The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-11-20
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.


MRS. LYMAN DRAPER Of Georgia was
found dead in bed last Friday morning
Her death was due to heart failure.
Hon. VICTOR 1. SPEAR and DR.. II. A. Rich
inspected 1875 cows at Randolph Center last
week, OF which four were condemned and
killed. These were from the herd OF John
#. Meade.
THE blacksm shops Of Henry King and
| W. #. Farr at Craftsbury were burned last
| Saturday. The family of Mr.. Farr lived
over the latter, and barely escaped with
their lives. Both were partially insured.
REV. HENRY #. RUsTEDT, one of the oldest
| Congregational ministers in the state, died
at Quechee last Thursday, aged eighty-three
| years. He was native of London, Eng
| land, and has been pastor at Quechee for the
| past twenty one years.
THE will Of the late Mrs. H. II. Baxter of
Rutland includes $21 900 for public requests
divided between the Rutland Missionary
Society, lions Church of Manchester, Trim
| ity Church Of Rutland and the Woman's
Home and Foreign Missionary societies.
THE jury in the Holloway murder case,
tried last week at Newport, after being out
| twenty eight hours returned verdict that
Mrs. Holloway is not guilty Of murder, but
that Chase, her alleged accomplish, is guilty
of murder in the first degree. Motion for
new trial will be heard November 90
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the judi ment Of the chancery court of
Franklin county in favor of the Central YER
mont railroad were dismissed in the United
| States supreme court last Monday for want
of jurisdiction. The controversy between
| them was as to the payment of state taxes
upon a certain part of the property OF the
Rutland Company included within its lease
to the Central Vermont Company.
The Vermont State Grange will hold its
twenty fourth annual session at Brattle-
boro commencing December 10. A large
| attendance is wished and expected, as
large amount of business is to come before
the meeting The public meeting will be
| both interesting and instructive. There
has been the largest gain in membership
| that has ever been made in Vermont. The
| State Grange is in fine shape financially.
Education is still the watchword.
w. HOWARD TUCKER of Hartford, a well.
known historian and journalist, died last
week at the Retreat for the Insane at Brat
| tleboro, aged sixty-nine years. Mr.. Tucker
was educated at Norwich University and
| Kimball Union Academy, and, during his
| early life, was engaged in civil engineering.
He was for a time chief clerk and cashier of
the commissary department of the Army of
the Cumberland, and subsequently of other
departments. Mr. Tucker compiled the his
tory of the town Of Hartford for the late
Miss Hemenway's Gazetteer, and has pub
liseed history of that town. For eleven
years prior to 1887 he was Vermont manager
OF the New England Associated Press.
THE annual report of the state inspector
Of finance just issued, for the year ending
June 30 shows material growth and pros
perity in the condition of the savings banks
and trust companies of the state. There are
at present forty. three savings institutions in
Vermont, including twentytw savings
banks, eighteen savings banks and trust
companies, two co operative savings and
loan associations, and one investment and
guarantee company. The Home Savings
Bank OF Burlington has been organized for
business during the year. The number of
depositors in all savings banks and trust
companies in the state June 30, was 81 1856
an increase of 5,247 during the year. OF
this number, sc, 502 are residents of Yer
mont, and had to their credit S25 617 ,419 49,
This is an increase of 81 1888 ,903 80. The
nonresident depositors numbered 1884,
and had deposits of $4, 785, 8446O, an increase
of S447 505.58. The total deposits incre ased
2,436, 408.97; the average amount of depos-
its to each depositor is S311.88, an increase
OF $685. the average amount to the credit
of resident depositors is 1896 IA, and to non
residents $435 70; there are OBJ of the
81 800 class of depositors, who had to their
credit $4, las, 502.48, or an average Of
$2,04259. The amount Of state taxes paid
by the savings banks and trust companies
during the year is $191, 1866. The dvi-
dend paid depositors in savings banks as
interest was SS73, 1887, an increase of So
720.80 over 1894 Twelve banks have paid
four per cent, seven four and one-half, one
five and one-half, one three and three
fourths. Sixteen Of the trnst companies
paid dividends to stockholders amounting
10 $50, 80O an average of little less than
six per cent on the capital stock OF $751;.
48O. Eleven paid six per cent, two eight
per cent, two ten per cent and one five per
cent. The amount invested in Western
mortgages is $10,559, 1924.