The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-29
ABOUT THE STATE.


which has been feature in the morn
ing freight out of bennington over the
Chatham division of the Rutland rail-
road for some time, is practically
over. The total shipment has reached
nearly 1000, 900 trees, which were
consigned 70 persons in large cities.
Several carloads went as far west as
Chicago. The great bulk of the trees
was obtained in the vicinity of Ches-
ter, but many trees were secured in
and around Dandy. In other years
one of the great sources of supply has
been the town of Woodford. A strong
sentiment is growing up in this State
against cutting the young trees, on
the ground that it is at the expense o
the future forest.
AS an Instance where cure ap.
parently has been effected by excite
ment, the case of Mrs. Frank Hunt of
Hartford is notable one. At the
time of the Hartford fire last Thursday
night, Mrs. Hunt was confined to her
bed over the Hunt harness shop, and
was reported to be suffering from an
attack Of appendicitis, for relief of
which an operation had been decided
upon to take place the next day. She
was removed from the building when
it was evident that the structure could
not be saved. and was taken on mat
tress to the Pease hotel. The excite.
ment seems to have effected a cure.
She was up and about the next day
and the operation has been postponed
indefinitely.
Vermont Commandery. Military
Order Loyal Legion. has just issued
several circulars containing memorials
of Companion Stephen Thomas, briga-
der general, y. S. ", Companion f.
W. Stranahan, first lieutenant, 1st VT.
cavalry; Companion Joel O. Baker,
first lieutenant, 9th vt. infantry, and
Companion Allan d. Brown, COM
mander U. S. navy.
DR.. and Mrs. Henry ID. Holden Of
Brattleboro will leave for Havana,
Cuba, January 5, where the doctor
will take part in the biennial meeting
of the American Public Health Asso-
citation. They will be accompanied
by Gen Butterfield and family of
Derby Line, Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Bal
lou of Chester. Mr.. and Mrs. Caverly
and Mr.. and Mrs. Chaffee of Rutland,
Miss Durgiu of Boston, Misses Ellen
and Katherine Ware and Miss Susan
Clark of Brsttleboro and Mr.. and Mrs.
B. H. Stone of Burlington. The party
will go by way of Miami, Fla.
The chair factory which was burned
at Hartford last week was owned by
the B. Souto Company, which owns
and operates the Brattleboro Cabinet
Company. The mill was a new one,
and had been run about "a hours after
its completion, with new machinery,
before it was destroyed, entailing a
loss to the company of from $12, 600 to
$1S, 900.
Teachers of mineralogy and geology
claim that they have secured conclu-
sive evidence that will prove that the
petrified man that has been the occa-
sion of so much interest throughout
the State among the sightseers, and
which has been subject of much
study, was no more nor less than a
colossal fake, made up to humbug
honest people out of few shekels.
A certificate has been prepared by
Prof. Charles Richardson, in which
he sets forth his proof of all the state
ments made. He says that the relic"
cement by some one who thought they
| could make an independent fortune,
but was discouraged and buried it,
with the result that it had lain under
ground for long time until it was
recently found.
A. H. Hubbard of Middlebury.
whose right arm was cut off by the
cars nearly two weeks ago, is making
good progress toward recovery.
| The Central Vermont Railway has
refused the offer of So, 900 from the
city of Burlington for public wharf
on property on the lake front tere
owned by the railway. 1t is not i'm
probable, therefore, that the city will
now go ahead and sequester the prop
erty for public use. under which pro-
cedure the law would allow the rail-
way company reasonable price.
Wilmer Burnham. young man liv-
ing about three miles from Hardwiok,