The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-14
VERMONT IN BRIEF.

REV. f. I'll. BLUNT of Richford was Or
dained priest last week by Bishop Hall.
The president has sent to the senate the
nomination of f. w. Childs for postmaster
at BrattleborO.
The annual meeting and tournament of
the State Fireman's Association will be
held in Bennington, July 10 and 10 next
THE Park Hotel at Lake Bomoseen, Gas.
tieton, was burned last week. Cause, in
cendiary. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $12 900.
The general store of Smith & Powell at
falr Haven was damaged by fire and water
last week Wednesday to the extent of
$4,000.
The wagon shop and undertaking rooms
OF f. E. Marcott at Castleton were burned
last week Thursday. Loss So, 800; partially
insured
GENERAL KINGSLEY was elected mayor of
Rutland last week by a plurality OF 13O
The whole republican ticket was also
elected.
COLONEL E. A. CHITTENDEN, general
freight agent OF the Central Vermont rail-
road, was last week elected president of the
general freight agents association of Canada
THE Union League Club of San Francisco
gave reception last week Wednesday
night at the Palace Hotel to Governor
ex-senator Sawyer Of Wisconsin.
WHILE in an intoxicated condition, Bige-
low Still OF Arlington drove into the river
at South Londonderry last Friday night
and was drowned. On his body was found
bank book certifying to deposit OF 81 200.
GENERAL CIRCUIT has presented to the ma
tlonal house OF representatives the petition
OF W l.. Park and others of Lyndon Center
for law that shall enable the states to en-
force state laws regulating the sale of sub
stitutes for dairy products.
The eighteenth annual meeting of the
State Dental Society will be held at White
River Junction, March 81, % and %. There
Will be several important clinics, and pa
gers Will be read by prominent dentists of
Vermont and New England
The individual who has been swindling
Masons in northern Vermont and New
YORK, by claiming that he was Judge G. II.
Mason OF Mount Anthony lodge of Masons
at Bennington, is under arrest at Oswego,
n. Y. Judge Mason has gone there to iden.
tify him If possible.
DURING the absence from the state of
governor Fuller and Lieutenant Governor
Stranahan, Speaker W. W. Stickney was
acting governor OF Vermont in accordance
with article q Of amendments to the con-
stitution OF Vermont and chapter 49, section
l46 of the Revised Laws.
The south wall OF the electric light and
power station at the gorge near Winooski,
from which power for the electric railroad
piled, was washed out last Thursday The
break tied up the street railway, and left
Burlington in darkness Thursday night.
Preside Posi- G. A. r., gave Governor
Fuller and the Vermont commissioners a
grand reception last Monday. The Vermont
society has also given them reception
which was attended by 1880 people. Gov
ernor Fuller is now in Oregon. The COM
missioners are expected home about April /.
The Mary Howe-Lavn Concert Com.
Pany opened their American concert tour at
Washington, ID. c., last week. Mr.. and
LAWN have just returned from an absence
abroad for two years, during which time
they have been under the best European
instructors. Their reception at the nations
capital amounted to an ovation.
ALPHA MEssER, master OF the state grange
and lecturer Of the national grange, has &C
cepted an invitation to deliver an address
at the Midwinter Fair Grange Congress,
San Francisco, April 10 and Ia. He will
also visit different parts Of California in the
interest OF the grange, and on the return
trip expects to stop In several of the west
ern states. The entire trip will take about
two months time.