The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-08
Summary OF News.


RepietD, has been started at Rutland
ABOUT SO, 900 has been raised for the es-
tablshment of a creamery at Danville.
Rev, JOHN b. LEWIS, a retired Baptist
minister at Rutland, died on last week
Monday.
THE ice went out of the Connecticut river
at Bellows Falls, March "a. The water was
the highest since 1888.
CARL PIERCE, an employee in the Boston
and Maine Office at Newport, claims to have
fallen heir to $4,000 from friend in Massa-
chusetts.
AT the annual village meeting at St.
Albans, on last week Wednesday, it was
voted to raise S1l 900 for the expenses of
this year
REV. G. A. MILLS preached his farewell
sermon at Newport and at Coventry week
ago Sunday. He resigned to accept call
to South Dakota.
DR. e. S. TRACY of Newport, who was
hurt in an accident last July on the Old
Colony railroad. has just received $1l,500
damage awarded by arbitration.
THE Estey Organ Company Of Brattleboro
has bought of l.. E. Yeaw slightly tract of
land Just east of its extensive factories and
will convert it into handsome public park
MARSHALL w. SToDDARD of West Burke
was driving a team a few days ago, when
he was thrown from a load of hay, striking
on his head. Help was soon at hand but
life was extinct
Hon. WILLIAM II. STILES died at his
home in Montgomery on last week Tues
day He had been a member of both
houses of the Legislature, as well as having
held nearly every town Office
BURGLARS recently entered e. w. Lid
del's drug store at Castleton, ransacked the
money drawer and bored hole in the SAFE
but they were probably frightened away
before they had time to finish the job.
Hon WILLIAM HARRIS of Windham died
on last week Tuesday. Mr. Harris had been
member of both branches of the legisla-
ture and for years was the president of the
now defunct national bank at Jamaica.
Mrs THAYER, widow Of the late Dr.
Samuel w. Thayer of Burlington, died in
that city on last week Thursday. During
the war she took an active interest in the
work of the Christian and Sanitary Com
missions.
THE new creamery at st. Adams is said
to be the largest and finest in the world.
The creamery has separators at different
places along the Missisquoi railroad, and it
il proposed to have a number along the
LAmoile road.
WILLIAM II. WARD, the builder of the
Bennington monument, has received the
contract for making the iron stairway.
Sixty tons of iron will be used in the job,
and the work is to be completed by the
AT the recent term of the Windham
county court, held at Newfane, bill of
divorce was granted Mrs. Ida +. Goodro of
Bellows Falls from John Goodro of Ripton,
with the right to resume her maiden name.
Mr. Goodro represented his town in the
legislature at the last session.
A COMPETITIVE examination to fill va
cancy at the naval academy at Annapolis,
Nd, from the first congressional district
will be held at Middlebury on May %, f.
@. Swinington of Rutland, E. II. butcher
of Brandon and DR.. Charles j. Russell of
Hinesburgh are the committee on the exam
ination.
WHILE running rip saw in the furniture
department of the Eastman Machine COM
pany's mill at North Troy, William Hunt
ley accidentally slipped, and in trying to
save himself from falling, threw his left
hand on the rapidly-revolving saw, which
cut off the thumb and two fingers close to
the hand
The second annual banquet of the Bur-
lington Grocers and Meatmen's Association
occurred on last week Thursday evening.
There were over hundred persons present
and among the guests were Benjamin
johnson of Boston, publisher of the Nelo
England Grocer. and j. A. Litchfield, presi-
dent of the Boston Retail Grocers Associa-
ton.
A NEW barber-shop at Shelburn, built by
w Il u
bright red by some miscreant, a few days
ago. Mr.. Wall was about to open his new
shop, and that fact has made the barber who
already occupies the field mad all over. The
,,,,tter did not care for a competitor. 1t is
stated, however, that he had nothing to do
with the outrage.
f. M. HUNT OF Bsrton, married man, is
under bonds Tor the abduction of a young
girl, but sixteen years of age. He took
her across the line, representing himself as
a travelling man and the girl as his wife.
The girls father soon got on their track,
found her and took her home. When dis
covered she threatened to take her life,
and loaded revolver was found in the
room.
WILLIAM FREEMAN and John Edwards of
West Pawlet were shockingly injured on
last week Wednesday morning in III. w.
Hughes slate quarry, two miles north OF
West Pawlet by premature blast The
two men were frightfully lacerated. Free
mans throat was literally torn out, and his
head was frightfully cut. He died soon
after being taken out. Edwards will prob
ably live.
COMMENCEMENT honors at St. Johnsbury
Academy are Valedictory, l.. III. Good
rich of East Hardwick; salutatory, Edward
#. Adams of Derry, N. H.; class essay
Alice X. Folsom of Lancaster, N. H.; hon
orary essay, Addie NJ Ide of st. Johnsbury
John X. Lord of Hanover, n. H., Jesse X
Marden of Plymouth, n. H., Grace NJ Powell
of st. Johnsbury, Bertha l., Ross LOwery
of Waterford, Ellen l.. Young of Lisbon, n
H., Genevieve A. Drew of West Concord.
e. L. WATERMAN of Brattleboro, special
master in the case of Cain against the Yer
mont Copper Company, Ely Goddard and
others, gave hearing in the case at Brad
ford on last week Tuesday. About $1,000
of bonds and over $4,000 of notes and &C
counts were presented for allowance against
the parties connected with the Ely mine
Judge Gleason, the receiver has in hand
S25, 900 with which to pay 100000 of bonds
and $4,000 other debts. A hearing is t.
he held April q at the same place. The
suit has been in court eight years.
ATTACHMENT proceedings were begun il
the circuit court at Chicago on last weel
Tuesday by the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany against the Central Vermont railroad
company, to recover $113739. The claim il
based on balance due on contract between
the two companies for the use of Pullman
cars on the Central Vermont roads. Al
affidavit to this effect was sworn to b,
Thomas II. Wickes, second vice-presden