The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-05-11
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

THE First Vermont Regiment has been
ordered to Chickamauga and will be taken
there as soon as it can be recruited to full
strength.
Hon. MERRITT CLARK of Poultney, the
oldest Vermont legislator, the Oldest gradu-
ate Of Middlebury College and the Oldest
ex-ralway president in New England, died
last Thursday, aged ninety-three years.
Col. GEORGE T. CHILDs, editor of the st.
Adams Messenger, is receiving the con-
CALCULATIONS of his brethren Of the press
throughout the state on his appointment as
postmaster at st. Adams, received on Mon.
day.
LORENZO ID. PRESCOTT of Bradford, liv-
cry stable keeper, committed suicide last
Wednesday at the Newport House, New
port, by taking carbolic acid. He lived
about an hour He was unmarried, and
financial troubles was the cause. A razor
was found in his pocket.
THE boarding house of the Advent Camp
Meeting association near White River juno
ton, was destroyed by fire last Wednes-
day morning. A small cottage adjoining
was also consumed. 1t is reported that the
large tent of the association was stored in
the cottage ald burned with it. The total
loss is estimated at from $500 to $1,000.
DIR. G. II. SHoLEs of Boston has an
nounced to the people of Brattleboro his in
tention of providing by his will for the es-
tablishment of public hospital in that vii
lage. DR.. Sholes was in Brattleboro last
week, and met several of the prominent
citizens. The fund for this purpose, about
$40, GOO, will not be available until the death
of DR.. and Mrs. Sholes.
FRANK A. WALKER of Ludlow has been
appointed by the governor as judge OF pro-
bate for the district of Windsor to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF Hugh
Henry. Mr.. Walker is son Of the late
William A. Walker and was born in Lon
donderry, March 7, 1860, and was educated
in the Black River Academy and at Mid
dlebury College. He Is a lawyer and director
of the Black River National Bank. Mr..
Walker was unanimously elected repre-.
sentative from Ludlow in 1895 and served
ON the committee on rules and judiciary.
INDICATIONS point to a grand success at
the eighth musical festival of the Burling-
ton Philharmonic Society to be held at How
ard opera house in that city next week.
Four grand concerts will be given Thurs
day and Friday, afternoon and evening.
DIR. Jules Jordan Is to be conductor with
j. Harry Engels assistant. A chorus OF
800 voices and the Boston instrumental
Club will be heard at these concerts while
the soloists include Madame Eleanore
Meredith, prima donna and soprano; Miss
Agnes M. Dooley, soprano; Mrs. George e.
HOwes contralto; Miss Lena Mae Weller,
contralto; j. H. Mckinley, #. Q. Lyon and
r. X. Severson, tenor; Arthur Beresford,
baritone; Sig. Clement Bologna and Il.
G. Reed, basso.
GEORGE W. JAoKMAN Of Bridgeport,
Conn, and Hon. M. l.. Hewitt Of Montana,
have been in Stockbridge for the past week
looking over the quartz and placer mining.
Mr.. Hewitt is considered in Montana as
one of the best experts in the State. He Is
highly pleased with the Vermont proper
ties, and believes that the Stock bridge gold
fields will compare very favorably with
some of the best paying mines in Montana.
Money and energy is all that is necessary,
and the day is not far distant when the
Vermont gold mines will be noted for their
large productions. While Messrs. Jackman
and Hewitt were at the mines gold was
taken out in good quantities and they re-
port seeing hundreds of tons Of ore in sight.