The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-11-12
Summary Of News.
Vermont.

] CuiiS dt Troy, n. y q, are contemplating re-
moving to Glastonbury.
The Presbyterian church of ST. Johns
bury has extended a call to Rev W. a.
| Pinkerton of South Rycgate.
MICHAEL NOLAN, a section boss, was
| killed by the south-bound express last week
Thursday morning al East Putney
THE sophomores of the University Of
! Vermont defeated the freshmen in the an
nual game of football, Saturday. The score
| was SO to o.
VERNON w. WATERMAN Of Morristown.
father-n-law of Judge II. II. Powers, died
last week Tuesday night, at the age Of
seventy-nine years.
ACCORDING to the Mddlebury board of
trade, there are indications looking to the
reopening of the Brooks axe and edge tool
works at Brooksville.
The sales of the maple sugar exchange at
| Brattleburo for September and October
amounted to S2,50O-S750 for September
and : $50 for October
In the November returns to the depart
ment of agriculture, Vermont is given The
highest yield in potatoes in the Union,
ninety-hve bushels per acre.
THE Farmers League will hold a meet
ing at Manchester on November II, and at
Bennington on November 10, to organize
the Bennington county league.
DIR. SAMUEL PATENAUDE, whose name
| figured so prominently in the recent body
snatching case, returned Monday 70 Bur-
lington aud voluntarily gave himself up.
lie was released on bail and will be tried
| later on
AT the Windsor caucus to choose can
| didate for postmaster the vote was as fol-
lows: U. S. Comings, 100; G.. p. Floyd. 81;
S. r. Bryant, 30; total, 80, This seems To
be a victory of the people, and they are re
joicing accordingly.
THE Boston Herqid prints a long article
exposing the so-called Union Medical In
stitute " Of Newbury, which, it is said, has
sold diplomas for $50 apiece in the West.
II is said that the matter has been placed in
the hands of lawyers.
A REMARKABLE gathering Of old people
occurred at the home of j. Il. McNaughtOn,
at Manchester Center, last week Thursday.
All who were present were over seventy
years of age, the Oldest being Mrs. Eliza
Mears, ninety-four years old.
A MAN was run over and instantly killed
by freight train at Sutton last week
Wednesday afternoon. Papers in his peck
cts bore the name of Jerry Donovan, Con
cord, Y. II. 1t was thought that he threw
himself under the saloon car.
DURING the democratic celebration at
Miller's Falls, Mass, last Wednesday night
spark from a bonfire fell into bowl of
powder which exploded, fatally uiuTiug
Harry Robinson of Windsor, and seriously
njuring John A. Griffin and Andrew
Kerbe.
A PETITION was recently presented Judge
Andrews of Richmond asking for the re-
moval of f.. ii. Sabin, liquor agent al Boil
ton, on the ground that he is selling liquor
to unreliable persons. The petition was
dismissed The affair caused much excite
ment in Bolton.
THE customs officers recently discovered
that smuggling was being carried ON at the
Canadian boundary, and Deputy Marshal
Faley was directed to investigate the mat
lts,fl. Il
Burlington. announces that he has captured
several smugglers and he hopes to increase
the number later.
FRANK PLANT, about ifty-thrce years of
age, "A member of Stannard post, &. a. r.,
late OF Company ID, Third Vermont Reg-
ment committed suicide by hanging him-
self with strap in the stable of the sOldirrs'
home at Bennington, Thursday night. He
was receiving temporary aid al the home,
having formerly been cared for from No
vember, 1887, to January, 1880.
GovERNoR PAGE last week pardoned one
Peter Collins Of Rutland, serving five
years sentence in states prison. Collins
has been confined at Windsor about u year
for the crime OF burglary. He is suffering
from malignant tumor which must prove
fatal within few weeks The committees
of the house and senate who visited the
states prison last Friday examined into his
condition with the result that they recon-
mended executive clemency. The pardOued
man will he taken TO Montreal, where he
will be cared for by his friends.
REPRESENTATIVES, o. A. MARsHALL's
horse had a marvellous adventure last week.
The animal was shipped to Brattleboro last
Friday. After being uuOaded from the
cars and attached to "A carriage, it was left
hitched to post "A moment. 1t became
frightened at something, broke away, freed
itself from the carriage, dashed to the
banks of the Connecticut and plunged
wildly down the embanSment, distance
of thirty feet. Owing To the darkness of
the night the animal was not found and was
supposed either to have been killed by the
fall or drowned in the stream. The next
morning to the surprise OF every one, II
turned up unframed, having swan the
river, distance of three hundred feet, to
the New Hampshire side
Domestic.
CONSTITUTIONAL prohibition was defeated
in Nebraska by majority OF 10000.
Ir is expected that Commissioner Kaum
of the pension department will retire soon.
THE remains of John Boyle O'Reilly were
inferred at Hol, hood cemetery, Brookline,
Mass, last week Friday.
THE democratic ward and city committee
of Boston nominated Nathan Matthews, Jr.,
for mayor Monday night
CHICAGO beef and pork packers have COM
bined, and the business will be run ON Eng
lish capital, SO it is reported.
THE cornerstone of the new Masonic
temple at Chicago was laid Thursday after
noon with impressive ceremonies.
The Chicago Eceaing Ne,cs says that
Minister Lincoln will resign his position on
account of the expense of life in London.
A. a. MCPHERSON accidentally shot aud
killed his wife, last week Friday, while both
were out in canoe ON Pushawa lake,
Maine.
WESLEY z. BALCH, the well-known horse
man of Boston, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in his Office Monday afternoon,
The act was due to financial difficulty and
i'll health.
Two Japanese students of Michigan Uni
versity have created a sensation by clipping
with two American girls. The Japs are
both of noble families, and are graduates oil
the law department.
THE Irish leaders, John Dillon, William
O'Brien, 4. ID. Sullivan, j. T.. O'Connor and
Timothy Harrington, were in Boston, sun
day, and large meetings were held IN the
Boston and Globe theaterS.
A FINANCIAL. manic i'm London has affected