The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-06

BlIU was IOuHu ny MIN III MS IrOHu NAIL,
where it had been left, and was complete
and very acceptable surprise.
Mr.. j. w. SMITH, who lives on Berlin
side, handed us, yesterday afternoon,
pretty bouquet of pansies, which had just
been picked from his garden and some of
which were only found after pushing away
the snow with which they were covered.
The leaves were fresh and green, and the
| little flowers were as bright as though they
had bloomed in midsummer.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
(vt) post-office January 2, 1886:
Mrs. Lorinda Chaplin n. W. Cass C2l
Miss Nellie OConner, Arthur McAllister,
Miss Teresa Hagan, w. l.. Scott
Miss Belle Lawson, Joseph ID. Slocum,
MI: MI: 5I!9a 5i5s SRR " srs:sy s%
Parties applying for any of the above must
say " advertised and give the date.
GEORGE W. WING, Postmaster.
THE Baptist Sunday have elected
the following officers for the ensuing year:
Superintendent, j. H. Burpee assistant
superintendent, II. M. Fales secretary,
treasurer and librarian, Harvey Welch,
| These officers have been elected for Trinity
Sundayschool: Superintendent, W. E. Bar
ney; assistant superintendents, Professor E.
A. Bishop and Mrs. ID. l.. Fuller; secretary,
Miss Addie Slack; treasurer, r. j. Hargin;
| librarian, f. A. Sherburne; assistant libra
rian, T. T. Ranney.
THE mild weather and rains of the past
few days have rapidly reduced the mantle of
snow which has covered the ground since
Thanksgiving till the hills around are quite
bare. Sleighs are still in use, however, and
it is hoped that more snow will not be long
in coming The heavy rain of Monday
night caused the rivers to rise rapidly and
| Tuesday forenoon the ice broke up and the
Sabin trestle on the Barre Tsailroad was
again torn away. Later in the day the long
trestle above the Coffee house was moved
by the great pressure of ice against it and
all railway communication between Montpe-
lier and Barre is temporarily cut off. Wash
out in the highways are numerous and the
valley roads are so flooded that neighbor-
ing towns can only be reached over the hills.
HITHERTO the leader of the Montpelier
orchestra has devoted his time to ,he culti-
walton of his musical talent, but when it was
announced, at the Opera-house Friday even
ing, that the pig which said "Amin " to
" Pat Murphys " inspiring speech would be
disposed of by lot after the performance
Saturday evening, the violinist saw what he
believed to be his opportunity to commence
farming, and his whole soul was bent on
securing this great prize for beginning.
AS when verdant countryman, strolling
through the streets of great metropolis, is
by some willy knave lured to the faro bank,
etc, so was our hero tempted by the fatty
prize whereon without a thought of wrong
he staked a silvery dime. Let us return to
earth. The painful suspense which he
underwent while waiting till his lot was
cast none can ever know. He drew the
pig, and the same is now on exhibition at
the sty of Gibson, importer and breeder of
fine " Berkshires, f" Bethel, Vt.
Monday evening. January t. the date of the
Goth anniversary of it's organization. The
action was taken because the members
deemed that their services as an organization
were no longer needed, with the present
system of water-works, and that hose CON-
pany might be formed in its stead. This is
to be done this evening. Durinr the low
period of its existence the company has
made splendid record. OF its members
at the date of disbanding two-Robert j
Hargin and George S. Robinson, both ex.
foremen-were original members of the
company. The former has seen continuous
service and the latter was out only during
his period of service in the Union army
during the late war. George A. Peck was
member for twenty-five years and William
E. Adams for twenty-four years. Sixteen
others had been members from fifteen tC
twenty years. and ten others from ten tC
fifteen years. A history of the company
from its organization is now being carefully
prepared by Mr. Charles Def. Bancroft. i
: will be nicely printed and bound, copy
furnished free to each of its now living
members, the expense for the same to bt
paid from the funds in the hands of tn,
treasurer. The company roll comprises
list of four hundred eighty names.
, THE thirty-sixth annual meeting of tn,
National Life Insurance Company was helt
at the Office in Montpelier Monday fore
noon. Officers for the year ensuing wer,
elected as follows: President, Charles
; Dewey; vice-president, Edward Dewey
treasurer, j. c. Houghton; secretary
George w. Reed, assistant secretary, o. ID
Clark; medical examiner, Sumner Putnam
NJ. ID. The former board of directors wer,
unanimously reelected, viz: Paul Dilling
ham, Timothy p. Redtield, Charles Dewey
W. H. II. Bingham, George w. Reed, d. c
', Denison,. Frederick Billings, Edwar'
Dewey, j. C. Houghton, Fred f. Smith
| Perley ?. Pitkin, Charles 7. Sabin anC
James 7. Phelps. The past has been th
most prosperous year the company has eve
r seen, and the new business has been largel.
q in excess OF that OF any previous year. Th'
investments have brought a large amour
of interest. Three thousand four hundre,
t ninety-seven policies have been issued in
, suring Si,645 100. In 1884 two thousan,
nine hundred twenty-one policies were is
sued, insuring $3,66S,500 The interest an,
|
a S773, AL O5, while the losses only reache,
S161 ,055. At present the company has tel
thousand seven hundred seventy-sevel
, policies in force, insuring $16,514 ,94S.
Mr.. c. DEF. BANCROFT has kindly pre-
pared for us the following statistics for 1885
, which will be of general interest to peopl
J of Montpelier and vicinity: Whole numbe
g of deaths in town during the year 1885,
= fifty-two. To this number might be adde,
seven which occurred on the Berlin side
OF the whole number all but seven occurre,
in the village. OF those in town twenty-fv
We're males and twenty females, oc
curing in each month as follows: January
+, eight; February, one; March, five; April
/. three; May, three; June, five; July, five
( August, four; September, five; October
five; November five; December, three, til
! largest number occurring in January an,
the smallest in February. No death oC
y CURED from February to March L. OF til
causes of death-nine died of consumption
0 five of old age, three of heart disease, three
e of cerebro-spinal meningitis, three of can
g Ger, three of dropsy, two of diphtheria, tw
I of pneumonia, two of Brights disease of tn
kidneys, two of Inflammation OF the bowels
e two of congestion of the lungs, two of ape
peXy, two from suicide, one from aCc
dent, and eleven from various other causes
i Three were under one year of age three be
: tween one and two years, three betwee
l. two and five years, two between five an