The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-13
Weekly News Summary.
Vermont.

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ONE hundred sixteen marriages were reg
istered in Rutland in 1885.
ORWELL selectmen paid for six sheep
killed by dogs during 1885.
COLONEL A. +. WALKER of Rutland is
very low with rheumatic fever.
GYMNAsTIC training is to be given the
girls in st. Johnsbury Academy.
THE Orleans county musical convention
is being held at Barton this week.
GEORGE WILLARD of Richford fell the
other day, and broke his knee-pan
SURVEYS are being made for a railroad
from Georgia depot to Fairfax Falls.
THE Burlington Trust Company has just
declared a dividend of three per cent.
THE Salvation Army has made three con-
verts in Burlington and six in Rutland.
THE child of Mr. Lock of Lyndon fell into
tub of hot water and was badly scalded.
JOHN SMITH of Springfield cut a deep
cash in his left hand last week with an AK.
SrRrNerrELDs Grand Army Post will hold
a two days fair the last week in this month
JAMES b. BEM1s of Townsend has disap-
peared, and his family are anxious about him.
New sugar was made in the vicinity of
Bellows Falls during the warm weather OF
last week.
j. e. HARRIS of the Burlington Clipper and
| G.. S. Forbes of the Boston journal are in
Washington.
IT is proposed to change the name of the
Park Guard " to that OF Bennington
Light Guards"
II. A. BRUSH of Milton has a partridge
which seems to be as tame and contented as
a common fowl.
THE anniversary of the Western Vermont
Masonic Union will be held at Fairhaven on
the Goth instant.
THE Vermont Investment and Guarantee
Company of Orwell has increased its capital
stock to $l50,0O0.
Mrs. WALTER L. LYMAN of Randolph
gave birth to four children during 1885, the
last three being triplets.
The papers stolen from the safe of A. G.
Parker of Pownal have been found under a
freight-car in Scranton, Penn.
Mrs. PETER MILLER of Burlington, who
was terribly burned in the coaching acct
dent, last week, is recovering.
SALMON & LITTLE will run the St. Johns
bury House, under the direction of a syndi-
cate who bought the property.
EUREKA post-office has been established
on the Rutland & Washington railroad, be-
tween Castleton and Poutney.
FIVE farm buildings in Holland, owned
by Henry Pinney, were burned last week.
Loss $1,000; insured for 81 800.
NOBLE II. HILL of Boston, senior pro-
prietor of the Boston Theater, died last
week. He was born in Bridport.
JOHN CLARK has been appointed cashier
of the First National Bank of st. Johns bury
in place of George May resigned.
A. G. AUSTIN, hotel-keeper at Newport,
has failed. Liabilities 81 400. The creditors
are offered ten cents on the dollar.
PAUL SHUFTLEToN of Arlington, while
crossing Roaring Branch, last week, fell
from the foot-bridge and was drowned.
ID IL H.. al.
has been arrested and locked up at Nor
witch, Conn, for stealing pocket-book.
Mrs. HARRIET BURROUGHS of Ferrisburgh
and her son, William A., were seriously
injured last week by a carriage accident.
MARY GLYNN of Brandon, while in Troy,
N Y, blew out the gas in her room and in
hailed it for seven hours. She recovered.
Mrs. EMMA SMITH of Franklin had hip
broken by being thrown from wagon the
other day. She lies in a critical condition.
PETER MCGETTRIcK of Burlington ran
against a hitching-post, one night last week,
receiving injuries which resulted in death.
EDWARD KINNEY of Rutland was struck
by piece of marble driven from a blast
which entered his liver. His recovery is
doubtful.
A PORTION of the dam belonging to the
Vermont Novelty Works Company at
Springfield was swept away by high water
| last week.
FRANK w. BARBER, grocer at Sheffield,
has failed Goodnow & Ross, produce deal
ers at Bellows Falls, have also failed and
will settle in insolvency.
THE Rutland County Record, republican
weekly paper, is to begin publication in
| Fairhaven about February LIST. Frank w.
Redfeld is to be the editor and manager.
THE new catalogue of the University of
| Vermont contains the names of 354 regis
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demical and 191 in the medical department.
A Mr.. SWEENEY of Highgate, with his
family, We're crossing the lake on the ice,
last week, when the horse broke through
and was drowned. Sweeney and his wife
| and child were rescued.
WILLIAM FARNETT of Burlington, who stole
gold watch from the residence of Minister
| Phelps some time ago, was arrested last
week He pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to the work house for three months.
The house, barns and outbuildings OF
Horace Goodhue at Westminster West were
burned last week, with their contents, in
Guiding horse, two cows and other stock
Loss $500; insured in the Union Mutual.
RECEIVER Writer'S of the First National
Bank of st. Adams has applied for, and re-
ceived from the comptroller, an order tC
make a twelve and one-half per cent divi-
dend, amounting to about S35,500. A good
surplus will be left on hand
BENNINGToN's local committee has raised
$1,000 for the battle monument, and that
sum will he increased several hundred
dollars. The appropriation of $500 by
the Massachusetts legislature has lapsed
and efforts are being made to have it re
newed
GEORGE Provo of Bellows Falls fell be
tween two freight-cars and the rear of the
train passed over his arm and leg. The
bone in the arm was ground to a jelly ant
the leg broken in two places. 1t was founC
necessary to amputate the arm just below
the shoulder.
A Troy, n. ", dispatch states that it has
been discovered that George w, Grandey
Jr., agent of the Port Henry Iron Ore Com
pany, and who disappeared some two week
ago, is several hundred dollars short in hi
accounts. He is a son of Hon. George w
Grandey of Vergennes, and has wife AM
child.
THE funeral of three boys drowned nea
West Pawlet, New Years day, was tn
largest ever held in that vicinity, from tire
to four thousand persons being present
, Two of the boys were drowned while tryin
to save the other, and it was only by fore
, that the mother of the last two named wa
prevented from sharing their fate.
, EMMA j. HOLMES of West Townshend die
in Boston, under very painful circumstances
: last week. She occupied room in whic
was mautel folding bed. In arranging tn
baI for tha niuht che naUlaptal IN Gapur