The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-01


which is one OF the finest and largest
ever unearthed in New England, was
found in cave near Bolton Falls. 1t
is ten inches high and has six
sided, highly decorated rim, nine in
ches in diameter. The sides of the
pot are engraved with lives, circles
and notches The vessel is probably
the work of some Algonquin squsw
two hundred or more years ago.
Specimens of Indian pottery are com
mon in the Mississippi valley, bnt
there are only six whole Jars in exist
enoe today that have been found in
New England. The university is
fortunate in securing the largest of
these in its museum.
The medical college at the Univer-
sity of Vermont was formally opened
for the year on Saturday afternoon.
The exercises took place in the new
building erected 10 take the place of
the structure which was burned about
year ago. The new building for
the medical students not yet being
completed much of the work of the
college will be done for several months
at the Mary Fletcher hospital in that
city.
Armed with 32-calibre revolver
and plenty of cartridges James Bemis,
aged thirteen, Cavendish boy, small
for his age, ran away on Friday night
and came to Rutland, bound for the
Wild West The hoy bought ticket
for Chicago, but was intercepted by
officers and sent home Saturday. He
secured the money for his ticket by
trading and working in mill.
A disease known as mango is rails
ing havoc among the cats in Rutland,
and feline pets Of high pedigree, as
well as cats of the bnck- yard fence va
riety, are dying in large numbers.
Humane Officer W. W. Tower says
that he has received so many requests
to pat suffering cats out of the world
that he has been compelled to instruct
the owners how to chloroform the
creatures.
S. W. Ball, who is employed in
Shelburne on the large farm of Col
Truman K. Fletcher Of st. Johusbury,
was seriously crushed and bruised in
an encounter with bull on Friday
morning Ia tie morning M Ball
went into his stall to unhitch him and
let him out. When he was loose the
butl at once made for MIR. Ball
knocking him down and crushing and
bruisfng his chest and one leg and
arm. Before the enraged animal
could gore his victim help had ar
rived. 1t is thought Mr.. Ball will re-
cover
John E. Gale and force of men
have covered IL, 600 acre rods, b. d,
in their search for Lester j. Stafford,
of Guilford, but III vain It will be
remembered that Stafford, who was
the ward Of NJ Gale, owing to his
mental condition. disappeared some
time ago, An interesting question in
regard to the settlement of Stafford
estate has arisen since his departure.
At that time his heirs were an uncle
III Minnesota and an aunt in Reads
boro just one week after Stafford
disappeared his aunt died and the
matter is left as follows: If it can lie
proved that Stafford died before his
aunt then her two sons receive their
mothers share of the property. If
Stafford outlived his aunt then his
uncle in Minnesota is the only heir.
If no trace of Stafford can be found
administration of the estate will have
TO " ait fifteen years. and the question
will then be as obscure as ever.
Col. S. A. Ilisley has recently an
nounced his intentions of presenting
TO the town of Middlebury a soldiers
monument which is to be erected on
the triangular piece of ground in
front Of the town hall. The monu-
ment will be made of Barre granite
and promises to be one OF the best and
most imposing structures of its kind
in the State. Dol Illsley expects to
have it ready fer dedication Memorial
day
Foriy-two Thousand barrels of APP
ples bouahr and shipped from Cham
plain valley this wear is the record of
the Charlotte sgent Of a New York
firm. OF this number, over eight
thousand barrels were bought or
handled form Challotte
Capt O A Hofnagle recently pre-
sented Mrs j. G Hiudes. regent of
tho Sch arner cnauter, Daughters
of the American Revelation, a. Yer.
eennes, with frame for It's charter.
The frame was made bv Captaiu Hoif-
ragla from wood taken from one Of
the boats OF Arncld's feet which wns
sunk in Arnold's bay, few miles