The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-09
ABOUT THE STATE.

Inc post -ofhce departments viii
establish, beginning with the next
fiscal year, July 1, railway postal SER
vice between Springfield, Mass, and
ST. Adams on the train which leaves
Springfield at 80 p, M, reaches
Brattleboro at 3: 80 p. M, and reaches
st. Adams at Z 100 p. m. Congress
man Haskins has been notified to
this effect by the second assistant
postmaster general This is in res
ponse to petitions to the department
sent from all Of these places. At the
present time the train in question car
ries only closed pouches and news
paper sacks for delivery at the large
places. Under the new service the
small towns will be served by this
train and the service will be improved
not only between Springfield and st.
Aluans, but on the Passumpsic divi-
sion of the Boston & Maine road and
in some sections of New Hampshire.
E. A. Chamberlain, of Brattleboro,
the expressman, nearly lost his horse
one morning recently by a curious ao-
cident which occurred near the coal
sheds in the rear of the depot yard.
Mr.. chamberlain was backing his
horse and Wagon near the edge of
the river bank preparatory to dump
ing a load of rubbish. He intended
to land the wagon against tree on
the bank but the horse turned sud-
denly and both animal and wagon
went down about twenty feet into the
river. The horse landed wrong side
upin about six feet of water and was
unable to rise ON account OF being
held by the harness, nothing but four
feet being visible on the surface.
With the help of five other men Mr..
Cham berlain succeeded in cutting
away the harness and getting the
horse out before it drowned although
it was a narrow escape. The wagon
was not seriously damaged.
Mrs. Emma Slayton Pike of Stowe
died suddenly at the home of her
father, A. o. Slayton. She had been
ill for day or two and called in a
doctor on Thursday night but nothing
serious was apprehended. In the morn
ing she was found dead in bed by her
sister, Mrs. Cornie Gates, who had
slept on couch near by. Mrs. Pike
leaves one daughter. Marguerite,
twelve years of age.
Mrs. F. Stewart Stranahan, OF st.
Adams. has received word that small
tree which was grown on the grounds
of Continental hall at Washington
will be sent her, as State regent of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, to be planted in a suitable place.
The tree will be planted with suitable
exercises ON the grounds of the Smith
memorial building on Maiden lane,
under the auspices of Bellevue chapter
1t was not stated in the letter received
| by Mrs. Stranahan what kind Of tree
! it is, and the only SPECIFICATION is that
the seed be sent to other chapters in
the State in order that it may be
planted by them. A tree similar to
the one sent here was to be sent tic
every Stete in the union.
A suit has been brought by Delor
Barlow of Winooski against the Cen
trail Vermont Railway company for
the recovery of damages of $40. 900 and
was entered Wednesday in the county
clerks office. 1t will probably be
tried at the September term of court
The plaintiff is twenty years old and
claims that while he was loading bags
Of rags for the American Wooden Co.
at Winooski "A car was showed along by
employees of the railway company ant
hunted into the car in which he was
with such force that bales of rags wer,
thrown against him and he was seri
ously injured.
Last spring during high water Il. A
Davis of Bethel had general clean
ing out at the bank and dumped il
the river over the new bridge severa
barrels of old papers, among them be
ing batch of cancelled Boston drafts
In early April, Frank Ladue, formerl.
of Bethel, went fishing in Lynn har
Dor. On his return he saw piece G
paper near the shore. He poked i
with his oar and saw the name OF L
A. Davis on it. He knew Mr.. Dayi