The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-03-18
Summary OF News.

IT IL said that wild cats are frequently
seen in the vicinity of South Royalton.
J. AIKEN e. Co, lumber dealers OF Brattle
boro have assigned, with liabilities at about
$4,000.
IT il expected that the Fair banks museum
st st. Johnsbury will be dedicated on the
Fourth OF July next.
A MAN died in the state prison a short
time ago who had spent fifty of his seventy
years Of life in prison.
THE dwelling of Timothy Sullivan at Bel
lows Falls was partially burned on Satur-
day, with loss of 81 800 to $1,000.
THE house and outbuildings of Emerson
Davis at North Springfield were entirely
consumed recently by fire, which was caused
by a COW kicking over kerosene lamp.
ARTHUR RANSOM Of Morgan Center has
young steer that he drives into the village
harnessed into sleigh, and to all appear
ances the animal minds the bits as well as
horse.
ONR of the employees at the American
house at Barton recently enlivened a coal
Are with kerosene oil. His hair will grow
again, but scars will show on his face for
some time
GOVERNOR PAGE has issued a general
order, calling upon the officers OF the Ma
tdonal Guard to put their commands in the
best possible condition in preparation for
the Bennington celebration.
THE Maine Central railroad has agreed to
pay half the cost of free bridge across the
Connecticut river at Maidstone, If the towns
ei Brunswick and Maidstone in Vermont and
Stratford in New Hampshire will pay the
ether half
THB Ames State bank in Kansas, some Of
the stock of which is held in st. JohnSbury,
has suspended, owing to the depression in
real estate. L. X Streeter, formerly clerk
in the Merchants bank at st. Johnsbury,
was cashier of the Ames bank.
THE vote passed at the recent town meet
ing at Springfield instructing the selectmen
to hereafter furnish the liquor agent with
liquor in sealed bottles only, will be watched
with interest, as they were also instructed
to sell these bottles at the minimum price.
REPRESENTATIVES, from the state veterin-
airy department and from the commission
ers for inspecting diseases in cattle were in
Sprngield last week by order of Governor
Page, and found three cases of CHAMBERS
among some of the farmers horses. The
animals were ordered killed.
The Green Mountain creamery at Jericho
has been sold to the ST. Adams syndicate
The latter intends to establish separators at
Cambridge, Underhill and Underhil Center
and from all these places the cream will be
loaded on cream car " which is to take
it to St. Adams TO be churned
AT the town meeting at Swanton it was
VOleu 10 from ldAdIlOu UHe manu-
featuring plant of the Barney Marble Com
pany for five years from April /, on condi-
ton that the company eXpend during the
coming year not less than $4,000 in i'm
provements. 1t is said that this company
oontempates building new mill, which
will cost $4,000
THE question of rebuilding the cotton
mills at Winooski will be considered at
stockholders meeting to be held on the DIST
instant. The looms in the Pine street mill
will be run about two weeks longer, until
the warps on hand are exhausted, when the
mill will shut down. About 400 looms are
running at present, yarn being purchased
in Lowell, Mass.
DEPUTY INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTOR
u. S. FORBES had six samples of maple
sugar tested by Professor w. w. Cooke of
Burlington, few days ago. The results
were as follows: No 1 FLETCHER make,
1890 $50 per cent; No 2 (Fairfax make,
1891 S3 40 per cent; No. 3 Garfield make
1891 77.30 per cent; No. 4 (Westford make
1891 SO so per cent? No. Clarified make,
1921 81 20 per cent; No q (Westford make,
1S9D "a 90 per cent. The samples were all
cake sugar, and with the exception of No.
were found to contain sufficient amount
Of pure sugar to receive the bounty of one
and three-fourths cents pound, which is to
be paid on sugar testing above eighty and
less than ninety per cent.
BRATTLEBoRo is in a state of great indig-
nation over an article published in the BoS-
ton Herald in which it is asserted that " de-
hance of authority is rife among the boys
of the high school. The principal is unable
to maintain discipline, the subordinate
teachers can not hell, him, and the school
committee appear to be disposed to allow
events to work themselves out according to
destiny, without devising means of remedy
ing the existing order of things. The con-
dition OF affairs in the school is that of al
ace
donment of the teachers to abuse" The
cause Of this condition of things is explained
in the following extract from the article in
the Herald: 1.-THE former principal of the
school, who held the position up to two
years ago, governed the school by the power
OF personal magnetism, but the example he
gave TO the youth of the town was most de-
moralizing. Regularly as the session closed
he went to the hotel for his glass of brandy.
His pupils all knew it.. Indeed, he would
point to himself as a man ruined by bad
habits. He taught in Brattleboro twenty
seven years, and left behind him at his
death, which was caused by Incorporate
habits, set of most unprincipled boys"
The principal referred to was the late Mr..
Bingham. In response to this article let
ter was sent to the Herald, signed by large
number OF prominent citizens, in which the
charges are denied in toto The name of
the writer Of the article is not known,
Domestic,
The grip is quite prevalent at Chicago.
AN Australian ballot bill has been de-
feated in the Maine legislature.
AN explosion of natural gas caused a
$500, 900 fire at Pittsbnrg, Penn, last week
Wednesday night.
SENATOR WALTHALL of Mississippi, whose
reelection was foregone conclusion re-
fuses to be candidate.
THE floods on the lower Mississippi last
week were quite serious, and several breaks
in the levees are reported
THE Rhode Island democratic state con-
vention on last week Thursday nominated
John w. Davis for governor.
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fire
at Chicago, last week Wednesday evening,
was caused by boy, who carelessly set fire
to a can of varnish.
Two attempts at train-wrecking were
made at Norwich, Conn, last week Wednes-
day night In both cases piles of ties were
placed on the track. No serious damage
was done.
THE California legislature has passed an
anti-Chinese bill. 1t provides for the issu-
ance of certificates of residence to the Chi
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