The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-11
Vermont News.

JOHN H. CONVERSE of Philadelphia has
given costly clock to the Billings library
building at Burlington.
LORENZO ID. RIvEs of Olcott Falls, a car
penter, fell from staging in Norwich
last week Wednesday, receiving injuries
which proved fatal the next day.
A PARTY of over ninety ladies and gentle
men of the Massachusetts Press Associa-
ton passed through Lake George and Lake
Champlain last Friday, but skipped Bur-
lington
MEssRs H. l., SMYTH, j. T.. Wolff and A.
H. Brooks. members of the United States
geological survey, with eight others, are en-
camped at Mt Holly, and are engaged in
running a line to determine a geological
section across the Green Mountains and for
ascertaining the mineral formations They
will also prepare a map of the mountain
range for the use Of the department at Was
ington.
A FORMER Green Mountain boy, Larkin
G. Mead of Florence Italy, has designed
the soldiers and sailors monument to be
erected at Newport. The figures will be
heroic in size, on base fifteen feet in size.
The model represents a sailor and a soldier
on picket duty-the former standing with
his musket cooked, earnestly peering ahead,
and the latter kneelng, with his musket to
the shoulder.
THE republicans of Windham county
opened the campaign last Friday with a
hag-raising music, and a speech by Frank
Plumley, Esq, of Mortified. A large or
ganzed delegation of veteran republicans
who voted for Harrison and Tyler in 1910
was present and many lively anecdotes of
that campaign were told. A similar pro-
gramme was followed at Bellows Falls the
following night, with the same speakers.
THE salaries of the postmasters of the
state have been increased as follows: Barre,
$500 to $1,70o; Bellows Falls, $500 to
$1,000; Bennington, S1,700 to $1,000. Brad
ford, 81 800 to 81 600; Burlington, $500 to
$500; Newport, $1,000 to 81 800; North
field, 81 100 TO $1,000; Poultney, 81 400 to
$1,000: St. Adams, $1,000 to 5000; Water
bury, 81 200 to Sl,4OO; West Randolph,
S1,40O to 1900; White River Junction,
$1,000 to 81 400.
ACCIDENTS consequent on celebration of
the Fourth are reported: Romeo Edwards
and Ernest Goodwin, at Underhill, were in
jured by the premature explosion of can
non, but not permanently. Fred Slack, at
Thetford was dangerously injured by the
bursting of cannon. Matthew Stockwell,
young man employed in the auditing de-
partment of the Central Vermont railroad
at St. Adams, was mutilated by an explosion
of powder, His jaw and right leg were
fractured, and face and eyes badly burned.
THE wholesale swindling carried on at
Wallaces circus, which exhibited at Milton
last week Tuesday, was promptly suppressed
sheriffs. The gamblers had only twenty
minutes time to operate before the officers
appeared, but during this period fully $500
had been taken from the crowd. The
writs were at once issued against the cir
Gus and the manager quickly squared up
by paying S277. When the circus exhibited
at Richford and Swanton 800 was taken.
SENATORIAL nominations have been made
by republican county conventions as fol-
lows Addison county, George Hammond
of Middebury, w. r. Peake of Bristol
Essex county, l.. NJ Mansur of Island Pond
Chittenden county, E. B. Taft of Burling-
ton, l.. F. Terrill of Underhill, w. W.
Higbee of Charlotte Caledonia county
Henry G. Bates of st. Johnsbury, G. H.
Bunker of Peacham; Orange county, S. F.
Frary of STAFFORD NJ. T. King of Tunbridge
Rutland county, John w. Cramton of Rut-
land, George Briggs of Brandon, A. N
Adams of Fair Haven, Charles Ripley of
Poultney; Windham county, A A. Butter
field of Nottingham, Sidney Holmes of
Grafton; Windsor county, William E. John
son of Woodstock, Marsh o. Perkins of
Windsor Fl. j. Parker of Andover.
VERMONT pensions have been granted as
follows: Original-Beniamin F. Smith,
Barre; James McVilla, West Addison
Francis Paronto, Lowell John Hayes
Bellows Falls; Freedom d. Prescott, North
Danville; Slas G. Collision, Barton; Will
lam Walsh, Wolcott Esther, widow of San
ford g. Gray, Lyndon Center; Warren
Handy, East Charleston; Barney McEnany,
Bakersfield. Ressue-Robert Cook, Mont.
pelier; Peter father of Charles Lucia, Mil
ton; Margaret, widow of Barney McEnany,
Bakersfield. Increase-George w. Billings,
Ludlow; Benjamin Dawson, Fairfax Orig
inal-Solon Ashline, North Orwell; Asa ii.
Pepper, Washington; Albert A. Rowen,
South Newbury; Lucius Mute, Marshfield;
John, father of John Law, Jr., East Fair
field Mary, widow of James B. Woodward,
Montpelier.
The centennial anniversary of St. Adams
was in every respect a success. Between
1000 and 1900 people came in by the Cen
trail Vermont railroad and the hotels We're
filled to overlooking. 1t is estimated that
about 10000 people were present from out
of town. The celebration was opened by
the usual salutes and concerts by the City
Band of Montreal and Brigade Band of st.
Adams. The antiques and horribles in
cluded 200 persons and 100 horses. Ath-
letic sports formed part of the programme.
The Caughnawaga lacrosse club and the
Shamrock team of Montreal gave an exhi-
bition of lacrosse, the latter taking eight
games in one hour. The special exercises
included an historical address by Rev. John
A. MacColl of st. Adams and centennial
poem by Mrs Sarah A. Watson of st. AL
bans, read by Mr.. w. II. Hopkins. The
town was deliberately decorated, and a
beautiful display of fireworks brought the
celebration to close.
THE adjourned hearing before the railroad
commissioners on the petition for reduction
of fares on the Valley railroad was held at
Brattleboro last Thursday. Waterman g.
Martin for the petitioners, representing
Brattleboro and Bellows Falls business in
terests, showed by comparison of the re-
ports of the Valley with those of other roads
that the present rates yielded an unreason-
able profit on the real investment, accumu-
lating large surplus, and asked that the
fares be reduced to three and one-half cents
mile, to correspond with other roads.
Representatives of the railroad claimed that
the present rates were reasonable, but Presi-
dent Harris offered to extend the three days
excursion or round-trip tickets to a week,
and allow the buyers to rebate if not used
within that period. He also agreed to con.
fer with the Connecticut River road to see
If they would cooperate in the reduction tC
three and one-half cents. The commission
leave the matter open for his report, and il
he fails to effect this arrangement the case
will be decided on the evidence produced
General News.