The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-15
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

DIR. FREDERICK FLETCHER has been APP |
pointed member OF the board OF pension |
examining surgeons at Wells River.
DIR. JOSEPH B. RAND, a longtime practic-
ing physician OF Hartford, died suddenly OF
apoplexy at the junction House last week.
PENSIONS have been recently granted to
the following Vermonters: Reissue, Nor
man Smith Of Wolcott, Charles N. Celley
OF Montpelier; additional, Frederick Moore
OF Wilmington, Charles A. Brainard OF
Granville; increase, John McMayo OF War
rem; reissue and increase, George Strong
OF Chester.
MRS. WILLIAM ODELL Of st. Johnsbury,
mother OF babe four months old, waded
into the river at St. Johnsbury last week
after taking dose OF laudanum and tried
to drown herself, but was rescued by par
ties who had seen her enter the water. Des-
pondency is the supposed cause OF this at
tempt at suicide.
THE town OF Waterford celebrated It's
centennial anniversary September a. The
exercises were held in the Congregational
church at Lower Waterford. Several hun
bred were present. Emery Hovey presided
and Amos B. Carpenter gave the historical
| address. The other speakers were Chief
Justice Jonathan Ross, Arthur p. Stone, j.
W. Sault, j. II. Walbridge, z. l.. Hovey
and Charles Ross. banquet was served
at noon.
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pointments: 2. M. Msnsur, collector Of GUS
toms for the district Of Memphremagog, In
| the State of Vermont; Olin Merrill, collec-
tor Of customs for the district OF Vermont,
in the State OF Vermont; Commander Royal
B. Bradford, chief Of the Bureau OF equip
ment in the department OF the navy, with
the relative rank OF commodore; Naval
Constructor Philip Hichborn, chief con-
structor and chief OF the bureau OF construc-
ton and repair in the department OF the
navy, with the relative rank OF commodore
Albert Martensey, vice and deputy consul
at Bordeaux, France.
The body Of Samuel e. Barney OF New
| Haven, Conn, who was drowned August
% while fishing near Gull Island, was found
last Thursday in Maquam bay. John Arm
strong, the guide who was with Mr.: Bar
ney when he was drowned and who had q
narrow escape from q like fate, found the
body. Ever since the drowning Burton
Mansfield, Mr.. Barney's son-in-law, has
been using every means to recover the body.
The shores for miles around have been pa
trolled by men and MT Mansfield has spent
much Of his time cruising near the scene OF
the accident in yacht.
HERBERT POLAND, who was in jail at
Montpelier for several weeks, was given q
hearing last week at Bristol States At
torney Fish Of Vergennes appeared for the
State and 8. G. Shurtleff Of Montpelier for
the respondent The states attorney at
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ters written by Mrs. Barrett to Poland,
which had been intercepted, but Mr.. Shurt-
left protested, stating that the letters were
improperly obtained. Mrs. Emma Parent
testified to working for Mrs. Barrett and
that Poland visited her and also took her
out riding. Fred Grant testified to prac-
tically the same thing The twenty-eight
letters written by Poland and Mrs. Barrett
containing damaging testimony were finally
admitted as evidence: The letters place
them both in bad light and the evidence
was sufficient to hold Poland for the grand
jury and he was held in $500 bonds in de.
fault of which he was taken back to Mid.
dlebury by Officer Cobb.
WILLIAM W. LAWRENCE was arraigned al
Woodstock last Wednesday before Justice
s. II. Potter OF White River Junction
charged with an assault with intent to kill
refused to plead, demanding that the hear
ing be continued. He said that the hearing
had been set for two o'clock, that he was
unprepared and that he was not getting
justice. States Attorney Harvey stated
that Lawrence had been given all the time
set the day for the hearing He introduced
evidence intending to show that Lawrence
was endeavoring to delay proceedings. Th'
objections of Lawrence was overruled and
was entered in his behalf Lawrence wa
remanded to Jail at Woodstock. Bail wa
fixed at $4,000.
DR.. W. SEWARD WEBB has purchased o
ex.Gov. Levi X. Morton Of New York, To-
100000, his famous country home and dair!
farm called Ellerslie." The announce
ment that ex-Gov. Morton has sold his es
tate will surprise his friends for he has beer
generally credited with being welded to
country life. Some years ago it was ru
mored that the former governor was to sci
Ellerslie" because Of the vigorous protes
Of milkmen in Kingston, who claimed tina
he was running their business by the sale o
"Ellerslie milk in Duchess county. Mrs
Morton and the Misses Morton entered Wig
orous objections to selling the property anC
the governor abandoned his plan. Very re
Gently, however, he bought a costly man
sion in New York. and this induced Mrs
Morton and her daughters to consent to tn,
sale Of Ellerslie." Why DR.. Webb should
desire to buy the estate Is somewhat prob
lematical except on the theory that he de
sired to be near his brother-in-law, Freder
lex w. Vanderbilt, who owns an estate a
Hyde Park not far from Ellerslie."