The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-16
VERMONT IN BRIEF.

BETHUEL RANGER, of the firm of Ranger
& Thompson, Brattleboro, the Oldest bust
ness man of that village, died suddenly last
Monday
COLONEL j. H. GoULDNG of Brattleboro
has been elected treasurer of the Whining
ton Savings Bank.
THE post. Office at Bennington Center was
entered by burglars last week. A little
loose change was all that was secured.
HORACE r. TARBELL, a hermit, was found
dead last week on the floor of his hut near
Chester Depot. The body was frozen stiff
aud he had evidently been dead several
days,
LYNDoNv1LLE held It's annual village
meeting last week and voted to put in a
frst-class system of water works. Bonds
not to exceed $40, 900 were voted to con-
struct the same.
GOVERNOR WOODBURY. and staff Lieuten-
ant Governor Mansur Senator Proctor, and
other distinguished Vermonters, will be
guests of the Brooklyn Society of Vermont
ers, at its fifth annual reunion and banquet,
to be held on Thursday evening.
REV. NJ. II. ABBEY, pastor of the Free
Will Baptist church of West Charleston,
died suddenly last week while conducting a
prayer meeting. He had knelt to pray and
expired almost instantly. He was seventy
four years old, and recently married.
w lLLlE w OD6 Vi UHe VlcIlIuS
the Winooski tragedy, died last Friday at
Mary Fletcher hospital, where he had been
since he was shot by his father. The bullet
was removed from his head last Wednes-
day Pneumonia was the immediate cause
of his death,
THK Law and Order League of Benning-
ton is after the liquor.sellers. The Putnam
House and the American House were
searched Saturday last, but no intoXicants
were found. The league is determined to
keep up a persistent search of every sus-
pected place.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following VermoDters: Additional
James Rush, Guildhall; William Leonard,
Chittenden. Original, widows, etc-Jos-
ephine Gleason, Bennington; Matilda Ella,
Barnard. Increase-Erastus o. Wheeler,
South Pomfret.
AN associated press dispatch from Wash
ington says " About year ago the post
office at Poultney, Vt, was entered and
robbed of several hundred dollars and
about 81 600 worth of stamps. The post.
master, Peter V. Humphrey, filed a claim
in the post. office department asking credit
for the stolen property. This was refused
because it was ascertained that the sale was
left unlocked when the office was closed
after business To-day Senator Proctor and
several gentlemen called at 6he department
and asked that the decision be held up until
further evidence in the case could be fur
nished. This was granted. Senator Proctor
stated that in Vermont everybody was SO
honest that the residents did not even lock
their doors upon retiring at night"
THE Vermont Maple Sugarmakers' AS
ISOLATION held its annual meeting at White
River Junction last Friday. In his annual
address, Hon. Frank Kenfield OF Morris
Vile, the president, severely scored con.
gress for abolishing the sugar bounty. The
following officers were elected for this year
President, Frank KNheld of Morrisville;
vice. presidents, G. E'Childs of Weybridge,
W. r. Dean of Manchester, @. j. Bell of Wal.
den, o. Stone of Westford, j. S. Northrop
of Fairfield, H. Parker of Cambridge, l. l..
Bass of West Randolph, Josiah Circuit OF
Derby, r, Smith of Pittsford, A. M. Foster
Of Cabot, @. d. Whitman of Brattleboro, M.
of Enosburgh Falls; treasurer, V. 1. Spear
Of Braintree; auditor, @. L. Mcmahon OF
Stowe