The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-06
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

K. 0, REYNOLDS Of Colchester had two
cows killed by lightning last week.
GILES w. CLARK of Island Pond died
suddenly last week, while working in his
garden.
DURING the first ten months it was operat.
ed the Springfield electric road earned S22-
989, 80, and cleared S8,24O.57.
c.. #. sweeney OF Morrisville, who was
compelled by General Weyler to leave the
cable office at Havana, Is now at work in the
telegraph Office at White River Junction.
T. d. CARROLL, who was. until recently,
proprietor OF a bucket shop in Bennington,
is In isil in Chicago. Bennington officers
will bring him back to Vermont as soon as
his sentence in Chicago expires.
PROFESSOR j. b. SIMoNDs OF South Lon
donderry has written for the piano and Or
organ Commodore Dewey's Victorious
March," which has real merit, and has al
ready made quite a hit. Send a quarter to
Mr.. Simonds for a copy.
Hon. o. NJ. BARBER, Republican nominee
for State auditor and Miss Alice NJ. Norton
OF Bennington were married last Thursday
evening at the home Of the bride. On their
return from a brief wedding trip Mr.. aud
Mrs. Barber are to reside in Bennington.
PENSIONS nave recently been granted to
the following Vermonters Restoration, re-
Rochester, 81 to SIG; increase, Carlos #.
Hatch, Weathersfeld, SIS to S12; William
J. Rogers, Bethel, Si2 to S14; Dexter l..
Chaftfeld, Randolph, S14 to S24; original
widows, etc., Amelia A. Jacobs, Starks-
boro, SIS.
The residence OF Henry G. Jameson at
Alburgh was burned last Thursday even
ing. Hard fighting by a large force of men
saved the large barns and outbuildings
which were close to the house. The family,
who were absent at the Congregational
church social, returned just as the last tim
bers were falling in. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ance, $500.
The Republicans OF Orleans county have
placed a ticket in the Held as follows: Sena-
tors, John Young Of Newport and NJ. B.
Chaffey of Albany; assistant ldges, H.. ID.
Chamberlin OF Jay, and A, d. Matthe VS. Of
Barton Landing; States attorney, II. F.
Graham of Craftsbury; sheriff, L. d. Miles
OF Newport; high bailiff, l. A. Jackson Of
Glover; and county commissioner, @. w.
Wheeler of Irasburg.
THE following changes in the salaries of
Vermont postmasters will take place July
l: Increases, Bellows Falls, 81 300 to 81
400: Hardwick, 81 200 to 81 300; Northtield,
81, 800 to $1,000; Waterbury, $1.70O to ST.
800; Bethel, $1,000 to S1,40O; Hyde Park,
ST. 800 to 81, 700; Richford, 81, 100 to $1,000;
White River Junction, 81. 200 to $3.50;
Brandon, 81. 600 to 81. 700; Lyndonville, ST.
400 to $1,000; St Adams, So. 400 to $500;
"a NOhi - " WAlCOOs OdOOcf
Bradford, 81 500 to 81 ,400; Slxtons River,
81, 400 to 81 200.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
Vermonters as follows Renewal, Justian
q. Glynn, Reading, SIP; increase, Charles
e. Beach, Burlington, SIS to $40; Thomas
Traynor, West Rutland, $14 to S24; Whip
pie Mills, West Rutland Sc to SIS; original
widow, etc, Catherine Ward, Barnard, S.;
Aurelia f. Willard, East Wallingford, IS.
WINDHAM county has nominated the fol-
lowing Republican ticket: S lnators, A. E.
Cud worth of Londonderry, George B. Hit
B~rattleboro; side judges, Daniel Kellogg
and Frank Worden Of Halifax; States at.
torney, III. G. Barber OF Brattleboro; high
sheriff, r. K Gordon of Brattleboro; high
bailiff, Charles H. Williams of Rocking
ham; county commissioner, G. f. Thomp-
son Of Brattleboro: judges Of probate, E.. l..
Waterman Of Brattleboro and /. nj. Read
OF Rockingham.
THE Franklin county Republican con-
vention, held last Wednesday at Enosburg
Falls put the following ticket in nomination.:
Senators, James NJ. Foss Of st. Adams,
William S. Soule OF Fairfield, M. P. Perley
OF Enosburgh; side judges, Chauncey Tenn
pie OF ST. Adams and Ira S. Anderson Of
Berkshirei judges of probate, Willard Far
rington Of St. Adams; States Attorney, d.
W. Steele of Highgate; sheriff, Barney KEEL
ley; high bailiff, George E. Stebbins Of
Sheldon; county commissioner, G. @. Gill
more Of Swanton.
The executive committee of the Vermont
Press Association has mad arrangements
for a summer reunion and outing on Thurs.
day, Friday and Saturday, July ii, 10 and
10. The arrangements contemplate a re-
union on the evening of Thursday, July II,
at Rutland, where members and their fami-
lies will be the guests until Friday morning
OF the Rutland Herald association, which
has generously offered to provide entertain
ment at the Berwick House for the occa-
sion. Supper will be served to guests ar
irving on evening trains. The outing
promises to be OF a most delightful charac-
ter, and can be enjoyed for the moderate
sun OF So. The trip proposed is through
Lake George and Lake Champ!ain, with a
soiourn from Friday afternoon until Sstur-
day morning at the famous Westport Inn,
at Westport, N. Y, returning to Vermont
through. the lake to Burlington ON Satur-
day morning. Members OF the association
and their families are invited and accept
ances should be at once sent to G. 8. Forbes,
chairman, st. Adams.
K. E. SARGENT Of st. Johnsbury, died at
that place on Friday, jane "a Mr.. Sargent
was born in Warren in 1884. When he was