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

WORTHWHILE has called a meeting to see
if the village will vote to put in an electric
light plant.
MASON X. GRIFFITH, prominent citizen
of Tunbridge, died suddenly of apoplexy
last Monday.
EDWARD Dow, the well-known architect,
who died last week at Concord, n. H., was
native of Lexington.
RALEIGH A. Folsom of South Barton COM
mitted suicide in Boston last Sunday by
shooting. Dependency was the cause.
WALKERS drug store at St. Johnsbury
was Quilted by fire last week Thursday night.
The building and stock were fully insured.
REV. WHEELoCK H. PARMLEY, who died
of apoplexy last week at Roslyn, l.. L.,
was a native of Braintree. He was born
there July q, 1876
THE barns of A. A. Finlay and Warner
Goodenough at North Danvile were struck
by lightning and burned last week Thurs
day night Insured
THE national house of representatives
passed bill last Monday granting pen
sion to Nettie n. Seaver, widow Of Henry
L. Seaver of Company X, Fourth Vermont
Volunteers.
BEFORE sailing for Scotland for his vaca-
ton. Rev. d. Sage Mackay of St. Adams
received the offer of a call to the North Re-
formed Dutch Church at Newark, N. j.
This church has CPS members, and the pas
wa ooioiJ 10 NoioO' q ycdl'
AN infant child of Wilbur Reynolds of
Cambridge Junction was burned to death
last week Thursday The mother left her
babe sleeping in the chamber and went to
visit neighbor. During her absence the
house was burned to the ground.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Increase, Her.
bert B. Boomhower of Cambridge; reissue,
Judson X. Clark (deceased) of West Bar
net; original, widow, Mary A. Cato of St.
Johnsb bury, Sarah Martin of Jericho.
THE first public meeting of the Chitten-
den County Road Commissioners Associa-
ton will be held at Burlington next Fri
day. Among the speakers announced are
Governor Fuller, Colonel George w.
Hooker and Colonel LeGrand B. Cannon.
THE Jail at Burlington now contains the
most desperate lot of criminals that have
been confined there at one time in the past
ten years. Among the crowd are two muir
derers, two bigamsts, one highway robber,
two charged with grand larceny, and one
Tor murderous assault on policeman.
REV. JOSEPH W. GUERNSEY died last Sat-
urday at Rutland. Mr.. Guernsey was born
in Brandon in 1920, and for many years was
prominent member of the New Hamp-
shire and Vermont Methodist conferences.
In 1898 he moved from Rochester to Rut-
land, and has since that time acted as chap
lain at the house of correction.
The report to the comptroller of the cur
rency of the condition of the national banks
OF Vermont, at the close of business July 18,
shows loans and discounts decreased from
$12, 1877 $50 to So, 81 1887; stocks and Sc
curities increased from 81 ,395, 341 to 81, 463,-
$780, gold coin from S449, 518 to SAG, 500, to-
tai specie from S60S, l01 TO S612, 565; lawful
money decreased from 1887 ,6lS to SS72 1888,
surplus fund from 81, 676, 800 to 81 1886, 1885,
individual deposits increased from 81, 964,-
1852 to SIS, 5S3687.
THE camp. meeting under auspices Of State
Womans Christian Temperance Union
opened this week Tuesday, and a very at
tractive programme is prepared. Each day
is devoted to some particular branch Of
moral reform. Temperance Day will be
Thursday, when Frances Willard will give
an address at ten o'clock. Friday, Sunday
school work. Mrs. Matthews of England
speaks OF Sunday-school work in England.
Returned missionaries and many eminent
speakers from Boston and New York will
appear on the platform during the ten days
from August to II.
AT the Valley fair, to be held at Brattle-
boro, September 26 and 81, there is to be a
competitive test of Jersey cows that is ex-
citing a good deal of interest To the COW
producing the largest amount of milk in
twenty-four hours is offered prize of 500;
to the cow producing the second largest
amount of milk in twenty-four hours is Of
the largest amount of butter in twenty-four
hours is offered prize of S25; to the cow
producing the second largest amount of but
ter in twenty.four hours is offered prize of
Sl5. To six cows, owned by one man, pro-
ducing the largest amount of butter in
twenty-four hours is offered prize of 500
TO six cows, owned by one man, producing
the second largest amount of butter in
twenty-four hours is offered prize of $50