The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-25
Domestic.

THE ladies OF the presidential party at
Hotel Champlain, Bluff Point, N. Y, last
Wednesday presented the Twenty-frst In
fantry with handsome silk flag, in recog-
milton OF the almost daily reviews that have
been given by the regiment while the party
has been at Bluff Point. The ceremony Of
presentation was witnessed by more than
1000 people.
SUICIDE and grief caused the death of a
husband and wife in Dansville, Ill, last
Wednesday night. Henry Hammett, an
aged and respected citizen, died from the
effects OF an opiate and his wife, Frustrated
with woe, died three hours later. Ill
health was the cause assigned for the sui
eide. Hammett was sixty-two and his wife
sixty-three years old
JUDGE LATHRoP, OF the Supreme Judicial
Court OF Boston, has appointed Alfred
Woodwork, presi lent OF the Eagle Nation
al Bank Of that city, and Arthur Lord Of
Portsmouth, temporary receivers Of the
Massachusetts Benefit Association. Each
will be required to furnish bonds at twenty
thousand dollars. A temporary injunction
has been issued, restraining the company
from doing further business.
THE employees of George G. Hetzel &
Co. OF Chester, Penn, manufacturers Of
worsted goods, have been notified that the
wages paid in 1892 would be restored on
September next. The notice was sur
prise as the restoration was granted by the
hands. Several hundred people are en-
ployed. Since 1892 two reductions of
wages have been made, aggregating about
twenty per cent, and until three weeks ago
the mill has been running on half time.
The firm has Of late received many new Or
ders, and the employees are working full
time.
CAPTAIN Annex of the steamer Islander"
recently returned to Seattle from the north.
He says things are badly blocked at Dyea
and Sakgna.. There are two thousand peo-
pie camped along the rocky shore, and with
no pack animals handy they have practic-
ally no chance OF getting over the pass.
using his official influence and paying $500
in coin managed TO get Indians to pack his
outfit across Chilkoot Pass or the others
who went from Puget Sound without horses,
not one ont OF fifty can get across the noun
tains this winter. Seven Seattle men have
returned utterly disguised, but will try
again next spring.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY and party visited
Lake Placid and John Browns grave last
Wednesday, Large crowds were assem-
bled at all the stations on the road and all
the depots were handsomely decorated with
flags and bunting. AS the train pulled into
Saranac Lake village band at the depot
played Hail to the Chief" Mr.. Mckinley
acknowledged the compliment by appearing
on the rear platform of his car and shaking
hands with all who could reach him. At
Lake Placid the party dined at the Stevens
House, after which they were driven to
John Browns grave, which was viewed
with great interest, as was Browns old
home. President Mckinley is the first
president to visit the last resting place of
the great anti-slave leader.
THE fve-years old son OF John Conway
OF Albany, n. Y, who was kidnapped last
week Monday, was returned to his parents
the following Thursday. The child was alb
Quoted by Joseph Hardy, his uncle, and his
pal, III. G. Blake, both OF whom are under
arrest. III the story Hardy is alleged to
have told Is true the Conway child narrowly
escaped the fate of Charley Ross. When
the chase became hot Blake urged that as
the boy would betray them they had better
get rid OF him. Hardy was timid and asked
for another day Finally they agreed that
late Wednesday night they would take the
boy from the old school-house where they
had him locked up and either drown him or
drop him from railroad train. Suspicion
against the two men had become 80 strong
and the watch upon their movements 80
close they had no opportunity.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
railroad has requested the farmers OF Grant
and Garfield counties, Oklahoma, to reim-
burse the company for 10000 bushels Of
wheat furnished for seed In 1894, when
there was a crop failure there and the farm
ers were left destitute OF resources. The