The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-03-17
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

Felohville was burned last week. Loss
$4,000; insurance $500.
SIXTH W. HATCH, a prominent citizen Of
Bristol, died last Friday, from the effects Of
the grip, aged fifty-three years.
THE first postmaster commissioned under
the new administration was ira r. Allen Of
Fair Haven vice W. r. Howard, commits
sion expired.
EDWARD FOSTER, q prominent citizen OF
Royalton, died suddenly last Wednesday OF
heart failure. He had been a merchant In
that village for many years.
MILTON b. W1sEMAN OF Poultney, an en-
ployee in the lumber and feed mill OF W.
W. Broughton, was killed last Wednesday
by the bursting of an emery wheel. He
was working over the wheel, when it flew
to pieces, q large piece striking him in the
forehead, breaking the skull and mangling
the brain. His left hand and leg were also
crushed and piece OF the stone entered his
shoulder. He lived only q few minutes.
His wife was visiting at Atlanta, Ca, at the
time.
A BUST Of Senator Morrill,, author OF the
bill to create agricultural colleges by the
sale OF public lands and providing for an
nual appropriations to support colleges OF
this nature, was Unveiled at the state uni
versity Tuesday with appropriate exercises.
The address OF the occasion was delivered
by Professor Hunt, who paid an eloquent
tribute to the Vermont statesman. The
bust is q plaster cast made from the marble
bust to be placed in the art gallery at WASH
ington.
PRoF. WARDEN REYNOLDS, formerly of
Rupert, died recently at Green Bay, Wis.
He graduated from Middlebury college,
class Of 1889, and was olassmate Of John
| g. SAKE, the poet. He taught school in
| Western Vermont few years and then
went West, and soon after became principal
| OF the Fort Howard, Wis, High School.
was grand master of the Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows Of the State Of Wisconsin for
| two years, and for twenty years was chair
man Of the committee on foreign CORES.
pondence.
The receivers of the Central Vermont
railroad have ceased operating the Ogdens-
burg and Lake Champlain railroad. Charles
Parsons Of New York city. formerly presi-
dent of the Rome Watertown and Ogdens-
burg railroad, has been appointed receiver
by the United States District Court. The
date of the transfer of the property has not
| been definitely decided, but it Is expected
that the court will soon issue an order CIV
ing the detailed facts. The Central YER
mont has pursued this course on the
grounds that the Ogdensburg and Lake
Champlain has not been earning its rental
which was 1922 600 per year and taxes, and
a sinking fund of So on the Lamoille Valley
extension bonds.
A DOUBLE HEADER freight train on the
St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain rail-
road went through a bridge into the La
noble river near Cambridge Junction last
Wednesday. No ono was injured. One
span of the bridge with six cars, all loaded,
went down into the river, two cars were
piled one on top of tho other in the bridge,
and one wrecked car stands partly over the
dump at the end Of the bridge. The cause
of the accident ia not known, but the most
reasonable one suggested is that the train
broke apart and as the forward section
slowed up for the bridge the last section
ran into the forward one in the bridge. The
damage will reach several thousand dollars
besides the delay to travel
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Original, Harri'
son II. Thurston, Sharon; Thomas j. LII
additional, Henry A. Silver Of Bennington
Josiah Reed of Sheldon, Robert Madgett Of
Chelsea increase, Walter #. Adams Of
Chelsea, Charles N. Streeter Of West Con
cord, Henry N Bushnell Of WaitsfeId
Henry E. Huntington Of Waliin 4 re
reissue, Henry c. leslie OF Plymouth Union
original, widow, Julia A. Wells of Water
bury, Mary A. Collins Of Monkton, Mary
M. Colt of Brattleboro, Belinda T. Gates o.
St. Johnsbury East. Supplementary, II: F.
Allen of Burlington; restoration and addi'
tional, Ira A. Marshall, deceased, Water
bury; increase Warren j. Bright, South
Royalton; John 8. Upper, Wallingford
original, widow, Melinda Marshall, Water
bury.
THE annual statistics Of the Congrega
tional churches of Vermont have recently
been issued. There are in the state thirty
nine churches that have regularly installed
pastors and 107 that have pastors that art
not installed; twelve have supplies, twenty
one are supplied by licentiates or minister
of other denominations and twenty-seveI
pulpits are vacant. The church member
ship is q, SIT, gain of 274 on the last year
The additions have been 764 by confession
and ATT by letter, a total Of PAL. REMOVAL
by death have been 372, by letter 1896, b!
discipline and revision Of the roll 1870. Thu
net gain during the year was 285. Tn,
membership OF the Sunday-schools Is q, 74S
loss of 421. The average attendance a
the Sunday-schools was II ,767, loss OF 209
The Christian Endeavor Societies humble
174, with $3.50 members, loss OF 81. Be
nevolent contributions were S55,670, show
ing decrease of S3,027. Home expendi
lures were S212074, an increase over las
year Of $10,65l.
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