The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-12-25
SUM MARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

ABOUT thirty feet more of the reservoir at
Morrisvile slid into the water last Friday
JOHN Q, CUMMINGS OF Grafton is under
| arrest for dastardly shooting into the win
dows of the dwelling-house of ID. A. Thomas
of that town.
THE Dairy School at the State Agricnl
tural College will open January 9, continu.
ing four weeks. Sac agricul cural depart.
ment, page six.
The residence of s. T. Ovitt of Sheldon
was destroyed by fire last week. The fur
niture was mostly saved. Loss 81 900:
partially insured.
Ex-GovERNoR w. p. DILLINGHAM, referee
in the suit brought against the Bennington
Battle Monument Association, has rendered
a report against bringing the suit.
A LARGE barn, with all its contents ex
cept the live stock, belonging to Charles
Parker of Milton, was burned last week
Cause, an overturned lantern. Insurance,
81 800.
WILLIAM p FAIRBANKS, formerly of St.
Johnsbury, who created such sensation
seven years ago by clipping with Mrs Levi
Sylvester of that town, died at Mount YER
non, n. Y, last week.
THE Vermont Marble Company at Proc.
tor has engaged Miss Harriet Stewart, a
trained nurse, to attend, free of charge, to
them, their employees and their families, in
case of accident or serious illness
SENATOR PROCTOR has introduced in the
senate bill providing for the er ction Of q
federal building at Newport not to exceed
$4,000. This bill is identical with the one
introduced in the house by General Grout
THE stolen team that was taken in charge
by the officers at Swanton last week be-
longed to George r. Goodrich OF Morris
vile. 1t was hired by Fred Currier of that
place, TO go to Montpelier. Currer has not
been apprehended.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters Original, Albert
Goyette of 81. Adams; additional, Horace
K. Barber of Benson Landing; increase
Charles A. Hutchins of Morrisvile; original
widows, Rosna e. Potter of Pittsford.
THE president has sent to the senate the
nomination of Hon. w. G.. Veazey of Rut-
land to succeed himself as interstate COM
MERGE commissioner: also the names Of
Henry Mcleod of Hardwick and b. j.
Cops of West Rutland for postmesters of
those towns.
FIVE citizens of the town of Halifax have
recently been found guilty of violating the
prohbitory law and have been assessed
heavy fines. Four farmers of that town
have also been fined for selling cider max
ing nine people in a town of 700 inhabi.
tants engaged in the illegal traffic.
Hon. FRANK G. PARTRIDGE of Rutland,
ex minister to Venezuela, is prominently
mentioned as likely to be one of the com
missioners provided for in the Hit bill pro-
viding for Venezuelan commission. While
there, at his post, he made thorough ex
animation of the matter, and is probably as
well posted regarding the controversy as
any OF the public men mentioned
! MRS. ANN KENwoRTHY OF Middlebury, a
lady seventy five years old, was fatally
burned last Thursday evening while trying
to light fire with kerosene. When she
touched the match to the burning oil IL
| HQ mad nm Hra han n1A Iar
screams soon brought assistance, water was
dashed over her burning garments and the
fire extinguished. She was found to be
seriously burned about the face, arms, body
and limbs.
A HEARING will be held at Burlington next
Monday and Tuesday on the condemnation
OF land belonging to Grattan Brand for the
use OF the government. Mr.. Brand owns
| 100 acres of meadow land on the Winooski
river adjoining Fort Ethan Allen. The
land is wanted for an addition to the fort,
but Mr.. Brand set price upon it the gov
eminent would not pay. 3. G. Shurtleff of
Montpelier, Henry Gillett of Richmond and
Smith Wright of Williston have been ap.
pointed a commission to appraise the value
Of the land. At the hearing next week j.
III. Senter, United States district attorney,
will appear for the government and Roberts
x Roberts for Mr. Brand.
FROM official statements made by Depart
ment Commander Cannon regarding the
mortality among the Grand Army men of
| Vermont, IL Is shown that the death rate
will be fifty per cent higher than for the
two preceding years, the increase being
more decidedly marked than between any
other years. In 1885, with a membership
of $3.50, the deaths were twenty-five, or
.O066 per cent; in 1889 it was .0l05; in
1891. .0l73; in 1893, with membership
of 5,274, there were 107 deaths, or .0203
per cent, Reports for the first half of
1895 showed seventy-two deaths; and
show the rate for the last half to be fully as