs at the BUSH
ness.
Mr. s. B. SABIN of Wallingford has in his
possession a powder horn yellow with age,
having been in the Sabin family many years
Il bears on its side the following inscription !:
81. P. 1923" Ia masonic emblem), MORGAN"
q ship, flowers, and other marks, all of which Is
done In an artistic manner. Its history Is IN
known.
NORMAN TAYLOR, the locally noted Ply
mouth pie-eater, who trained himself for q
runner over his native hills, has at last won
professional sawdust race, a fifty mile go-as-
you-please, at Philadelphia. Taylor made
sixty-six miles at twenty minutes short of the
twelve hours and the other contestants gave
up. Taylor is fifty-three.
On Thanksgiving day Mr.. C. L. Kinds and
wife of Chester went to Cambridgeport to spend
the day, leaving his place in charge of an or
phan nephew, Howard Kinds, about seventeen
years old, whom he had taken this fall to live
with him. When Mr.. Kinds returned at night
he discovered the absence OF the boy, together
eral bank books.
WHILE Erdix Bacon, q middle-aged farmer
Of Chelsea, was leading home q heifer, the
heller turned upon him, hooked him severely
over the right eye, and then running dragged
and hair from the scalp for space of three
inches or more. When found, directly after,
he was insensible, and scarcely recovered his
senses during the day.
THE Rutland Herald says OF that village
There are several young men In this place,
m embers Of respectable families, who are fire.
quently in the habit of getting intoxicated, and
in this deplorable condition staggering around
the streets until unseemly hours OF the night.
Should the police arrest them and lock them
up until sobered 1t might give them needed
lesson and aid In their reformation.
TIE extensive barns and outbuildings OF
George Campbell, In Westminster, were burned
Friday night, with their contents, including
sixty-fonr blooded sheep. LOSS nearly 3d.
0O0; insured for So 800 In the Husbandman' 8
Fire Insurance Company. Mr.. Campbell has
for years been noted for his blooded sheep,
shipping yearly large numbers West for stock
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