The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-12
VERMONT IN BRIEF.


FIRE, caused by an exploded lantern,
burned the barns of Mark Thomas of Enos-
burgh last week, together with six cows,
one hog and one yearling.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Original, John
Doonelly of Rutland reissue, Winthrop
L. Reed of West Co lcord.
GEORGE NICHE of Jericho Center had
one foot badly manged by charge of buck
shot while hunting on Monday. He was
taken to Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burling-
ton, for treatment
SIX horses belonging ito Gay & Hender-
son were suffOcated at a fire in their Pine
street stable in Burlington early Sunday
morning. Loss on hay and horses, 81, 200;
insurance, $3.50.
7. Reed of West Concord; additional Moses
Boudry of West Salisbury and Lawson E.
Archer of Cuttngsville; increase, Edwin
N. Rising of West Randolph and George
Nichols of Mortified.
AN Italian rough who held up and robbed
a citizen of Ludlow about two weeks ago
has been lodged in the .il at Woodstock,
awaiting the action If the grand jury He
was arrested in Boston last W eek.
The railroad station and post-office at
Sheldon Junction were broken into last
Saturday night. A few stamps and pen
MES were taken. Letters containing checks
and banknotes were opened and strewn on
the floor. The would be robbers left no
clue.
The steam lumber mill of Prouty Miller
at Newport was burned last Saturday morn
ing. The loss was in excess of $40, 900. The
boilers and engines that furnish steam for
the pumps which supply the village with
water were saved. The mill will be re-
built at once.
THE trustees of the state asylum at Wa
terbury met there last week and elected S.
n of IaIo nd nlair 1r
w. ii. Giddings of Waterbury treasurer;
l.. Ii. Anterior of Waterbury secretary.
The regular meetings of the board will be
held the second Wednesday of each month.
AT meeting of the board of review of
the National Trotting Association, held last
week in New ,rk, decision was given
sustaining the association in declaration
of the inc igbility of the bay tilly Princess
Clara. The tilly, which is owned by e. f.
Brownell OF Burlington, won stake race at
Boston, Septem Der %, 1898, and the money
was retained by the association.
The Proctor Marble Company of which
Senator Proctor is the head, has received
the contract for supplying marble head and
footstones to be used in the soldiers GENE.
teries on the battlefields of the war
Wooden headboards were originally used
to mark the graves, but they are gradually
rotting away and the government is replace
/ ing them at the rate Of about $1,000 year
with neat marble slabs.
! The annual meeting of the Vermont
Veterans Association of Boston was held
| last week in that city, when the following
named officers were elected for the ensuing
year: DIR. E. j. Foster Eddy, president;
Rev. Arthur Little, Curtis Abbott, l.. II Z.
Dutton, H. P. Paige and Lafay cite Richard
son, vice-presidents; Colonel John j. War
den, P R. Houghton, P. P. Pettes, Calvin
| Stowe, and l.. j. Cloyes, executive commit
tee; Colonel Albert Clarke, secretary; H,
| w. )wns, treasurer. 1t was then voted
! to hold the annual dinner, the time and
place to be decided at a later date.
THE State Teachers Association closed a
successful three-da. s. institute at Rutland
last week. The following officers were
perintendent G.. S. Davis of BENIN gton
treasurer, Principal G. e. Davis of Yer
gennes; secretary, Principal G. II. Richard
son of Waterbury Center; executive com.
mittee, George A Williams of Saxtons
River, S. j. Blanpied of Montpelier, and q.
H. Merrill of Bakersfield; vice presidents,
NJ M. Deyett of Shelburne, Miss Arabella
Horton of Bennington, Principal w. E
Fisher of Lynd IN, superintendent III. o.
Wheeler of Burlington, Principal Pars ons
of Island Pond, Principal Bagnell of st.
Adams and A S. Grout of Johnson; exam.
liners, H. NJ. Soule of Alburgh, j. M. Com.
stock of Chelsea, Principal S. A. Andrews
Of Derby, S. HI. Erskne of Rutland, Princi-
pal A. w. PIERCE of Barre, Principal f. E
| Chaplin of Bellows Falls and Principal Cam
bridge OF Springfield.
FOLLOWING is the programme for the
Grange at Morrisville on Wed aesday even.
ing, December u: Address of welcome
George M. Powers, Morrisville; response
George w. Pierce, Brattleboro; address
Governor Urban A. Woodbury.; address
vermont Homes" V. 1. Spear, member
ord - iat,1tt Go al A a
tages of the Grange" 1. N. LIE Baron al
dress, M. s. Stone, superintendent of educa
ton; West of the Mississippi, as Lecturer
of National Grange" A. Messer; address
The Educational Interests of the Order,
| K. o. Lee, lecturer. These exercises will bt
interspersed with music and recitations
Railroads will give the usual reduced rates
THE forty.ffth annual meeting of the
Vermont State Agricultural Society was
held last week at White River Junction
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, j.. w. Cramp
Parker of Quechee, II. III. Mcintyre o
West Randolph, Charles j. Bell of Walden
Henry @. Cleveland of Coventry; treasurer
j. q. Parker; secretary. Henry Clarke o
Rutland; board of finance, Crosby Miller
III. o. Root, H. III. Mcintyre; board of di
rectors, Henry G. Root of Bennington, Will
liam r. Sanford of Orwell, Henry B. Ken
of Dorset, Henry Chase of Lyndon. l.. S
Drew of Burlington, George Davis of Eas
Montpelier, Crosby Miller of Pomfret, G
II. Hubbard of Springfield, w. Seward
Webb of Shelburne, g. M. Winslow o
Brandon, George W. Smith of White Rive
junction, George w. Hooker of Brattle
boro, K. N. Bissell of Shoreham, T. M
Chapman of Middlebury, Henry M. Arms o
Springfield. Henry Clark has served thi
society continuously as secretary for TIA
past twenty-five years. George w. Smitl
was appointed committee to endeavor t.
obtain cheaper rates for transportation OF
railroads. The attendance was the larges
for years.