The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-10-05
Summary of Wetus.
Vermont.

THERE is to be a reunion OF the Four
teerth Vermont regiment ut Manchester,
October 81.
THE cornerstone OF the new Methodist
church at Mddlebury was laid on Wednes-
day afternoon of last week.
PRESIDENT BUcKHAM of the University
of Vermont arrived in Burlington last week.
He has been abroad all summer.
The Columbian Exhibition " at Bur
| lington on last week Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, was very successful
THE Columbian Marble Company at Rut-
land has notified its employees that after
October wages will be distributed weekly.
The University of Vermont opened on
| Wednesday of last week, with seventy
three students in the freshman class. There
are sixteen young ladies in this class.
THE Baptist church at Fairfax observed
its centennial anniversary on Tuesday of
| last week. The historical sketch of the
church was given by the clerk, Jude Fair
man.
GEORGE WARD, a farmer, living about
three miles north of Poultuey shot and
| killed on his farm a black bear With squir-
rel gun recently. The state gives bounty
of SIS for each bear killed.
The October term of the United States
court opened on Tuesday at Rutland
There are twenty-three law cases on the
docket, of which sixteen are criminal, and
the chancery docket contains twenty.seven
cases.
The ravages of the malignant type of
| diphtheria IL still increasing in Rutland
county. The schools at Proctor have been
closeu for week to await results. Several
Windsor county towns have closed their
schools also.
SEVERAL bold burglaries have been COM
mltted recently at st. Adams. The houses
OF q. w. Reagan and Harry Lyon, and st.
Mary's Catholic church were entered.
From the last named were taken a silver
and gold-lined chalice, and silver COM
munon plate.
THE fourth annual fair of the Northern
Caledonlan Fair Association was held at
Lyndonville on Tuesday and Wednesday
OF last week. The exhibition of cattle was
the best shown at any of the fairs in the
county this year. There were 1000 persons
on the grounds on Wednesday.
The Peerless Manufacturing Company of
Newport, n. H., manufacturers OF knit
goods and ladies underwear, are building a
mill in Barton, which will be 150x4U feet,
two stories high, with ellis, boiler-room,
office, etc The site is at the outlet of
Crystal Lake, and the stream affords ample
water power. The company will employ
from 100 TO 800 hands, and hopes TO start
business November /.
THE new wigwam of Ascutney Tribe No
/, Improved Order of Red Men, was dedi
Gated last week Tuesday night at Bellows
Falls by the grand officers OF Ihe great coun-
Gil of Massachusetts. Addresses were made
by Grand Sachem Tyler, Senior Caldwell
, and Great Chief of Records Gardner. At
| the close OF the exercises a banquet was
given, followed by dance.
THROUGH the efforts of Senator Proctor
and Congressman Grout, the postal routes
between Essex junction and Boston, via
Rutland and between Newport and Spring
field, Mass, (day line) have Just been raised
to full railway postoffices. 1t increases the
, pay of the letter clerks $50 yearly and the
| paper clerks 500 The reorganization of
J the line takes effect October 4.
, BARToNsvILLE was excited on Tuesday of
last week by the report that Miss Elizabeth
Hoyt had been found on the barn floor with
the main artery OF the left arm cut. Her
husband, who is thirty-hve years of age,
while she is sixty-hve, Is suspected OF being
in some way connected win the case as
there are rumors of lll-treatment on his
part. Mrs. Hoyt had made will few
days before, giving her property to her
husband
q MARY l.. HAZEN, the eldest daughter OF
a Hon. l.. ID. Hazen, was married ON last
! week Thursday night in the North Congre.
! gatonal church al st. Johnsbury to DR.
r Neidhart ii. Houghton of Boston. Mar
d garet f.. Hazen was maid of honor, and
| Pliny .. Houghton of Boston best man
There were five bridesmaids and six ushers
1t was one of the most brilliant society
events OF the season.
= The Vermont branch of the Woman's
. Board of Missions connected with Conere
gational churches held its twentieth annua
convention at Bennington on Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week. These officers
. were elected: Mrs. CHENILLE q. Benedict
presidents; d vice-presldent from eacl
county; Mrs. Henry Fairbanks, secretary
J., Mrs. &. NJ Stone, recording secretary Mrs
Mary q. Iorrey, corresponding secretary
Mrs. L. Nj. Howard, treasurer.
The state convention of the Baptist
church was held at Fairfax last week Or
Thursday the annual report of the society
was given by Miss Carrie Kingsland OF
Woodstock. Mrs. Emma Cummings, wife
of DIR. Cummings, missionary to India gave
an address. Addresses by Miss Mary A
jeff and other prominent workers followed
the session occupying the entire morning
AT the afternoon session the regular WORK
OF the convention was continued, the time
being taken in review OF the reports O
the state committee, with discussions upoI
unfinished business and a service OF prayer
The committee of the Horse breeders
Association appointed to arrange the de
tails of our exhibit of Vermont Morgan
horses at the Columbian Exposition me
with Commissioner II. III. Mcintyre on las
week Wednesday at the Van Ness House il
Burlington. The majority of tile committe,
were detained at home by the several count,
fairs, and the meeting was adjourned I,
Montpelier, October %. Mr. Battell, a
secretary OF the committee, reported tha
several of the prominent breeders had al
ready offered to pledge the required fund