The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-21
Summary OF News.
Vermont.


evening
DURING the year 1890 there were 1877
deaths and 106 births in the st. Johnsbury
village school district.
AN institute OF Chittenden county teach
ers will be held at Essex Junction on
Wednesday and Friday of this week.
A TEACHERS institute for Caledonia
county was held at Lyndonvile on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday of last week.
The thirty-first annual festival of the Or
leans County Musical Association began at
Newport last night and will continue
through Friday evening.
AIDS o. HALL, who formerly kept
shorthand school in Burlington, is under
arrest in Boston charged with embezzle-
ment from his employer.
A MEETING Of stockholders of the Rut-
land railroad was held at Rutland on last
week Tuesday, when tho lease to the Cen
trail Vermont was ratified.
WILLIAM K. WALcorr OF North Green's
bOro, formerly OF Stannard was killed in
stanty by tree falling upon him while
working in the woods recently.
CONDUCTOR II. f. SAMPSON, who has for
many years run the mail train on the Con-
necticut River road from Windsor to Spring
field has been chosen superintendent of that
railroad.
breeding at his place in Sheburne. BY the
aid OF imported eggs and English game
keepers he expects to raise 5000 pheasants
each year.
THERE are seventy-one veterans now
members of the Soldiers Home. During
the quarter ending December 81, 1899, there
were eight admitted and three deaths. The
whole number that has been admitted to
date is 1876.
IA o. I'm la bald 81
auspices of the State Board Of Agriculture
as follows: AT Guildhall, January 20 and 81;
at Ryegate, January % and %; at WillistOn,
January q and 49, at Weybridge, January
~ and 30.
THE funeral of a girl named Lille Lovern
OF Vergennes was appointed for Sunday
morning. but the body gave such evidences
Of returning life that postponement was
made to Wednesday morning. The case
exctes much interest.
CONDUCTOR JAMES DoUGHERTY of the
Delaware Il Hudson road and Conductor
Thomas Koran of the Bennington Rut-
land road were each presented recently at
Rutland gold watch-chain by the train
men AZ token of regard.
THE Rutland county teachers institute
will be held at Fair Haven, January % to
ii inclusive Superintendent Palmer is to
speak on " The Scope and Function of the
Public Schools" and Supervisor Booth Of
Warrington county on WASTED Time in
Schools"
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, a well-k known citi-
zen of RoXbury, Mass, who died recently,
was born in Guiford in 1913, and moved to
Boston at the age of eighteen. In 1868 he
was member of the common council and
in 1869, 70 and II served in the Massachu-
sets house.
INSPECTOR II. f. TAYLOR of the Vermont
district of the customs service was one of
three officers who recently detected a man
named A. ID. Wilder in smuggling opium
from Canada to New York. The arrest was
made in Boston. The opium was brought
from Victoria, b. c., and Wilder was ac-
sustomed TO row across the St. Lawrence
river in the night time. He confessed to
having been engaged in the business for
about year and a half.
AT meeting of the stockholders of the
hissisquoi Valley Railroad Company at St.
Adams on last week Wednesday, these di-
rectors were elected: w. e. Smith, f. S.
Stranahan, f. G. Smith, A. p. Cross and J.
NJ. FUss of St. Adams, f. H. Perkins of
Boston S. F. Carpenter of Richford. Sub
sequently w. G. Smith was chosen presi-
dent, F. S. Stranahan vice president, w.
Tracy Smith secretary and treasurer.
REPRESENTATIVE CIRCUIT has introduced
bill into congress apprOpriating $4,000 |
for the establishment of fish hatchery in
Vermont, and Senator Edmunds has pre-
sented resolution of inquiry on the same |
subject. The bill in the house has gone to
the commerce committee. General Grout |
believes that the streams of the state could |
be stocked in three years, and tina. this |
would be great attraction to summer resi-
dents.
Hon. AMAsA WooLsoN president of the
First National bank of Springfield since
1877, died a week ago Sunday after several
ont .A'
Grafton in 1911, removed to Springfield first
in 1854, remained two years and was then
away ten years, returning in 1916. He was
considered the wealthiest man in town.
Several large requests for benevolent and
charitable objects were made by the de-
seased
The largest fire in Rutland for many years
occurred cary last week Friday morning,
when the Rutland Savings Bank block was
burned The Grand Army hall was on the
third story. 1t loses records, portraits,
furniture, some of the state departments
records, and documents belonging to Com
mander-i n-Chef Veazey. Several other So
aeties lose their records, etc. The block
was the largest in town 1t is estimated
that the loss is about $4,000
In addition to regulations recently pub
lished regarding the veterinary inspection
OF neat cattle, sheep and swine imported
into the United States from Canada, the
collector Of the district of Vermont has
just been informed that the secretary of ag-
riculture has ruled that the same inspection
must be made of animals entered for tran
SIT through the United States for exporta-
ton to foreign countries as of those entered
for consumption. Such importations will
hereafter be entered at ST. Adams.
Domestic.
FHE court of appea,s has granted new
trial to ex-Sheriff James A. Flack of New
York city and William Flack, convicted of
conspiracy to secure divorce for the for
mer.
The three great base ball associations
the National League, the American associa-
ton and the Players League-have united,
forming two leagues. The Players League
drops out.
T. II. CoRNwELL, the newly. elected county
treasurer at Mitchell, Ill.,, took charge of
the Office on last week Wednesday, and
found not cent in the treasury, though the
books showed there should have been $500
there. The outgoing treasurer, John Brooks,
promises to replace the amount.
HARLEY Mccoy insulted Chief. Of Police
Hawley Of Denver, Colorado, last week
Wednesday night, and Hawley drew re-
vOlyer and shot McCoy several times Me-