The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-11
Vermont News.

PENSIONS have recently been granted TO
the following Vermonters: Original, Homer
W Ring of Essex Junction, Solomon w.
Pippin of Burlington, John @. Winn of
West Halifax; increase, Henry Lapointe Of
Wheelock, Henry Blodgett of Barre origi-
nal, widows, etc, Margaret Wilson OF North
Bennington.
GOVERNOR CIRCUIT has pardoned Amanda
Nontelle OF Burlington, who was serving q
sentence in the house of correction for
keeping disorderly house, on account OF
the death of the woman's eight-month's-ol
daughter by drowning in the lake at Burl-
ington last Wednesday night. The child
was playing in boat house and fell in.
The body was recovered a few moments
later, bat life was extinct.
AN order compelling the resumption Of
traffic on the LeOanon Springs railroad was
issued last Wednesday by Justice Chase of
the New York Supreme Court. The road
suspended operations July 30 by order of
the State railroad commission as the funds
necessary to make the proper repairs to the
road could not be secured. Attorney Lam
sing appeared before Justice Chase in be-
half OF Receiver Elnathan weet OF the rail-
road and asked the court for instructions
for the receiver az to what disposition
should be made OF the road. Justice Chase
said that hearing should be given to all
interested parties before taking action 1t
is expected that the court will grant an or
der OF sale of the road.
President MCKINLEY, accompanied by
Vice-President Hobart, Russell A. Alger,
Secretary Of War, John A. Porter secretary
to the President, and Mrs. Mckinley, Mrs
Hobart and Mrs and Miss Alger, Wis
tied Burlington last Wednesday, lunched
with Colonel LeGrand b. Cannon, and in
the afternoon witnessed a review OF the
troops at Fort Ethan Allen, rendered by
Gen.Guy V. Henry ,commandant. The deco
ratiOns along the line of march were very
alsal a..l.
repeatedly cheered. The President and
party seemed pleased with the enthusiastic
and loyal demonstration on every hand,
and bowed right and left. The factories at
Winooski were closed and the entire pOpula-
ton lined the route Of the procession.
Fully five thousand people Witnessed the
military display at the fort,
FRED BIxBY of Essex Junction, a brake
man on the Central Vermont railroad was
killed in the yard at Essex Junction last
Wednesday. He stepped in front of the ca
| boose for some reason unknown, AMI al
most Immediately stumbled and fell to the
ground. The CaboOse passed over his body
killing him instantly He received no in
jury from the car wheels but his body was
ground into small space between the brake
beams and the rOadbed crushing it in hor-
rible manner. Conductor James l.. Barry
was the only one who saw the accident He
was standing on his train a few rods from
the scene and at once rushed to his COM
panion's assistance who raised to a half
sitting position and sank back in death.
Young Bixby, who was twenty-five years
old, was hard-working fellow and the
! only support of a widowed mother and two
young brothers and sister who are left in
destitute circumstances.
UNITED STATES Marshal e. s. Harris,
Deputy Marshal j. A. Buswell and Collec-
tor A. l.. Weeks captured and destroyed
two Illicit cider brandy stills at STAFFORD
last week. The stills were located in a wild
portion of the country called Skunk Hol-
low" and have defied the officers for many
years. The two moonshiners are John
Wood, who ran thirty-f We gallon still, and
Pierce Bacon, who operated one hundred
and fifty gallon still The latter, it is said
has been running for over twenty years and
is the largest yet located in the State. The
still the officers were looking for was that
of John Wood, for whom they had war
rant. His still was destroyed and he was
placed in custody. 1t is his first offence
While the officers were looking for Woods
still they accidentally ran across Bacon's
still. This they shipped to Montpelier. AS
no warrant was in the officers hands for Ba.
con he was not arrested. He is an old man
and cripple at that, and can be appre'
hended at any time If wanted Wood was
taken to Burlington and arraigned before
United States Commissioner George e
Johnson. He furnished bail for his ap
pearance at the next session OF United
| States court.