The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-24
Weekly News Summary.
Vermont.

The University field-day at Burlington oc-
ours May ODD
THE Central Vermont shops at st. Adams
and Rutland run on full time.
EDWARD IsHAM of East Shelburn had his
foot badly smashed the other day.
The Congregational church of Rutland is
the fourth largest in New England.
j. p. THoRNToN's house in Castleton was
burned last week. Insured for $2,400.
THE next encampment of the state militia
will be held at Bennington in August.
A MAN named Caldwell was killed by
falling tree at Sheldon Springs recently.
PATRICK DIVER of Brattleboro attempted
suicide by cutting his throat with knife
THE Dartmouth freshman class supper
came off at st. Johnsbury last Friday night.
MARTIN GODDARD of Ludlow has been adj
| mtted to practice in the United States SUI
preme court.
REV. f. ID. CHANDLER of East Hardwick
has accepted a call to the Congregational
church in Chatham, Conn.
A MAN named Donahue, employed by the
Baldwin Company Burlington had a hand
severely crushed the other day.
HENRY LAMBERT of Highgate, while en-
gagged in the manufacture of land-rollers,
was struck on the head by log and fatally
injured.
THE First Vermont Regiment ranks tenth
among the militia in the United States in
point of efficiency. This is considered a
high record,
JOHN NJ. CASTLE of Westford, while split
ting logs with powder was struck In the
head by large stick. His recovery is con-
sdered doubtful.
REV. GEORGE w. PHILLIPS of Worcester,
Mass, has received call to the pastorate of
the Congregational church, Rutland, at a
salary Of $4,000 a year.
THE Evarts House, Burlington, was
burned last week Thursday. Many board
ers lost their clothing. Loss on building
81 600; insurance $1,000.
THE next term of Franklin county court
opens April 18Th Chief-justice Royce pre-
siding. There are 313 court and jury and 81
chancery cases on the docket.
THESE officers were chosen at the recent
meeting of the State Dental Society Presi-
dent, j. p Parker of Bellows Falls; vice.
presidents, Z. E. McGovern of Vergennes
and w. H. Spencer of Poultney secretary,
Thomas Mound of Rutland; treasurer, James
w, S. Curtis of Hardwick, e. s. Tracy of
st. Johnsbury and G. G. Campbell of St.
Adams. The next meeting will be held in
Burlington the third week in March.
ALEXANDER T. STEWART of this state,
who claims to be an heir of A. T. Stewart,
has filed complaint in the United States
court in an equity suit against ex-Judge
Henry Hilton to recover the sum of 5000, 900.
The complaint sets forth that from August
30, 1878, to March II, 1879, the plaintiff was
kept in the Metropolitan Hotel in New York
city by agents of Hilton, and was not al
lowed to visit his friends or see his lawyer.
Promises were made that he would be given
a farm in Vermont and 100000 in cash if he
would discontinue his suit. He did so and
the promises were violated.
A DECISION of considerable public interest
has lately been rendered by the supreme
Of lrt
by the Granite State Mutual Aid Associa-
ton of Keeue, n. H., against the insurance
commissioners of this state, in which was
involved the construction of statute
passed at the last session of the legislature,
relating to the admission of cooperative
life insurance companies of other states.
The Granite State Association, in the spring
of 1885, applied for license to transact
business in Vermont under section 1907 of
!, the Revised Laws, as amended by No. 40 of
the acts of 1884. The association did not
possess 500, 900 in assets, but its statement
showed that it had complied with the re-
quirements of the amendment of 1884. The
commissioners ruled that notwithstanding
this amendment it was necessary to admis-
sion that the association should have
$100,0OO in assets. AT the suggestion of the
commissioners, the association brought a
petition to compel the issuing of a license.
, After full argument by counsel, the court
: held that the petition should be dismissed.
Other Localities.
The season is very backward in the South.
FLOODS are reported in Dakota and Iowa.
, Two feet of snow fell in Michigan Saturday.
l A HEAVY freshet at Milwaukee caused
great damage.
, GEORGE Q. CANNON, the Mormon elder
has forfeited his bail.
, The Chinese are coming East in large
? numbers from California.
II T,,nrNcu omit Cbipaca rnaatipou yyara bal In
r in San Francisco Sunday.
THE reported surrender of the Apache
. chief, Geronimo, is untrue.
. MANY lawless acts have been committed
!. by railway strikers in Texas.
a THE bill increasing widows pensions has
: been signed by the President.
$ THE rate of first-class passage from Bos
. ton to San Francisco is now $26.
> The city hall building at Fall River
;, Mass, is burned Loss $4,000
v THE Pan Electric telephone investigation
4 is still in progress at Washington
e OUT of 1900 cigar makers in New Yorl
n city only 300 are skilled workmen.
SECRETARY MANNING has issued a call fol
100000 900 of three per cent bonds.
p OVER 100000 has been contributed for
/, Catholic university in Washington.
:. THREE business blocks at Helena, Ark.
u were burned Saturday. Loss 100000.
r. THE Tudor ice-houses at Cambridge
!, Mass, were burned last week Thursday.
vt THE mother of Secretary of War Endicot
=, died in Salem, Mass, Thursday, aged 50.
t. REV. DIR. BUTLER of Washington is the
new chaplain of the United States senate.
# The hostile Apache Indians have notified
i General Crook of their desire to surrender
: The secretary of the treasury has received
e a conscience contribution of So 900 from New
S. York.
* ELEVEN sailors were drowned by the foun
70 dering of the steamer Beda off the Oregon
III coast.
~ BRIGADIER-GENERAL HOWARD has beer
a. nominated to succeed Major-general Pope
10 retired.
d A FIRE in Newburyport, Mass, Sunday
is destroyed a shoe factory and several houses
4 Loss $4,000.
he CAPTAIN WADDELL, commander of tn
s. famous rebel cruiser Shenandoah" died a
n Baltimore last week.
u Two ferry-boats collded in North River
r y New York city, Friday, killing two person
-, and wounding four others.
"a ALDERMAN JACHNEs, the New York a.
r, derman indicted for bribery, has been SUI
IN rendered by his bondsmen.
IN THE depot at Pennington, Conn, and tn
: depot at Cheshire, Conn, were struck b.
liphtninp Friday and burned