The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-31
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

49, HERRIcK STEVENS, prominent citizen of
Vergennes, died suddenly last Monday
morning, aged seventy.four years.
GEORGE A. CURRrER of San Francisco, a
Sumner visitor at Brookline, about three
miles from Newfane, was drowned in West
river last week while bathing
JOHN CALLAHAN had his right foot crushed
by shifting englns in the railroad yard at
st. Adams last Wednesday, The foot was
ampnated just above the ankle joint
The annual reunion Of the Ninth Yer
mont will be held at Fairlee on August IL
and 16. The business meeting will be held
August 10, at one o'clock In the afternoon.
s. DWIGHT CARLETON, a Guildhall farmer,
was found dead in his barn last Saturday
morning. 1t was evident that he received
fatal kick from colt he was Harvesting.
JED CLARKE, a freight brakeman, was
killed near Williston last week by falling
from moving train, He was eighteen
years old, and his home was in Waterloo,
p, Q.
JOHN NORTON, proprietor of the Union
House, st. Johnsbury, has pleaded guilty TO
fifteen first offences for selling intoxicating
liquor, and has been fined $50 and costs by
Judge Ross.
THE annual meeting of the trustees of the
Vermont Soldiers Home was held last
week. The old board was reelected, and
Colonel r. j. Coffey was retained as super
intendent. The present number OF inmates
is 104. Fifteen have died during the past
year.
A. q. INMAN, night Waterman for the
Central Vermont railroad at White River
junction, has been missing since last Friday
night, and it is thought he has committed
suicide. He was last seen in the vicinity of
Lily Pond. His wife has been an invalid
for years, and is completely Frustrated by
his disappearance.
The annual meeting of the Rutland Rail-
road Company was held last Thursday at
Rutland The directors elected were Per-
cival w. Clement of Rutland, George H.
Ball of Boston, John W. Stewart of Middle.
bury, Horace g. Young of Albany, Chester
Griswold and David Wilcox Of New York,
Edgar Harding OF Boston, Charles A.
Walker of New York and Wallace @. Glenn
ent of Rutland AS there was not quorum
of directors present, the board did not or
ganize.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Reissue, John
Kaanan, Swanton; Charles A. Bennon,
bennington; Henry T, Johnson, East Ran
dolph; Lowell Daniels, East Thetford.
Original, Albert Shipley, alias Albert
Locke, Richford; John Hughes, Montgom.
cry Additional, Albert j. Dickinson, Ben
son. Increase, Sifrey Mahen, West Sails.
bury; James Z. Shipman, West Station;
William III. Ash, South Peacham; James
\. Gates, Essex,
THE stockholders OF the Vermont and
Boston Telegraph Company met at White
River junction last week and elected the
following directors and officers: Directors,
Thomas T. Eckert, John Van Horne, Ros-
well H. Rochester, Charles A. Tinker of
New York, Thomas Roche and Henry G.
Sherman of Boston, Robert j. Kimball of
West Randolph George w. Smith and
Henry e. Tinker of White River Junction;
president, Thomas T. Eckert; vicepresi-
dent Charles A. Tinker secretary and
treasurer Roswell H. Rochester; executive
committee Charles A. Tinker and John
Van Horne.
AT the annual convention OF the State
Firemans Association held last week at
New Haven, the following officers were
elected: President o. d. Clark of Mont
pelier; vice-presidents, s. d. Miner of YER
gennes, w. III. Lane, Jr., of Burlington, E.
R. Greene of Rutland, M. e. Orr of Poult-
ney, r. s. Buss of Bennington secretary, E.
ID. Moore of Bennington; treasurer, l.. G.
Grant of Burlington; executive committee,
w. E. Morse Of Burlington, N. D. Phelps of
Barre, G. III. Stevens of Winooski, j. II.
Donnelly of Vergennes, G. e. Little of Fair
Haven; national representative, d. f.
Carmody of Fair Haven; alternate, K. d.
Moore of Bennington; statistician, G. II.
Burch of Bennington. The next conven-
ton will be held at Barre and Montpelier
Barre to provide a track and Montpelier
hotel accommodations.