The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-12-04
SUMMARY OF NEWS,
Vermont.

JOSEPH MURDOCH of Norwich hanged
himself In his barn last Thursday. De-
spondency was the cause.
FRANKLIN d. GoRHAM OF West Rutland
had an exhibit of Meriuo sheep at the live
stock show held last week in Madison
Square Garden, New York.
THE new Catholic hospital at st. Johns
bury was opened to the public last Thurs-
day. Members of every religious denomina-
ton will be admitted for treatment.
JOSEPH SENocK of Middlebury was in.
stantly killed last week by being struck by
barn-door that was blown violently open
in a gale of wind. His skull was badly
crushed.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters. Original, George
e. Allen of Brattleboro; additional George
A. Creller of Alburgh Springs; increase,
Charles Bruya OF Middlebury.
THE grand lodge of the Odd Fellows Of
Vermont will meet at Rutland the cpnd
Wednesday in May next. 1t is hoped that
the Gill Odd Fellows Home at Ludlow will
be dedicated at that time.
THE selectmen o. the town of Bennington
have dismissed without argument the sec.
ond petition of the Woodford Electric Rail
way Company for permission to lay its
tracks through the principal streets of that
village.
GRANITE has been discovered in Pittsford
which is pronounced of "A fine q uality. 1t is
OF dark green color, and the supply seems az
unlimit ed as the marble deposits The out
look is promising, as it is not far distant
from Senator Proctor's possessions.
Mr.. AND Mrs SAMUEL KEYEs of Ben
nington celebrated the sixtieth anniversary
Of their wedding last week Mr.. Reyes is
eighty.fOur years old and his wife il eighty
They have resided in Bennington for forty
years and are universally respected
n a.. VI
Farm Machine Company of Bellows Falls
has been granted letters patent for de-
livery tube for centrifugal machines, and
Howard Parker, assignor to the Vacuum
Wet Machine Company of ST. Johnsbury,
has taken out patent Tor mold cylinder.
THE high water of last week washed
away the long iron bridge in process of
construction between West Lebanon, N.
H., and White River Junction. The bridge
was being built at the expense of the towns
of Lebanon and Hartford. The loss to con-
tractors and the towns named will be
heavy.
Hon. e. j. PHELPS gave dinner in New
York last week in honor of Henry Irving.
Among the eighteen guests present were
Hon. j. Pierpont Morgan, ex Senator War
ner Miller, Hon. G. w Smalley correspond
en- Of the London Times, Pres dent He4n-
darr of the Manhattan Club, General K. H.
Ripley, III N. William Bucler Duncan, and
Hon. b. H Fifeld, General John G Nc
Cullough and ex- Governor John W. Stewart
of Vermont.
VOLUME forty-six of the Official Record 3
of the War of the Rebellion is just out.
Among the Vermont troops whose deeds
are recorded are the First Vermont Cavalry,
the Second, Third Fourth, Eleventh and
| Seventeenth Regiments of Infantry and the
Third Light Battery. In the list of officers
spoken of are Major-Geperal William Wells
and l.. A. Grant, Brigader. Generals James
M. Warner and George p Foster, Colonels
Tracy, Floyd, Kennedy, Lincoln, Hinsdale
and Randall and Captain Start.
The twenty. ninth annual enc ampment of
the Grand Army Of Vermont is to be held
at Rutland in February Department Com
mander Cannon has named j. l.. Moseley
of Mortified, assistant inspector; E. e.
Eldridge of Warren, assistant inspector.
general; A. w. Fuller of st. Adams, aid
de-camp in charge of military instruction in
the public schools: S. w. Parkhurst of St.
Johns bury, j. H. Lucia of Montpelier, AFRO
| Meacham of Brandon, George K. Green of
Brattlebor \, A. W. McAllister of Waitsfed,
r. G. WEIGH of Franklin and A, o. Adams
of Arlington, aids-de camp.
If suffering with piles, it will interest you
to know that De Wits Witch Hazel Salve
! will cure them. This medicine is a specific
for all complaints of this character, and il
instructions (Which are simple) are carried
out, a cure will result. We have tested this
in numerous cases, and always with like
results. 1t never fails. w. e. Terrill &
Co., Montpelier, Vt.