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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

SENATOR PROCTOR introduced a bill last
Friday granting pension to Hon. w. @.
Veazey.
MICHAEL NAyLoR Of Rutland and Daniel
II, Wright OF Montgomery Center have re-
Gently been granted an increase of pension
from $6 to So per month.
THE mill owned by e. M. Carlisle at
Chester was burned last Friday night, en-
failing loss Of $500. Chair stock was the
principal product Of the mill. The cause OF
the fire Is unknown.
AT the:midwinter meeting Of the Botan-
ical Club, held last Friday in Burlington,
the following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Ezra Brainerd OF Middlebury; vice.
president, g. G. Prindle OF Charlotte; secre-
tary, Prof l.. X. Jones Of Burlington.
MYRoN VEsPEB, aged twenty. son Of
Thomas Vesper OF North Royalton, shot
himself last Saturday with suicidal intent
1t is not thought possible that he can re-
cover. He is conscious and says he had
reason for the rash act which he will not
| divulge.
CHARLES 8. CLAP, a well known railroad
man, died last Sunday at Bennington. He
claimed to be the engineer OF the locomo-
tive that drew the first passenger train into
| Bennington in 1853. For many years he
was an engineer on the old Western Yer.
mont railroad, now the Bennington and
| Rutland road. OF late years he had been
the assistant master mechanic OF the road A.,
retiring about three years ago.
CHARLIE GORDON, a boy seventeen years
old, was found mangled in frightful man
ner near Milton station Tuesday morn
ing. AS is supposed, he boarded the south
| bound train at Georgia and fell from the
cars and was killed. He was identified by
letters. Portions of the remains were scat
tered from Georgia to Essex Junction. The
accident must have happened early Monday
night, as the remains were frozen.
JEROME DUMAS, chief OF police of the city
OF Burlington, died last Friday after an ILL
ness OF two weeks with Bright's disease.
He was sixty-three years old and was born
at lberville, 2. Q. He was of French and
English parentage and in early life was en-
| ployed upon the lake steamers. He was
appointed chief OF police in 1889, having pre-
viously been a policeman. He has made
numerous captures of criminals and was
feared by them.
LATE reports from Mrs. Julia G. R. Dorr
OF Rutland, the Vermont poetess, indicate
more favorable symptoms with good pros
pects OF final recovery. She was taken sick
Thursday, January 20, with the grip, show
ing brain involvement. She was soon I'M
conscious and remained so for two weeks
before showing any coherent ideas. Soon
after being sick pneumonia developed, fol-
lowed in few days by well defined menin
gifts. She has been very i'll from the first,
but her mind is now clearing and she bids
lair to fully recover in both mind and body.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09
WilIiamstOWn.

-Four feet of snow are reported in the
woods here.
Lucius s. Simons has been ailing in the
last few days.
George son of Enos f. Walker, has been
i'll for some time.
Randall French has been quite ill, Of
late, with pneumonia.
Mrs. Charles r. Benedict is visiting her
children in Burlington.
John Duffus and A. McNichol are laid off
from work at this writing, by colds.
James Murphy and son returned last
week from visit to Sherbrooke, P. @.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Call are expected
home from their wedding trip this week.
Harvey L. Cheney is still lame from Sc
we're accident to a foot, several weeks ago.
Certain granite orkers who left here in
December are returning from time to time.
The extremely cold weather last week in
terferred materially with work at the stone
sheds.
Our old townsman, Walter Bass, now OF
Ottawa, Kan, is reported as improving in
health.
Will Moore continues to work as a sharp
ener for the GreaTson, Beckett Company
after months of i'll health.
Quite large delegation of Masons from
here were in attendance at the district
meeting in Randolph yesterday.
Rev. p. Z. Womer delivered an address
at the Orange County Christian Endeavor
Convention in West Randolph on Tuesday
A brother of Maynard Spencer has lately
come here from Plaintield to work at the
granite cutting trade with the Grearson,
Beckett Co.
Clayton Martin is said to have given the
socisble at the town hall last Thursday
evening for the benefit of the Universalist
lad!esS' treasury.
Charles G. Preston, father-in-law Of AL
bert Norris, has cut over fifty sled loads OF
poles, soft wood largely, this season. He
is seventy-three years of age.
Ebert Jackson tells us he has had thir-
teen carloads OF feed brought here since
haying for the benefit of the Boston Co
operatives among our farmers.
Will Kinney, young Scotch apprentice
in our granite sheds for some time past, will
20 to Gouldsville with Carter & McNchol,
March /. Sorry to lose him from here.
Among the wedding presents to Mrs.
Alma Work Call last week, was nice one
from tie family Of our great hearted towns.
man, Lewis M. Seaver, now OF New York
city.
We regret to hear that the new granite
firm OF Carter e. McNichol will leave here
at the end OF this month and go to Goulds
vile, on account OF the better facilities offer
cd them there for their work.
Albert Norris has a new hand separator
for home dairying purposes, which, 1t il
claimed, gives him remarkable increase o.
: butter over the old methods. He has JUS
supplied one TO Charles Staples
Two years ago 1t looked as II Clinton
Cram might not have long to live, because
of hemorrhages of the lungs. Since then IA,
has been free from them and is to be seel
on oar streets with his milk cart.
No one will deny that Conductor Franl
W. Flint has earned the right to quit rail
reading, after thirty-hve years of service
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09
BUSINESS NOTICES.

