The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-30
VERMONT IN BRIEF.

EDWARD WATKINS of Winooski, lad ten
years old, was drowned last Sunday while
fishing.
The Mansion House at Alburgh Springs
was burned to the ground last Saturday
morning. 1t was built in 1888.
The safe in the postoffce at Morrisville
was blown open last Friday night, and S27
in cash and $50 in stamps was taken.
A YOUNG lad named Marks was drowned
at Queen City Park, last Sunday, by falling
from the steamboat dock into the water.
THE publication of penny evening daily
of four pages will be commenced in Burling-
ton in the course of two weeks under the
management Of Joseph Aud, formerly Of
the Free Press.
A SUMMER school of instruction for teach
ers is to be held in Morrisville for two
weeks beginning July 30. Eminent lee
turers and instructors from other states
have been secured.
GEORGE SPAULDING Of Farnham, P. O.,
William Symms of Philipsburg, P. c., and
Chester Fleming of Manchester, n. H.,
were drowned at Swanton last week by the
capsizing of sail boat.
BISHOP HALL preached the baccalaureate
sermon before the graduating class at
Black River Academy, Ludlow, last Sum
day morning. His theme was "Christan
Socialism and the Brotherhood of Man
kind"
JOHN S. WAGER has been bound over to
the grand jury at Greenfield, Mass, in the
sum of $500, charged with adultery and en-
ticing away Mrs. Theresa Case of Reads
boro from her husband. He was sent to
Jail in default of bail.
THE village corporation of Windsor has
voted to accept the gift of Hon. William NJ
Evarts of the use of water from Runnimede
spring, and the water mains will be laid at
once. The typhoid epidemic in that village
has passed away.
THE assignee of the Union Loan and
Trust Company of Sioux City, Ia, in which
30 many Vermonters are interested, states
That the liabilities are over 81 900 900, and
that IL will pay only five cents on a dollar.
Hedges liabilities are S2,O0,000, and his
estate will pay twenty-five cents on dollar
TIE Brunswick Springs hotel was totally
destroyed by fire last Thursday, with most
of the furniture. Loss, about $4,000; in
surance, S11, 900. The property was owned
by the Brunswick Springs Hotel Company
Henry P. Smith manager. 1t had just
been repaired and put in condition for sum
mer business.
MISS FANNIE NICHOLS, niece of President
Nichols of the National Fire Insurance Com
pany of Hartford, Conn, died at Orlando,
Ind, last Saturday. She was professional
nurse and was sent with other nurses from
Hartford to Windsor during the recent
typhold epidemic there. She contracted the
disease which caused her death.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters; Additional
George b. B. Denny, Montpelier Original
John Mccain, West Rutland; Horatio A..
Abbott, Hartford. Increase-Robert Tay-
Tor, Bennington; George Ii. Kehoe, Mont
pelier. Reissue-James f. Gray, West
Derby. Reissue and increase-Amon s.
MCGEE, Highgate Springs.
THE dead body of young son of Lucius
Plumb of Readsboro was found last week
hanging in a tree thirty feet from the
ground. He had been missing eight days,
and ponds had been dragged and woods
searched meanwhile. The boy had climbed
into the tree, rested on limb, tied rope
to the limb above his head, arranged a
moose and put his head through it and then
slid off.
ISAAC HANKS of Bennington, over eighty
years old and wealthy man, is to be tried
in Salem, Mass, next month for the murder
of his wife last year. Hewas to have been
tried last fall, but on account of his illness
the case was postponed. Hanks then dis
appeared, but was finally discovered living
near Syracuse, N Y, and was arrested last
week. His wife, who was the third woman
he had married, died at their home near
Salem year ago. Her death, it is alleged
was caused by ill-treatment and starvation