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


Mrs. WILLIAM j. HENDERSON of Burling-
ton, most estimable lady, committed sui
eide last week by inhaling gas from a jet at
the Amy Proctor Sanatorium, where she
was being treated. Mrs. Henderson had
long suffered from an obscure disease Of the
brain, and was not responsible Tor the act
that ended her life.
THE newly elected board Of trustees Of
the State Insane Asylum met last week and
organized by the election OF George w.
Wing of Montpelier president; DR.. w. N.
Platt of Shoreham, secretary. and w: r.
Page of Rutland treasurer. Five applica-
tions for the position Of superintendent were
considered, but no definite action was
taken.
WILLIAM CoNRoY, alias Henry Mcdowell,
who was sent to states prison for twenty
FIVE years for shocking murder committed
in southern Vermont, escaped from the asy-
lum at Waterbury last week. 1t is thought
he escaped to Canada by train. The police
of all the large towns and cities In northern
Vermont and Canada have been notified to
look out for him.
HIRAM DAVIS Of Stowe was one hundred
years old last Thursday With the excep-
ton of bad wrist his health and faculties
are we'll preserved. He was born in Swan.
ton, December TO- 1896, living in that town
until he was twenty-three years of age.
From this place Mr.. Davis found employ
ment at Powual going from there to Mid
L
went on foot to Canada at the age Of thirty
eight and became acquainted with his
! bride, Miss Eunice Davis of Shefford, where
| he bought farm and remained for several
| years, raising up large family. Fourteen
| years ago he moved to Stowe.
OFFICERS of the Vermont National Guard,
recently inspected the probable location
| of the state muster ground for next year.
1t is a large meadow containing fifty acres
and is known as the Billings farm, situated
in Chester, about eleven miles from Bel
| lows Falls, on the line of the Rutland rail-
road. This ground borders on Williams
river. IL is admirably adapted for camp.
| The permanent camp-ground, near Burling-
ton, which is owned by the state, has never
been used and 1t requires large outlay OF
money, for which the last legislature made
no appropriation. 1t has been several years
since the encampment has been held at that
end of the state.
AT the annual meeting of the Vermont
State Grange, held last week in Burlington,
the following officers were elected for the
year ensuing: Master, G.. j. Bell of East
Hardwick; overseer, G. w. Pierce Of Brat
teboro lecturer, r. B. Galusha of Jericho
steward, ID. III. Morse of Randolph assist
ant steward, NJ b. Roberts Of Rupert; chap.
lain, o. j. Lowrey of Jericho; treasurer, f.
b. Pier of Rawsonvlle; secretary, ID. d
Howe Of Burlington; gate keeper, A, F
Lawrence of S.. Johns bury Ceres, Mrs G.
j. Bell of East Hardwick; Pomona, Mrs. c.
f. Smith of Nor isvile; Flora, Mrs. w. G.
Mason of Rupert; lady assistant steward
Mrs. NJ. B. Roberts of Rupert executive
committee, l.. M. Craigin of Springfield and
G. F, Smith Of Morrsvlle.
| PENSIONS have recently been granted tC
the following Vermonters: Original, james
l.. Hall of Mddlebury; restoration and in
E crease, Charles II. Woodward, deceased
of East Arlington; increased, ID. Miron K
Sawyer of Bethel Israel Fountain Of ST
Adams Bay; original, widows. etc, minors
of John NJ. Ferris of East Bethel, Sally AnI
Woodward of East Arlington, Margaret
Cone of Bennington. Original, Seymour n
! Howe of Enosburgh Falls; increase, Julius
II. Church of Hancock, Benjamin f. Cham
berlin of Bethel, Zsphraim Goodrich of Will
liston, Lewis Lapointe OF Bristol, Georg'
, w. Moore of Brandon; original. widows
, etc, Lydia N Taylor of Morristown, Abbi'
Lockwood of North Springfield restoration
, Oliver Bowen of Montpelier.
A MEETING was recently held in New
: York of all parties interested in the Contra
Vermont railroad credit and bondholders
3 to see If any agreement could be reached a
to an equitable plan for reorganization o
3 the property, which would be acceptable T.
] all parties AS result of the meeting tn
following were appointed committee 4
= formulate a plan: Charles M. Hays, chair
: man, receiver and general manager GRAM
) Trunk railway, Louis G. Ledyard, repre-
D.. senting the American Express Company
D Henry d. Hyde, representing the American
+. Loan and Trust Company as trustees unde
( both mortgages, Charles p Searle, repre-
Q senting creditors, secured and unsecured
f, @. Smith, receiver and president of tn
Central Vermont, and representative of tn
Smith estate, Ezra III. Baker, secretar
representing the consolidated mortgage tiv
per cent bonds. An effort will be made b.
the committee to formulate plan at once