The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-22
Summary Of News.


last week Wednesday.
THE barns of Mrs. Michael Pagan, at Rut-
land, were burned, with their contents, last
week Sunday evening, The loss is $500;
fully insured.
GOVERNOR DILLINGHAM;, through his adju-
tant and nspector-general, has issued or
ders congratulating the Vermont National
Guard on the part it took at the Washing
ton centennial.
THE body of man was found on the dam
at Center Ferrisburgh Saturday noon, May
IL. An inquest was held, and the body was
identified as that of Leon Merrill, who wan
dered away from his home in New Haven
last March.
GOVERNOR DILLINGHAM; has appointed
James NJ. Slade of Middlebury as judge of
probate for the district of Addison, to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Hon. Lyman E. Knapp, who has been APP
pointed governor of Alaska.
JOHN RYAN of Bellows Falls, while suffer-
ing from temporary insanity recently jumped
from the Cheshire railroad bridge into the
Connecticut river and was drowned. The
body was carried over the falls and has not
been recovered. He was seventy years old
and leaves two sons and daughter.
In the thunder-shower of Thursday, May g.
the lightning struck the barn of John Powers
at Middletown Springs. Two of his sons
were loading hay, and one was rendered
unconscious for half hour. The horses
ran with the load of hay, throwing the
other son to the ground, breaking wrist.
Hon, p. E. CHASE, senator from Rutland
county in 1886, was found dead in his bed
at the home of his brother at Townshend,
Conn, yesterday morning. Mr.. Chase was
a resident of Mt. Holly. He was manu-
facturer, a soldier in the civil war and rep
rese1ted his town in the legislature of 1875.
PHILLIPS AND FREEMAN, who were arrested
on charge of numbering Charles Brown of
East Wallingford, have been released from
custody, no evidence being found to war
rant their arrest The physicians who made
the autopsy state there was no evidence OF
any injury inflicted other than would be
naturally caused by the accident.
THE following appointments to Vermont
post-offices have been made ID. Ill. Bennett,
Bridport; jerome L. Flint, Derby Line; A.
NJ. Rublee, East Berkshire; Stephen Grout,
East Dorset; K. A. Beach, Essex junction,
ID. X. Simonds, Manchester; M. M. Parker
Wolcott; George II. Walker, Putney, and
ii. Ii. Chase South Londonderry.
The grocery store of the Farmers and
Mechanics Exchange, at Brattleboro, was
Quilted by fire last week Thursday, and
the loss on stock and fixtures is put at
$1,000; loss on block, 81 900. Tenants on
the second and third floors lost about 81 900;
partly covered by insurance. The fire is
supposed to have been caused by an ex-
plosion of a kerosense lamp in the store.
The sem-annual meeting of the Vermont
State Medical Society, which was to have
been held in Brattleboro June y and 2S, Has
been postponed until July 9 and 10, so as
not to conflict with the meeting of the
American Medical Association, to be held
at Newport, r. L., the last week in June.
The annual meeting which is the principal
meeting of the year, is to be held in Bur-
lington October 10 and IL.
The accounts of j. z. Robinson, part
ner with the Vermont Marble Company in
general merchandise store at Center Rut-
land, are found to be in a suspicious condi-
ton, and the property has been put into the
hands of sheriff. A suit in chancery has
also been entered to dissolve the partner
ship, but Robinson claims that if allowed
time to examine the books he will account
for the shortage. There was 1854, 900 worth
of goods sold last year, and the company
claims that there should be profit Of S15,-
900 to $4,000. Instead of profit Robinson
reports loss of $3.50 on the years business.
THE suit of the Berlin Bridge Company
Us. the Vermont Construction Company,
which has been on trial for the past month
in Franklin county court, was decided last
week in favor of the plaintiff, in the sum OF
$5,61877 and costs. The Berlin company
contracted to build bridge over the river
at Sheldon, and they in turn contracted
with the Vermont Construction Company
to build the abutments and piers. Suisse
quently the bridge was carried away by
high water and ice, and the suit was brought
to recover damages from the Vermont Con.
struction Company, alleging defective work
manshlp by the latter in connection with
the bridge masonry. The case will prob.
ably go to the supreme court on exceptions
The first trial case brought against the
Central Vermont railroad for damages arts
ing out of the fatal railroad disaster at Hart
ford, little over two years ago, began at
Burlington Monday, May -. The suit is
brought by the administrator of the estate
of j. A. Stone of Burlington, who was
killed in the disaster, and the amount
claimed is $4,000. The matter of the roads
liability is thus brought to test for the first
time; but there have been many claims be-
side this one presented. Some of the ablest
lawyers in the state have been at work on
the case, and the plaintiff has the deposi
tions of seventy-fve witnesses to offer
Colonel A. A. Hall of st. Adams opened
the case for the plaintiff, and was followed
by Attorney Hard of Burlington. The lat
ter made statement concerning the move
ments of Mr.. Stone, and claimed that the
railroad company was responsible for the
accident, on account of the insuf1iciency OF
the road-bed, poorly constructed cars
improperly equipped train and negli-
gence on the part of the employees. c. w
Writer'S of St. Adams opened the case fol-
the defense, and said they would be able tC
show that the road-bed at the bridge was
especially perfect that the cars in the i'll
fated train were substantially built anC
equipped with the most approved -appli
ances and that the train men were trust
worthy and experienced men. The presi
dent and vice-president of the road were
present at the opening of the case, and the
trial will last at least two weeks, and prob
ably longer. The court and jury visited TIL,
scene of the disaster at Hartford last weel
Friday.
THE following list of Memorial day orators
will be found ofinterest: Arlington, Colone
Fletcher D. Proctor OF Proctor Barre
Colonel j. H. Lucia of Montpelier; Brattle
boro, Colonel George I. Childs of st. Al
bans; Brookfeld, Rev. w. S. Hazen o
Northfeld Cabot, Rev. A. b. Truax o
Montpelier; Craftsbury, G. w. Lockln
East Corinth, Fred l.. Laird of Montpelier
Glover, Colonel u. NJ. Mansur of Islant
Pond Hardwick, Hon. Walter p. Smith o
St. Johnsbury; Hyde Park, Hon. II. ii
Powers of Morrisville McIndoe's, Hon. II
G. Bates of st. Johnsbury; Middlebury
Colonel George w. Hoo er of Brattleboro
Montpelier, Hon. James X. Batchelder o
Arlington; Morrsville, Hon. George w
Hendee; Newport, Hon. Josiah Grout o
Derby; Mortified, Colonel f. Henry Powell
of Richford; North Calais, George W. Wing
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