The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-29
VERMONT IN BRIEF.

ROSWELL CH1LDs and wife of More'own
celebrated their golden wedding anniver-
sary last Wednesday.
THE following fourth-class postmasters
have recently been appointed: ID. G. Isham,
Enosburgh Falls; p. G. Salmon, Greensboro
Bend.
GEORGE LESLIE for over thirty years
cashier of the Wells River National Bank,
died last week of inflammation of the
bowels.
THE Beaver Glen cheese factory at New
Haven, owned by II. p. Palmer. was
burned last week Wednesday. Loss, $500;
no insurance.
FRANK J. GOULD Of Brattleboro, aged
thirty, committed suicide by shooting at
Putney last Monday. No cause is known
for the rash deed.
LOUIS A. billiard of Rutland, the EN-
bezzling cashier of the Chicago Tribune, has
been sentenced to four years Imprisonment
in the state prison at Joliet, ILL.,
BURGLARS went through the mill of David
II. Moore at White River Junction last
week. The safe was blown open and the
cash drawer rif1ed. Only about $40 was
secured
HoRArIo THOMAS, station agent at Rich.
ford Tor the Central Vermont railroad, was
knocked down by unknown parties last
Friday evening aud robbed of $500 in cur
rency belonging to the company.
The Vermont Slate Company at Rutland
will shut down, December l, for three
months. Qnarries in Poultney, Pawlet and
Granville n. Y, will also stop work
throwing $500 men out Of employment.
JAMES b. MATToCKs Of Danville died last
Thursday of pneumonia, aged sixty years.
He was a leading citizen of Caledonia
county, and had been cashier of the Caledo-
MIA National Bank of Danville for many
years.
REV. d. SAGE MACKAY of St. Adams has
received unanimous call TO the First Pres
byterian church OF Albany, n. Y, one of
the oldest and wealthiest churches in that
city. Mr., Mackay has made no decision in
the matter, but will undoubtedly accept.
HENRY CLAY STEELE, the absconding
parson from Middletown Springs, was ar
rested in Willimantic, Conn, last week,
charged with stealing team from ID. S.
Carpenter of Middletown Springs. He con-
sented to return to Vermont for trial with
out requisition.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Reissue, Levi
Il. Blanchard, Gaysville, Windsor; Henry
Z. Kidder, Rochester, Windsor original,
widows, etc, Sophia e. Bssonette, Shell
burne, Chittenden; renewal, Mary Brown
(mother), East Hardwick, Caledonia.
The large barns Of Merritt Robbins of
Hancock were burned to the ground last
week, with nearly all the hay, tools and
farming implements Loss, 81 600; insured
In Vermont Mutual. Peter Bushee was ar
rested on suspicion Of setting the fire. and
there appears 10 be a strong case against
him.
HARLEY G. FUTILE of Rutland, president
OF the futile Company, died suddenly OF
heart disease last week Wednesday, aged
ffty.three years. MIR. futile was prom.
inent republican and widely known
throughout the state. He leaves a widow
and one married daughter Mrs. DR.. Cav
erly of Rutland.
Il. ASHLEY MEARs, native OF Poultney
who has been yclept the Northwestern Ma
poleon OF Finance, was arrested last week
at Fargo, N. d., and committed to Jail.
receiver has been appointed for the Nortl
Dakota Title Insurance Company, of which
hears was president. He refused to relin
quish the books and was jailed for contemp
of court.
In reply TO the inquiry of press CORES
pondent as TO what he thought OF the Ha
waiian situation, Senator Proctor said, Z"
think the provisional government shoIlt
and will be maintained. / believe it is RICH
and in the interest of American civilization
The president may seek to restore tn
queen, but l doubt il the effort succeeds
IL would be un-American to restore her."
CHARLES CLEMENT Of Rutland, presiden
OF the Clement National Bank, and forme
president OF the Rutland railroad, died a
Hotel Dunmore in New York last Friday
He was en- route to his winter residence il
Florida, and was stricken with paralysi
upon reaching New York. He was eighty
six years OF age. He leaves a widow, eighty
four years old, and three grown sons-Co
Onel Percival w. and William q. OF Rutland
and Waldo p. of Philadelphia.