The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-11-20
Summary of News.

an odd Fellows lodge.
AN eighteen-pound bay lynx was recently
killed at Weathersfield.
THERE have been thirty-one deaths in
Fair Haven from diphthera within twenty
months.
A HALF MILE race-course is being laid out
in Danny for the benefit of the horsemen
in that town.
The seventeenth reunion of the First Yer
mont Cavalry Regiment was held at Mid
dlebury yesterday.
THE capstone of the Bennington battle
monument will probably be placed in posi-
ton some day this week,
HARRISON HUBBARD of Manchester, well
known as an extensive buyer of cattle and
poultry for the Boston market is dead,
f. e. PUTNAM of Weathersfeld recently
found sc eral of his sheep dead in the pas
ture with their lungs and hearts taken out.
Contracts have been let for the third
professors house, built by John II. Con-
verse of Philadelphia, for the University of
Vermont.
T. j. TIFFANY, ex-postmaster at Benning
ton, will finish his sentence at the house of
correction February 3, having gained time
for good behavior.
A HORSE belonging to Austin Gould OF
Brattleboro was taken with hydrophobia
Thursday of last week, and after severely
kicking its owner, was shot
SECRETARY OF WAR PROCTOR has re-
signed the presidency of the Vermont Mar.
BILE Company at Rutland and will be sue
ceeded by his son, Fletcher d. Proctor.
Miss LOUISE FARR has given 500 to st.
MiChael's Episcopal church at BrattleborO
for memorial window to her sister, the
late Miss Maria Farr of Hinsdale n. II.
The third annual meeting of the Odd Eel
lows of district No. was held at Burling-
ton last week Wednesday evening. De-
ore W. work. and a hauuIlpt SprVpl
HARRISON |. NORTON has purchased the
old observatory property on the summit of
Mt. Anthony at Bennington, and intends
erecting an iron observatory there next
spring.
WILLIAM c. IRISH died in South Hero
Novein Der 10, aged nearly siXty-three years.
He was a member of the Eleventh Vermont
Regiment, and had represented Grand Isle
in the Legislature.
Hon SAMUEL MCMAsTER PENNoCK of
Somervile, Mass, died on the 18th instant.
He was born in STAFFORD, this state, and had
lived in Wolcott and Morristown before
going to Somerville.
THE Missisquoi railroad is building a new
depot at East SwantOn, to replace the one
burned there some weeks since. A side
track will also be put in long enough to
store thirty or forty cars.
Four large barns of Homer w. Carmen
at Swanton We're burned on Wednesday
OF last week. The hre was caused by
horse stepping upon lantern. The loss is
estimated at $1,000; insured for 81 800
CAPTAIN GEORGE BARTLETT and wife of
Guilford celebrated the sixty eighth ami
versary of their marriage last week Cap
tain Bartlett is ninety-two and his wife is
eighty-nine, and both are active and well.
w. II. WELLS of New York will present
to the town of Brattleboro handsome
drinking-f fountain, to be located at the Juno
finn Of Main and AaVlun H -
Carpenter will give plot of land for the
location.
"CHEEvEY" BERTRAND, the ringleader in
the recent Jail delivery at st. Adams, was
captured at Montreal on Friday of last
week and taken to St. Adams on Saturday.
Rcard was captured on the preceding
Tuesday
WILLIS EARLE of North Thetford, grad
uate of Dartmouth College last June, and
prominent young writer for local and Bos-
ton papers, is instructor in English and
elocution at the Highland Military Acad-
envy, Worcester, Mass
ALBERT MULLEN of Landgrove while he
was in an intoxicated condition, recently,
beat his little boy cruelty, and threatened
the life Of an old man who eXpostulated
with him. He has been arrested and held
for trial at the county court.
Hon. HoRATIo n. BARBER, who died at Des
Moines, Iowa, November 7, was a native of
of the legislature. In 1860 he went to st.
Adams, where he was postmaster under
President Lincoln. He went West in 1882.
THE reunion of Vermont veterans which
was to have taken place at Boston on Thurs
day night of last week was postponed until
January next. This is done to have the
date fall during the annual meeting of the
G.. A. X. department, when General Alger
will be present.
A NEW mill power has been purchased at
Highgate by the Swanton Electric Light
Company, for the purpose of supplying
Swanton with electric lights. The company
proposes to put in powerful water-wheel,
there being an estimated fall of thirty feet.
The power thus obtained will be trans
mitted to Swanton.
THE grand convention of Rebekah De-
gree Lodges, l. O. O. f. of Vermont, con-
vened at Bennington, in annual session, on
Friday of last week, Grand Master Hender-
son presiding. The reports of officers showed
gain of seven hundred thirty four during
the past year. There are eleven lodges of
the degree in this state comprising mem
bership of 1888
WHILE riding horseback at St. Johnsbury,
on Wednesday of last week, Bertha A.
Gates was thrown from her horse. Her
foot caught in the stirrup and she was
dragged considerable distance, being
killed before the horse was stopped. She
was daughter of Rev. M. A. Gates, was a
beautiful girl of twenty one, and graduated
from Wellesley last June.
The December term dockets of LamOille
county court are out They contain seventy
six cases fifty-eight court and eighteen
chancery, The term commences December
5, and will be presided over by Judge
Powers. This will be his first appearance
as presiding officer in his own county since
the rule rotating judges went into effect,
some three or four years ago.
THE annual meeting of the Eastern Yer
mont Road and Trotting Horse breeders'
Association was held at st. Johnsbury last
week Tuesday. twas voted to enlarge the
territory and admit members and stock
from Lamoille, Orange and Windsor coun-
ties in Vermont, Coos and Grafton in New
Hampshire and Stanstead county in Canada
These officers were elected President
William s. Bailey OF East Hardwick; vice
president, Henry Chase of Lyndon treas
urer, o. III. Mossman of Barton; secretary
Charles S. Hastings of st. Johnsbury.
CAPTAIN GEORGE b. DBnCK died on
Wednesday evening of last week at the
Soldiers Home, Bennington, after a long
and painful sickness, aged ffty-seven years
He enlisted in April, 1861, and served as
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