The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-17
SUMMARY OF NEWS,
Vermont.

WILLIAM COLLINS OF Richford, seventeen
years old, was drowned last week while
bathing in the Missisquoi river. The body
was recovered.
Miss MAY NORTON OF Vergennes died sud
denly last Friday morning OF heart disease,
while at the breakfast table. She was
twenty-eight years old.
REV, FATHER LOUIS CLERMoNT OF Rich
mond died last Wednesday at Hotel Dieu,
Montreal, from the effects OF an operation
performed last September.
RICHARD d. STEWART of Bristol was in
stantly killed last Thursday while stating
on Dwight Eddy's barn. The staging gave
way and he fell to the ground striking on
his head and breaking his neck.
STATES ATTORNEY BATES and Judge G.
H. Mason, both OF Bennington, were badly
injured last week by being thrown from a
buggy. The horse they were driving be-
came frightened at an electric car and ran,
overturning the buggy.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Increase, Syn
don johnson, Monkton Ridge, SIS to $12;
Royal Smith, Bristol ST. to $24; John
Parks, Montgomery Center, Sc to IS; reis-
s sis.. n'''''0H a. E. i'''1A'''''' -''N''
THE First Vermont, Third Tennessee,
and Eighth New York Regiments, compos-
ing General Colby's brigade at Chicka-
manga Park, have moved to camp site
near Dalton's Forge. The position occu-
pied by the brigade for some time was con-
sidered much too shaded, and the health OF
the men is expected to be much better in
the new location.
GOVERNOR CIRCUIT sent last Thursday to
Secretary Alger the following telegram
II have the honor to request that the Yer
mont regiment be allowed to change its
camp from Chckamauga to Vermont where
it can have healthy camp conditions. II
can await orders here as well as at any
other place and reach tide water from any
point in the state in few hours If needed
The biennial report of State Tax Com
missioner d. j. Foster, just issued gives
the total amount of corporation taxes col
iected for the year as SS84, 8SS. The amount
assessed during the biennial period wal
$771 ,447.73 an increase over the previous
two years of S38. $50 SO. The largest ta1
paid by any corporation was SIS, POI sc from
the Central Vermont railroad, the Burling
ton Savings Bank coming next with $40.
591S5. The inheritance tax amounted tt
S11,478
HIRAM AINswoRTH, one of the oldes
business men in western Vermont, wa,
found dead last Wednesday in his barn il
Castleton. He was about eighty years o
age, and with one exception was the only
man living on the main street in CastletoI
that was there in 1861. He was for a mum
Der of years in the dry goods business there
later was largely identified in the slat,
business Of Rutland county; was a direc
tor for years in the Castleton National Banl
and had filed many town and other Office
of trust.
PRIVATE ARTHUR l.. DOLE OF Company
First Vermont Regiment, died last week a
Camp Thomas Chickamauga Park, of spin
al meningitis. Dole had brother and TIVE
cousins in the company. His cousins ar,
first lieutenant and sergeant. He was al
old national guardsman. His home is il
Northfeld, where he leaves father anC
mother. The body was brought to North
field and buried with military honors. Thi
is the seventh death since the regimen
went to Chickamauga.
THE Vergennes city council has made ar
fragments to build sample road at Vergenne
under the supervision and direction of Z
G. Harrison, road expert and acting direct
or OF the road inquiry Office of the Unite
States department Of agriculture. In orde
that all persons in the State interested il
the improvements of roads should have al
opportunity to inspect a road built in tn
best way and to see the latest machner
used in road construction for country roads
the Vergennes city council has arranged
with the cooperation of the United State
road inquiry office, to have general meet
ing at Vergennes Tuesday September 20
Many persons have sgnifed their intention
to attend, and large meeting is expected
Addresses will be made by E. G. Harrison
and others whose names will be announce,
later