The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04
Summary of News.



The Wilmington and Hoosac tunnel rail-
road is to be opened to-day and Thursday.
THE farmhouse of Ransom Wells of
Montgomery was burned last Monday morn
ing.
THE late Edward Chappell of Norwich,
Conn, left $1,000 to the Vermont Asylum
at Brattleboro.
THE Vermont choir guild is to meet next
wear at Bellows Falls, according to plans
made at Rutland this year.
MAXIMUM BoUDRY of johnson was swim
died ont of $40 by a confidence man at Bos-
ton. Sort of maximum penalty.
NELSON p, Cook of Mount Holly recently
started from Boston to beat his way around
the world, and has reached London.
JAMES BINGHAM, SR., an old hunter, was
charged at Burlington last week with pur-
suing and taking deer in Shelburne about
two weeks ago.
THE United States fish commission is to
place 5000 yearing salmon in the head
waters of Green river in Wilmington, and
10000, in Otter creek, Winooski river, and
other streams.
FRED MARKS, a wealthy farmer and horse
breeder of East Bethel died last week, and,
as he had been respondent since the death
of his wife, a short time ago, 1t is suspected
that he committed suicide.
THE shaking of an apple tree frightened a
double team in Barnet recently, and OAR
win Turner, who was in the tree. jumped
on to the tongue of the wagon to stop the
horses, but lost his balance, and the hind
wheel ran over his head, fracturing his
skull.
DR. H. ID. HoLToN of Brattleboro has re-
turned from a conference in st. Louis of
prominent physicians who propose the for
nation Of Pan-American congress for the
foundation OF rules and regulations calcu-
lated to prevent the spread of infectious
diseases The meeting will be held in
Washington in 1893.
JUDGE l.. II. THOMPSON of the Vermont SUI
preme court recently heard divorce case in
which the husband, who had drank to ex-
cess, sought freedom because of the excuses
of his wife. Judge Thompson delivered the
rather original opinion that " should hus-
band drink to excess, his wife was justified
in drinking also, and to follow him to the
lowest depths that he might CO."
THE officers of the Non-Partisan Woman's
Christian Temperance Union for the ensu-
ing year, elected by the state convention at
Waterbury last week, are: President, Mrs.
ID. L. Fuller, Montpelier; e-president at
large, Miss Anna G. Park, Bennington
recording secretary, Nina Morgan, Ben
nington; corresponding secretary, Mrs. A.
W. Barnum, Milton; treasurer, Mrs. V. NJ.
Seaver, Montpelier; auditor, Mrs A. n.
Cross, Montpelier.
Endeavor, held at Brattleboro last week,
Rev. H. Martin of Bennington was elected
president; presidents, Rev. II. NJ.
Douglass of Putney, Rev. G. II. Peck of
North Bennington, Rev E. W. Cummings of
Barre, Mrs e. S. Peters of West Randolph,
E. B. Jordan of Jericho; secretary and
treasurer, E. E. Towner of Montpelier; SUI
perintendent of junior work, May Ham
mond of Burlington.
PENSIONS have been granted to the follow
ing Vermonters: Original-Lydia Siby,
Susan o. Chase Mary H. Bryant, minors
Reuben R. Thrall, Elizabeth Murphy,
Sarah A. Turner, Richard ID. Wheeler,
Joseph Bean, Edwin H. Slayton, James H.
Aiken, David Jillson, Jennie E. Edison,
Rhoda M. Wentworth minor of Calvin
E. Seaver, John Patterson. Increase
Isaac W. Abbott Unite W. Keith,
Aschel f. Dean, Uric T. Ross, Fabian
Anthony, Henry G. Chase, Arnold Morton,
Charles j. f. Cushman, Frank M. Davis,
Harlow P. Elthorp, Luther Leach, Charles
Sun, Martin Pope, Harvey A. Rowell,
Stevens, Charles w. Peck Reissue-Lyn-
don Arnold, Portus L. Brown, Alfred A.
Webster, Michael O'Neal, Carlos S. Clark.
Reissue and inCreaSe-lra Sherlaw, Austin
Barnum. Authorization McGrath, Will
liam Riley Dodds, Joel A. Mason. Original
Lyman D. Rhodes, Hiram d. Ayers, Maria
E. Paris, Eliza Severy, Ann Corbin, Emma
G. Moore, Elizabeth l.. Sanderson Addi-
tional-Henry G. Parkhurst, Nathan w.
Dennison. Increase-Julian Dumas, Jr.,
George Larbardie. John D. Eastman, Henry
r.. Brannerck, William A. Reynolds, Allen
q. Truax. Reissue-Jasper HI. Fuller,
George w. Flagg, George l.. Young, Benja-
min Morse, Holbrook Wood
Domestic.
LAST week Monday, at Linden Texas, a
negro, charged with the murder of family
of whites, was taken from the jail by mob
of whites and negroes, chained to tree and
burned to death. The governor has written
scathing letter denouncing the deed, and
issued a proclamation Offering $1,000 re-
ward for the arrest and conviction of each
member of the mob.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT arrived from
Europe last week. This is his first visit tC
the United States in three years. He will
it is rumored, wheel his paper into line for
or against Tammany as it is now on the
fence, and will consider the subject of start
ing Pacific Ocean cable company. He
will return to England after the holidays
by way of China and Japan.
J.B. CLARKE, editor of the Nancheste,
Mirror died at Manchester on Thursday
October 20, aged seventy-one years. He
was, a graduate of Dartmouth College
studied law, was admitted to the bar anC
practiced in Manchester till 1885, when he
took charge of the Mirror. He purchased
the paper in 1852, and continued as its pro
prietor till his death. He was well-knowr
horseman and was prominently connected
with the agricultural interests of the state
and countryside Mirror and Farmer,
weekly journal, being one of the best known
agricultural papers in the country.
ACCORDING to a correspondent of the
Weekly Tribune, good deal of money ii
paid by the farming community for gno
rance of mechanical appliances. He writes
The president of large reaper and mower
factory in Ohio was interviewed as 70 til,
cause of the very wide difference between
cost of raw material and finished agricultu
raj implements. He assigned it to the Elk
pense of selling, and to the mechanical igno
rance of many farmers. Machines are gen
orally sold on time; depots of supplies TO
repairs must be maintained at many i'm
portant points of distribution, and each re
turning harvest small army of skilled mel
must be kept travelling to set up and star
machines This labor is the most expen
sive kind in point of wages, and in addition
to railroad fare more or less livery rigs hav
TO be hired to reach destination. 1t nigh
cost from Sc to $50 to visit machine AM