The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-22
Weekly News Summary.
Vermont.

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master at Starksboro.
RUTLAND's annual festival will take place
May 81 to %, inclusive.
LYNDoNvILLE is to have musical conven-
ton, beginning March D.
GEORGE KENYON, aged twelve, of Rutland
was terribly crushed while unloading ice.
REV. AARON PORTER pastor of the Con-
gregational church in Grafton, has resigned.
THE Unitarian society in Laconia, n. H.,
has extended call to Rev. n. S. Hill of
Windsor.
John MCMAHON, the st. Adams wrestler,
challenges the world for from 81 800 to
$1,000 side.
COLONEL AND Mrs j. j. EsrEY will go to
California next month on a combined bust
ness and pleasure trip.
THRTY-THREE sophomores from Dart
mouth banqueted at the Van Ness House,
Burlington, Friday night.
john ID. WYMAN of St. Adams has been
appointed to position on Colonel Estey's
staff, with the rank of captain.
THERE is some excitement about the al
legged discovery of coal on the farm of Ira
Goodspeed in the town of Wells.
FIRE in Prouty e. Milers steam mill at
Newport on the 18th did damage to the
amount of $1,000; covered by insurance,
JUDGE C. b. RUSSELL, lately appointed
postmaster in North Hero, has failed in
business, with large liabilities and small
assets.
FELIx BARRIE of Spencer, Mass, aged
about thirty-tive, was killed at Burlington
on the 10Th while stealing ride on freight
train. He was horribly mangled.
REV. CALVIN GRANGER, owing to his age
and to illness in his family, has resigned
the pastorate of the Congregational church
at East Poultney, to take effect July /.
CARSON LAKE, who was editor of the
Rutland Telegrdm in 1886 was married last
week to daughter of Henry Moller of Har-
lem, n. Y.-the report of his intended mar
riage to a French countess being "A canard.
ALICE MEYER of Rutland was fearfully
scratched and bitten by an ugly cat recently.
Her ear and face were torn and her head,
since the occurrence, has swollen out of all
proportion. The case is considered hope
less one.
III. w. CoCHRANE, a resident Of Grand
Isle, was found dead in his bed recently. 1t
is supposed he died of heart disease, as
he was, to all appearances, enjoying good
health when he retired. His age was sew
enty-Seven years.
SECRETARY FORBES of the state republic
can league is moving about the state on
business connected with the organization
which he represents. He is very sanguine
that by March LIST there will be 100 clubs in
line, as there are already eighty-one.
Ex-GovERNoR FARNHAM is collecting
brief sketches of the lives of the lawyers of
Orange county, including all who We're adj
mitted to the bar in the county as well as
all who have ever practiced there, for
gazetteer of the county, soon to be pub
lished.
Delaware & Hudson road near West Rut-
land. A car of coal in the middle of long
train left the rails and jumped into the river
without disturbing the remainder of the
train, which coupled together and pro-
ceeded.
OWEN S. OWENS of Griffith, Owens & Co.,
slate dealers at Fair Haven, was struck by
huge slab of slate Saturday, which crushed
his back and caused his death two hours
later. He was siXty-one years old, was
wealthy and widely known in connection
with the slate industry
DIR. j. G.. JOHNSON of Center Rutland has
been sued by Frank Kelley, a minor,
through his next friend, in an action for
damages to the amount of $1,000, for inju-
rieS suffered by being bitten in December
last by one of the large dogs DR.. Johnson
brought with him from New York.
Ex-GovERNoR PROCTOR returned from
Washington Saturday. He was met at
Bennington by Secretary Forbes of the
state republican league and plans for work
were talked over on the journey home.
Governor Proctor's acceptance of the
presidency is favorably commented upon
throughout the state.-Rmland Herald.
THERE was a fire on the 10th at Brattle-
boro in G. E. Crowell's five-story building
on Elliot street. The loss on the building is
small, but the occupants suffer. The Car
penter Organ Company lose 81, 600 to 50, 900;
insured. Frank E. Housh & Co., printers,
$1,000; insured The Brattleboro Tool Com
pany, $1,000; fully insured. The other
losses are small.
AT the session of the Grand Division, Sons
IF Tam Of of oil
Falls, the following named officers were
elected: G.. W. p, Rev. f. ID. Handy;
G. w. A., G. L. Kilby; grand scribe, II. c.
III. Lewis; grand treasurer, l.. w. Bush;
grand chaplain, Rev. J. n. Emery; grand
conductor, w. A. Miller; grand sentinel,
u. ID. Holden. The time of holding the an
nual meeting was changed to October.
AT a conference of the prohibition party
in Middlebury, last week, it was resolved
to call a state convention at Montpelier
June II. These delegates to the national
convention were elected: Professor III. NJ.
Seeley, Middlebury; w. l.. Pearl, st. Johns
bury; Clinton Smith, Middlebury; G.. l..
Story, St Adams; j. f. Rhoades, Barre; A.
b. Bxby, Poultney; G. w Wyman, Brattle-
boro; Mrs. NJ. l.. T. Hidden, Lyndon; NJ.
Davidson, Newfane; Mrs. l.. l.. Beeman,
Barre. Also a list of alternates About
$1,000 was subscribed for campaign purposes
ACCOUNTS of the sufferings of Vermont
ceived by their acquaintance and friends
in this state. The last report relates to
George Hoag, formerly of Waterford
Some time ago Hoag disappeared, leaving
his wife and family. The town of Barre
fitted up Mrs. Hoag and five of the six
children and sent them to the Northwest
where Hoag was The wife wrote back to
acquaintance here that they were living in
dug-out. After the recent blizzard neigh
bors went into the dug-out and found the
entire family frozen to death.-Cdledonidn
THE banks in Burlington and elsewhere
along the Canadian border are up in arms
over notice from Collector Page of Ports
mouth, n H., whose internal revenue dis
trict includes Vermont, informing them
that they must pay tax of ten per cent on
all Canada bills paid ont by them, whether
TO individuals or whether sent to cor
respondents in the Dominion for redemp-
ton. They are also liable for that tax on
all Canadian money shown by their books
for the past thirteen years. The penalty
for not having made semi-annual report
of Canadian money handled during this
time is 500 for each failure. This is Col
lector Pages Interpretation of sections 34l2
and 34l3 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States and sections 10 and 20 of the act of