The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-03-25
Summary OF News.
Vermont.


GRAFTON has gone back to the old district
school system.
WOODSTOCK is to have new hotel, to
cost not less than $4,000.
COLONEL GEORGE w. HOOKER will be
Memorial day orator at Wilmington.
THE depositors of the defunct Windsor
National Bank have been paid in full.
IT is stated that one-fourth of the school
superintendents elected at the recent March
meetings are women.
THE hotels of Brandon have been closed
by the proprietors because the prohibtory
law is enforced against them.
MARTIN II. GODDARD, one of the leading
democratic politicians of Vermont, died at
Ludlow a week ago Saturday evening.
Mrs. WILLIAM CARL of Bristol died on
last week Friday from the effects of car
riage accident on the previous Tuesday.
ZEPHYR LAMoRA, a fireman, who was run
over by an engine at Walden on last week
Tuesday, died on Wednesday at st. Johns
bury.
AT "A meeting of the Rutland Driving Park
Association on last week Tuesday, it was
voted to hold a meeting on August IL, II
and 13.
MRS. G. w. PAYNE of Chester died on the
18th instant at one o'clock in the afternoon,
and her husband died at five the same
afternoon.
REV. FREDERICK FRoTHINGHAM, who died
at Milton, Mass, last week, gave instruc-
lions that his body should be cremated at
Buffalo, n. Y. Mr.. rockingham was pas
tor of a church at Brattleboro at one time.
PRESIDENTIAL postmasters have been APP
pointed as follows: Thomas G. Gale, at
Newport, vice Moses Il. Thrasher, commits
sion expired George G. Blake, at Swanton,
vice Charles II. Reynolds, commission ex-
pired.
A STARKsBoRo man who bought a farm
last year for 81 900 has just paid for it with
the proceeds from the sale of 2,100 bushels
of potatoes raised on the farm, which he
sold this spring at eighty-hve cents
bushel.
L. w. BRIGHAM of the sophomore class of
Dartmouth College died at his home at
St. Johnsbury on the 18th instant, of con-
sumption For some time he had acted as
pastor of the church at North Thetford, VT,
in addition to his college duties
AN Italian was killed in strange way at
Mendon recently. A birch tree, which had
been chopped down, fell ON another tree,
which flew back, striking the Italian on the
shoulder, which was driven into the body.
The man died within fifteen hours.
WILLIAM MONTGOMERY and his two daugh-
ters, of Isle La Motto, were driving near
the Alburgh shore of the lake on last week
Thursday, when the ice gave way as they
were attempting 10 CROSS crack. MT. NOHu-
gomery and his daughters succeeded in get
ting ont, but the horse went to the bottom.
A PETITION for the removal of County
Clerk Smith of Rutland was presented to
the judges of the court on last week Friday,
The clerk is charged with making malicious
statements about his wife in petition for
divorce. He has been i'll at his home lately,
and no immediate action on the case is eX-
pected.
Ttru Il Of ha nj Off 10
Monument association held a meeting in
Bennington on last week Tuesday and
agreed to put in staircase designed after a
famous one in a Roman palace, but modi-
fed to meet the present case. 1t is union
of stair and inclined plane. 1t can be
erected either in stone and brick or in iron.
BY a premature explosion in quarry of
the Vermont Marble Company at West
Rutland, last week Monday, several work
men were thrown several feet in the air.
One, named Bellmore, was injured beyond
recognition. His eyes were torn out and
his hair burned. His left hand was torn in
pieces and his right was injured 1t is not
thought that he can live
GEORGE Brown was brought before
justice at Proctor last week Monday even
ing for trial on charge of drunkenness.
While he was in charge of Grand Juror
Walker. the latter stepped into an adjoin-
ing room to look up the law and see how
up, the grand juror quickly returned, just
in time to see Brown making for a marble
yard.
Two recent decisions of the supreme court,
one rendered in Rutland and the other in
Addison county, seem TO have given con-
struction to the pauper law of 1886 that will
put an end to litigation over the residence
of paupers. These decisions hold that
when a pauper has moved into a town to re-
side that town thereby becomes chargeable
with his support If the fact of residence
is established, the length of time the resi-
dence has continued is not material
THE Vermont state dental convention
met at Rutland on Thursday and Friday of
last week. There was large attendance.
A banquet was served Thursday evening,
and on Friday the following officers were
elected President, w. S. Curtis of West
Randolph; vice-presidents, G. f. Cheney
of st. Johnsbury and A. j. Parker of Bel
lows Falls; secretary, Thomas Mound of
Rutland treasurer, w. III. Munsel of White
River junction; executive committee, Il.
o. Blanchard of West Randolph, w. III.
Wright of Brandon and w. III. Kingsley of
hiddlebury; state prosecutor, G.. w. Hoff-
man of White River Junction.
THE seventh annual conference of secre-
taries of Young Mems Christian Associa-
tons was held at Burlington last week
beginning on Thursday. There were
about sixty delegates present. Rev. f. e.
Clarke, ID, president of the United So
ciety of Christian Endeavor, made several
addresses during the session. On Thurs
day meeting of the Vermont state com
mittee was held when the following officers
were elected: President, Colonel j. j. Es-
tey, Brattleboro secretary, William II.
Fuller, Brattleburo; treasurer, w. j. Van
Patten, Burlington 1t was decided to give
to a subcommittee authority to effect CO.
operation between the Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor and the
Young Mems Christian Association of this
state
Domestic.
NEARLY the whole of the business part of
Highland, N Y, was destroyed by fire last
week Monday night
PRESIDENT HARRISON has publicly pro-
claimed an extradition treaty with the
United States of Colombia.
THE boss painters at Indianapolis, Ind, ,
have conceded to the men an eight-hour
day and an increase of wages.
AS usual, the flag of Ireland was dis
played at the New York city hall on last
week Tuesday, st. Patrick's day.
ALEXANDER YOUNG, well known literary
man of Boston, died on last week Thursday.