The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-16
Summary Of News.
NerrnOnt.

cester junction is thought to have tuber-
culosis.
THE jury in the case of the Uuted States
as n. A. Wilcox, tried at Rutland, has dis
agreed.
THE ticket Office at Morrsville was en-
tered on Thursday of last week and about
$50 taken.
A CAUCUS to choose postmaster at Rich
mond will be held by republicans Saturday
afternoon.
THE annual college sports at Middlebury
College came off on Friday and Saturday of
last week.
The sophomores won the annual football
game at Burlington University, on Satur-
day, & to 4,
In the Inman-Sennott murder trial at Rut-
land, verdict of not guilty was returned
on Friday of last week.
THIRTY students are in attendance upon
the first term of the new Rutland English
and Classical Academy.
The slate quarries in the vicinity of West
Pawet began working on the nine-hour
system September 30th,
Mrs. w. b. GENL1o of Evansville was
seriously injured in o railroad accident in
Maryland last Saturday.
The buildings of Moses Wheeler at North
Troy were totally destroyed by fire on
Tuesday night of last week,
The Vermont Teachers Association will
hold its forteth annual meeting in St.
Adams, beginning October "a.
The funeral of Ehrick Billings, son of
Hon Frederick Billings took place last
week Wednesday at Woodstock
THE sash and blind factory of Merrill g.
Conner at Craftsbury was burned Monday
with the stock; loss 81, 600, insurance $4,000.
THE president has appointed j. T. Flint
postmaster at Derby Line. and G. II. Hill
has been appointed fourth-class postmaster
at Taftsville.
DEXTER A. EDGELL, formerly livery
stable proprietor at Bellows Falls, dropped
dead on the street last week Wednesday
from heart disease
IN the county court at Burlington last
week Friday, Michael Sullivan was SEN
fenced to seven years in the state prison for
the murder of Kane.
Hon ID. C. LINsLEY died in New York on
Monday of last week October l. aged sixty
two years. The funeral occurred in Bur-
1ington on Thursday.
REV. f. T. SANFORD has declined a call to
the First Baptist church at Burlington, ow-
ing to his unwillngness to leave st. Johns
bury, and his ill-health.
A TEACHERS institute was held at Essex
Junction last week. beginning on Thurs
day. The principal address was by State
Superintendent Palmer.
MICHAEL O'LEARY of Rutland twenty
Six years Vi age, was kllleu saturday alter
noon by barn falling upon him, the
foundations of which he was at work upon.
c. B. PERKINS, proprietor of dye-house
at Brattleboro, has been arrested and held
for trial on the charge of having set the
building on fire on Tuesday night of last
week.
THE twenty-tirst annual convention of the
State Sabbath-school Association of Yer
mont is to be held in the Congregational
church at Middlebury, October 22d, 23d
and oath.
AN attempt was made to wreck a Central
Vermont train near Grady's crossing, be-
tween Burlington and Shelburne, last week
Tuesday evening Some logs were placed
across the track
being pushed to their utmost capacity
Bradford & Co., the Valentine Knitting
Company and Cooper Manufacturing Com
pany are all running overtime.
AT the funeral of John Bowen, at Man
chester Center, Friday, James Kelly of
South Dorset, who was acting as one of the
bearers, dropped down and expired in
stantly while in the cemetery and near the
grave. 1t is supposed that he died of heart
disease.
A DISPATCH to the Boston Journal from St.
Adams says the Central Vermont railroad
system will this week be equipped with ele-
gantsnew buffet paror and vestibule Sleep
pany. The Pullman contract lapsed sew
eral months ago and will not be renewed.
On Saturday of last week Fred Heath of
Lyndonville broke into freight depot by
the windows and then unfastened the door.
He procured team and stole eight tubs of
butter, which he peddled out at 81 per tub.
He was followed and arrested and the but
ter was recovered 1t is thought that Heath
is insane.
THE fortieth annual meeting of the Yer
mont State Teachers Association will be
held at st. Adams October 24-26. The presi-
dent of this association is w II. Sanderson
superintendent of schools, North Attleboro
Mass, recently principal of the high school
in st. Adams. The exercises will begin
Thursday evening with an informal recep-
ton by the president at the high school
room.
AT the Bay State fair, held at Boston last
week, the following premiums on butter
were won by exhibits from Vermont: First
prize, creamery butter, five tubs, $50, e. j
Parker, East Georgia; first prize, print but.
ter, S15, John Reynolds, of Essex junction
second prize, granulated, SO, John Rey
nolds of Essex Junction. Wells & Richard
son Co. had an exhibit and were awarded 6
diploma
1T is announced that the case of Henry
w. TewksburY against the Central Vernon
railroad to recover $4,000 damages for in
Jurles sustained IN the Hartford accident
which has been on trial in the superior civ
court at Boston, has been settled The cas-,
was taken away from the jury, who hat
been to the scene of the disaster to examin,
the bridge and the surroundings 1t is moi
known just what sum was paid.
Domestic.
p. T. BARNUM takes his show to England
this week
THE republicans now claim the Montana
legislature.
EPIDEMIC typhoid fever is raging at Johns
town, Penn.
A RAILROAD from the United States t.
Alaska is projected
SEVERAL cases of yellow fever are re
ported at Key West
MANY bodies are being found in the de
bris at Johnstown Penn.
Four men were killed and twelve wounds
in collision in Ohio, Friday.
Two deaths by contact with electric wire
occurred in New York last week
THE Episcopal convention has been i
session at New York for over week.
Two jurors in the Cronin case and thre
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