The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-03-11
Summary OF News.

THE snow storm of last week Wednesday
was one of the heaviest Of the winter in
Massachusetts
THE spring term of the state normal
school AZ Castleton has opened with 140
pupils attending
CurTINGsv1LLE is to have high truss
bridge in place OF the wooden one swept
away by the recent Hood.
THE annual Masonic conclave OF the
third Vermont district was held at Orwell
on last week Wednesday evening.
LYNDON voted at its town meeting
to appropriate $500 for a celebration of its
centennial anniversary on on July 4.
A CONSIGNMENT of English pheasants and
a retriever dog arrived at Shelburne Farms
last week under the care of young English
man.
SPRINGFIELD has contracted with the
Springfield Electric company to light the
streets for $50 year per light of 900 candle
power.
THOMAS Geometry of Windsor was caught
last week on the Cow-catcher OF train and
carried several rods. He escaped with
bad cut on the leg
On one of the cases against DR.. Benjamin
o. Barber of POwual, for abortion, the grand
jury at Pittsfield, Mass, has held him for
trial under $1,000 bail.
THE notorious Robert Fitton got druhk at
Ludlow last week and assaulted his father
ln-law, George =. Hill. lie was arrested
and fined $50 and costs.
A TEAM at Mount Tabor drew 1885 of
spruce and hardwood logs recently. This
il said to be at any previous record of days
work of one team by about 4 900 feet.
AN open switch at St. Johnsbury recently
allowed an engine and four cars to start
down grade Three cars left the track,
struck the corner of the foundry and de-
molished it clear to the roof.
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Plattsburg to Burlington last week Friday
night and were compelled to pass the night
on the ice. They made fire out of a sleigh
box, and in that way kept from freezing.
THE first annual convention of the Chris
tian Aid Society of this state was held
at Brattleboro in the Centre congregational
church on last week Wednesday. Prison
reform and management was the subject of
the evening session.
THE estate of the late George +. Eaton,
formerly of Danville, who recently died at
Troy, n Y, is valued at $4,000, which is to
he held in trust for Harvey W. Eaton, his
son, until he becomes twenty-one years old
The property is nearly all in Vermont
TH1RzA A. CARNEY of Middlebury was
tried last week in the United States court
at Burlington on a charge of sending OBJ
SCENE matter through the mails. The jury
after being out all one night, reported that
il was unable to agree, and it was conse-
LAST week Tuesday evening, while Mrs.
w. +. Allen of Milton was helping her hus-
band in his creamery, her clothing caught in
the shafting, which runs near the floor, and
drew her under, killing her Instantly. Mr..
Allen was standing near her at the time.
Her clothes were wound around the shaft
so tightly that it was necessary to cut them
off to release the body.
THE Burlington city election on last week
Tuesday resulted in the choice of eX-Judge
Seneca Haselton, democrat as mayor, he
receiving LIS votes against SIG votes for
Il. j. Booth, the republican candidate. The
third and fifth wards elected democratic
aldermen who had been endorsed by the
republicans. The board of aldermen now
stands seven republicans and three demo-
eTats The republicans also elected all of
their candidates for school commissioners
and ward clerks The vote was heavier
than usual and the election of Judge Has
elton was due to dissatisfaction with the
republican nomination.
WHITINGHAM has voted $4,000 to aid the
Wilmington and HoOsac Tunnel railroad.
The projectors asked for $4,000 and the
balance will probably be subscribed. Will
mington has bonded for S32, 900 for the rail-
road. AT meeting of business men of
North Adams. Mass, and southern Yer
mont. last week Thursday evening, it was
stated that the cost would be 81 300 600.
About $4,000 has already been subscribed,
and if North Adams raises Sc, 900 the scheme
will be carried ont, There is said TO be no
doubt about raising the $4,000, and it Is be-
heved that the road will be started at once
and will be in running order by next Janu-
sry,
Domestic.
THE total number of pieces OF mail mat
ter handled last month at the Bennington
post office was $500
In fire in the dormitory of the high
rlx 1ngt vnnlr
Thursday morning, two students lost their
lives.
THE executive committee of the worlds
fair directory has practically agreed TO con-
cede the demands of organized labor in the
city for an eight-hour day.
IT has Just leaked out that S5S9,150 of
Delaware's securities are missing, and no
state official has the least notion where they
are. 1t is not known under what state
treasurer they We're lost
JUDGE MARITIME, in the court Of general
sessions at New York, on last week Wednes
day imposed a fine of $3.50 on Jay Gould
for not answeringa summons TO serve as
petit juror, it being the second offence.
ONE of the largest pensions of recent years
was awarded few days ago to DIR. Man
haitian Pickett of Cory, Penn, formerly
member Of the Twelfth New York volun-
teers. He receives 5000 back pay.
THE steamer "City of Richmond" ply
ing between New York and Hartford, Conn,
was burned and sank at her berth on the
East river, New York, on last week Thurs
day afternoon. The night Waterman and
waiter were burned to death, and the loss
was about S150,000.
THE center of population of the United
States is now, according to bulletin just
issued by the census bureau, situated at
Greensburg, twenty miles east OF Columbus,
Indiana, and about thirty-hve miles south
west of indianapolis, at latitude of 800
II So" and longitude $50 80 So. Ten years
ago it was situated eight miles southwest of
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Iris announced that the papers have been
signed foi the transfer of the silver mines
known as the Badger, the Porcupine and
the West End, located forty miles from Port
Arthur, Ontario, to Herbert M. Nichols of
Denver, Colorado, who is said to be acting
for a syndicate composed of seven English
men and five Americans. The single SALE
it is said aggregates an amount approx
mating $10,000,000,
A GENERAL order has been issued by
Commander-in-C Chief Veazey of the Grand
Armv containing letter from Rather