The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-24

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buck lamb recently sold here, weighing 1876
pounds, was big one, |. II. Densmore of
Mddlesex reports the sale of lamb six
months old weighing 100 pounds. This
same little lamb weighed twelve pounds
when dropped, and 100 when five months
old.
THE hall recently finished in the rear of
Hubbard's block for the local tribe of the
Improved Order of Redmen has been hired
by the Capital Guard for an armory, the
Redmen having failed to occupy with sufii-
cient promptness. The hall is good one
and repairs in large measure the loss of
quarters in the Golden Fleece.
Miss MARY A. GUERNSEY was married
Wednesday evening at seven o'clock, to
George NJ. Goss of Barre, by Rev. Howard f.
Hill, at the residence of the brides parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George III. Guernsey on East
State street. A pleasant reception was
given after the ceremony. 1t was largely
attended and many fine presents were made.
WHILE at Newport in attendance on the
teachers convention, Professor f. A. Bishop
sustained painful injuries, Friday, by fall
down a flight of stairs at his hotel. Though
no bones were broken, he was so badly
bruised that he could not walk and had to
he carried to his train and from the station
at this place to his home. Nothing serious
is apprehended, but it will be some days
before he will be on his feet again.
Friday night, the venerable Deacon John G..
Putnam personated the part of farmer
of We olden time" In response to loud
encores he began to tell a story of East
Montpelier, where he had lived many years.
He suddenly stopped, staggered and fell
dead. His remains passed through here
last Saturday on the way to East Mont
pelier, where the funeral was held on Sun
day, Rev. S. G. Hayford officiating. See
obituary elsewhere.
A CURIOUS political bet was made at
Charleston recently. A prominent young
lady of democratic views promises to marry
a well-known young man if Harrison is
elected. If not, the young man is to pay
the young woman one hundred dollars.
Montpelier can discount this bet every
time. In case of Harrison's election a dem
ocratic young lady is to marry prominent
young man of this vicinity. If Cleveland
is elected the prominent young man is to
marry the young lady. See?
THE mere announcement of the Howe
concert, November s, is sufficient adver-
tisement. Miss Howe's brilliant debut at
the Royal Theater, Berlin, Germany, last
spring has created great eagerness to hear
one who was there characterized as re-
sembling Patti and approaching her in the
prima donna's art. A Vermont girl who
has taken musical honors at the capital of
the German Empire will compel the ad-
miration of all at the capital of her native
state. Though she is the chief attraction,
efforts are being made to secure Bartlett,
the favorite tenor of Montpelier people
Blaisdell's orchestra of Concord, n. H., will
be in attendance.
THE Montpelier Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, at meeting held Wednes-
day afternoon, voted to sever its connection
with the state union as an auxiliary. The
local union takes issue with the state union
on the ridiculous course of the latter in re-
gard to third party prohibition and woman
suffrage, which the Montpelier ladies hold
to be entirely foreign to the objects of the
union. The auxiliary proposes to be a
democratic annex no longer. The reso-
luton of the state union, adopted at its re-
cent convention releasing local unions from
endorsement of principles espoused or plans
devised by it, is rightly considered as incon-
and the state body in this instance is taken
at its word as the necessary event of its ac-
ton. 1t is making corpse of itself.
WHAT may, possibly, turn out to be a
serious accident occurred on the line of the
| Wells River railway yesterday morning
an accident, not to the railroad or any one
connected with it. The facts, so far as can
be ascertained. are these: As the train ap-
preached a crossing between East Mont
pelier and Plaintield, the engineer saw a
carriage containing two ladies coming down
the hill, and so whistled for brakes. The
lady who was driving, however, succeeded
in crossing the track when her horse took
fright. ran, and. at the bottom of the valley,
overturned the carriage near the bridGe
and both ladies were thrown ont Mrs.
Kent of Barre received severe Injuries,
while her companion was comparatively
uniniured. The trainmen. as soon AZ nos.
sible' stopped the train and rendered every
assistance possible.
=. hE inpouhu trains friuay orought TO
the caplIal from an parts OF the state sturdy
, aetelahs ran VI , .he la'e waI, WHO whe,l !ney
i illeV anu Sraspeu eaGn III M G,her Warmly ny the
manu- eNclallne9' wen, conraue; IL does
my heart eoou 10 see ye again: lhey
wei weIe .L tile SURVIVORS Vi the fourth vermont
@ @anu ,ney nuslereu goouiy company, one
huhureu tweh'y, strong: many OF thenl
, pore lhe traue-lnark OF Da tle. one had
losI an arm, another leg, put every man
was as wioie-hear.eu as wneh ne lell ms
sreen iio"n.ai, % Holile 10 JON tne chioI
army. Az the business meeting held III the
~aI.elnooh' ~ III tne iarse committee room al
1ne 1ne sta'e houSe, Inese oihceis were CHOSEN
freslueht' oolohel o. NJ Tlngeee OF hart'
lpru; Vlce-presluehI, n. a. beach OF EsseS
2uhction; secretary ana treasurer, L. l.
Tarreii Oh waterbury; executive commlttee
~ w. N; bliss OF East Calals' W. IL. IL
humphrey OF Essex Junction, and IL. d
corey OF Bennington. In the evening the