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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
TERMONT IN BRIEF.

Hon f. j. PHELPS and wife sailed for
New York from southampton last Saturday,
FRED WHITAKER, merchant at Felch-
vile, attempted suicide last week by shoot
ing. He fired two shots, one passing under
his heart, and the other through his head.
There is little hope of his recovery. He
was twenty.seven years old and unmarried.
No cause is assigned for the act.
Mrs. Lorraine GOULD of Rutland, charged
with malpractice resulting in the death of
Eva Shaw at Rutland, as noted last week,
has been bound over to the September term
of Rutland county court with bail fixed at
$500. She was released on bail, w. G..
Landon of Rutland entering as surety for
her appearance. II. II. Pitkin of Fair Ha-
ven, also charged with completely in the
affair, will be given hearing next Friday.
THE following physicians in Vermont
have recently been appointed on the board
of examining surgeons by the pension bu-
reau: Wells River, Drs. j. II. Jones and S.
n. Eastman; Bennington, Drs. G. w. Bart
lett and r. w. Bennett; Brattleboro, DIR. p.
p. White; West Randolph, Drs. L. w.
Clough, V. G. Goodrich and c. l.. Stewart;
Bellows Falls, Drs. 9. w. Lackle and Vim
cent Gosselin; Burlington, Drs. P. Z.
Sweeney, Joseph II. Linsley and A. p.
Grinnell; Middlebury, Drs. Edward Pion
and Edward H. Martin.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
FOREIGN IN BRIEF.

THE yacht race for the town prize at the
Isle of Wight, last week, was won by the
Satanic The Navahoe, which was entered
for the race, became unmanageable and
nearly capsized.
NEARLY one-thrd of the town of Port
Lois, the capital of the island of Mauritius,
has been destroyed by fire. Eight streets
were burned, including the principal COM
mercial thoroughfares. About 200 houses
were consumed. The loss exceeds $1,000
600.
The Duke of York has ordered that the
money collected by seamen and marines of
the British navy, and presented to him and
Princess May on the occasion of their we'd
ding, be added to the fund for the families
of the victims of the Victoria disaster. II
the money is not needed for the Victoria
fund, it is to be invested for the benefit of
the widows and other relatives of naval men
dying in the service Of their country.
A DISASTROUS explosion on board the
steamer Baden, at Keil, Germany, killed
two officers and seven seamen and MAIN
ing seventeen others. Some of the men had
just removed from the magazine grenade
measuring twenty-six centimetres in diam
eter. Through some cause not yet ex-
planned, the grenade exploded, killing or
wounding nearly every person in the imme-
date vicinity.
The revolutionary movements in the
provinces of Buenos Ayres, Santa Fe, San
Luis, and other points in South America are
said to be entirely local. No voice Of dis
loyalty against the national authorities has
been raised in those provinces or in any
part of the republic where peace prevails.
The national authorities are awaiting the
sanction of congress to bring their powerful
and etiicacious influence to bear to estab-
lish peace and constitutional order.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
Waitsfield Items.

- Ira Richardson Of this place and Miss
Tobey Of Montpelier we're married at Mont
pelier, Tuesday, August /.
The Ladies' Home Circle " is to meet
with Mrs. s. j. Rowell on Waitsfield COM
mon Wednesday of next week
A game Of baseball last Saturday be-
tween the kids and the old boys re-
suited in favor Of the kids by a score of 20
TO ii.
There will be no services at the Congre-
gational church next Sunday as the pastor,
Rev. f. =. Fiske, is to preach at Bethel on
that day.
Inez Patten Of Morrisville, a former very
successful teacher here in town, is to have
charge of the higher department of the viii
lage school, for the fall term.
Mrs Clark Billings of Lowell, Mass, who
has been visiting friends in town for few
weeks, is very sick at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. A. w. Bigelow. Her daugh ter
Genie is with her, and her husband is ex-
pected soon.
Rev. S. Ii. Robinson OF Atlanta, Ga, a
former pastor of the Congregational chui ch
here, occupied the pulpit of that church last
Sunday. He, with his wife-formerly Miss
Clara Dartt of this pace-are visiting their
numerous friends about town this week.
Alice Riford of Chelsea, Mass, visited
friends in town last week 60 " France"
Lamb, former landlord of the Watsfeld
Hotel, is stopping in town for a few days.
- Mrs. John Somervlle and her daugh-
ter Eliza of Nashua, n. H., who is visiting
her, are both quite sick. 60 Mrs. Joseph
Palmer is very sick with cancer and is con-
fined to her bed. - Samuel Maxwell
who was badly hurt by falling falling from
load of hay, last week. Is improving and
gets out doors some.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
IN INEXPERIENCED PILOT
Runs an Excursion Steamer on IA Sunken
Pier-Nine Persons Find Watery Graves.

