The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-05
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

REV. WILLIAM s. WALKER of Lunenburg,
Mass, has accepted call to the Congrega-
tional church at Dorset, and begins his la
bors there August 0.
THE tub-factory OF s. A. q @. w.
Brownell, at Essex junction, with contents,
was totally destroyed by fire last Friday
night. Loss, 5000; insurance, $500.
MANCHESTER CENTER was visited by a
very severe thunderstorm last Thursday
night. Buildings were unroofed, trees up
rooted and crops leveled to the earth. The
loss will reach several thousand dollars.
PROFESSOR JOHN e. HoLToN, former
teacher at Burr and Burton Seminary, died
last week at his home in Boothbay, Me.
He was engaged in teaching until year
ago, when failing health compelled him to
give up work. He was a fine scholar, an
excellent teacher, and a favorite with all
who knew him.
WILLIAM DooDEy shot and twice wounded
George Webster at Fletcher last Friday.
Webster came from Abercorn, p. O., about
year ago, and brought Doodeys wife with
him, with whom he has since lived. Doodey
came to Fletcher about two weeks ago, and,
failing to find remedy at law, took re-
venge into his own hands. Webster is ex-
pected to recover.
MRS. l.. A. WHITNEY of Albany, N. Y,
who is visiting in Bennington, met with a
serious IL not fatal accident last Saturday
morning. She was riding. bicycle in
company with others, and when beyond the
railroad crossing near the Soldiers Home,
her wheel struck stone, throwing her to
the ground. She was picked up in an I'M
conscious condition and taken to the village.
1t is feared that her skull is broken.
ALL the mines and mining property
owned by the Copperfield Mining and
Smelling Company, formerly OF Vershire,
which has been in operation since 1920, have
been purchased by syndicate of New York
1iata nd hn hua hpn nnrl
veyed to the new company, which is incor-
porated under the laws of Vermont. The
Ely Copperfeld Mining Company is its til
tie. Its head Office is now in Boston.
MEETINGS of the State Board of Highway
commissioners, to be held in connection
with the county boards of road commits
sioners, have been arranged for the follow
ing places and dates AT Bennington, Tues
day, August IL; Rutland, Wednesday and
Thursday, August II and 10; Middlebury,
Friday, August IA; Montpelier, Monday,
August II; Burlington, Tuesday, August
Newport, Thursday, August 20; Island
Pond, Friday, August 21; st. Johnsbury,
Monday, August "a Bradford, Tuesday,
August %; Brattleboro, Wednesday, Au-
gust %; Woodstock, Thursday, August 81.
The commissioners from Grand Isle county
will meet at st. Adams or Burlington, and
those from Lamoille county at either St.
Johnsbury or Burlington
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Rutland railroad was held last Fri
day at Rutland, with stock vote repre-
sentative Of 12,6lS shares. The following
We're elected directors; Percival w. Glenn
ent of Rutland, George II. Ball OF Worces-
ter, Mass, John W. Stewart of Middlebury,
Horace G. Young of Albany, n. Y, Chester
Griswold and David Wilcox of New York,
Chester Harding and Charles A. Walker of
Boston and Wallace Clement of Rutland,
President Clement made no formal report,
because of the limited time since the cor
poration came into its operation, but said
one would be issued later on. The earn
ings thus far had paid operating expenses
and interest in gold No new litigation had
been commenced since the withdrawal OF
the lease. Several of the stockholders pres
ent were women.
WILLIAM b. WALL of Randolph, one OF
the democratic nominees for senator from
Orange county, refuses to allow his name
to be used on the ticket. He is a sound
money man first, last and every time, and
to reporter for the st, Adams Messenger
he said: :" / was absent at the time of my
nomination and did not hear of it until yes
terday. / do not approve of the Chicago
platform and absolutely refuse to support it,
shall have nothing to do with the silver
craze. | repudiate it. heart and soul, and
stand, as l always have, for the honest
principles of the old-tme democracy.
shall not be a candidate for the Orange
county senatorship, and shall write a let
ter to the county committee on my return
declining the nomination. / urge my
friends to support the regular republican
ticket, which stands for sound money"
II takes two five-cent cakes to wash as
many clothes as an eight.cent bar of heavy
bodied Harmless" soap.