The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-04
ABOUT THE STATE.

The Rutland Herald Friday pub
lished an account OF the death of Miss
Queenie May Weir, of Rutland, who
was not even i'll. Many flowers and
letters of sympathy were received by
the family and several residents of the
town of Plttsford, where the family
formerly lived, drove to Rutland Sat-
urday morning to attend the funeral
but were met at the door of the house
by the supposed corpse, alive and
we'll, much to their surprise.
A serious cave-in occurred at the
quarry of the Beecher Slate Company,
at Pawlet, Friday afternoon. John
Dudla was instantly killed by fall
ing stone which crushed his head be-
yond recognitin. Several others were
injured. but none fatally.
Joseph @. Turk arrived in Burling-
ton Saturday from Baltimore, Md,
where he was called in the interest of
the Pennsylvania Steel Company, upon
his arrival in this country from Tur-
key few weeks ago. Mr.. Turk suo-
ceeded in placing contract with the
Ottoman Imperial government for
2,000 tons of steel rails to be used
in the construction of the railway
from Damascus to Mecca, for the an
ual pilgrimage This is the first con-
tract of the kind ever placed by an
American firm for steel products and
the success of MIR. Turk in placing the
order is source Of congratulation to
him. The road will cost from ten to
twelve millions Of dollars, five mil
lion of which has already been Sc
cured by popular subscription.
The Green Hills of Vermont Love
So Well" is the title of new song
that has been dedicated to Joseph
Battell of Middlebury-" the man
that loves Vermont. The words are
by Mary A, Coursey and the music by
George l.. Hasseltine, both of Bristol.
The title page presents scene in Yer
mont and is called THE Elephant OF
the Green Mountains. - The song is
published by the Chapman Music
Company OF Bristol
A. D. CLARK of Boston, O. d. Coe
Of Brookline and G. E. Lavelle of
New York, who were seriously in
jured in an automobile accident at
Spofford Lake near Brattleboro, We'd
nesday afternoon, were much i'm
proved Saturday and thought to be out
of danger. The young men were
speeding near the lake when the acct
dent occurred to Clark's touring car.
The machine WAS partly demolished
and the occupants rendered uncon-
scious for time.
The trouble between the land own
ers in North Walpole and the Boston
and Maine railroad eliminated this
week with the arrest Of James Keefe
of that place for obstructing the COM
pany building it's fence in that town.
The property owners claim that the
fence is being built without regard to
the boundary line between the rail-
road and the private land, and when
the fence was started on Keefe's land
he removed the posts, filed up the
holes and otherwise interfered with
the work. He was examined before
Seleotman Seabury of Walpole early
in the week and bound over for trial
to the October term of the county
court.
1t is remarkable coincidence that
on the same day, Monday, that John
Stewart of Westford, was killed by a
bull on his farm, his brother, w. d.
Stewart, of Bakersfield, the we'll
known lawyer and politician, had a
narrow escape from death by an en-
ragged bull ON his own farm. w. d.
Stewart saved himself from the attack
of the infatuated animal by lodging
around hay crib built for sheep to
feed at.
Sidney Walker, of Bellows Falls,
candidate or State treasurer on the
Socialist ticket, says that the requis-
lite 700 signatures will be secured in
the State easily ana that the full So
cialistic ticket will be in the field at
the September election. Over 100
signatures were secured in Bellows
Falls alone. Socialists are being dis
covered where their presence is least
expected.
There is considerable complaint
from Bennington farmers about dogs
killing sheep Capt. r. o. Gore has
suffered considerable loss. AS re-.
suit, two dogs, one hound, the other a
bird dog, lie dead back of his barn
awaiting the owners. Captain Gore