The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-15
Vermont News.

The Vermont Farm Machine Company
has decided to stay at Bellows Falls greatly
to the satisfaction of the people of that town.
Z. II. BEATTIE of st. Johnsbury has filed
a petition in insolvency. His creditors
number 100 and his debts amount to 500 600.
MELVIN You've, Hartland painter, fell
from the White Mountain express train
near White River junction Thursday and
broke his neck.
THE railroad commissioners have ordered
the Montpelier & Wells River and Boston
& Maine railroad companies to build bet
ter depot at Wells River.
A FUSION convention of republicans and
democrats who kick against the st. Adams
ring was held at Sheldon last Saturday and
nominated full ticket for county officers.
THE story is told that Winooski officer
recently caught fugitive from justice who
swan the river by pointing a key at
him and covering him with the barrel until
he swan back.
j. j. BAsHAw, working on gravel train
of the St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain
railroad, was run over by the cars last week
Thursday and so badly injured that he died
in a few hours.
The tenth annual festival of parish choirs
of the Vermont diocese will be held with
st. Stephens church, Middlebury, Thurs
day, October IL, conducted by Professor s..
b. Whitney of Boston.
RICHARD DODGE, brakeman on the st.
Johnsbury & Lake Champlan road, resi-
dent of st. Johnsbury, fell from stock
train in Fairfield. Eight cars passed over
him and he was instantly killed.
The twenty-sixth annual camp-meeting
and conference of the Seventh Day Advent
lists will be held at West Randolph from
August % to September 4. The railroads
will carry passengers for half-fare.
of thn
Opinion, has bought the sole right to manu-
facture and sell the Kendall newspaper
folder of G.. w. Kendall of st. Adams and
will soon place the device on the market.
HENRY EsTABRooK of Sutton, recently
deceased, after making certain requests in
his will, leaves one-third of the remainder
to Bates College at Lewiston, Maine.
Those acquainted with the value of his
estate say it will amount to at least $4,000
COMING veterans reunions are as follows:
Eighth Vermont Volunteers, at the Mem
phremagog House at Newport Friday,
August "A. Among others to be present,
Colonel Charles p. Dillingham; of Texas.
Franklin and Grand Isle counties Grand
Army Association at Mssisquoi Park
August 90.
Mrs. CATHERINE G. FORBES, wife of |. j.
Crowley of St. Adams, died Tuesday morn
ing, August I, at the age of sixty-one years.
She was the daughter of the late Edwin h.
Campbell of Windsor, where she was mar
red to the late Abner Forbes, by whom she
had three children-Willam II. Forbes of
Chicago, Mrs. Herbert Brainerd and Charles
S. Forbes of st. Adams.
The Windham county democrats held
their convention at Newfane last Wednes-
day and nominated this ticket Senators,
Asa Winchester of Marlboro and II. w.
Davis of Grafton sheriff II. w. Bellows of
Marlboro; states attorney, II. I. Daven-
port of Wilmington; county commissioner,
II. III. Norcross of Dummerston; assistant
judges, Franklin Moore of Newfane and
Fred Campbell of Westminster; judges of
probate, DIR. o. NJ. George of Rockingham
and George Porter of Jacksonville.
THE Grand Isle county republicans held
their convention at North Hero Saturday.
The following are the nominations: Senator,
n. w. Fisk of Isle La Motte assistant
judges, S. H. Pike of Isle La Motto and wy
man Hoag of Grand Isle; Judge of probate,
III. w. Allen of North Hero; states attor-
ney, E. Il. Goodsell of Isle La Motto; sher-
if, III. w. Marvin of Alburgh; county COM
missioner, j. S. Gordon of Alburgh. The
convention was addressed by Hon. c. p.
Hogan of Sheldon and E. p. Adams of
SWaQtOn,