The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-14
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committee of ladies headed by Mrs.
Burnside of Bellows Falls, it may be
possible that the school will be re-
opened The report of the commit
tees will be made public February
on the occasion of the 10th auniver-
sary of the conservation of Ri. Rev.
A. O. A Hall as bishop of Vermont.
It is understood that the results thus
far have been gratifying. some of the
pledges coming from Boston and New
York and some more from Vermont
Previous to issuing, the appeals the
trustees had on hand $40, 900 and
promises of $40, 800 more of the $780,
600 needed for the endowment.
Burlington, Jan. 12.-Nine private
soldiers of Company l., 9TH U. s. in
fantry from Plattsburgh Barracks
started out for skate on the lake
about 1870 O'Clock Sunday morning.
They skated about twenty five miles
and walked ten more and found upon
inquiry that they were at 'Shelburne
Bay across the lake. They decided
to visit Fort Ethan Allen, which
they did, starting back for their sta
tion on skates in the afternoon They
found skating impossible and Monday
reported to the post adjutant with
the request that they be given trans
portation back. The request was
granted and they didn't have ito
walk back home ~
Winooski, Jan. l2.-This village
has been stirred up to high pitch by
water difficulty recently. Rumo-
was current on Monday that river
water was supplied Sunday and Monr
day, but such was not the case for
pipes were connected with the Lake
Champlsin water and was supplied
from there thirty hours after the Gill
Brook supply gave out. The supply
which the village is receiving is
equal to about 33 gallons per day for
every man, woman, and child and the
amount which is received from the
Gill brook, which is steadily filling, is
nearly 30 gallons per capita so that
water enough to furnish each person
with about 63 gallons day is being
forced through the pipes, A number
of cases of temporary sickness have
been reported, caused by the people
using unboiled river water. Now that
the crisis is over no more of this need
be looked for
Brattleboro, Jan. 11.-Less than
four hours after the funeral of his
wife, Robert G. Hardie, a well known
portrait painter, died on Saturday
He had been in state OF collapse
since his wife's death and the enc
came as a result of heart failure.
son, born Sunday. Jan. 3,survives him.
At al early age Mr.. Hardie showed
artistic taste and had cultivated the
ability at the best art schools il
New York, Boston and Paris, He
reproduced the picture Of George
Washington in Masonic regalia ant
many prominent Americans were
among his patrons. He maintained
studios in New York, Boston and Brat
tleboro. His first wife was Catherine,
daughter Of Senator Jullom of Illinois
She died several years ago. His sec
ond wife, who died Wednesday, wa
Amy Sigourney, daughter of the lat
DR.. Robert Stone of New York
Burlington, Jan. 11.-Mrs W. X
Walker, manager of the Howard oper'
house in this city, had the hose testet
Saturday night after the minstrel SHOW
and everything was found in goot
working order. She has four firemel
in the persons of call men and ha
nine stage hands on the stage every per
Torrance. The fire escapes are opened
at eacn performance and remain 81
until the close of the show.
Burlington, Jan. 12.-The frs
meeting of the new Forestry Associa
ton, organized last week during tn
meeting of the Dairymen's Associa
ton, will be held in connection witt
the meeting of the Vermont Horticul
tural Society, which will be held il
this city at the Williams Science hal
Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 2 p. M. Yer.
widespread interest is already mani
tested in different parts of the Stat
showing that our people are alive t
he forestry interest of Vermont an
are ready to cooperate in all wei
directed movements for their advance
ment
Burlington, Jan. 12.-Willian
Anderson of this city, who had bee
drifting on Lake Champlain all da
at the mercy of the wind and waves
was rescued near Shelburne Harbo
late Saturday afternoon in an ex
hausted and nearly frozen condition
Mr.. Anderson went duck hunting
early in the morning near Appletre
Point and shot bird which fell int
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