The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-06-25
Summary OF News.


! LEVI UNDERWOOD, JR., of Burlington died
on Tuesday of last week, after a long illness
THE new Congregational church at New
port was dedicated on Tuesday of last week
HARRY G. HOWE, a resident of Burling-
ton, died in that city on Wednesday of last
week.
FIFTY-FGvE young men and women gradu-
ated from st. Johnsbury Academy on last
week Friday.
THE stores OF Bush & Patterson and j.
NJ Day at Bristol were entered on Tuesday
evening of last week, and small thefts were
made.
ZfNNA ALLEN, seventy-eght years of age.
living at Shelhurne, committed suicide on
Wednesday night of last week by cutting
his throat.
PRESIDENT NJ. III. BUCKHAM gave the bac-
| calaureate sermon before the senior class of
the University of Vermont on Sunday. The
| commencement exercises are occurring this
week.
BURLINGTON on Friday evening of last
week elected Powers delegates to the first
congressional district convention. A Batch
elder delegation was elected by Rutland on
Saturday evening.
The Addison county republican conven-
ton met at Middlebury on last week
| Wednesday. Martin f. Allen of Ferris
burgh and George e. Childs of Weybridge
were nominated for senators.
The agents of the New York Mutual Life
Insurance Company in this state had con-
vention at Burlington last week to receive
instruction from the company's instructor,
| Professor William T. Stewart
The ball team of the University of Yer
mont will be supported by subscription
through the summer months. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be twenty games in
Burlington during July and August
AT the June session of the county court
at Manchester, last week, Jerry Bradley of
| Stamford, convicted of murder in the second
degree, was sentenced by Judge Royce to
state prison for life, and was taken thther
by Sheriff Pike.
LEVI SHEPHERD of Hinesburgh shot him
self a week ago Saturday with a rifle He
was in the house in rocking-chair and the
gun was exploded by hitting the rung of the
chair. A ball starter as well as the ball
tore out a part of the chin, mouth and nose.
The house of George Pane of Duxbury
was burned on Tuesday night of last week.
Mrs. Pape and children were up stairs.
She put the children out of window on to
the veranda and then got out herself. Jacob
Morse, father of Mrs. Pape, who was over
ninety years old, was burned to death.
Nothing was saved
Ex-JUDGE JOHN A. JAMESON died at his
residence in Hyde Park, ILL.,, on last week
Monday. He was professor of consttu
tiona law, equity and Jurisprudence in the
University of Chicago in 1867 and 1868. He
was for many years assistant editor of the
american Lar Register, and had written a
number of works. He was born in Yer
mont in 1924, and was graduated from the
University of Vermont in 1916.
THE third reunion Of the Thirteenth Yer
mont Volunteers was held at Essex juno
ton last week Wednesday. The election
of officers resulted as follows: President
Colonel w. d. Munson of Colchester; vice
president, Captain John Lonergan of Point
st. Charles, p. O.; secretary j. b. Scully of
Burlington; treasurer, H. w. Allen of Bur
lington; executive committee, j. b. Scully
of Burlington, II. o. Clark of East Orange
n. j., Captain A. G. Fay of West Georgia
Captain o. c. Wilder of Waitstield and
Sergeant j. b. Ellis of Bristol. In the af-
ternoon Rev. George II. Scott of Ipswich
Mass, gave an eloquent address on the
battle of Gettysburg.
AN unusually sad accident, from the fact
that it mains a child for life, befell Guy
youngest son of Colonel j. j. Estey, at
Brattleboro on last week Wednesday after
noon. After the news was received of the
nomination of General Grout the little
fellow was in high spirits, and with an idea
of celebrating hunted up a 42-calibre
breech. loading brass cannon and loaded it
with a blank cartridge, The cartridge went
in with difficulty, and in attempting to force
it in with the breech, holding the cannon
in his left hand it was discharged, shatter-
ing his hand so badly that amputation was
necessary The lad formed the acquant-
ance of General Grout in Washington last
winter, becoming very fond of him, and has
ever since been greatly interested in the
congressional canvass.
THE one hundredth annual convention of
the Episcopal church in the diocese of Yer
mont opened at Arlington on Wednesday
of last week, Bishop Bissell presiding.
Thomas H. Garfield of Burlington was
elected secretary for the ensuing year and
Edward l.. Temple treasurer. Hon. Edison
p. ellison was elected a trustee of the do
cese for seven years. Revs. Albert III.
Bailey of Sheldon j. Isham Bliss of Bur
lington and A. B. Flanders of ST. Adams,
Messrs. Cyrus A. Booth of Vergennes,
Jabez w. Ellis of Montpelier and Henry
Wells of Burlington were elected as stand
ing committee for the ensuing year. In the
afternoon sermon was preached by Rev.
Albert H. Bailey, ID, of Sheldon, and
Bishop Bissell gave his address. paper
was read on the part taken by the laymen
in establishing the church in Vermont by
Thomas II. Garfield. Remarks We're also
made by several others present. and it was
decided to hold the next convention at
Rutland in June, 1891. The evening SEES
sion was missionary meeting, after which
a reception was given by the bishop. On
Thursday morning business session was
held. The semi-annual meeting of the
Vermont branch of the Woman's Auxiliary
met on Wednesday afternoon. The cleo
ton of officers resulted as follows: Presi.
uent, MIS-. IL Ii. Baxter; Nlce-preSluent,
Mrs. T. H. Canfield treasurer, Mrs. S. NJ.
Wyman; corresponding secretary, Mrs. E.
p. Gibson. The annual meeting of the trus-
tees of the diocese of Vermont, which oc-
CURED on Thursday, resulted in the re-
election of E. p. ellison as president and w.
G. Shaw as secretary and treasurer The
trustees of the Vermont Episcopal Institute
also held their annual meeting, the princ-
pal business being the election of officers.
The election was as follows; President, the
bishop; secretary, George Briggs; treas
urer, Thomas II. Garfield. E. =. ellison of
Rutland was elected a member of the
executive committee, vice George Nichols.
Domestic.
JUDGE GEORGE w. MCCRARY of Kansas
City, secretary of war under President
Hayes, died in ST. Joseph, Mo, on Monday.
A VETERAN of the Mexican war, named
George Watson, living at Boston has been
drawing pensions under six different names.
RAY SToRER, aged fourteen, son of John
Storer of North Carmel, Maine, committed
suicide on last week Thursday by hanging
himself to beam in his fathers barn.