The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24
KllSPailila Minute
Cuticura Anti. Pain Plaster
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

MARTIN GREEN of Pownal last Sunday,
caught black bear, weighing 200 pounds,
in a trap.
The buildings of the Ely Hoe and Fork
Company at st. Johnsbury were burned to
the ground last week Wednesday night.
Loss, $50, 900; insurance, 1890.
HENRY FAIR of Newport, twenty-five
years old, was drowned last Sunday while
bathing. He was a member OF the New
port Rifles and son of Dea. G. l.. Farr Of
Morgan.
GOVERNOR GREENHALGE of Massachusetts
has appointed George w. Bishop of Athol,
a native of West Burke, to be state railroad
commissioner, vice e. A. Stevens, deceased.
Mr.. Bishop has been roadmaster of the Yer
mont and Massachusetts division OF the
Fitchburg road since 1874.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters; Renewal and re-
issue, Joseph s. Sawyer of Plymouth
Union; increase, John n. Putney of Brown
ington Center; reissue, John Langworthy
of Cavendish; reissue and increase, Benja-
min Poland of Waitsfeld; original, widow,
Mary Stearns Of Morgan Center.
WALLACE A. Holmes livery man at
White River Junction, got into bad COM
pany at Hartford, Conn, last week. He
made the acquaintance Of Mary Shoto, a
morning was short 500 he had in his pocket
the night before Judge Hill fined the
woman $40 and sent her to Jail for four
months. Holmes was discharged penniess.
SwANToN was visited by serious fire last
week Tuesday afternoon, entailing loss of
more than $4,000. The fire started in the
third floor of the Central House, which was
entirely consumed, together with the new
Methodist church, the parsonage, the mil
linery store of Mrs. Stone, the residence of
e. M. Brunette, and several double tene-
ment-houses, The st. Adams fire depart
ment was called on for assistance and
promptly responded. The timely arrival of
these fremen prevented much greater
confiagration.
MRS. U. S. GRANT, who is spending the
month of July at the Equinox House, Man.
chester, has promised to visit the Soldiers
Home at Bennington some day next week.
She will be received by committee of vet
Grams, shown around the village and given
an impromptu reception in the chapel of the
Soldiers Home, at which it is intended that
every old soldier in the town shall be pres
emit. There is no doubt but that she will be
warmly received During her visit at Ben
nington, Mrs. Grant will be entertained by
Colonel R. j. Coffey, superintendent Of the
home.
A WINDHAM COUNTY justice court has de-
cided that the hop beer manufactured al
Brattleboro is not Intoxicating. The case
of State of Vermont v. Harry Pratt, the
Newfane hotel proprietor, for selling Eddy
& Co.'s hop beer, was tried before Justice
Burditt at Newfane. The state claimed
that it was malt liquor within the statute
The beer is taxed by the United States as
malt liquor, and Eddy & Co. hold license
as wholesale dealers and advise their GUS
toners to secure retail dealers licenses
Eddy & Co. testified that they did not
know whether the liquor contained any
malt, and Druggist Chaplin, an expert chem
ist testified that he knew ofsno way to as
certain the presence of malt in the beer
The state claimed that these facts brought
the beer within the statute and made Pratt
guilty of the violation of the prohibitory
law, but the court held otherwise, and hi
was declared not guilty and was dis
charged.