The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-05
sum MARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

CEoIL, the ive-years- son of George
Guinan OF Westfeld, Mass, was drowned
last week in the raceway of the saw-mill of
the Bristol Manufacturing Company. The
body was recovered.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Original, Cyrus
ID. Stebbips, Vergennes, Frank Marcott
Brattleboro; supplemental, Daniel Ford
ham, Waterbury; reissue, James Herimen,
Moretown.
The Vermont Live Stock Company of
Brattleboro has received advices from John
Stevens, manager, that from 5000 to 5000
head of cattle on the company's large ranch
in South Dakota perished during the past
season on account of deep snow fall The
snow came early in the season, and con.
tinued till this spring. The total number OF
cattle on the ranch last fall was about 1000.
The company was organized by Brattleboro
men, and its operations had been very sue
cessful for several years until last winter
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
| the following Vermonters: Original, John
! N. Frisbie, Pawlet; increase, Alfred III.
| Batchelder, East Corinth; Melvin Watson
Randolph; Gardiner Il. Shippi, Worthwhile;
Steele McAllister, Williamstown; reissue.
Rufus d. Gaskill, Waterford; original, wild
| ows, ETC., Della Faneuf, South Royalto1
Clara A. Depar, Burlington; Rhoda r. Rip
ley, Lyndonville; Scion j. Madden, Wi
nooski, minor Of Oscar f. Burnham, Mont
pelier.
INDUCEMENTS have been offered the
Keene Furniture Company OF Keene, N. II.
with view OF bringing about its removal to
| Bethel Ii Is understood that the company
| is disposed to consider the project favor.
ably, especially because the change would
bring the works within easy reach Of the
large lumber tract in Pittsfeld, which the
company owns. Under the Vermont laws
the company will be granted five years
exemption, II IL establishes new factory In
the state At Bethel there is a plant neal
the depot, consisting Of two three-story
buildings, each over one hundred feet in
length and forty feet or 30 in width
equipped with boilers, engine, shafting
electric lights, heating apparatus, outbuild
ings, etc. This plant is offered to the fur
niture company for nominal sum-per
haps for nothing--ifit will move its bust
ness to that town.
STATES ATTORNEY ROBE Of Windham
county is on the war path after violators O.
the prohibitory law. At Brattleboro las
week a raid was made simultaneously OF
| the American House and G. j. Burpee's res
taurant At Burpee's 100 bottles of bee
and several gallons Of whiskey were found
At the American House two dozen bottles
of beer and several demijohns of rum, whis
key and gin were secured Three men wh'
were drinking and the bartender were ar
rested at the American House. Mr.. Bur
pee's restaurant was never raided before
The American House has been raided twic
within two years. States Attorney Rob-
says that hereafter he will accept no plea
OF being common seller, and that the sec
ond offence of selling will mean imprison
ment. Mr.. Robb also says that he shall pro
coed against the owners of buildings in which
intoxicants are sold as they are liable unde
the Vermont law, although this provision
has not heretofore been enforced.