The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-25
Summary OF News.


NELSON RAND, one of the most prominent
citizens of Craftsbury, died November ~.
HALLE, son of II. Il. Bond of Westmin-
ster, received fatal injuries by falling from
wagon.
THERE are twenty-five different secret So
cieties in Bellows Falls, with membership
of over 1000.
Mr.. AND Mrs. JOHN TAoGARr of East
Charlotte celebrated their golden wedding,
November Q.
HENRY j. HARRIS, a wellknown farmer
of Stowe, took fatal overdose of medicine,
last Thursday.
THE new wooden mill at Ludlow is an as
sured success. the needed 100000 having
been subscribed.
EDMUND RAYNo, Brandon boy, was
killed by the cars while stealing ride to
the Middlebury fire.
THE new iron bridge over Saxtons river
in Westminster is to cost 81 1868, while the
appropriation was 5000.
THERE are $4,000 depositors in the savings
banks of Vermont, their number having in
creased last year nearly 1000.
p. G. DODGE, editor of the Burlington In
dependent, was kicked in the forehead by a
colt, last week, and badly hurt.
JOHN G. BORDEN, formerly well known
throughout Vermont, died last week at
Waikiki, N. Y, leaving large wealth.
AN unoccupied house at Bethel, owned
by Patrick VIM, was burned, last week,
with lot of corn, wood and clothing.
JULIA, daughter of Cashier Douglass of
Rutland, fell down hatchway, last week,
and was severely injured about the head.
THE chandelier in the Baptist church at
Pownal fell, last week Sunday evening, and
only by hard struggle was the building
saved.
HIGH wind demolished the station at
Charlotte, last week Tuesday, and several
persons narrowly escaped death in the
ruins.
THE four.year-old son Of G. j. Hubbard of
Newport set fire to his clothes while play
ing about the furnace, and died from his
burns
JOHN CROWLEY, seventy-fve years old,
fell from load of wood at Burlington, last
Thursday, and received probably fatal in.
iuries.
The twenty-second annual meeting of the
Vermont Dairymen's Association is to be
held at Brattleboro, about the middle of
January.
Miss ETA w. HARRIS, better known as
the notorious =" DR.. Ludgate," died at NAL
den, Mass, last Wednesday. She was a
Vernon girl.
THOMAS MCGRATH, a deputy sheriff of
Bennington, fell into some uncovered lime
pits near Troy, n. Y, and broke bis back,
dying in hospital.
A FlFrEEN-YEAR-oLD son of Mrs Chester
Wilbur of Moretown was caught stealing at
the Ward grist-mill, and will probably be
sent to the reform school,
CAPTAIN NJ. g. MARTIN, recently pro-
noted to the grade of assistant quartermas-
ter, United States army, is the son of
Louis P. Martin of North Ferrisburgh
THOMAS w. MoLoNEY, representative
from Rutland in the legislature of 1890,
ana MISS Annie Cooley were married, last
Monday, in st. Peters church, Rutland
In Franklin county court, last week, di-
Yorces were granted Frank Centerbar of
Montgomery, Amos w. Lamson of Enos-
burgh, and Mrs. Cassius p. Williams of st.
Adams.
DIR. JOHN D. HANRAHAN of Rutland has
been appointed aide-de- camp on the staff of
Commander-in-chief Palmer of the Grand
Army. He was on the staff of Commander
Neazey.
THE girls employed in the Brooks house
at Brattleboro quit work, last week, be-
cause of an order that the help should go in
and out of the rear entrance. Their places
were filed
FRANK MILLER, manager of the sable
lubileeists who have been making tour of
Vermont, has been arrested at st Johns
bury, charged with attempting to elude
board bill.
IL,
about year and a half ago killed her two
daughters, set fire to the house, and at
tempted suicide, died in the asylum at Brat
tleboro, last week.
PRIzE-FIGHT occurred at Rutland, last
week Monday night, in the old rink on
Church street. Seventy-fve sporting men
paid 81 apiece to attend. The authorities
are investigating the case.
THREE barns near Rockingham, owned by
II. H. Marks, We're blown down by the gale
OF last week Tuesday. Three hogs were
killed, and all tools, carriages, wagons etc.,
lost. The loss is over $1,000.
Miss CHARLOTTE H., daughter of Wallace
G. Clement of Rutland, and Thomas Ripley
OF Tacoma, Wash, son of General w. Y. w.
Ripley of Rutland, were married. at the lat
ter place, last week. They are to reside at
Tacoma.
OWING to a misplaced switch, the morn
ing passenger train over the Bennington &
Rutland road collided with a freight train
at Rutland, last week Tuesday The en-
glne OF the passenger trian was badly dam
aged, and the passengers were thoroughly
shaken up.
FELIX and George Dubois and Frank
Miller, young Burlington toughs have been
awarded their deserts for burglary-George
two years and Felix one year in the house
of correction, and Miller a sojourn in the re-
form school.
A NEW HAMPSHIRE representative of the
Boston & Maine railroad states that ground
will be broken next spring for the proposed
link between Canaan and Fairlee. This is
part of the proposed new line via Hardwick
or Marshfield
EDWARD f. AND NEWELL H. WILLARD, two
Brattleboro negroes, who attempted to as
sault Mrs. Alceste Cook and her daughter,
near Saratoga Springs, on the night of
August IL, have been sentenced to five years
in Dannemora and fined 81 800 each.
ACCORDING to the eleventh census, the net
liabilities of the counties of Vermont ag-
gregated S5,10S in 1890. This amount is
equivalent to an average indebtedness of
50 10 per family throughout the state pro-
vided there are five members in the average
family. OF the fourteen counties in Yer
mont, Bennington carries the heaviest net
Indebtedness, not only in the aggregate but
also in proportion TO population its net IL
abilities being $1,000, while the average in
debtedness per family of five persons is
$3.50.
THE quarter-centennial convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association of Yer
mont opened at Rutland, last Thursday,
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