The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-12-11
sum MARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

FRANK THIBEAuLT of ST.. Adams com.
mitted suicide Thursday morning while
under the influence of liquor.
MRS e. G. BILLINGS of South Woodstock
committed suicide last week by drowning
in a cistern She had been mentally de.
ranged Of late.
MRS. EMILY MORGAN HARRIS died last
Monday week at her home in Bennington.
She was great granddaught of General
Samuel Stafford OF Revolutionary fame.
WILLIAM II. GRAVES of Bennington, one
of the best known citizens of that town,
died suddenly in New York last week,
where he went early in Move nber for
medical treatment.
THE Coon block in Burlington was dam
aged IS, 600 by fire last Wednesday evening.
The fremen fought the flames for three
hours The fire originated In the basement
and worked its way to the first floor.
On complaint of States Attorney Fits
the proprietors of the Brooks American and
Brattleboro hotels, at Brattleboro, were
taken into justice court last week charged
with being common sellers. They pleaded
guilty and each paid 800 and costs.
MRS. MARY WETHERBEE of Manchester
IL in Jail at Bennington, charged with
drowning her two-months old child at
Manchester Center, November %. She has
confessed her crime and has been committed
to Jail without bail to appear before the jan
uary term of Bennington County Court.
WILLIAM PORTER of Brattleboro was ar
rested at South birmingham, Mass, last
week. He is wanted in Vermont on the
charge of attempted train. wrecking near
Brattleboro last October. He was working
az freight brakeman on the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railway at the time Of
his arrest
THE New England insurance commits.
sioners, including Hon. @. w. Brownell, the
commissioner from Vermont, have recently
made a careful examination of the affairs OF
the Bay State Beneficiary Association. This
concern was found to be in excellent shape
and is allowed to continue its business in
Vermont.
The Vermont Veteran Association of
Boston held its annual meeting list week
and elected the following officers: Rev. DR..
Arthur Little, president; A. E. Pierce, AL
fred Patch, j. d. Bostwck, Quincy A.
Green and K. j. ClOyes, weep residents;
H. w. Downs, treasurer; Colonel John j.
Warden, G. Stowe, p. Pettee, E. N. Bailey
and Charles H. Russell, executive commit
tee.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters; Additional,
Jacob X. ID. Johnson of Woodstock and
Geo ge n. Hartman of Sutton reissue and
increase, Joseph p. Aikens of Brookfeld
restoration and supplemental, James w.
6 Gibbs of Proctor; increase; Joshua W.
Merritt of Newport Center; original, wild.
ows, etc, Larinda M. Bowman of Water
bury.
The assignment for judges for the county
courts of the state for 1896 is as follows
Judge Ross Washington, March 10 Gale.
donia, June 2; Orleans, September q
Judge Taft-Rutland, March 10; Lamoille
April IS; Washington, September s. Judge
Observation-Disclosures March 10; Addison,
June 2; Rutland, September 8. Judge
Tyler-Essex, March II; Windsor, May 26
Chttenden, September s. Judge Munson-
Windham March 10; Orange, June 2 Els.
sex, September 10 Judge Start-Grand
Isle, February 10; Franklin, April IA Ben
nington, June 2; Windham, September s
Judge Thompson-Orleans, February 4
Grand Isle, August %; Franklin, Septem
Der s.
WIFE" Here's an account Of a man who
shot himself rather than suffer the pangs Of
| Indigestion" Husband" The fool Why
| didn't he take De Wits Little Early
Rsers? used to suffer as bad az he did
before 1 commenced taking these little
pills" W. e. Terrill & Co., Montpelier. Vt