The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-13
sum MARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

The only survivors Of the Senate Of 1885
are Judge r, S Taft and General w. W.
Henry OF Burlington, and George lde Of
Lyndonville.
THE knit goods industry at Bennington
is in parayzed condition. Unless BUSH
ness improves the mills there will shut
down for an indefinite period.
FARMERS Institutes, under the direction
of the State Board OF Agriculture were
held at West Berlin, January u and 49,
Plainfield, January IA and 10; South Rye
gate, January 10
REV RICHARD l. NANToN a member of
the Vermont conference, died last week Of
consumption at Richford. He was a native
OF the West Indies and was a former pas
tor at Kichford, Morris Vile and Williams
town.
LLEwELYN j. GIBSON of Abercom, P. O.,
who stole horse and carriage at Windsor
last August, was captured last week at
Claremont, N. ii. He was taken TO Wind
sOr and lodged in the lock up The next
morning he was missing, and is still at
large. He forced The door of his cell, aud
pryed open the outside door.
THE hard are firm of A. G. Bates & Son
OF Rutland has filed petition in the court
of insolvency. The firms liabilities are es-
timated at $4,000 The failure includes
Bates & Sol Is real estate transactions, the
old Marble City Electric Company's deals,
the p e. Chase Toy Company's works, as
well as the hardware business. 1t seriously
affects the financial interests of number
of business men in Rutland.
CHRISTMAS and New Years donations for
the Soldiers Home at Benuing on we're re-
ceived from Burlington, Bradford, Chester,
Wallingford, EnOshurIh, Derby, HardwiCk,
Dorset, Lyndonvlle, Brandon, St. Johns
bury, Weston and North Troy Ex-GOv.
Woodbury. mem bered the boys with a
f.tffs .sf
inmates are at present in the hospital u.
p. Fullam Of Spriuheld, and Guy O.sarer,
nurses, have been engaged for the coming
year.
john A. WOOD, OF Taftsvile, night porter
at the junction House, White River Juno
tiOU, committed suicide last Saturday week
10y throwing himself from fouItl 3 y win
dow of the hotel He first attempted to
shoot Huns slf in his room, but falling in
this, jumped or threw himself from the
window. He was twenty-three years old,
and unmarried. The cause of the suicide
is supposed to be appointment in love
as "A letter to Miss Jessie Washburn OF
Woodstock, written by him, was found
The letter, however, did not disclose the
fact that he intended to take his own life
! The body was taken to Taftsville for burial
PENSIONS recently granted to Vermonters
are: Additional, special jan 2 Martin f
Brooks, East Dorset; increase, Edgar w
| McWain, Rochester; Oirn b. Chamber
lain, Randolph; Henry Boynton, Wood
stock; John w. Palmer, Waitsfeld; Ed
mund Brigham, st. Adams; David Quebec
St. Adams; original, widows, etc, Louise
Wetherell, Waterville; additional, John G
| Wells Of North Wolcott; restoration and in
crease, William Sammon Of Rutland; sup
pement, John Swinger Of Huntington Cen
ter increase, Marcus d. Laporte of Brain
tree, Moses Labombard of West Rutland
Julius d. Laporte OF Braintree Daniel N
Coolidge of Randolph, Simon ID. Luce o
Morrisville, Ahira Heath of Rutland
Charles Wells of East Swanton, Loren j
Wiley of Roxbury, and Adolphus Gyatt o
St. Albans original, widows, etc. Betsey j
Turner of Montpelier original, Egbert j
Parrizo of Winoosk, Marshall G. Morse o
Barre, and Charles II. Dodge of STAFFORD
Increase, Ebenezer G. Farnsworth
Samuel Whiting, Weston; John Randall
Montpelier; Eugene l. Phelps, Chester
Daniel Whitemore, Bristol; reissue, Eeste
| Debuke, North Hero.
ECZEMA of the scalp, or scald head
even in its most severe form is nover-fail
ingly cured by Doan's Ointment, the sures
specific for all itchness of the skin.