Runs an Excursion steamer on n Sunken
A STEAMER on Lake George loaded with
pleasure party was run on a snag early
last Friday morning, causing a terrible loss
of life. The scene of the accident was in
front of the One Hundred Island House,
and but short distance from shore. The
boat ran upon an old sunken pier, formerly
used as dock by the hotel and stove a
hole in her bottom. Only few moments
after the shock the boat Careened and went
down in eighteen feet of water The pas
sengers scarcely realized what had hap
pened until forced to jump into the lake.
The night was dark and the pilot was UNI
acquainted with the waters of the lake.
Among the drowned are Mrs. j. II. Mitch
ell and son Frank, Miss Lizzie Corley and
Miss Clara Black of Burlington, Vt. Frank
Mitchell lost his life while trying to save
his mother. AS soon as the boat struck,
wild struggle for life ensued. The ladies
were attired in ball room gowns and the
gentlemen We're encountered with over
coats. The ball room at the hotel was in
full sight only a few rods away, and the mu-
sic of the orchestra was drowned in the
shrieks of the struggling victims. AS soon
as the alarm was given the guests of the
hotel rushed to the shore and succeeded in
saving many who were on the yacht.
Within a few moments after she struck
boats were on the spot, but in the darkness
the rowers could only be guided by the
cries of the drowning victims. The party
on board was laughing and singing when
the boat struck and in two minutes she
went down. The coroner's verdict at the
inquest held over the bodies of the victims
was " accidental drowning"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09

been in town few days on their way home
from the Chicago Fair.
We hear complaints of the smallness of
the potato yield in our village gardens.
We hear of new hay having been sold in
two instances at S14 and S15 per ton in
Barre.
We do not learn that the contracts have
been let for the erection Of our three new
school buildings.
Misses Nellie Durgin and Ene Young of
Boston are spending a vacation in the fam
lily of John Farnham.
Complaints are making of low and dry
springs, and the outlook is not refreshing
If the rainfall does not increase.
Will o. Martin at last accounts was in
South Carolina on a commercial tour for a
Boston silverware manufacturing company
Messrs. Lynde & Cheney's granite-polish-
ing shop has been idle for few days of
late, repairs, we believe, having meantime
been making
Mrs. Bert Smons of Providence, r.. l., ac-
companied by Miss Julia SimoDs, came here
last week. Mr.. Simons is meanwhile " do
ing " the Columbian Exposition.
Lucius Edison, now in his ninety-sixth
year. is very poorly at present. Though,
for many years apparently not very strong
man, his hold of life is wonderful.
We hear that Will Clark. who went home
10 Aberdeen, Scotland, not many weeks
ago, is quite ready to return to this land of
much higher pay for granite cutting
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Davenport now of
Providence, II. l., are visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rice Davenport. Married
not many months ago, they had been visit
ing Mrs. Davenport's family friends in
Maine just before coming here.
DIR. G. G. Ellis and wife of Somerville,
Mass, were IN town for brief call one day
last week. The doctor turns the scale at
2l0 pounds, but we suspect he does not
carry "a pound " that is not brimful of
go" They report Mrs. Ellis mother,
Mrs. j. NJ. Palmer, in feeble health, also
that DR.. Jason G. Briggs and family will
soon visit our place.
Alice Grearson of st. George, n. g., is
again visiting her Grearson friends here.
- Misses Annie and Ella Martin will
prolong their stay in Minneapolis, Mimi,
till September. - Arthur Smith, now an
employee of the Thomson Houston Company,
Lynn, Mass is taking a vacation among
old friends here. - Rev Oscar f. Davis,
principal of the Salt Lake (Utah) Academy,
Is visiting hereabouts. Mrs. Perkins is with
her two daughters at Salt Lake. -
Charles II. Beckett, now of New York city,
visited his parents here last week, as he was
EN- route home from the Chicago Exposition.
- Melvin Church finds work as gran.
lite polisher with a Barre firm at present.
- Calvin Goldthwaite of New Hanp-
SHIRE brother of the late Mrs. William G..
Putnam, has been in town of late. - w.
II. Bacon has purchased l.. G. Kidder's
farm. Price, $500.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
WORLDS FAIR OFFICERS

