The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-24
Weekly News Summary.



economy club.
THE postmaster-general has appointed j.
Kelly, postmaster at Derby.
Much damage to highways and bridges
in Milton by high water Is reported
REVIVAL meetings are being held at
Craftsbury, Irasburgh and Wherlock.
OVER $50 tons of poultry passed through
st. Johnsbury for the markets Friday.
THE Salvation Army was attacked in Bur-
lington Monday evening, with snow balls,
sticks and stones.
REV. Mr.. SowLEs of Newbury was in
stalled pastor of the Baptist church at New
port Center, Thursday.
GEORGE G. FooT of Charlotte has sent
5000 barrels of apples to the New York
market, paying S1.50 to S1.75 barrel.
THE Bethel Courier, edited by Walter
Brooks, is a new aspirant for position in the
already crowded newspaper field in Yer
mont.
THE Free Press says the fire insurance
companies are manifesting disposition to
abandon towns which have no protection
against fire.
The first state conference of the Young
Peoples Societies of Christian Endeavor of
Vermont will be held in Burlington, Decem-
Der IA and 10.
THE late Ryland Hanger of Rutland has
left his $4,000 property to the Methodist
church at Hydevile. The church gets ST.
600 for their bell and 81 900 for the Sunday
school.
THE covered bridge across Browns river
in Jericho near the Underhill town line,
over twenty feet in length, was taken away
by flood and not very carefully deposited
down stream.
Miss JENNIE MANsLEY, aged twenty, com
mitted suicide in Burlington, Friday, by
taking poison. Since the death of her be-
trothed year ago Friday, she had been I'M
settled in mind.
THE postmaster-genera has appointed the
following fourth-class postmasters in Yer
mont: Mrs. Ellen S. Barnes at Chimney
Point: G.. f. Brown at East Dover; Charles
A. Chubb at Post Village.
LAST winter Miss Rosa Williams of Water
ford accidentally got pushed against
bench while at school, injuring her spine so
that she has been obliged to lie on her back
ever since. She died last Sunday night.
FRED HUNTINGTON of Grand Isle has been
arrested by officers from Philadelphia on
charge of purchasing goods under false pre-
fences, and not being able to get bail, he
was lodged in North Hero Jail to await trial
A GREAT rainstorm prevailed in Brattle-
boro, Thursday, highways being badly
washed. The wind at the top of Wantasta-
quet mountain, opposite the village, reached
maximum velocity of ninety miles an hour.
SENATOR EvARTs has presented the St.
Francis Roman Catholic church, in Wind
sor, a fine bell, weighing about seven hum
dred pounds. AS soon as Bishop De Goes
BRAND can be present the bell is to be chris
tened and hung.
SOME of the losses by the Townshend fire
have been adjusted and some of the losers
will rebuild. The town begins to feel the
necessity for fire apparatus and a water
supply. This is the second disastrous fire
within thirty years.
THOMAS BOYLE, who died in Ludlow re-
Gently, was the oldest person in that town.
He was born in County Kerry, Ireland,
August II, 1873, making him one hundred
eight years, three months and three days
old. His mother lived to the age of one
hundred fourteen.
THE number of prisoners in the house of
correction increases as winter approaches,
and there are now ninety inmates, eight of
whom are women. There are only seventy
six cells for the male prisoners and it has
been necessary to put double cots in many
of them. An addition is needed to the
prison department.-IIerdld.
CHARLES A. CONVERSE, who for seventeen
years has been connected with the Central
Vermont railroad company-for most of the
time holding responsible position in the
freight department, but of late in the gem
eral managers otfice-leaves next week for
Philadelphia, where he embarks in the
wholesale lumber business, with partner.
THE Danville North Star, in copying an
article from the st. Johnsbury Republican
concerning the discovery of roster of the
old militia, makes an amusing Topographic
cal error, thus: "Another old rooster has
come to light, this time bearing the date
| 1898" 1t might be sent to some boarding
house to be served up for the Thanksgiving
dinner
Mrs. MARY SWAN of Ludlow, was, Nov
ember 16, at Rutland, held for the United
States court on charge of securing a pen
sion by fraud. She was granted pension
in 1882, on making an affidavit that her son,
who was killed in the late war, was unmar-
ried and that she was dependent on him for
support. She had drawn about 81 200
when it was discovered that the son was
married at the time of his death.
A FEW weeks ago petition was circulated
! in Factory Point asking that the name OF
that village be changed to Manchester Cen
ter. The request, which contained the sig
natures of most of the residents of the vii
! lage, was forwarded to the post-otfice de-
partment at Washington. Word was re-
ceived Thursday that after January l, 1887
! this post-otfice would be known as Manches
ter Center, so that Factory Point will be
among the things of the past.
A DELEGATION of the inhabitants of the
newly-created town of Proctor turned out
Friday night last to receive Governor Proc
tor, on his return by the late train from
Montpelier. On his arrival they escorted
him from the depot to the piazza in front OF
the store, where the governor addressed
200 people, saying in substance that, al
though there had been differences of opin
ion between them and their Rutland
friends, they should now as good neigh
bors, forget this and cherish only good will
and the best of feelings for their opponents
These words were received with hearty ap
plause by all present. The cornet band
fired off by several enthusiastic young men
which closed the proceedings of the recep
tion-Rutidnd Herald.
AT the hearing in Burlington in the case
Of Jennie SaXton, arrested for forging the
Mr.. G. f. Ward, the was al journed
The Free Press says: 4" Mr.. Mason was pres
ent at the hearing, with his lawyer. Mr.
Mason subsequently stated that the claim
on the part of Miss Saxton that he author
lied her to write the orders was entirely
without Foundation, and in relation to vari
GUS other statements quite freely made 10y
her as to their relations he considered then
part of a scheme of blackmail He nevel
knew of the existence of the order for S5O
until his arrival in town yesterday, Mr.
Ward having said nothing to him about tn,
matter. He understood that Mr.. Ware
acted on the theory that if he said nothinl
to any one about the order the woman
would repeat the game, as it turned out sh'
did, and would get caught. 1t appears tina
the forgery transaction was not with thu
Burlington Savings Bank, but with Mr.
Ward individually. Mr.. Mason had II,
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