The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-29
VERMONT IN BRIEF.

W. L. BENNETT of Wolcott is in Jail at
Hyde Park, charged with forging a note for
SPEAKER w. w. STlcKNRY has again been
unanimously nominated for town represen-
tative from Ludlow. I..
The slaughter-house of John Brown, at
Burlington, has been adiudged nuisance
and closed by the board of health.
MRS. ALBERT SMITH of Brattleboro was
terribly burned last Monday by the igniting
of q preparation to kill insects. Her re-
p0very is doubtful.
The large barns OF j. NJ. Foss at St. Al
bans Bay were burned last Monday, with
100 tons of hay and large quantity ofgrain.
Loss S25. 000 insurance, $4,000.
No trace has yet been found OF the miss
ing son Of Judge Thompson of Irasburgh
His family relations were entirely pleasant
and no reason for his leaving home can be
given.
The annual state lawn tennis tourna-
ment, under the auspices of the Lake Duns-
more House Tennis Club, is to be held at
Salisbury to-day. Several prizes are to be
awarded.
THE surviving members OF the Fifteenth
Vermont Volunteers will hold reunion at
Iyndonville, September %. Colonel Proc
tor, Lieutenant Colonel Grout, and others,
will deliver addresses.
N. WHEELER of White River Junction
was stabbed in the neck last Sunday even
ing by drunken stableman named Brown.
The wounds are considered very dangerous.
His assalant is under arrest.
MoRRIsvILLE has voted to put in an cleo
trio light plant, to be owned and operated
by that village; also an independent water
supply The present water works are
owned by nonresident parties.
In drunken row between John McDer-
mott and George Aldrich, both Of Norris
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by McDermott and it is thought he will die.
McDermott is under arrest, as is Frank
Green for furnishing the liquor.
ALDACE +. WALKER, who is now in Paris,
has wired the reorganization committee of
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad
his acceptance of the receivership of that
company He will take charge September
Is, and there will probably be no further
Developments in Atchison affairs until after
that date.
The box shops of j. Pinard and the
the threshing machine factory of B. f. Roll
Inns, at st. Johnsbury, were burned last
Thursday The fire caught around the
boiler in Pinard's shop. The fremen had a
hard fight TO keep the flames from destroy
ing other shops. Pinsrd's loss is $4,000;
insurance, $500. Rollins loss is $4,000;
no insurance. Rollins expects to rebuild.
Twenty. five hands are thrown out of en-
ployment.
THE dwelling-house and two barns OF f.
w. Booth of Essex junction were burned
last Friday. All the house furniture was
saved, though in a damaged condition.
The live stock and farming utensils were
also saved from the barn, but 100 BUSH
els of oats and ten tons of hay were
burned, with 10000 dozen of eggs. all be-
ing in the barn. The loss was $4,000 to
$4,000, the insurance only S6,S50 The adj
joining buildings were saved only by the
tireless efforts of the hook and ladder COM
pany and citizens.
AT the meeting of the Washington County
Veterans Association, held at Barre last
week, the following officers were elected
President, W. H. Waterman, Montpelier;
vice. presidents, j. S. Collins, of Barre, A.
NJ. Clark, of Cabot, W. Lille of Calais, j.
l.. Moseley. and G. G. Gokey Of Mortified,
L. M. Hutchinson, of Montpelier, B. j.
Chamberlip and j. j. Colby, of Water
bury, j. o. Freeman, of Waits6eld, n.
Thayer, of Warren, and o. A. Blanchard,
OF WILLIAMSBURG; secretary, Edward Ba-
ker, Of Montpelier; treasurer, o. M. Eaton,
Fullerton, j. D. freeman, j. Hutchinson,
VI. Colby, and L.. II. Elliot, of Water
bury. The next reunion will be held at
Waterbury.