The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-03
Summary of News.
Vermont.

on last week Thursday.
THE Champlain Valley Association has
decided to have a fair at Burlington IN the
last week of September.
A LARGE vein of copper has been uncov;,
cred upon Kibling hill, Straiforu, anu
thunder showers appear to be atracVeu W
the hill.
ANDREW DAUsKETT, man employed oy
the Vermont Marble Company, was urowneu
in Otter Creek last week wednesday eNeh-
ing. while bathing
THE Springfield Wooden Company, winch
suspended business after the death OF lts
late proprietor and owner, Hon. William
Dillon, will resume operations at once
THE three-days' state tennis tournament
at Bratteboro ended on "Wednesday OF lasV
week, and was very successful. .; y. D ;l,,
ing of Arlington won the state champion
ship.
A CONSOLIDATION of the Ogdensburg &
Lake Champlain railroad with the Central
Vermont is being negotiated. but minority
of the stockholders of the former company
object.
AMAsA PooLER, one of the oldest residents
of Rutland and one of the Oldest Masons in
the state, died on Thursday of last week.
He was ninety-four years of age and had
been Mason sixty-eight years.
THE directors of the Vermont Electric
Company have purchased the land and the
water privilege at the gorge of the
Winoosk river for S4,995. A plant, to cost
some 100000, will be erected at once.
THE barns of John Farley, one and one
half miles from the village Of Jericho, were
struck by lightning, last week Friday after
noon. and entirely consumed together with
thirty tons of hay, two pigs, farm wagon
and other tools
HUGH G. MOORE of Amesbnry, Mass,
T.. id IN, a on
last week Wednesday. For twenty years
he kept livery stable and carriage store in
st. Johnsbury, and later moved to Ames-
bury, where he became proprietor of
hotel.
THE annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Rutland railroad was held at Rutland
on last week Wednesday. The old board
of directors was reelected, as follows:
Percival w. Clement, George III. Ball, John
w. Stewart LeGrand B. Cannon, Horace
G. Young, Chester Griswold, David Will
COX, Fl. LeGrand Cannon and Frederick
Cromwell.
ONE of the most disastrous fires which has
ever visited Essex Junction occurred last
week Wednesday morning. The new tub
factory, owned by S. A. and G. w Brownell,
managed by the former. was completely de-
stroyed, together with about 5000 finished
tubs. The loss on mill, machinery and
stock was $4,000; insurance, $4,000 Several
one, but for prompt assistance, would have
lost his life in the flames.
GEORGE A. AMEs large steam mill in
Norwich part of which was occupied by the
Anderson Box and Lumber Company Of
Cambridge, Mass, was burned last Tuesday
morning. The yard contained a large
quantity of sawed lumber. The engine
from Hanover arrived in season to save
100000 feet but about 100000 feet was de-
stroyed Ames estimated the loss at $4,000,
with no insurance. The loss on the lumber
is $1,000; insurance, $4,000. The company
employed thirty men, and this number
would have been doubled this week on the
completion of large addition to the build
ing. Their loss is probably $1,000.
THE third annual meeting and tourna-
ment of the Vermont State Firemens Asso-
citation was held at Middlebury on Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday of last week. On
Wednesday officers were elected, and ii
was voted to hold the next tournament at
St. Adams. Resolutions in favor of an in
ternatonal tournament were passed. On
Thursday the parade took place, and fine
display was made despite the bad weather.
In the afternoon came the tournament.
The hand engine contest was won by the
Boxers of Burlington. who received $500.
The Torrents of Whitehall, n. Y, took the
second prize, 800, and the Horizons OF
Plattsburgh, N. Y, took the third prize,
$50. Israel Bissette Of Pittsburgh won the
Adams and James Laughlin of Rutland be-
ing second and third respectively. The
prizes were 1915, S15 and SO. In the en-
CINE contest the Boxers threw stream OF
two hundred and seven feet, ten inches
The hose race occurred Friday morning
This was won by the Stevens Hose Com
pany of Vergennes, in forty-four seconds
The Baxters of Rutland won the hose coup
ling contest
Domestic.
THE Michigan supreme court has de
clared the recent reapportionment act un
constitutional.
A TERRIFIC explosion occurred in the
Springfield celluloid works, seven miles
from Elizabeth n. j., last week Thursday
evening. A number of persons were killed
and several houses were demolished.
CHARLES H. PAGE, Philadelphia broker
was fatally shot in his office, last weel
Wednesday, by Robert Kennedy, who II
turn killed himself The murderer had los
heavily through dealings with Pages firm
FIFTEEN HUNDRED Italians, who hav,
been working on pipe line at Star City
Ind, terrorized that community, last week
for three or four days. All work was sus
pended and no one dared to go out un
armed.
THE heat last week was very Oppressive
all through the country. At Chicago OF
Wednesday there were fifty deaths ant
twice as many prostrations. At New Yorl
on Friday there were fortysix deaths AM
107 prostrations.
Four children crawled into closet un
der sink at Medford, Mass, on last weel
Thursday, and spring-lock was snapped
so that they could not get out. Whel
found, three were dead from sutfocation
and the fourth was just alive.
MRS. S. w. SAWYER, wife of the presiden
of the Bank of Ell Reno, |. T., who wa
alone in the bank. was held up by two rot
bers who robbed the bank of $4,000, o.
last week Wednesday. The robbery is be
lieved to be the work of the Daltons.
LAST week Tuesday night J. II. Wynnee
living near Burns, Tenn, killed his VIII
with an axe, mortally wounded his steI
daughter, and then tried unsuccessfully t
kill himself. He was arrested, and on tn
way to Jail was taken from the officers by
mob and hanged.
THE New Hampshire supreme court ha
rendered decision sustaining the const
nationality of the law under which Fran
c. Almy, the murderer Of Christie Warder
was to be hanged, and denied the motto
of his counsel for new trial
THE supreme court of Pennsylvania hs
affirmed the consttutionality of an ordil