The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-12-21
Summary OF News.

ably smashed by log falling on 1t,
j. w. RANSOM e. Co. have moved their
metal-goods factory from st. Johnsbury to
Burlington.
w. II, TAYLOR Of Hardwick has been
chosen by Governor Fuller to make the Off
cial compilation Of the school laws.
WILLIAM RUSSELL of Bellows Falls one
of the oldest paper makers in America,
died last Sunday, aged eighty-seven years.
JOSEPH HALL Of ST. Adams, brakeman on
the New London Northern road, was killed
by the cars at Belchertowp, Mass, last
week.
JACK NARDINIE. a car-reparer at St. AL
bans, was internally injured and seriously
hurt, last week, by being dragged under
car in motion.
THE landing Of the Pilgrim Fathers is to
he celebrated to-day hv the Middlebury
Historical Society, which has honored the
event since 1S42.
FRED MORGAN of Poultnev was arrested,
last week, charged with embezzling $4,000
from a national hank in Kansas. Morgan
disclaims any guilty connection with the
affair,
WHO would have thought that there were
anv sports in ST. Johnshury2 Yet the Re-
publican OF that place chronicles prize
fight at Beebe Plain which attracted "a
few sports from this section"
II. WALTER WFBB and party have Sc
cured S750OO in the stock of the Fonda,
Johnstown & Gloversville railroad. This
will give them control of the election. jan
uary 10, as the entire capital stock is $780,
600.
VAN DYKE g. LANG of McIndoes Falls
have sold their lumber on the east side of
Bath mountain to the Bath Lumber Com
panv. The COMPANY now owns about
ZOO. 900 feet Of lumber on the mountain,
which it will take about three years to saw
out.
DENNIS GFHFN Of Ludlow was killed. last
week, while cutting timber He was pinned
down bv a tree in sight of the highway, hut
was unable to attract the attention OF pass
ing teams. He was fouud about seven
o'clock in the evening. nearly unconscious.
and died soou after. He leaves wife and
FIVE children.
VERMoNTERs who have lately received
pensions are as follows: Original Cassius
Peck. Kendall p Ames, Henry G. Gilbert,
James Mclaughlin. Mary Gibnev, Sarah
crease. Zenonhon w. Wood Mason Fuller
Calvin w. Richardson's; additional, Brad
ford S. Murphy, Levi f. Foster: renewal
and increase. Jared L. Jones; reissue, Clark
Prentice, William F. Sweet, Newell c.
Langley Charles A. Sanders.
BENNINGToN's new onera-house was
opened with Macbeth" The audience
ment there Large parties from out of town
We're present and most of the audience were
in full dress. Governor and Mrs. Fuller
Colonel f. l.. Bates, Colonel Fl. Parker and
Colonel C. G. Gilmore of the governors
staff, in full uniform, with their wives oc-
cuped the proscenum box. Madame
Janauschel played the part of Lady Mac
beth and Edward Collier that OF Macbeth
After the play the governor and party
went TO the house of Colonel Bates. where
a reception was given him, nearly all the
prominent citizens of the village attending
They were received by Colonel Bates, who
presented them to the governor.
Domestic.
BIG Newfoundland dog went over Nj
agara Falls, last week. and was not seriously
damaged.
A DYNAMITE explosion at Lynn, Mass.
last Friday, blew Philip Berube and Andy
Herman into fragments.
A FREIGHT train ran into the caboose of
wrecking train at Nelson station, Mimi,
last Sunday, killing eight men and seriously
iniuring FIVE.
A REPORT from Rome announces that it
is probable that Archbishop Corrigan of
New York will be elevated to the cardi
nalate in March.
THE Fourth Avenue PRESBYTERIAN church,
of which the late Rev. DIR. Howard Crosby
was pastor, has extended a unanimous call
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The Union League of PHILADELPHIA pro-
poses to give national dinner to President
Harrison shortly after his retirement from
the White House, and IT is claimed that this
Ioo ,ne inception Vi harrison movement lor
1870
Hon LEOPOLD MORSE died at his home
in Boston last Thursday. He was we'll
known democrat, and was sent to Congress
in 1876, being successfully elected until
1884. when he positively refused further
service.
THE Associated Press il on January to
he merged with the United Press Associa-
Won Inc Associated fress was ORGANIZED
a a MY years ago anu IL IL ohly recently
that IT'S great power mas Degun 10 De weak
ened by rival organizations
HENRY KRECHMAN of Philadelphia went
home earlier than expected last Thursday
night and found Mrs. Krechman enter
tanning Samuel Morris. An ak was the
nearest weapon at hand, and Krechman
chopped Morris into soup meat,
DR.. TA1MAGr's Brooklvn tabernacle was