The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-04
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.


TENSIONS have been granted to the fol-
flowing Vermonters: Original, James Bur
ritt Of Bristol, Sc; reissue aud Increase Her
man Reynolds OF u llows Falls, SS TO Sl2.
THE farm home OF Amos Phillips in New
with all its contents. Mt Phillips was ter.
ribly burned about the head and face
Loss, $1,000; insurance. $500.
PENSIONS have i Gently been granted to
the following Vermonters Original, will
liam Lattimer OF Middlebury, S8; restora-
ton and increase, Leroy Reyes Of Brat.
tleborO, Sl2 To $50; increase, Leonard Fit
field of South 1unbridge. S16 to $24; origi-
nal widows, etc Henrietta A. Moore Of
Shelburne, $8.
GOVERNOR WoLCoTT of Massachusetts
sent last Wednesday to Governor Smith the
following telegram: Massachusetts mourns
with Vermont the death Of her honored and
venerable Senator. Able, loyal and high
minded, he has for nearly half century re-
| flscted honor upon American statesman
| ship. His death is n loss, not to one State
alone, but to the nation.
Mrs. NANCY PATrEN OF Williston died
last recently, aged 100 years and two
months. She was born in Richmond
where her father was one of the earliest
settlers. Her father was Ozum Brewster. u
direct descendant of Elder Brewster, who
come over in the Maytlower aud settled in
Plymouth, Mass. Her people came to YER
mont fron Massachusetts.
THE annual meeting of the State Agrcul-
| tural Society will be held at the junction
house, White River junction, Thursday,
January B, at two o'clock p NJ. Farmers,
dairymen, stockta'sers, hOrsrmnn and all
| Others interested In the growth of Vermont's
| industries of every description are invited
TO attend. A full conference will be held
upon the best methods to make the State
fair nf1 ufn1 h..lI
Vermont.
MICHAEL ONEIL of Essex, a veteran of
civil war, was arrested last week on com
plant f his son Thomas, charged with an
assault with intent to kill. Another son,
| Michael, was "A witness against his father.
The evidence Of the sons WAS that Thomas
| O'Neil was taking some of bis goods from
home when he father struck him twice
with loaded cane. The father c aimed
the act was done in self defense O'Neil
ST., was held in 5000 hail for the county
| court
A MAN believed TO be Charles r. Dicken.
son OF Greenfield, Mass, shot himself in the
| head last Thursday in the waiting room Of
the union station, Boston. The man is sup
posed to have come rom Greenfield because
he had in one of his pockets a ticket to that
| town. There was also found on him rec
concentration bearing the name Charles Il
Dickinson, signed by f. w Bardwell OF
} w. Gray. The man was removed to the
general hospital where he died few hours
later.
GRoRGE B. HIT of Brattleboro, Senator
from Windhan county in the Legislature
of 1898, died last Wednesday after a hriei
illness with appendicitis. An operation was
performed Tuesday, but the disease was toe
far advanced to save his life. Senator Hit
was thirty-four years old. He was native
OF Wallingford, studied law in Rratteboro,
and was admit ted to the bar in 1887 becom.
| ing a member OF tho well-known firm OF
| Waterman, Martin & Hit few weeks af-
ter his admission. He was states attorney
in 1890-'92 and was elected Senator last
September. He served with distinction in
the Legislature and was the youngest men,
Der of he Senate. He was regarded as one
the ablest lawy ers Of his years in the State
and young man Of great promise.
Don't let the little ones suffer from ecze-
ma, or other tor uring skin diseases. No
need for IL. Doau's Ointment cures. CAM
harm tue most delicate skin. AT any drug
store, fifty cents.