The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-18
Vermont News.

COPPER has been discovered on the farm
of Mr.. Frank Clark in West Rutland.
THE Deerfeld Valley Ne,Cs of Whining
ton is the newest addition to the press of |
the state.
CARLOS, son of James Stafford of East
Georgia, seventeen years old, was drowned |
Friday night while bathing.
Hon. JOSEPH p. BRADLEY of the United
States supreme court will pass the summer
at Mt Mansfield Hotel at Stowe.
ALFONSO LAFERRIE, fifteen years old, was
drowned in the Passumpsic river at St.
Johnsbury last week Monday morning.
THE st. Adams board of trade is taking
measures to secure the location of a lumber
dressing industry which will give employ
ment to from 100 to $50 men.
CLIFFORD twenty-one years old, son of
the late Rufus Houghton of Halifax, was
drowned in Green river, near that place,
Sunday evening while bathing.
FIRsT-LIEUTENANT PETER LEARY, Jr.,
| Fourth Artillery, has been ordered to attend
| the encampment of the National Guard of
Vermont at Newport in August.
BELLOWS FALLS business men are taking
measures to induce the Vermont Farm Ma
chine Company to stay in their town. They
have pledged $45 900 to erect building for
the company.
CHARLES, four-year-old son of Charles S.
Sterling of Bridport, was scalded to death
in bath-tub Sunday of last week. He was
left in the tub for minute and turned the
| hot-water faucet.
GEORGE r. HoYT of Westfield has filed
petition of bankruptcy in the court of insol-
vency. His liabilities are 1913, 700 and his as
| sets are large stock of general merchandise
valued az several thousands of dollars.
EDWARD DANA of Rutland has been APP
pointed commissioner by Judge Powers to
take testimony in the several suits against
the Central Vermont Railroad Company
which grew out of the Hartford disaster
GOVERNOR ORMsBEE has issued the sew
eral orders for the annual muster of the
state troops at Newport, beginning August
q and lasting four days. Brigadier-gen-
eral William l.. Greenleaf has been as
signed to the camp as post commander.
OF the storm in Lake Champlain it is re-
ported that the water in Burlington harbor
rose six feet. Captain Hawley of the
steamer Maquam was caught three miles
from the dock at Burlington and pronounced
the blow the worst he ever encountered.
THE newest thing in land companies is a
corporation, about to be announced which
will secure land on both shores of Lake
Champlain for cottages. Ex-senator Stephen
w. Dorsey has already secured lands in his
native town of Benson, the western part of
which is on the shores of the lake.
JOHN GUNsHANNoN of Bennington was
killed by blow with crutch struck by
one of three men-his nephew, James Gun
shannon and two others named Congdon
and Keenan,. He had refused them liquor
they stormed his house; he went out and
was attacked and instantly killed.
THE Howe scale works at Rutland were
sold at auction last week Thursday for
SAL 1888, including liabilities of S201, 1873
assumed by the purchasers. They were
bought by a syndicate of seven Rutland
men Possession will be given within
J sixty days and work will be carried on
without interruption.
NATHAN SMITH was shot and killed at
| Georgia last week Thursday evening by the
: discharge of revolver in the hands of Frank
. Goodwin. Both were farm hands and were
fooling with firearms. Hard feelings ex-
listed between the men and there were sus-
picions that the shooting was not accidental.
Goodwin has been arrested and lodged
in Jail.
THE Rutland Herald has the following
The state grand Masonic bodies have APP.
/, pointed committees to confer with similar
, committees appointed by the Burlington
Masonic bodies to see what arrangements
can be made for the erection of a Masonic
, temple in that city. Rutland Masons de-
clare that they will not assist in the cree.
, | ton of Masonic temple at Burlington and
, will do all they can to defeat the project
: 1t is understood that none of the committee
of the grand lodge is in favor of the erection
| of a temple in Burlington"
$ MAJOR NJ. B. ADAMS of the corps of en-.
r gineers has made report of the years
work on rivers and harbors in Vermont and
New York. On Lake Champlain work has
been done at Rouse's Point on the break
water Future operations contemplate the
! construction of straight breakwater o.
l rubbe and large stone extending from
: Stony Point in the general direction o
: Wind Mill Point, total distance of about
i 10000 yards. The estimated cost of the
breakwater was $4,000 and the sum now
= required to complete it is $4,000. Othel
"a estimates for next years work are as fol
. lows: Swanton river. $50 600; breakwate
. at Gordon's Landing, Lake Champlain
y $4,000; Burlington harbor, $4,000; Platts
y burgh harbor, repairing breakwater ant
'. dredging, $4,000; Otter creek, $1,000
u No further appropriation for Ticonderogs
. river is asked. The operations at the mar
II rows at Lake Champlain during the yea
d had for their objects the removal of sucl
u distractions in the channel between White
,, hall and Benson Landing as will afford a
. least a depth of twelve feet and at least
. width of twelve feet There are now S1,7S
II available for the work and an appropria
!, ton of S56,0O0 is asked for its completion
VI during the next year.
Is Political.
II Hon. w. p. DILLINGHAM will deliver al
s. address at republican rally to be held a
If Bristol July 21.
J. Hon. HENRY BALLARD of Burlington
e will take The stump for Harrison and Morton
10 The campaign in Franklin county vii
~ be opened Friday evening, the Goth, with
ratification meeting, at which the speaker
will be Hon. w. p. Dillingham; and Franz
u Plumley, Esq.
- HARRISON men of 1910 are making thei
70 appearance quite largely. In Rockingham
u, alone twenty-siX men who voted for Ger
70 eral Harrison in 40 will vote the republica
n. ticket this year.
1t AMONG recently organized clubs ar
of those of Wallingford, Lyman Bachelle
in president, b. Il. Grape secretary; of Ora
he ton, j. l.. Butterteld president, B. NJ
: Walker secretary; of Derby, Hon. Josia
IS Grout president.
De THE republicans of Wardsboro have o.
III ganized republican club and have alread
ne over one hundred enrolled members, an
ie more are daily being added to the list. tn
III officers of the club are: President, ID.
ne Wait; secretary, l.. B. Collins.
!" A STRONG young mems republican clu
has been organized at Bennington, with I'll
following officers: President, G. II. Darling