The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-06
Summary of News.
Vermont.

day night.
THE Ninth Vermont Volunteers will hold
their third annual reunion at Bradford on
August %.
GUsTAvE, young son of Paschal Hurtu-
bise of Burlington, was drowned on last
week Friday afternoon.
\ CONSIDERABLE sum of money has been
subscribed for a soldiers monument or me-
mortal hall at Wilmington.
CHARLES Dow of West Glover was thrown
from his rOad-cart on last week Wednesday,
and died from his injuries that night.
LAND for grain elevator was decided to
company at Richford last week Wednes-
day, S1,20Ohaving been raised to purchase it.
A HORSE, one single and two double har-
ness and buggy were stolen from Fred
X. Stevens at East Bethel on Sunday night.
A. p. Childs of Bennington has been sued
for $4,000 for libel The case grows out
of recent publications in the Bennington
Rct0rmer.
y BOY ran away from the state reform
school, a short time ago, and after beating
about in the bush few days he returned of
his own accord.
A FINE bell and clock have recently been
placed in the Universalist church steeple
in Wilmington by the Childs brothers, ma
tives of the town.
j. S. billiard, former resident of Bur-
lington, but for the past two years living in
NergenneS, uleu at the latter place on last
week Wednesday.
MIDDLEBURY is talking of putting in a
system of water-works. Charles Starr of
New York has offered to give S. 1000 to the
village for this object.
j. S. LANE, graduate of the University
of Vermont, died at Murphy, n. g., on last
week Friday, aged twenty-six years. His
mother lives at Jericho.
ERNEST WRIGHT of Swanton and Isaac
Flint Of ST Johns hurv had in
match at st. Johnsbury on last week Tues
day evening. Wright won.
DIR. G. E. SPARHAwK was arrested on last
week Saturday on charge of criminal NAL
practice brought against him by Abbie Nj
Brownell, who lives at Mallett's Bay.
HENRY o. GANNoN's farmhouse and barns
were burned in North Danville, last week
Sunday, the family barely escaping with
their lives. Loss $1,000 insurance 81 200.
The University of Vermont ball nine
was defeated by the Cuban Giants on last
week Wednesday by score of five to two
On Friday the Giants were defeated, six to
two,
A LARGE wood-shed and number of hun
bred cords of wood were burned at East
Wallngford last week Thursday. Trains
were unable to pass during the first part of
the afternoon.
THE North Hebron cheese factory, stu
ated about three miles from West Pawlet,
was burned last week Wednesday. The
building cost about 81 1000 and contained
from $1,000 to $4,000 worth of cheese.
THE will of the late Fletcher Tarbell of
Swanton has been presented for probate
Among the requests are $500 for the Prot
estant Childrens Home and the same
amount for the Catholic Children's Home in
Burlington
A MAN named Dingman, from Canada
was arrested at North Troy, a week ago
Saturday and nlapal in a in l,o
Frontier hotel. The door was unlocked by
fellow named Bailey and the prisoner es-
capped to Canada.
MRS MARY WALTON of Winooski, who
was sentenced to l6S days in the work
house for selling liquor, returned to her
home last week Tuesday evening, after a
five days sojourn, Governor Dillingham;
having pardoned her
A BULL at Barton Landing that had been
driven slowly for nearly mile, during the
hot period last week, became mad on &C.
count of the excessive heat, and rushed
into the village, where he was shot to pre-
vent his killing people.
GEORGE SPENCER, an old resident of Cas-
Teton, was found dead in bed last week
Thursday morning. His age was sixty-five
years. He was well-known as newspaper
correspondent, writing under the nom de
plume of " West Side.'
CALEDONIA county s population is %. 900 a
loss of 3S7 since 1880. st. Johnsbury gains
40, Lyndon l73, Ryegate IS and Groton %.
The other thirteen towns lost, the largest
losses being Wheelock, 229; Danville 900:
Newark, 147; Peacham, 145.
CHARLES THATCHER of North Bennington,
president of the Bennington County Ma
tional Bank, attempted suicide by cutting
his throat on last week Saturday. He has
been in poor health and his mind is affected.
lie Will be sent to private asylum.
SOME carrier pigeons liberated from the
Van Ness house, Burlington, a week ago
Sunday morning, arrived at Arlington,
Mass, in seven hours and twenty seven
minutes. The distance is $40 miles, so that
the average was thirty-two miles an hour.
A FAMILY living in the edge of Chester
have hit upon novel way of making
money. There is a small pond near their
home, and they have planted it with white
lilies. Last season they sold $40 worth, and
this year the amount will far exceed that
sum.
THE camp-meetng services at Queen City
park, Burlington, began on last Sunday.
The formal opening took place at half-past
two o'clock, the opening address being given
by Hon. A. e. Stanley of Leicester. There
are meetings every afternoon during the
week except Monday.
A PARSONAGE costing $1,000 has been
decided to tie Vermont Domestic Missionary
Society in trust for the church in East Dor
set In addition to gift of $500 toward it,
the Friedleys of Philadelphia, who own a
marble quarry in Bennington county, will
expend $50 in improving the place.
IRA HARVEY died at his home in Provi-
dence, r. L. July 30, in his seventy-fourth
year. Mr.. Harvey was born in Lyndon,
but lived most Of the time in East Burke
until about fifteen years ago, when he
moved to st. Johnsbury. About 1880 he re-
moved to East Burke and few years later
he removed to Providence. He leaves a
wife, son and daughter.
FRED AND ANDREW RAYMOND, aged ten
and twelve, respectively, children of j. f.
Raymond of New York, with Maggie aged
seventeen, daughter of Matthew McVeigh
farmer of Brattleboro, were drowned in
West river last week Saturday afternoon
The boys were spending the summer with
the McVeighs and were bathing, They got
beyond their depth and Maggie attempted
to rescue them aud was drowned with
them.
SOME 1890 pounds of butter and 400
boxes of cheese were offered at the sales