The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-05-19
Weekly News Summary.
Vermont.

BOXES.
STILES butter tub factory in Montgomery
turns out 900 daily
SMITH HODGES of Pomfret has sold 2,610
skunk-skins the past season.
A. G.. CHANDLER of Ripton, while clearing
land, caught nine-pound bear.
THE horse-car line between Rutland and
West Rutland is open for travel
III. e. WHEAT of Putney, in alighting from
a carriage fell, and broke his leg.
THE char-shops at East Arlington have
shut down for an indefinite period.
DIR. II. A. CUTTING has placed 10000
young trout in waters about Island Pond.
CHAUNcEY SMITH of Pawlet was severely
injured by the explosion of gun cartridge.
r. w. BooTH of Essex recently received
three thousand dozen of eggs from Irving
Davis of Grand Isle.
THE Carpenter Organ Company of Brattle-
boro had an order for ninety organs from
foreign agent last week.
THE Baldwin Company of Burlington has
received an order from Australia for ninety
eight dry-air refrigerators.
Mrs. w. b. SAWYER of White River juno
ton was badly burned last week while kim
ding fire with kerosene.
JOHN BRUNsoN and Tufield Dolby of St.
Adams have been arrested for burglarizing
Mrs. Bells house in that place.
ALLAN CALHOUN of Mddlebury has re-
ceived patent on an improved steam
boiler, designed for heating purposes.
GEORGE BEAMAN, paymaster in the United
States navy, has given S25 to the Rutland
library for the purchase of French books.
GEORGE II. WOODS of Andover, arrested
for threatening to kill VIM. Rowe of that
town, made his escape and is still at large.
RICHARD ANDERSON has been sentenced
to three years in the state prison for stealing
q horse from Mr.. Brooks of st. Adams Bay.
A YOUNG son of j. F. Wetherbee of East
Manchester fell upon a sharp stick, which
penetrated the intestines, resulting in death.
WHILE butchering hogs last week John
A. Stearns of Vernon cut cash four inches
long in his thigh, severng an artery, and
died soon after.
THE University of Vermont nine defeated
the Middlebury College nine in the first of
the intercollegiate league games by score of
twenty-three to nine.
JOHN O'KEEFE of Bellows Falls became
insane and stated his intention of shooting
his wife, the priest and himself. He has
been taken to the asylum,
MRS. MARY ID. SMITH of Rutland cele-
brated her release from the house of correc-
ton the other day by knocking her husband
down and bruising him badly with her feet
and fists. She was returned whence she
came.
II. B. HUBERT of Vermont is one of
three persons nominated by Commissioner
Eaton of the national bureau of education
to introduce the English language and
American methods of teaching at the re-
quest of the Corean government
ARRANGEMENTS are being completed for
the French-Canadian convention and picnic
to be held at Rutland next month. The ST.
Jean Baptiste Society of Montreal, of over
500 members, will attend in body, and eight
or ten bands of music will be present.
The fish wardens are busy in their efforts
tosexecute the fish laws. Several large nets
have been destroyed by officers at Larabee' s
Point, a number of fishermen have been ar
rested in several sections of the state and
seizures made of unlawfully caught fish.
RECENT fres-At Troy, last week, a
dwelling-house owned by P. Phillips. Near
st. Johnsbury, last Friday, the Miles Pond
Der and dwelling; loss $4,000; fully in
sured The same day, Frank Hall carriage
shop at West Concord; loss $1,000; no in
surance.
THE will of the late Thaddeus F. Stewart
of South Burlington bequeathes $500 in
trust to the Vermont Methodist Conference
The will provides that at each annual SEES
shall be appointed to visit the grave of the
deceased the first Sunday in June, anG
there "preach a full and free salvation tC
all that may attend to hear" The minister
appointed is to give timely notice to the
churches of the hour this sermon will be-
preached and is to receive $40 for his serv
ices, the interest on the $500 to be used fol
that purpose.
THE " strike " of the Burlington Medical
College students is yet unsettled. The chair
of surgery was held for many years by the
celebrated Professor Little of New York
On his death, Professor Wright a surgeon
of almost equal eminence, was appointed tC
the vacancy. When his nomination reached
the trustees, DIR. Bingham was elected il
his stead. He held two or three clinics
which were not satisfactory to the students
and 140 out of IA signed a petition to thu
trustees asking his removal. The trustees
making no reply, committee of students
waited on DIR. Bingham and requested hin
to resign. This the doctor declined to do
and when his time arrived to lecture M
talked to empty benches. The trustees sus
tain Dr. Bingham, and nearly all of the stu
dents have either left the place or refuse t.
attend DIR. Bingham's lectures.
THE fifth annual festival of the Phil
harmonic Society of Burlington will be hell
in the Howard Opera-ho1se in that cit,
next week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday and Friday. Carl Zerrahn wi
conduct; Miss Kate E. Macomber, plan
ist Blaisdell's orchestra will furnish az
COmpanlmenU, anu une SOlOlSuS Will ne MIS-
Elene Burlington Kehew, soprano; Miss 1t
Welsh, contralto; Mr.. George j. Parker
tenor; Mr.. ID. M. Babcock, basso TIL
works to be performed are Handel's orf
torio " Samson;" Rossinis Stabat Mater;
Max Bruch's dramatic cantata, " Fai
Ellen, or the Relief of Lucknow" and ne'
and popular miscellaneous selections froI
Carl Zerrahn's new book, The Apograph.
There will be five grand entertainments
two matinees and three concerts, and, wit
such an array of foreign talent and wei
drilled chorus, these cannot fail to be yer
enjoyable and profitable. Half-fare rate
will be given on the railroads, and til
piano used is the celebrated Chickering,
l.. Bailey, agent, 151 Main street, Burlington
Other Localities.
A STRIKE of switchmen has occurred
Indianapolis.
THE general crop indications of the cou
try are favorable.
FIRE at PeSin, ILL.,, destroyed a large di
tillery; loss 100000.
HUNDREDS of strikers all over the COUNT
are returning to work.
MORE than million of trees were plante
in Nebraska on Arbor day.
THERE is great restitution among I'll
striking lumbermen in Chicago
A REUNION of the Northern and Southel
Methodist churches is proposed.
SEVERAL cases of hydrophobia have a
peared in Little Rock Arkansas.
HERR MOST was arrested in New Yo
last week, but is now out on bail
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