The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-04
Weekly News Summary.



AMONG the amendments agreed to in con-
nection with the river and harbor bill is one
appropriating $4,000 for the improvement
of the channel between North and South
Hero.
A SAD accident occurred at Burlington the
other night during the firing of the salute
over the nominations. Oliver Mitchell in
serted second cartridge too quickly and
had one of his hands blown off.
A BURGLAR entered II. G.. Ely's house in
st. Johnsbury and took Mr.. Ely's coat and
vest and his pocket-book containing some
5000 in paper Cmostly non-negotiable), a
mileage ticket and S15 or $50 in cash.
TWELVE Masons who went from Water
bury to Richmond last week Thursday to
a chapter meeting were taken suddenly and
violently sick poisoned by new cheese
eaten at the lunch supplied All are recov-
ering.
JUST as the train was entering the depot
at St. Adams, Friday night, an old gentle
man named Wait of Swanton had his wal
let, containing 500, taken from his inside
vest pocket, and gentleman from Kansas
had his valise stolen. The thieves escaped.
A HEAVY thunderstorm last week raised
the river and brooks in Chester into mighty
torrents, overlooking the meadows and
highways, outlying the roads in some places
ten or fifteen feet deep. A large number
of bridges were carried away; also the dam
at the chair stock factory of f. j. Powers
The damage to crops amounts to thousands
of dollars.
AN old lady named Congo, about seventy
years of age, living on the shore of ST.
Adams Bay, was left alone Saturday even
ing with two grandchildren, aged five and
eight years. She took the children out in a
fat-bottom boat, with nothing but paddle
to control the boat with Quite gale was
blowing at the time and the boat was
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three were drowned
AN incendiary fire, originating in the barn
of Abel Ray of East Wallingford the 9th,
destroyed the house and three barns and
large lot of lumber belonging to Aldrich
Brothers. Sylvester Eddys dwelling was
slightly damaged. Rays loss is $1,000, with
no insurance; Aldrich Brothers loss is
81, 800, with no insurance. Aid was sent
from Rutland. The fire is believed to be
the outgrowth of recent liquor prosecutions.
THE commencement of the University of
Vermont was held June y. The following
honorary degrees were conferred: LIB.
on President Ezra Branerd of Middlebury
College and John A. Kasson of Iowa; ID.
on Rev. Philo f. Leavens Passaic, n. j.,
and Rev. Charles Parkhurst of Boston,
editor of Zion's Herald; A. NJ. on Miss Anna
G.. Edwards of South Hadley, associate
principal of Mount Holyoke Seminary.
There were twenty-five graduates.
GEN. w. w. CIRCUIT was renominated at
the second district convention held at Mont
pelier on Wednesday. The entire work of
the convention was done in thirteen min
utes. There were no speeches, no long eulo-
gies, no negative votes. A delegate stated
the case well when he said: Everybody
wishes to vote for him." The vote was
loud and emphatic and the applause all that
the most enthusiastic friend of the candi-
date could desire. General Grout has reached
x-nr oh nln in hn OF of Nnr
monters, and they are more than glad to
keep him in that place where he can render
efficient and honorable service for the state
and the country.-Bdrton Monitor.
THE exercises of the graduating class of
Middlebury College were held June 49,
Honorary degrees were conferred as fol-
lows: AN. on Cad Lyman of Chicago, W.
r. Singleton of Washington, ID. c., and T.
NJ Chapman of Mddlebury; MD. on DR..
Storrs Hall of Rosendale, Wis; DID. on
Rev. George W. Boynton of Boston, Mass,
and Rev. G. C. McIntire of Pittford; LID
ON Samuel S. Sherman of Chicago. At the
corporation dinner President Branerd an
nounced that the " Levi Parsons Morton +"
professorship of Latin and French had been
established by the trustees. Treasurer Ell
dredge stated that Mr.. Morton had pro-
posed to give $4,000 toward the endowment
OF professorship, provided the rest of the
necessary sum was raised. He said that he
In General.
JAMES JACKSON JARvEs, the art critic, is
dead.
BELLEw, the artist and caricaturist, is
dead
The pope has issued an encycical on
liberty.
GLADSTONE is preparing a new home-rule
scheme.
The story of piratical acts by American
fishermen is denied.
EMPEROR WILLIAM is to visit the car and
emperor of Austria
THERE was a slight shock of earthquake
at Montreal Sunday.
Two-THIRDs of tine Panama canal loan
have been subscribed.
THE English house of commons defeated
the channel tunnel bill.
A LARGE number of college commence
ments occurred last week.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has been officially
notified of his nomination.
A. NJ. DUHAMEL, an official of Longeuil,
Canada, stole 600 and fled.
DR.. FoTHERGILL, author of well-known
medical works, died in London
The Tasker iron works at Newcastle, Del,
were recently damaged S150,OOO.
THREE towns in Sweden have been nearly
destroyed by fire. Loss S5,OO0,OO0.
GRAssHoPPERs now threaten the total an
inhalation of all crops in Minnesota.
GENERAL LEW WALLACE has decided to
prepare biography of General Harrison
MAINE republicans will not open the cam
paign until after the arrival of Mr.. Blaine.
TWENTY-FIVE thousand people ratified the
republican nominations at Lincoln, Neb.
DIAz presidential electors have been
chosen in Mexico with little opposition.
THE queen has given the balance of the
woman's jubilee fund, $3.50, 900, to London
hospital.
PROMINENT men of various states have
visited General Harrison at his home in In
dianapols
ANARCHIST plots against the lives Of
William III. and Prince Bismarck have been
discovered.
FIRE Saturday night destroyed twenty
five buildings in the heart of Brainerd, MINI
Loss $4,000,
The Yale-Harvard boat-race was won by
Yale, her crew beating all previous records
on the Thames.
w. II. BARNuM of Connecticut has heei
reelected chairman of the democratic ma
tional committee,
THOMAS b. LINCOLN, the only man trie'
no ta1 n