The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-29

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the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and
will consist OF music. readings and recitations
G. j. GOODWIN has In Mr.. Phinney's show
window heliotype finely colored in water
colors. Mr.. Goodwin seems to be capable OF
doing this work successfully. Individuals hav-
ing pictures of this kind can have them trans
formed into the semblance of good water
color by applying to Mr. Goodwin.
GRoRGE WHITNEY was quite severely injured |
at the cab shop last Saturday. sharp piece |
of wood was driven by circular saw COM
pletey through the fleshy part Of his hand.
DR.. Reid dressed the wound, and II Mr.. Whit |
nev has no bad luck he will have the use Of the |
injured member again bye and bye
MIR. HUDSON, native India man OF Amer |
ican extraction, now studying in a Lutheran
college in this country, preparatory for mis- |
sionary work, will give free lecture in the
vestry Of Trinity church this "Wednesday |
evening, at half past seven o'clock, on the
customs, manners, religion and missions in his
home land. He will exhibit specimens of
heather costumes and idols and a collection
will be taken to defray his expenses. All are
cordially invited.
ALL the needtul preparations have been made
fof the opening OF the Seventh Day Adventist
camp meeting on the old fair ground tomorrow.
| All trains on the Montpelier and Wells River
| road will stop to take and leave passengers
| and special trains will run on Sunday so as to
accommodate all who may desire to attend
| from this village. Some of the best speakers in
the denomination are expected to be present
and those who go with the desire OF being bene-
fitted will not come away disappointed.
THE Cedar Springs, Michigan, Clipper has the
| following: On Friday last the Cheney mill
in Nelson finished their cut and shut down 1t
was just two years and six months cutting 32-
| 500 shingles, averaging forty-six thousand per
day. Mr.. John A. Taft was the gentlemanly
superintendent, and in our opinion are but few
better; possessing the right sort of business
push and agreeable to his men," Mr.. Taft is
the eldest son of Denison Taft Of this village
and has been visiting friends in this section
after an absence of about ten years
j. j. PRATT, manager of Capital hall, has
made the following engagements for the COM
ing amusement season: Leavitts minstres,
September 22d; Lyons Mail Company, Octo-
ber and 8; Frank Mayo, October 10; How
arth Hibernca, a Double Irish Show October
10 and 20; Bentz-Santly Burlesque Company,
October odd; Joseph Proctor, Shakesperan
plays, December II and IL. 1t is expected
that engagements will be made with the II. NJ.
Smith Concert Company, Bennett & Moulton
Opera Company Emerson Concert Company,
Remenyi and Madison Square Theater Com
pany.
DURING occasional visits to this village in the
past six or seven years, Miss Sarah S. Dana
daughter Of Hon. c. S Dana late internal rev.
enue collector at this place, had made many
warm friends These have been deeply inter-
ested in the announcement of her marriage on
Ul6 20, lnsU.. dU Tile pTtseuL TeSlQb0C6 Oh nbT
parents, in Kansas City, Missouri Mr.. Chester
Loomis, formerly of Syracuse, n. Y, now an
artist resident in Paris France, has been made
a Benedict by this event and it is needless
to say happy one. He enjoys a reputation
in Boston and New York as an artist of high
merit and it is assuring to know that he is also
ga royal good fellow whom the bride friends
will cordially approve The ceremony was
performed very quietly in Grace church, in
the city named, and the bridal party departed
for the East.
WE incline to the opinion that only few
hereabouts realize the enjoyment to be derived
from trip to Mount Hunger A very good
road has been built to point about half a mile
from the summit and good path, with flights
of stairs at the steepest places, renders 1t CON-
paratively easy work to cover this distance.
t The view from the top on clear day Is very
fine. All the adjacent country is spread out
like panorama at the feet OF the observer,
while the White Mountains on one side and
Lake Champan on the other can be seen dis.
tinctly. A party of ten or twelve will be taken
by Mr.. John Adams, the veteran driver, at
81 so each which includes the toll for the use
of the private road. Mr.. Adams is very safe
r driver, handling six horses on the mountain
road with perfect ease II you want good
time, get up party and go some fine day.
THE hearing in the case of Redfeld us. Glea
son was begun before Hon. James NJ Tyler az
master in chancery last Saturday, j. A. Wing
Esq, appearing for Judge Redfield, and f. R
8 Hard, Esq, of Burlington, for Mr. Gleason
. The suit was brought by the orator to compe
Q the defendant to carry out certain contrac
= made in 1876 with reference to the sale by the
orator to the defendant of his interest in thu
property known as the Riverside, alleging tina
y certain sums specified in the contract remained
unpaid. The defendant does not deny tn,
contract, but sets up that there is large bal
s ance due to him from the orator on account o
u certain other transactions and that the amour
due by him to the orator on this contrac
# should be allowed in offset of such sums Tt
this the orator replies that this is specific con
tract and should be enforced as such withou
> any reference to other dealings. The court de
q cided to admit testimony from the defendan
to prove the statements made in his answe
and then submit the facts, and let the court Il
5 which his report is made determine whethe
" such testimony should be allowed. An ad
journment was then had, but to no specific,
a time.
s- YESTERDAY was field day for Justice Clarl
and considerable business was put through tn
II mill. Patrick McGinn of South Ryegate wa
l. up for intoxication and disclosed on a man an
swering TO the description of Humphrey Camp
M bell, who has a saloon on South Main street
% bat when he was brought into court the pris
. oner failed to recognize him and he was dis
charged. McGinn then paid his fine of SO 81
y On complaint of States Attorney Huse, Pete
20 Carr Of Berlin was brought in for disturbin.
the peace by an assault upon his wife, and wa
IN fined $40 6S or given the option of spendiu
5r Oue nunureu ana twenty SIX Gays III tne dOus
s. of Correction at Rutland. Owing to strir
"a gency in the money market, he will probab
" go to Rutland but at present he is boardin
n with Jailor Dudley Also, on complaint of tn
states attorney, George f. Spear was brough
. before the court for furnishing liquor to tn
~ aforesaid Peter Carr and wife. He was &C
y judged guilty and fined SIG 63 from which d.
" cision he took an appeal to the county cour
Thomas Fitzgerald was fiued the regulatio
i'd 50 81 last Saturday for intoxication and wa
d. discharged after disclosing on unknow
st party in New Hampshire.
EIGHT o'clock last Thursday morning foun
r party OF eleven in one of John Adams larg
le wagons drawn by six horses and bound to Nj
Hunger. The following persons made up tn
company: Misses Ruth Jewett Mary Reet
70 Fannie Fifield, Kittie Bailey, Kate Bailey an
% Foster Messrs. Burnside Bailey, Fred Diett
k. and r q. Brown, and Mr.. and Mrs w. "
Prescott. That tendency to sedateness, whic
20 would naturally be expected from a party thu
~ ~ made up, characterized the days enjoymen
~ ~ Jokes and puns were frowned upon (almo
10 continuously, and " no pains or expense wei
spared to make this an excursion worthy
IN the company. The only lapse from the stric
IS est propriety WAS when two or three of II
u gentler sex attempted to get II peep at the su
ut rounding country from the cupola of ii
hotel( p, and this little adventure was kind
IL overlooked. The view from the summit of Il
no mountain WAS voted tO ha in feminina pa