The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-02
Summary OF News.


last week.
f. o. SMITH has been appointed most
master at South Windham.
CoNGREssMAN.ELEcT POWERS of Norris
vile has gone to Washington
SMITH ~ CRANDALL' s lumber mill at Pitts.
ford is in ashes. Cause, defective chimney.
z. SPILLANE was dangerously hurt by
being thrown from a carriage at Spring
field.
FRANK e. Fish of Vergennes has been
appointed states attorney for Addison
county.
ISAAC NEWELL, a Burlington tough, at
tempted to destroy one Julia Besett and
was arrested
port. was burned to death by playing around
the furnace in the cellar.
GEORGE A. SWEENEY, a gallant St Adams
fireman, dropped dead last Saturday, as
result OF over-work at the big fire.
M. Il. DAVIS, arrested at ST. Adams
charged with stealing chickens, pleaded
guilty and will be tried in county court.
Mrs p. MURTHER of Castleton was thrown
from carriage while on her way to attend
funeral, and her right leg was broken.
FRED PERRoN of st. Adams, alias
"Chippy," was arrested, last Wednesday,
charged with stealing harness and robe
JAMES MARTIN, employee of the Fall
Mountain mills at Bellows Falls, was hit in
the eye by flying knot and the sight de-
stroyed.
LENA, little daughter of Walter McFar-
lane of Barton, was fatally shot by her
twelve-year-old brother, who was shooting
at target.
THE big grain elevator at Richford was
quite badly damaged by the gale of last
week Tuesday, and sheds and trees were
blown down.
The history of the Bennington centennial
is to be printed by the state--that is, 1t is to
be printed, and the state asked to settle.
Ii 1t does not, some one will
ROBERT MCCoNAKEY of Hinesburgh. an
old sea captain, died at Burlington last
Thursday. His last voyage of eighteen
months was spent mostly in Behring Sea.
ANOTHER fire occurred at Middlebury last
Wednesday, blaze in the dry-house of the
blanchard Process Company. The loss was
200 feet OF lumber and delay in filling
orders.
TRAMP lay down on the railroad track
near Coventry, last week, folded his arms,
and waited for death. 1t arrived on the
north. bound train. An ingenious but dis
tressing mode of suicide.
WILLIAM DUNToN, Susie Douglass and
Lille Hall OF Pittsford were thrown from a
carriage at night, while returning from
choir rehearsal. Dunton was kicked in the
leg by the horse and Miss Hall severely cut
under the chin
WARREN LIBERTY of Burlington, twenty
three years old, serving a two years SEN
tence in the house of correction for larceny,
was pardoned by Governor Page on Thanks.
giving day. The governor apparently be-
lieves in liberty.
GOVERNOR PAGE has appointed as state
normal school examiners b. b. Chittenden
OF Burlington at Johnson, Professor Dunton
OF Poultney at Castleton, and ID. Il. Locke
of Bradford at Randolph.
ST. PATRIcK's church in Cambridge has
desk brought over from Portugal early in
this century by Minister Meagher, who left
1t to his son, formerly priest in Cam
bridge. 1t is said that at one time and
another thirteen kings have written at it.
NELSON p. Cook, native of Mount Holly
and student at Tufts College in 1887 has
been arrested in Berlin, Germany, for beat
ing board. bill Cook set sail from Boston
in cattle ship not long ago, with the inten-
ton of beating his way around the world.
FOLLOWING the conhagration at Middle
bury came the disastrous blaze at st. AL
bans, last Wednesday night. Most of the
buildings burned were old and in some in
stances ramshackle, and the fire will ulti-
mately prove of benefit to the railroad
town. The flames broke out in barn in
the rear of Richardson, Twigg & Co.. on
Main street, used by Hackman G. W. Bal
ley. An oil stove exploded, and the stable
boy escaped with his life and a pair of
trousers The Watson brick block, a two
story modern building owned by II. G.
Morton, the Opera hall block, the block
owned by the Huntington estate, brick
block owned by Jasper Rand, and the Con-
gregational church, were destroyed in short
order, and only hard work on the part of
the fire department, aided by fire laddies
from Burlington, prevented the destruction
Of Ia.
north of Lake street. The American house
barn was one of the first structures to CO.
and the hotel adjoining narrowly escaped.
Sparks from the burning church set fire to
the Weldon house and adjoining buildings
several times, but eternal vigilance saved
them. The upper story of Bank block was
burned out, and the banking rooms of the
Peoples Trust Company, in the lower
story, We're damaged by water. Following
is a list of the principal losses; Waughs
opera house; loss, $4,000; insurance $4,000.
Richardson, Twigg & Co., dry goods; loss,
clothing; loss, $1S,000i insurance, $50
9. w. Writers, cigar manufacturer loss,
500. Congregational church; loss, S35 900;
insurance, $4,000. Milo, tailor; loss 81 900;
insurance, $1,000 Keenan,, barber and bill
liards; loss, 1000; Insurance. $500. EFT.
Watson. insurance on building, $1,000; par
tial loss on goods. Jasper Rand, building
badly gutted insured for $500. II. G. Nor
ton, loss on building, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000. G. III. Place, jeweler; loss, Sl2 900;
insurance, $1,000 Huntington estate, total
loss on building. Crowley & Olmstead,
grocers; loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000
DR.. Jenne, loss $1,000; insurance, 81 100
81. Adams people spent a smoky Thanks
giving.
Domestic.
LAWRENCE, Miss, was blown away by
tornado last week
GOVERNOR ALVIN p. HovEY of Indiana
died, Monday of last week, at Indianapolis.
Nor until last Wednesday was Almy in
formed of the unpleasant fate awaiting him.
He heaved a sigh.
MRS f. s. WEST, for six years lady prin-