The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13

OF the Missisquoi railroad visited the Capital |
on Saturday. The company came from St. |
Albans In two trains Of nine cars each, arriv
ing here at very nearly the same time. Their
demand upon the restaurants for edibles was
entirely unexpected and they were hardly able |
to supply their wants. The State House was |
visited by large numbers, and 1t was busy |
time for the officials In charge there.
THE course Of the main water pipe from the |
reservoir at Dotens necessarily leads across the
Winooski river, and much curiosity has been |
expressed by some to know how the pipe will |
be laid across the river. For their edifcation |
we would answer: By means OF coffer-dam, |
the course Of the stream will be directed to one
side, and after clearing the remaining portion
OF its bed the trench will be dug and the pipe |
laid halfway across. The water will then be
turned to the opposite side, and the pipe laid
the rest OF the way across in the same way.
As Miss Clara and Master George Mead were
driving around the corner by A. G. stones
jewelry store, on Friday, the king-bolt of their
ph@ton gave way letting the forward part OF
the carriage suddenly down, and throwing them
both over the dash board into the street.
Neither sustained any injury. The horse, at
tached to the forward wheels of the vehicle,
ran moderately a short distance, but was
stopped by numerous "Whoas" from the
lookers-on before anyone had reached him.
The accident was surprisingly fortunate in its
results.
HOWARTH HIBEHNICA COMPANY Will play
at Capital Hall, September IL. Among the
other companys already booked to appear at
that place during the coming season are the
following Neil Burgess Palmer and Days,
In Vacation; William Stafford, the we'll
known tragedian, in Romeo and Juliet ,"
Denman Thompson; William Redmond, Mrs.
Thomas Barry, and the Boston Theater Com
pany in The Midnight Marriage -; the orig
iual "Pecks Bad Boy" Company; and the
Bennett and Moulton Opera Company. Others
have made application to Manager Pratt, but
engagements have not been closed with them
as yet.
A. A. SrIMsoN of this village has been
granted, after sharp contest, patent on a
new and useful improvement In carriage
springs After the application had been twice
rejected, his attorney, T.. j. Deavitt, went be-
fore the examiner at the patent office and
pointed out for his consideration the advanta-
ges Mr.. Stimson's invention had over all others.
The decision was reserved at the tme but Mr..
Stimson has now received official notice that
the case has been decided in his favor, and
letters patent will be duly issued to him.
One large carriage mandatory in Mass
achusetts, are already building carriages with
these springs, and speak in high praise Of them.
LETTERS uncalled for at Montpelier, VT,
post-ofiice, August 9ih, 1884 Ladies-Mrs.
Charles H. Brown, Miss Lettie Bruce, Miss
Myra NJ. Fisher, Miss Nellie Judge, Mrs. Mary
H. Ross, Mrs Nellie Sawyer, Mrs. Maria Smith,
Mrs. A. c. Wilkinson, Mrs. John Wheeler,
Mary l. Wheeler, Miss Martha Walker, Miss
Annie Young and Mrs. Nelson II. Palmer
Gentlemen-W. H. Cleveland, Theophile CAL
leuse, G. II. Foster, James T. Kennedy, Da-
msse Lasnier, Joseph Lsbarquaire, Edgar C.
d. Myatt, Ransom Perkins, Emil Richardson,
Aug Stoner, Curtis L. Wilson and William
Wilson. Parties applying for any of the above
must say advertised and give the date.
GEORGE W. WING, postmaster.
SUNDAY morning as Mr.. aud Mrs. w N.
| Peck were riding in the vicinity OF the Coffee
house near Barre Junction their horse be-
| came frightened at the sight Of a pile-drver
standing near and suddenly SHE'D, throwing
| them both from the carriage. Mr.. Peck WAS
| thrown with great force against fence and
received severe injury. splinter two
inches long and as large as a mans finger
| penetrated his lower lip and displacing set
of false teeth passed just over the lower jaw
and completely buried Itself in the flesh under
| his tongue, one end almost touching the
esophogus. Mr. Peck picked up the teeth and
| came to this village with his wife In Mr.. N G.
| Tabor's team. Dr. Chandler was summoned
and he at once extracted the splinter and
dressed the wound. Sunday night Mr.. Peck's
tongue was so badly swollen that he could
| neither speak nor swallow. Since then his con
| dition has improved in an almost astonishing
manner, considering the nature of the wound
Mrs. Peck was bruised somewhat, though no
seriously injured.
MONDAY afternoon B F. Fifelds new Ken
lucky horse was harnessed to a carriage fo
the first time since his arrival The animal il
a thoroughly trained saddle horse unused u
the mode of harnessing which was used OF
this occasion When the carriage struck the
gravel near the barn door the horse wa
frightened, and after running around the yarC
three times dragging Mr.. Fiield's man arounC
by the bride, he broke loose and ran out o
the yard and across the street. In front of thu
State House yard the carriage struck a lamp
post and was badly broken up. The anima
was freed from the carriage by the shock ant
with one of the shafts still hanging to the har
ness ran down State street, and was finall,
stopped by j. L. Tuttle. Mrs. Azs Spaulding
who was walking on the street when the acci
dent occurred, very narrowly escaped be
ing struck by the runaway team. Charlie
Marion, Mr.. Fifield's man, received sever
blow upon the arm entirely disabling 1t for
short time, but now suffers no Inconvenience
therefrom, except slight lameness.
THE services at Bethany church last Sunda
morning were rendered of especial interest b
the eloquent discourse of Rev. George
Spalding, ID. D.. Of Manchester, n. H., and tn
large audience in attendance The text wa
from ]. Corinthiins xiii 13 Revised Yer
sion, " But the greatest of these is love-; an
was a forcible and beautiful delineation OF tn
office and agency of love rs the greatest OF tn
Christian virtues, faith, hope and love. Dl
| Spalding was a native OF Montpelier, and wa
one of the children Of the old Brick church
and one of the Sunday school children, fort
years ago; 1t was, therefore, natural tina
much interest should be felt by his old friend
and acq few, alas still remain
In meeting him and hearing him preach. t
! indicate the changes that have taken place i
Montpelier, in the observation Of the writer G
this paragraph, in thirty-five years, it is onl
! necessary to revert to the changes in tn
doctors family. Mrs. Spslding, his mother
was a Reed, sister to Thomas and Hezekia
, Reed. His father had three brothers, JohI
Azel and Charles All, Reeds and Spllding,
were prominent as bankers, merchants an
} lawyers. DR.. SpaldiDgs father was a " believe
| physician" But now not one OF either nam
Is left in town, except Mrs. Thomas Reec
The great, strong men-how vividly they ar
remembered-who always graced and dgn
fed the old Brick church assemblies by thel
presence, have all been gathered to thei
fathers. 1t was evident that thoughts OF thos
| men and their contemporaries were presen
with the preacher In mis- prayers and sermon
and perceptibly wrought upon his feelings
, | Altogether the service was Of great interes
and the audience of Bethany will be glad /
!, listen to DR.. Spalding again.
FEW weeks ago we mentioned Mr. d.
Guptil's skating rink project, and gave som
details OF the size and style of finish Of tn
| proposed structure The foundations OF tn
building were completed two weeks ago, An
! | work on the superstructure Is now going rap
idly on. The plans are the work Of a cit
! architect, and In their general arrangement,
, and in their details Of finish, OF provision 10
the comfort and convenience OF the public
they much more than meet the expectation
which the original development OF Mr.. Cup
| allg.