The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-24
Weekly News Summary.
Vermont.

THERE are twenty-six patients in the Mary
Fletcher hospital, Burlington.
AN Albany lady recently took sleigh
ride for the first time in her life
A RELIEF CORPS, auxiliary to Post Hurl-
burt, is to be started in st. Adams.
THE Burlington skating-rink is to be used
for furniture store after March 1st
A SUNDAY newspaper is soon to be started
in Rutland by several business men.
THE horse-cars made their first trip from
Burlington to Winooski last Friday.
f. e. FARLIN of Bates College, Maine, is
to be principal of Brigham Academy.
OVER one hundred persons have been con-
verified during the Vergennes revival
THE Mineral Spring Company of South
Ryegate will build hotel at that place.
THE President has nominated George O..
Guild to be postmaster at Bellows Falls.
ORRIN L. BENNETT of Dummerston, 90
years old, recently fell and broke his hip.
THE session of the United States court
opened in Burlington yesterday morning.
ST. ALBANs, it is said, is soon to have a
national bank, established on solid basis.
JOSEPH REED of South Londonderry has
been fined $50 and costs for selling liquor.
THE officers school of the National Guard
of Vermont will be held at Rutland March
18th and 10Th.
THE clerk in Cambridge drugstore used
kerosene in starting a fire, His face was
badly burned.
A. w. LYON of Greensboro recently caught
two fisher cats, one weighing eleven pounds
and the other little less.
w. w. PIERCE of South Londonderry
struck his elbow against revolving saw,
cutting cash two inches long
THE members of Company A, Second Ver-
mont Volunteers, are planning TO hold re-
union at Bennington May 14th
g. H. WILMERsoN of Walden was struck
by falling tree, breaking his leg half way
between the hip and knee-joints.
WILLARD Ross Of West Rutland, 60 and
deaf, was struck by train last week. 1t is
though that his injuries are fatal.
THE Memphremagog House at Newport
was entered by burglars, recently, who stole
a quantity of table and bed linen
RALPH TAYLOR of St. Adams, 67 years
old fell down stairs last week, rupturing a
blood-vessel, and died soon after.
AFTER ten days search the body of E.
r. Cops was recovered from the scene of
the quarry disaster at West Rutland.
A YOUNG son of G. G. Chaplin of Bellows
Falls, while coasting, was severely injured
by running into length of wire fence.
ALFRED HOWE of Jamaica, aged 65 years,
cut his arm while killing hogs Blood
poisoning soon set in, and he has since died
DANIEL HENNEssY, who was injured at
Winooski bridge about three weeks ago.
died at the Mary Fletcher Hospital Saturday
HARRY PERKINS of Burlington caught his
foot in the wheel of wagon, on to which
he was climbing, and had his leg broken
above the knee.
SAMUEL MILLS of Monkton has presented
the Sheldon Art Museum library at Middle
bury with 200 English books and charts from
30 to 100 years old.
j. B. WARDELL of North Bennington re-
Gently fell from a building, bruising the
right hand, spraining the left wrist and
breaking one or two ribs
E. WHITES house and barn in Fairfax
were burned last week. Mr.. White lost
nearly all his furniture, clothing and pro-
visions. Insured for $3.50.
CHARLES BUTLER of Richford, while
running splitting saw, was struck by a
board and had his nose and forehead split
open. He will probably die.
SAMUEL MOODY of East Charleston re-
Gently had both of his big toes amputated
He froze his feet while in the army, and they
have troubled him ever since
A LUDLOW editor issued an extra edition
of his paper, the other day, to announce a
youthful addition to his family and the ar
rival of his r-in-law.-Erchange.
burglarized Monday night. Among the arti-
cles taken were gold watch and chain, a
jewelry set and small sum of money.
j. S. CHASE of Canaan charged with hav-
ing struggled cattle in his possession, has
been placed under $500 bonds for appear
ance at the district court in Burlington.
THE Swanton Center post-office has been
discontinued for lack of business. Mail
matter addressed to Swanton Center will
a lplivprpI from q A a
PETER Pho of Fairfax attempted suicide
by hanging, last Saturday, but was cut
down before life was extinct. Disappoint-
ment in love is said to have been the cause.
PATRICK MCLAUGHLIN of Lunenburg has
brought suit against James Hagan for
$1,000 for alternating the affections of his
wife and disturbing his domestic tranquility.
THE Rutland polo club defeated the AS
ISOLATION team of Burlington at the Church
street rink, Rutland, Monday night, winning
the second, fourth and fifth goals in fifty
seven minutes.
THE livery-stable owned by George Richard
son of Rutland was burned last Monday
Thirty sleighs, twenty carriages and 6
quantity of hay were also consumed. Loss
$4,000; insured.
A COMMERCIAL traveller from Springfield
Mass, was fined $50 in the Burlington city
court on Thursday for selling goods Qurs
without license He was ignorant of the
existence of the law.
THE twenty-ninth quarterly meeting o.
the White River Good Templars Union was
held at Norwich February II. Notwith
standing the disagreeable and rough travel
ing, five of seven lodges were represented.
The other day Newport judge ordered
the room cleared when divorce case was
called, stating that he did not consider sucf
cases the best educators of youth, and was
accustomed to hear them with closed doors
LAST week, while Warren Richardson o
Windham was at work in mill, the circu
lar saw broke and piece struck him in the
face, splitting his nose and upper lip anC
cutting a cash from his mouth half way
across his cheek.
AMONG the articles in the town meeting
warning of St. Adams is one :" to see if the
town will protest and declare void bonds
Nos. 20 and 81, issued in aid of the Missis
quot railroad for the sum of $500 each, owned
by the st. Adams free library"
JAMES AND MICHAEL CAREY and Patricl
Low Of East Fairlee, while driving, struck
bridge and were thrown to the ground. Tit
horse freed himself and ran into an out
building, where it was found dead, with it
neck broken, Two of the boys were injured
ROBERT Brown of Burlington got in from
of a traverse and had his leg broken. So
A little girl named Perrault received ba'
cut on her head, but it is not considered sc
rious. - Hugh Mclean had his lei
broken by running his traverse into TIN