CHAMBERLAIN's CoUGH REMEDY ALWAYS
Proves EFFEcrUAL.-There are no better
medicines on the market than Chamber
lain's. We have used the Cough Remedy
when all others failed, and in every instance
it proved effectual. Almost daily we hear
the virtues of Chamberlain's remedies ex-
tolled by those who have used them. This
is not an empty puff, paid for at so much a
line, but is voluntarily given in good faith,
in the hope that suffering humanity may
try these remedies and like the writer, be
benefited. From the Glenville (West YER
ginia) Pathfinder For sale by G. Blak-
ley and w. K. Terrill & Co.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09

THE name of L. B. Harris of Lyndonville
is mentioned as a candidate for department
commander of the Grand Army of Vermont
at. their next annual encampment and a
more suitable one could not be named. Mr..
served over four years in Company D,
Fourth Regiment, Vermont Volunteers,
having reenlisted in December, 1868, was
eight or nine months a prisoner of war, was
promoted from private TO corporal and ser
geant respectively, and discharged in July,
1865. Comrade Harris has executive abil-
ity of high order and would add honor to
the department If elected to the high office
of commander.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09

DIR. DANIEL CAMPBELL, one of the best
known and most successful practitioners in
Southern Vermont, died last Friday at his
home in Brattleboro, aged seventy-seven
years. He graduated from Vermont Medi-
cal College at Woodstock in 1912 and from
the Berkshire Medical College at Pittsfield,
Mass, in 1913. He practiced in Pittsfield
was then in Westminster ten years and
since 1854 had an Office in Saxton's River.
He was prominent in the medical societies.
He was member of the legislature in 1864
and was the Democratic candidate for
speaker. He also received the Democratic
nomination for Congress in the second dis
trict in 1883
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09

A TwKNTY-FIvE-CKNT VIAL LEADS TO A
DOLLAR FLASK. The economical way OF
buying "77"-with those who appreciate
77,"--the dollar flask is popular. 1t Is
fat, easy to carry and economical, contain
ing 100 doses. The value OF having Ut
at hand when needed, cannot be oyerest-
catarrh, pain in the head and chest, cough,
sore throat and fever. For sale by all drug
eists, or sent on receipt Of price. Hum
phrey's Medicine Company, corner William
and John streets, New York.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09
COURT OF INSOLVENCY..
" STATE OF VERMONT Washington District, S..

