The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-07-30
Weekly News Summary.


vERGENNEs republicans have flung to the
breeze three hi lie AID Logan flags.
THE Bates House at Rutland has been leased
by Messrs. Bave Morey of New York
WARREN HARRIS of Danvi lie he's been given
q patent for portable Photographic apparatus.
]. C. HOLMES, of the firm of j. c. Holmes &
Co., cotton manufacturers died at Springfield
on Saturday, after an illness of several months.
DIR. f. N. s. MORGAN of Bennington, grad
uate Of williams College in 1874, died Tuesday
of last week, aged 6fty-ax He was born at
Pownal.
A. c. RICHIE of Barnet has a Jersey COW
from which he has made four hundred and
eighty-fve pounds of butter in the last fourteen
months.
L. o. CoLBURN, Reesh Plumley and Frank
Plumley of Shrewsbury have caught eight
bears on The mountains east OF Rutland since
last fall.
JOHN PARo, a Canadian Freuchman, who
was emp Dyed in the Barton chair factory, was
killed at Barton, in attempting to step across
the track in front of the approaching mail train.
FIFTEEN candidates went through the ordeal
of the civservice examination at the custom
house, Burlingt n, last Friday. Nearly all OF
them were VermonteIs, with few from North
ern New York.
BLAINE AND LOGAN lag-raising occurred
at Bellows Falls, Friday, followed by ratitica-
ton meeting in Union hall The attendance
was very large. Addresses were made by
local speakers.
W. T.. CHEssMAN. travelling salesman for A.
j.. Baies, dealer in musical insti uments 81
Johnsbury, was arrested at Woodsville, July
21st, charged with embezzling $500 OF his
employers money.
A FIRE at Derby Center burned the hotel
and outhuildings belonging to w ii. Hinman.
dwelling owned by W. r. Spear, aud other
buildings, we've barely saved. Loss $4,000 to
$1,000; well insured.
TYSON FURNACE has become excited over the
dsapp arance of Erwin Parker an adopted
son of Eugs ne Parker Some fur weeks ago
he left home without the consent of his father,
and has not been heard from since.
CHAPLAIN-IN. CHIEF FOSTER of the national
encampment has beeu engaged by Custer post,
Grand Army of the Repub ic, of Bennington,
to deliver the Grafton on the anniversary OF
the battle of Bennington, August 10th.
AT Island Pond, customs officer recently
caught man attempting to smuggle eleven
bottles of liquor and n cashmere dress pattern,
and confiscaed the lot, allowing the would be
smuggler to depart poorer but wiser man.
THE stock of goods belonging to j. H. Loehr,
the missing Rutland merchant, has been at
tached by city creditors. Developments now
indicate that he has run away from his credit
ors aud family. The latter he leaves almost
penuiess.
On July 10 cloud burst over the village Of
Bennir gton, and for half an hour there was
such deluge of rain as was never seen there
before. 1t is estimated that hundred loads
of gravel were washed from the streets during
the half hour.
FIFTY Bibles were distributed on a recent
Sunday at Sutton, as prizes for Sunday-school
study in the mission schools of the town during
the wiuter, while the schools were suspended
They were the gift of Mrs. L. B. Harris and
were distributed by the pastor, Rev. F. l..
Wiley
As Minnie, a daughter Of John Richardson Of
Rutland, was petting dog which had fol-
lowed Mr.. Richardson's son home and been
allowed to rmain, the animal seized one Of
her hands and bit it in terrible manner, his
teeth passing through the hand in several
places,
Al the annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Vermont & Boston Telegraph Company,
held at White River Junction, the following
were elected directors: Norvln Green, Thomas
T. Eek TT, Charles A Tinker, Roswell II. Roch-
ester, New York; Thomas Roche, Henry G..
Sherman, Bo ton; Norman Williams, Chicago;
George w. Gates and George w. Smith, White
River Junction.
THE following Rutland liquor-dealers were
arrested Fridsy afternoon, on complaint OF
States Attorney John Howe, and fined as fol-
lows. A. c. Blaisdell, 5000; Thomas Tigne,
$3.50; james Humphrey, $3.50; John Caden,
$3.50; John Welsh, $40; Paul B. Gary, $50.
behalf of the United States, because he had nc
United States license.
MRS. CoRNELIA BARRows wife of L. Crosby
Barrows, was arrested at Middlebury, the 22d
charged with an assault upon Florence Bentley
alias Fannie Barrows, a Young girl who has
lived in the Batrows family since she was about
six years of age, and Is now nineteen years old
The ares caused coDsid rrable of sensation
in Middlebury. Mrs. Bar. ows has been fol
many years one OF the most prominent women
in the county in religious and temperance
movements. On trial. the jury, after an alb
sence Of not over three minutes, returned 6
verdict, pronouncng the respondent guilty
The court fined Mrs Barrows $40 and costs
the highest fine that could be impos d under
the law. An appeal was taken.
THE republican tlag-raising at Woodstock
Saturday afternoon, drew out five hundred
pc pie or so and was quite successful. Colone
Pingree of Hartford, present lieutenant-gover
nor and nominee for the governorship, anC
Hon. Henry Ballard of Burlington, were til,
speakers Mr., Pingree spoke briefly, urging
that tn national party nominations were iarl,
made and that it was the duty OF every re
publican to vote the tick t. His remarks wer
very well received. Mr. Ballard spoke owe
an h ur, going over the familiar ground 0
Blaine's public record of over twenty years ant
comparing it with Cleveland's, and layin,
stress upon the istters hostility to laborinj
men. A Blaine and Logan club was organized
IHE o u sui Drought ny the huIdHu rail-
road Company against the Connecticut Rive
Railroad Company and the Central Vernon
Railroad Company, to CONF ell them to pa,
certain orders made by the Central Vernon
and accepted by the Connecticut River, severa
years since, and the proceeds OF which were t
be applied toward the rent due the Rutan
from the Central, has been settled by the pay
ment of the orders and three per cent interes
thereon. The orders amounted to about SIC
000 Owing to modification in the lease tn
Central ordered the Connecticut River not t
pay them, whereupon the Rutland brought
suit which was tried before the general teri
of the supreme court last November, but n
opinion or decision was given by the court.
A DISTRESSING accident occurred in Jay o
the 18th instant, whereby the only child of
i. Wakrman, boy Of twenty-three month";
was killed. At the request of the child la
some ten yeats of age, who is living with MI
Wax man, took shotgun from its accustome
place, and, after swapping 1t twice without e
fecting discharge, supposed 1t was unloade'
and ut he little ones question, 4" How do e
sootY' pointed the weapon at him, with I'll
repy " his is the way they do when the
shoot folks at the same time pulling IL
trigger. The charge OF shot entered the lit
fellows right eye, carrying away the Dor
structure about the eye and coming out Il
right side of the neck The right ear was al
terrib acerated. DR.. Smith was called an
did all in human power to save the little su
ferer, but without avail, death ensuing in fe
hou s.-PdEddiuna.
Mrs JOHN QUINN of West Rutland was
,ad tho O9I and committed M ia1 NM