The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-01
Weekly News Summary.
Vermont.

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nshed by Superintendent Cakes with an
excellent Thanksgiving dinner.
+. T.. WooDBRIDGE of Vergennes has sold
two thoroughbred Norman sucking colts to
DR.. Webb Of Burlington for $500.
IT is probable that the new militia com
pany authorized by the recent act of the
Legislature will be formed in Rchford.
RUTLAND admirers of base ball have voted
to organize stock company with a capital
OF $1,000 and Issue go shares at so each.
MARTIN SHANNON was fatally injured at
the Vermont marble company's quarry in
West Rutland by the breaking of derrick.
REV. j. IsHAM BLISS of Burlington was
robbed of $50 fur-lined overcoat while
at church Sunday. 1t has not been re-
covered.
THE fifteenth annual meeting of the YER
mont state grange will be held at the South
Royalton house, South Royalton, commence
ing Wednesday, December Sth.
THRTY-THREE persons were admitted to
membership at the College street Congrega-
! tional church, Burlington, Sunday, twelve
by letter and twenty-one by profession
THE night freight north on the Connecti-
cut river road at midnight Thursday,
dumped nine cars between Westminster
and East Putney, injuring no one, but
! damaging the cars and their contents to the
| extent of several thousand dollars and
! blocking the line.
| "A GOVERNMENT survey OF the - gut be-
| tween North Hero and South Hero has lust
| been completed, and it is understood that
| the engineer in charge, Mr.. Churchill, will
recommend that the channel be dredged
$50 feet wide, and of sufficient depth to al
low the safe passage of lake steamers in
! low water.
ADJUTANT AND INsPECroR-GENERA PECK
has issued an order for a meeting of the
company officers of the First Vermont
Regiment to be held at the Van Ness
House in Burlington December s. at eight
o'clock, p. NJ, for the election of colonel,
and to fill such other vacancies as may be
existing or created at that time.
f. J. BAsHAw, freight brakeman on the
| Central Vermont, was killed near White
River junction Thursday night by falling
between the cars When found he was
clnging to the brake-rod One arm was
cut off Deceased had been on the road
about three months, was some twenty-three
years of age and unmarried. His home was
in Brandon.
In copy of the Union why, published in
| Rutland in 1850 and owned by Mr.. +. ID.
Smith, there is a historical column in which
the writer recalls many interesting facts
relating to the early settlement of Rutland
county, and the names of prominent men of
that period. Among these, under the head
ing 17S9," it is stated that I" a committee
was appointed in Rutland to protest in the
general assembly against proposed separa-
ton of the two parishes" AS an item of
news in the same paper, the odd statement
is made that Mr.. D., owner of a large flock
of carrier-pigeons, had sued the telegraph
company for "conspiring to destroy his
business. "-Rutland Herdld.
In General.
THE Welsh are demanding home rule for
Wales
THE Fenian brotherhood has been re-
organized.
THE war of rates among the express com
panies has ended.
CHOLERA is spreading to an alarming ex-
tent in South America.
ANOTHER plot to abduct King Milan of
Servia has been discovered.
THE Bulgarian government has fatty re-
fused to accept Prince Nicholas.
THE new 50 silver certificates are to be
ready for distribution this week
The Apaches captured in Arizona will be
punished by ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in Florida
THE steamer -" Sulna," from Amsterdam
for Boston, is total wreck on Cape Sable.
GEORGE f. MCNEIL has accepted the
nomination of the working-m for mayor of
Boston
, SEVERE shocks of earthquake were felt
; Friday in Smyrna, Tchesme and the Island
of Chos.
r. RoTHsCHLD's Sons furniture manu-
: factory at Chicago was damaged $50, 900 by
me- lHSultb'
GENERAL ARrHUR's will is expected to
dispose of about $500 worth of real and
, personal property.
DIR. JOHN p. GRAY, superintendent of the
state lunatic asylum at Utica n. Y, is I'M
conscious and dying.
A FRESH revolution is being plotted in
Bulgaria by Zankotf, who got up the one
!, against Prince Alexander.
THE government will get about 100000
from the oleomargarne tax during the first
month under the new law.
,, A CRANK named Bodde, who has been
, annoying Mrs Garfield with letters of adj
vice, etc, has been shut up.
, THE republican members of the Pennsyl-
vania legislature indorse Matthew S. Quay
for the United States senate.
2 SIR MICHAEL Hicks BEACH is anxious to
enforce the English views upon the Irish
question with the drawn sword.
IL 1885 the democrats had a majority of
/ 5000 in Virginia; in last months election
2 the opposition had a majority of II 900
: LIEUTENANT PEARcY has returned from
his hazardous trip across Greenland and
says that is the best route to the north pole.
THE annual report of the superintendent
5 of the life-saving service is made public. 1t
shows more successful work than ever be-
fore.
AT dinner of the Lotus club in New
y
: was guest, he related his experiences in
/ Africa.
e A PROVIDENCE man and woman were
married in a show window in the presence of
a large crowd. Prize, black walnut cham
= Der set
SACHS BROTHERS, large wholesale shoe
house of Cincinnati. with heavy Boston
! creditors, have failed, with liabilities of
l 100000
GEORGE HAzLITT and Miss Sadie Allen of
: Buffalo went through the Niagara rapids
: and the whirlpool Sunday, and were safely
S taken out.
!, HARVARD defeated the University of
! Pennsylvania at football twenty-eight TO
= nothing. The Yale-Prnceton game resulted
. in a draw.
I A HANDSOME young Belgian girl has been
, arrested in New York for smuggling laces,
4 She professed to be ignorant of having vio-
! lated any law.
/ The British parliament will meet jan
o uary 49, The government will ask for the
e whole time of the house to deal with the
procedure rules.
BY fire in Duluth, Mimi, two grain ele-
# vators We're burned Saturday night and sew
}, eral dwellings destroyed. The loss is esti-
n mated at SS50,000.
: CONGRESSMAN w. T. PRICE of Wisconsin
l. is pronounced by physicians to have an in