The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-08

Bill granted, petitioner has leave to resume |
maiden name of Burke. Full amount of bail
in all the cases uS. Charles Emery was fixed |
at 81, 800. John b. Pickett, Jr., was adj
mitted to practice in the court Of chancery.
THE heavy storm of Sunday did much |
damage in various parts of the county, but
especially to rail and carriage roads between
Montpelier and East Montpelier. About
four o'clock in the afternoon two storm
clouds came together in the Muddy brook
region, about mile and half this side of
East Montpelier, and the result was some
like that which attends western spout.
A torrent of water rushed down the hill
sides toward the river, tearing away trees
and rocks, until it reached the track of the
Montpelier & Wells River railroad, when
the culverts were quickly clogged and the
great mass of the water was compelled to
find its own outlet. 1t quilted the road-bed
near Muddy brook to the depth of twelve
or fifteen feet, and for a mile west of that
point the filling was washed from the track
almost the whole distance. The carriage
road was washed away in several places
and people were obliged to drive around
over the hills to Montpelier. The condition
of the railroad was made known at an early
hour, and with characteristic enterprise the
officials began the work of repair. Men
were kept at work Sunday night, Monday
and Monday night, and Tuesday forenoon
trains could pass over the trestles and tenn
porary track which had been prepared No
trains passed the place Monday but a train
was made up at Woodsville which came up
to run as the " mail " east of the washout,
and was taken charge of by train hands
who left here at six o'clock in the morning
and drove over the hills to East Montpelier.
Considerable damage was done ON the high
way to Barre, one bridge over brook be-
ing carried away. No extensive damage to
private property. is reported.
THE Free Press tells of novel way of sub
| DUNG refractory prisoner in the Jail at
Burlington Saturday: "a train from st.
Albans, Saturday afternoon, bearing large
number of excursionists from that place,
was taken possession of by Thomas Haley
of Vergennes, who was laboring under the
influence of liquor, and duntl Burlington was
reached his sway was undisputed. Ladies
were insulted by him and he even attempted
to compel several of them to swallow liquor
from bottle in his possession, but no one
attempted to interfere with the fellow, who
by the way, is something of bully in the
vicinitysvhere he resides Word had been
sent to Sheriff Barton and when the train
reached the city he entered the car where
Haley was, and almost before he knew it
the sheriff had the leaders on one of his
wrists. Haley at once clinched the sheriff
with his free hand, but with the assistance
of some train hands the desperate fellow
was soon overcome and lodged in jail Once
in confinement the prisoner proceeded to de-
molish things generally in the main room
of the Jail. He quickly reduced to bits the
table, half dozen chairs and the stove, in
f1icting upon himself bad wound over one
eye. The sheriff endeavored to quiet the
fellow, but talk was of no avail, and as the
prisoner thrust his fist through the grated
door at the sheriff the latter slipped the
handouts upon one hand and told Haley to
put out his other hand which, strangely
enough, he did, and the hand was soon Sc
cured When Haley saw that he was Sc.
curely fastened to the door his rage knew
no bounds, and his cries and imprecations
drew large crowd in front of the Jail. He
refused to be quiet and as a final resort the
sheriff turned hose upon him with full
force. 1T required but few moments ap
plication of the water cure to sober Haley
off and he has been as quiet as a lamb evel
since"
COMMENCEMENT week at Burlington wa,
filed with incidents of more than ordinary
interest The college is beginning to fee
the impetus of new prosperity in man,
ways. The increase in the number of stu
dents, the dedication of the Billings library
the general prosperity of the University were
subjects for congratulations. Tuesday morn
ing the Phi Beta Kappa and Alumni Assoeia
tions held their annual meetings. AT TIL,
latter resolutions of thanks to Frederick
Billings were adopted for his gifts to tn,
University. The Marsh window was dedi
Gated, c. w. Rich of st. Albans and Rt
Rev. Bishop Bissell of Burlington maxim;
the addresses. In the afternoon the Bill
lings library building was dedicated. Mr.
Billings was not present, but Presiden
Buckham read letter from him, the sub
stance OF which is given in another column
Remarks were made by President Buckham
Rev. DR.. Samuel g. Brown and by Profes
; sor n. c. Clark of Boston. Wednesday
July l. commencement day exercises begal
at the Howard opera bouse. The followin,
is the programme: Prayer; "The Hmpor
> tance of Feeling" William Cotton Clark
Georgia; Governmental Improvement O
Rivers and Harbors,' William Elijah Big
wood, Winooski "Man as a Worshiper, ),
George Henry Fisher, Cabot; " Political El
oquenee," Austin Hazen, DR., Jericho; " Sci
ence in Politics,'' Frank Smith Paddock
Colchester; Goethe's Egmont," Jess
. Anna Hunt, Washington, N. Y; "The Rel
! ormation in Scotland GrenYille Howard
Burlington; "The Coast Survey" Edwar'
Berton Kent, st. Albans j." Epicurus an,
Modern Physicists" George Barker Stone
l Swanton; " Three Ideas of Life" Charlie
Z Winfield Waterman, Waitsfield; "Theor,
and Practice in Engineering George Ste
, vens Leavenworth, Charlotte; Cicero as
Philosopher" Mary Louise Mills, Burling
Y ton; "The Benefits of the Diplomatic Sys
, tenn" Edward Sawyer Stone, Swanton
: "Incarnate Ideas" Elroy Newton Clark
= North Hero; The Evils of Rapid Civilza
tion - Charles Edward MyrOn Morse Rur