The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-15
ABOUT VERMONT.

Capt. j. X. Eldredge, of Randolph,
has been named as candidate for the
department. commander of the Yer
mont Grand Army Of the Republic.
His name has been spoken of among
his friends for two weeks but not I'M
til last Saturday were any steps taken
that would put him in the field. AT
the meeting of Bixby post, of South
Royalton, last Saturday night, Cap
tain Eldredge's name was mentioned
and endorsed by the unanimous vote
of the members of that post At the
meeting of the u. s. Grant post, Ran
dolph, that same evening, he was sug-
gested as a candidate for the position
and as a result of this endorsement a
circular letter was sent out by Adj
f. H. Ketcham, giving his record as
a soldier and citizen. This letter will
be sent to every post in the State.
The season Of seine fishing in Lake
Champlain, which opened October /,
promises to be prosperous. AS rule
the fish caught at Grand Isle county
are shipped to New York and Boston.
The fish caught include pike, pickerel
and perch.
A bear weighing III pounds after it
was skinned and dressed was brought
to Rutland by Mr. Cotton, of North
Sherburne, who shot the animal last
week.
There were 232 prisoners in the
house of correction SATURDAY; 20S
men and "a women, which is large
increase over last year, there being
only 1875 inmates at this time last
year 113 men and ID women.
The report of changes at the Ver-
mont soldiers home at Bennington for
the quarter ending September 30, show
that durin that time there were six
admissions and nine re-admissions.
Six were discharged, and fourteen
dropped from the rolls. Two died.
The daily average present was seventy
three. The total number carried on
the rolls was ninety nine, of which
forty eight were present for duty, six
teen were in the hospital and the re-
mainder on leave of absence.
Jonas Wilder, of Woodstock, still
active and hard worker, quietly
celebrated his ninetieth birthday, Oct.
?. He has made his home in Wood
stock for some years with his two
sons. Frederick W., and Arthur B.
Wilder. He is remarkably energetic
and still has charge of the bookkeep-
ing on Cloudland farm.
William Greene, the youngest son
of the late Warren Greene of st. AL
bans. in fit of dependency Thurs
day afternoon, cut his throat with a
razor. Medical aid was at once sum-
moned and the wound, which was not
very deep, was dressed and the un
fortunate young man will probably
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years old, and has been employed in
the depot restaurant but short time
ago he received an injury to his back,
which kept him from working, He
has of late become very moody and
respondent. 1t is thought that he
feared that his health would never be
any better and in fiji of dependency,
he attempted his life.
The final adjournment of the State
Christian Endeavor convention at
Barre occurred on Thursday and most
of the delegates have left the city.
The principal business of the forenoon
was the election of officers which re-
suited as follows President, E. S.
Osgood, Bellows Falls; vice president,
G.. II. Woodruff, Barre; secretary,
Miss Helen L. Graves. st. Johnsbury
Center; treasurer, F. W. Perry,
Barre; superintendent of junior work,
Miss Mary W. Ellis, Springfield; as
sistant superintendent of junior work,
Mrs. Lizzie A. Pierce, Westminster
| excursion manager, G. H. Woodruff,
Barre. The place of next meeting
was not selected The convention
recorded itself in favor of employing
| field secretary for work in the State.