Fined One Thousand Dollars for Contempt
In Closing the Gates ON sunday.
JUDGE STEIN of the superior court at Chi
cago has ruled that the Worlds Fair direc-
tors and officers who had been directly
responsible for closing the exposition gates
Sunday had violated the injunction granted
in the Clingman petition and were conse-
quently guilty of contempt He ordered
that Directors Gage Hutchinson, Henro-
tin, McNally and Kerfoot should be fined
81 900 each and stand committed to Jail un-
til the fine was paid. In the case of Direc-
tor Victor f. Lawson, the court held that
the officer had voted in the belief that the
injunction had lapsed, and so was not in
tentionally guilty. In view of this miti-
eating circumstance, a fine of 800 was inn
posed. An appeal has been taken from the
rulings of the court.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
THE STATE FAIR.

Joint Exhibition Mt Burlington This Year.
The joint exhibition of the State Agricul-
tural Society and Of the Champlain Valley
Association will be held at Howard Park,
Burlington, September 3, 6, and s. An en-
trance fee will be charged only on standard
bred horses and matched and single horses,
which will be ten per cent of the whole
premium for which they are entered. Ar
ticles and animals for exhibition must be
entered on the clerks books on or before
Tuesday, August 90, except entries in Flo
raj and Mechanics halls, which must be
made on or before the first day of the exhi-
hilton
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
BEFORE LONDON FIN1NCIERS
Mr.. Balfour Gives His Ideas on the Pre-
cious Metals.

Mr. Balfour Gives His Ideas ON the Pre-
cious Metals.
AT meeting held last week Wednesday
at the Mansion House, London, to consider
the financial and business situation, Mr..
Balfour was the principal speaker. Among
other things he said that gold standard
would never satisfy commercial wants,
while a double standard alone would pre-
vent dangerous oscillations in trade He
condemned isolated action on the part of
individual states, and recommended an in
ternational agreement fixing the ratio of
value between gold and silver. In the
course of his address Mr.. Balfour denied
that the advocates of bi-metalsm aimed at
an imitation of the currency. This might be
true, he said, of some of the bi-metalists con-
nected with the western states of America,
but it did not apply to the bi-metalists of
Europe, who believed that the adoption of
bimetalism would prove the safest com
mercial policy. In the event of the Euro
pean war double standard would, accord
ing to Mr.. Balfour, be found very advan-
taoeOuS.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
JEREMIAH CARLET0N,s ESTATE.

In Probate Court held at Montpelier, in said Dis.
trict. on the It'll day of August A. ID. 1898:
Mark Mears, Administrator De boRiS non, with
the will annexed, of the estate of Jeremiah
Carleton, late of Barre. in said District, de-
ceased, presents his administration account for
examination and allowance and makes application
for decree of dstrb ton and partition of the estate
of said de ceased Whereupon 1t is ordered by said
Cour' that said account and said application be re-
ferred to session thereof. to be held at the
Probate Ofice in said Montpelier. on the 18th day
of August, A. D. 1898, for hearing and decision
thereon. And II is further ordered, that notice
hereof be given to all persons interested by pubica
ton of the same three weeks successfully in the
Vermont Waterman & State Journal, a newspaper
pointed for hearing, that they may appear at said
time and place, and show cause, II any they may
have, why said account should not be allowed and
such decree made by the Court.-Attest,
56Ss MELVILLE T., SMILE Register
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
NICHOLS ESTATE.

M Vf nEh1 4 J. ~ iS ne ss,
trict, on the sth day of August A. ID. 1885,
Jennie S. Nichols, ADMINISTRATIVE of the estate of
William d. Nichols, late of Waterbury, in said Dis
trict, deceased, presents her administration &C
count for examination and allowance. and makes
application for decree of distribution and par
ttion of the estate of said deceased. Whereupon,
it is ordered by said Court that said account
and said application be referred to session
thereof, to be held at the Probate Office, in
said Montpelier, the oath day of August
A. d. 1888, for hearing and decision thereon: Ana,
1t is further ordered that notice hereof be given
to all persons interested by publication of the same
three weeks successfully in the Vermont Waterman
d. State Journal newspaper published at Montpelier
previous to said time appointed for hearing that
may appear at said time and place, and show CAUSE,
If any they may have, why said account should not
be allowed and such decree made.
BY the Court.-Attest,
HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
Prominent Nermonter Dead.

