The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-09
STATE NEWS

Washington, July Vermont pensions:
Increase, restoration reissue, etc, John
w. Grant, Lyndon, Sl2 original, widows;
etc, Lyman d. Rhodes, Hancock, Sl2
james L. Rckart, Hubbardton, ST.
Shelburne, July Wv. X. Wander.
bilt of New York and Mr.. and Mrs.
o. ii. Hartman arrived at Shelburne
Farms Saturday in Mr. Vanderbitl's
private car and will be the guests of
DR.. and Mrs. Webb for several days.
Mr.. Reginald Ronalds, who was SER
geant in Roosevelt's Rough Riders,
and Mrs. Charles Dodge are also at the
Farms for few days.
The annual meeting of the Vermont So
ciety of Colonial Danes will be held in
this city some time in October. The eX-
ecutive committee of the organization
meets Thursday in Brandon to decide
upon the date and arrange the program.
Bennington, Vt, July 2. Spreading
rails threw the passenger train leaving
Troy at 8 10 a. m, northbound Boston
and Maine railroad, from the track
two miles west of North Bennington
this morning wounding several per-
sons, two being seriously injured.
Middlebury, July 8.-The faculty
of Middlebury College will devote
much of their time during the summer
vacation to enrolling young men for
its freshman class the coming fall
Within few days representatives of
the college will go to different parts
of the State to interest prospective
students. 1t is claimed that the cost
of living and the expenses of tuition
and incidentals are lower in this
town than in any other college towns
i'll New England
Brattleboro, July 3. -Lawyer II. G..
Barber, counsel for Frank Larrow,
the Guilford hotel keeper, who left
the State last week after being fined
5000 for selling liquor, has given no.
tice that he will bring an action for
false Imprisonment against any per-
son securing and imprisoning Larrow
in the event of his failure to pay the
fine. The record of the hearing does
not show that any alternative sentence
was imposed, and Mr.. Barber holds
that by imposing a fine the court
merely created a judgement debt
against Larrow which cannot be salts
| fed by Imprisonment.
Bennington, July B. Parties from
| Readsboro here this week say that at
a blast made Saturday free gold in
! good quantities was struck at a depth
of only ten feet below the surface
The company is preparing to make an
other run through the mill, those al
ready made having averaged $40 a
ton. This company is now erecting a
mill with a capacity of fifty tons per
day. The find of Saturday has created
much excitement among Readsboro
people who see a bonanza for the two
Other mines are being prospected for
in various districts.
Seymour Sheldon of Middlesex died
| Thursday, July 3, aged IS years Mr. Shell
| don was well known in that town, coming
! from Burlington some years ago. He
| leaves wife, one son, Leon, and daugh
| ter Nettie Sheldon, who reside in Middle
sex. The deceased was a man of sterling
! qualities and his deathswill be mourned
| by wide circle of friends and acqnan-
tances. Funeral services will be held at
| his late residence at one o'clock on Satrr-
day afternoon, Rev f NJ. Fuller of Barre
| officiating. Mr. Sheldon was member of
the Baptist church in rarre. Interment
will be made in Green Mount cemetery in
| this city