In the matter of JOHN A. DURKEE and LESLIE
DURKEE, partners under the firm name of
j. A and L. j. DURKEE, insolvent debtors.
Take notice, that petition for adjudication Of In
solvency was filed in this court by JOHN A. DUR
the firm name Of J, A. and L. J. puRKEE of
Duxbury in said District on the 18th day of Feb
ruary. A. ID. 1898, at the Probate Office in Mont
peer, in said District, and that meeting of their
creditors will be held at Court of Insolvency, at
said Probate ONCE. in Montpelier the 18th day of
February AID 1898, at 10 o'clock A NJ to prove their
debts and to choose one or more assgnees of their
estate; and that the payment of any debts and the
delivery of any property belonging to said debtors
to them for their use and the transfer of any pro-
perty by them, are forbidden by law.
Dated at Montpelier this ith day of February
A. ID. 1888. HIRAM CARLETON. Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09

In recent letter from Washington, ID.
c., to an old friend. Major G. A. Studer, for
twenty years United States Consul at Singa-
pore, says: "While at Des Moines became
acquianted.with linament known as Cham
berlain's Pain Balm, which 1 found ex-
eellent against rheumatism as we'll as
against soreness OF the throat and chest
giving me much easier breathing) had a
touch OF pneumonia early this week, and
two applications freely applied TO the throat
and chest relieved me of it at once. would
not be without it for anything" For sale
by O. Blakley and W. K. Terrill Il Co.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09

SOMETHING TO KNow.-It may be
worth something to know that the very
best medicine for restoring the tired
nervous system to a healthy vigor is
Electric Bitters. This medicine is
purely vegetable, acts by giving tone
to the nerve centers in the stomach,
gently stimulates the Liver and Kid.
neys, and aids these organs in throwing
off impurities in the blood. E ectric
Bitters improves the appetite, aids di-
gestion, and is pronounced by those
who have tried it as the very best blood
purifier and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold
for SOC or 81 90 per bottle at G.
Blakely's drug store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09
All farmers cannot nroduce M

All farmers cannot produce pure
bred stock of the highest excellence for
breeding but all farmers can and should
procure pure bred sires and grade up
all stock on the farm to the top market
prices for the best home and export
markets. Pure bred stock of all the
b eeds has become 30 cheap and is so
generally introduced throughout the
states that no farmer has an excuse for
breeding to anything but the best.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09

There is no longer any doubt about
the possibility of damp hay heating
enough to set fire to the barn in which
it is stored. A case of this kind occur
red at the Pennsylvania experiment
station, where it was scientifically ex-
amined. Insurance companies recog-
nize the liability of spontaneous COM
bustion, not only in damp hay, but in
oil waste, rags and other substances.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09

Note.-Readers of THE WATCHSIAN inter-
ested in DR.. Hunters researches and treatment
of lung maladies can obtain his book by writing
him at the above address.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09

DeWitt's Witch Hazel SaIVe
Cures Piles, ScaIds, Burns.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09
South Ryegate.

AS there have been several accounts Of
the debate. between South Ryegate and
Groton High schools, some Of which mis-
represented the affair, we give the follow
ing statement: The question was selected
by the South Ryegate debators. The Grot-
on school chose the side. Ryegate picked
one of the board Of decision, and Groton
one, and the two so chosen picked third.
The decision was two to one in favor OF
Groton, and not unanimous as reported in
some papers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09

PARLIAMENT was opened on Tuesday
with lengthy address from Queen Victo-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09

The Ladies' will hold fair on Thursday
and Friday evenings of this week at knights
of Pythias hall. Thursday evening, admis-
sion to supper twenty cents. Friday even.
ing there will be an entertainment for
which an admission OF ten cents will be
| charged. The ladies have been to much
labor and expense in getting this fair up,
and it is hoped it will be literally patroniz
cd, as the cause is worthy one. Every
body is invited to attend. g. A select
school OF eight weeks will be taught by e
III. O'Brien in the village, beginning Febru-
airy IA That this school will be a success is
assured, as Mr.. O'Brien is first-class prin
| cipal and has made our school one Of the
best in the state. - Anyone wishing ia
| rent furnished room will do we'll to apply
to A. W. Coffrin. - Mrs. Charles
Chaplin Is sick. - Mrs A. W. Coffin
has been quite sick for the last week. -
The High School debate last Thursday
evening was decided in the affirmative.
The times., 1898-08-03
Crime of a Deaf Mute

