The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-11-06
sum MARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

DOUGLASS POTTER, a lifelong citizen of
Rutland, committed suicide laat week by
swallowing oil Of wintergreen. Two OF Pot
ter's sons have killed themselves within
two years. One blew out his brains and the
other took laudanum.
AN attempt was made last week to wreck
a passenger train near Brattleboro on the
valley division of the Boston q Maine rail.
road. A tool-chest and other Instructions
were placed on the track, but the train was
not derailed. The officials are making
strenuous efforts to locate the miscreants.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Increase, Hor-
ace Guild Of Lyndon; reissue, Frank Colt OF
Charlotte, Josiah NJ. Carr Of Colchester, Ed
ward l.. Allen of Craftsbury; original, Or
lando Smith of ~Brookline; increase, William
II. Shedd Of Rutland; reissue, Frank La.
doux Of New Haven.
REV. WILLIAM G. LANaDoN, who died last
week at Providence, r. l., was a native of
Burlington. In 1856 he entered upon the
practice of patent law, but not long after
ward entered the ministry of the Episcopal
church. At Rome, Italy, he founded the
American Episcopal Church and served
there as the church's first rector.
The main building at the University OF
Vermont, Burlington, was slightly damaged
by fire last week in the room occupied by
the mineralogy class. The fire was caused
by live charcoal in a coal.hod left there on
the adjournment of the class in the after
noon. 1t had heated the hod red and thus
set fire to the floor, the flames working
along to the partition walls. This made a
hard fire to get at. The loss is covered by
insurance.
AT the thirty-second annual meeting of
the Vermont Officers Reunion Society,
held last week, the following officers were
elected; President, Lieutenant Henry A.
Fletcher of ~Cavendish; vice-presidents,
r,1AnnI IL ~ DAffarRn11 Of harhu Tina
Captain, r.. b. Stearns of Burlington; secre-
tary and treasurer, Colonel Fred e. Smith
of Montpelier; executive committee, #. e.
Smith, j. II. Lucia and l.. w. Shedd, all OF
Montpelier. The next meeting will be held
at Montpelier during the session of the
Legislature.
THE annual meeting of the Vermont
Bible Society was held at Mortified last
Wednesday. The annual address was de-
livered by Rev. g. ID. Hills Of Manchester,
N. H.. The following officers were elected
President, E. NJ. Smith, DID,, of Mont.
pelier; vice-presidents, Rev. Leonard Ten.
ney Of Waterbury, Rev. H. A. Spencer OF
Montpelier; corresponding agent and secre'
tary, Rev. L. III. Elliott OF Waterbury; re.
cording secretary, Rev. j. o.. Sherburne OF
Williamstown; treasurer, Charles A. Smith
of Barre; auditor, Frank McWhorter OF
Barre; directors, Rev. f. M. Smith of Mont.
pelier, Rev. j. A. Sherburne of Barre, M. p
Perley of E%nosburgh Falls, j. 9. Stimson OF
Norwich, Rev. w. j. Kidder of Northield
Rev. S. Donaldson of Albany. George s
Davis of Burlington, Rev. William 8. HazeI
of Northfeld, Rev. @. r.. Seymour of Ben
nington, Rev. V. M. Hardy of Randolph
Hon. ID. NJ. Camp of Newport.
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