The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-02-06
Summary Of News.
Vermont.

e. j. WARD of Pittsford died at Burling-
ton last week Monday from an overdose of
morphine.
CLARK MouLroN of Holland was found
frozen to death in field in that town on
Friday, January 49,
RELIGIOUS services in the Swedish lam
guage are held at Proctor every Sunday
morning by regular settled Swedish min
lister.
JAMES TAYLOR, aged ten, fell off the rear
end of load of timber at Rutland, and be-
fore he could recover himself was trampled
upon by team that followed closely be-
hind. 1t is feared that the boy was fatally
injured.
Mrs. LUCIA j. W1LMARTH, aged forty-nine,
of North Clarendon, was found by her
daughter one day last week lying on her
face in front of her house dead. A shovel
lying near showed that she had been shovel
ing snow.
JOHN HALO, who keeps a confectionery
store in Burlington, has received White
Cap notice, ornamented with the usual skull
and cross bones, coffin, etc, warning him to
leave town Immediately because of some
alleged escapades.
WILLIAM HoLBRooK of Townshend was
recently pouring melted lead into wooden
mold, when sufficient steam was generated
in the green wood to cause an explosion.
The hot lead was thrown in the face of the
young man and his eyes were terribly
burned.
THE passenger station and freight depot
at Fair Haven were burned January 81 The
telegraph, express and ticket office and
most of the contents were destroyed. The
loss is estimated at $4,000 Seven freight
cars narrowly escaped being drawn away
while burning.
WILLIAM WoRTHINToN has brought a suit
against the Central Vermont railroad for
$4,000 for personal injuries, He was
knocked from an excursion train last sum-
mer near Brooksville by coupling-link.
He was laid up for several months and has
never fully recovered.
THE returns from the state board of health
show that the mortality for the entire state
is sixteen deaths ia the 1000 Rutland's
morally is ~ 40, St. Johnsbury's III,
Burlington's DAB Brattleboro's % 9-10, st.
Adams u 9-10, Montpeliers 10 9-10, Bel
lows Falls q $40, Bennington's IA 6-10.
The wife and four children of Patrick Man
gan of Rutland had narrow escape from
suffocaton by coal-gas Sunday morning of
last week. Mangan awolxe in the morning
and found the house full of the gas and his
wife and children unconscious. A physi-
clan succeeded after hard days work. in
saving the lives of all.
THE conductors who were recently dis
charged by the Central Vermont Company
are watching with interest the result of the
test case brought by a discharged con-
ductor from the Rome, Watertown &
Ogdensburg road against that company to
recover the wages withheld to make repara-
ton for amounts said to have been stolen.
JOSEPH, ROBERT AND EUGENE BELv1LLE,
three brothers, were arrested Thursday by
Deputy-sheriffs Stearns and Whitaker in
Winhall a small numbering town about
fifteen miles east of Manchesle r, on indict-
ments found against them by the grand jury
at The last session of the county court. The
nature of the indictments has not yet been
made public.
A DEPOSIT of tale has been discovered in
a mountain about a mile from Chittenden.
1t is of pure quality and is worth $50 ton.
Two carloads have already been shipped to
Glens Falls, where it is used in finishing
paper. A company has been formed com
posed mostly of Orwell men, and is making
extensive preparations to operate the mine.
A mill will be built at Orwell, and $4,000
worth of machinery has been ordered, to be
used in crushing the stone.
THE young grandson of William Thomp-
son, Milton farmer amused himself one
day last week by soaking the caudal ap-
pendage of the family dog in kerosene and
setting the same on fire. The canine nat
urally became nervous, as the torch in his
rear began to warm up, and made sundry
Intellectual efforts to run away from his tail.
In the course of his ~ rations he connected
with row of haystacks, which Immediately
took fire and were consumed, entailng a
loss of $50. The dog is still at large.
PENSIONS have been granted to Vermont
ers as follows Thomas f. Dwyer of Water
bury, Edwin H. Dana Of Waitsfield, o. p.
Durham of Barton Landing, Nelson Beach
of Waterbury, Durus A. Gray of Water
bury, George c. Fulham of Stowe, Charles
B. Corliss of DuXbury, f. A. Parker of
Bethel, Charles f. White of Barre, Thomas
j. Robinson of Stowe, Charles p. Bartlett
of Newbury Hiram Thrasher of ROches-
fnr Of n1tnr al
Davis of West Bolton Marcus NJ. Rice of
St. Adams, Hugh Green of St. Adams
A MEETING of the Vermont commission
ers for the Washington centennial was held
in Burlington on Tuesday of last week A
resolution was adopted requesting the adju-
tant-general to ascertain the number of
troops that will attend the celebration and
upon what conditions, and instructing
the quartermaster-gener to ascertain
the amount OF money necessary to be
raised. The commission will send the
entire National Guard of Vermont, if pos
sible. The money to meet the expenses
will be raised by popular subscription. The
immediate work of arranging the necessary
details for carrying out the plans of the
commission was placed in the hands of an
executive committee, consisting of Hon.
Levi X Fuller of Bratteboro, General T.
S. Peck of Burlington, General w. II. Gill
more of Fairlee and Colonel G.. S. Forbes of
st. Adams This subcommittee is to re-
port to the president of the commission,
Governor Smith. The prospect at this time
is very promising for the attendance at the
celebration of the First Regiment, the First
Separate Battalion, the Fuller Light Battery
the governor and staff, the brigade com
mander and staff and a band of forty pieces
THE White Caps have appeared at
West Rutland, leaving several threatening
notices that spread terror among the recipi-
ents. These admouitons advising re-
form in personal conduct or departure from
the neghborhood, have been tackled on the
houses of several citizens, and it has often
been limited that the morals of the West
siders " were not of the best. The tenor
of the remarks on the posters is something
as follows: You had better leave town
within five days or you will receive a visit
from some one you don't want to see.' S.
Maynard was one of the first on the list
and was advised to leave He will not do
so, however, but has bought shotgun and
made other preparations to defend his
home. Two young men named Reed were
recipients of similar warnings, but have
made no move toward obedience. The
White Caps have posted Walingford in
the same way, and H. G. Cole received this
note-written in red: III, g. Cole, let the
Jamaica ginper business alone and mind