The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-03

a distance from his house and the discovery Of
the theft was not made till Saturday. There
were about twenty-five bushels Of fruit. Mr..
Chaplin wants to know who stole it, and will
pay well for the information, not 80 much that
he cares for the apples but to find out who will
do 80 neighborly an act He is sure-and is
ashamed Of the fact-that the thieves do not
live outside of Middlesex.
Mr. JOHN p HOWARD has purchased the old
Underwood mansion at the north end Of the
college park in Burlington, together with sew
eral acres of land, and with changes and en-
largements will reconstruct the house into
commodious building for the use Of the medi-
cal department of the university. The present
medical building will be remodeled and fitted
with suitable apparatus for gymnasium. Mr..
Howard's generous act Is very timely, as the
old medical building was not large enough for
the accommodation of the increasing classes
and gymnasium was pressing need.
T. J. DEAvITr Esq, Of Montpelier has re-
Gently procured pensions for the persons named
below: Smith Taylor, Chelsea, So a month,
1896 arrears Horace P. Darling, Worcester,
81 MONTH 1886 arrears; L. L. Persons, East
Randolph, So a month, 1884 arrears; Ransom
o. Smith, Lunenburgh, S4 a month, SS75 ar
rears; T. ]. Slayton, Worcester, an increase Of
81 a month; John E. Dolloff, st. Johnsbury, 81
a month"; 1896 arrears; Luther Wakefield,
Mortified, S4 month, S65 arrears; w. H.
II. Maynard, Warren, So a month, SS7S ar
rears; NJ. j. Chaffee, Roxbury. 81 a month,
ID Qr
month, $500 arrears; Daniel Daley, Water
bury, so a month, S430 arrears; ]. II. Bolton,
Wolcott, increase to $40 month, about $500
arrears; John r. Leonard Middlesex, So a
month, $3.50 arrears. Mr.. Leonard first placed
his claim in the hands OF an attorney of Wash
ington, d. c., and it was registered. He then
employed Mr.. Deavitt, who took an appeal to
the secretary of the interior, with the above
result.
THE first volume of the list of United States
pensioners was published last week at WASH
ington. The pensioners from Vermont are in
cluded In it and number over four thousand
who receive annually about $500 900 from the
United States treasury. On the 30th Of June
last there were pending in the pension office
3,644 applications from Vermont, 2, ,517 OF which
were filed prior to July !, 1880, and will be en-
titled to arrears when the pensions are granted
All the remaining cases entitled to arrears are
doubtful ones. The commissioner of pensions
says he has settled and paid all those claims
where the records and evidence clearly showed
the claimants right to a pension. He esti-
mates, however, that one-half of the arrears
claims now pending will be granted, which
will give Vermont claimants So 800, 900 on the
first payment of pension. Vermont furnished
30 600 soldiers for the suppression of the rebel
lion. The number of pensioners on the roll
and the number of applicants to be placed
upon the pension roll, including the heirs OF
the soldiers, is only one-fourth of the whole
number of soldiers
THE Troy Times gives the following as the
experience of Vermont clergyman on a recent
Sunday: "Hydeville, Vt, September 90, 1883.
Nine A. M, pastoral visit to an invalid; 10 AZ
A. NJ, preached; II M, conducted opening SER
vices Of Sunday-school; 1890 P. NJ, drove five
miles to conduct funeral services Of the Good.
win child so mysteriously murdered Friday
night; preached to very large audience. Left
Mr.. Goodwin's at 2:10 P. NJ. and drove six
miles to Hubbardton and preached in the Bap.
tist church at P. NJ. at a special service. Al
p. NJ. started homeward, and while nearing
the brow Of hill west of Castleton noticed a
strong odor OF burning wool. Just over the
brow of the hill overlook negro with his
clothing in flames. After seeing him 'ex.
tinguished,' discovered that the fire had been
Oh l.. l.
M, conducted a praise service at Hydevile
followed by sermon at 8 o'clock. This closed
the day. He had driven twenty-five miles
preached four times, conducted Sunday.
school and praise service, made one visit and
attended one fire.
DISPATCH from Milwaukee to the New
York Times, September Goth, says: Consider
able Of sensation was created by report thi.
morning that Miss Julia F. May, a well known
operate singer, who joined the Hess company
recently, had met with a singular accident a
Cincinnati and was at the point of death. Mis-!
May, who is promising young actress and thu
half sister Of Judge May of this city, visited {
Turkish bath day or two ago to take an elec
trio bath. The stupid attendant rubbed he
I from head to foot with Croton oil, mistaking i
for alcohol. This left Miss May in a pitiabl,
| plight, for she was one immense blister. TIL,
matter was suppressed until to-day The young
lady is very ill and is kept closely confined
but there are hopes of her recovery. The frs
dispatch to the effect that she was horribly
disfgured and was at the point Of death, wa
exaggerated. Judge May announces that
suit for heavy damages will at once be in
sttuted against the bath-house people," Mis-
May has occasionally sung in Montpelier anC
has many friends and admirers here, all o
whom will be panied to hear of her misfortune
THE following officers were elected at the re
cent convention of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union at West Randolph: Mrs. f. G
Greene Of St. Albans, president; Mrs j. L
Perkins OF St Johnsbury, recording secretary
Mrs. w. H. Button of Middlebury, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. K. M. Seaver of Montpe
lier, treasurer; Miss Lucy j. Bradshaw o
Montpelier, auditor state superintendents: sci
entific institution, Miss Alice NJ. Guernsey O
Rutland; influencing press, Mrs. Monroe o
Middebury; temperance literature, Mrs Clin
ton Smith of Middlebury; juvenile work, Mrs
A. b. EDgrem of Rutland; young women
work, Miss Josie Gill Of Montpelier; prisoi
and Jail work. Mrs. d. L. Faller Of Montpelier
presenting our cause before other bodies, Mrs