The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-11-27

Wednesday, evening. a request was made
Sunday that members of the parish would
write out briefly the special reasons why each
should give thanks for the past
year. These notes will be read without
names at the service this evening.
THE Lane Manufacturing Company has
won a success worth mentioning. The
was one of those bidding for the
contract to make heavy double saw-mill
OF sixty feet carriage, with all furnishings,
vember 10 this contract was awarded to it.
The mill will probably be made and set up
in about four months.
OUR Corinth correspondent says; Charley
Clark has sold two-year-old colt for $500
and Il. S. Carpenter was offered $50 for a
yearling colt. These are not fancy prices,
but they are paying prices, and yet if G.. w.
Kennedy will come to Corinth, with his
pockets full of gold, we will promise him
twenty five farms at from 81 to SO per acre"
Put up or shut up, Squire.
THERE were ninety-two teachers of Wash
ington county present at the examination
held on Thursday and Friday of last week
The examination was held at the court
house on Thursday and at the Union School
building on Friday Rev. |. p. Booth, the
county supervisor, conducted it, and he was
assisted by Professor X. G. Wheeler, prin-
Cipal of the Union School The eXamina-
tion was very rigid and thorough. The re-
suit Will be announced later.
THE executive committee of the Vermont
Cavalry Association elected for the coming
wear consists of G. Il. Bagley, b. A. Nc
Kenna and John Smith, all of Montpelier.
The next reunion will be held here, and the
committee is made up of local residents for
convenience in making arrangements The
next reunion of the Vermont Officers Re-
union Society will also be held here, and
the executive committee of this organiZa-
Of nf Colonial
j. II. Lucia and General p. p. Pitkin.
REV. G. w. GALLAGHER is to give a lee
ture on Mormonsm at Capital Hall on
Friday evening next, at half-past seven
o'clock, for the benefit of the public library.
Mr.. Gallagher's three years residence in
Utah gave him unusual opportunities for
studying the question, and the lecture is
said by those who have heard it to be ex-
ceedingly interesting. The library is some
thing in which every one is interested, and
a special effort should be made to secure
large attendance. Let every one make such
an effort and back it up by going himself
FRANK |. PITKIN will hereafter run the
risk of being summoned to give expert tes-
timony as to the merits of electricity as
means of capital punishment He had a
very lively shock on Thursday of last week
falling plank broke the incandescent light
wire al the Lane Manufacturing Company's s
works causing the wire to fall on the arc
light wire. This strengthened the current
greatly. Mr.. Pitkin took hold of the loose
wire where it was insulated, but carelessly
allowed his hand to slide into the uninsu-
lated wire. The shock that he received
doubled him up and threw him on the
ground in a fash benumbing him in the
operation. 1t is thought that in falling to
the ground the current was broken, for the
wire dropped from his hand His arm is
still pretty lame.
Friday. In point of numbers, department
of the students and the quality of the work
done this has been the most successful term
in the history of the school at Montpelier.
Under the efficient management of its prn-
cipal Professor r. A. Bishop. this school has
not only taken high rank among the
schools OF the state, but has come to be
recognized as one of the leading preparatory
schools of New England. We are pleased
to refer thus to the prosperity of this insti-
tuition. Although the students come from
other towns, and thus make the school a
blessing to the state at large. yet Montpelier
is chiefly benefited by it, for the elevating
influence of a Christian school upon a COM
munity is incalculable. The citizens of
Montpelier may indeed feel proud that their
village is the seat of 80 prosperous a school.
THE reports of destitution in Dakota are
contradicting. The following on this sub
ject from George B. Clifford, Esq, Grand
EOThS, lJdhOld, 10 u gentleman
will be read with interest. Mr.. Clifford is
well and favorably known in this vicinity,
and with those who know him his word
will be conclusive. Mr.. Clifford says: AS
you know, the eastern papers have had a
great deal to say of late in regard to the
destitution in the two Dakotas All that
| has been said, so far as | have seen, has
been greatly exaggerated and decidedly
misleading. This section of Dakota has
never been in more prosperous condi-
tion than at present. In fact, it has not
been in so good condition. Many people
in the East feel decidedly panicky about
this section of the West simply on account
of the false and ridiculous reports that have
/ been sent East"
w. &. SMITH Of IliOn, y. V, desires to
have published the following cure for diph-
/ the ria, successfully employed in many
severe cases 10y an English physician: " All
that he ever used was Hour OF sulphur
and "A quill. With these he cured every
case without exception. lie put a spoonful
=! ihe sulphur into = slaSs Of water and
stirred % with his nngrr, Instead of "A spoon.
until the sulphur was thoroughly mixed
with the water. Then he gave the mixture
as gargle and in ten minutes the patient
was out Of danger. Birthstone kills every
species OF fungus in man, beast or plant in
"A few minutes Instead Of splitting out the
gargle he recommends the swallowing of it.
/ In extreme cases in which he had been
called, when the fungus was too nearly
closed to allow the use Of the gargle, he
blew the sulphur through a quill into the
throat and after the fungus had shrunlI
sufficiently then the garge was used He
never lost patient from diphtheria. If a
patient can not gargle, take live coal on a
shovel and sprinkle spoonful or two Of
flour of birthstone on it. Let the patient in
hale the smoke and the fungus will die"
The meeting of the lyceum of the Gram
mar School on Wednesday evening of last
week was enjoyable and instructive. 1t
was held in the school building, opening at
seven O'Clock with devotional exercises A
chorus sang michael Roy" after which
Principal Wheeler gave short address A
debate followed on the following resolution
That electricity is proper mode Of cap
ital punishment" Miss Sadie Wing began
the discussion with speech in the afiirma-
tive, and she was followed by Miss Emma
Wells in the negative, William Smith in the
affirmative, William Brock in the negative
and Harry Shurteff in the affirmative, the
latter closing the debate. A committee
consisting of Harry Huse, Stephen S, Davis
and j. E. Bailey decided that the negative
of the question was presented better than
the affirmative. For music there was a
piano solo by Louis Hathaway and banjo
solo by Morris Atkins. "The Lyceum Net
tie was read by the editress, Miss Laura