The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-18
sum MARY OF NEWS,
Vermont.

BERNARD THOMPSON, aged seventy, died
last week at the Soldiers Home at Ben
nington He was formerly from Burling-
ton, and was a member of Company L, First
Vermont Cavalry. William Bridges, aged
eighty-three, former member OF Company
/, Twelfth Vermont Regiment also died at
the Home last week. Mr.. Bridges bad been
in the hospital for ten years. The latter
makes ninety-eight deaths since the Home
was opened.
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE received last week
a gift of 81 800 from A. p Stafford Of Wal
lingford, the interest to be applied on tut
ton of undergraduates of his own town.
In anticipation of the centennial OF the col
lege compilation OF its statistics has been
made, which shows the total number OF
Middlebury graduates to date are l,48Oi
number OF ministers graduated, 536; num-
Der of home missionaries graduated, Al (;
number OF foreign missionaries graduated,
20
The proposed incorporators of the Cen
trail Vermont Railway company have ac-
cepted the charter granted by the last Legis-
lature, with its provision for unsecured
claims 1t is expected that as soon as pos
sible the courts will decree the sale of the
property now in the hands of the receivers
and that the new company will purchase II
and become the owners. The Grand Trunk
people will hold the controlling interest,
but the rights OF Vermonters are well pro-
tected.
THE Erastus Fairbanks place in st. Johns
bury, so long occupied by the late q. M.
Stone and his family, is to be converted into
q hospital. The scheme originated with
the St. Johnsbury physicians and at an in
formal meeting recently q committee OF In
terested citizens was chosen to take steps
TO incorporate the hospital choose name,
and draw up set OF rules and bylaws.
Promises to furnish at least eight rooms
have been received from individuals,
nd a
chosen for this purpose is one OF the best
built residences In the town, Illuminated
by gas and heated throughout by steam and
before the hospital is opened it will be put
in thorough condition for use.
AT the annual meeting of the Bennington
Battle Monument and Historical Associa-
ton, held last Wednesday at Bennington
seventeen new members were elected in.
Guiding j. p. Rinn Col. Albert Clarke OF
Boston, Josiah Grout, ex Gov. Woodbury.,
F. G. Butterfeld DR.. A. Mead and Hugh
Henry. The old board of officers were re-
elected. The governors OF the States OF
Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Yer
mont are directors ex-officio. The auditors
were directed to make full report OF the
funds of the association at the next annual
meeting. A committee OF three was ap
pointed to prepare suitable memorial or
the death of Senator Morrill, and report it IL
time to incorporate in the minutes OF the
meeting. H. j. Stillson, f. b. Jennings
and J. 7. Shurtleff were appointed a com
mittee on history. 1t was reported that the
cost of publishing the proceedings of thu
celebration of 1897 was 1888 and that Their,
were 260 copies available for members o
the association. A memorial OF the lat,
Judge Harmon is also TO be prepared.
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