The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-10-27
sum MARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

PENSIONS nave recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Original, WILL
lam W. Bailey, Jr., Hartland; increase,
Frederick III. Tanner, Marshfeld; Monroe
j. Montgomery, Randolph; reissue, Especial
October 1D Nathan L.. Skinner, st. Adams.
PATRICK PAINE, who was hanged at Mon
roe, La, last week for the murder Of his
wife, was born at Mortified in 1857 and has
a brother living in st. Adams and sisters in
Randolph and Northfield. He is the first
white man who has been legally hanged in
that parish since 1882.
The contract for the soldiers monument
to be located on the public square at Man
chester, just north Of the Equinox House,
opposite the Congregational church, has
be thirty-three feet high OF Woodbury. gran
lite and bronze. 1t will be one Of the finest
soldiers monuments In the state.
The officers electad at the annual meet
ing OF the Vermont State Medical Society
held recently at ST. Adams are, President,
lyman Rogers Of Bennington; yice-presi-
dent, William ID. Huntington of Rochester;
secretary, d.. @. Hawley of Burlington;
treasurer, D. @. Kemp Of Montpelier; audi.
tor, e. s. Albee OF Bellows Falls; executive
committee, Lyman Rogers of Bennington,
d. O. Hawley OF Burlington, and j. N.
JENNIE OF st. Adams.
THE following officers OF the State
Teachers Association were elected at
Woodstock: President, e. H. Whitehill of
Woodstock; secretary, s. III. Erskine Of
Rutland; treasurer, N. j. Whitehill Of
Montpelier; executive committee, II. A.
Bagnall of st. Adams, G. Q. Davis Of White
~Johnsbury. One vice.president was chosen
for each county. The treasurer's report
showed a small balance in the treasury Of
the association.
MILE WILLIAMS, who was recently
tarred and feathered at Bondville, in the
town OF Winhall, was lodged in Jail at
Manchester last Thursday, charged with
burglary. He has already served one term
in State Prison. After he was the victim'of
a tar and feather bee, because he would not
leave Bondville when ordered to, he had
several of the young men who assaulted
him arrested and fined. He has since sued
some of the participants in the affair for
damages, but now that he is again arrested
1t is not likely that anything will come Of
the suits.
The report of the secretary OF the State
Sunday-school Association at the annual
meeting, held last week at Bennington,
shows that there are TAG Sunday-scbools in
treasurer's report showed that the associa-
ton is nearly $500 in debt. The following
officers were elected: President, l.. W. Haw-
ley OF Brattleboro; Independents, e. 2.
Adams of Swanton and Rev. Thomas lyric
Of st. Johnsbury; general secretary, Rev.
VI LIZ olOIy vi IuilbOuJ UEoh5uTcTy EGbu n
Pease Of Burlington; statistical secretary,
Rev. II. B. Babbitt Of Brattleboro.
The Vermont Cavalry Reunion Associa-
ton held its thirty-third annual meeting at
Hyde Park last Wednesday. The follow
ing officers were elected: Col. e. B. Sawyer
OF Hyde Park, president; w. l.. Greenleaf
Of Burlington, treasurer; 8. s. Wood, st.
for each company. A banquet was served
by the Ladies' Aid society at the church
vestry. 1t was an elegant and ample BAN
quet followed by a camp fire in the town
hall. Congressman Powers, Gen. I. s.
Peck, Col. Sawyer, Willard Harrington OF
st. Adams and others were among the
speakers. The veterans were made well
come on all sides and from every point OF
view the meeting was a success.
AT the animal reunion Of the Fourth Yer.
mont regiment, held last week in Rutland,
the following officers were elected: Presi.
dent, 81. A.; Taylor of Brattleboro; first vice,
president, @. w. Carr OF Brandon; second
vice-president, II. H. Chaffee of Rochester
secretary and treasurer, T. 7. Farrell of
Waterbury,; executive committee, w. e.
Bliss Of East Calais, George Herrick and
George W. HcAllister OF Montpelier. Dur
fire was held during which time coffee and
genuine hard tack were served. l.. d. Har-
ris Of ~Lyndonville gave the address OF the
evening .and a male quartette furnished
music. There were several short speeches
by several Of the old soldiers. This ami
versary commemorated the battle of Cedar
Creek which occurred thirty-three years
ago. The next reunion will be held al
Montpelier.
"FoR three years I suffered from salt
rheum 1t covered my hands to such an
extent hat 1 could not wash them. Two
bottles of Burdock Blood Bitters cured me-
Libbie Young, Popes Mills, St. Lawrence
county, N. Y.