Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-07-20
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1898.
Vermont News.

Gen. Charles p. Mattocss, who has been
confirmed as brigadier general, is a native OF
Vermont. having been born in Danville
October IL, lS40 He graduated from Bow
dom college in 1862 and from Harvard law
| school in 1867. He was appointed first lieu
tenant in the 18th Maine volunteers in
August, 1862, and held commissions of every
grade in that regiment from that rank to
| colonel. He was brevetted maj or for gallant
| service at Little Sailors Creek, April, 1863,
and brevetted brigadier general for gallant
service during the campaign ending with the
surrender of Gen. Lee.
The Troy Times bennington correspon-
dent writes; "a bevy of young ladies Of
| about the Get girl graduate age partook of
a novel lunch in Morgan's grove lately. The
meal consisted entirely of flowers, and the
girls called it awful NICE There were can
died roses and pansies, sweet pea blossoms,
nasturtium flowers and the yellow petals of
clover blossoms and weak tea made from red
clover blossoms. The little party broke up
at the close of a beautiful afternoon amid
much romance and poetry, but the sequel
was made of sterner stuff. That night one
OF the village doctors was called to treat one
of the girls, who was suffering from smart
attack OF cholera morbus."
Miss Pauline Brooks of Rutland left Satur-
day for New York, from where she will go
at once to Santiago de Cuba as government
nurse at a compensation of $50 month and
a ration. Miss Brooks will 60 to Cuba in the
service of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution corps of government nurses,
Cross society. She lived in Cuba until about
three years ago. Her Cuban home is in
Guantanamo, which is 80 miles from Santa
60 by land and 60 miles by water. AS she is
an immune, having had the yellow fever
several years ago during her residence in
,ho ohn loe 49, 4 hat
and this fact undoubtedly had something to
do with her acceptance as nurse.
Capt. Clark has been honored with the
appointment of chief of staff of Commodore
Watson, commanding the Eastern squadron
which will go to European waters to harass
Spain and destroy Admiral Camaras fleet.
He will remain in command of the Oregon.
ing it and Bradford, the native place of Capt.
Clark, is prouder than ever of him, if that is
possible.
Judge H. H. Wheeler of the United States
district court has filed his decision in the
objections of the American Loan and Trust
company to payment OF % per cent of the
preferred claims of the Grand Trunk railroad
against the Central Vermont railroad for sup
plies for the six months previous to its going
into the hands of receivers. The objections
are overrruled with few minor exceptions.
Regimental Quartermaster James E.Creed
of the 1st Vermont volunteers, in camp at
Chickamauga Park, Ga, is in Rutland on a
80 days furlough. He stated that he did not |
think the location of the camp could be called |
heslthful, and typhoid fever cases were not |
uncommon, although the Vermont boys have |
been very fortunate in this respect, there hav- |
ing been only two or three slight attacks in |
the whole organization. Mr.. Creed said that |
the most peculiar thing was the superior NAL
ner in which the Vermont troops withstood |
tboa Ga Of o1. oh I. Ill
even in the ranks of a company from Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
A man in Benson has lost his wife and is
feeling bad about it. The lobby of the St.
Johnsbury postoffice has been decorated for
several days past with the following notice
printed with brush in large capital letters
'LosT-is There Any one that can tell where
my wife Is and Little Girl is. II so Please
rite and send Full Address and will do the
lair thing. Address all letters. c. L. Mon
GER, Benson, VT"
Holland Cousens of West Derby was shot
n the foot last Friday night about 80 P. M,
y gun in the hands of George Brane. The
Wo had trouble earlier in the evening, and1
alter Brane took his gun and went out to
boot crows as he claims. He met Cousens
gain and the quarrel was resumed. In the
the gun went IF striking Holland
a the foot and making a bad wound, tearing
way large portion Of the foot. Brane
laimed that it was accidental, the hammer
catching on his sleeve. In the hearing before
ustice Massey at the Court House, Newport,
srane was held in the sum of $75 for appear
nee before the grand jury.
Speaker Thomas B. Reed and his daughter,
Miss Kittie, who have been the guests of
Congressman Wallace Turner Foot of Port
Henry for the past few days, arrived in Bur-
ington at 8 O'Clock Saturday morning on the
steamer Chateaugay, coming down the lake
With the Vermont Press party. Speaker and
Miss Reed were met at the landing by Ex-
iov. y. A. Woodbury., who drove them about
he city. They left at 10 35 on the White
fountain train for their home in Portland,
fe.