The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-15
Summary OF News.



THE house of correction now harbors four
women and sixty-eight men.
BELLOWS FALLS is to have a new paper
mill, and ground will be broken for it at
once.
THE Burlington summer school opened
July Z. DIR. l.. Sauveur is assisted by eleven
instructors of wide reputation.
THE Estey Guard and Fuller Battery OF
b rattleboro are drilling twice week, in
pr eparation for muster.
STEPS are being taken to have the
Knights Templar of Vermont well repre-
sented at the Bennington celebration.
OBED WH1PPLE of North Pomfret has
purchased two carloads Of fancy Jersey
cattle to ship to George Vanderbilt OF
North Carolina.
THE drug-sto ore of f. B. Bosworth, at
Bellows Falls, was on July robbed of S75
but the thief repented and returned the
money.
THE last report of the adjutant of the Yer.
mont division, Sons OF Veterans, shows that
the organization in this state has fifty corps
and ,456 members in good standing.
On Tuesday of last week S13O was stolen
from the desk of Professor w. e. Ranger OF
| Lyndon Institute. A bicycle valued at S25
was also taken from the Institute boarding
| house.
MISS BELL A. CLARK of Williamstown, at
| the commencement at Burr and Burton
Seminary, Manchester was awarded the
Skinner prize of $50 for the best scholarship
and department
SUPERINTENDENT p. w. BARNEY of the
| Champlain Transportation Company was
drowned off Pearl Point, in Lake George
Sunday morning, while saving the life o.
one of his children.
N. l.. DAVIS, for many years master me
chanic OF the Rutland division of the Cen
trail Vermont road, had shock of paralysi:
at his home in Rutland on Saturday after
noon, and died on Sunday morning.
GOVERNOR PAGE has issued an orde
granting permission for military organiza
tions OF other states and the Dominion o
Canada to pass through the state of Yer
mont armed and equipped en- route to ant
returning from the centennial celebration
at Bennington.
CHARLES MORSE, until recently employee,
at the works of the Grimm Manufacturing
Company in Rutland, was found las
Thursday afternoon in Pittsford with
bloody jack-knife and cash in the side o
his throat. He is thirty years old unmar
ried, and is thought to be insane.
Miss BERoTIA ALEXANDER Of Brattle
boro left lucrative position twenty-five
years ago. For this she was promise,
$4,000 and an annuity by her brother il
Chicago. But he died and willed he
nothing. Miss Alexander went to cour
and was recently awarded $4,000.
The store of G.. w. Sayles, town clerl
and treasurer and postmaster at Hunting
ton, was entered Friday night, the SAT
blown open and some $500 in cash, stamps
town, state and private money taken. /
small trunk, with nothing in it but valuabl
public and private papers, was also carrie
off. There is no clue.
DUNHAM G. BURT, recently postmaster a
Castleton, was arrested on Wednesday c
last week, and taken before United State
Commissioner George E. Johnson Of Bul
lington, on charge of opening, readin
and OBTAINING letters. He waived exam
! ination and gave bail in the sum of $500 fc
appearance at the United States court i
, October.
, ETHAN L. ALLEN of Pittsield was $,
rousy injured on July by the burstin
of cannon. Allen was printing the ba