The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-02-26
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

The democrats of Burlington have NOM
mated Seneca Haselton for mayor Hon.
Hamilton s. Peck is the republican NOM
inee.
THERE was a general liquor raid at st.
Adams last Wednesday. Eleven dealers
were fined 1888 50 with costs. All took ap-
peals, each furnishing $3.50 bail
COLLECTOR B. B. SMALLRY and party left
Burlington last Friday for six weeks
trip to California. They went in President
Smiths private car Mansfield"
PENSIONS recently granted to vermonters:
Original, Spencer g. Cheney Of Rutland;
renewal and increase, Sanford r. Barnes OF
Bennington; increase, John @. Blay of
South Royalton; original, widows etc,
Laura N. Roby of st. Adams, Harriet
Cooper OF Brattleboro and Eliza 8. Miller Of
Burlington.
LEWIS S. EDDY of Grafton died last week.
aged seventy-six years. Mr.. Eddy was
prominent man throughout Wipdham
county. He was at one time the wealthiest
farmer in Grafton, owning farm Of 800
acres near the village OF Rockingham, but
he died poor. He has held the office of
overseer OF the poor for many years. He
cast his first vote for President Tyler in
1910.
REPRESENTATIVES, CIRCUIT has introduced q
joint resolution providing that the secretary
OF the navy be authorized and directed to
deliver to Chamberlain Post, Grand Army
Of the Republic, to be posted by the soldiers
monument in St. Johnsbury, two light
pieces of condemned cannon and twenty
cannon-balls, providing that said delivery
shall be made without expense to the
United States government and without
detriment to the naval service.
The house, barn and outbuildings Of
Warren Carleton at Corinth Center, with
contents, were burned to the ground early
| last Thursday morning. Mr.. Carleton, aged
seventy, and his grandson, aged four, were
burned to death. They lived in house
alone and the buildings were some distance
from any other dwellings. The cause OF
the fire is not known. When discovered
the buildings were mass of flames and the
roof Of the house had fallen in. Mr.. Garlic
ton was the liquor agent for Corinth, and
was highly respected citizen. The father
and mother OF the boy were working in
Concord and Manchester, N. H, at the
time the fire occurred.
The town of Westminster will receive at
least 100000, to be expended in erecting
and maintaining public library. Twenty
two years ago Isaac Buttertield died in Bos-
ton, leaving property on Haymarket Square
valued at $50, 600 in the hands Of the trustees
wife and two sons, and at their decease to
revert to the town of Westminster, and be
devoted to library purposes. The widow
died some years ago; one Of the sons is dead
anu inc QUIET III IN an insane asylum al
Worcester, Mass Few people in West.
minister except the older residents knew OF
this bequest. Now, seemingly, the time il
not far distant when it will be available
The property has appreciated in value to
above 100000.
A BAD wreck occurred last week Tuesday
morning on the Central Vermont railroad
near Ludlow. A passenger train leaving
Rutland at 6:20 A. M. went down q fifty-fool
embankment A nu nber of trainmen and
passengers were seriously injured. The
wreck was caused by a broken rail- This
was the third train which had been off the
iron within twenty-four hours within mile
Of this place, the rails being damaged by
the excessive cold. The train was in charge
Of Conductor Sexton. The baggage car
mail car and one coach all went off the
track and went down the embankment
smashing them in pieces. The engine was
left ON the ties. There were only six OF
eight passengers besides the trainmen, and
all were hurt more or less. All were cared
for at the farmhouse Of Veloris Frost
which stands but short distance from
where the accident happened.
j. w. Pierce, Republic, Ia, says: 81
have used One Minute Cough Cure in my
family and for myself with results so en-
tirely satisfactory that 1 can hardly FIND
words to express myself as to its merits.
will never fail to recommend it to others or
every occasion that presents itself" W. e
Terrill & Co., Montpelier, Vt.