The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-17
VERMONT IN BRIEF.

BISHOP ELECT HALL will be consecrated
at Burlington on Friday, February g
The official returns, at Washington, of the
condition of national banks in Vermont,
last month, show the reserve to have been
81 LOS per cent; loans and discounts, S13,-
2o4,OO and individual deposits S., PAS, 900.
PENSIONS have recently been granted TO
Lhe following Nermonters: Reissue, Gurdon
smith, Shelburne; original, widows, Tau
rena Is. Miner, Chester; restoration and re-
issue John Carbineaugh, Sheldon; reissue,
Ann Morse, Bennington.
IHE twenty-tirst annual reunion of the
sons and daughters Of Vermont, of Worces-
ter, Mass, was held last evening Cover
nor ruler was present and made a brief
address. A musical and literary entertain
ment followed the after.dinner speaking
A LADIES' AUXILIARY to the Vermont
DAIRY mems Association was formed, last
week, at Burlington. Mrs Luna S. Peck of
Brookheld was elected president Mrs
Smith of Worthwhile vice president. and
Mrs. l.. r. Jones of Burlington secretary.
Seventeen ladies joined the organization at
its inception.
f. l.. ALBEE, formerly of Bennington. was
found dead near the railroad station at Nor
ton, Conn, last week Wednesday. He was
an inmate of the Vermont Soldiers Home
ana disappeared from there the day previ-
Gus. The medical examiner found no
marks OF violence, but suspicious of foul
play were entertained, and the coroner was
summoned.
IT has been extensively reported of late
bhat the extensive pork packing establish
ment OF j. +. Squire & Co. of Cambridge.
Mass was to be moved to Bellows Falls,
MT Squire denies this rumor, and saws he
mas no use for such place as Bellows Falls.
whereat the papers of that town reioin that
they have no use for John Z. Squire or his
establishment.
LUTHER b. PLUMMER OF Brattleboro is I'M.
der arrest at Newfane, charged with burn
ing cottage at Chesterfield Lake. about a
month ago. He is held under 81 800 bonds
Tor appearance at the March term of Wind
ham county court. Plummer is well known
IN BTattleboro and surrounding towns, and
mas been active in church and social cir
Giles lie belonged to one of the Oldest fam
lilies in the county.
The annual meeting of the Missisouoi
Valley railroad was held last Wednesday AT
ST. Adams. The following directors were
elected: e. &. Smith, f Stewart Stranahan,
j: NJ. Foss, ). F. Carpenter of Richford, L.
NJ Deal, w. b. Fonda, w. Tracy smith
The directors organized by the election of
" Tracy smith, president; #. Stewart
Slranahan, vice-pfesident; II. Walworth
Smith, secretary and treasurer.
A. j. SowELL of Dandy, brakeman in
the Fltchburg railroad, was arrested at
North Adams, Mass. last week Friday, for
robblng freight cars of large amount of
goods lie Is one OF gang that has oper-
ated on this line for some time. Mrs Ruby
Marley, keeper OF the railroad hotel at
Wllllamstown, and Louis Cohen, a jew
peddler, were also arrested, charged with
receiving stolen property. A large amount
OF stolen goods was found in Sowell's house
in Dandy, and in Mrs. Varley's possession.
The robberies began last June and were re-
ported by the men who were committing
them. They laid it to tramps.