The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-24
Summary of News.
Vermont.

Wednesday, resulted III extensive nauls'
LESTER BARRETT, an old-time stage-pro-
prietor and driver, died at Straitord, last
Thursday, of pneumonia
HoRACE TYLER, Burlington teamster,
had his iaw-bone broken in row with Cor
nelus Kennedy last Friday.
AN old brick house in Vergennes, occu-
pied by Jasper Bristol was destroyed by
fire recently. 1t was insured for $1,000
MS. ADAMS of South Royalton, dealer
in lumber, flour and grain, has suspended
payment Liabilities 100000; assets $4,000
LINCOLN PARK of Lyndon, aged eighty
six was probably fatally burned by the
overturning of a pan of boiling sugar re-
Gently.
RETTA CARPENTER of South Huntington,
about sixteen years old, attempted suicide,
April IA, by taking paris green. A love
affair is reported to be the cause.
SYLVESTER PLooF and Stephen Jerome
of North errisburgh have been arrested on
a charge of arson and burglary. The men
confessed their guilt to the officer.
ERNEST ALEXANDER, aged nine years,
was run over by an engine at Newport on
Monday of last week. Both legs were
broken The little fellow died the same
night
ERNEST, ten-year-old son of Byron Berry
of West Burke, was thrown under the
wheels of cart by the breaking of bolt,
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from his injuries.
FRANK Bowen Of Readsboro was caught
by belt in his fathers mill last week Tues
day. One arm was torn from the body, one
leg broken and his ribs crushed in. He died
Thursday morning.
A. DEFoRREsT, new brakeman on the
Passumpsic railroad, from Scottstown, p.
O., was knocked off the cars by covered
bridge at White River junction, Monday
evening of last week, and fatally crushed.
CONGRESSMAN STEWART has been at Rut-
land Burlington and st. Adams during the
past week, listening to the claims OF those
of his constituents who are candidates for
postmaster, railway clerk or other federal
offices.
AT a recent meeting of the pension exam
ming board, twin brothers from Castleton
presented themselves for examination. The
claims were original and for the same dsa-
bility. The brothers were of the same size,
height and weight, and were enlisted in
the same company and regiment This was
the first instance of the kind in the history
of the board
COLLECTOR b. b. SMALLEY has forwarded
to the secretary of agriculture at Washing
ton fve-hundred pound lot of specimen
bricks " of Vermont maple sugar, which
is to form one of the exhibits sent by the
United States government to the Paris eX-
position Accompanying the sugar exhibit
are series of six fine Photographic views
illustrative of the process of sugar-making.
HANNAH BATTERsBY, said to be the largest
woman in the world, who died recently
at Philadelphia, was born in Vermont in
1912, and was of normal size until her
twelfth year. At seventeen years of age
she weighed 500 pounds. She married John
Battersby, who travelled with her. exhibit
ing himself as the "greatest living skele-
ton" Mrs. Battersby, at the time of her
marriage, weighed 6SS pounds.
MRS H. II. BANTER of New York is to
give Rutland Baxter memorial library in
memory of her husband, General II. Henry
Baxter. The site and building will cost
$4,000. 1t will be strictly reference Ii
brary, and none of it's volumes will be
loaned. She will expend $4,000 in books,
and such other sums as may be found neces
sary to complete the various departments,
and also make provision for its support.
Hon. L. E. KNAPP, lately appointed gov
ernor of Alaska, left Middlebury Thurs
day night for New York and Washington.
He will probably start for his new post
about June /. There is great scramble
going on for the probate jndgeship which
Judge Knapp is about to relinquish. 1t is
thought that Henry S. Foot of Middlebury
will be appointed to the position, as he
went to Waterbury Saturday to confer with
Governor Dillingham;, at the latter's inv-
tation.
AMONG the Memorial day orators are II.
O. Wheeler of Burlington, at Fairfax; u.
M. Mansur of Island Pond, at Glover;
Walter E. Howard of Fair Haven, at
Windsor; Frank Plumley of Mortified, at
Cambridge; w. l.. Burnap of Burlington,
at Claremont, N. H.. Colonel Russell of
Salem, n. Y, at Dorset; Colonel w. r.
Rowell of Lowell, Mass, at Waitsfeld;
Rev. I. e. Sanford of st. Johnsbury, at
Greensboro Bend Rev. A. b. Blake of
Hardwick, at Barton.
REV. DR.. BRADFORD X. PIERCE, who died
at Newton, Mass, Friday afternoon, aged
seventy-seven, was born in Royalton, and
graduated at Wesleyan University in 1871.
He entered the ministry of the Methodist
Episcopal church in 1913. He was editor of
lions Herald in Boston from 1879 to last
December; was a trustee of Wesleyan
University from 1870 to 1881 had been
trustee of Boston University since 1874 and
OF Wellesley College since 1876. He was
state senator for Norfolk county in 1856.
Troy On. W girl, who works in box
factory, is about to be married to Rutland
young man whom she met under romantic
circumstances. Having finished box, sew
eral months ago. she wrote her name in the
bottom. The box found its way to print
ing establishment in Rutland, where press
man named Alfred Henrushon saw the
name and in spirit of fun addressed let
ter to the girl. She replied and a CORE
spondence began. A few days ago Alfred
went to Troy, met the girl and fell in love
with her.
THE final meeting of the Vermont COM
mission for the Washington centennial was
held at Burlington last week Tuesday The
fund to be raised by popular subscription
has been practically all pledged and the sue
cess of the plans Of the commissioners for the
representation of the state on that occasion
is thus assured. Governor Dillingham; and
staff and the commissioners will leave for
New York Thursday evening, April %.
Quarters for the governors party have been
secured at the Fifth Avenue hotel The
National Guard will rendezvous at Brattle-
boro Monday afternoon, April 20, and will
leave for New London on special trains,
where they will embark on the steamer
:" City of Lawrence" reaching New York
about seven o'clock Tuesday morning. The
troops will be quartered on board the
steamer during their stay in the city, and
will leave for home Wednesday evening.
The military representation from Vermont
will be a creditable one and promises to
compare favorably with that of other states.
Governor Dillingham; and staff will ride at
the head of the Vermont troops in the grand
parade, and the Montpelier Military Band
will precede the Green Mountain Boys"
who will wear distinctive badge--a sprig of
evergreen. The mounted escort to the gov