CORNELIUS w. CLARK, for many years a
leading member of Orange county bar, died
last week Wednesday at his home in Chel-
sea. Mr.. Clark was born in Barnard, Octo-
Der II, 1923, entered the. bar at the June term
in 1Si9, was register of probate for Ran.
Orange county in 1854, and from 1858 to
1878 he appeared in nearly all the important
cases tried in Orange county. He was al
ways democrat and was repeatedly the
candidate of his party for states attorney,
Judge of the supreme court and other offices.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
For over Fifty Years.

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over fifty years by millions Of
mothers for their children while teething,
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain, cures
wind, collie, and is the best remedy for
diarrhGa. Is pleasant to the taste. Sold
by druggists in every part of the world.
Twenty-Five cents bottle. Its value is in
calculable. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Win
slows Soothing Syrup, and take no other
kind.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
POSTPONED TWO YEARS.

A French Girl Goes to Prison Instead of to
the Altar.
A WEDDING feast at Lee, Mass, was post
poned two years to allow the prospective
bride to serve a sentence of two years at
Sherborn reformatory. Lena Martin is
eighteen years old, a bright, vivacious
French girl, and was to have been married
to Archie Brown. Everything was in read
mess and Miss Lena and her mother in
Obliged in quarrel. An officer was pro-
cured, the girl was brought into court on a
charge OF 'idleness and disorderly conduct"
and was sentenced to two years.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
AN Attaining ACCIDENT

At Chelsea, Mass.-A Balcony Falls, In
stantly Killing Four Persons.
ONE Of the balconies of the boat house of
the Chelsea Yacht Club fell last week
Wednesday evening while crowded with
people. Four persons were killed outright
and fifteen others we're seriously injured.
The club was having concert and illumi-
nation at its quarters in honor of the women,
many of whom were present from Chelsea
pleasantly until shortly before nine o'clock,
when one Of the balconies gave way sud
denly and most of its occupants were thrown
to the pier or float below in indescribable
confusion. A cry of fire was raised and an
alarm sounded from the nearest box sum-
moning the fremen, who did excellent work
in caring for the dead and injured.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
EDWARD NJ. HAMBLET's ESTATE.

IL STATE OF NEhMONI, washington District a.
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in and for
said District, on the Sth day of August AID 1898;
L. NJ, Hutchinson, Executor of the last will ard
testament of Edward VI. Hamblet late of Worcester,
in said District, deceased makes application to said
Court 20 egaee OF deyisee of said deceased resfd.
ing in the state of Vermont for license to sell all of
the real estate of said deceased, situated in
Worcester In said District to wit; Home pla ce,
representing that the sale thereof would be hene.
hcal to the legatee and devisee of said deceased
and those Interested in his estate, in order to
upon u is ordered 10y said Court that said
application be referred to session there OF,
to be held at the Probate once, in said Mont
pelier, ON the, oath day of August, A, d. lssS
for hearing and decision thereon; and IL is fur
Their ordered, that all persons interested be
notified hereof, by publication of notice of said
application and order thereon three weeks success
siyely in the Vermont WdtchmdR q STATE Jour
nal newspaper published at Montpelier IN
this state, and which circulates in the mel On.
borhood OF those Interested, before said time OF
hearing, that they may appear at said time ana
place, and ii they see cause object thereto
by the Court.-Attest,
s65s HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
BLOUNT UR-fTHY

Because of the Way Hawaiian Royalists
Have Used His Name.
MINISTER BLoUNT was said to have been the
maddest man in Honolulu when he learned
that his name had been placed Immediately
after that of Liliuokalani in the list Of
twenty-five prominent royalists who pre-
scented fine cane to Claus Spreckel. His
name was used entirely without his knowl-
edge, and what made it worse was that the
sentiments engraved on the head of the
cane were not pleasant as they made him
subscribe to the opinion that the annexa-
tionists maintained murder society"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09

81 HAVE long been afflicted with rheum-
atism and found little relief until about
two months ago, tried DIR. Agnew's Rheu-
matte Pills, which have given me the great
est relief although | have not yet taken
hall bottie.-MrS; .. r. =, A. Al F1dga Bro0k-
almost universal testimony OF all who have
used DIR. Agnew's Rheumatic Pills. They
cure rheumatism and neuralgia; that is
what they are for. All druggists sell them.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
JOSIAH t. PARCHER's ESTATE.

