The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-13
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

HERpERr S. CRowELL, son OF George e.
Crowell of Brattleboro, shot himself through
the head, last Thursday, at Mt. Hermon,
Mass, where he was student temporary
insanity Is said to have been the cause of
the rash act.
A. s. NEWTON, confidential clerk and
book keeper in the Office OF A. p. Childs of
Remington, is defaulter in the sum of
81 200 or more. Mr.. Childs is general agent
for the New York Life Insurance Company,
but the money stolen was private funds.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Original, Sylves-
ter Plank, Bennington Simon g. Webster,
Randolph, Silas w. Parsons, special, Ben
nington; increase Homer Stoughton, Barre
George Hubbard Highgate; original,
widows, etc. Abbie A Henry, Waterbury
Louise M. Stafford, Barton Landing.
MRS. j. V. MADDEN and Carleton Mad
den, a nephew, who eloped early in April
from West Bridgewater, were arrested last
week at Milton, Mass, where they were
living as man and wife, They were ar
charge they pleaded guilty and were held
for the grand jury, the man in $500 and the
woman in $500. Being unable to secure
bail, they were committed to Jail.
The village of Morrisville was visited by
a serious fire last week Tuesday morning.
The block corner of MAN and Portland
streets, owned by Congressman Powers
and Hon. p. X. Gleed was badly damaged
by fire caused by lightning entering the
building on the telephone wires. The lower
floor and basement were occupied by Ii. j..
Dwinell az drug store and his goods were
badly damaged by fire and water. The
building and contents were well insured.
THE house has passed the senate hill
granting pension of S12 per month to
Ard HananHant invalid
daughter of John w Bliss, late of Company
b, Fourth Regiment, Vermont Volunteer
Infantry; also the house bill authorizes the
secretary of the interior to place on the
pension roll at S12 per month the name of
Lydia Boynton Ferris, daughter of John
Boynton soldier of the war Of 1912, in
Captain Joseph Morrill's company, YER
mont Militia.
MONTHLY meteorological summary for the
month of April, compiled from the weather
bureau records at Northfield Mean temper
allure, 400; highest temperature, so, on the
16th lowest temperature, 14o on the Sd !;
greatest daily range OF temperature, 46o, on
the 10th; least daily range of temperature
70, on the 21st; mean temperature for this
month for ten years, 399. Prevailing direc-
ton of wind, south. Total precipitation, 0.51 |;
average precipitation for this month for ten
years, 200 inches. Number of clear days.
81 partly cloudy days, IL; cloudy days, 10.
JUDGE WHEELER OF the united states
circuit court has ordered that the Rutland
railroad, running from Bellows Falls to
Burlington, which was leased by the Gem
trail Vermont six years ago. be returned to
its owners at midnight last Thursday. The
order went into effect at the time named
and President P. W. Clement Of Rutland
now has the entire management of that
road. Central Vermont mileage books are
not now accepted for passage between Bur-
lington and Bellows Falls, or between
leicester Junction and Ticonderoga. The
main offices of the company will be located
at Rutland.
A. l.. WOOSTER, a prominent citizen Of
Osseo, Mich, after suffering overwhelmingly
from piles for twenty years, was cured in a
short time by using DeWitts Witch Hazel
Salve, an absolute cure for all skin diseases
More of this preparation is used than all
others combined. w. E. Terrill & Co.,
Montpelier, Vt.