The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-09
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

DEER are so numerous in the hill towns
of Bennington county as to be nuisance.
In East Dover they have done considerable
damage in orchards and grain-6elds.
BAND barracks and additional headqnar-
ters for officers are to be erected at Fort
Ethan Allen by direction of the secretary
of war--an evidence that this is soon to he
a regimental headquarters
THE ten.years-old son of Louis Ploof Of
Burlington was run down and killed by an
electric car last Friday. The boy was play
ing with some companions in the street, and
started TO cross the track just in front of the
car. No blame attaches to the motor-man,
as IL was impossible for him to stop the car
in time to prevent the accident
AS the result of a controversy between
the Rutland railroad and the Central YER
mont two locomotives, representing the
respective roads, engaged in tug OF war at
Burlington last Friday morning over car
loaded with machinery from the repair
shops of the Rutland road. The Central
Vermont engine finally won, because some
one slipped the coupling of the other loco
motive, and the contested cars, with their
load, were taken to st. Adams. The Gem
tral Vermont road, as lessees of the Rutland
road, has had under consideration plan
for the removal of the repair shops which
have long been located at Burlington.
The idea is opposed by the Rutland man
agement, and when a gang of workmen
went down from St. Adams and began to
remove the machinery, which they loaded
upon two fiat cars, the opposition deter
mined to prevent its removal. The Rut-
land road has placed the repair shop and its
remaining machinery under police guard
and will prevent by force, If necessary any
further removal oil property from Burning
ton.
USE less soap. Too much ruins clothes
rots them; eats the fiber.
A MEETING of prominent citizens of Bur-
lington and other parts of the state was
held last Friday al the Van Ness House for
the purpose of finding or establishing a
means of inducing people from out of the
state to make their summer homes in YER
mont. Hon. e. j. Phelps was elected chair
man and Willis Clark secretary. The fol-
following preamble and resolution was
adopted " Whereas, most limited informa-
ton exists of the singular advantages of
climate, soil, scenery, social surroundings
and beauties of the state as a residence and
home; and whereas, it is desirable that
these facts should be collected and pub.
lished with view of influencing residents
of the sea coasts and West to become pos
sessed of homes in the state; and whereas, the
existing law governing taxation on personal
property is inquisitorial and oppressive,
leading TO evasion and Investment outside
of the state, and thereby failing to produce
an amount of revenue which more liberal
laws would certainly furnish, increasing
home Investments and active capital at
home an4 lrasurably diminishing the taxes
on real estate Therefore, resolved, that for
the purpose OF perfecting an organization to
carry out the measure suggested in the fore
going preamble, that committee OF twelve
be appointed by the chair to consider and
prepare plan of organization and report
the same to the secretary of the meeting
The committee of twelve appointed by the
chair is made up of Colonel LIE Grand b.
Cannon Of Burlington, Senator Redfeld
Proctor of Proctor, Hon. George w. Hen
dee of Morrisville, G. S. Moulton of Ran
dolph, Colonel e. G. Smith of st. Adams,
Ex-Governor j. w. Stewart OF Middlebury,
III. r. G. Watson of Brandon, Governor
elect Josiah Grout of Derby, j. G. McCul-
Tough of Bennington, Maxwell Evarts of
Windsor, General julius j. Estey of Brat
tleboro, Colonel W. Seward Webb of Shell
burne The subject was informally dis.
cussed for two hours, and the ideas enclosed
in the resolutions were heartily endorsed.
Soar contains lye. Lye rots clothes and
eats the fiber. Use less soap.