Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-11-04
VERMONT NEWS.
The News OF the State Boiled Down
Tor Busy Readers.

j. II. Rawson Of Paris, Me-, WAS III
city Wednesday.
George c. Oyerton Of EaIlfa, Conn,
was in the city yesterday.
James W. Foster Of Bath. \. II.
has been IN tine city several days IN
the interest Of MS remedies.
owen Marion Of The 81. Aloans
House was in the city Yesterday lie
is said to he looking at hotel property
| here.
George II. Ellis Of Vermont has
been rein5tatod as compositnr in the
government printing Office at WASH
iugtOn.
Mrs. Dunsmore. who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. G. W. Steele.
returned to her home in Ncrth'icid
this noon.
\ gang Of men are at work putting
in tie new telephone line from Plain
! field TO IIardWick by way Of North
Montpelier
Edward Benjamin Of bennington
shot The lirst and only decg Nilied il
Bennington county late in the after
noon of the last day OF the season,
October 81.
There were four deaths in BenninG'
ton III two days this week. Mrs. =. l..
Wyman of heart trouble and Mrs.
Michael German, aged 81, Monday;
william Martin. %, and Mrs. Caroline
J. stone, IS, Tuesday.
The ladies Of the Uniyersalist So
cicty met at tie church ycStry NcSter
day afternoon and put everything il
readiness for the rehabilitation of The
vcStTy tomorrow afternoon and even
ing. The Sunday school VIII be helt
there next Sunday.
The Gill odd Fellows Home at
Ludlow has three new members. max
inc the number OF inmates 10. The
new inmates are from Lyndonyilie
Mortified and Rutland The boarC
have engaged Mr.. and Mrs. JOSlyn o.
Brattleboro as superintendent nC
natron of the home.
In repairing The road recently il
Plain.ield Joseph Lane unearthcd ;
henluck log that had remained in the
ground for over one hundred and tel
years. or ever since the road WAS built
1t was perfectly sound, and when Gu
into gave out the hemlOck odor like
a newly cut tree.
Joe King, the aged fisherman wht
was reported lost and concerning
whom there was a rumOr of foul play
is now reported as living in Yer
genneS. King was something Of al
interesting character. claiming to be
1913 years Old, and at the time he dis
appeared from his little hut on Col
chester Point there was some cunceM
as to his fate. Later he turned up il
New York state and then returned tt
Vermont.
According to the burlington News
the Rutland railroad conductors an(
trainmen are seriously talking OF de
lnanding Il revision of the system o
runs and a raise in pay. No otlicd
action has yet been taken by tn,
brotherhood of Railway Trainmcn o
by the Order of Railway Conductor
in regard to the contemplated de
mandS, but it has been stated 10y ON,
Of the members of the Brotherhood
that definite action would be takel
by the Rutland employees in the nea.
future. The Rutland crews are pait
by the month on the same plan thai
caused the trouble in Central Vermont
circles. If the men work 20 hours
day they get no more pay than if they
only work six hours each day. The,
want to be paid by the run, and they
are considering the ACCESSIBILITY Of
asking for exactly The same revision
that was made in favor of the Contra
Vermont men. The agitation OF this
matter in Rutland railroad circles
was begun on Saturday evening an(
the matter will be taken up at the
next meeting of the unions.
Autumn Excursion to New York.
The Central Vermont railway will