The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-12-28

company. The son is q young man and
owns only 100 shares out of total OF 10000,
and Is, as far as | know, alone in bringing
suit. He withdrew the suit and renewed it
not long ago when my lawyer waived SER
vice of process, AS regards small dividends,
1t is a fact that the company had made much
more money than has been paid out in divi-
dends, but we have purchased lot of prop
cry for the company and the father of
young Smedburg has voted on every dollar
expended"
Henry G. VARNuM went from Sharon to
Worcester, Mass, last September. Last
Sunday morning, in that city, during fit
of insanity, he murdered his wife and child,
and inflicted probably fatal injuries upon
Mrs. Wright, his mother-in.law. After that
he stabbed himself to the heart. Varnum
had kept a blacksmith shop at Sharon, and
was subject to fits of dependency.
GOVERNOR FULLER attended the celebra-
ton of Forefathers' day at Rutland, last
Wednesday, and was introduced by DIR.
Phillips as a direct descendant of one of the
sturdy and strong spirits who came over in
the Maytlowcr, Deacon Fuller. In the
course of his brief address Governor Fuller
remarked "My mother, whose grand
father was q revolutionary soldier, belonged
in Rutland county. Yes, my great-grand-
father on my mothers side was one of those
men who shouldered his musket and went
TO the battle of Lexington. There are some
people who do not like New Englanders,
and some provincial editors who speak of
them as Yankees or toast-mal<ers, but the
old people of colonial days had an idea of
what was right and stood bravely by it. |
like that kind of people and we want more
OF them today. | possess some of the Pur-
itans' notions and | thank the Lord for
them. The principles of our forefathers did
not stop until slavery went down, and
over 100000 slaves were liberated. Yes, it
was the principles Of the Puritans and Pill.
grims that prevailed at AppomatoX when
Lee surrendered to Grant
Domestic.
THE poet Whittier left S123,000; but he
didn't make it all by writing poetry
THE sudden cold snap has closed the Con-
necticut river to navigation below Hartford,
Conn.
Mrs. EMILY ROBBINS TALCoTT of West
Hartford, Conn, celebrated her one hun
dred second birthday last Saturday.
WILLIAM w. CRAIG and Bert Mears, pro-
fessional villains, were arrested last week
at Thornton, N H., for numerous robberies
committed in that section.
A STRIKE of electric light employees
threw Toledo, Ohio, into darkness Saturday
and Sunday nights. The strikers cut the
wires faster than they could be repaired
ALL the railroad organizations, with the
exception of the switchmen, are, it is said,
to band together to prevent any railroad
strike that might occur during the World s
Fair.
DANIEL CAHILL was acquitted at North
ampton, last week, of the murder of his
aunt, Ann Larkin. The case has been on
trial long time, and has caused widespread
interest.
Miss Dora SHEA attempted to cross the
pond at Winchester Plains, Mass, but broke
through the ice. James L. Smitherman at
tempted to walk to her, but went through.
He then swan to the girl, and brought her
ashore.
THE president of the Washington State
Agricultural College was recently removed.
When the new president aud Regent Smith
arrived, last Wednesday, the students
pelted them with bad eggs, and drove both
men to their hotel.
PROMOTION comes slowly in the American
army. One of the new army captains just
appointed by President Harrison fought in
the civil war, and had been first lieuten-
ant since 1870. Another had been first
lieutenant since 1875
A BOLD but unsuccessful attempt to break
into the vaults of the Naugatuck National
Bank was made Sunday morning at Manga
tuck. About 3: 90 people living in the vi
entity of the bank were awakened by ter
rifle explosion, and several men were seen
LIE new Engiahu society nelu us elsGty-
seventh annual ulnher at new YORK last
week. inree nunureu anu seventy new
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Foreign
Mrs. LILLIE LANGTRY, the actress, is
seriously ill at London with peritonitis.
Tu.ep ara said 10 ba i-3 ono Ruse;aps
starving in the provinrs m ruIa. and tvnhns
fever is raging.
Iva disastrors confederation nj Cironda
France last wesk fo9rteen neonIa ware
harmed to deatb ana tba vili.ds Sastroved
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auegeI 10 Ne moving otshleys route
through the Oo1So State, ana enjoying ex-
ceptohaliy goo1 aeaith'
MORE trouble along the Rio Grande.
ahere wa Dtttle December III, near
Euerfo' Mexico between Mexican troops
gnu reNoluOlohlsls, Win victory LOT the
IaI'er' -ue reEoluuohisCs' igo sorohg,
"Heu iasV nearu from were wlthln lew
ho0's hdreh Oh 'he town OF Ceraioo-
CHOLERA has again broken out at Ham
burg, in spite OF extraordinary measures
taken by the authorities to prevent another