The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-07
sum MARY OF NEWS.
Vermont,

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HORACE e. WOODRUFF OF st. Johnsbury,
aged seventy-seven, dropped dead last
week from heart failure. He was q highly.
respected citizen, and a hardware merchant
for many years.
Mrs. JOHN MCCUE of st. Johnsbury was
fatally burned last week by the upsetting OF
a kerosene stove. Every article Of clothing
was burned from her body. She died in a
few hours from the effects of her injuries.
GEORGE WArERHoUsE, a st. Johnsbury
photographer, aged sixty-tive drank q pint
of wood alcohol last week and died soon af-
ter. He was a %forty-niner and was once
worth $4,000. He lost 1t all through drink.
THE village of Fairfax was visited re-
Gently by a disastrous fire. The principal
business blocks, three houses and several
barns in the center of the village were de-
stroyed. No lives were lost, but the prop.
erty destroyed was worth many thousands
of dollars. A part of the loss is covered by
insurance.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Reissue and in
crease, John W. White, Essex, $50; in
crease, j.. N. Stone, WILLIAMSBURG, IS to
$40; Alverton p. Osborne, North Tunbridge,
$12 to S14; original, widows, Mary Higgins,
Bellows Falls, IS; widows, reissued, Har-
riet e. Langley, Williston, $12.
MRS. AMANDA STRBBINs OF Westfeld was
run over and killed last week by a horse
driven by Fred Dushame Mrs. Stebbins
was attempting to get into a carriage which
had overtaken her, and stopped to a k her
in, when Dushame drove up int being in
toxicated was unable to manage his horse
and did not stop to find out the damage
lone.
The ticket office at the Woodstock rail-
road station was entered by burglars last
week. The safe was blown open but the
robbers secured only 81 or So. The desks
wara rummaped Init 40 far az known MOTH
ing was taken. An entrance was made by
prying up the window woodwork. 1t was
evidently lone by two or more men but
there Is no trace of them.
BEFORE Justice Walbridge at North Ben
nington last Thursday Thomas Leonard was
CONVICTED OF four second offences of selling
liquor contrary to law and fined 5000 and
costs of $50 and sentenced to the house of
correction for sixty days. Twenty.seven
witnesses were subppnaed against him, only
four OF whom swore to ever getting anything
from him. Last week his wife was fined
$40 and costs for selling, making a total Of
over S400 within a week.
THE following officers were elected at the
Universalist State convention held recently
at Stove: President, Rev. j Il. Simmons Of
Woodstock; vice president, w. ID. Ball Of
Ludlow; secretary, Rev. ], p, Booth of Nor
r%isville; treasurer, Hon. Ira @. Calef of
Washington; executive committee, Hon. e,
f Brown, Rev. Edward +. Allen n e.
Barnard; fellowship committee, Rev. A. NJ.
Smith, Rev, J, +, Simmons, Rev. j., b,
Reardon, I. N. Lebaron and II. W. Black
man.
MIR. n Mrs. G. W. DIM1oK of Windham
were sutfocated last Thursday morning.
Fire broke out in their barn about four
O'Clock and both entered the building TO
release the horses. They did not come out,
and it is supposed that they were suffocated
and their bodies destroyed. George Savill,
their hired man, was witt them, but he did
not enter the barn. The flames spread to
the house, and both buildings were destroy
ed with all Of the contents. The barn was
filed with hay. Mr.. and Mrs. Dimick were
between fifty and sixty years of age. Their
buildings were burned about ten years ago,
n fine new ones were then erected.
DR.. W. SEWARD WEBB has again shown
his generosity and interest in the Vermont
troops by handing General I. S. Peck an
additional check for $500 with explicit in.
structions to spare no means in procuring
everything necessary for the comfort Of
Vermont's sick soldiers, and when this was
exhausted to call on him for $500 more.
This makes 81 900 which DR.. and Mrs. w,
Seward webb have contributed for the COM
fort Of the Vermont troops since they start
ed for Chickamauga. One of the surgeons
OF the First Vermont states that one half
OF the medical supplies used by the regi-
ment were purchased with a portion Of the
first $500.
CHARLEs HITCHCOCK OF Shushan, N. Y,
and Harry left Of Arlington were before
the municipal court at Bennington last
Wednesday, charged with killing deer out
Of season. The evidence showed tina the
deer which were partially tame were killed
with eight ounce shot and that left dared
the other man to shoot one, telling him tina
the fine would only be 500 and thai if
they went and complained on themselves
they would receive $50 back. Judge Darling
convinced them that they were wrong in
that idea and fned them the utmost he
could, 800 each and costs. They paid the
amount. There is much indignation in Ar
lington over the affair.
JUDGE @. s. HAYDEN of Worcester, Mass,
and Miss Addie q. Gillette, formerly Judge
Hayden's stenographer, who recently was
refused admission to the Worcester county
bar, were married recently at Woodstock.
The wedding follows an acquaintance be-
tween Judge Hayden and Miss Gillette, the
woman having been an inmate OF the judges
home while employed by him which was
marsec11 by several sensational features.
These included a divorce from the former
Mrs. Hayden and the opposition of the
women of Worcester county to the admis-
sion of Miss Gillette to practice law, based