The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-04
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ID. S. BABCoCK, vice president and financial
manager of the New York, Providence and
Boston railroad, was killed by train near
Providence.
Ex-TREAsURER ADAMS, of the Framing
ham (Mass) Savings bank, whose accounts
had been made the subject of a special inves-
tigation by bank commissioner committed
suicide on the 9th by cutting his throat with
a razor. Many irregularities in his accounts
had been discovered.
WHILE young New York lawyer, per-
sonal friend of General Grant, was visiting
the flagship Tennessee, at Bar Harbor, Me
lieutenant on board INDUCED in slanderous
remarks concerning the dead commander.
The lawyer became very angry, and on his
return to shore Immediately sent the SLAM
derer challenge to fight duel. The latter
declined on the ground that dueling is in
violation of navy regulations. The irate
gentleman then notified the officer that he
would shoot him on sight unless he accepted
the challenge. The lieutenant finally accept
ed, but while the preliminaries were being
arranged the admiral heard rumors of the
affair, and declined to permit the lieutenant
to go ashore, thus frustrating the duel.
JOSEPH T. Bowen, the oldest master ma
son in the United States, died at his resi-
dence in Philadelphia the other afternoon
lie was ninety-four years old, and was in
stalled the first master of lodge sixty-eight
years ago.
EX-GOVERNOR REUBEN f. FENTON died
suddenly of heart disease, on the 18th, at
Jamestown, n. Y. At the time of his death
he was writing at his desk in the First Ma.
tional bank, of which he was president.
Governor Fenton was born at Carroll, n. V,
in 1919, and in 1852 was elected as a
Democrat to Congress-, was defeated
in 1871 but in 1856 was again elected. this
time as Republican, which party he had
Joined upon its organization in New
York in 1870. He remained in the House
in unbroken succession eight years
down to December, 1864, when he resi- gned.
In 1864 Mr.. Fenton was elected
governor over Horatio Seymour, and in 1866
was re elected over Mr.. Hoffman. He was
elected to the United States Senate in 1863,
and in 1872 joined the Liberal Republican
movement, supporting Mr.. Greeley for Presi-
dent. After the expiration of his term as
Senator in 1919, Governor Fenton devoted
himself to business enterprises.
AT n meeting of the New York Republican
State committee the convention for the NOM
nation of governor and other offices was
called to meet at Saratoga on September -,
two days before the Democratic convention,
and in the same hall
Snow fell at Harvey Lake, Penn, on the
2Gth of August.
THE Smiths of New Jersey met in their an
nual reunion at Peapack, y. j. There were
about three thousand of them together.
AT the Pennsylvania Democratic State
convention, held in Harrisburg, Conrad b.
Day was nominated for treasurer and a plat.
form was adopted which CORDIALLY approves
the Democratic reform administration of
President Cleveland" and denounces railroad
monopolies
GENERAL LOGAN and his wife and two
friends were being photographed in a small
boat at the Thousand Islands, n. ", when
their frail craft was overturned, and all four
were thrown into the water. They were res
cued without difficulty.
REPORTS received from the eastern part of
New y ork State indicate that the fruit and
other crops will be large.
ALBERT d. SWAN, one of the most promi
nent business men of Lawrence. Mass, was
shot dead at his desk by Henry X. Goodwin.
who introduced the telephone system into
that city. After committing the crime Good
win telephoned to the police that he was wait
ing to be ARE ste1 Goodwin claimed that
he had been robbed in business of everything
he had by Swan
TEXAS fever has appeared among the cat.
tie of Erie county Penn, and is reported to
be spreading rapidly.