The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28
Domestic,

THE steam saw mill OF j. E. Henry &
Sons, at Lincoln. N. H., one of the largest
plants Of the kind in New England, was
burned last Saturday night. For a short
threatened. The entire loss is approximate
ly $4,000, with insurance of $4,000.
A LARGE pulp mill at Berlin, N. H, was
completely destroyed by fire last Saturday
afternoon. During the progress OF the fire
seven men were caught under the roof OF
one OF the sheds aud severely burned. This
property has been lying idle for number
OF years. The loss and insurance is not
known.
CAPT. FREDERICK M. LYNDE, a retired Of
fcer, died suddenly on Monday at Wash
ington, ID. g. He was a native of Michigan.
He served during the Civil War, entering
originally AZ sergeant Of the Fourth Yer
mont Infantry from August, 1861, to Janu-
airy, 1862, when he was commissioned as
second lieutenant He was mustered out
six months later and then served two years
as private and sergeant in the First Wiscon-
sin heavy artillery. He entered tie regu-
lar army in 1866 as second lieutenant, was
promoted to captain in 1883 and retired two
years later
ST. PATRIcK's cathedral at Harrisburg,
Pa, the church OF the bishop OF Harrisburg
of the Roman Catholic diocese, was ruined
by fire last Sunday afternoon. The blaze
was discovered in the rear of the church,
near the altar, and the Christmas decora-
tions were soon destroyed. The flames
pushed their way to the front of the church
and the entire interior was flooded before
the fire was put out The altar ornaments
and sacred vestments were saved. The
organ was ruined by heat and water Loss,
900. fully insured. Electric light wires
crossing caused the fire.
THE American National bank of Lima
O., was robbed of S18 1862 last Sunday night.
1. L.
The robbery was skilfully done, no damage
being done to the vault. The money stolen
was in currency and gold. No silver was
taken. The robbery was discovered Mon
day morning by the banks jsnitor, who
found the door to the vault open. A de-
post of $4,000 made an Saturday night
was gone. The directors Of the bank at
once held meeting at which an assessment
was made to meet the deficiency and other
banks in the city offered assistance. The
manner OF entrance to the bank by the rob-
bers Is mystery as all the windows were
front door was found locked Monday morn
ing as usual. There is not the slightest
clew for the detectives to work upon.
ToRREY E. WARDNER editor OF the Bos-
ton Traveller was last Friday sentenced to
serve thirty days in Dedham Jail for con-
tempt of court in allowing to be published
in his paper comments and editorials on the
Getchell granddaughter case recently tried,
which, in the courts opinion, would have
influenced the minds Of the Jury, had the
Traveller containing the matter reached the
court house before the case was submitted
to final consideration. The trial was that
OF Engineer Getchell Of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad charged with
manslaughter in connection with collision
which occurred at Sharon last August, in
which several persons were killed. Judge
Sherman took exception not only to the
editorial comments published in the Trdu-
eler, but also to criticisms made in the
stories Of the proceedings published in that
paper.