The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
Summary Of News.
Vermont.

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WILLIAM II. THOMAS OF Burlington died
suddenly on last week Saturday.
The Burlington freshmen were victorious
in a cane rush Saturday morning.
REV. b. FAY MILLS is conducting ten
days series of gospel meetings at st. Johns
bury
ALANsoN EDGERroN, one of the oldest
citizens of Charlotte, died on last week
Friday.
MRS L. b. HOWE of Jericho died on last
week Tuesday from the effects OF a fall
down stairs.
THE forthwith annual exhibition of the
Windsor County Agricultural society was
held at Woodstock last week.
The twenty second annual meeting of the
State Sunday-school Association will be
held at Wells River October 1928.
THE twelfth annual festival of the Yer
mont church choir guild has been postponed
to November and 6. 1t will be held at
Burlington.
THE eighteenth annual meeting of the
Vermont branch of the Woman's Board of
Missions was held at Burlington last week
Wednesday.
Mrs. AUGUSTUS BROTHERS of Burlington,
while picking up coal in the freight yard,
was struck by freight car on last week
Tuesday and almost instantly killed.
AT the election of officers in the Benning-
ton Rifles, Henry ID. Fillmore was elected
captain, and Quartermaster-Serg Grin
W. Davis was elected first lieutenant.
Domestic.
THERE was a serious flood at Hot Springs
Ark, last week.
GENERAL ADRIAN DURYEA died at New
York on Saturday
THE stallion Nelson trotted a mile in PIP
on last week Wednesday.
Tuu 90 Citv Of Now Xnrlr ~ hpat thp 90 Ten.
tonic " by six minutes in its passage from
New York to Liverpool.
NEARLY 1000 hogs were burned in fire in
the packing house of Fowler Brothers,
Chicago, Sunday morning.
Two young men of Wnchendon, Mass,
were instantly killed by taking hold of an
electric light wire last week Friday night.
Hon. JAMES A. Fox of Cambridge. Mass,
was nominated for congress in the fifth dis
trict last week, to succeed General n. p.
Banks.
The centennial anniversary of the begin
ming of cotton manufacturing in this coun-
try is being celebrated this week at Paw
tucket, r. |.
WILLIAM ELLIOTT, who was unsea ed by
the house on last week Tuesday, was unani-
mously renominated by South Carolina
democrats on Wednesday,
SECRETARY RUsK visited the corn palace
at Sioux City, Iowa, last week, and was
astonished by its beauty. He said that
if it could be reproduced az the Worlds
fair, it would be valuable lesson to for
eigners regarding corn as food product.
Congress
SEPTEMBER PA resolution introduced
by Mr.. Hale, to erect memorial building
to General Grant in Washington, in which
his remains are to be placed, was referred
to the committee on public buildings and
grounds. The resolution offered by Mr..
Plumb instructng the committee on educa-
ton and labor to investigate the charges
made in a memorial of the Woman's In
dustial league as to the employment of
women and children in mills and factories
throughout the United States was taken up
and caused some discussion. A resolution,
authorizing the select committee on rela-
tons with Canada to continue its investiga-
tons during the remainder of this and the
next session, was reported from the COM
mittee on contingent expenses, and was
agreed to. - In the house Messrs. Ven
able and Elliott were unseated, and Messrs
Langstone and Miller We're seated, the
democrats refusing to appear.
SEPTEMBER 24.-The senate resumed con
sideration of the house bill, with senate sub
stitute, to define and regulate the jurisdic
ton of the courts of the United States, the
pending question being on Mr.. Germans
amendment to substitute Baltimore fol
Richmond as the place to hold court in the
lOuTlu ClGCulb l. he was re
jected, and the substitute passed The
senate bill to pay to the personal representa-
tive of Captain John Ericsson Sl3,930, founC
due to him by decree of the court of claims
of 1857, was passed - In the house
Mr.. Hit of Illinois, from the committee OF
foreign affairs, reported a resolution calling
on the president for information relative L
the killing of General Barrundia. The reso
luton was adopted. The resolution to ex
punge the speech of Mr.. Kennedy of Ohio
concerning Senator Quay, from the Record
was reported, and Mr.. Kennedy made
long speech in defense of his action. Thu
previous question was ordered, and thu
resolution was adopted. Bills grantin!
pensions Of 81, 600 to the widows of Gen
erals Fremont and Crook were passed.
SEPTEMBER 25.-In the senate the reques
of the house for a conference on the def
cheney bill was complied with, and Messrs
Hale, Allison and Cockrell were appointed
conferees on the part of the senate. Mr.
Plumb reported senate joint resolution
authorizing the extension for one year o
the time of payment for land on preemptiol
or homestead claims, whenever, by reason
of failure of crops, the settler is unable t.
make payment within the time prescribed
by law, and it was passed. - The hous
proceeded to the consideration of the confer
ence report on the land forfeiture bill
which was adopted. The conference repor
on the bill for the establishing of the Roc
Creek park in the District of Columbia wa
agreed to. The conference report on tn
bill for the relief of settlers on the Norther
Pacific railroad was adopted. resolution
introduced by Mr.. Enloe, providing for tn
investigation of the affairs of the postmaS
ter of the house, was adopted. The bill de
filming the duties of the sergeant-at-arm
was passed. On motion of Mr.. Motif
New York, bill was passed appropriatin
100000 for the construction of new builC
ings and enlarging the military post {
Plattsburg, NY.
SEPTEMBER 26-The conference report o
the bill to establish the Rock Creek par
was agreed to in the senate The bill IT
stricting immigration was discussed
length. 80 In the house resolutio
was adopted to appoint subcommittee
inquire into the progress of arrangement
for the Chicago exposition. On motion
Mr.. Grout, the senate bill prohibitir
boOk-making" in the District of Colun
bia was passed. After discussion, the sci
ate bill authorizing the incorporation
trust companies in the District of Coumb
was passed. Mr.. Mckinley submitted IL
report Of the conference committee on I'll
tariff. The reading Of the conference T
port proceeded until six o'clock.