The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-11-24
ABOUT THE STATE.

Ryder The appointment will take
effect December 1.
Paul d. Kelley and Fred Howes
of Burlington, had narrow escape
from drowning Saturday. They were
in an open boat on Malletts bay hunt.
ing ducks. The anchor slipped and
the boat was overturned. Howes
swan ashore, a distance of 100 yards,
in his heavy clothing and secured
help. Kelley being unable to swim,
went down twice. He chung to the
boat forty-fve minutes and when
rescued was exhausted and nearly
dead from exposure.
The headquarters band and four
companies of the 10Th U. S. Cav,
which have been stationed at Fort
Myer, Va, arrived Monday at Fort
Ethan Allen to take up their quar-.
tiers. A large number of new build
| ings have been erected during the
past season in preparation for the
coming of these troops and the quar-
tiers are now ready for immediate &C.
cupancy. The original plan was to
have the change made in October but
the accommodation were not ready at
that time and the time had to be
| postponed one month. This will make
Fort Ethan Allen regimental post,
! the equipment being among the best
| in the country. Lieut.. Col Alexan-
der Rogers is in command.
The board of control of the expert
ment station at the University Of
Vermont, Burlington, met Saturday
| to discuss the matter of a site for the
proposed new Morrill, hall. No de-
oision was reached, but the sites most
favorably considered were the one
near the pine grove east of the univer-
| sity buildings, and the one just east
Of the Commons hall. The style and
| plan of the structure will be decided
after the site has been chosen,
Among the successful ones who
have just passed the examinations by
the Massachusetts State hoard of dem
tstry are r. M. Chase of Bethel, @.
W. Staples of Lyndonville and d. j.
Edwards of Westfield.
Word was received in this city
Monday night that E, G. Lucas, for
merly auditor of the Central Vermont
railroad, and we'll known resident
of ST. Adams for many years, died at
his home in Boston early on Monday
H II. Ostrom, White River juno
tion manager for G. M. Angler q Co.. +,
electrical engineers, and contractors of
| Boston. has been missing since Sun
day night. He left creditors whom
he owed 1900 as far as can be
learned He also left a wife and
child. G. NJ, Angler q Co s agent
is here on investigation. Ostrom was
the foreman in the construction of the
Peoples Telephone line. Several at
tachments have been placed to secure
creditors
Monday, while shingling the bottl.
ing works of the Equinox Spring Co.,
at Manchester, Charles E. Buck and
George Reynolds fell about eighteen
feet, resulting in painful injuries to
both Bulk struck ON his feet on a
marble walk, and injured both snk les,
splitting the bone in ONE. Reynolds
struck on his side and is badly bruised
but with apparently no serious injury.
The accident was caused by a lag
screw drawing out of the staging
bracket which the men had put up
themselves only an houI before.
The first bear that has been killed
on Equinox mountain in many years
was shot Monday morning in Bear
| town by Frank Moffit. Motif had
been tracking the bear for two days
and finally found him near his own
house, eating one of his chickens.
The bear was in fine condition, weigh
ing 80 pounds. Until few years
ago black bear were often found on
the East mountains of the, Green
mountain range and Burritt Bros,
now dead, trapped between sixty and
seventy, bat on Mount Equinox the
| bear has been very rare animal for
many years.
j. II. Minard of West Newbury,
has an interesting document in his
possession. 1t is land patent Issued
to Solomon Scott, a private in the
Fink's Company. 18th Regiment of
Infantry, granting him certain tract
OF land in the territory of Illinois
from the tract appropriated for mill
tary bounties in this territory. This
act was passed by Congress May 6,
1879, and granted land to the late
army of the United States 1t bears
the personal autograph of James Mon.
roe. President of the United States,
and is signed on the twenty second
day OF November, 1917.
A determined effort will be made
soon to secure the Presidents pardon
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