The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-07-13
Summary OF News.
Vermont.

MRS. MATILDA MURPHY OF Rutland dled,
recently, at the advanced age of 105 years
She came to this country in 1872 and was
married in 1878.
BENJAMIN YOUNG, who was born at ST.
Johnsbury in 1S13 and since 1915 had been
engaged in the lumber business at Calais
Maine, died suddenly in Nebraska, last
week.
THE seventh annual reunion of the La.
noble Valley Veterans Association, held at
Morrisville, closed on Tuesday of last week
The election of officers resulted as follows:
Commander, ID. G.. Holmes of Johnsoni
adjutant, III. A. jackson of Watervlle
quartermaster, p. S. Scribner of Wolcott
one vice-president in each post. AT the
competitive drill of the Sons of Veterans,
the first prize, $40 pitcher and So in cash,
was awarded to Doty Camp, Morrsville.
The drill and review closed the most sue
cessful reunion yet held by the association.
An eloquent address was delivered in the
afternoon by Hon. Henry Ballard of Bur-
lington.
The annual adjustment of salaries OF
postmasters of the presidential class has
been completed by the postal officials under
the supervision of Albert II. Scott, chief of
the salary and allowance division. The
new salaries went into effect July /. The
changes in Vermont are as follows: Barre,
$1,000 to 5000; Bellows Falls, $1,000 10
$500; Bradford. 81 800 to S1,700 Burling-
S1,1O0; Enosburgh Falls, $1,000 to the
fourth class Lyndonville, 81 900 to 81 LOO;
Ludlow, $1,000 to S1,400; Morrisville,
$1,000 to 81 800; Poultney, 81 400 to 81 800;
St. Adams, 81, 300 to 50 400; West Rutland,
81 100 to $1,000; White River Junction,
$1,000 to S1,70O; winooski, 81, 100 to $1,000.
PENSIONS have been granted to these Ver-
monters: Orignal-John Wood, Charles
G.. Hunter, Charles E. Mower, Albert O.,
Reed, Phineas Reynolds, Charles r. Win
chester, Caleb E. Kinston, Justus w.
F. Washburn, Daniel w. Staples, Joseph D..
Gorst, S. Houghton, James N. Gates, w.
H. Brownell, George G. Morse. Addi-
Charles b. Starks, Joseph @. Weed, Fred
erick G. Paff, Aylmer B. Brinnie, w. Ii. II.
Cummings, George E. Butterfly, Otis f.
Buxton, William Lashivay. Renewal and
increase-W. E. Newton. Increase-Fran-
els f. Stoddard, Joel H. Partlow, Edgar
H. Hewes, John j. Starks, Harrison L.
Mackay, George F. Cole. Original, widows,
etc.-Louisa A. Remission, Pauline II. King,
James McGuigan (father).
THE tenth annual encampment of YER
mont Sons of Veterans opened at Brandon
on Wednesday of last week, with about
seventy-five members present. AT the af-
ternoon parade about 125 members appeared
in line. The encampment closed Thursday
night Brattleboro was chosen as the place
Of the next session. Officers were elected
as follows: Commander, Frank l.. Greene
of st. Adams; senior vice-commander, w.
Fl. Headle of Dandy; junior 1yice-com-
mander, Dr. Orrin A. Gee of Brandon;
division council, Herbert s. Foster of Bur.
lington w. w. Lapoint of Barre, F. w.
Sault of West Randolph. H. Z. Herrick of
Vergennes was chosen delegate-at large to
the national encampmeut at Helena, Mon
tana, with f. A. Duffy of Barre as alternate.
Leonard Fiske of Burlington was chosen
delegate, with w. NJ. Sargent of South
Royalton as alternate. In the evening the
public installation of the officers OF the
Ladies' Aid Society and the Vermont Di-
vision of Sons of Veterans was held in the
town hall. Miss S. Ada Hall, the retiring
president, installed the following officers of
the Ladies' Aid Society President, Mrs. G.
F. r. JENNIE of Brattleboro; vice president,
Frances NJ. Haley of Middlebury; chairman
of division council Miss S. Ada Hall of
Chelsea; council, Miss Grace Langdon of
Brandon and Mrs. Jane L. Morris of st.
Johnsbury. Retiring Division Commander
Foster then installed the officers of the Ver-
mont Division of Sons of Veterans. Past
Colonel F. L. Eaton of Montpelier made an
eloquent address in presenting Captain Fos-
ter, in behalf of the division, the insgnium
of past division honors, and Captain Foster
responded. A campfire and dancing ended
the evenings exercises
Domestic.
AN unsuccessful attempt was made to
assassinate Judge Chute of Albany, n. Y,
last week.
The thirty annual convention of the
American Institute of Instruction was held
at Narragansett Pier, r. l., last week.
MARIA FRAZER, aged twenty-five years,
hailing from Somerville, Mass, strangled
her three-weeks' old babe at the Tewks bury,
Mass, almshouse last week Saturday night.
She confessed the crime.
NINE convicts escaped from the state
prison at Charlestown, Mass, on last week
Friday, through sewer. They were COW
cred with sewage in the operation. The
sewer was about three feet in diameter.
THROUGH the report of committee it is
learned that the agreement of curtailment
in finished leather, entered into by the tan
ners and curriers' east of Buffalo, is being
carried out by all the firms which have en-
tered into it, and that the reduction of the
output is in full force.
A BATTLE occurred at the Frisco mill at
the town of Gem, Idaho, Monday morning.
between five and six o'clock, between union
and non-union miners. The fight lasted for
several hours. Two union men and two
guards were killed, and two union and two
non-union men were badly wounded. The
Frisco mill was blown up during the fight,
and is complete wreck. After the mine
was blown up, the non-union men in the
Frisco mine hung out flag of truce. Hos
tilities ceased, and about fifty men sur
rendered. The cause of the strike was the
demand of the union men of the district for
$3.50 per day for every man working under
ground. The mine-owners held that I'M
skilled laborers should be paid only $500.
THE international Christian Endeavor
convention met in the Madison Square Gar
den, New York, last week Thursday after
noon. The delegates were welcomed by
Rev. Charles f. Deems, ID D., in behalf of
the New York pastorate. On Friday Hon.
Whitelaw Reid addressed the convention,
wearing the badge of the Christian En-
deavor Society. He was warmly applauded
Seven thousand persons attended the even
ing session. acknowledgement Wana-
maker was the presiding officer. He re-
ceived an ovation. In the course of an adj
dress he said: "This movement is the
brightest star that has arisen in the Chris
tian world in this century," Chauncey NJ
Depew and General o. o. Howard made adj
dresses at this session.
Foreign.
ERUPTIoNs are occurring from Mt. Etna.
RAvACHoL, the French anarchist, was
guillotined on Monday.
The ItaliO-American exhibition to COM