The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15
Weekly News Summary.
Vermont.

Iaru ldSJ wick.
THE freshman class at the University of
Vermont numbers fifty.
FROM SIS to $50 were stolen from the Lud-
low House money-drawer recently
SENATOR EvARTs is not recovering from
his recent accident at Windsor as fast as was
anticipated
SEVERAL Putney people have arranged to
join the Gettysburg excursion from Spring
field, Mass October 4th.
MOSES j. PERKINS clearinghouse at
Rutland was destroyed by fire last week.
Loss about $1,000; insured for $1,000.
Il. j. CHAMBERLIN of st. Adams has
been appointed superintendent of the
Canada Atlantic Railway. An excellent
selection
Mrs. EMERSON WHEELoCK of Bakersfield
while visiting her sister, Mrs Samuel Hunt
of Waterville, committed suicide by hang
ing herself
G. III. SEAvER of Taftsville was struck in
the breast and severely injured by board
which was thrown from a circular saw one
day last week.
THE Burlington yacht club proposes to
offer two cups, costing $1,000, to be sailed
for in grand regatta off that city next Sep
TENDER. Rev. w. II. II. Murray is inter-
ested in the affair
AS Mrs. Mary f. Wright of Burlington
was about to get on street-car she was
struck and knocked down by a horse, being
cut over one eye, receiving spraned wrist
and several bruises.
THE officials of the Central Vermont rail-
road have visited South Royalton and prom
ised to erect new brick passenger and
freight depots, expanding $4,000 or $4,000
on the same, if the business men of the
place will rebuild substantial blocks in
place of the wooden buildings burned.
WILLARD SANpERsoN of Shrewsbury,
Frank Harrington of Mt Holly and Ed
ward Tarbel of Putney were recently
tod CHI Wi nOisOpipu he
of Lowell G.. Harris, Shrewsbury farmer.
Harris had his hay-mow filed with Paris
green last april and several cattle died from
eating the hay. Sanderson and Harris had
quarreled, and it is charged that Sanderson
hired the other two men to do the poisoning.
THE mammoth consolidated agricultural
fair at Sherbrooke, p. O., will open Thurs
day morning, September 23d, and continue
until Saturday October Sd, and it will be
the most important and attractive agricul-
tural exhibition that Canada has ever known.
The premiums to be awarded will reach the
magnificent aggregate of some $4,000, with
competition open to the world, and promi-
nent among the objects of interest will be a
splendid display of blooded stock from
England. The favorite route via Lake
Memphremagog will afford visitors a de-
lightful excursion through some of the most
charming and romantic scenery in the
world; and the officials of the Passumpsic
railroad have arranged schedule of greatly
reduced fares, of which all who desire may
avail themselves.
The annual meeting of the Central Ver-
mont Railroad Company was held in st.
Adams last week, when the following board
of directors was elected: j. Gregory Smith
of st. Adams, James II. Langdon of Mont
pelier E. c. Smith of St. Adams, e. II.
Baker of Boston, Joseph Hickson of Mon
treal and w. III. II. Bingham of Stowe.
The annual meeting of the Consolidated
railroad of Vermont was also held, and the
directors chosen were the same as for the
Central Vermont. The auditors report for
the Central Vermont, which is the lessee of
the Consolidated railroad of Vermont,
shows that the earnings of the road for the
past year were S2,533,939 and expenses
$1,73S, 44 The net earnings-S795,4 44-
have been applied as follows: Rents of
leased roads, 1857 ,750 total interest on
bonds, S350000 taxes, S39,633 The net
balance is $4S,061.
Other Localities.
CONTINUED complaint is made of the
drought in Illinois.
COLONEL GLIDER has begun his journey
toward the north pole.
A DEADLY distemper prevails among cat
tie in the vicinity of Lancaster, Penn.
GOVERNOR RUsK of Wisconsin was nomi-
mated by the republicans by reclamation
RAIN prevailed in Charleston the Sth and
six women and children died from exposure.
THE sea-serpent was seen in the Con-
necticut river opposite Cromwell last week.
THE town of Woodstock, Conn, cele-
brated its two hundredth anniversary last
week
AT Decatur, ILL.,, fifty people We're poisoned
at wedding from eating chicken cooked in
copper kettle.
A THRILLING shock of earthquake was felt at
Charleston early Thursday morning, but no
alarm was caused
THE Knights of Labor of Missouri are
said to be making political alliance with
the greenback party.
THE anti-saloon republicans of New York,
at their state convention, nominated Noah
Davis for chief-judge.
The United States & Canada Express
Company has been absorbed by the A meri-
can Express Company.
The town of Freehold, New Jersey, was
nearly destroyed by fire Saturday. The loss
is over half "a million dollars.
THE Connecticut republicans nominated
for governor Phineas G. Lounsbury and for
Acknowledgements James l.. Howard.
MANNIx, the former assignee of Arch
bishop PurcelPs estate, confessed in court
that he had squandered 100000 in stock
speculation.
PLEURo-PNEUMoNIA prevails to an alarm
ing extent among the cows on Long Island,
from which is obtained most of the milk used
in Brooklyn.
A CONSIDERABLE number of national banks,
having failed to make return to the treasury
department of their condition, are to be
heavily fined.
The sixteenth American schooner has
been seized by the Canadian authorities.
The latest victim is the d" Everett Steele -
of Gloucester.
SECRETARY BAYARD has been sent by the
Canadian government a demand for the inn
mediate and unconditional surrender of the
sealers seized on the coast of Alaska by
United States vessels.
DYNAMITE was exploded under the signal
tower which controls the Lake Shore rail
road switches at Chicago Friday night The
building was wrecked and the signal man
was violently bruised but escaped alive.
JACOB COASTER was arrested at the White
House last week and sent to the insane
asylum. He claimed to be the Emperor of
America and demanded admittance to the
White House as its lawful occupant. He
ordered the door-keeper to 90 to the treas
ury and bring him 100000. He is an
Engishman.
The English cutter Galatea, was badly
beaten by the Boston yacht Mayfiower in
the international race last week. In the
first " heat" sailed Tuesday, the American
boat beat the Brtisher by some twelve
minutes, and in the second sailed on Satur-
day, she was twenty-nine minutes ahead of