The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-22
Domestic.

CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, the elder, re-
ceived a stroke of paralysis at his home in
New York last Wednesday. Since that
time his condition has been considered very
critical.
The army worm struck North Leominster,
Mass, last Wednesday. Millions Of them
went into the three-acre field of heavy grass
on Lewis Phelps farm and in a few hours
everything was devoured There is great
excitement in that section over the appear
ance of the pest.
MISS ADDIE TILLMAN, eldest child of Sen
ator Tillman, and her escort Rev. Robert
A. Lee pastor of the Episcopal church at
Yorkville, n. c., were killed by the same
bolt OF lightning at Brevard, n. c., last
week. They were caught in a rain-storm
and sought shelter under some bushes near
which was large oak tree. Miss Tillman
was twenty years old.
The intermarried citizens of the Choc-
taw nation in Indian Territory met at
Goodland last week to take some steps
toward having their treaty rights recog-
nized by the Dawes commission. They are
growing uneas y, as their names do not ap-
pear upon the citizenship rolls of the ma
ton, nor does the law returning the Dawes
commission m AXE any provisions for them.
Governor Jardner has called for a special
session OF the commission, and will en-
deavor to prevent Its members from having
access to the citizenship rolls.
THROUGH the criminal stupidity of a
young man named Beltart, living at Mar
shall, Mimi, two girls were killed and
third was seriously injured. Beltart was
herding cattle, and his two sisters and a
niece named Dunnholland went out to the
field. Beltart suggested some sort of a
game and tied the girls with rope, one
end OF which was tied to the saddle on his
pony. The laughter Of the young people
scared the pony. which ran away and
choked to death Miss Dunnholland and one
OF the Beltart girls. The other may recover.
THE heaviest wind and rain-storm known
in many. years swept up the Ohio river
valley through Southern Ohio, Eastern
Kentucky and West Virginia last Thurs
day. Several lives were lost and much
property was destroyed by lightning. A
cloud-burst caused a washout at Friendly
and Willow Islands. A cloudburst near
Grantsville, Calhoun county, West Vir-
ginia, carried away several houses and de-
stroyed crops. At Marietta the lightning
destroyed 600 barrels of oil and the der
ricks at the Racer and Rock Oil Company's
wells. The Oil property in the Sistersville
district also suffered damage. Many build
ings were damaged by wind throughout the
Ohio valley.
AN army OF Christian Endeavor delegates
visited Washington's tomb at Mount Yer
non last week Tuesday. The great chorus
was on hand and a service OF song and
praise was held before the tomb Short
speeches were made by prominent Chris
tian Endeavorers and a tree was planted
on the grounds to commemorate the If
teenth annual international convention of
Christian Endeavorers. 1t being the one
hnndredth anniversary of the delivery of
Washingtons farewell address, parts OF
that document that seemed to apply to the
present political situation and to such re-
ligous movements as the Christian En-.
deavor were read.
AN appalling disaster occurred last Thurs
day night at Cleveland, o. While fiat