The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-02
VERMONT IN BRIEF.

The sentence of John O'Neil of Rutland
expired last week Friday and he was re-
leased from the house of correction, having
paid the $4,000 fine imposed by the supreme
court at its last session.
WALTER s. CHAPLIN, of Manchester, while
loading revolver last week Friday, acct
IDENTIFY shot himself in the left groin, sever
ing an artery and he lived but short time.
He was veteran unmarried, and sixty
years old.
A. A. KING of Barton Landing. freight
clerk in the Boston & Maine office at Lynn
donville, has mysteriously disappeared It is
thought he has simply deserted his family.
He leaves wife and four children, one of
them less than a week old.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Original, Wal
lace II. Ballou, Bethel John Lefever of
Center Rutland. Original widows, ETC.,
Ellen f. Partridge Woodstock restoration
and reissue, Calvin r. Hills (deceased) of
Cabot; renewal, James A. Davis of Hines
burg; increase, George g. Sulham al Stowe;
reissue, jeremiah Miles of Middlesex and
Albert j. Chase of Bradford Center.
THE body of Isaac Miles of Greensboro,
who disappeared the Saturday before last
| Thanksgiving day, was found, last week,
under board pile in a mill yard at Green's
boro Bend. The circumstances are suspi-
cious. An examination by the authorities
showed that Miles death was caused by
| OlOW on Jne neau, IracturlnS the SKULL after
| which the body was either showed or dragged
under the lumber. The body was badly de-
| composed and eaten by vermin. and was
! only identified by the clothes. One or two
persons are under suspicion in connection
! with Miles death, and arrests are expected
| to follow.
The Vermont grand lodge of the New
| England Order of Protection held its annual
meeting last week in Rutland, with full
attendance Of delegates The following
officers were elected for the year ensuing.
Grand warden, K. g. French of Barre;
grand vice-warden, G. H. Burch Of Benz
nington; grand secretary, III. II Davis of
Burlington; grand treasurer, F. S. Pease of
Burlington; grand chaplain, G. II Taplin
of st. Johns bury; grand guide, Ct. w. Bee-s
man of Swanton; grand guard A. E. Glad
den of Barre; grand sentinel, NJ G.. Day of
Ludlow; grand trustees, ID. w. Jenness and
q. A. Miles of st. Johnsbury, n. NJ. Puffer
of Bennington,
THE immigration officers along the
frontier of Mexico, the dominion of Canada
and Newfoundland, have received an order
from the interior department that will more
or less be felt in Vermont. In future all
| immigrants from these countries are to be
treated the same as immigrants from Europe
and subjected to the same rigid examina-
ton. Under this ruling every Canadian
who comes into the United States to work
will be detained for examination every
time he attempts to enter the country.
| Conductors on trains and captains OF YES
sells will have to furnish the same manifestS
of passengers as are now furnished by the
ocean liners, and the manlfests must be
sworn to before United States Customs
officer or an inspector of immigration. This
| will have tendency to prevent people liv-
ing in Canada from working in Vermont or
any border state, as every time they enteI-
the country they must be detained for ex-
| animation.