The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-16
Summary of News.

REV b. FAY MILLS, the evangelist, will
conduct series of meetings at ST. Johns
bury in September.
REV. Mr.. WALKER, rector of the Episco-
pal church at Bennington, has declined a
call to North Adams, Mass.
THE Sauveur Summer School of Languages
at Burlington opened on last week Wednes-
day with large attendance
THE new hotel at Queen City park, Bur-
lington, will soon be built. The Spirituaist
camp-meeting begins August 3.
THE mercury fell to ffty-two at st. AL
bans on last week Thursday. 1t was the
lowest July record for seventeen years.
THE work of the extension of the Upper
Coos, n. H., railway from North Stratford
to Whitefield is being vigorously pushed
forward.
THERE were twenty-eight deaths in Bur-
lington in June and the same number of
births Twelve children less than one year
old died.
REV. G. b. ATWOOD declines call from
Bristol, n. H., and will remain over the
Free Baptist church of st. Johnsbury
another year.
EDWIN HARRIS of Summerville attempted
to hang himself on Sunday. His wife cut
him down. He was Respondent regarding
a sale of property.
Miss GENEvIEvE GREEN of Fair Haven,
an art teacher at Newman, Georgia, com
mitted suicide on last week Wednesday,
No cause is assigned.
TWENTY out of the sixty-eight members
of the graduating class of the medical de-
partment of the University of Vermont
were "plucked " last week.
CHARLES f. DAVIS, who stole a team from
Carroll Smith of North Troy, a short time
ago, was arrested at Potion, just over the
line, week ago Saturday, and is now in
Jail at Newport.
JOHN PRESTON of Waltham, aged seventy
four years, died on last week Monday from
the effects of taking paris green while in
deranged state of mind He leaves a wife,
four daughters and five sons.
The New Hampshire club, which had
been on an excursion to Saratoga, stopped
at Burlington on last week Thursday night.
On Friday they went to Concord. There
were about one hundred sixty in the party.
The Franklin county democratic conven-
ton was held at st. Adams on last week
Thursday a. p. Cross of ST. Adams, ID.
G.. Furman of Swanton and III. A. Craingston
of Enosburgh were nominated for senators.
A YOUNG man named Jacobs, son of
Charles Jacobs of Potion, p. G., was robbed
of watch and chain worth S25 at North
Troy, a week ago Saturday, by two fellows
who pretended to be customs officers from
Burlington.
The Bristol railway is certainty. The
committees from the towns of Bristol and
Lincoln met on last week Thursday and
made an agreement with George A. Aver
of st. Adams for the construction of the
road. Work will be begun at once.
COMMANDER MANsUR of the Vermont de-
partment of the Grand Army has issued
general order calling on Vermont veterans
TO attend the encampment and parade at
Boston, beginning August II. The Yer
mont department is to be quartered at the
Mechanics Institute buildings.
THE following prizes have been offered to
be competed for at the firemens tourna-
ment at Burlington on August and 6:
For finest drilled company, first, $50; sec
ond, 500. Hose race prizes, first $50; sec
ond, $40; third, $50, fourth, S25. Prizes for
contest by hook and ladder men, first, SO;
second, SO; third, So. Hand engine prizes,
first, 5000; second, SO; third, $50.
A WEEK ago Sunday night Herbert W.
Moore, Central Vermont engineer living
at Rutland, was awakened by noise near
his kitchen door, and going out, was jumped
upon by bulldog, and both of his hands
were badly lacerated before he succeeded
in driving the furious animal away. Mr.
Moore Immediately went to the Office of a
physician and the wounds were cauterzed
and bandages applied. The dogis supposed
to be mad.
WEEK before last James II. Livingston
editor of the bennington County Retormer
published an article charging Hon. Luman
proceedings were instituted, damages being
placed at 5000. The Office was attached
the property removed and Livingston was
arrested. Mr.. Norton is one of Benning-
tons prominent citizens, and the publica-
ton excited much comment. Livingston
has prior libel suit of $4,000 pending.
THE entries for the races at the meeting
of the Vermont Horse breeders' Assoca-
ton surpass all expectations. A great
crowd OF horsemen is expected, and addi-
tional quarters for horses will probably have
to be provided. Among the horses of note
w. W. Moore of Shoreham, Highland
Gray" Aristos," "Clay Lambert" and
others OF almost equal note. The great at
traction is expected to be the large exhibit
of DIR. w. Seward Webb of Shelburne.
A TERRIBLE tragedy occurred at Castle
ton on last week Thursday night Mrs.
James j. Williams. whose husband was
killed by an accident about five weeks ago,
is supposed to have murdered two of her
three children, girl seventeen years of
age and boy of SIX then set the house on
fire, after which she cut herself in an at
tempt to commit suicide. When neighbors
arrived, the charred bodies of the children
were found. Mrs. Williams is supposed to
have become demented through the loss of
her husband.
THE directors of the Champlain Valley
Association met at Burlington on last week
w tuHeSudy evening" Wnen III was voted 10
hold the fair on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of the first week in September 1t
was decided to reduce the price of adms-
sion from fifty cents to thirty-fve cents, to
admit carriages free, to sell to exhibitors
tickets with six coupons each for exhibitors
only for 81, and to sell season tickets good
during the fair for $150. The list of races
will include three colt stakes, S125 $40
and $50, guaranteed for two three and
four-year-old colts respectively, open to
colts bred in Vermont and st. Lawrence,
Franklin, Clinton and Essex counties, New
York, guaranteed purse of $500 for 2:4J
class, and other races for faster horses to be
announced later. 1t is expected that a
double milk test will be made
THE annual state encampment of Sons OF
Veterans was held at St. Adams on Wednes
day and Thursday of last week. The fore.
noon and afternoon sessions of the first day
were devoted to reports in reference to the
extension of the order. In the evening de.
gree work was exempliied by the George
I. Childs camp of st. Alhans after which
were speeches and singing. Reports OF
officers and committees were presented on
Thursday. A membership of $50 in the
gtafa and tftV n in Of