The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Restoration and
Increase, Medrck Dicklow, deceased, of
Fair Haven Increase, Birney j. Pratt OF
North Calais and Henry Blake of Marsh
field
Two deaths have occurred at the Soldiers
Home at Bennington during the past week.
Philip Pendergast, Company II, 123d regi-
ment, New York Infantry, died Saturday,
aged fifty seven, of Bright's disease. He
was admitted to the Home May IA, 1896,
from Bellows Falls and was buried in the
Home cemetery. Samuel Brock, Company
A, Eleventh Vermont regiment, died Sun
day, aged fifty-two, of diabetes. He was
admitted to the Home November 19, 1896.
The burial was at West Barnet. This
makes seventy-two deaths at the Home
since it was opened.
CHARLES M. HAYS of Montreal and Col
e. G. Smith of st. Adams receivers of
the Central Vermont railroad, met the
reorgan zation: committee in conference in
New York last week. The meeting was
not open to newspaper men or the public.
After the adjournment, Mr.. Hayes informed
reporter of the United Associated Press
that only a preliminary conference had been
reached and that informal discussion Of the
roads finances occupied the time. There
has been no definite plan formed, he de-
clared and therefore he can give no infor-
nation concerning the possible outcome OF
the work of the receivers and the reorgan-
| ization co nmittee. Mr.. Hays refused to
| discuss the various reorganization plans
which had been proposed.
JUDGE w. G. VEAzEY has resigned as a
member of the int estate commerce COM
mission, and it is rumored that Q. A. Prouty
of Newport will be appointed to succeed
him Senator Proctor, Gen. CIRCUIT and
other New England republicans have been
to the White House to help along his case.
By law the app ointment goes to republic
Can, and by precedent to Vermont. Ever
since the organization OF the Interstate
commerce commission the state has had one
of the members-first, Aldace f. Walker
and then Ju lge Veazey. Both were APP
pointed by President Cleveland, but the
president may conclude this time that Yer
mont has had her share and look somewhere
| else for a man. Mr.. Prouty was class
mate at Dartmouth of Governor-elect Black
OF New York, and BLACK has done what he
could to have him appointed Later -rhe
president sent Mr.. Prouty's nomination to
the Senate Monday.
THOMAS MACK of Vergennes, the repre-
sentative from that town in the recent leg
islature, has enjoined Louis Daniels and
Rsv. Father p A Campeau, both OF Yer
gennes from continuing in the coal business
in that ci y. The case arose from an agree
ment alleged to have been made between
Father Campeau and Mack that Campeau
should discontinue the coal business. The
bill sets up that this agreement was brought
about as follows: Some time ago man
named Eagan of Vergennes, claimed that
Father Campeau had been criminally init
mate with his wife and threatened to prose-
cute him. Father Campeau, knowing that
Mack had great deal of influence over
Eagan, went to him to get him TO persuade
E.gan not to prosecute him and avoid a
scandal Mack finally agreed TO do this,
providing that Campeau would discontinue
the coal business in which he was COM
petitor of Mack, and that a certain wharf
owned by Campeau should not be used in
competition with Mack's business 1t is al
legged that Campeau disregar1ed the stipu-
lation, and has since been selling coal at less
than cost in an attempt to drive Mack out
of the market. II is also stated that Father
Campeau is soon to sail for Europe.