The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-03
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march, Brooks Post" Merrill.

Cbidren's day last Sunday. The room was
prettily decorated with flowers. The exer
cises consisted of singing and recitatons
by members of the school. Mr.. Frank f.
Barnes also made a few remarks in closing.
On Monday next party goes from this
place to Philadelphia to attend the conven-
ton of the Christian Endeavor Societies
Edward Towner and George Newton are del
egates from Bethany and Trinity churches,
and Thomas Dewey represents the church
universal. AT Manchester Mr.. Towner will
be joined by Mrs. Towner, who will accom-
pany him to Philadelphia.
THE passenger platform at the Wells
River railway station has been extended
about $50 feet. The changes in the pas
senger and freight service of this road which
went into effect Monday are in line with the
policy and custom of this road to serve the
public well and adapt its arrangements to
the convenience Of the public. This policy,
with push and good management, has given
the company an increasing business and
growing Importance year by year.
l.. w. ScoTT, farmer living near Middle
sex village, was drowned last Saturday
while bathing in brook on his own prem
ises. lie was missed after dinner and was
found shortly after one o'clock. He was
subject to fits, and the accident is supposed
to have resulted from a recurrence of this
malady, as the water was only about ten
inches deep where he was drowned His
was forty-two and he leaves a wife.
AT town meeting yesterday, to vote on a
proposition to exempt from taxation for five
years the new shops the Lane Manufacturing
Company propose to erect in extension of
their works on Franklin street, the exemp-
ton was voted without dissenting voice. 1t
is a wise and liberal thing to do, considered
with sole reference to the ultimate taxable
resources of the town. The new works will
be quite extensive, doubling the present ca
pacity of the company. Montpelier's boom
begins to grow.
The quarterly meeting of the directors of
the National Life Insurance Company was
held Tuesday. Besides the officers of the
company there were present Hon w. III. III.
Bingham, Hon w. g. Veazey, Hon. ID. c.
Denison, j. T Phelps and George Briggs.
The following is brief summary of the
last six months business of this successful
organization: There were 1858 policies is
sued insuring S6,94 $50; premiums re-
ceived, S776,59S: interest, S116,450. Net
ledger assets at par, July 1, 1889, S5,175,-
77016.
On Monday last through passenger coach
was put on to the Montpelier & Wells River
railroad to run from Barre and Montpelier
to Boston without change. The train leaves
Barre at 500 A. NJ, Montpeler at $50
A. NJ. and arrives in Boston at 800 p. NJ.
The train leaves Boston at 900 A. NJ,
and arrives at Montpelier at Ais P. NJ. and
at Barre at lao Z. NJ. This road advertises
also to run through freight cars daily, Sun
days excepted, between Montpelier, Barre
and Boston. The train leaves Barre at 10: 10
A. NJ, Montpelier at 1885 A. M, and arrives
! in Boston at 1880 o'clock next morning.
! The train leaves Boston at II 80 p. NJ, and
arrives at Montpelier at 900 and Barre
at $40 O'Clock the next morning Freight
delivered in Boston at the Boston & Lowell
depot before II 100 A. NJ. will come through
| in these cars.
" HUBBARDs S MEADOW" " is becoming noted
| for its increasing number of hen cranks. ~
To enumerate, there's Corse, the photogra-
| pher, with Laced and White Wyandottes
and White Rose-combed Bantams, and l..
L. Tanner, with Dominiques, Black Span
ish and White Plymouth Rocks, and Hop
kins, III. d., Jr., with Langshans and Black
African and Pekin Bantams, and Dan
Wheatley, with White and Laced Wyan-
dottes. These all have Black, Red Game
Bantams and Brown Leghorns, and speci-
mems of the latter breed may be found in
the possession of Fred Carleton and j. W.
! Kendall. The latter is starting in on Black
! Minorcas, and f. III. Perry has a large flock
of that breed, and with them Black Afri-
cans. Each believes he has the best, and
any one has good enough. The total of
chicks will exceed five hundred.
A KLRAIN-SULLIvAN dog fight took place
on South Main street last Saturday even
and Sullivan large, black mongrel of un-
known family. The incipient difficulty
seems to have been that Sullivan had run
out his tongue at Kilran and otherwise in
suited him. A sudden stand, quick bar
ing of shining teeth a low, ominous growl
from each, a snap and jump, and the battle
was begun. The preliminaries of the fight
had been kept so quiet, on account of the
law in such cases made and provided, that
but few witnessed the opening "set-to.' -
However, as the first irrepressible and I'M
mistakable sounds of strife came from the
pugnacious pups humanity in all shapes
! hurried to the scene. A crowd that would
be the envy of DR.. U-ta-wa-un assembled in
two minutes. The dogs now appeared to
have entirely lost their tempers. 1t was a
game of " hold fast all | give you" Sulli-
van had put one in on Kilrain's eye and had
received molar through the ear, A clinch
resulted in nip-and-tuck The seconds
interposed and choked the CANNES off The
pugilists put on their pants and walked
doggedly away. Policemen arrived in time
TO arrest blockade of the road and dsperse
the crowd.
THE fair of Brooks Post, G.. a. r., will
take place July IL, II and Is, under large
pavilion on the state-house grounds. Fol
lowing is the programme for the several
evenings; Tuesday evening, July Ii, grand
campfire. The following distinguished
speakers will be present: Comrade John c.
w. Hooker of Bratteboro, VI, Comrade II
+. Taylor of Brattleboro, VT, and other
prominent members of the order. A. j. Max
ham of Brattleboro, VT, the celebrated cam
paign singer, will be present to enliven the
campfire with army songs. Wednesday
evening, July II, grand concert by the Mont.
pelier military band and exhibition drill by
the Skdmore Guard of the Apollo Club
Thursday evening, July Is, the time will
be principally devoted to awarding the
articles disposed of by vote, by the Womans
Relief Corps and Brooks Post and the dis
tribution of the three hundred fifty presents
on the fair list to the season ticket holders,
among which are two grand cash presents
of ST 900 each, one grand cash present OF
$500, one grand cash present of $500, eleven
cash presents Of 500 each and three hun
dred thirty-tive other presents, ranging in
value from one dollar to $3.50. The mem
bers of Brooks Post, No. 13, have long en-
tertained the wish to erect at the capital of
the old Green Mountain State some me-
mortal of her sons who offered their lives in
defense of their country, and have finally
decided to build a memorial hall. For this
purpose a committee was appointed and the
arrangements made for this their first
grand fair, as described in the programmes
The committee of the post believes that the
ra Ia xuill M har bair nd