The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-06

THE members of the Mechanics Protect
i've Union, of the Lane Manufacturing
Company, celebrated Monday evening by
riding about town in barges, headed by the
Montpelier Military Band and Swasey's
drum corps, also in sleighs.
MATTHEW HARRISON LANG, aged three
years and nine months, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Lang, died at five o'clock Tuesday
morning, of membraneous Group. Funeral
| services are to be conducted at ten A. NJ,
Thursday, at the house, by Rev. Mr..
Gallagher.
PROFESSOR LosEY of Rochester, n. Y,
gave most enjoyable reading and impeT-
sonation at Trinity vestry on Monday even
| ing under the auspices of the Sunday-school.
| The selections were rendered in his usual
spirited style and were received with fire.
quent applause.
A LARGE delegation from Barre was pres
ent at the meeting of the Thomas Wildey
encampment of Odd Fellows last Friday
evening. The royal purple degree was con-
ferred upon one candidate in a most i'm
pressve manner and the meeting closed
with a banquet.
| BETHANY Society of Christian Endeavor,
at meeting held Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary 26, elected the following officers to
! serve for the next six months: President,
Miss Fannie Knapp; vice-president, f. E.
| Towner recording secretary II. ID. Hop
kins, Jr.; treasurer, Miss Lizzie Stimson.
COLONEL A. c. BROWN has been superin-
| tending the repairing and recognizing of
| the telephone lines during the past week.
| The wires are all being taken from the
| buildings and placed upon poles, so that the
| system will have pole-lines throughout A
| dozen or more new instruments are also be-
| ing put in along the line.
The Montpelier correspondent of the
! Free Press is becoming extremely solicitous
about the physical and moral welfare of the
community Last week he was urging the
| claims of Montpelier as a field for the labors
of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, and this week he suggests the
| formation of Young Mems Christian AS
sociation. Both suggestions are good ones
and worthy of being acted upon. Go it,
brother; let the good work go on.
THE Womans Relief Corps connected
with Brooks Post, G.. A. r., observed the
anniversary of its organization Monday
evening by social gathering and banquet
in Grand Army hall. Mrs A. T. Newcomb
presided and short. speeches were made
/ by Willard Holden, Captain ii. c. Lull
/ General Stephen Thomas, f. l.. Eaton and
j. II. Seaver A piano solo was rendered
| by Mrs. Wesley Taplin and some excellent
music furnished by Mrs Peck and Mrs.
| Wheatley.
/ SERGEANT WILLIAM LINE, of the United
States signal service at Northfield station,
| gives the following meteorological report
for February: Mean barometer 30.0S4
| highest, 30.SS; lowest, % .3S: monthly range
of barometer, 1.50; mean temperature, 106;
highest, As; lowest, 80; monthly range, so;
greatest daily range, 80; least daily range,
I; mean daily range, POS; total precipita-
ton, 2.1S inches; number of days on which
.01 or more of precipitation fell 49, number
| of clear days, 3; number of fair days, 9;
number of cloudy days, 10.
SEVERAL of the merchants have recently
taken the electric light apparatus out of
their stores and put in gas fixtures in their
place. The reason for making the change
was the irregularity and uncertainty of the
light The company has been moving and
making changes for some time, and much of
the trouble with the lights is. no doubt due
to this fact. The plant is now all moved,
however, and the patrons have right to
expect discontinuance of the irregulari-
ties and an improvement in the quality and
department of their luminaries:
Is there any valid reason why Montpelier
should not be able to support good base
ball team during the coming season? sal
aried team of professionals is, of course, ont
! of the question, but with good management
an amateur team, composed mainly of local
talent, ought to be made a success. There
is certainly enough tirst-class material
among the local celebrities to fill every po-
sition, with perhaps the exception of the
battery. The expense of running such a
nine would be moderate, and, if it received
even ordinary financial support from the
citizens, there need be no fear of bankrupt
ing the stockholders. If no pitcher and
catcher are to be found in Montpelier, bat
terry could be secured from out of town at a
slight expense. The project certainly looks
feasible, and, at any rate, trial could do
no harm.
ROBERT WHELAN, the big engineer, re-
Gently taught a couple of farmers at the
junction a valuable lesson. Rob " was
Late ] fhn In fifNt1a nd in thaa .Nfn
versation with the aforesaid farmers took
occasion to expatiate upon his prowess with
the axe. His hearers were skeptical, and
one of them offered to give him all the
wood he could cut eff his place in six fore
moons. The other chimed in with an offer
to draw and deliver the wood at his
house for seventy five cents Rob " con-
cluded that these propositions were not
to be sneezed at and determined to ac-
cept. He worked at the job for the speci-
fled time and at the end of the week.
in spite of numerous difficulties, such as
having his axe stolen, the helve taken out
and rotten one put in its place, etc.,-he
had cut four cords of beech wood. Farmer
number two fulfilled his part of the agree
ment and Rob is congratulating himself
on having ably sustained his reputation as a
"rusher "
SEMINARY HILL.--A large number of stu
dents attended Professor Loreys reading
and impersonation Monday evening. -
w, M. Newton preached at West Randolph
last Sunday - Earl Davis went home
last week. - Mr.. Atherton has been
obliged to leave school on account of sick.
ness. 80 Examinations will commence
Wednesday noon. - The time-honored
senior has made his appearance thus early
this year.
Montpelier Town Meeting.
The annual meeting, for the election OF
town officers. held in The VILLAGE hall. March