The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-02-11

pocket. The Eagle Hotel has been repaired
In temporary way, and will soon be run
ming again
THE funeral services Of the late General
j. w. Phelps were held Christ church, Gull
ford, Thursday forenoon, and were char
marked the life of the deceased. The pail
bearers were Colonel William Austin,
Judge II. w. Clarke, James Dalton, b. N.
Chamberlin, David Abbott of Brattlsboro,
Edwin Weatherhead, Chauncey Bullock,
Jerry Noyes and Alfred Brown of Guilford
The American flag enveloped the plain
black casket. The burial service was said by
Rev. w. III. Colling, rector of St Michaels
church, Brattleboro, who also preached the
funeral sermon. After services at the
church the body was taken back to the gen.
erals late home, where II was kept until
Monday, in accordance with wish of the
general that his body should not be buried
for ten days after death. On Monday the
remains were taken to Brattleboro and
placed in tomb, to remain until spring,
when they will be buried beside his mother
in the cemetery in Guilford.
Other Localities.
THE Pennsylvania house has refused to
appropriate $4,000 for the New Orleans ex-
position.
II is said that the average yield of petro-
leum wells in Caucasia is sixteen times as
great as that of American wells.
A CORRESPONDENT in Indian Territory
telegraphs that over 300,0O cattle have died
in that territory from cold and starvation.
PEOPLE in Washington are advertising to
rent their windows on Inauguration day at
$40 to $50. Single seats are offered at 50 each.
ABOUT one thousand delegates have been
holding a convention at Denver, Col, to or
ganlze determined opposition to all efforts
to demonetize silver or decrease silver
coinage.
AT Washington, Penn, fifty pounds of dy-
Mantle were taken into n house to thaw out.
The roof caught fire from the stovepipe and
an explosion followed making kindling
wood of the building. The report was
heard eight miles.
JAMES DoNAHUE of Pittsburg has retained
counsel for the purpose of entering a suit in
eiectment against property-owners in De-
troit for three hundred acres of property To-
Gated in the heart of the city, said to be val
ued at $50,00O,0O0.
THE Minnesota legislature is wrestling
with bill making every man who wants a
drink at public bars pay So year for a
license. The licenses are only good for the
county in which they are issued, and no
provision is made for the thirsty visitor.
THE annual report of the commissioner of
patents for the year 1884 shows that there
were issued 20,297 patents. No less than
12,3O1 patens expired during the year, and
patents were withheld in 1889 cases for
non-payment of fees. OF patents issued, 49,
013 were to citizens of the United States,
and l 1884 to citizens of foreign countries.
THE New York Medical Record urges the
immediate application of the epidemic fund
granted to the board of health, to be used at
the discretion of President Arthur, to guard
against visitation of cholera. Every day s
delay, the Record says, on the part of the
general government to employ all the means
at its command to meet the increasing emer-
gency is unpardonably trifiing with the lives
of the people and the future business of the
country.