The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24
SUMMARY OF NEWS,
Vermont.

CHILDREN playing with matches in the
barn OF George Porter of Montgomery caus-
ed the destruction of the barn and dwelling
house last week Monday forenoon.
ARNOLD WYMAN OF Brsttleboro, aged
seventy-two years, was found dead last
Thursday in q bath tub in house on Sec
ond Avenue, N. Y. He had shot himself in
the mouth and had been dead several hours
when the body was found.
EDWARD STURTEvANT, a fireman on the
Central Vermont railroad, attempted sui
eide last week at st. Adams by shooting
himself through the breast with revolver.
He gives no reason for the rash act, but de-
clares that it was Intentional.
THE thirteenth annual reunion of the
Third Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, will
be held at St. Johnsbury next Wednesday,
August 81. The business meeting will be
held in the forenoon. The Woman's Relief
Corps will serve soldiers dinner at noon,
and rousing campfire will be held in the
evening.
THE hardware store OF II. N. Graves at
Cambridge was burglarized last week. The
safe was blown open and 800 was secured.
The robbers failed to open the inner steel
safe although they exploded nitroglycerine
once and had another charge ready
when frightened away. The explosions
blew out front and back OF store; damage
about $500. No clue to the burglars. A
reward is offered by the citizens for the ap.
prehension of the desperadoes.
The joint meeting OF the Vermont State
Fair and Billings Park Association will be
held at Billings Park, White River juno
ton, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, August 30 and 81, and Septem-
Der and 2. The officers OF the association
have arranged an attractive programme for
the four days, and are spariDg no pains to
make this the best Estate Fair" in recent
years. Further particulars aud prospectus
may be obtained Of G. w. Hoffman, White
River Junction, the secretary.
SMEoN M. S1BLEY Of Bennington, presi-
dent of the Bennington County National
Bank, died last week of heart disease, aged
eighty-four years, He was one OF the orig
inal stockholders of the Bennington County
National Bank and succeeded the late
Charles Thatcher as its president. He was
at his desk less than a week ago. He was
twice married, his second wife dying some
three years ago. He leaves large estate,
and is survived by four daugters, two re-
siding in Bennington and two in California.
Mr.. AND MRS. NJ. G.. REMINGTON OF Ben
nington celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary last Thursday. Five children,
twenty grandchildren and two great-grand-
children were present. Many presents Of
gold and silver were received, although there
was no formal notice sent out that there
was to be any observance OF the day. Out
side of the family, no one knew Of it until
Thursday morning. Neither Mr.. nor Mrs.
Remington have gray hair in their heads
and both bid fair to celebrate their diamond
wedding.
The post office at Richford was broken
into last week, and robbed of small sum
of money and about S125 worth Of stamps.
Twenty-Five dollars of the stamps taken
are special delivery, postage due and peri
odical stamps, hence are OF no value to
the thieves. These were kept in an old
fashioned safe which the burglars who were
evidently professionals and understood
their business, had no difficulty in blowing
open. Entrance to the office was made by
placing ladder to a back window and
forcing open the window with chisel
PENSIONS recently granted to vermonters
boro, So; increase, Samuel L. Daggett. Bel
lows Falls, So to $12; Peter Lumbra, Mont
gomery, Sc to So; original, widows. ETC.,
Cordelis A. Tabo, Burlington, $12; restora-
ton and increase Merrill e. Warrington,
NorthfisId, 81 to ST. Increase, special Az;
to 1914; John Brassaw Of Barre, SIG to $17
Edwin M. Carey of Wallingford, SO to $40;
Joseph Lafountain Of Vergennes, $40 to $12
Nehemiah Simonds of st. Johnsbury, SIS to
$40.
THE barns of Governor Grout at Derby
was struck by lightning and burned last
Wednesday. So rapidly did the flames
spread that it was impossible to release six
head OF cattle confined in the barns. They
the entire stock Of farming tools, two hun.
bred tons Of hay, and seventy-fve tons OF
other produce were entirely consumed. The
loss will reach eight or ten thousand dollars
which is partially covered by insurance
The governor will at once begin preparations
for rebuilding the barns. The Newport fire
department prevented the flames from
reaching the house.
GLADYS OsMoRE OF Newport, fourteen
years old, was 80 seriously burned last week
Monday that she died the next day She
was carrying out the ashes from the kitchen
stove when In some way her apron caught
fire. She lost her presence Of mind and in.
stead Of tearing it off wrapped it around
herself and in an instant her dress was in
flames She ran screaming around the yard
Her mother and another woman tried tc
smother the flames with quilts, etc., but did
not succeed. All her clothing was nearly
burned from her body, and she was 80 seri
ously injured that her life could not be
saved although everything possible was
done. The family was 30 poor that 1t was
necessary to raise the money for the funeral
expenses by subscription.