The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-26
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

DR.. CHARLES Fl. JENKINS, well-known
native of Hartford Vt, died last week in
Troy, N. Y, aged seventy-four years.
THE eleventh annual meeting of the YER
mont Woman's Suffrage Association will be
held at Peacham on Thursday evening and
Friday of this week.
ERNEST W. HoLToN of Troop E. Fort
Ethan Allen, was struck by train and
killed in the railroad yard at Burlington
last week Wednesday night. His home was
in Hoosic Falls, N. Y.
MISS bessie HULETT of Wallingford was
drowned in the pond near that town last
week Thursday. She was forty.six years
old and had been subject to mental de-
preston caused by ill health
MRS. U. S GRANT, accompanied by lady
friend, is taking an outing of few days in
Manchester. 1t is probable that she will
visit other large towns and cities Of Yer
mont within the next two weeks.
BUCKS steam mill in johnson was burned
last Thursday night The fire caught from
the furnace during the absence of the watch.
man. Nearly all the lumber and logs were
saved Loss and insurance not stated.
GEORGE CLINE of Bath, N. H., dropped
dead at the railroad station at Bellows
Falls, last Saturday morning, as he was
boarding train for Boston. His friends
arrived that evening and cared for the re.
mains,
GEORGE STURGEON of Highgate, young
man, attempted suicide last week. He was
disappointed in love and tried to shoot him
self through the heart, but the ball lodged
in one of his lungs. He has since been in
critical condition,
BY new apportionment of salaries of
postmasters in Vermont, the offices at Barre
and Bradford are cut 800, and those at
Bethel, Bristol, Hyde Park, Mortified,
Proctor, Rutland, Saxton's River, Water
ht1ru aud Ii innr oh
THE terms agreed upon in the settlement
of the Winooski bridge question are said to
be that the Central Vermont railroad main.
tain the bridge and attend to the repairs,
and the Electric Railway Company pay $40
per year for the privilege of crossing.
AT the eighth annual reunion of the
Thirteenth Vermont Veterans Association,
held last week in Barre, the following Of
fcers were elected for the year ensuing;
President, w. w. Holden OF Mortified;
vice.president, 7. NJ. Whipple of Underhill;
secretary, j. H. Lyon of Colchester; treas
urer, H. w. Allen,of Burlington executive
committee, L, f. Terrill of Underhill, R. o.
Sturtevant of Swanton and T. NJ. Whipple
of Underhill. The next annual meeting
will be held in Underhill.
THE thirteenth annual encampment of
the Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans,
was held last week Tuesday at St. Adams.
The following officers were elected for the
l..
Monahan of Underhill; senior vice.com
mander, William o. Baldwin of Rutland ;
junior vice commander, j. B. Conan of Ben
nington; division council, Frank l.. Greene
OF St. Adams, l.. o. Sturtevant of johnson
and w. K. Edwards of Springfeld dele
gateat-large to the next National Encamp-
ment, to be held at Knoxville, Tenn, in
August, A. j. Howe of Brattleboro dele
gates, W. w. Lapoint of Barre and G.. d.
Van Stenberg OF Burlington.
THE Vermont Division, Ladies' Aid So
ciety of Sons of Veterans, held its fifth an
nual encampment at st. Adams last week,
and elected the following officers: Presi-
dent Mrs G. d. Van Steinberg Of Burling-
ton; president, Mrs. Addie Hatch Of
Burlington; division council, Mrs. lisa Ellis
and Mrs. W. P. Hall of Burlington and Miss
Ida Ring of Bristol; secretary, Mrs Ellis;
treasurer, Mrs. Emma Barber of Burling-
ton; chaplain, Miss Ida Ring of Bristol; in
spector, Mrs. Nell Greenough of Bristol
chief of staff Mrs. Nellie P, Sault of West
Randolph; mastering officer, Miss May
Jennings of Bristol; aide OF staff, Mrs
Abbie Balch of Manchester delegate to the
next National Encampment, Miss Nina
Marsh OF Manchester; alternate, Miss Lillian
Edwards of Springfield; delegate at-large,
Mrs. lisa A. Ellis and Mrs. Hall of Burling-
ton judge advocate, Edward T. Monahan OF
Underhill.
THE Randolph Normal School celebrated
its commencement last week, sending out a
class of seventeen. The sermon before the
graduates was preached by Rev. e. N.
Goddard, rector Of the Episcopal church at
Windsor. Examinations, conducted by
Superintendent Stone OF Montpelier, Pro-
lessor Howard of Mddlebury and DR.,
Boynton of Woodstock, occupied the first
OF the week. Wednesday afternoon the
graduates presented their class-day pro-
gramme to an appreciative audience. In
the evening representatives of the class
entertained a large audience with selections
containing a variety of narrative, humor
and pathos The selections were we'll rem
dered and the singing by the Ideal Male
Quartette of West Randolph was pleasant
feature of the programme. Thursday
morning occurred the graduating exercises
at which Superintendent Stone, with ap
propriate words, presented certifc ites tC
the graduates, welcoming them to the
ranks Of Vermont's teachers.