The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

EDITH daughter of Frank Blake. a promi-
nent citizen Of Milton. committed suicide
at her home last week by swallowing q
large dose OF chloroform. Death was in
Simultaneous. No motive is known for the
rash act.
THE jury in the case OF State against Will
liam W. Lawrence for shooting Judge
Thomas o. Seaver of Woodstock, tried re-
Gently in Windsor county court before Judge
Tyler, brought in verdict of guilty OF an
assault with intent to commit murder.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Original, Steph-
en- Perry OF Readsboro, Sc; Albert p At
wood Of Bennington, IS; Henry @. Smith
OF Burlington, So; renewal, Francis Austin
OF Shoreham, So; increase, Loren W. Young
OF st. Johnsbury, $24 to 800
THE Vermont Klondike expedition re.
Gently formed, which includes about two
hundred residents Of this state and a few
from other states, has secured the ocean
steamer" Catania," 800 tons register, OF New
York, in which they will make the trip to
st. Michaels. The party will sail from New
York in March, going via Gibraltar, Suez
Canal and Strait OF MALAGA.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Original, Ed
ward M. Knox of Rutland, So; Myron N.
Williams of Charlotte, $8; George o. Tyler,
Burlington, So; additional, Rinaldo Hood,
deceased, Copperfield, 50 to $12; increase,
James #. Gray of West Derby, S14 to SIT;
Curtis o: Slack of Chelsea, $12 to $14; re-
issue and increase. Lincoln L. Whitcomb
OF Springfield, Sc to IS; original, widows,
ETC., Nancy Ann Stewart of Montpelier. S12.
DAVID p. RAMsDELL of Norway Oats"
fame died last week at the home OF Mrs. e.
l.. Fish, his niece, at South Royalton. He
was born in Washington, November 16,
1924 In 1851 he discovered in a package Of
do nd In lfttra al aQrt-
ment the oat he named the Norway oat,"
and from the sale OF its product he made
and spent or lost in the ten succeeding
years fortune that ran into the millions.
About SO, 600, 900 was spent in advertising
the oat
A. @. NOBLE, veteran in the mail service,
died suddenly last week at the home OF
Mrs. r. e. Jones, his daughter, at Rich
mond. He went to bed in his usual health
and was found dead in his bed. He was an
old and highly respected citizen Of Rich
mond. He has served in the railway mail
service since 1860 as mail clerk but for the
past few years has been inspector OF mails
ct Boston. He leaves wife who is in
Boston, one daughter and brother and
sister.
THE dentists OF Vermont were 80 pleas
antly entertained by the Dental Association
Of Quebec two years ago that they are ask
ing the members who united to welcome
U0tH 10 mOnJTtdl W give lDtm du ODpOT-
tunity for reciprocity at Rutland March 16,
II and 10. A programme is being prepared
for the Canadians OF social and profession
al character and the Vermonters hope for
a large number of visitors from the Prov
ince OF Quebec. The more the merrier,
they say.
A N. AUSTIN, an old resident of the town
OF Milton, who has been in the hotel bust
ness there for many years, died very sud-
denly last Thursday at the residence OF his
daughter, Mrs. g. e. Rogers, of apoplexy.
He had just rented his hotel, having given
possession only Tuesday, and was taking
his meals at his daughters. He went over
but was taken sick Immediately after eat
ing and soon became unconscious and never
rallied. He was seventy-three years old.
Two important decisions affecting the
Central Vermont railroad were filed last
week in the Office of George E. Johnson.
clerk Of United State courts, Burlington.
In the recently heard cases of the Grand
Trunk railroad company against the Cen
trail Vermont railroad, the demurrer of the
American Loan and Trust company is over
ruled. In the case of the American Loan
and Trust company against Central Yer
mont railroad ct al, the plea OF the receivers
and the demurrers of other defendants are
sustained, with leave for the plaintiff to file
a bill in the original cause.
Hon. THOMAS WHIT of Bennington died
last Thursday. Judge White was born in
Wardsboro in May, 1915, when twenty years
of age he went to Bennington Center. Here
he conducted tailoring business several
years, giving it up and moving to this vii
lage, when he was elected judge of probate
which position he held number of years.
He was one of the original members of the
Bennington Historical Society, one of its
first vice presidents, and when the society
was recognized in 1888 he was elected its
president. OF late years his only business
was that of pension agent in which he had
been quite successful.
THE Chester house and livery stables
at the depot village, Chester, were burned
recently Most OF the furniture was
saved. Loss $1,000; partially insured. o.
II. Burrell, member of Bonnie & Ham
mond's theatre company, was rescued from
the burning building by the heroic acts of
Edward Holt and Augustus Archer, who
entered the building and with the aid of
ropes around Mr.. Burrell three men were
drawn from The third story by men on the
piazza roof Mr. Burrell was kindly cared
for by the village people and his physicians
state that although suffering from heat and
suffocation, his condition is not considered
critical.
Hon JOHN N. BAXTER, one of Rutland's