The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-07
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.


Saturday. Cause unknown.
RoUND-TRIP rate to Louisville KY, and
return, for $40, from points in Vermont has
been secured for those wishing to attend
the National Grand Army Encampment.
THE Vermont Wheel Club will hold its
annual race at the Valley Fair Association
Park, Brattleboro, on Thursday, August 30
Seven races, four in Glass A and three in
Glass Il, are announced.
AMONG the eminent speakers who will
attend the State Christian Endeavor Con.
vention, to be held in Burlington next
month, are Rev. DR.. II. G. Farrar of
Albany, N. Y, and Rev. Smith Baker, pas
tor of the Maverick Church, East Boston.
The new three-story block in process of
construction in st. Adams, owned by II. g.
Morton, collapsed with a terrific crash last
Thursday evening. Fortunately no one
was around or in the building at the time.
The accident was due to the supports set
thing
DR.. b. G. SENToN, a well-known physi.
clan of Rutland, attempted to shoot John
Quinn on the streets of Rutland last Mon
day. Several shots were fired, none of
them taking effect An alleged unfaithful
wife of DR.. Senton was the cause of the at
tempted murder.
THE trolley road at Brattleboro was
formally opened last Wednesday, when the
officials of the road, together with the
selectmen and bailiffs, with large number
OF guests, went over the road on tour of
inspection. The houses along the line of
me road were decked with bunting and
there was considerable enthusiasm. This
road is owned largely by local stockhold.
ers, is three miles long, and runs through
the principal streets of the village to West
Brattleboro
Mrs. U. s. GRANT visited the Soldiers
Home at Bennington last Wednesday. She
was accompanied by Hon. John M. Fran
Cia. Mrs. HaVarmavar bia 6aunbtar Mrs.
Major Printiss OF Chicago, Rev. George II.
Smyth of New York and Mrs. Jess Bur-
dette Of Arlington. The party was enter
tanned at dinner and afterwards rendered a
reception, at which Mrs Grant was intro
duced to each inmate, with whom she cor
daily shook hands. The veterans gave her
very warm reception.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Original-Louis
Breno, alias Greno, Barre; Patrick Bart
ley, alias William Murray, West Rutland;
Dan X. Hall, Rutand Marcus A. An
drews, Salisbury; William H. Davis, Rut.
land; Irwin G.. Bemis, Gassetts Hiram N
Harvey, Canaan; Joel A. Flagg, Jr., Gull
ford. Reissue-William s. Galloway, Brad
ford; John f. Williams, New Milford;
johnson, westford; Seth j. winslow,
Woodstock; Calvin T. Bond, Barre; Stephen
9. Houghton, Underhill; Lewis B. Heald
st. Johnsbury. Increase-Thomas R. Glib.
son, Plainfeldi Joel r. Martin, Mechanics
vile; Frank L. Austin, winooski; George
s. Hall, Northfeld,
RICHARD MORRIS HUNT, who was geuer-
ally regarded as the leading architect of
this country, died last week at his home in !
Newport, K. 1. Mr.. Hunt was la native Of
Brattleboro, and was born in 1928. After |
studying architecture for some time in this |
country he entered the Ecole DIES Beaux
Arts in Paris, and was pupil OF Hector LIE |
hon tAI 80. Al
Tuileries and the Louvre. He returned to |
the United States in 1856, and engaged in |
the construction Of the capitol at Washing |
ton, Among the structures designed by |
him are the Lenox Library, the Presby. |
terrain Hospital, the Tribune building, the |
William Vanderbilt residence and the |
Central Park entrances in New York; the |
Theological Library and Marquand Chapel |
at Princeton; the Divinity College and the |
Scroll and Key Society building at Yale;
the Vanderbilt Mausoleum at Staten Island
the Yorktown monument, Virginia; the |
pedestal OF the statue of Liberty on Bedloes |
Island, New York harbor; the Administra-
ton building at the Worlds Fair, and many |
OF the finest Newport residences He was
a member of various associations of archi-
tects, and was 3 Chevalier of the Legion of
Honor In 1884. He was for several years
president of the American Institute ., !,
Architects, retiring from that position In
1891. He received many honors from for
eign societies and Institutes.
EBENEzER K SHELLEY, prominent rail-
road man of Orange, N. j., and a we'll
known Vermonter died recently in hos.
pital at Vancouvers, B. c., OF atrophy of the
liver. The death of Colonel Sibley will be |
a shock to his many friends in Vermont, as
none knew of his illness. He left New
York city the last of June with his family
and a party of ladies and gentlemen, in a |
special car, for a trip to Alaska and other
points West, and was expected back early
in August Mr.. Sibley was born Septem-
Der 81, 1871, at Westford. He enlisted as
private in Company G, Second Vermont
Volunteer Infantry, May 10, 1861, He was
discharged December %, 1861, for disability, |
but re.enlisted September %, 1862, in Com
pany NJ, First Vermont Cavalry. He was |
succ sssively promoted to be first sergeant, |
second lieutenant, first lieutenant, captain, |
and brevet. ma or. In June, 1865, upon the |
consolidation of the regiment, he was trans
ferred to Company G, and on August 9, |
1865, he was mustered out of service. After |
gagged in railroading. He was assistant |
general passenger agent OF the Iron Noun
tain railway until 1882, and the general |
manager and receiver of the Memphis & |
Little Rock railroad until 1885, when he |
was made superintendent of the Missouri |
Pacific railway and branches. Later he |
was a member Of the board of arbitration of |
the Southern Railway Steamship Associa-
lon, and also OF the Southern Passenger |
Association. Afterwards he came to the |
East and was member OF the firm of Mar
quand & Parmly, bankers, New York, for |
several years, retiring last spring. He was |
a director in the American Surety Com
pany, and of the New York, Ontario & |
Western railway, trustee of the Savings
Investment & Trust Company OF East
Orange, and connected with many other
railway and financial institutions.
THE following list of fairs to be held in
Vermont this fall is furnished by Hon.
Victor /. Spear, statistical secretary Of the
department OF agriculture:
STATE FAIR, Burlington. September 8, 4, and G.
Il. W. j. Hawkins secretary.
NORTHERN CALEDONIA, Lyndonville, September
II and lS-E. NJ Campbell, secretary,
CALEDONIA COUNTY, st. Johnsbury September
10, ii and l2-Arthur +. Stone, secretary.
WINDSOR COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,
Woodstock, September "a, 25 and 2e-John s. Eaton,
secretary.
UNION AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, Tunbrdge, Oc-
tober l, and 3-Wallace w. Swan secretary.
FRANKLIN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND Mr.
CHANIoAL SOCIETY, Sheldon Junction, August 2s,
~ and SOC. A. Oliver, secretary.
WHITE RIVER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, Bethel,
Santa mi | AM r. A Maxh