The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17
UMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

SENATOR MORRILL, last Wednesday, wit
messed the count of the electoral votes for
President and Vice-President for the
eleventh consecutive time. This is record
that is not equaled In Congress.
The division encampment of the Grand
Army for Vermont will be held at Ben
nington during the week commencing Mon
day, June IA. During that week the Cata-
mount monument will be formally dedi-
cared. The Vermont officers reunion,
which will also be held here in September.
THE Keosville stage went through the les
on Lake Champain last Wednesday, on it's
return trip from Burlington. Horses and |
sleigh were lost but the six passengers in
GLIDING a lady aud little Rtl escaped by |
jumping The stage and horses were the |
property Of j. d. Sweeney, a liveryman at |
Keesville and were valued at $3.50
MRS JERRY RICHARDS was struck by |
train near Hartford last Wednesday. She |
was thrown against ledge and instantly |
killed. 1t is thought that owing to her ad-
vanced age and probable deafness she did
not lear the approaching train although
she was walking toward 1t. This Is the sec
ond accident within few years near that
station.
OF Wardsboro has been bound over to county
court upon the charge OF maltreating boy
OF twelve years, whom he procured six
months ago from charitable institution in
Springfield, Mass. The details showed that
the lad had received shocking beating
and numerous injuries. Charles f. Morton,
visitor at large of the State Board OF Lunacy
and Charity OF Massachusetts, was present
and took part in the prosecution. Tho boy
has been taken from White and placed else
| where. Great indignation over the matter
prevails in that vicinity.
VERMONT headquarters during inaugur-
alton week will be at the Arlington hotel.
The headquarters Of the Vermont Mckinley
club will also be at the Arlington, where
tickets for the Vermont reviewing stand,
badges, and programmes may be obtained
by members of the club and all visiting
Vermonters. Senator and Mrs. Red6eld
| Proctor will give q reception at their resi-
dence Wednesday evening, March 8, to all
Vermonters in Washington. The YER
monters reviewing stand is to be erected in
| front OF the new post-office building on
Pennsylvania Avenue and will be furnished
with 800 chairs.
THE annual meeting OF the Vermont Me-
rino Sheep Shearers' Association was held
last Wednesday at Middlebury The fol-
lowing officers were elected: President, e.
N Bssell Of East Shoreham first vice-pres-
ident, Harry K. Sanford of West Cornwall:
second vice-president, Charles A. Chapman
of Ferrisburgh; secretary and treasurer, Ira
L. Hamblin of Cornwall; directors, Orrin
A. Field of West Cornwall, A. W. Foote of
Cornwall, J. I. Stickney OF Shoreham Rol-
| ILL Ldub VI OOTuWhlI, OudTltb
and L. s. Burwell of Bridport and Harri.
con r. Holden of Middlebury. Secretary
Hamblin pleaded to be excused from fur
Their service as secretary, but the meeting
refused to part with him and voted to pay
him $40 for his services the present year.
It was voted to hold public shearing in
the sheep building on the fair ground at
Middlebury on Thursday, April 1, next, un-
less an arrangement can be made with 81.
las Jewett, owner OF the ground, releasing
the association from the obligation to hold
the shearing.
last Wednesday dismissed the petition Of
the Burlington Traction Company for per
mission to lay track on the lower road tC
WinOoski, the case going to the board OF
appeal from the decision OF the board of al
dermen. The city of Burlington asked fol
a dismissal on the ground that the com
pany's charter as amended conferred nc
power to the corporation to occupy the
stree Is mentioned in its petition, and thai
the board cannot grant rights not conveyed
the laying of an independent and additional
line of track from Winooski to that city
which is in excess OF its charter rights
there being already a line in operation be
tween those points, exhausting the charter
powers in that behalf to that extent, be
cause the application made by the Traction
Company to the Board of Aldermen is in
sufficient in that it does not define auC
specify the privileges asked for in the street
with respect to location and manner OF con
structioD, location of turnouts and switches
poles, wires, etc, but instead left them en-
tirely indefinite, contrary to the require
ments OF section 1895 OF the Vernon
statutes. A. G. Whittemore and Hon. w
P. Dillingham; appeared for the Traction
Company, and ]. e. Cushman and w. l.
Burnap for the city Of Burlington.
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will bring you instant relief and permanent
! cure. Get it from your dealer.