- STATE OF VERMONT Washington District So.
In Probate Court held at Montpelier, in said Dis
trct, on the It'll day of August, A, ID, 1898; 90
Mehitable NJ. Parcher, AdministratrX with the VIII
annexed of the estate of Josiah I, ParcherY
late of Waterbury, in said District, deceased,
presents her administration account for ex-
animation and allowance, and makes apphca-
ton for a decree of distribution and partition
of the estate of said deceased. Whereupont is order
ed by said Court that said account and said appca-
tion be referred session thereof to be held at the
Probate once in said Montpelier on the g5th day of
August A d. 1898 for hearing and decision thereon;
and it is further ordered that notice hereof be
given TO all persons Interested by publication of the
WafcbmaR e. State journal, "A newspaper published
at Montpelier, previous to said time appointed for
hearing that they may appear at said time and
place and show cause IL any they may have, why
said account should not be allowed and such decree
made. by the Court-Attest,
5p5s HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
FRIGHTFUL R1VIGES

Of the Army Worm i'm Minnesota.
THE ravages of the army worm in several
counties of Minnesota for the past ten days
have been frightful. Hundreds of acres
have been wholly ruined by the pest, and in
Others the yield will not exceed five bushels
per acre. Wheat, which at the beginning
of the week looked good for at least 10 BUSH
els to the acre, is in many instances in such
bad shape that it is not worth the harvest
ing. The worst reports come from Stephen.
where it is believed at least 100, 900 bushels
have been destroyed in one body,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09

GEORGE A. ANswoRTH, Barre and Will
JAMESTOWN, dealer in pianos, organs and
sewing machines. Competition in quality
and prices of goods challenged. Satisfac-
ton guaranteed. Barre headquarters, Per-
ley Chandler's jewelry-store, 10 North Main
Street. Correspondence promptly attended
to. Inspection of goods cordially invited.
n. Bile sells for S35 vibrating shuttle
sewing machine, which the manufacturers
guarantee as being " the best that can be
made"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
DOMESTIC NEWS.
SING UL-iR ECONOMY

At Ashland, Kansas-A Consolidation of
Churches to Save Expenses.
BECAUSE of financial stringency, the
members of the seven religious denomina-
lions at Ashland, Kan, have agreed to wor-
ship in one church, listen to one minister
and drop their mites into one box. This
will add six clergymen to the great army of
the unemployed. Other drouth- stricken
communities WILL it is said, adopt the same
plan.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, is without doubt the
principal bicycle city in proportion to its
size in this country. Many hundred wheels
are in daily use. In view of this fact, the
following extract from the Btcycling
World is very significant: According to
the 1893 edition of the Springfield, Mass,
Bicycle Directory, there are forty per cent
more Victor Bicycles in use in that city than
any other make. Victors led last year, but
not in so great ratio"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
4 WFUL DISASTER
In Asiatic Turkey-Nearly One Thousand
Killed by an Earthquake.

In Asiatic Turkey-Nearly One Thousand
Killed by an Earthquake.
The devastation wrought by the recent
earthquake shock in Asiatic Turkey was
much greater than at first reported. The
disturbance was confined to mountainous
territory about forty miles square. Two
thousand houses were entirely ruined, 5000
were rendered unfit for habitation, 9l3 peo-
pie were killed, and much greater number
injured; 300 cattle, horses, sheep and
goats persisted. Weeks of severe suffering
have followed the catastrophe, aggravated
in that mountainous country by snow and
rains. The result of the exposure has been
the death of a large number of children.
The Turkish government sent army tents
and issued daily rations of bread to the
stricken people, and the sultan sent pc
cuniary assistance. The suffering is by no
means ended, as the loss of human life and
of the working cattle will prevent the reap
ing of seasonable crops.