The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-02

ing last week Tuesday. Inc 1aCJ InaJ ne
did not return created alarm and diligent
search was made Thursday forenoon, which
resulted in the discovery of his body in the
river. AS Corriere had been subject to fits,
it is supposed he was seized with one while
on the bank of the river, tumbled in and
was drowned
AT the Caledonia fair, to be held at St.
Johnsbury from September 10Th to 18TH a
special prize of 500 for the best herd of
thoroughbred cattle is offered by the Pas
sumpsc railroad, besides gold medal by
the society. Several noted herds have al
ready been entered. The amount of pre-
miums offered has been nearly doubled this
year, and the indications are that it will be
the best exhibit ever given.
JOHN DOYLE, Swede, sixteen or seven
teen years of age, confined in the Jail at
Newfane on charge of stealing, escaped last
week Sunday evening. While Jailer I'm
derwood was taking two prisoners upstairs
for the night Doyle, who was ahead with
| light, threw the lamp at Mr. Underwood's
head, cutting cash and partially stunning
! him He then rushed into rear chamber,
! jumped from an open window and has not
| been heard from since.
The Universalsts held a convention at
Bellows Falls last week, closing Friday.
| AT the business meeting A. T. Foster of
Derby Line was elected president and Rev.
f. S. Rice of Springfield, secretary. The
convention was much pleased with the
|
continue the aid another year. The sum of
| 1886 was raised for home missionary work.
| Addresses were made by Rev. Walter
Dole, DR.. A. b. Miner of Boston and Rev.
DR.. G.. l.. Demarest.
THE principals of the normal schools
Edward Conant of Randolph, A. f. Leaven-
worth of Castleton and A. III. Campbell OF
Johnson-recently met with Superintendent
Dart at Bellows Falls to consider the terms
of admission to, and of graduation from,
those schools. 1t was agreed to begin at
once to elevate the standard of admission.
The subjects for written examination for
the next year remain the same as hereto
fore. For the year beginning August, 1886,
physiology is to be added.
On Monday afternoon of last week Miss
Ethel Caswell of Colchester died rather
mysteriously. She had been out of health
and had been attended by Burlington
physician. Monday she appeared as well as
usual, and was helping a little about the
work. Something was wanted upstairs
and she went for it, but, not returning in
due tine the hired girl went up to learn
the reason. Miss Caswell was found living
on the floor with two pillows under her
head, looking-glass broken in atoms at her
feet and other things near her. When found
she was breathing her last.
THE smallpox scourge which is raging in
Montreal, has reached West Farnham, p.
O., just across the line from Richford.
Vermont towns along the border are stirring
themselves to ward off the plague. The rail-
roads leading south from Montreal includ-
ing the Central Vermont, are ordering cars
disnfected employees vaccinated and en-
| forcing generally strict sanitary rules, to pre-
vent the transportation of the disease from
the infected districts. Orders have been
given on the Grand Trunk road to discharge
any employe who refuses to be vaccinated.
DARWIN AND RowLIN RIDER of Brandon,
with their families, attended picnic at
Silver Lake on Tuesday of last week. They
returned home about seven o'clock in the
evening, and found their mother lying dead
at the foot of the stairs leading to the second
story. Her neck and two ribs were broken
and her forehead badly cut. 1t is thought
she had been in the upper part of the house
and, in returning, fell down stairs. Her
body was warm, and she was seen walking
in the yard about six o'clock by a neighbor.
She was seventy-three years old and re-
markedly active for so old woman. The
funeral was held Thursday afternoon.
THE veteran stallion, Daniel Lambert,
who has more horses to his credit in the
a" two-thirty " list than any other living sire,
is reported to look as young as colt. lie
will be at the exhibition of the Horse-breed-
ers' Association at Howard Park, Burling-
ton, October and 8, accompanied by his
sons-Abraham, Aristos, Ben. Franklin,
Brandon Boy, Daniel Lambert, Jr., Har-
| NtSUtT, lIdllOtTIuS mOIlOn, MOUNTAIN boy,
Star Ethan, Thought and Wards Lambert.
Each of these well-known horses will be
accompanied by some of their get, and the
show of horses is expected to surpass any
thing of the kind seen in Vermont for years.
THERE has been large amount of thev-
ing in Southern Vermont and New Hamp-
shire during the past few weeks. Stores
have been entered in Walpoe and NARROW,
n. H., and four dwellings were entered at
Bellows Falls one night recently. In each
case the burglars entered the sleeping
rooms, taking money daringly from the oc-
at Putney, Middlebury, Proctor and West
Randolph, two horses from the farm of A.
M. Jefts in Langdon, n. H., and others are
reported missing in other localities In
many cases rewards have been offered, and
the officers are using their best endeavors to
detect the criminals.
A BRATTLEBoRo boot and shoe dealer has
on exhibition in his window what is claimed
to be the largest shoe ever made for bona
tide wear 1t is No. 90, nineteen inches
long and seven inches wide. The material
is goat and it is handsomely made in every
way. The unfortunate young woman who
wears shoe the exact duplicate of this in
size lives not in Chicago, as would naturally
be supposed, but in Sandusky, Ohio. A
traveller who was in town the other day says
he has often seen her and the shoe is not
| exaggerated Aside from this strange en-
largement of the feet, she is well and
naturally formed. The shoe was made at
the factory of r. K. Foster & Co. of Mil
ford, Mass.
Other Localities.
THE Masons of Cleveland are erecting
100000 temple.
Snow fell at Wilkesbarre, Penn, Wed.
nesday of last week.
THE New York Grant monument FUND
now amounts to sos, $780,
MRS A. Il. STEWART has contributed
: 81 600 to the Grant monument fund.
, PHYSICIANS and people of Montreal ar,
comforting as to how to best fight the small
pox.
NEARLY a ton of rough diamonds passed
, through the South African postoffces las
year.
, RUSSIA has issued decree making tn,
, Greek church the established religion of tn,
Baltic provinces.
FOURTEEN lives were lost by the wreck o
, three Beaufort pilot-boats in the storm o
last week Tuesday.
IT is reported that England is willing t,
evacuate Egypt If Turkey will guarantee Il
maintain order therein.
REPORTS of improving business prospects
continue from all parts of the country
r particularly from the South.
IT is almost certain that peace between
Russia and England on the Afghan ques
: ton is now completely assured.
/ THE unauthorized settlers on the Grow
a Creek lands in Dakota are to be removed a