The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-20

was discussed and the matter was left with
the trustees.
THE carriers report of the Montpelier
post-offce for February shows that the total
number Of letters delivered during the
month was $3.50; number of postals deliv-
cred, 2,771; number Of newspapers, etc,
delivered, 1928; number of letters collected,
1888; of postals, 1879; newspapers, etc,
LAG. The number of registered letters de-
livered was eighty-fve. The report of the
carriers is much smaller than for other
offices doing an equal amount of business,
as the majority of the business men In town
have lock-boxes.
DIR. G. NJ. CHANDLER, one of Montpelier's
oldest citizens, died Tuesday afternoon at
five o'clock DR.. Chandler had an apo
plectic stroke on Tuesday Of last week and
the left side was palsed. Pneumonia then
set in and he failed rapidly until his death
yesterday. In no conventional sense he
could be styled " the good physician" He
earned the title by his faithful and self
sacrificing labors for the sick. A becoming
obituary notice will appear next week
Funeral services at the house Thursday af-
ternoon at two o'clock.
QUARTERMAsTER GENERAL GILMORE re-
ports that large majority of the company
commanders favor the selection of the Mont
pelier Military Band to accompany the Yer
mont battalion to the Washington centen-
nial celebration at New York next month
This is probably decisive, since it was by
the direction of the commissioners having
the matter in charge that the officers prefer
ences were obtained. The Montpelier band
escorted the Vermont division at the Grand
Army encampment at Portland, and will go
to New York forty musicians strong.
Hon. WILLIAM CHAPIN's length of limb
marks him for a swift traveller. Last week
our readers perused breezy communication
from him written among the orange groves
of Florida, and previous issue ontained
the announcement of his departure for the
land of flowers. Monday he turned up smil-
ing bandly in the WATCHMAN Office with sew
eral pals of the product that rivals in deli
cacy the rarest of Florida fruits. Verify
Uncle William is a " transient" We trust,
after the present " run of sap " is over to
publish some of his impressions of the
South.
TIE twentieth anniversary of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society will
be observed by district convention of the
auxiliaries of Montpelier district at Trinity
church, Friday, March %. On Friday after
noon addresses will be delivered by Mary
Mutt of Montpelier, Mrs. p. S. Beeman and
Mrs. f. b. Palmer of Barre, Miss Bertha
Chamberlain of Plainfield and Mrs. c. S.
| Richmond of Northfeld The evening
meeting will be led by Dr. Kate c. Bush
nell, the returned missionary from China.
/ Entertainment will be furnished those at
| tending the convention from out of town.
ROB " WHELAN, the muscular engineer
| who chopped down the greater part of
"Steve Golby's forest a short time since
emphatically contradcts the item in last
weeks issue limiting that he hired a man to
assist him in his onslaught on the " howl
ing wilderness" Mr.. Whelan worked in
the woods tritie over four forenoons and
| cut and piled four and three-Quarters cords
of beech wood. j. NJ. Boutwell, has not yet
sent around the flour which he promised,
| but A. c. Bean was on deck p omptly with
his chest of tea. "Rob " complains that
there was more saw-dust than tea in the
box. AS Mr.. Whelan has no particular use
for such light beverage as tea, he an
nounces that the article will be sold out
next Saturday at auction,-a prize in every
package.
ST. PATRICK's DAY was celebrated in
Montpelier by musical entertainment and
lecture given at the Blanchard opera a-house
Monday evening. The lecturer was Rev.
! ID. j. O'Sullivan, president of ST. Joseph S
College, Burlington. Father O'Sullvan is
an eloquent and earnest speaker and
handled his interesting subject, The
Jesuits," in a most entertaining manner.
The Montpelier Military Band rendered
several selections in its usual excellent
style, and the Thespan quartette of St.
Joseph's College sang very acceptably. The
piano solos by Miss n. Keliher and Miss
| Eliza Gribbin of Swanton were admirably
executed and Mr.. E. j. Roberts solo
"Une Serenade" was well received. At
| the close of the entertainment Rev. Father
O'Sullivan made short speech thanking
the band and the college boys for rendering
their services without charge.
THE result of the competitive eXamina-
tions 70" admission to the seminary, open
to pupils in the Washington county public
schools, has been announced. The exam
nations were held in response to an offer
from the trustees to give free tuition for the
spring term to the scholar in each school
passing the best examination in the Eng
lish branches. A set of uniform papers was
made out by Professor Bishop and sent to
each school. large number tried the ex-
aminations, some of whom sent in excellent
papers. The following schedule shows the
name and residence of those awarded schol-
arships, as well as those who stood second
Berlin, Q) Irene Hubbard, (2) Minnie Scott;
Cabot, q p A. Austin; G) Ernest Peck
Calais, QD Dora b. Haskell, (2) Lucy NJ.
Tabor; East Montpelier Q) Blanche Spaud-
ing, (2) Alice Short; Fayston. % Hattie
Mehuron, (2) Bertha Howe; Mddlesex, CD
Ebert f. Markham, 2) Will q. White;
Moretown, Q) Charles l.. Converse; Plain
field, q Harry Batchelder,, (0 Alice La
zelle; Waitsfeld, Q) Clara Folsom Water
bury, W Annie l.. Boxer, (2) Ivy e. Smalley
Woodbury., Q) Laura l.. Goodell, (2) Lucy
G. Sabin; Montpelier, % lnez Hall. The
best papers came from Dora b. Haskell OF
East Calais, average 974 per cent; Clara M.
=
Annie l.. Boxer of Waterbury, average 934
per cent, The neatest papers came from
Calais and Waterbury, and the poorest
from Cabot.
THE removal of the contents of johnson
and Colton's saddlery hardware store to
their establishment on Berlin side was
completed last week The firm now has its
office, wholesale store and factory in the
same building. The various departments
of the concern are most conveniently ar
ranged and complete in all their appoint
ments. The building is large structure
of three stories and a basement. The manu-
featuring department occupies the east end
and the store rooms the west end. In the
basement is the tumbling room, where the
castings are rolled, and the heating appar-
atus. On the ground floor are the pattern
and timing and close-plating rooms,
together with large apartment in which
new machinery is to be placed in about a
week. The second floor is entirely occupied
by the buffing " room. On the third
floor are the finishing and polishing, pack
ing and electro plating rooms. In the latter
room the nickel, gold, and silver plating is
done. The entire west end of the building
is occupied by the store rooms and whole
sale department On the upper floor is the
general stock room on the second floor the