The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-03-02
Summary Of News.

Vermont.
G. w. SPALDING has been appointed post
master at West Woodstock.
The lumber mill of Eastman & Fortine at
New Haven was burned last week Tuesday.
MORRIS FITZGERALD of North Benning-
ton had one ear torn off close to his head by
being thrown from sleigh and striking on
a picket fence.
AMANDA TAYLOR, fifty. five years old, was
struck by a train at Bennington last Thurs
day. Both legs were cut off, and she lived
only half an hour.
BLUEBERRY,' the Burlington burglar
who recently escaped from the house of
correction, was recaptured last Wednesday
at Essex Junction.
A MIXED train over the st. Johnsbury g.
Lake Champain railroad was derailed near
West Danville, last week Monday, and eight
or ten cars were demolished.
PENSIONS have been granted to the fol-
lowing Vermonters: Original-Arthur d.
Burdick, Emeline Richardson, Mary A.
Johnson, Ruth Bibbins, Emily p. r. Taylor.
AMONG the editors OF next years Dart
mouth, the paper published by the students
of that college, are the following Vermont
ers j. l.. Merrill of ST. Johnsbury, and
George E. Kinney of Thetford.
FRANKLIN FISH has brought suit for libel
against Marcellus Newton of West Rutland,
anu wants GOuUU. FISH \ stOre WAS DuTntu
about ten days ago, and Fish claims that
Newton alleged him to be the incendiary.
THE tenth annual session of the school for
officers of the Vermont National Guard held
at Bradford last Wednesday and Thursday,
was successful and instructive meeting.
Governor Page was present, and addressed
the school upon the Importance OF maintain
ing the National Guard and. necessity OF
schools for its officers.
ID 4
w Currier, North Troy, device for cooling
and granting maple sugar; F. b. Gilman,
Springfield, last turning machine; +. q.
Hammond, Springfield, door hanger; p.
l.. Kimball, assignor to Vermont Machine
Company, Bellows Falls, float for creamery
cans.
THE factory of the United States Screen
Company at West Randolph was burned
last Thursday morning, with most OF the
contents. The factory was owned by j. W.
Atwood, and the stock and machinery by
Atwood Burt. The proprietors lost every
thing they had in the world, and much
sympathy for them is expressed. About
thirty men are thrown out Of employment.
THE bid of b. #. Rugg of 81 900 for the
Burton decree in favor of the First National
Bank of ST. Adams, has been approved by
Judge Wheeler of the United States court,
and Receiver Writers has been given leave
to accept the offer. The First National
| Dduk Ol L anu Quiet par
ties represented by f. A. Sowles and Henry
Ballard, have filed a motion for a re-hear-
ing.
JAMES M. Foss has been promoted from
the position of general superintendent of
| the Central Vermont railroad to that of as
sistant to the president, which IL practically
the same position which President r. G..
Smith recently held with reference to his
| father, the late j. Gregory Smith. Mr.. Foss
is probably, with one exception, the oldest
railroad official in point OF service and age
in New England.
MRS. SOPHIA b. Goss, aged ninety-two
years and four months, died at Hardwick
February 49, She was the daughter of
John Ellsworth, who went to Greensboro
from Windsor, Conn, in 1898. Her mother
was Sarah Strong, daughter Of Rev. Cyprian
| Strong of Chatham, Conn, lineal de-
scendant OF John Strong OF Northampton.
Jonathan Edwards.
| Domestic.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, aud vicinity was shaken
by earthquake Monday night of last week
K. " BURROWS, well-known screen
manufacturer at Portland, Me-, was ar
rested last Thursday on charge of illegal
use of the mails.
THE long-drawn. out trial OF Pastor Dill,
before the New Jersey Presbytery at Mid
dletown, ended last week. Rev. Arthur
Gushing Dill was found guilty of using i'm
proper language, but was acquitted of i'm
proper conduct and untruthfulness.
FRED SwAyNE, a labor agitator, attempted
last Monday to introduce an eight'hou