The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-09-28
Summary OF News.

A woRK1NGMEN's congress is being held
at Marseilles. 1t is largely socalistic.
A FAMILY of settlers has been murdered
near Colona Pacheo N. NJ, by Apache
Indians.
JOSIAH w. HUBBARD, well-known Bos-
ton lawyer, died at his birth. place in Spring
ield, VT, recently.
FIFTY people were poisoned at Cincinnati
on Sunday by drinking milk. An analysis
of the milk showed that there was arsenic
in it.
EDWARD BEGoR, a Frenchman, has been
held for the grand jury, charged with muir
dering Mrs Abigail Rogers in her hut at
Wendell, Mass.
At Alton, N. H., Sunday night, an Italian,
who had had quarrel with fellow work
man, shot into a group of men and fatally
wounded r. L. Perkins.
THE sovereign grand lodge of Odd Eel
lows has sanctioned the scheme for build
ing a sanitarium for the order at Hot
Springs, Ark. 1t will cost $4,000.
Four horses, fine carriage and set of
harnesses, which had been stolen in Massa-
chusetts by Isaac Hare of Worcester were
found at the Houghton farm in Putney, VT,
on Saturday. A stableman named Kanary
was arrested.
THE through freight going north ran into
the rear end of the ballast train at Passump-
sic, VT, at noon on Monday, disabling en-
CINE No. 423 of the freight and demolishing
the saloon and several cars OF the ballast
train. No one was injured
THE Iron Hall convention at Baltimore,
Md, last week, voted to continue the or
ganization of the order in the hands OF the
old officers. The convention is said to
have been harmonious, but 1t is expected
that opposition will develop.
FRED o. CLARK was arrested at Brattle-
boro, Vt, on Sunday, under the assumed
name of +. K, Montague. He confessed his
real name, and said that he had embezzled
money from Post & Co.. of Hartford, Conn,
for whom he had been bookkeeper ten years.
EDMUND JOHNSON, United States consul
at kehl, Germany, has been removed, on
account of fraudulent practices as consul
and false representations as to his military
services He had claimed to have been
severely wounded so that his health was
affected but such was found not to be the
case.
THE farm buildings belonging to Cassius
NJ. Booth and occupied by a man named
Morse and his son, about mile above Essex
Junction, were burned early Saturday
morning They consisted Of large house,
hen-house and workshop, horse-barn and
two other barns. The loss was about
$4,000.
G. L. ATwooD's store at Starksboro, VT,
was entered last week Thursday night,
from rear window, the cellar door having
first been bored without success. The thief
got away without giving an alarm and took
with him two gold watches and a consid-
cradle amount of money from the post-office
and money-drawer.
A Transfer named waterson saw large
sized bear last week Friday morning at
daylight near Shrewsbury, VT, mountain.
The bear ran across the road three rods in
front OF his team, and when it reached an
elevation on the south side OF the road
turnpd around SAT on its launches and
looked at the team.
W. l.. QUIMBY has withdrawn from the
law firm Of Ide & Quimby of St. Johnsbury,
Vt, and Mr.. Ide will continue the business
alone Mr.. Qumby has recently been ap-
pointed receiver of the defunct New Mex
lean banks, and will soon leave for the
Southwest to begin his official work at
Deming and Silver City.
JAMES w. Hustled, the bald eagle of
Westminster" has just died at Peekskill,
n. Y, at the age of fifty-eight years. He
had been member of the New York as
sembly every term but one since 1869, and
was speaker of that body seven times. He
was perfect presiding officer, and an adj
mirable political leader.
ATTORNEY. GENERAL RosENDALE of New
York has given his opinion that Erie county
must pay the entire cost of all the troops
at Buffalo during the strike, but, in order to
avoid delay has advised that the state
Of the Fourth Brigade, aud then be reim-
bursed by the county of Erie.
JOHNNIE NOLAN, a newsboy eight years
Of age, has confessed to robbing the safe of
Brown Brothers, clothiers, OF Holyoke,
Mass, OF $780, When arrested he was
spending the money, and but S15 was left
Of the 500. The boy got into the store be-
fore it closed and hid under a pile of
clothes until the clerks had gone.
DURING storm, last Saturday night,
lightning entered farm house in Bethle-
hem, Conn.,, owned by l.. P. Judd. John
Ryden and Justice Rylander, two Swedish
farm hands, who were sitting in the kitchen,
were struck and burned. Ryden cannot re-
cover. The bolt went down tin conduc-
tor and passed through window.
THERE was a rear end collision of two
freight trains at Milton Hollow, Vt, Sum-
day afternoon about half past six o'clock.
The caboose and an empty coal car OF the
forward train were smashed and two drivers
on the mogul engine of the second train
were derailed. 1t was caused by the first
train breaking apart. No one was injured,
THE fifth general council of the alliance
of Reformed churches holding the Presby-
terrain system was begun at Toronto on
Wednesday of last week. These councils
are held quadrennially, and this one will
sents grand total of 3,603.2OO communi-
cants. seventy-eight branches of the church
and about thirty nationalities.
The bishop of Burlington has sent out a
circular letter to the Catholic clergy of his
diocese, recommending a religious celebra-
ton in commemoration of the 400th ami
versary of the discovery of America, on the
18th, 10th or Dist of October. A solemn
mass of thanksgiving is suggested. 1t is
also recommended that the church partici-
pate in any civil celebrations. The pope has
dispensed with the law of abstinence for
the Dist.
The residence of Captain John FL. Mimms
at st. Adams, VT, was Quilted by fire early
Mimms were unaware of any danger until
awakened by the cracking of burning walls
in an adjoining room, A hurried exit had
to be made and much of their personal eff
fects were lost. Part of the furniture and