The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-21
Weekly News Summary.
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Efforts are being made to obtain five
hundred men and women in Vermont to
join colony going to Texas in February.
THE elegant new apartments of the Brat
tleboro' Odd Fellows were dedicated Fri
day evening, with appropriate ceremonies.
THE library of the University, Burlington,
contains q 600 volumes, the Fletcher Free
Library 1900 volumes the Marsh library
1000 volumes.
A BOOM across the Passumpsic river at
Lyndon, belonging TO Dudley p. Hall, broke
away last week. and 100000 feet of logs
went down the river
G. II. STANFORD of Vermont, after an alb
sence of twenty-five years, has just returned
from Australia, found his wife, is rich, and
is now searching for his parents.
THE annual school for officers of the first
regiment is to be held at Burlington next
month. Both officers and university cadets
will be reviewed by the governor.
THIRTY members were added to the Con-
gregational church in Lyndonville at the last
communion, the result in part of the recent
union evangelical work In the place.
THE farm house and barns in West Castle
ton, owned by II. b. Ellis of Casteton, and
occupied by Daniel Morgan, were burned
last week; loss $500, partly insured.
A NEW National bank with a capital of
100000 is to be organized in Rutland. A
large board of directors, including promi-
nent financial men all over the county, will
be chosen.
NORTH Troy roller-skaters will try any
thing. Their latest contest was a race in
doughnut-eating, the eaters being blind
folded and the eatables suspended in the air
by string.
BRISTOL has a new town house, built at
cost of $4,000, and modelled after the one
recently erected at Middlebury. 1t is a
handsome structure, and was dedicated re-
Gently by the Weber Quartette of Boston
A FREIGHT car standing at East Dorset
station was run into by an engine and
wrecked; the smokestack and headlight of
the locomotive were torn off. The car had
been left partly standing on the main line.
THE tenth annual reunion of the Western
Vermont Masonic union was held at Rut-
land last week. These officers were
elected: President, n. A. Smith of West
Rutland; treasurer, A. A. Fletcher of Med
dlebury.
THE docket of the Orleans county court
February term, is out and contains one
hundred eighteen court cases, and twenty
two cases in chancery. There are in the
county thirty-four lawyers and sixteen dep
uty sheriffs.
A NEWPORT woman has the spirit of '76.
One of her husbands creditors recently came
to remove some hay from premises occupied
under an unexpired lease, when she grab
ing the enemy completely.
THE Woodstock railroad has elected these
officers: President, Frederick Billings; vice
president, Justin F. MCKENZIE clerk, G. p.
Marsh; superintendent and treasurer, j. G.
Parton; engineer, Hosea Orton managing
director. S. S. Thompson.
The Simmonsville school district at And
over has long-established reputation for
"toughness." Hardly a term passes with
out row either between teacher and schol-
ars, or trustees and teacher Lawsuits are
frequent and have cost the district as much
as $500 some years.
Mrs. HENRY COURTNEY of Rochester
took an overdose of morphine and was kept,
with great difficulty, from the sleep that
knows no waking A few lines stating
what she had done were found in DR..
Gums Medical Practice lying ON her table
among his antidotes for poisons.
MARY MORRIS, resident of Castleton,
was burned in shocking manner on Tues
day of last week, and only the opportune
arrival of her mother saved her life. Miss
Morris had been down cellar with kero-
sene lamp which exploded, setting fire to
her clothes. The unfortunate young lady
will recover but will be dsfgured.
WILLIAM SMITH, residing on Spring street,
Swanton, assaulted w. S. Partlow Satur-
day morning with knife, just as Partlow
was going to his barn. The two men had
some words while going to party the other
night, but made up again, and Partlow sup
posed they were as good friends as ever.
The states attorney has been notified and
Smith will be prosecuted.
THE Vermont livestock company at its
annual meeting decided to make further in
vestments in cattle. The secretary's report
showed a total of 54SS cattle of all kinds, 151
horses and 10 mules The ranch is To-
Gated in western Dakota, the cattle ranging
into corner of Wyoming and corner of
Montana. The capital of the company is
$4,000, one half of which is paid in, mostly
by Brattleboro men.
The annual meeting of the Vermont me-
rino sheep breeders association, at Middle
bury closed the 14th. These officers were
elected: President, Samuel James of Wey-
BRIDGE vice-presidents, +. Moore OF Shore
ham, ID. w. Prime of Brandon secretary,
Albert Chapman, of Middlebury; directors,
G. p. Crane of Bridport, +. III. Harrington of
Brandon, H. c. Burwell of Bridport, E. M
Bissell of Shoreham.
THE Merchants National bank at st.
Johnsbury elected w. e. Peck of Passump-
sic president it has shrunk it's surplus $40,-
GOO the past year and passed a semi,annual
dividend, but starts off free from bad debts,
with 81 600 surplus.-The First National
bank elected its old officers. 1t has lessened
Its surplus $4,000, but paid per cent
dividend, the losses having occurred mostly
through the failure of Bradley Barlow.
THE Eagle Hotel, Woodstock, took fire
from defective fiue Friday night, and the
wing containing the dining room and Sons
of Temperance Hall was destroyed and the
main house considerably damaged by fire
and water. The house was stripped of its
contents and only saved from destruction
by the arduous efforts of the firemen. The
house and furniture are insured for $1,000.
The Sons of Temperance lost all; insurance
1000. The Good Templars lost new
piano; insured for $50.
A VERMONT correspondent of the Boston
Herald gives this as the democratic slate for
Vermont For collector of customs, b. b.
nal revenue, l., w. Redington, Rutland;
Remington; for district-attorney, S. G.
Shurtleff, Montpelier; for deputy collectors
at Newport, j. G.. Burke, Albany, F. M.
Sherman, Newport; for deputy collector at
Alburgh, G. w. Beardsley, Alburgh; for
pOstmasters, George Beckwith, Burlington;
j. ID. Hanrahan, Rutland; N. p. Bowman,
st. Johnsbury, G.. II. o. Kimball, Vergennes;
G. G. Peck, Middlebury; w. d. McMaster,
Woodstock; f. II. Stocker, Windsor; G. f.
Orvis Manchester; G.. o. Guild, Bellows
Falls; G. #. Grover, White River Junction.
Other Localities,
A LARGE movement of Mormons from
Utah to Mexico is going on.
Extensive Irregularities are reported in
the New York custom house.
BELvA LOCKWOOD disputes Cleveland s
title to the electoral vote Of New York.
Cnr n ather in tho aouthuaat 10 al a.