The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-03
Summary Of News.

out boating on the river at Bellows Falls,
one night last week, narrowly escaped
drowning.
THE Esperanza Marble Company of West
Rutland will furnish marble for the interior
finishing of six new school buildings in
New York city.
A NEW paper, 1t is reported, is to be pub
lished at Lyndon by Heman b. Davis. late
of the Cdledonidn office, and another at
Hardwick by j. e. Harris.
A. II. HUMPHREY, a young man employed
on the asylum farm at Brattleboro, is miss
ing, and all attempts to discover his where
abouts have thus far failed
PosTMAsTERs appointed: G. NJ. Sykes,
Dorset H. G. Bannister, jay; S. b. Buel,
South Strafford; b. f. Grape, Wallingford;
E. f. Dudley, West Fairlee; E. Park, Will
amsville
ELMER CLoUGH and Will Trimball, in
Manchester Jail awaiting trial for burglary
at South SALISBURY, escaped last week by
saving their way out through the roof with
a case-knfe.
ERNEST PIKE was arrested at Wilmington,
last week, charged with opening mail at
that place. He was placed under 81 600
bonds for appearance before the United
States court in Rutland in October.
THE Vermont Microscopical Association
has just announced that prize of $3.50,
given by the Wells & Richardson Company,
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the first discoverer of new disease germ.
On Thursday, June 20, in st. Johns Epis-
copal church, Providence, II. l., Mr.. S. w.
Cummings, general passenger agent of the
Central Vermont railroad, was united in
marriage to Miss M. G.. Addeman of that
city.
DR. EUGENE THAYER, the noted organist
of New York city, committed suicide,
Thursday of last week, at the American
house, Burlington, where he had gone to be
one of the instructors in the music depart
ment of the Sauveur Summer School. Tenn
porary insanity is the cause assigned.
THE following adjustment of salaries of
Vermont postmasters has been made:
Barre from 81 200 to 81 800; Bennington
$1,000 to 49, 100; Bradford, 81 100 to $1,000;
Brattleboro, $4,000 to $1,000; Montpelier,
$1,000 to S2,400; st. Johnsbury, 80 100 to
$1,000; Springfield, 81 400 to $1,000; Proc
tor, 81 100 to 81 200: Swanton, 81 100 to
$1,000; White River junction. 81 400 to
$500; Winooski $1,000 to 81 100; Wood
stock, 81 400 to 81 800.
THE department officers of the Woman s
Relief Corps of the state held largely
attended meeting at South Royalton, June
q, for the purpose of instruction and work
of the ritual. Among the officers present
were Leonora Howe, department president;
Janette Blackmer, senior vice-president;
Martha Stearns, junior vice-president;
Sarah Pease, chaplain; Charlotte Thomp-
son, instituting and installing officer; Fran
ceS Powers, inspector; Amanda Newcomb
of the executive committee; Mrs General
Gilmore, past department officer and about
thirty-five corps presidents.
THE commencement exercises of the Uni
Versity of Vermont were held in Howard
opera-house, Burlington, June 26. The speak-
ers were f. S. Isham, w. H. Stone and Isa-
bella M. Chandler of Burlington, Frederick
Andrews of South Craftsbury, w. A. Beebe
of Malone, N. Y, A. B. Gilbert of North
Bennington, Sho Nemoa Mito of Japan, X.
G. Bliss of Santa Barbara, Cal, Lucia E.
Barney of Essex and l.. Powell of Richford.
These honorary degrees were conferred
LID, Professor Herbert futile of Cornell
University, Rev. l.. G. Ware of Burlington
DID,, Rev. w. P. Parmalee of Oswego
n. Y; AM, ID. III. Thompson of Iras
burgh, VT
Domestic.
FRED DOUGLASS has been appointed min
lister to Hayti.
BosToNIANs have contributed more thar
$150,000 to the Johnstown fund.
RUSSELL HARRISON sailed for Europe last
week on the "City of New York"
GEORGE LoRING Brown, the noted land
scape painter, died at Maiden, Mass, las
week.
CORPORAL TANNER says he proposes t.
pull the throttle wide open " in distribut
ing money for pensions.
IT is estimated that So, 100000 have beer
collected throughout the United States fo
the Johnstown sufferers.
WILLIAM II. HUNT, chief engineer of tn,
navy (retired), died in Washington, Jun,
20, aged fifty-seven years.
HARVARD received $4,000 in gifts thu
past twelvemonth, but President Eliot i
pleased to call it a bad year.
PRESIDENT AND MRS. HARRISON are to b.
the guests of Secretary and Mrs. Blaine a
Bar Harbor the last week in July
IT is again reported that the British min
lister and Mr.. Blaine are negotiating witt
respect to the fisheries controversy.
MEMBERS of the Harvard and Yale Col
lege ball mines are to visit England this sun
mer and give exhibition games there
EDWARD QUINN, foreman at the Brus
York, was killed last week by an electri
shock.
A STATUE erected to the memory of CAY
tain John Mason, brave man who live
$50 years ago, was recently unveiled at Mys
tic, Conn
Both houses of the Michigan legislator
have agreed to the Damon bill, fixing the re
tail liquor tax at $500. 1t is said that til
governor will approve it.
S. ROBBINS & Son, iron manufacturer
have made an assignment. The liablitie
are estimated at Sl50,000 with assets at les
than one-third that amount.
S. @. MORGAN, cashier of the State Ban
of Sidney, Nebraska, was found last Thur,
day lying in bed with the top of his hea
blown off and revolver in his hand.
CAPTAIN SMITH of the schooner John "
Smart" of Provincetown was injured /
swordhsh off Gay Head, last week, viii
endeavoring to capture it from out of a dor,
FRANCIS w. Fox of England, long res
dent of Egypt, has come TO this country
arouse public interest in England's crusaG
for the destruction of the African slav
trade.
HARVARD COLLEGE last week conferrt
the degree of Doctor of Laws upon Franc
Parkman, Edward j. Phelps, Josiah
Cooke, Samuel c. Armstrong and David !
Wells.
Mrs. DIR. DORCHESTER has been appoint,
by the president an inspector of the educ
ton of Indian girls When last heard fro
she and DR.. Dorchester were in Indian te
ritory.
REV. WILLIAM HENRY BEECHER broth
OF the late Henry Ward Beecher, died Ju
80, at the family residence Chicago, ag
eighty-seven. His death was due to a
vanced age.
JUDGE MONTGOMERY in the supreme cot