The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-26

SIxTy-FIvE pauper Arabs, who were re-
fused permission to land in New York n
short time since, were landed at Quebec,
and are now camped within two miles of
Derby Line. They have with them ten per,
forming bears, twenty monkeys, several
horses supposed to have been stolen, and
are filthy ragged and desperate crowd,
who are foraging on the community.
A TwELvE-ToN block of granite, fell with a
large derrick, in the yard of the Burlington
Manufacturing Company last week Tues
day noon as the men were preparing to
leave their work and a number of them
barely escaped injury. One man had in
his hands chisel which was driven into
the falling derrick beam nearly ten inches,
and the timber grazed the mans head.
ONE of the freight cars in train No. 10,
containing the goods of the Kingsley Guard
of Rutland, enroute for the annual muster
at st. Adams, caught fire while the train was
at Charlotte Both the car and its contents
were badly damaged, the roof being entirely
consumed. Among the things destroyed
were the dress coats of the Guard, together
with their camp equipage. The loss is 81 600.
TUESDAY afternoon, the 18th, Mary the
seven-years-old daughter of w. j. Allen of
Wardsboro, fell off the cart which was loaded
with about half q ton weight, the wheel,
passing diagonally across her body, just
grazing the side of her head. Upon examina-
ton it was found that no bones were broken,
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| for several hours indicated internal in juries,
her recovery is considered probable.
AT the annual meeting of the Bennington
| Historical Society these officers were elected
President, Hon. Hiland Hall; vice-presi-
dents, Rev. Isaac Jennings, Hon Thomas
White and Major A. b. Valentine; record
! ing secretary, Edward l.. Bates; correspond
ing secretary, Charles M. Bliss; treasurer,
Ellis A. Cobb; executive committee, DIN
Scott (chairman), Charles Thatcher, l.. f.
Abbott, Alfred Robinson and A. j. Dewey
THE Brush-Swan Electric Light and
Power Company of Burlington has organ
| lied by the election of the following board
of directors: f. G. Kennedy, A. O. Hum
phrey, w. A. Crombie. Joseph Aud, l.. e.
! Woodhouse. At a subsequent meeting of
the directors f. G Kennedy was chosen
president. l.. e. Woodhouse, treasurer,
George w. Wales, secretary and clerk of
the corporation. Active work on the in
stallation of plant will begin very soon.
THE Vermont Association of Road and
Trotting Horse-breeders has issued a
pamphlet stating the aims of the associa-
citation, a list of officers, general regulations
and the programme for the two days meet
ing to be held at Howard Park, beginning
Wednesday, October Z. The constitution
prohibits pool selling and all kinds of
gambling, and the association has also de-
cided that no Intoxicating liquors, ale or
lager beer shall be allowed to be sold on the
grounds.
MEssRs PINKHAM BROTHERS of Burling-
ton have on exhibition at their store a curl
! osity in the shape of vase. 1t was filed
with water about two weeks ago, and being
| of a porous nature, the water ooZed through
| and covered the outer surface, after which
grass-seed was plentifully sprinkled over
the surface 1t soon sprouted and now the
vase is completely covered with luxurious
growth of grass two or three inches in length,
forming an ornament both novel and
beautiful.
THE fastest time on record by an excur-
sion train on the Central Vermont road was
made by the excursion train from White
River junction to Missisquoi park last week
Wednesday. 1t consisted of eleven cars,
drawn by the engine al w. Hobart" un-
der charge of Engineer "Nell" Muzzey.
The distance from RoXbury to Essex juno
tion which is tfty-one miles, was made in
one hour and five minutes, or at the rate OF
mile in a fraction over one minute and six
teen and one half seconds
A BUILDING occupied by Edwin Fisher as
a cooper shop, with stock and TOOLS was
burned at Lyndon Center on Thursday OF
last week Mrs. Alfred Baldwin, while at
tempting to rise from table when the
alarm was given, fell and broke her hip
and will never be able to walk again. The
Center is village of about three hundred
inhabitants, and been settled about one
hundred years. This is the first building
burned there. The fire was caused by the
bursting of kerosene lamp.
The lightning struck two houses in the
vicinity of Rutland during the brief shower
Wednesday afternoon. A bolt hit w. III
Leases house on Elm street and broke
screen door, ripped up the floor and dam
aged the carpeting and plasterng some
what. Another bolt struck p w Clements
house at Center Rutland, but did little
damage beyond knocking the final from the
A ant
cloud of smoke appeared over the house inn
mediately after the discharge.
THERE is some excitement at West Fair
lee over the trial of the chancery suit of p
S. Smith of Washington, d. c., and David
Colly of New London against the Vermont
Copper Mining Company, Smith Ely and Ely
Goddard, for damage done vegetation by
smoke from a smelling furnace at Vershire
all the farmers in the valley having been
nearly ruined. Crosby Miller of Pomfret and
r. M. Harvey of Topsham are referees
George w. Kennedy of Waterbury appeared
for the orators, and Ex-Governor Farnham
for the defendants.
FRANK WILBUR decamped last Friday with
the contents of the till of the grocery estab-
lishment of Charles Bedard, at Poultney
Thursday Bedard engaged him to attend
store while he went to Lake st. Catharint
fishing. Soon after the departure of Bedard
Wilbur began the collection of bills, stating
to each person that he had bought out Be-
dard, and that bills must be settled, collect
ing in this manner quite sum. Bedard, no
returning until after the store had closed
did not meet Wilbur, nor was anything
wrong suspected until Wilbur not appear
ing, an investigation was made. During thu
same day he borrowed sum of money from
his former employer, and leaves many un
settled bills.
Other Localities.
A GREAT massacre has occurred at Berber
THERE are two yellow fever cases in New
J York city.
PNEApPLEs are two for five cents a
Tampa, Fla.
THERE was killing frost in Minnesota
) Sunday night
THE postmaster at Neshoba, Miss, earne
only twelve cents last year.
) THE New York World has received be
gus check for 800 toward the Grant monu
ment.
, The United States government maintain
thirty-eight lighthouses along the Hudson
river.
, TATE, democrat, was elected state treas
o urer of Kentucky by sixty-seven thousan'
. ajority.
@ THE BritishIship " Statesman has found
. cred at sea, twenty-three persons losing
their lives.
Y ONE hundred fifty thousand persons al
g tended a " morality demonstration in Lon
!. don on Sunday.
i ACCORDING to the Minnesota state census
# Minneapolis has population OF l2o,2OO an