The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-09-12

walls Of five minutes in order to rouse him to
sense of his duty. Perhaps this explains how
Carrs store was so boldly robbed not long since.
REV. JOHN CURRIER, father Of Mrs P. II.
Hinckley, preached at Bethany church last
Sunday morning Mr.. Currier is marked
example Of well preserved old age. Although
about eighty years of age, he delivered very
interesting discourse without the aid of notes
and in an impressive manner.
IT Is quite certain that no company SURPASSED
the Montpelier in all solderly qualities and at
tainments at the late muster. We believe it
just and fair to say that the Kingsley Guards
OF Rutland, the Esteys OF Bratteboro and the
Capitals of Montpelier displayed the greatest
proficiency and were OF nearly equal merit.
The appearance Of the Capitals was in the
highest degree complimentary to its officers
and to the men themselves, on the road, in
camp, on duty or off.
GEORGE GUYErTE, who lives on Berlin side,
attempted suicide by taking arsenic Saturday
night. He bought an ounce of the poison the
previous Tuesday of Frank II. Bascom, saying
that he wanted to kill rats with 1t, but later
developments tend to show that the remark
was made with some mental reservation. He
defeated his purpose, however, by taking too
large dose which resulted in vomiting. He
was alive at last accounts with fair chance
for recovery. Domestic infelicity is believed
to be the cause OF the trouble.
c. L. WooDwoRTH, D. D., of Boston. Prof T.
N. Chase from Atlanta University, Ca, Rev.
Jos. Smith Of Chattanooga, Tenn, and Mr..
Philip Page, native of the Mendi country,
West Africa, now in study at Atlanta, are
going through Vermont and New Hampshire
giving the public the best OF fresh intelligence
in regard to the work of the American Mission
ary Association among the coored people Of
the South. These speakers will be in Mont
| pelier and Waterbury Sunday, and it Is ex-
pected that some of them will speak in Bethany
| church morning and evening.
| In the returns to the tax commissioner the
| gross income of the Montpelier telephone ex-
| change for the six months ending July 1st is
| stated as being 1904 10. 1t occurred to us that
Mr.. Brown would not grow rich very fast at
this rate, but on being iuterrogated on this
| point he informs us that this was merely the
| amount of cash actually paid to him, and that
all moneys due but unpaid were reserved for
| later return As he had settled with only one
| of the branch exchanges and had several open
| accounts for rentals, the next semi-annual re-
| turn will doubtless be much larger.
THE subject OF a village improvement society
| is being quietly discussed by those who are in
terested in the good name of our village, and
we hope 1t will lead to some definite action.
Montpelier is acquiring an enviable reputation
as place for summer boarders and we know of
instances this season where parties expecting
to stop only over night were so much pleased
with the place as to remain quite while. A
little work. such as is done by these improve
ment societies in other places, by way OF put
ting on some finishing touches, would yield a
rich return in adding to the attractiveness Of
the village.
Nor many married couples are permitted to
enjoy half a century of domestic happiness to-
gether and when such is the case, it is very
proper that golden wedding should crown the
event. goodly company of relatives and
friends gathered Saturday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Sidney p. Redfield to celebrate
the fftieth anniversary of their wedding day.
Among the guests were their two daughters
from the West and their son, Mr.. William
Redfed from Boston The presents were nu-
merous and some of them quite valuable, in
Guiding an elegant diamond ring. Mr.. and
Mrs Redfield are long time residents of Mont
pelier and are held in deserved respect by many
neighbors and friends.
ALL those interested in the question OF
equal Rights will be glad to hear of the
lecture on that subject to be given by Mrs
Tracy Cutler at Capital Hall next Saturday
evening at half-past seven. No admission fee
will be charged and it is hoped that all who
are willing to hear an advocate of woman
suffrage will attend Mrs. Cutler comes tC
this place as the representative of the New
England Woman Suffrage Association, in
whose behalf she is lecturDg in different part'
of the eastern states. II is through means lef
! by the late Lydia Maria Child in charge of Col
onel T. w, Higginson and Mrs. Mary A. Liver
more, to be used at their discretion for tn,
; cause of woman suffrage, that this association
a is enabled to send representative to this anC
other parts of New England. Coming as sh,
does, Mrs. Cutler needs no other recommenda
: ton to our people She is expected also t
speak on temperance Sunday evening.
THEY tell story about two guileless member
: of Company II, which is too good to keep. |
seems that these virtuous youths sauntered on
one night at the muster to add one or tw'
9 blankets to their supply without any financia
s embarrassment, which process is called steal
ing when INDUCED in at any other place than
n muster. After little preliminary skirmshin:
a one of them got hold of what he described as
"bome made blanket " by reaching under tn
!, wall of tent. and he told his companion il
q q crime to pull and they would roll the. occupan
out of his comfortable covering and secure it 70
themselves. series of unearthly yels fol
! lowed the attempt to carry this plan into exc
cution and revealed the fact that they ha
grasped an unlucky comrade by the hair of tn
Q head, having mistaken it for home mad
d blanket" They we're trife more fortunat
in their next attempt and secured portion G
4 an overcOat " hich some brave soldier had slep
y in, in order to keep warm. This ended thei
- expedition, but it will probably be some tim
:, before they will hear the last of that I" hom
y made blanket"