The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-27
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

PROFESSOR CHARLES Il. PUTNEY has re.
signed as principal of st. Johnsbury Acad-
envy, his resignation to take effect at the
close OF the present school year.
THREE men who were working on OK
Mayor Van Patterns cottage at Cedar Beach
were drowned while attempting to reach
Essex, N. Y, in sail yacht. Their bodies
have not been recovered.
M. o. BYRNE, a commercial traveller, rep
resenting a Boston paper firm, was fined
S2O.5O at Bellows Falls last Thursday for
refusing to pay his fare between Bellows
Falls and Chester. Byrne held Central
Vermont mileage, which the conductor re.
fused, and he would not pay his fare.
The city of Rutland has voted to issue
1926, 900 worth of bonds. These bonds will
be issued to set aside temporary loan war
rants amounting to S21 900, and enable the
street commissioners to continue improve
ments on the streets and give employment
to a large number of men who are out OF
work.
j. d. LANGDELL, a prominent citizen of
Cambridge, was instantly killed last week.
Mr.. Langdell was returning from the field
behind pair of steers hitched to a cart,
when they took fright and ran against a
gate post and made dash for an open barn
door, striking the side of the barn, throwing
Mr.. Langdell out with such force that his
neck was broken causing instant death.
II. f. WAY of Wheelock murdered his
wife last Wednesday night. 1t is reported
that they got into quarrel over the division
of property and that he pounded her TO
death with a club. He was the landlord of
the hotel at that place. Way is about fifty
three years old and his wife about forty
three, and they had one or two children.
The murderer expresses no sorrow for his
crime, but declares that he meant to kill her
and is glad he has done it. He is lodged in
jail at st. Johnsbury without bail.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Original James
Everson, Jr., of Rutland, Anthony Burton
of Cuttngsville; increase, Ira Quimby Of
West Concord, Edwin Horton of Chitten-
den, Charles w. A. Putnam of Randolph,
Moses N Durham of Chelsea; original,
widows, etc, Eva Ingham of Vergennes,
Amanda sebra Of Middlebury, minor of
Widow W. Wait of Windsor, Margaret A.
Stapleton of Wallingford; reissue, Thomas
Williams of Hydeville, Morillo M. Whip
pie OF Bethel.
AT the hearing in United States Circuit
Court at Windsor last Wednesday, in the
matter of the Grand Trunk Railway Com
pany Of Canada and the Central Vermont
Railway Company, the receivers of the lat
ter road presented petition for leave to
purchase $500 tons OF steel rails, at an ex-
pense of about $40, 1000, and to purchase ties
costing about S100, 900, and to complete the
building of certain bridges at large ex-
pense; also to buy six frst-class passenger
coaches, with vestibules and mahogany
finish, at an expense of about $3S, 000 three
tirst-class coaches without vestibules, ma
hogany finish, at an expense of about $13,-
800 and four tirst-class smokers, with ves-
tibules, quartered- oak finish, at an expense
OF about $21 900. The creditors and bond
holders strongly objected to this petition on
the ground that it would take money that
should be appropriated to pay debts, and
for interest on the bonds, and that the pur-
chase OF the cars at this time seemed most
inexpedient, as cars suitable for the puI-
pose OF the receivers could be easily hired
at small expense.
THE Gill Odd Fellows Home at Ludlow
was dedicated last Wednesday in the pres
encs of 800 people. Among the Odd Fellows
present were grand lodge officers from this
state, New York, New Hampshire and Mas
sachusetts. All things considered the event
was the largest and most successful one
that the order has ever held in this state
The exercises lasted an hour and half and
held the closest attention of the standing
thousands from start to finish. The annual
session of the grand encampment was held
at Rutland last week Tuesday and the fol.
lowing officers for the ensuing year were
elected: Grand patriarch d. o. Wallace oil
St. Albans grand high priest, L. j. Brown
OF Bradford; grand senior warden, e. f.
Smith OF Barre; grand scribe, g. w. Farr OF
st. Johnsbury; grand treasurer, d. w. Dud-
ley of Montpelier; grand junior warden, G
81. Lockwood of Springfeld grand repre-
sentative, L. V. Green of Rutland. The
officers Of the grand lodge elected the next
day are: Grand master, H. L. Parker OF
Lyndonville deputy grand master, II. M
Mcfarland of Hyde Park; grand secretary,
81. e. Parker of Bradford; grand treasurer,
e. p. Adams Of Swanton; grand chaplain
Rev j. E. Farrow of Wilmington grand
representative, q. A. Perry of Readsboro
grand marshal, e. M. Barrett of Island
Pond; grand warden, j. H. Blakeley Of
Bellows Falls; grand guardian, Q. w. FarI
of Barre grand conductor, E. III. Jackson
of st. Adams.
ONE minute is the standard time and One
Minute Cough Cure is the standard prepare
ton for every form of cough or cold. 1t is
the only harmless remedy that produces i'm.
mediate, results. W. e. Terrill & Co.
Montpelier, Vt.