The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-22
VERMONT IN BRIEF.

REV. r. l.. BRUCE, the Methodist pastor
at st. Adams, has been transferred from the
Vermont to the Montana conference and
stationed at Helena. He will leave st. AL
bans about October l.
A BARN in Westford belonging to Mary
Fletcher Hospital was struck by lightning
and burned, with its contents, last Thurs
day. A horse standing several rods away
was killed by the shock.
The nineteen-y ear.old son of Judge
Thompson of Irasburgh is missing. He left
home more than week ago, without any
known cause, and was traced as far as
Montreal He had about $50 in his pocket
when he left home.
The celebrated Patterson case, the trial of
which at the March term of Washington
county court resulted in a disagreement Of
the jury, has been settled. BY the terms of
the settlement, H. f. Brown of Saville, L.
l., and Mrs. Agnes Homan of New Haven,
Conn, nephew and niece of James Patter-
son, the decedent to receive 81 900,
aad there is to be no further litigation in the
case.
The Springfield Republican has this to say
in regard to Colonel A. +. Walkers APP
pointment as receiver of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad: "It has
taken Aldace F. Walker just about six
years to grow up from country lawyer in
Vermont to the place of a leading railroad
attorney and manager in the country at
large. His appointment by request as
receiver of the Atchison road shows the
regard in which he is held by large railway
interests. Still he might better have stayed
on the interstate commission"
THE ninth annual reunion of the Third
Vermont Regiment Association was held
last week at st. Johnsbury The following
officers were elected: President, Captain A.
M. Beattie; vice-president, j n. Niles;
secretary and treasurer, Samuel K. Pingree.
Seventy.tive were in attendance at the din
ner served by the Woman's Relief Corps,
when there were speeches by State Auditor
Hale and several comrades of Chamberlain
Post Letters Of regret were read from
Comrades Redtield Proctor, Colonel Whee-
lock G. Veazey and II. D. Odds. The next
meeting will be held in August, 1895, at
Barton Landing.
COLONEL JAMES H. PLATT of Denver,
Colo, died suddenly at Georgetown, that
state, last week. He was seized with apo
plexy while fishing in boat, fell overheard
and was drowned. Colonel Platt was born
in Canada, and was captain Of Company B,
Fourth Vermont Infantry, during the war.
This company was for long time attached
to Sedgwick' s headquarters as a camp
guard and escort. After the war he settled
in Virginia, and was for four consecutive
terms elected to congress as republican
from the Petersburg district. AT the time
of his death he was president Of the Denver
Idptr company.
THE centennial trophy in the shooting
contest at the muster at Brattleboro last
week was won by the Estey Guards Of
Brattleboro for the third consecutive time.
Following is the score by companies: Co. 1,
Brattleboro, 81; Co. f, Northfeld, "a; Co.
l., Newport 92 Light Battery, 81 Co. X,
Bennington So; Co. D. St. Johnsbury, 81;
Co. II, Montpelier, So; Co. E, Barre, SO; Co.
A, Rutland, 80; Co. B, st. Adams, rs; Co. c,
n No
Burlington, 70. The first prize for individ-
ual score was won by Private Thomas Cas-
well of Co. E. This prize was beautiful
gold medal presented by Col e. w. Jewett
Inspector of rifle practice on the governors
Aaff. The second prize, silver medal
presented by Major G. E. Nelson, brigade
inspector of rifle practice, was won by Pri-
vate w. p. Springer of Company F, and the
third prize, also silver medal, presented
by Captain j. d. Wyman, field inspector of
rifle practice, was won by Private Horace
French of Company 1. The shooting was
all at 200 yards.