The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-11-05
Summary OF News.


are said to be sent out from the little village
of Post Mills each season.
ASA LAMBS house, barns and sheds, with
furniture, crops and stock, at Newport,
were burned Monday morning
STLAs AyREs of Vergennes, about seventy
years old, committed suicide by taking
paris green, rather than 90 to the poor
house.
THE preliminary term of the medical de-
partment eff the University of Vermont
opened last week Thursday with about forty
students.
THE narrow-gauge railroad at Brattleboro
is to have new rails as fast as circumstances
will permit, and number of new box cars
are making at st. Adams.
THOMAS MORRISON of Chicago. Vermonter
by birth, died recently. He studied law
with Senator Edmunds and had been
member of the Vermont legislature
AT the meeting of the directors of the
Woodstock National Bank, held on the
oath ut., f. N. Billings was elected presi-
dent in place of Frederick Billings late
president, deceased.
AT the caucus TO choose candidate for
postmaster at Windsor yesterday, U. l..
Comings was chosen by forty-eight majority.
Mr.. Comings was postmaster during the adj
ministration of President Arthur.
BY the will of the late Moses Dodge of
Troy, the schools of that town receive much
benefit. His property, valued at about
$4,000, was left to the town, the income to
be divided among the school districts.
REV. w. f. STEARNs has been installed as
pastor of the First Congregational church of
Hartford. The sermon was by President
NJ. II. Buckham from John X: q, and adj
dresses were made by Rev. 5. T. Briant,
Rev. A. Hazen and Rev. Peter Mcmillan.
THE meeting of the woman's auxiliary of
the Episcopal Board of Missions of Vermont
began at Rutland, last week Tuesday, with
about one hundred thrty-fve delegates,
from all parts of the state, present. On
Thursday a sermon was delivered by Rev.
W. S. Langford, ID D., of New York, and
Bishop w. II. S. Hare of South Dakota
spoke of the missionary work in that state.
Rev. b. w. Atwell spoke of the missionary
work IN Vermont, and Rev. NJ. Mort,
cOlOred, in the evening described the work
on the western coast of Africa. The officers
elected are: President, Mrs. II. II. Baxter
vice presidents, Mrs. T. II. Garfield, Bur-
lington, Mrs. Soule, St. Adams; recording
secretary Mrs, f. p. Gibson; correspond
ing secretary. Mrs. G. f. Allen, Burlington !;
The district managers are: Montpelier dis.
trct, Mrs. John Reeve, Island Pond /;
Windham district, Mrs. Gleason and Mrs.
Norman A. Farr Bellows Falls St. Adams
district, Julia Bailey, Burlington, and Mrs.
Bostwick: Burlington district, Mrs Gemont
Graves and Mrs. +. w. Judd, Middlebury
Rutland district, Mrs. l.. Wyman. Man
chester, and Mrs e H. Randall Poultnev,
Dohesic'
IHE remains OF Minister Lncolns son
are on their way to New York.
DARTMOUTH college defeated Bowdoin at
football at Hanover, n. H., Saturday, by a
score of ~ to 0.
IT is reported that the Mexican govern
ment has levied duty of $500 per car on
cattle from the United States.
JUDGE PRATT of Brooklyn has rendered
decision in the sugar trust case He saws
receiver is proper and necessary
Rim Mccoy. the leader of the Meow
oano in West Virninia yas ebot Er;5ay
Nv one Demnsev If the Hatfield Cano
TUE Rprlirgtop and Grand boteIs apd
other hniIdin,7s were hurned ar San Fran.
cisco Cal Wnnday ,nornin1 cansint a Los
Of abon, sI 5oO Oo0
osiMA S hIi i5 r. Vi LeaNenWorth,
Nal, ia,eiy eNc,nuetl rom we Tiails me
cause # nontained n liz, of srticlss van ~ q
rattle at a CathoIic chnrch fair "' 9
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ShiCApo oihGer was he,u up ny Durg-
ials Iiie uthel n'snt anu roop IS VI MS sIar'
WaIch' cup anu IeVolN e. ne was so cna-
sllneu INA, nc ul'i ioU iepoIC Ohe lhdtter lor
several hours' anu the burglars escaped
MILLET's celebrated painting, The An
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masterniere viii 90 hack to its native com.
trv in DecemheT The nrica maid was
| 10 OC0 francs
WILLIAM O'RPIEN Jobn Dillon and other
Irish rpfnuees arrived at Nav VorlT Sundov
morning They we've met in tho harhor hy
deIagations from irish sociatias anJ v.ere