The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-07
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

No musical festival of the Episcopal choirs
of Vermont will be held this year. The
large parishes of the diocese did not seem
willing to assume the expense and work of
entertaining the singers, and the smaller
churches are unsuitable for large gather
ing,
USE less soap by using Harmless.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Original, Joseph
X. Darling OF Chelsea, Joseph Wilson of
Marshfield; additional, Marquis Lafayette
Gibbs Of Brandon increase, David X.
Hambln of Bristol; reissue, John Bissett
of North Ferrsburgh, Edmund Utton of
Worcester; original, widow, Lucinda Keeer
of Morrisville.
NORMAN MUNsoN was lodged in Bennng
ton Jail last week, charged with committing
a felonious assault upon Clara Woodland of
SYNDICATE, aged eleven years. Munson is
half-witted sort of fellow, has been in the
Brattleboro Insane Asylum and is about
thirty.five years old. Sandgate people
threatened lynching. Munson was bound
over for the grand jury.
COLONEL A. A. HALL returned to 81. AL
bans from New York last week He stoodlthe
journey well, but is still very weak. Colonel
Hall has completely recovered conscious
ness. He remembers falling and being
took place at the hospital or how he got to
No. 1913 West Fifty-eighth street. The fol
lowing three days are also blank to him.
VERDICT of S10,3 has been awarded in
Windham county court against the Employ
ers' Liability Assurance Company to Mrs.
Helen b. Clark, widow of Barna A. Clark,
one OF the most prominent men of Brattle-
boro who was found dead by the roadside
near his team about year ago Mr.. Clark
carried accident insurance policies to the
amount of $4,000. The question was
whether or not he was killed by being
thrown from his wagon, and the corporation
refused to SETTLE claiming that death was
due to apoplexy.
DIR. b. b. SENToN of Rutland has been
granted divorce from his wife on the al.
legged charge Of adultery. John Quinn,
with whom Mrs. Senton seemed to have be-
come infatuated about three or four years
ago, was at one time one of Rutland's prom
Using young men. Quinn has not been in
that city since the shooting affair between
him and the doctor. Ever after that the
doctor lived with his wife for his family's
sake, but finally Mrs Senton went to New
York. where Quinn resided. This step on
her part was the cause of the divorce pro-
ceedings.
USE less soap by using Harmless.
THE survivors of the Seventeenth Yer
mont Regiment held their annual reunion
at Morrisville last week. The officers
elected are: President, Buel j. Derby of
Burlington; vice-president, A. T. Wood
ward of Rutland; secretary and treasurer,
Dennis e. May of St. Johnsbury; execa.
tive committee, b. j. Derby, Captain Yale
and Wesley Smith, all of Burlington,
where the next reunion will be held. The
afternoon was spent in informal speeches
and telling experiences. The evening was
made enjoyable by local veterans and the
Relief Corps by an informal programme of
speeches and songs
THE annual state Christian Endeavor
ha1I Loo put
successful and enjoyable, although only 1876
out of 700 delegates were present. The Off
GERS elected for the year ensuing are: Presi-
dent w. r. Kinsman of Rutland vice.
presidents, Rev G. w. Morrow of Ran
dolph, e. B. Jordon of Jericho, Miss f. G.
Snow of Pomtret and Rev. George B. Law
son of Bennington; Secretary, Rev. f. f.
Lewis Of Hardwick; assistant secretary, NJ.
B. Morgan of Bennington; treasurer, M. l..
Cheney of Barre; auditor, III. S. Boardman of
Montpelier; superintendent of junior work,
Miss q. L. Marvin of Alburgh; assistant
superintendent Of junior work, Miss E. A.
Adams of Bellows Falls.
THE Grand Commandery of Vermont,
United Order of the Golden Gross, was in
stituted last week at Bellows Falls, with
the following officers: Grand commander,
L. M. Cragin of Springfield; vice grand com
mander, Mrs. Sarah j. Adams of Lyndon
Vile; prelate. Mrs. Mary j. Leonard OF
Rallows Falls; herald, James Carruthers
Of Rutland; inside guard. Mrs, L. Stafford
of Brattleboro; outside guard, 9. III. San
ders of Ches ter; past grand commander,
DR.. f. w. johnson of West Concord; treas
urer, Edward Goss of Olcott; keeper Of
records II. I. Pickering of st. Johnsbury;
trustees, A. A Halliday of Bellows Falls,
Mrs. Laura Currie Of Brattleboro and H. s.
Hughes of Saxton's River. The annual
meeting of the Grand Commandery will be
held at st. John sbury on the fourth We'd
nesday in April, 1897.
CHRONIC constipation is a painful, dis
agreeable and life-shortening difficulty. 1t
deranges the system, causes sick headache,
bad breath and poisons the blood 1t can
be readily overcome by De Wits Little
Early Risers. These little pills are great
regulators. W. E. Terrill & Co., Mont