The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-23
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noon injured four men, One of the
men was preparing stick of dyna-
mite for use when it exploded, to-
gether with sixteen sticks, which |
were lying near by. Savach was
blown to pieces.
Webster, July 16.-The epidemic |
Of smallpox in North Grosvenordale, |
Conn, thriving cotton manufactur. |
ing hamlet, four miles from here, has |
caused the deepest anxiety. The State |
authorities may close the town, as
the traffic through the village by cleo
tries in either direction is enormous.
Yesterday five new cases appeared and
this afternoon three more were discov-
cred. A majority of these were girls.
There are now twenty patients in the
pesthouse and large portion of the
town is under quarantine. a dozen
or more suspected cases are being
watched by the physicians. 1t is ru-
mored that the Grosvernordale MILL
the sole mandatory of the town, EN-
ploying $500 hands, will close this
week.
Enumenclaw, Wash, July 10
Word reached here that Tracy had
dinner Sunday with Morris Garner
three and a half miles from here. Gar
ner kept the visit secret for fear of
, injury. Tracy entered the house say
ing: Gentlemen, I'm Tracy and
want something to eat" After eat
ing Tracy compelled Garner youngest
son to shave his two weeks beard.
Taking a pair of trousers he disap-
peared
Seattle, Wash, July 16 The body
of David Merrill the convict, who es-
capped with Tracy, was found yester-
i day morning near the Poor farm
/ where Tracy said he killed him. This
brings the number of Tracy's victims
up to nine.
Chicago, July 16 The threatening
outlook in consequence of the strike
of Chicago freight handlers seems
to have lost its terrors somewhat
since agreements have been reached
between four railroads and their en-
ployees. \ majority of the strikers
are expected to return to work today.
By Thursday according to the present
outlook there will be few evidences
of the strike. The loss to the COM
sion merchants and farmers will be
very heavy as hundreds of tons of food
have gone to waste since the tie-up
began. The amount is estimated to
have been enough to feed the poor of
the city for twice the period of the
strike.
Washington, July 17.-Secretary
Root brought from Oyster Bay the
findings in the case of General jacob
H. Smith, tried by court martial at
Manila on account of the orders he is
sued 20 Major Waller. General Smith
is found guilty of the charges by the
+ court and sentenced to be admonished
l,o i'm, to Tho D,oc
Wichita, Kan, July 17-Mattie
Beal a telephone girl who drew the
second prize in the Oklahama lane
lottery last fall, was married last
night to Charles W. Payne, a Chicago
| grocery salesman. Her farm is wortl
| $50, 900.
Erie, Pa, July 17.-Early this
, morning one of the severest rain, hal
! and wind storms ever known here
5 ragged for half an hour. Hailstone
: of immense size fell. Thousands O
5 dollars worth of window glass wa
shattered and great damage done tt
green houses, gardens and orchards
The wind is blowing gale this after
noon.
St Paul, July 11-According t,
meagre reports received here thu
| lOWlS VI DOIup, GluOIdllO anu L llOLul y
son, n. d. were destroyed Tuesda!
night by a cyclone. Great loss o
life is feared. Railway and telegraph
lines are wrecked, and there is NJ
communication with the section of tn
: State where the most serious devasta
tion is thought to have been worked
Albany, n. Y, July 16. -Lightnin,
last night at Pine Bush killed Mrs
Mary Kemp and Charles Coons, anC
rendered unconscious Mrs. Coons ant
Mrs. Kemp's son. Mrs. Kemp wa
burned almost beyond recognition
The party took refuge under pin
tree which had been struck twice be
Gore.
New York, July 1S.-''Does i
l hurt, {" How do you like it? wer
y taunts hurled by Hyman Hoffman thi
e morning as he fired several shots a
\ his wife, fatally wounding her. Hoff
/ man then drank carbolic acid anC
q died in few minutes. Hoffman wa
. angered because his wife had threat
ened to have him sent to Jail from
. whence he recently returned afte,
serving sentence for threatening Il
) kill her. Mrs. Hoffman is dying.
ST. Paul, Mimi, July 1S.-While i
now seems practically certain that NJ
= lives were lost in the terrific storm:
y which devastated the Red river vale,
$ near Grand Forks, n. D., Tuesda,
! night, the loss to farmers will b.
heavy Hardly farm in the pathway
of the storm--and it was almost lon
miles long by ten miles wide-but hat
: some building either demolished o
damaged The loss to wheat crop
s which would have been ready TO
harvesting is about three weeks, i
1 reported as very heavy. Thousand
Il of acres of wheat we're literally beat
4 en- into the ground by the hail tina
+ accompanied the wind and rain. Man.
persons are reported injured, though
their hurts are of minor character
with a few exceptions. 1t is as ye
l. impossible to make anything approx
/ imating a correct estimate of the dam
d age done, but it will doubtless be il
o the hundreds of thousands of dollars
Salt Lake, Utah, July ia terrifi
y powder explosion occurred this morn
|. ing in the Dey- West mine entombini
hOut 100 miners of whom twenty sever