Norfolk, Va, August "A shocking
crime. which will probably result in the
death of Edward, the nine-year-old son
of E. A. w. Cassell. residing in Brighton,
was committed yesterday morning by
colored deaf mute named John Johnson
The negro was employed about Mr.. Cas-
sells residence. The child was playing
in the yard with a companion, when
Johnson came out on the porch with
double-barreied birdgun in his hands. He
raised the piece, took deliberate aim at
the little fellow AMI shot with both bar
res into the boys neck and shoulders.
Although the charges were birdshot. one
of them contained a buckshot, which en-
tered the base of the brain. Johnson fed
but was captured near Deep Creek by Mr..
Cassell and Justice Sykes. He was placed
in Jail At last accounts the wounded
boy was alive, although his life was de-
SPARED of.
The times., 1898-08-03
B. & O. REORGANIZATION.
A Majority of the Securities Have
Been Deposited

Baltimore, August "A large amount
of the securities of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company has been depos-
tied, as required by the plan of the re-
organization with the Mercantile Trust
Company of Nav York. The success of
the plan is now regarded as assured, as
the result of the endorsement it has re-
ceived by the bondholders. 1t is stated
that a majority OF the second preferred
and common stock has been deposited un-
der the terms offered. Yesterday some
additional securities were sent to New
York. and, although the limit required
that they be there on August l. tele-
graph advces state that the delay will
not prejudice the interests OF the send
ers. as 1t was explained that they were
unable 10 get them in on time.
Considerable interest is aroused over the
legal proceedings taken by the holders OF
the first preferred stock Interests close
TO the reorganization syndicate state that
the move of these stockholders will not
interfere with the carrying out of the
plan as agreed upon.
A report was again circulated yesterday
that a compromise might be effected, and
there was talk Of the reorganization syn
dicate buying the stock of the first-pre-
ferred holders who were objecting to the
terms offered. 1t was stated by a member
of the committee which has in charge the
interests of the fif'st-preferred stock that
no oyertures have as yet been made TO-
ward compromise. and that the commit
tee has faith in the case they have
brought in the United States court. and
stick to their intention of pushing il to-
ward a speedy hearing. The next step in
the case will be the fling of the answer
of the parties who are made defendants
and who represent the interests OF the
bondhoiders and the reorganization syndi-
cate.
show marked Improvement in its earn
ings Figures given out yesterday show
that the estimated gross earnings for June
are s.. .236, 0l0. an increase of S1l9.217.
The times., 1898-08-03
A MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
The Ribs of Frank KuIi-ovsIxi Are
Broken.


Baltimore. August Frank Kuligows-
XII. Polish laborer, about sixty years Of
age. died yesterday az ST. Joseph's Hos
pital Wednesday last be was taken TO
the hospital in a wogan by William Gels
ler. When removed he was in a semi
conscious condition
Dr A G. S. Murray performed an au-
topsy and found that the deceased had
three ribs broken on the left side near
the heart. The case was reported 10
Coroner Sillijacks, of the northeastern
district, and he communicated with Capt
Ward. of the southern district. asking
that an investigation be made by the Do
lice.
He ordered the body sent to the morgue
and Will make an investigation OF the
case as soon as the police locate the wit
nesses.
John Schultz a young Pole. who is
brother 70 the wife of George Black. the
dead mans step-sou. said ne believed
kulisowski's death was due 10 a beating
which he got on Bond Street, near Alice
anna, about two months ago THE old
man married woman about twenty
three years Old named Kate he said
81 don't know what her last name was
and never saw her, but / know the old
man told US that she threw him out OF
the house one night. on Bond Street and
that when he returned she and a man
whom he did not know knocked him down
and kicked him. He then went to the
house where we used TO live. on Canton
Street, near Elliott, and asked my sis
ter. Mrs. George Black. 10 take him in
He remained in bed in the house and
was getting worse and worse every day.
Mr. Geisler said yesterday: The man
was almost dead when we lifted him into
the wagon 1 thought he would not live
until we got there. He complained OF
headache and pressed his hands to his
left side, as if he had bad ache there. ."
The times., 1898-08-03
THE BRITISH WEST INDIES.
Vheir Sugar Has N Preference i'm
American Markets

