The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-12

and one-fourth pounds"
THE following routine of duty will be OBJ
served at camp Governor Pingree, st. AL
bans, August % to %: Reveille, 600 A. M; po-
lice call, 6:15 A. NJ; breakfast call, 700 A. NJ;
surgeons call, S00A Nj; guard mount, 900
A. NJ; battalion drill, 1000 A. NJ; recall from
drill 1145 A. NJ; dinner, 1900 NJ; first SER
geants call, for orders, details, etc, Il 10 p. Nj;
battalion drill, 200 z. Nj: recall from drill,
4:30 P. NJ; dress parade, 530P. NJ. supper call,
$50 p. NJ; officers call, school of officers,
500 p NJ; tattoo, $3.50 P. NJ; taps, 10;30P. NJ.
1t is expected that an officer of the United
States army will be present during the en-
campment for the purpose of inspection.
The regiment will be reviewed by his excel
lency, Governor Samuel f. Pingree, Thurs
day afternoon, August 27th
THE most disastrous fire that ever occurred
in Orleans county broke out in the yard of
the International Lumber Company last
week Wednesday night. The fire gained
such Roadway in the dry spruce lumber that
kilograms for help were sent to Sherbrooke,
Barton, Lyndonville and st. Johnsbury, and
were quickly respondedto. During the night
steam fire-engine four hand engines and
two powerful streams from the mill pumps
kept the flames from the mills and railroad
property, and at three o'clock Thursday
morning had the fire under control 1t is
estimated that nearly three million feet
of lumber, or about three-fourths of the con-
tents of the yard, were destroyed. The in
stock. The fire originated from sparks from
the company's steam barge, " Derby" near
the wharf, and burned back to the Passump-
sic main line, covering an area OF about
three acres.
THE postotfice department has decided to
reweigh the mails on the Central Vermont
line of railroads in Vermont, the Passump-
sic and the Vermont division of the Boston
& Lowell, and these gentlemen are engaged
in the work: p. F. Deming at Burlington;
Thomas Brown at st. Adams; Frank b. Gill
lett of Richmond and w. w. Morton of
West Randolph, between ST. Adams and
White River Junction; Captain John ID.
Sheridan of Swanton, from Swanton to
South Lunenburgh; NJ. f. Medon of Rut-
land, from St. Adams to Rutland; James
e. Stapleton of Middlebury, from Essex
junction to Bellows Falls via Rutland ;
Daniel Kellogg of Westminster, from Brat
tleboro to Palmer Mass; w. S. Guild of
Brattleboro, from South Londonderry to
Brattleboro; Thomas Keefe of Windsor
from White River Junction to Newport;
and H. c. Segar of Milton, from Burlington
to Cambridge junction.
THE Portland 81 Ogdensburg roads will
soon be recognized by the bondholders I'M
der one of the two mortgages, foreclosure
having been effected and the necessary
legislation secured in Maine and New
Hampshire. The Maine legislature passed
a suitable bill last winter, and this has just
been ratified in New Hampshire. The gov
ernor having already signed the act, a
friendly, rather than hostile reorganiza-
ton is assured. Since the road went into
the hands of the receiver, General S. j. An
derson, the main line has been relaid in
steel throughout and numerous other inn
provements have been made, so that the
property is now i'll excellent condition. The
New Hampshire act preserves to the new
company the chartered right of the old one
to build from Fabyan's to Scott's, but it is
doubtful whether this privilege will be made
use of so long as the Boston & Lowell con-
trolls the st. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain.
Free Press.
HIRAM G. KINNE, postmaster at Water
ford, was arrested by Postoffice Inspector
L. B. Lamson last week Wednesday, for
embezzlement and OBTAINING mail matter.
He has not made report to the government,
which is supposed to be required quarterly,
since September, 1888. Notification of this
dereiction was sent regularly from WASH
ington and this seems to have been the end
of it. One inspector came round and re-
ported everything all right. When Mr..
Lamson went through the Office he found
any quantity of private mail matter and reg
istered letters which he had detained from
the people to whom they belonged. Regis
tered letters had been sent to him as de-
coys," and could be traced as far as his Of
flee but not beyond. Kline was arraigned
before United States Commissioner Clarke
at Brattleboro, Thursday, and held in the
Gum VI Ri'Ooo ipl appearance bCioiC uic
United States circuit court at Rutland in
October. He procured bail and was dis
charged from custody. Hiram NJ Park is
appointed acting postmaster in his place
until the postmaster-general can make a
permanent appointment to fill the vacancy.
Other Localities.
Mrs. GRANT is recovering her strength at
Mt. McGregor.
THE new capitol building for Texas is to
be built by convicts.
THE cholera is spreading in Marseilles
and France is becoming greatly alarmed
APPOINTMENTS of fourth-cass postnasters
are being made at the rate of one hundred a
day.
THROUGHOUT Spain on Sunday there were
1,511 deaths from cholera and 4,7l7 new
cases reported.
THE decrease in the railroad earnings OF
the country last year was about 5O,OOO,OO
or six per cent
Moro PHILLIPS of Philadelphia, widely.
known merchant of Polish extraction
worth $10,000,000, died Sunday.
A GEORGIA man has killed ifty-one rat
tlesnakes on half acre of ground within q
half mile of his house since January LIST.
A PROCLAMATION by the president, order
ing the immediate removal of fences from
the public lands, was issued last Monday
In the region of the Catskills there ar,
more than 900 hotels and clearinghouse
in which some 100000 visitors are accommo
dated.
DISPATCHES from st. Petersburg say that
there is strong war feeling in Russia ant
that military preparations are in progress il
Finland.
DR.. j. SAVAGE DELvAN of Albany, n. Y.
and his guide, were drowned in the Adiron
dack region on Saturday, capsizing the boa
while shooting at a hawk.
JULES GARNER has designed an elevate,
railway for Paris, to be completed in tim
for the exposition of 1889. The road, eigh
teen miles in length, will cost $l0O00,00O.
THERE are indications that Lord Sails
bury is preparing for the permanent occupa
ton of Egypt. The war Office has beef
ordered to strengthen the Egyptian army.
SIR MOSES MoNTEFIoRE's will was exc
cuted personally in 1882. He bequeathe
large sums to charitable institutions an,
left numerous legacies to faithful servants.
In England, in coal mines alone sine
1851, over $1,000 lives have been lost, an
during the last ten years upward of 12,0Ot
giving an average of more than 200 yeal
AT Paris memorial services in honor c
General Grant were held in the America
chapel on Saturday Many French official
and representatives of foreign powers wer
present.
THE Montezuma Hotel Las Vegas He
Springs, New Mexico, was destroyed by fir
on Saturday night, the guests all escapin
in safety. The property loss will reac