The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-01-20
Summary OF News.
Vermont.

MRS. NANCY AMsDEN died at Weathers-
field last Sunday evening, aged 10l.
THE fine new hall of the Masons at Bird
port was dedicated last Thursday evening.
A SAVINGS BANK is to be established at
Brandon, with George Briggs as president.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has nominated w.
W. Sprague for postmaster at st. Johns
bury.
THE trestle on the Rutland railroad at
Gassett's was carried away by the ice, last
Thursday night.
STATES ATTORNEY Brown and assistants
operated a big liquor raid and seizure at
st. Adams last Thursday.
In Bennington, recently, some miscreant
probably fatally mutilated a valuable mare
owned by Taylor f. McCree.
MICHAEL SULLIVAN of Burlington, who has
been doing time in the state prison. has been
pardoned by Governor Page.
THE comptroller of the currency has de-
clared a fifth dividend of seven per cent in
favor OF the creditors of the Vermont Ma
tional Bank of st. Adams.
II. B. MORSE of Boston, buyer of hides
and tallow, was found dead in his room at
the Bardwell house, Rutland January 13.
Heart disease was the cause OF his death.
CHARLES ID. BURGEN has been appointed
postmaster at East Orange, Hiland S. Kings
bury at South Windham, Frank Hall at
Guildhall and Edward Miller at East Bar
nard.
Hollis H. MoREY, a brakeman on the st.
Jobnsbury ~ Lake Champlain railroad, fell,
while attempting to board his train at St.
Johnsbury, and was badly hurt about the
head.
DENNIS HAYES aged seventy, was ar
rested at Burlington, last week, for feloni-
ously assaultng the little daughter of Henry
Daley, who had taken Hayes in and pro-
vided him home for the winter
JOHN w. TITCoMB of Rutland and Charles
G. Warren of Waterbury have been APP
pointed state fish commissioners, in place
of Herbert Brainerd of st. Adams and II.
II. Anterior of Waterbury, whose terms
have expired.
A COUPLE claiming to be Mr. and Mrs.
William Jones of Manchester were arrested
at Burlington, last week, charged with hav
ing stolen seven dollars worth of property
from Frank McDonough for whom the
woman worked.
ARMAND NJ. RAvIGNoN has skipped from
Burlington to Canada after having "done
up" the Queen city to the queens taste.
BY virtue of pure cheek he obtained an en-
trance into the best society, and used his
opportunities to beat every one he could.
In connection with the state encampment
at Montpelier, the annual reunion of the
Fourth Regiment Vermont Veterans Asso-
citation will be held in Grand Army hall,
Montpelier, at $50 o'clock sharp, Tuesday,
February .. Round trip tickets for fare
one way on all the railroads in the state.
THE Orleans County Musical Association
closed its twenty-third annual festival last
week Friday evening. Henri G. Blaisdell
of Concord, n. H., was the conductor. Fol
lowing are officers for the ensuing year:
President, Merritt NJ. Taplin of Barton;
vice-president, M. Benjamin Thrasher of
Newport; secretary, Freuerick w. Baldwin
OF Barton; treasurer, Homer Thrasher of
Newport; executive committee, Hear s.
Green, Frederick Il. Hammond and William
A. True.
FIVE members of the present Massachu-
sets legislature were born in Vermont.
Their names are: S. f. Howard of West
Newton, native of Townshend and form
erly of Brattleboro; George o. Proctor of
Somervile, native of Rockingham; Ran
som w. Gillette of Heath, a native of Whit
ingham; Myron j. Ferren of Stoneham, a
native of Cornth, and Granville Clark
Fiske of Ashland native of Eden. Sew
eral other members were educated or have
lived in Vermont.
THE second annual banquet of the Yer
monters in Brooklyn, n. Y, was held in
that city last Saturday evening. About one
hundred men and women, sons of Vermont
or sons wives, were seated at the tables.
On the right of President Benedict was
Colonel w. G. Veazey, and on the left
President Buckham of the University of
Vermont. Colonel n. 7. Sprague, Judge
Pratt, General j, G. Mccullough and Mayor
Booty were also at the table of honor.
Among those at the other tables were Sur
rogate and Mrs. Abbott, the Rev. John G.
Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Lincoln Benedict,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Chandler, w. II. Cotton,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Edgerton, the Rev.
Timothy r. Frost Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
Henry. Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.. Horr, Mr. and
hrS Tnh n md Mrp
Kimball, Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Kneeland, Mr..
and Mrs. II. j Morse, Mr.. and Mrs. E. j.
Ormsbee, Mrs. ID. G. Seitz, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theophilus Olena and Miss Olena. e. A.
Pratt, Charles A. Tinker Prescott l. Wat.
son and Mrs. Watson and Sandford II.
Steele. Letters were read from Governor
Page, Senators Morrill, and Proctor, Con-
gresham Grout, Henry F. Field and others.
Colonel Wheelock g. Veazey of Rutland
responded to the toast " Vermont NJ. II.
Buckham, Vermonters at home -; General
j. g. Mccullough of Bennington, Yer
The soldiers of Vermont Roswell G.
Horr, The ladies'" At a previous meet
ing the following officers were elected:
President, Robert ID. Benedict vice presi-
dent, Charles A. Tinker; secretary and
treasurer, Robert j. Kimball; executive
committee, N 7. Sprague, Albert b. Chan
dler, George B. Abbott, Sanford H. Steele,
John II. Flagg
Domestic.
THE big block of the Hiram Sibley seed
house at Rochester, n. Y, was destroyed
by fire last week.
CHAUNCEY M. DEPEw was reelected pres
ident of the Union League Club at New
York last Thursday night
DR.. FLAvIUs NJ. WILDER of Chicago was
shot dead by John Redmond, crazy black
smith, last week Wednesday.
DAVID SANBoRN of Salisbury, Mass, was
murdered by highwaymen almost at his
own door, last Thursday night.
FRIENDS of DR.. Graves are at work in
San Francisco securing evidence for use in
case new trial can be obtained.
j. MALCOLM FORBES of Boston has bought
of Senator Leland Stanford of California
the great 4" Electioneer " stallion "Arion"
for $4,000.
CONGRESSMAN W. p. G. RREcKINRIDGE of
Kentucky is to deliver the GRAFTON at the
dedication of the Worlds Fair in Chicago,
next October.
THE works of the Waterbury Brass Com
pany, Waterbury, Conn, were burned last
week Thursday night. Loss, S260000. Over
$50 hands are thrown out of employment.
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