London, Aug. 2.-In the House Of Com
mons today Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain. sec
retary of state for the colonies, made a
tion of the British West Indian colon
6es dwelling particularly on the decline
in the sugar industry. He remarked that
British West Indian sugar now had a
preference in the American markets
amounting 10 thirty shillings ton over
foreign sugars. for which reason practi-
cally no West Indian sugar went any
where but to the United States. A cur
dous result of this condition of affairs
was that the removal of foreign bounties
would have the immediate effect of turn
ing the profits OF the industry into a loss.
Unfortunately the situation was not per-
nanent
change in the fiscal system Of the
United States, or a corner in the United
States, might alter il at any moment.
After the war. Cuba would perhaps. sup
ply all the sugar used in the United
States Mr. Chamberlain said he hoped
Something satisfactory would arise from
the reciprocity negotiations. which had
been temporarily postponed at the ad-
JOurnment of Congress. He had hoped
when these negotiations opened that the
Emitted States would grant the terms con-
ceded in 1892. but he regretted to say he
had found the United States very hard
bargainers and they refused to grant any
thing like such favorable terms. 1t was
uncertain yet whether the government
would be able to accept their terms at
all. Their present offer OF per cent in
return for certain concessions would Oe
impossible in the case of the smaller
colonies. 1t might be acceptable in
somewhat modified form by the larger
colonies. though he could not say any
thing positive. Nevertheless, he noped
for a satisfactory settlement. which
would possibly result in sugar grown in
the British colonies securing a further
advantage in the United States OF ten
shillings ton
Mr.. Chamberlain added that similar ap-
proaches made to Canada had been met
with remarkable liberality, though un-
fortunately Canada's concessions did not
balance the advantages arising from the
United States countervailing duties
which induced the West Indies TO send
their sugar to the United States rather
than TO Canada He hoped that the ne
gOtiations that were being continued with
Canada would be met with further gener-
Osity, so promoting international trade.
The colonial minister detailed the gov
ernments s proposals to improve the sugar
trade, and TO develop and subsidize new
industries concurrently with trying TO
maintain a preferential market in the
United States. He intimated the possibil-
1ty of establishing cOuntervailing duties
in the future if they were necessary 10
preserve West Indian industry.
The times., 1898-08-03
GEORGE B. WEIGH.
FUNERAL OF A SOLDIER.
The Body of Private CarriGun Is
Brought Home.

Baltimore. Aug. 2-The body Of Private
Nelson j. Carrigan. Of Company X. Fifth
Maryland Volunteers. who died last Fri
day at Fort Thomas. KY. from the ef-
fscts Of typhoid fever. which he con-
traoted at Tampa. reached Baltimore
last night and was removed to the home
Of his father. willam J. Carrigan. III
South Carey Street. who brought the
body from the hospital
The funeral Will take place this after
room, and interment will be made in Lou
don Park The Fifth Regiment Veteran
Corps will furnish a detail. headed by
Capt Frank " Ward TO attend the fu-
neral
Private Carrigan was formerly mem
Der of the Fourth Regiment. but when IT
was decided that il would not go 10 the
front. he resigned and enlisted in the
Eighth Regiment. while IL was at Camp
Wilmer. He went to Chicka-nauga and
Tsmpa with the regiment.
A short time after he left Baltimore.
his wife. who was formerly Miss Berthe
Mckewen. died.
The times., 1898-08-03
REPUDIATEs THE CHARGE.
Earl De La War; Explains His Con-
nection With HooIey

London, Aug. 2.-EarI De La War; has
issued lengthy reputation of Ernst T.
Hooley's charges that he paid him large
sums Of money for the use of his name in
his company promoting schemes.
The earl explains that when he joined
the board Of directors of the Dunlop Com
pany he devoted several days and nights
10 the business of the company. and for
which he hesitated TO accept 5000, which
Mr.. HoOley subsequently voluntarily sent
10 him. He probably received about S23.-
600 from the Hooley companies. but he
was paid nothing for Joining them
de visited Mr.. Hooley after the first
examination in the Bankruptcy Court
and told him that he would give him an
opportunity OF correcting his statements.
adding that unless he did so he would
state the facts.
The earl absolutely denies that he Of
fered Mr. Hooley e1-010 to withdraw the
charges against him. He contends that
he was justified in receiving payments
but says that he intends TO pay back the
money thus received for the benefit Of
lIr HOoiey's creditors.