The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17
Summary OF News.


The steam mill OF II. IL. flerCe AT Diooh-
line was burned last week.
HATTIE FLETCHER OF Rutland is doing "
ten months in the state prison for larceny.
THE house and shed of Major Little OF
Groton were burned last week, with con-
tents.
Ii. c. CHALoNER OF Swanton fell down
stairs In his barn, last Wednesday, ana
fractured a rib.
MRS. ELIZA MKAcHAM has given to the
Congregationalists Of New Haven peima'
nent fund of $1,000.
WILKES j. Grow OF Springfield recently
disappeared from Bellows Falls, unuer
somewhat hazy circumstances.
A CHESTER man last week took paris
green ~ mode OF earthly exit, but was
held to earth by stomach pump.
DANIEL KING, aged fifteen, has been held
for trial at county court on charge OF steal
ing S75 from II. N. Stetson OF West Hart
ford.
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER HUGH HENRY
has appointed as his adjutsnt-general Bar
ney Cannon, Jr., postmaster at bellows
Falls.
THE democrats OF Burlington have re-
nominated Seneca NJ. Haselton for mayor,
to oppose Elias Lyman, the republican can
didate.
WILLIAM TAFT Of Weston has been fined
SO and costs for humping Rufus White,
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enough.
MRs. MYRA KELToN OF South Lincoln
was arrested at Rochester last week, charged
with having forged an order on the Lincoln
Lumber Company.
HARRY DANIELS and Robby Miller Of Rye
gate were struck by the cars while coasting.
The former was killed, and the latter re-
ceived serious injuries.
Mas. THEODORE S. PECK of Burlington
has been appointed state regent for Ver-
mont OF the National Society Of Daughters
OF the American Revolution.
MARY CIRCUIT, widow OF Captain Daniel
Lyon, the Lake Champlain steamboat cap
tain whose death was lately chronicled,
died ten days after his decease.
REV. G. WESTON Of Charlestown, Mass.
is to be Universaist pastor at st. Johns
bury, and Rev. Charles Bradley Of Con-
cord, N H., has accepted call to the Neth-
odist church.
A. d. HARTMAN, agent for the Masonic
Fraternal Accident Association OF West
field, Mass, was prosecuted in windsor
county for violation of the nuisance laws,
aud has been held for trial in $500 bonds.
JOHN W. JONES, Patrick Cawley and Pat
rick Dundon were descending into slate
quarry in Pawlet, when one OF the chains
broke and Jones fell 100 feet, head foremost,
and was instantly killed. Cawley fell feet
FIRST and miraculously escaped without
broken bones, but received internal injuries.
Dundon caught rope and was pulled back
uninjured.
THE traffic on the Central Vermont rail-
road has assumed enormous proportions
and the power is kept moving continuously
in order to keep the tracks cleared. Three
hundred cars were hauled from Norwood
last week, and there will be ready for trans
portation next week over the Central YER
mont road 700 cars more. The freight from
Canada is also unusually large.
THE Bronson family Of St. Adams, men,
toned last week, were summarily disposed
Of John Bronson, pdter fdrnilids, is out on
probation, looking for the money to pay
his fne Mrs. Bronson, for furnishing liquor,
has gone to the house of correction or
ninety. nine days; and Alice Bronson, the
hopeful daughter has taken her charms to
the same institution for similar inter-
regnum.
vERMoNTERs who have lately been
Mackenzie, Phillip Massey, Edwin A. Sted-
man, George w. Parker, Prudence E.
Pettee, minors of Clark j. Foster, Fred
Baird, Esther G. Green, Anna w Elesey,
Edward Gordon, Charles W. Brigham,
Salina c. Weeden, w. N. Griggs, Stephen
r. Colby, Charles A. Putnam, Milo G.
Bailey, Barney c.. Graham, Harmon A.
Buck, Charles II. Piger. Frederick Colby,
+. III. Marks reissue and increase, George
W. Morrison.
LAST Sunday morning, fire broke out IN
two wooden buildings on North street in
Bennington, occupied by NJ. K. Watson.
photographer, the National express office,
and Z. M Lambert, marble dealer. Watson
loses everything and is not insured. Among
the valuable negatives he. lost was one of
the only existing picture of the Catamount
tavern and other historic buildings long
since destroyed. The express company's
loss is slight, but quantity of finished
carved work in Lambert's place was de-
stroyed. The buildings were owned by
William E. Hawks, and were insured
THE military committee Of the national
house of representatives has ordered
favorable report ON Mr.. CIRCUITS bill to es-
tablish military post on the line of rail
road between Burlington and Highgate,
and to authorize the secretary OF war to &C
cept gift Of 300 acres for the post Gen
eral Schofield commanding the army,
favors the establishment of post at Essex
Junction or Swanton Junction. He says
the well-considered military policy of the
United States, in view of the possible con-
tingency of war with Great Britain, in
sludes prompt and energetic aggressive
action toward certain important strategic
points in the Dominion of Canada. To be
prepared for such action it is OF vital i'm
pOrtance that permanent military posts be
maintained at convenient points near the
northern frontier, at each OF which may be
stationed the nucleus OF an army, to be
composed mainly, in the event OF war, of
the state troops, quickly assembled from
the neighboring states.
Domestic.
FRANK L. NOBLE and the stallion Alcryon
have been expelled from the National Trot-
ting Association.
TREFETHEN and Smith have been indicted
by the grand jury for the murder OF Tena
Davis Of Everett, Mass.
TIE Connecticut house OF representatives
has gone home until May 3, and the senate
has adjourned until Maya
THE grand jury at New York, last Thurs
day, indicted Edward NJ. Field for forgery
in the second degree. The complainant is
John D. Harris, representing the Canadian
Bank in New York.
BRAKEMAN ALBERT HERRIcK, whose care
lessness caused the New York Central
wreck at Hastings, N. Y, December "A, has
been indie ed for manslaughter.
THE Navajo Indians are on the rampage.
The bone OF contention is between them
and the cowboys, and both organizations in
dulged in supdry scraps" last week.
The smoking ruins of the Hotel Royal at
New York yielded up seventeen bodies.
The diamonds and ieWelry found on MANY