The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-23
Summary of News.


Hollis NICHOLS of Townshend, ninety
three years of age, this year voted the state
republican ticket for the eighteenth time.
A VALUABLE buggy was stolen from NJ. l.
Faulkner's livery yard in Rutland, last
week, and no trace of the thief or buggy
can be found.
VERMoNTERs who have lately received
pensions are: Original, Samuel Ward Julia
Gould, Norman Griffith, Navida NJ. Ordway;
additional Julius GOdda.
VERMoNrERs who have lately received
pensions are: Original-Henry Gorham,
Henry w. Colby, Addie l.. Barton, Han
nah Dyer Perry; additional, Lewis Tro-
vile, Scion II. Preston, stephen Jennings
To supply the vacancy caused by the alb
sence of DR.. Frank H. Miller, now studying
in Europe, DIR. George A, Miller of Bur
lington has been appointed veterinary in
spector in the bureau of animal industry
to be stationed at ROuses Point, n. Y, and
St. Adams.
CAPTAIN FRED w. CHILDs of the Estey
Guard, Brattleboro has resigned his COM
mission, ON account of business relations
which make it inconvenient to give to the
service such attention as he felt it required.
Captain Childs was one of the best and
most popular men in the Vermont Ma
tional Guard.
GEORGE w. BARNES, a prominent citizen
of White River Junction, and for many
ern railroad, died of pneumonia, recently,
aged about siXty-fve. The deceased was
brother of Amos Barnes of the Hotel Bruins
wick in Boston.
The following pensions have been granted
Vermonters: Original, Charles A. Good
win, William w. Stone; additional, Peter
IaFountaine, George ID. Hackett; reissue
and increase, Henry a. Crane; original
widows, Olive E. Thomas, Salome Adams
Mary Riddle, Mary A. Trick.
JACOB SEvERsoN, a Norwegian, who has
driven team at Center Rutland for about
two years, received news Wednesday that
by the death of his uncle in Norway re-
Gently, he had fallen heir to property worth
100000. The news was sent him by let
ter from the administrators of his uncle's
estate.
A PORTION of the timbers of the United
States man-of-war, Congress, which was
General Benedict Arnold's flag ship, and
was sunk in the waters of Lake Champlain
in 1776, has been raised by Captain G.. w .
Adams of West Addison, and may form
part of Vermont's exhibit at the Worlds
Fair.
Mrs. SOPHIA BoYNToN FRARY of Brad
ford has silver tankard made in England
A. ID. 100, during the reign of Henry l.,
and brought to America by the Boynton
family, A. ID. 1888. The tankard has long
been used as teapot, from which China's
fragrance is served to intimate friends and
acquaintances
THE large steam sawmill of Eaton &
Trask, in Waitsfeld, was totally destroyed
by fire last week Tuesday. The fire was
discovered about 1870 o'clock, and an
alarm given, but because of lack of
facilities to cope with the flames the build
ing and machinery were totally destroyed
The mill was erected about year ago, and
was the principal industrial enterprise of
the place. The loss is heavy, and is only
partially covered by insurance.
A BETHEL correspondent writes, anent
novel election bet in that town; Z" Next
to the result of the late national election
the interest of Bethel people has been CEN
tered in the election bet made by DR.. II. M.
Chase and w. H. Dreamer, the conditions
of which were that the loser was 10 stand
on his head in front of Depot Square GER
short time before the election one of the
bettors become alarmed and Withdrew, so
the public has lost an edifying spectacle"
GEORGE RIEDLE, German, was arrested
at Burlington, Thursday, charged with per-
jury. Riedle, in making a disclosure, swore
that he procured five or six drinks of whis-
key on Saturday night of Lawrence PEN
der of MiddleseX, section boss on the Cen
trail Vermont railroad, under whom Riedle
worked about three months the past sum-
mer; that he met Fender on Church street
about eight o'clock, and was with him from
that hour till past ten o'clock, when he left
Pender at the depot, and that Pender told
him he was going to take the eleven o'clock
train for MiddleseX Mr.. Pender went to
Burlington Thursday morning at the request
of the authorities, and it was learned from
him that he was not in Burlington on Sat
urday night, and had not been in the
city for nearly three years, and gave the
names of eight or ten persons who saw him
at Middlesex on Saturday evening between
eight and ten o'clock.
SMALL cyclone struck Vergennes and
vicinity, Friday night. The Baptist church