The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-03-10
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

ST. ALBANs, Burlington, Rutland, Barre,
Montpelier and Vergennes all elected Re-
publican mayors last week.
A BUSINESS block in Swanton, owned by
Mrs. Emma 8. Leach was Quilted by fire last
Friday. The building was insured for 81 900
in the Union Mutual of Montpelier
EDWARD K. ROBINSON of Burlington met
with shocking death last week. He took
a swallow Of carbolic acid by mistake, and
died in great agony fifteen minutes later.
THE sundry civil bill, which contained an
amendment providing for division OF the
Vermont customs district into two parts,
received a pocket veto at the hands OF
Grover Cleveland.
GOVERNOR AND MRS. CIRCUIT, Lieutenant
Governor and Mrs. Fisk, and Col and Mrs
E. G. Smith gave a box party at the La
fayette Square Opera House, Washington,
one evening last week, to see Mrs. Leslie
Carter in " The Heart of Maryland"
JESSE ]. RIDLEY. proprietor of the Bris-
toll House, Bristol, for twenty-six years
died last week. He had been in failing
health for the past two years, and had I'M
dergone several operations for the removal
Of a cancer from his face and neck. Several
weeks ago he had to give up active work
and has been confined to his bed most OF
the time since.
THE house of Mrs. Ruth Terrill of Under
hill Center was entirely destroyed by fire
last week, and Mrs. Terrill was burned tc
death. The fire caught in the ell part about
midnight and spread rapidly, being famed
by stiff breeze from the west. The Other
Tillson, son, wife and child, all escaped
with scarcely anything but their night
clothes Deceased was eighty-sevep years
old and was the oldest person, with one ex
ception, in the town of Underhill.
The Vermont troops received an ovation
all along the line of the inaugural parade
last Thursday. The stand itself came in for
share of the praise, being finely decorated
with evergreens brought from Vermont for
the purpose. The stand was crowded with
Vermonters. Among those noticed on it
were ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fisk and wife,
Speaker Lord and wife, Secretary of State
Brownell Senator Proctor, Ex-Governor
Stewart, Ex-Governor Page, ex-Lieutenant-
Governor Mapsur, General j; G: McCul-
Tough, Colonel E. G. Smith and wife, Hon.
L. Bart Cross, Hon. j. l.. Martin, T. NJ.
Deal, Mrs. Grout, Mrs. Col. Chandler, Mrs.
Col. Doty, Colonel Haskell, General w. H.
Gilmore, Col. 9. A. Moore. Among those
attending the ball and who went up to the
reception room to meet President Mckinley
were Governor and Mrs. Grout, Lieutenant
Governor and Mrs. Fisk, Colonel and Mrs.
K G. Smith, General I. s. Peck, General
W. II. Gilmore, Captain III. e. Tutherly,
Colonel G.. A. Converse, Colonel G. 8.
rOrDes, OOlonel OSBOou'
FIVE hundred people, mostly Vermonters
attended the reception given last Wednes-
day evening by Senator and Mrs. Powers at
their house in Washington. The guests
were presented by Col. G. S. Forbes.
Among those present were Gov. and Mrs.
Grout, Lieut-Gov. and Mrs. Fisk, Secretary
of State @. w. Brownell, ex-Gov. Ormsbee,
ex-Gov. G. s. Page, ex-Gov. John w. Stew
art, ex-Gov Woodbury., ex-Lieut-Gov. q. M
Mansur, Gen. o. o. Howard, Miss Howard,
Gen. T. S. Peck, the governors staff, Con-
gresham George e. Foss Of Illinois, DR.. W.
Seward Webb, Hon. w. II. Button, Gen j.
j. Estey and wife, Hon. Robert ID. Bene-
dict and wife, j. j. Allen of Brooklyn, Hon.
Olin Merrill Senator T. M. Deal, L. Bart
Cross, o. M. Barber. b. r. Hazen, w. b.
Howe, j. l.. Southwick, Col. and Mrs. e.
O. Smith, Gen. j. j. Mccullough, Gen, w.
w. Henry, Senator and Mrs. Morrill,, Miss
Swami, James Morrill,, Col Albert Clarke,
secretary OF the Home Market Club, Col. r..
j. Coffee, DIR. III. ID. Holton, Hon. j. L..
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