The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-08
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.


THE grocery store OF b. p. Vaancourt at
Sheldon was burned last Wednesday night.
Loss, 5000; partially insured.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Original, James
b. Mudgett Of Richford, Allen K. Hough-
ton of Windsor, Hiram II. Adams OF Rut-
land; supplemental. Rollin Perry OF Airing
ton; increase, George Beecher of Essex,
John Tibdie Of Highgate.
S. M. BRUCE, an employee of the Fall
Mountain Paper Company at Bellows Falls,
met with what seems likely to be fatal ac-
cident last Thursday while at work at one
of the mills. An elevator fell on him, strik-
ing on his neck at the base Of the spine.
The surgeons think the spinal cord is dis
located His entire right side is paraly zed.
He has a wife and three children.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermontsrs. Additional,
Warren j. Seaver of Stowe; original, Hy
man G. Willard of Burlington, Daniel Q.
Simonds of West Rutland, Hiram S. Daniels
OF Greensboro Bend; increase, Habby Las
sor Of Rutland Laton M. Cass OF Bellows
Falls; original, widows, Elizabeth b. Ma.
cuin of Tyson, Marie Bero of West Brain
tree.
DEPUTY SHERIFF T. O. MIDDLEBRooK and
City Sheriff Stephen A. Bates of Yer.
gennes received notice last week from the
lOuIbH dsslbldul postmaster general al
Washington that they have been rewarded
800 each for services in causing the arrest
and conviction of William Eldridge and
William ID. Driscoll on the charge of rob-
bling the post-Oflices at Windsor, Morris
vile and Glover in 1894.
STOCK barn, belonging to Joseph Quin-
Ian of Charlotte, was burned recently
by the explosion of kerosene lantern.
Five cows, about fifteen tons of hay, three
cutters, two pairs of three-seated sleighs and
some heavy lumber sleighs were also
burned. The barn was about twenty-five by
| thirty feet in size. Mr. Quinlan was not at
home at the time the fire broke out but his
hired man was in the barn feeding the stock
and left kerosene lantern hanging on the
wall, which exploded. Help did not arrive
in time to save the cattle or any of the con-
tents. The loss is estimated at about $500.
A DECISION in the case of Edward Hogd.
son against the State OF Vermont was rem
dered last week in United States supreme
court. The case involved the constitutions
atty of the statutes of Vermont providing
for the punishment of offences against the
State in the sale Of Intoxicating liquors.
He appealed to the supreme court of the
| United States from the rulings OF the State
courts on the ground that his conviction
was without due process OF law. Justice
Shiras in deciding against this contention,
said the 18th amendment was not designed
to interfere with the rights of States to pro-
| ltCJ Jue lives, llDeTUy anu property OIL lUS
citizens. Hon. E. j. Phelps was counsel
for Hodgson.
The American Loan and Trust Company
OF Boston has filed with the secretary OF
state petition which, il granted, will call
for an amendment to the charter of the
Central Vermont Railroad Company. The
petition is as follows "To the Honorable
, Senate and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Gen
eral Court Assembled: The undersigned
petitioner, citizen of Massachusetts, re-
specially petitions that an act be passed
consenting to the transfer by the Central
Vermont Railroad Company, OF the said
company's interest as lessee in the New
London Northern railroad, which transfer
was made by the mortgage of said company
to your petitioner, dated October 20, 1892
The petition will be properly advertised
and will be turned over to the great and
general court on January /, when it will
later take its place among those matters
which are assigned for the consideration oil
the joint legislative committee Of railroads
THE neglect of cold is often fatal. DR.
Woods Norway Pine Syrup contains all the
soothing virtues of the pine. Never fails to
cure.