The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-08
Summary OF News.



went into effect July l.
THE Windham county veterans reunion
will be held at Bellows Falls July %. The
Windsor county organization will meet at
Springfield on August 1.
The thirteenth annual festival of parish
choirs of the Vermont Church Choir Guild
will be held at Trinity church, Rutland,
Wednesday and Thursday, October21 and %.
A FRE1GHr-TRA1N ran into a caboose
which had broken away from another
freghttrain short distance above Leices-
ter Junction, Saturday morning, but no one
was seriously hurt, although four men
jumped from the cars The track was torn
up for quite a distance, and trains were
delayed for some hours.
EDWARD SMITH of Pittsford went away
from home with his dog and shotgun on
last week Wednesday, and did not return.
He waSfound dead on his own farm the next
morning, having committed suicide. Smith
disappeared mysteriously in April, and at the
end of six weeks returned from the South
unable to give clear account of his wander
ings. He was farmer, and represented his
town in the last Legislature.
COMMENCEMENT at Mddlebury College oc-
CURED on last week Wednesday. The grad
yates of the college were Ezra Benedict,
Frank Boynton, Vernon Harrington, Ira
Pinney, Daniel Reilly, Fred Walker, Carl
Mead, Sarah Seeley, Sarah Palmer, Err
nest G. Bryant and Thomas II. Noonan the
two last-named receiving the degree of
Bachelor of Science. Miss Mary Howe sang
at the commencement concert.
A PRELIMINARY organization of Vermont
Commandery of the Loyal Legion was eff
feCted at Burlington on last week Thurs
day evening. General T. S. Peck was
chosen commander pro TEN. and Colonel
G. G.. Benedict recorder pro TEN. General
W. w. Henry. Mayor G. S. Blodgett and
Captain G, o. Tyler were appointed com.
mittee on applications for membership.
Burlington was selected for the location of
the commandery.
The following changes in the salaries of
third-class postmasters in Vermont were
made recently: Bradford, 81 300 to 81 900;
Bristol, $1,000 to LOO; Hyde Park, 81, 800
to 81 200; Ludlow, 81 100 to 1000; Middle
bury, 81 600 to S1,70O; Morrisvlle, 81, 100 to
$1,000; Newport. $1,000 to S1,600; North
field, 81, 200 to $1,000; Proctor 81 200 to
S1,400; Swanton, 200 to S1,400 West
Rutland, $1,000 to 81 100; White River
Junction, $500 to $1,000; Windsor, 81 400
to 81 800
A BAND of gypsies recently stole two boys
at Fort Ann, and at North Pawlet they
were overtaken by the mother of one of
them, who demanded her boy. The gypsies
pretended ignorance whereupon the woman
pulled a double-barrelled shotgun from
under the seat of the wagon and aimed it at
Them They then gave up the boys. There
was great excitement in town, and lynch
ing was talked of, but the gypsies were let
off on promise to leave the state.
a DISPATCH from Montreal says the Cana
dian Pacific and Boston & Maine Railroad
companies have agreed upon a plan for
lessening the distance between that city
and Boston. According to this plan, the
Canadian Pacific is to build from Saint
Constant to ROuse's Point, connecting there
with the st. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain
road, and the Boston & Maine is to build
two short cuts, one from Hardwick to Bar
net and Wells River and the other from
point on the Passumpsic to Canaan, n. II.
A NEW gymnasium has Just been built and
equipped at Goddard Seminary, Barre by
the alumni and friends of the school. 1t is
thoroughly equipped with the newest and
most approved apparatus. In the long
winter months the student, much confined
to books, needs such place to properly
keep up his physical health. A competent
person will make examinations of students
at the beginning of the fall term and assign
to each the proper gymnasium work to
strengthen and develop chest, shoulder,
back, arm, leg or wrist, the individual
may need. This new gift cannot but be
productive of good to school and students.
LYNDoNvILLE celebrated its centennial on
the Fourth. There were two professions,
one of antiques and horribles, and the other
OF civil and military organizations. At the
literary exercises in the afternoon Hon. A.
F. Nichols of st. Johnsbury made an his
tOrical address, and Hon. II. II. Powers
made by Governor Page, Congressman
Grout and others. In the evening a con-
cert was given by the Sherman Band of Bur-
lington, the Mahogany Quartette and the
Monarch Banjo Club of st. Johnsbury. On
Sunday afternoon also service was held
ral "a igtt1 ar1tr 70 l,a Ia ,r
the churches of Lyndon. The sermon
was by Rev. j. G. Bodwell, pastor of the
Congregational church, and Rev. j. II.
Hoffman gave an historical address.
THE second annual convention of the
Vermont State Firemen's Association was
held at Rutland on last week Friday, with
about fifty delegates present Middlebury
was selected as the place of the next con-
vention. On Saturday the parade and
tournament were held. In the hand engine
contest, the " Unions " of Salem, n. Y won
first money, $3.50; the Littles " of Glens
Falls, n. Y, second money, 500, and the
third prize went to the Torrents " of White
hall. The /. 9. Aliens of Fairhaven took the
first prize for drilling. In the hook and lad
der contest, j. j. Monty of Burlington won
first prize, William Shepard of Ticonderoga,
n. Y, second prize, and /. w. Pullman of
Vergennes, third prize. In the hose race, the
knights of Fairhaven took first money,
C-pbi lut lJtudnCtS Oh llCOnuGrORd, n.
Y, second money, S125, and the Sham
rocks of Turner's Falls, Mass, third
money, S7j.
Domestic.
ALABAMA is now the chief iron-ore pro-
ducing state in the Union.
The Charleston " and Itata " entered
San Diego harbor Saturday morning.
THE Iowa state republican convention
was held on last week Thursday when the
Mckinley law and the present silver law
were warmly endorsed
ONE of the most severe hail-storms of re-
cent years struck North Dakota last Friday.
Ten thousand acres Of grain, just heading,
are said to have been cut down.
On July l Secretary Rusk, in behalf of
the department of agriculture. assumed the
duties of the weather bureau. Professor
Mark w Harrington of Michigan University
has been appointed chief.
On June 80 ex-senator Ingalls, made his
debut as a lecturer before the National
Chautauqua Society at Glen Echo, near
Washington. His subject was 1.-THE Prob
lens of Our Second Century"
A FAST express, bound for New York,
was completely telescoped from the rear by
freight train at Revenna, Ohio, on Friday
last. Twenty-Five persons were killed out
right and over thirty badly wounded.
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