The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-22

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of Troy and Oscar p Wright of Westfield.
A BODY, supposed to be that of young
Barry, who was carried over the dam at
Bellows Falls in a boat, some time ago,
was found last week floating in the river
below the mills Both legs, hands and
most of the head were gone, probably being
ground off by contact with the rocks.
THE Central Vermont railroad has in
structed the agents at all the principal
points on its line to sell tickets to the near
est point at which meetings of the farmers
political league are to be held, at cost of
the fare one way for the round trip. The Ver-
mont farmers state political league will be
organized here Friday morning.
MAJOR ELIJAH WALES, aged seventy-one,
the first enlisted soldier from Brattleboro
in 1861, died of typhoid fever last week.
| He participated in twenty-siX battles and
was seriously wounded in four, in one of
which, that of the Wilderness, he was shot
through the body; but subsequently he left
the hospital with one arm in sling to en-
gage in the battle of Cedar Creek, where he
was again wounded in the head. His
bravery was rewarded by commission as
brevet major. He leaves a wife and three
children.
A MOVEMENT involving the consolidation
! OF all the creamerieS in Franklin county
was consummated at Essex junction on
Friday, when the Franklin County Cream
| cry Association was organized with the
following directors: j. Gregory Smith, G.
NJ. Champion, Harlo Button, j. M. Foss, j.
f. Tool, A. S. Richardson, j. Parker, j. B.
Sanderson, G. l.. Marsh, e. r. Towle, L.
NJ Deal. The officers are j. Gregory
Smith, president; g. NJ. Champion, vice
president; 7. NJ. Deal, manager. The cap
| ital stock is 100000, of which $4,000 is al
ready secured A new building is to be
erected soon.
THE twenty-eighth annual session of the
| grand lp1Ua of Good Tpmnarg bpnaD a
Roxbury last Wednesday. Grand Chief
Templar George A. Wattles of Bennington
presided. The grand lodge degree was con-
ferred on twenty-four candidates. w.
Arthur Jones of Montpelier was appointed
grand reporter. The report of the grand
secretary, G. ID. Edgerton of Mortified.
shows the present membership in good
standing to be 2,576, with tfty-one lodges,
six having been instituted during the past
year. The report of the grand treasurer,
r. A. Hatch of STAFFORD, stated that there
is over $500 in the treasury. Mrs. S. V.
Avery of Burlington, grand superintendent
of Juvenile Temples, gave the total men,
bership in the state as go, in twelve tenn
pies, an increase of 1871 during the year, and
four new temples. AT the evening session
reports of committees on distribution and
public meetings were received, and the eX-
qualification of the unwritten work of the
degrees was presented. AT the morning
session of Thursday these officers were
elected Chief templar, Chauncey III. Hay
den, Essex; councillor A. l.. Aldrich, East
Burke; ce-templar, Mrs. S. A. Case, Rut-
land; secretary, G. ID. Edgerton, North
field; treasurer, II. A. Hatch, STAFFORD;
superintendent juvenile templars, Mrs.
Susan V. Avery Burlington auditor, A.
A. Miles, MOrrsvlle; representatives to
the right worthy grand lodge at Edinburgh,
Scotland, May, 1891, j. G. Leslie ST. AL
bans, and Rev. o. ID. Clapp, Marshfeld, with
w. II. S. Whitcomb, Burlington. and George