The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-09
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

A BARN and contents belonging to James
Smith OF Chester, was destroyed by fire
last Thursday night. Lightning struck the
building.
@. p. LYON of New York was arrested at
the Prospect House, Vergennes, last week,
charged with passing forged check on K.
2. Cushman of Middlebury. He has been
bound over to await the action OF the grand
jury.
THE body of the late millionaire banker
w. s. Dadd, was stolen from River View
cemetery, Portland, Oregon, on the night
of May II. Mr.. Lp Id was native of Hol-
land and died about three years ago. The
body was found hidden on a farm and the
grave robbers have confessed.
The announcement is made that Professor
M. III. Buckham, president of the University
OF Vermont and Miss Martha G. Tyler,
curator OF the Fairbanks museum of natural
science at st. Johnsbury, daughter of the
late Rev. Josiah Tyler, the African mission
airy, are to be married this fall.
FRANK @. DENIsoN of Pittsford has been
appointed United States consul at Wood.
stock, N. b. Mr.. Denison has been a resi-
dent OF Pittsford nearly twenty-five years.
He has held the Office Of postmaster under
several administrations, has held nearly
every office in the gift OF the town, and 10
now chairman OF the board OF school COM
missioners and chairman of the republican
county committee.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters Original, Albert
Sargent, South Royalton; Harry Rowe,
Brattleboro; Charles Gardner Ascutney
Vile; additional, Edward Pelbey, Pittsford
George w. Parsons, Newfane; increased
Newall Coburn, Fairfield, Eli W. Noble
Enosburgh Falls; reissue, Cortes Mayville,
Milton; original, widows, Aurea @. Miner,
Highgate Center; Calisto Duso, Montgom-
cry Center.
A DISPATCH to the Boston Globe says the
veterans of the late war at White River
junction are very indignant because in an
address made to them by Bishop Hall he
charged pensioners with bleeding the conn
try. The bishops statements are strongly
condemned by Ex-Gov. s. e. Pingree, DR..
B. j. Allen, Capt. A. w. Davis and others,
and these gentlemen denounce the poor
taste OF the bishop in pointing them only to
instances of British heroism.
The Keene Bicycle Rim Company has
begun the erection Of factory at Bethel,
the dimensions Of which will be 120 by 30
feet, and four stories high. The Central
track to connect with the factory. 1t is ex-
pected that the building will be completed
| in two months when the company will
transfer from Keene, N. H., its largest
bicycle rim shop. The company expects to
employ at the outset fifty hands at least.
The officers elected at the State Baptist
Sunday-school convention, held last week
at Bellows Falls are: President Rev. II. B.
Dodge Of Bellows Falls; vice-president,
Rev. w. A. Kinzie OF Bristol; secretary,
Rev. W. A. Dawson Of Montpelier; assis-
tant secretary, Rev. f. T. Kenyon OF East
White Of Rutland board of directors, w.
h. Kinsman OF Rutland, j. e. Hall of Brat
tleboro, E. G. Fairbanks OF Bellows, A. III
johnson Of st. Johnsbury and j. W. Avery
OF Burlington.
THE name OF Hinesburg pond has been
changed to Lake Iroquois, as tradition says
the 1roquois Indians once held councils on
been favorite place for fishermen, and af.
ter repeated requests the fish commissioners
| have placed a screen at its outlet to prevent
the fish in its waters from running down
into Lake Champlain. Now that this has
been done, and the commissioners have
stocked the waters with an abundance Of
young lake trout, an effort will be made to
exterminate the pickerel, which heretofore
have prevented the growth Of the trout.
Hon. G. j. BELL, Master OF the State
Grange Of Vermont, has appointed Satur
day, June 10, as Children's Day. In his
| official proclamation Mr.. Bell says: "Ver
mont with her fresh green fields and leafy
| pure air and sunny skies. The children
upon the many farm homes Of our delight
full state should frequently be reminded OF
and have time to enjoy their surroundings
1t is the privilege and custom OF the Patrons
OF Husbandry throughout our United States
ment OF the children. Let the pleasures o.
the day be instructive in our duty to oul
| God, our loyalty and devotion to our Green
Mountain State and the flial affection for
our homes"
GEORGE w. CHTrTENDEN, grandson Of
Thomas Chittenden, the first governor o.
Vermont, died in New York last week in
death was caused by heart failure, resulting
from old age. Up to short time before his
| death he had been in excellent health. Mr.
Chittenden was born in Williston, in
1909. He passed the greater part Of his life
| in his native state, mainly In commercial
affairs. After retiring from business he re.
moved with his family to Boston in 1864
he married in Vermont daughter OF
| Colonel Huckins Storrs, commander of the
day at the battle OF Plattsburgh. The re.
mains were taken to Williston for interment
in the plat where the ancestors OF the fam.
| lily are buried.
MRS. WILLIAM WHEELER OF Brandon eel.
ebrated her one hundredth birthday last
| Wednesday. She is in good health and is
very active for one OF her age Iboth men.
tally and physically. Early in the after.
noon friends and neighbors began to assem-.
BILE, and kept coming until between 600 and
100 persons had gathered to pay their res
poets to the venerable lady. Several
persons present were over eighty years old
| About two o'clock the school from Forest
dale marched to the house, and upon their
arrival the children sang America" after
which several patriotic pieces were spoken
by the scholars. Mrs. Wheeler sat in a
chair on the porch and received her many
friends with a hearty handshake, and lis
tened to the exercises with great deal of
pleasure.