The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-21
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

ISAAC PRATT brought to Bennington the
other day, fine specimen of black bear,
his tfty-seventh capture. 1t weighed about
$50 pounds.
The Fourteenth Vermont regiment held a
reunion and campfire at Orwell October
10. at which 100 veterans were in attend
ance N. s. Capen was elected president,
and +. II. Shepard secretary.
RICHFoRD is now port of entry for Cana
dian cattle. 1t is expected that st Adams
will also be authorized to accept entries as
soon as facilities for unloading feeding and
resting cattle have been provided.
Hon. f. M. HATCH, minister from Ha-
waii TO the United States, is visiting friends
in st. Johnsbury. His wife is the daugh-
ter of Col. Alexander G. Halves, Yer
monter, now in the insurance business in
London, who is probably the last surviving
member of the John Brown raid in Kansas.
Col. HAYES saved his life at that time by
hiding in a swamp, and saved it again by de-
clining to follow John Brown to Harper
Ferry.
VERMONT knights of Pythias held their
annual encampment at st. Adams on the
14th and 18th insts A dress-parade was held
in the park and the battalion passed in re-
view before high officials of the order G. @.
Klnsman of Rutland was elected lieutenant
colonel of the new battalion, and Jason NJ.
Cady of st. Johnsbury major. A uniform
elected are as follows: Grand chancellor
A. ii. George of St. Adams; vice chancel-
lor, A Q. Randall of st Johnsbury; prel.
ate, @. F. Stevens OF Barre master-at-
arms, G. M. Rowell of Bennington; master
of exchequer, l.. p. Sprague of Bellows
Falls; keeper of record and seal, j. NJ. Cady
of st. Johnsbury; inner guard, II. A. Hatch
OF Cambridge outer guard, G. b. Wood of
Windsor; trustee for three years, II. w.
Buchanan of Barton Landing.
IMPRESSIVE services marked the funeral
of Ex-Governor Fuller at Brattleboro, Oct.
10, and respect to his memory was paid by
representatives of the executive and legs-
lative branches of the government and
prominent professional and business men
from all parts of the state. All BTattleboro
mourned and the shops and business houses
closed during the afternoon. Despite the
heavy rain, the services were attended by
about 1900 people. The floral tributes
were many and of rare beauty. Simple SER
vices in the morning at Pine Heights, the
late residence of Governor Fuller, were at
tended by relatives, immediate friends and
members of his siaff. Rev. Mr.. Temple
pastor of the Baptist church, Heated At
the close of the services the remains were
escorted to the Baptist church by the Fuller
Light Battery in uniform, where the body
lay in state and was viewed by hundreds.
At two o'clock the northern train brought
Governor Grout, Lieutenant-G Governor Fisk,
state officers and members of the Senate
and House committees The honorary
bearers were the members OF Governor Full
ler's staff, Adjutaut General I. S. Peck
Quartermaster General w. Ii Gilmore,
Judge Advocate General f. e. Alfred, Sur
geon General d. p. Webster, Colonies E.
W. Jewett, John G. Foster, j e. Pollard,
c. G.. Gilmore, III. Il Parker and George NJ
Dowley. The casket was borne by the
eight oldest employees of the Estey Organ
Company The services at the church were
conducted by the pastor, assisted by Rev.
+. j. Parry, former pastor, who paid a
fitting tribute in an address to the memory
of the deceased