The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-09
SUM MARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

DIR W. ii. GIDDINGs has finally resigned
as superintendent of the state asylum for
the insane at Waterbury, his resignation to
take effect when his successor is appointed.
THE members OF the state board of health
met At Bellows Falls last week and organ
lzed by electing DR.. Caverly OF Rutland
president, and DIR. j. II. Hamilton Of Rich
lord secretary.
Mr. AND Mrs ABNER r. REYNOLDS Of
Pittsford celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary last Thursday. A poem, writ
ten for the occasion 10y Miss Lucia Gilbert,
the only one Of the wedding guests able to
be present at the anniversary, was read,
ana numerous gifts came in. Mr.. and Mrs.
Reynolds have lived in Pittford since 1858.
THE house on Pennell Hill, in Halifax,
owned by ID. B. Pratt was burned last
Wednesday. Mrs. Pratt was alone when
the fire broke out and was unable to save
any OF the furniture. A shed and guam
tity OF farming tools were also burned. The
fire probably originated from a defective
chimney. Loss, about $1,000; partially in
sured.
A SERIOUS shooting affair occurred last
Thursday in the soapstone quarry at Per-
kinsville. A Frenchman named Bowel and
an Italian by the name of Frottal got into
am alteration which resulted in Frottal
shooting and MORALLY wounding Bowel.
As soon as he had fired the shots the would
be murderer escaped to the mountains, and
although officers have been searching for
him he has eluded his pursuers.
The newly-appointed state board of agr,-
culture met last week at Burlington for or
ganization. Hon. Victor I. Spear, who has
been statistical secretary OF the board for the
past four years, was chosen secretary. The
board informally discussed the work of
farmers institutes, and of the board OF cat
tie commissioners. The first farmers in
stitutes will be held next week in the
northeastern counties of the state.
liz Senator Morrill, lives to the end of the
term he is now serving-that Is until March
next-he will have served five full terms
in the senate, which no man has yet done.
Many people think that Thomas II. Benton
served for five full terms, but this is not a
fact. Benton served from the time of Mis-
souris admission to the Union until March
3, 1851, but as Missouri did not become a
state till August, 1921 it is seen that Benton
did not serve for five full senatorial terms
PRELIMINARY surveys are soon to be made
OF the Ely Copperfield railroad, for which
the last legislature granted charter. New
smelling works for the products of the
mines are to be built at once and a strong
effort Is being made to have them located
at White River Junction. No other large
| producers of copper are in the same proxim
| ity to the market as the Vermont copper
mines and with proper railroad facilitie.
they will have a great advantage over Other
mines.
THE New York express freight from Brat
| tleboro to New London was wrecked las
| Friday evening near Eagleville, Conn
Otis Hall of Bratteboro, the engineer, Ben
jamin Hall, the fireman, brother of the en-
gineer, and Warren Thomas, brakeman, o
Gouveneur, n. Y, were killed. At tn,
| point mentioned the train broke in two sec
tions, the forward portion leaving the track
| AS 1t went along the rails it tore up tn,
road bed and carried away telephone anC
telegraph wires. Investigation leaves M
room for doubt that the boiler OF the engin,
exploded before the train broke in two
Fireman Hall and Warren Thomas wer
instantly killed. Engineer Hall was aliv
when found but died half an hour later il
Mansfield. His body and those Of the othe
by the explosion. All of the victims wer
in middle life. Warren Thomas had beef
on the road but a few weeks. His brothe
was conductor Of the train.