The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-09
tiff The jury found for the plaintiff to the
extent of 1858 and costs.

A CORRESPONDENT says the people at
Wrightsville are becoming indignant at the
delay in rebuilding the bridge burned at
that place two weeks ago, or in providing
some way to cross the river. Several school
children and others are put to great incon-
venience for want of bridge
The Montpelier & Wells River railroad
announces excursion rates to Boston from
points between Montpelier and Wells River,
good from the 9TH to the 10Th. Those maxi
ing use of the rates must go to Boston not
later than Thursday, the 10th instant. The
tickets include admittance to the Bay State
fair.
The annual meeting of the ladies' society
of the Church of the Messiah was held
Monday afternoon, when officers for the
year were chosen as follows: President,
Mrs. II. B, Cross; vice-presidents, Mrs. NJ.
NJ. Cutler, Mrs. Fred Blanchard; treasurer,
Miss Sabin; secretary, Mrs. Wright. Com
mittees on music and flowers were APP
pointed.
THE monthly meeting of Methodist
preachers of the vicinity was held at Trinity
church Monday morning. Rev. A. j. Hough
presided. There was a small attendance,
due, doubtless, to the weather. An essay on
"The Conservation of Energy" was read by
Rev. f. w. Lewis of Randolph, and a dis
cussion followed
ERAsTUs CRAM, an old resident, died Sun
day night of paralysis, at the age OF seventy
years. He had followed the business of "a
carpenter for many years. A remarkable
fact in connection with Mr.. Cram is that he
was one of fourteen children, nearly all of
whom lived to be about seventy years old.
The funeral occurred yesterday afternoon,
Rev j. E. Wright officiating.
THE band concert this week will be given
Thursday evening at the Pavilion stand,
weather permitting. The following is the
programmes: March, Captain MITCHELL"
'nl
Dance, ETHIOPIA" Reeves; song for cornet,
"I'll Await My Love-" Howard, Mr..
j. Mcdonald; tuba solo, Beelzebub," ;"
Catozz, Mr.. Jerry Martini waltz, " Estudi-
antina," Waldteufel; march, Park Club"
Missud.
THIS has been an extraordinary season in
more ways than one. The raspberry as
well as the weather has essayed the extra
ordinary. A few days ago Mr.. Joel Foster
brought in a handful of bushes bearing a
second crop of both red and black raspber-
res Mrs. G. E. Shepard of Marshfeld sent
ripened red ra,pberries, and Mrs. Robert
Cook of Berlin adds third contribution to
the list
A VERY enjoyable entertainment was that
given at the opera house Saturday evening
by the LuCiers' Novelty and Comedy Com
pany. 1t was very largely musical, the
Luciers all contributing something in this
clul sw nging was done, and the entertain
ment closed with musical afterpiece
called "The Blind Professors Reception,
~ Pats Blunders." A street parade was
made by the band in its brilliant uniform.
AN adjourned meeting of the young peo-
pie of the Church of the Messiah was held
Monday evening, when constitution was
adopted and the name of the " oung Peo-
pies Religious Fraternity" was adopted,
The society is for religious work. The con-
stitution provides for the election of officers
twice IA year, and for meetings every Mon
day night through the winter, and every
other week from May to September. The
meeting Monday night was well attended.
THE old building, just west of Christ
| church, is to be moved back some distance
| and made into four-tenement house The
wardens and vestry Of the church have at
| last succeeded in purchasing the land on
which it now stands, and the appearance OF
| the street and church will be greatly i'm
proved when the land is leveled and the
lawn extended. The owner of the build
ing, f. NJ. Irish, will have till a year from
next June to move the building, but it is
said that he will do it in the spring.
THE marriage of Harvey w. Brown, let
ter carrier, and Miss Viola S. Lombard oc
Cured at the home of the bridegroom on
| Wednesday evening of last week, Rev. j
! Edward Wright officiating. A reception
ents received by Mr. and Mrs Brown were
table lamp from the post-ofice employees
card basket from George l.. Lane, a pail
of vases from Mr.. and Mrs. r. p. jamin
a silver pickle jar from Mrs. Rufus Wiggin
and many other articles of table ware. The
house was beautifully decorated witt
flowers.
WILLIAM LINE, sergeant of the sigma
corps, stationed at Northheld, furnishes the
following meteorological summary for Sep
tember: Mean barometer 3O.O4f; hghes
Qst, 30.366; lowest (21sD, 29.375; NEAR
temperature, 57.4o, highest (4th), SO ;.lowes
(30th), 29o; greatest daily range (4th), "a
least daily range Q9th)4o prevailing direc
ton of wind south total movement of wind
4565 miles; extreme velocity (north, 9th,
36 total precipitation, 06 incheH number
of days on which .O1 inch or more of pre-
cipitation fell, 16; cloudless days, 5; partl.
cloudy, s; cloudy, II; date of frost, 29th.
BARRE street residents and the teamin,
community generally have right to insis
that something be done TO improve tn
travelling ON that thoroughfare. The mu,
is hub-deep, the cutters are filled up by thu
fattening of the roadway and there i
practically no drainage. Heavy teamini
has largely increased on that street. /
ought to be macadamized. And while w
are up we will say that an indignant resden
asks us to "pitch into the electric ligh
company for so often leaving them il
outer darkness" when other streets ar
blazing with light. This street is dispose,
to assert its rights and know the whyness o
the wherefore about number OF things
An energetic damsel was ont with a no
clearing off the crossings last week and tn
boys propose to run her for street commits
sioner next spring.
Mr.. III. a. BOWERS of Montpelier, who i
now in Scotland, writes Mr., III. r. Bixby
pleasant letter regarding his trip, portion
of which we quote by permission. He says
writing from Aberdeen: This is grea
little city. The buildings are all built O
granite, and l tell you what it is, it is YER
pretty and clean little city from one end t.
the other. Everything is very cheap here
except boarding, tobacco and whiskey.
There is quite difference in the climat
here from what it is in Vermont. Althoug
they have but little snow, they have thu
northeast winds, which go clean though
fellow. Clothing Is very chea
here; you can get a whole suit and overcoa
complete for CT, or S35-the very best woole
cloth. Hows that?" Mr.. Bowers also en-
closed a copy of the diary he kept durin
the passage from New York. He says il
this that on the 18th OF September he struc
the storm which we had on the Atlanti
coast 1t was very rough all day, and
GOOD idaa Of q storm at sea WAS obtained