The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-15


THERE are forty.six pupils in the dairy
school at the State Experiment Farm. The
class is limited to fifty students
WILLIAM II. BUTTON OF Middebury has
b zen appointed clerk of the United States
senate committee on agriculture.
The senate passed bill last Friday APP
propriatiDg 900 for rebuilding the Gus
tom house building and post.office at st.
Adams, which was burned last May.
JAMES DAVIS of Bellows Falls, an en-
ploye CT the Fall Mountain Paper Company,
was killed last Thursday by roll of paper
weighing 600 pounds falling on him. Death
was instantaneous. He was to have been
married in few weeks.
The internal revenue collector for the
New Ham pshire district, which comprises
Vermont, New Hampshire and Name
showed an increase over last year for the
month of December of over $4,000. The
total receipts for the year 1895 were
S504, 749.
THE Laird & Sweeney Manufacturing
Company OF st. Johnsbury is soon to move
to Middletown, Conn A corporation is be-
ing organized under the laws of that state
to be known as the Laird q King Manu-
featuring Company, to which will be trans
ferred all patents and franchises of the st.
Johnsbury plant
The Shepard & Morse Lumber Company
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1t is claimed that the rental charged by the
Central Vermont railroad for the land on
which they are located is excessive. On
the other hand, it is said that the rental
they now pay for the land does not cover
the taxes assessed on it.
BY the will of the late franklin Baldwin
of North Grafton Mass, the University of
Vermont at Burlington will receive $4,000
The will also POUNDS two scholarships in
Smith College, Northampton, preference to
be given to students from Putney, VT, his
native town. These legaces take effect
after the death of Mrs. Baldwin.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters. Increase. Luz
cus M. Booth of Essex juno ion, Hiram
A. Rogers of South Royalton and Amasa
j. Warren OF Green River; reissue, Milo b
Randall of Middlesex; original, widows,
etc, Maria G. Chapman of North Ferris.
burgh and Johanna Dempsey of Castleton /;
additional, Lucius r. Parker of Richford.
W. B. MCCARTHY of Burlington, whose
conditional pardon by Governor Woodbury.
has occasioned so much talk and discussion
in the state press, got into fight with p.
M. Meldon Of Rutland, last week, in the
American billiard-room in Burlington.
Meldon was roughly handled and badly
bruised by Mccarthy. The latter was taken
to the House of Correction the next day to
serve his orr yinal sentence.
REPRESENTATIVE of the agricultural so.
cieties of Rutland and Windsor counties,
the State Fair Association and the Horse
| Breeders Association met at Rutland, last
week, for the purpose of cultivating an in
| creased interest in agricultural exhibitions
and co operating together in securing at
tractive features for the various fairs. f..
III. Harrington of Brandon was elected
president and f. W. Spaulding of Poultney
secretary. 1t was DECIDED TO issue call to
the secretaries Of all the agricultural and
driving associations in the state to meet at
a time and place to be hereafter announced
The Vermont Association of Boston held
its tenth annual reunion and dinner at the
Vendome in that city last Thursday even.
| ing. About 125 sons and daughters of the
| Green Mountain State were present. Chief.
Justice Walbridge presided at the banquet
Among the post-prandial speakers were
Chief. Justice Ross and Judge Thompson oil
the Vermont supreme court. The officers
elected for the ensuing year are: President
( Alanson w. Beard; vice presidents, Alden
speare and William E. Fuller; secretary
and treasurer, Elmer E Silver; chaplain
t2ev. Or. E. II. Byington; executive com.
Y ,1ittoe, Josiah III. Benton, Jr., James L
Phelps, George w, Brown, Eugene n Foss
lshton r. Willard and John Bliss.
RoN. HORACE w. BAILEY, for the Fish
md Game Commission, and John w. Tit
,omb, for the Fish and Game League, have
offered reward of $50 for inform alton that
will secure the first conviction for killing
deer in Essex county between January /
1886, and January /, 1897. Section 40, Act
Nd. 80, Laws of 1892, reads: I" A person
who, prior to the first day of November,
! 800, pursues, takes or kills within this
4 state, wild deer, or has in his possession a
I wild deer or part thereof, so taken OF killed
/ shall be fined 500, and the possession of the
meat or pelt or any part OF a wild deer shall
be presumptive evidence that the person
having it in possession is guilty of a viola
ton of the provisions of this section"
THE annual meeting of the Vermont Jer
| sey Breeders Association was held at the
Bardwell House, Rutland, last Thurs day
This association reorganizad under tn,
name Of The Vermont Jersey Cattle Club
This was done at the suggestion of tn,
American Jersey Cattle Club, aud the new
Vermont Cattle Club will now be in aft liza
! ton with the national club Stringent meas
ures were adopted regarding membership
and registration, and it is the design of the
club to so protect its members that Yer
mont bred Jerseys may stand without ques
ton. The club elected all the old officers
| IL. w. Vail, president; I. G. Bronson, sec
Rotary; and j. T Boyden, treasurer. The
new organization starts out with large
membership and renewed enthusiasm.
The annual meeting of the Vernon
State Agricultural Association was held a
! White River Junction last Friday. A balanc,
of 81 957 70 was reported in the treasury
Resolutions were adopted on the death of III
NJ. Arms of Springfield, who was one of tn,
directors. 1t was voted to hold the stat,
fair this year at White River junction OF
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Septem
Der 2, 3 and A. The following officers were
elected: George Aitkin of Woodstock, pres
ident; j. c. Parker of Quechee, II, c
Cleveland of Coventry, III. II. McIntyr,
of Randolph, G. j. Bell of East Hard
wick, vice presidents; Henry Clark of Rut
land, secretary; G. NJ. Winslow of Bran
don, treasurer; Henry G. Root Of Benning
ton, William r Sanford of Orwell, Henri!
Chase of Lyndon, Crosby Miller of Pomfret
Henry B. Kent of Dorset, l.. S. Drew o
Burlington, G. III. Hubbard of Springfield
George Davis of East Montpelier, III. Q
Cleveland of Coventry, c. j. Bell of Eas
Hardwick, IL. Ii. Mcintyre of Randolph
E. q. Smith of st. Adams, G. M. Winslov
of Brandon, George w. Hooker of Brattle
boro, e. N. Bissell of East Shoreham, Thad
deus NJ Chapman Of Middlebury. w. Sew
ard Webb of Shelburne, George w. Smitl
of White River Junction, III. c. Watson o
Brandon and George Aitkia of Woodstock
directors.
If suffering with piles, it will interest yo1
to know that De Wits Witch Hazel Salv