The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-07-16
Weekly News Summary.

ST. ALBANS mas n lax OF TWO huDuteu anu
fourteen cents on the dollar.
THERE were numerous local celebrations Of
Independence day throughout the state.
VERaENNEs has n Blaine and Logan club,
With Hon Il Woodbridge as pres dent.
d., >,,,,ro>, ao,,ooro,s sred ono bupdred
orns IN honor Of the nomination If CleveIand
TIN sanvorr sohoo, ~ LANGUAGES at Rnr-
,,,otnn bas tbroe bnndred and fifty.two stn.
Ing on mos ''ii00
,.t.,
,o ,ha Fonpth % 81 1nIv ceIebration at Fair
10 uave ,0 f''''' - ''''
n"'on' -, .o,
TERhlBLE storm Oh VIM anu 9 ran p aSsv
G ? P 'iu Sth Vi io"''ih 'oi VI
"s' - ,.,.,a & a. hoo,, ~,
MIR. MANHAm o, b tatueuoIo mas ouen gu
gagged by the natlonai republican oo'nni''oe "s
campaign eOne' IN, o.A, ,r,oa L..
Two men were kilIeu aRu I,i U.leps i,IuIeu ny
epremature explosion d. "iiiaru ieuse' no"i
Burlington last oaIuruay'
Docs are reported as having killed large
number oil sheep ior Barnard FARMERS Oh ia'e
IL may pe ano'her pan'ner
The druggists of the state object to cutting
rates on patent medicines, and Will hold
meeting at Rutland to try to stop 1t.
WORK has been suspended for short time
in the slate quarries at Granville, Poultney
and West Pawlet, owing to an overstock OF
slate
f. II CHITRCH. ahlfter in the railroad Var0
at st. Adams, met with a severe accident last
Friday, and narrowly escaped being instantly
killed.
COLONEL FREDERICK FLETCHER of St. Johns
bury, who was in Montreal on St. Johns day,
was robbed of a cluster diamond pin valued
at $500.
Ir is understood that Mr.. w. H. Vanderbilt
will bring Maud s., and others of his famous
horses, to the Howard Park fair at Burlington
next September
Tup Seventh Dav Advent;s,s of tho state
will hold their animal camnsmeeting on the
lake shore, near the city Of Burlington, be-
ginning August 2Sth.
T,,r lotost dimo.rove, freal, 10 TINT NJ tb,ee
bovs of resnectabIe families residing near Rnt
land Who nnt ON masLs and tried tn rob
naiahhor wbiie he was retnrning from town
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pntnar tnoro seronsir IN inred hv ,he nremo.
tnre DISCHARGE ~ n cannon IN the ath Their
bodies we're blown fnli Of powder and Gibson's
arm was broken
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JAMES AND MICHAEL CoNLiN Oh shrewsbury
nave peen oounu ONei, W a"aiU 'ho ac.ion vi
hnrsSos g. ON y noStnre IN Sbrawsbnrv srJ a
woson ond harness W. South WaIl;nofoySd AN
re- ,..s.,
IhE Town vi RAMON ceieura.eu lnuePenuehce
Gay. ONE OF tne incidents was tne presence OF
hon hon Deorge W. orahuey as ofator ol the Jay.
fly years 80, az .Io age VI .men.y one, ne
,,iace i''i'" VI 0''S 0'''''0N CIV WIG '''"'
pa nit,
WHILE carlos martin OF North ferrlsputgh
was repairing sheu, frluay morning: the
upper floor suddenly gave way, catching Frank
herman au eihploye, anu 50 crushlng MN that
ne lVed put three hours; MI, MARTIN hinsel
i' 0'0"f -,
MAN na.h n fiaulock oi North Troy was
arrested the ioth py harsha Henry LOT SNUG
gnng. Hadlock building Is SITUATED on the
line, ana Otn6T property was SelZeQ. lie Is SAID
70 De an Ga onenoer whom me government
mas peen alter lor the past ten years.
CLARENcE rAkhELL, cashier OF v brieh CIR
Gus, "nlcn mas peei ehiip tihe throughout the
state, sIsopeu Eo"Ih DaiuwiH, announcer attaVne
OF the circus, SIX times at Claremont, n. H.,
last FRIDAY. baiuwin may recover. Farreil
was Jealous VI Daio"ih attehtiohs 10 the
lorher "ne'
iHE noted COW matln, NO; I,l6o, A. j. y.
=. II. r., imported august 20, 1910, by hon;
Freoerick billlngs, mas recently Deen rested
seven Gays during whlch tiihe she gave Two
OF milk that yielded seventeen pounds and
eleven ounces OF outter.
GEORGE BATCHELDER of Mortified has been
arrested by LamoiIe county ofncers Tor having
100 many wives. HIS last victim llyes at Hyde
rark, ana Ior tne past TWO mohths ne mas Deen
nvlng at Northneid Win MS nrst vile, by whom
ne mas several chldien. ne mas been married
once or TWICE more, IL Is SAID
THE First National and Merchants National
banks of ST. Johnsbury have each declared a
semi-annual dividend OF three per cent. The
fassumpslc savings BANK pays a seml,annuai
ulVldend OF Two per cent ana mas deposits
amounting 10 l,ol4 o44-an increase during
the last SIX months OF $io,9o4.
A GRAND ARMY picnic, under the auspices Of
Custer post of Bennington, will be held in that
place August 16, the anniversary of the battle
of Bennington. The Tibbts corps and Post
willard OF Troy; n T.: Post wood OF Hoosick
Falis, n. T., ana POST SANFORD OF North Ad ms,
Mass, Will probably be present.
Two of the finest merino rams in Vermont
have been shipped from Mddebury for the
tatur," has been the heaviest shearng ram in
the state, his last springs record being thirty
eight pounds and eleven ounces. The other
one sheared thirty-one and one-fourth pounds.
TESTIMONY has been begun in the chancery
suit which the Rutland Railroad Company has
brought against Clement & Sons of Rutland, to
determine whether the railroad company or the
Clements (who hold large amount Of over
issued Rutland railroad stock shall stand the
loss caused by the overissue of stock by ex-
Treasurer Haven
An ;rdorordort noss oonr.,, oo,rar,;or ,u;,,
ba hs,d ~ W;ddIahnru on Wadroodau az an,h
instant II will be called by the executive
committee of the county temperance society.
It is understood that a state attorney will be
nominated and such action taken with respect
to the other vacancies on the temperance ticket
as shall seem to the convention to be best