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


The Orleans County Summer schoo
opened last week with a registration o.
ninety. Judge l.. II. Thompson of Iras
burg. the president, made the opening ad
dress.
BETTER for clothes to use less soap by
using Harmless"
THE large barn of Ned Smith, situated on
the outskirts Of Bennington, was struck by
lightning last Wednesday and DESTROYED
About thirty-five tons Of hay were burned
Loss, $1,000; insured.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
vermonters as follows: Reissue, Charles
e. Beach of Burlington increase, George
w. Stoodley, of Proctorsvlle; original,
widow, etc, Catherine Howard Of st.
Johnsbury.
Mrs. MARTHA BRozEE and Mrs. Mary
West OF Newport twin sisters, celebrated
the ninety sixth anniversary Of their birth
last Thursday. A large number of friends
and relatives were present. Many presents
OF value to their declining years were re-
ceived.
BETTER for clothes to use less soap by
using " Harmless"
The state fair will be held at White
River junction September s. 8 and 10. The
track purses aggregate 1900, and are di-
vided as follows; Free-for-all trot, $500;
2:21 trot, $500; 1923 trot and pace, $500;
free-for-all trot, $500; 2:35 pace, $500; 2:45
UrOU ana pace wv.
CHARLES GARRow, an old soldier, was
seriously and probably fatally injured last
week while working in brick-yard at
Rutland. One side of the pit caved in and
about twenty tons of clay closed up the
hole in which he was working. He was re-
leased from the perilous position after
much trouble and labor. He was badly
crushed in both sides of the body and back
DR.. Hanrahan was summoned and decided
that there was very little hope OF his re-
covery.
Hon. II. X. SLAYToN died recently at the
home OF e M. Slayton, his son, in Man.
chester, n. ii. Mr.. Slayton was native of
Calais, and was educated in the district
schools of his native town and at the old
Montpelier Academy. He moved to Man.
chester in 1868, where he has since con
Quoted a large Wholesale produce and COM
1856, delegate to the first national republi-
can convention, held at Philadelphia. He
represented Calais in the house in 1858 and
1859, and in the years 1871 and 1872 was
sent from Manchester to the New Hamp.
shire legislature.
Ar meeting of the Bennington Histori-
cal Society, held last week, resolution was
adopted for the removal OF the stone now
marking the site of the Catamount Tavern
TO the cemetery in Bennington Center, suit |
ably engraved to mark the burial-place of
those who fell in Bennington battles and |
nCiO Ill JLdI cemetery. Inc lnSCrlD- |
ton to he placed on the stone will read as |
follows: Around this stone lie buried |
many patriots who fell in the battle of Ben
nington, August 16, 1777, Also, here rest
the Hesslans who died from wounds after
the battle. They were brought from the
field as captives and confined in the first
built in Vermont, which
stood on the green in front of the burying-
ground"
The Florentine Marble Company of ILL
nois has purchased the entire plant of
the Smith q Brainerd Marble COMPANY
Negotiations were perfected last week and
the deeds were recorded in the town clerks
office at Pittsford. 1t is understood that the
price paid was S101, 000 The Smith &
Brainerd property includes quarries at
Florence, Brandon, Middlebury and Bel
den's Falls. machinery valued at several
thousand dollars, besides farms, cattle,
farm and other buildings, together with a
amount of real estate in the
towns in which the quarries are located.
Inc company also owns a branch railroad
which runs from the Rutland road to the
quarres in Florence. The sale was sur.
prise, as it was commonly believed that the
property was not in the market.
ELI Hill, Lumber City, Pa, writes: az
have been suffering from piles for twenty
i've years and thought my case incurable.
IleWitts Witch Hazel Salve was recon-
nended to me as pile cure, so bought
box and it performed a permanent cure"
This is only one of thousands of similar
cases. Eczema, sores and skin diseases
yield quickly when it is used. w. E. Ter
ill & Co., Montpelier, Vt.