The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-09-24

stallaton of Mrs. L. d. Cochrane at Bath
and Mr.. @. A. Young at Lancaster, the for
mer service coming Thursday morning and
the latter in the evening. Mr.. Wright is to
give the charge to Mrs. Cochrane.
Mr.. 7. w. WooD has painted for the
Montpelier Savings Bank portrait of its
president, Homer w. Heaton, ESQ IL is a
strikingly life-like picture and strongly
! illustrates the power and fidelity of the
artists brush Artist and subject were we'll
matched, and the result is a painting that
would arrest and fix admiring attention in
any gallery for the commanding aspect of
the features OF the subject and the unrivaled
skill and excellence of artistic handling.
The painting will soon be hung in the Saw
ings Bank.
THE Union and Grammar schools opened
on Monday, with an attendance of about
$50, of whom seventythree are in the gram
mar department. Work is still going on in
the addition to the building, and agood deal
of annoyance to the school is occasioned
thereby. Two new teachers are added to
the corps-Miss Johnson, in room No. 3,
and Miss Blanchard in No. 6. The former
is from Post Mills, and graduated at st.
Johnsbury Academy in 1886. Miss Ban-
chard is a successful teacher, whose home
! is in Peacham.
OVER 500 has been subscribed toward
season tickets for the lecture course which
the Ladies' Library Guild is arranging. As
1t is very desirable to know just how much
money is TO be depended upon, it is hoped
/ that all who have not subscribed already
will do so at once. This is an object which
should appeal to all public spirited citizens.
There was some talk of giving up the
course, but sufficient encouragement has
been received, and it has been decided to
announce the course as a certainty. Some
changes in the original scheme of lectures
and entertainments have been made.
Corporal" Tanner will not be engaged,
| but one of the attractions not already men,
toned will be a stereoptcon exhibition of
the passion play. This is an exceedingly
| interesting entertainment.
A COMMISSIONER appointed by the surro-
gate of New York to take testimony in the
Kellogg will case was in town last week
| Thursday, when several witnesses were ex-
amined at the Pavilion. ExSurrogate d. &.
Rollins appeared for the heirs, Messrs. Par
sons and Man for the executors, and S. G,
Shurtleff ESQ, for the town. The witnesses
examined were Mrs. Ormsbee, Professor j.
! w. Burgess, Colonel e. p. Jewett, Homer
w. Heaton, j. w. Brock, Charles Dewey,
Mrs. Burbank and Mrs. Turner the last
named being the only one whose evidence
was in support of the claims of the contest
ants. The Others submitted evidence going
| to show the mental competency of Mrs. Kel-
| logg at the time the will was executed, as
well as to prove the fact of the will That
Mr.. and Mrs. Kellogg had had the bequests
their death was shown by the evidence of
Messrs. Heaton and Brock, the former tes-
tfying to conversation to that effect and
the latter saying that some of the building
plans had been talked over with him. Pro-
fessor Burgess testimony included the
statement that some five weeks after the
will of Mrs. Kellogg had been executed she
said to him that it was different from what
the heirs would expect. This evidence is to
be submitted to the surrogate some time
during the first part of next month, and it
is possible that other testimony will then be
heard Ia this connection it is proper to
say that Mr.. John e. Hubbard was ap-
pointed some time ago administrator of a
quantity of personal property at the Chelsea
apartment house in New York, at which
Mrs. Kellogg died. This appointment has
no connection with the property affected by
the will.
SEMINARY HILL.
Miss CoRwIN, class of 81, is visiting
friends on the Hill.
REV. MIR. BLAKE preached in the lecture
room Monday evening.
THE preceptress, Miss Vance, spent last
Sunday with friends in Barre.
PROFESSOR E. A. BISHOP is attending the
Canadian General Conference in Montreal.
MILO EDDY, assisted by Samuel Lewis
preached in the school-house at East Mont.
pelier last Sunday.
tHAkLES STONE, CLASS Oh 81, now OF
Haverhill, Mass, gave his alma mater a
short visit last week.
ABOUT one hundred of the students have
already purchased season tickets for the
lecture course to be given in the Opera
house.
THE idea of forming legislature has been
proposed, and if carried out, the state OF
Vermont will be wise if it takes note of the
sage suggestions.
Foor-BALLis booming. In all probability
there will be a game Saturday afternoon
Let the villagers turn out and give us
their encouragement. We can not say as
yet with what team the contest will be- but
look out for posters the last of the week.