The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-27
Weekly News Summary.
Vermont.

j. W: CuRRIER of North Troy. has pre-
scented Bailey Post G.. A. r., of that place
with $3.50 towards building a hall.
A NEW locomotive on the Central Vermont
bears the name OF w d. Wall, a popular
and well-known gentleman in the state.
ADDISON IsHAM of Williston has a NINA
moth squash that weighs 176 pounds, meas
ures seven feet one way, six feet six inches
the other
question of a railroad from the station on
the Vermont Valley railroad, four miles
distant, to that village.
Mrs. NJ. j. SUTTON has resigned as post
mistress at Somerset, and j. w. Rice, repre-
sentative from that town In the legislature,
will succeed as postmaster.
REPORT says that some capitalists are de-
sirous OF purchasing considerable territory
on the head or south end of Isle La Motto
for the purpose of summer residences.
IT is rumored at winooski that Christie.
pher Gordon has been appointed postmaster
at that place, and that Charles LaFountaln
has been appointed consul at st. Johns.
j. G.. EDDY, prominent lawyer of Brat
tleboro, has gone to Sioux Falls, OAK, ard
formed law partnership with Herbert
youngest son of the late Charles n. Daven-
port.
A LARGE barn of Album Mears' at Geor-
ga ram was DuTDeu Ounuuy nlRnJ, Inc
flames communicated with the Baptist
church which was also destroyed. Loss on
church, $500.
A WINDSOR correspondent says that "con-
victs are arriving at the state prison with
great frequency of late: there are nearly
hundred here now, the largest number for
two or three years"
A. G. NOBLE, for over twenty years route
agent, sent in his resignation recently
lut@ 1. H..
place. Mr. Gillett has run on the road with
Mr.. Noble for over year.
ZEBA DAWSON of Franklin, eghty-three
years of age, fells trees like wood. chopper,
and works the same up into stove wood.
Mr.. Dawson is soldier of the war of 1872,
and one of the few now alive.
The Young Mems Christian Association
of st. Johnsbury has already sold about
$500 worth of seats for the lecture course
this winter. The course opens October %
with a concert by Reevess band.
THE divers who recently explored the
wreck of the Royal Savage, off Valcour
Island, are to be prosecuted by the United
States district attorney, as it is said their
operations constitute a criminal offense.
WHILE Andrew Dee of st. Johnsbury was
driving through the village in his lumber
wagon, his horse became frightened and
threw him out upon the ground, breaking
/
BETWEEN sixty and seventy relatives and
friends assembled at the home of Captain
and Mrs. Milton G.. Bostwick in Hines
burgh, October Is, to offer their congratula.
tions on the iftieth anniversary of their
marriage.
REV. ALFRED STEVENS, DID,, for forty
| five years pastor of the Congregational
church at Westminster, has resigned his
| pestorate on account of advanced age
! nty- gi Va 10 fha Gnt LODI
pastor in Vermont.
| NORMAN COBB, JR., has become surfeited
with the honors and emoluments of being
! postmaster at "Slab Hollow" mile and q
| half from East Putney, and has resigned
The total income of the office for the first
quarter was not far from 50, and the Office
will probably be abolished.
The annual meeting of the stockholders o.
the Addison railroad was held Friday, and
ent (presidenD, DR.. John A. Mead (treas
urer and clerk), w. G.. Clement, John Ham
mond, of Crown Point n. Y, and Frank
S. Witherbee of Port Henry.
COMMANDER CHILDs has reissued to tn,
department of Vermont, G. A. r., circular
sent ont by Commander-in-Chief Fairchild
| announcing that contributions by the sew
| eral posts for the benefit of their Charles
! ton brethren may be discontinued, as ther,
is no further necessity for such offerings.
WINoosKI is excited over wedding fiasco
M. j. Coughlin was engaged to a Miss Muir
dock, and the banns had already been Gale,
twice in the Catholic church, when Cough
lin disappeared, leaving debts to a larg,
amount. The wedding outfit was all read,
and coat of tar and feathers is threatened
| if Coughlin returns.
MAJOR NJ. b. ADAMS has awarded con
tracts for government work of Lake Cham
plain as follows: To j. l.. Johnson of Full
ton, n Y, the work of dredging at Ken
yon's Bay, $1,000; to Luther Whitney o
! Keesville, the submarine work at the Elbow
| Whitehall, $1,000; to j. l.. johnson o
Fulton. the work of adding $50 feet to tn,
| Rouses Point break-water, S26,963.
SENATORS EDMUNDs AND MORRILL, will
each drive this season in Washington a pal
of Vermont horses, which they have pur
chased this year. Senator Edmunds' team
is pair of handsome bays raised in Nortl
Hero, and Senator Morrill's horses are thu
| elegant pair OF browns exhibited at the las
state fair by ID. Gilmore of ST. Adams
which We're sold for 81 ,000-F'ree Press.
PETITIONS to the legislature are being cir
culated and largely signed in Underhill
asking for the better enforcement of tn,
law passed four years ago, requiring tn,
teaching of the nature of alcoholic drinks
and narcotics, and of their effects upon til,
| human system, in our public schools. Thu
object is to make the law in Vermont a.
effective as the one passed in Washington
! last winter.
INQUIRY of Receiver Writers ELECTS tn,
| information that matters pertaining to thu
late lamented First National Bank are il
StdtU quo, and likely to remain SO until De
cember. Early in that month certain suit
in which the receiver hopes to score poin
are to be decided, and if the outcome is ia
vorabe quite large sum will be available
and the dividend will be the natural re
sult.-St. 1ibdnS Messenger.
JOHN KNAPP, a seventeen-years-o sol
of Widow Orpha Knapp of ST. Johnsbury
who became interested in the salvation
army ten weeks ago. disappeared Frida,
night, presumably joining some detachmen
of the army. Mrs. Knapp says he was he
only support, but for ten weeks he has de
voted all his earnings To the salvation army
having in one or two instances borrowed
money to give them, his mother, mean
while, getting along as best she could
| CdledOnidn
FREDERICK JosLYN of st. Johnsbury ha
received pension and back pay amounting
to over $4,000 and S72 per month through
life. Joslyn enlisted from st. Johnsbury il
the eleventh Vermont Regiment and los
his eyesight from the effects of rheumatism
contracted in the army. After leaving tn
army he went to Montreal where he was
licensed beggar for several years. He after
ward came back and was supported by tn
town and Chamberlain Post, G. A. Il. Tel
years ago Elisha May, an attorney, tool
hold of his case and has prosecuted it to
successful end. Joslyn has a wife and fou
children.
DR.. FARNswoRTH, the veterinary surgeon