The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-11-06


highest temperature, 63; lowest tempera-
ture, 12 greatest daily range of tempera-
ture 36 least daily range of temperature,
q total movement of wind 52l3 miles; ex-
treme velocity of wind, 80 miles; total pre-
| cipitaton, 357 inches number of clear
| days, 4; fair days, 10; cloudy days, II. There
| were frosts on the Sd, 14th, 10Th, 10th, 2lst,
| odd, 23d and oath.
THE railroad commissioners have given
! decision on the petition of +. =. johnson
| and seventy other citizens Of the village for
| protection Mt the railroad crossings on Tay-
| lor and Main streets. The complaint was
based on act 36 of the laws Of 1888, entitled
| " An act relating to grade crossings and
/ tlagmen." A hearing was given in MOntpe-
! lier on the 23d ult The board review the
| facts of the case and decide that the Central
| Vermont and Wells River companies must
| provide a tlagman at the Main street cross
| ings whenever cars or engines pass that
| point No action is deemed necessary re-
| garding the Taylor street crossing. The
! board notes the fact that no serious acci-
! dent has ever occurred at the Main street
/ crossing, although large amount of travel
! occurs there.
The monthly meeting of the Montpelier
| Preachers Association was held in the
chapel on Seminary Hill on Monday morn
/ ing. There were eighteen Clergymen pres
ent--an unusually large number-and many
not members of the association were also
in attendance. Professor j. b. Rogers OF
the Seminary gave a very interesting lee
ture on the microscope, which was illus
/ trated by instruments and specimens. A
resolution OF sympathy for Rev. H. A.
spencer, who recently lost a little daughter,
was unanimously passed. At dinner the
| members OF the association were guests OF
Professor Bishop. In the afternoon the
Conference Board OF Church Extension
recommended that a gift of $500 and a loan
of the same amount be given to assist the
church enterprise at Olcott.
WE take the following from the Great
Falls Free Press of November 1st' Marion,
the bright little daughter of Rev. II. A.
Spencer, pastor of the Methodist church,
died Monday afternoon OF cerebro spinal
meningitis. She had been i'll about two
weeks Everything was done for her in the
way Of medical treatment and care. Dr.
Talbot of Boston and DR.. Horsh of Dover
gave their best counsel, and a short time
before her death she appeared to brighten
up and be ON the road to recovery. The
blow was a sad one to the family. She was
"A sweet-tempered, winning little child and
had reached her eighth year. She was the
youngest OF the family and the pet of all
To the family, in their sad atiicton, our
people have shown all possible kindness and
sympathy. The funeral took place at the
parsonage on Wednesday afternoon, the
services being under the charge of Rev. G..
U. Dunning of Lawrence. Revs. |. Luce
of South Berwick, ID. Miller OF Rochester,
w lllldlu W OOuS OF East INOCHcSttT anu d.
NJ Dutton of this town also participated in
the services There was a large attendance
and the little one was laid away to rest in
Forest Glade cemetery" Mr.. Spencer and
family, who were formerly residents Of this
village, will have the sympathy of their
friends here in their deep atiliction.
THE boys of the Union School played their
first Rugby football game at Barre last
Saturday. The Goddard Seminary boys
were their opponents, and they, too had
never played a game before. The home
} team won in a spirited and well-played
game. Both elevens may well feel proud
of the knowledge they showed OF the game
and the skill with which they played. The
game was called at two o'clock, with the
teams made up as follows: Goddards--
rushers, Ward tcaptain), Gleason, Bssell
! Durham, Taft, White, Martin; quarter
a back, Wells; half-backs, c. and E. Hewitt
a mll-back Wells. Montpeiers - rushers
4 Brock, Wheeler, Jacobs, Davis, Morse, w
Smith Glysson; quarterback, WashburI
/ (captain) half-backs, c. Smith and Shurtlett
fuli-back Dudley. Mr.. Allen, '93 at the
| University of Vermont, was referee, anC
Mr.. Mowbry of Goddard Seminary wa
. umpire One or two accidents of no serious
nature occurred. Both teams took hold O
/ the game as though they enjoyed it ant
worked hard. The Goddard men were OF
! their own grounds and were heavier than
Il the visitors, which facts doubtless accoun
b for their victory, the score standing ten I,
u two. If the spirits of the Montpelier boy
= were at all depressed by the defeat the.
T., were raised to the highest pitch by the de
= lightful reception which the girls of tn,
i school gave them on their return. witt
much trouble and an enthusiasm which die
a them great credit, the latter had prepared
j. bountiful spread at the school-house. T.
- Which they invited the sturdy football
N players. As Principal Wheeler said,
- the Barre boys could play better football
the Barre girls could not surpass the Mont
pelier girls in getting up "A pleasant even
I, ings entertainment. AT the close of thi
y most interesting part of the event, Captai
= Washburn, in a few appropriate words
u thanked the young ladies for their kindness
Il Principal Wheeler and Misses Ensign am
- Freeman also made remarks complimentar
to the football team and those who ha
Ell arranged the entertainment. After thl
J. dancing was in order, and for a couple q
y hours the young people enjoyed themselve
st thoroughly in this way. a neat dance
~ order had been prepared. Indeed, every
ID thing that could add to the pleasure of tn
evening, including simple decorations, ha
NJ been foreseen and provided. The onl
r thing about the whole affair that could b
Ne regretted was that the Union School boy
er did not win the game. But they should rt
1T member the story that Wendell Phillip
le once told was in the Boston Lowe
rs station, in Boston, when | heard that th
Union forces were beaten at the first battl
, of Bull Run. / threw my hat to the top
~ ~ the building and said l was 81 of i
~ Why So? asked an astonished hy-stande
~ The North will do something now
W still think" said Mr.. Phillips, " that I'll
- defeat at Bull Run was the best thing thi
W W could have happened to the North" III
nr it again, boys.
TO SEMINARY HILL.
PROFESSOR BISHOP gave lecture befol
H. the Teachers Institute in johnson la
y week.
We THE Berlin Sunday-school, of which v
e.. NJ Newton has been superintendent for
Il, few months, has been discontinued for u
It. winter
n, THE reading-room has been thorough
oi repaired A new shelf twenty-siX feet Ion
ge has been put in and fitted with irons f
49, holding the papers, and the magazines ha'
been fastened to the tables
IN ONE week from next Saturday eveniI
ol there will be given an entertainment in q
ST. chapel, consisting Of declanations, recit
lti tions and Japanese wedding. The pr
iss' ceeds will go toward the erection of fou
ne tain on the campus.
a1 Miss ARDIE WELLS, class of 49, arrive
rt at the Hill quite unexpectedly last Wedne