The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-29
SUMMARY OF NEWS,
Vermont.

SEYMOUR CAREY Of Colchester was killed
at the crossing just below the railroad sta
ton at Winooski last Thursday evening.
His horse was killed and the wagon re-.
duced to kinding. wood.
The drug store and laboratory of Charles
f. Smith at West Topsham were burned to
the ground early last Monday morning.
The safe was hauled from the building by
chains. Cause unknown. Loss, So 900; in
surance, $500.
The slate dealers OF Fair Haven have
formed pool for mutual protection. Off.
GERS have been elected and the office OF the
manager is located at Fair Haven. This
combine is formed to prevent the cutting OF
prices on slate mantels.
THE herd Of thirty two COWS on Governor
Wood bury's farm in Gilmore were examined
last week by DIR. Rich of Burlington. All
were found free from tuberculosis. For
the past fifteen years the butter from this
herd has been used at the Van Ness
House.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Additional,
Aaron Preston of Wallingford increase,
Charles w. Boardman of Worthwhile; orig
inal, Francis II. HOLSTER of Bennington,
reissue, Alanson II. Allard of Evansville
Mason b. Curtis of Orange.
"A LARGELY. ATTENDED mass meeting was
field in Burlington, last Friday evening, to
devise some plan for relieving the Armeni-
ans. Resolutions were adopted urging con-
gress to do all possible, and to indorse all
efforts by the president to secure the safety
of the Americans in the Turkish dominons.
p. g. DODGE, editor of the Burlington
Independent, started for Mexico, last Mon
day, to secure the effects of the late Dean
B. Conner, formerly of Burlington, and to
make provisions for the care Of the lot in
which he is buried. Mr.. Dodge has a
twenty days leave of absence from his
duties as immigrant inspector.
GEORGE A. BoYDEN of Brattlebor), adj
ministrator of the estates Of Oliver Dande-
lin, Jerry Trudeau, Ed ward Ch4quet and
! Edward Rogers, who were killed last July
at Pownal by train on the Fitchburg rail-
road, has sued that company for $4,000 for
each person killed. in behalf of their near
est of kin. The writ is returnable to the
March term of the Windham County Court.
THE annual report of the Central Yer.
mont Railroad Con pany shows that the
gross receipts for the year were So, 108,979
and operating expenses S3,561 ,9l8, leaving a
net re venue of S1,547 060. The total fixed
years profit S1S,SS0. During the year seven
iron bridges, costing S62 800; six tres tie
bridges, costing $12 800; eight passenger
stations and eleven freight houses cost
ing $25. 600, have been erected. The
number of passengers carried, earning
revenue was 1888 ,92l; the number carried
one mile was So 500, $40. The number of
tons of freight carried, earning revenue,
was BIOS 1913. The company operates 1928
miles of road
The Avenue House at st. Johnsbury was
burned to the ground last Sunday afternoon.
At half past -four lamp exploded in one of
| the rooms and the flames spread with great
rapidity. The building was owned by B.
G. Howe and was valued at $4,000; in
sured for $4,000 ID. l.. Doyle, the land
lord, had no insurance on his personal prop
erty. His loss is fully $500. The first
floor of the Avenue House was rented to
stores The occupants were Spaulding
Brothers, groceries, Miss L. G. French,
milliner, F. B. Martel, barber, G. 81. Bagley,
shoe dealer. The guests Of the hotel, both
regular and transient, lost everything. The
Opera House on the west of theshotel was
burned. The block next north of the hotel,
owned by B. G. Howe, was practically
ruined. One hundred fremen from Lyn-
donvile rendered valuable assistance. The
fire was not under control until eleven
o'clock at night.