The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08

late rector of the Episcopal church at Ran
dolph, occurred at Digby, n. s., September
%. In March, 1885, Mr.. Market suffered a
stroke of apoplexy at the Office of j. e.
Curran, and he has since had other attacks.
lie was member of Mt. Zion Commandery,
Gamaiel Washburne Lodge of Perfection
and Mt. Calvary Council, Princes of Jeru-
salem.
THE four-year-old daughter of Mr.. Ma
rion, night watchman for Peck & Cum
minis, had a narrow escape at the Wells
River station Friday morning about ten
o'clock A train was backing down toward
the little girl, who stood squarely on the
track and did not move Conductor George
Il. Morse took in the situation at a glance,
and by his presence of mind and quickness
caught her away from the track and saved
her life.
THE ReUede, the official organ of the Ver-
mont National Guard, published by the
| cadets of Norwich University, will be out
next month The association has spared
no expense in the effort to give this paper a
| leading rank in military journalism. A
special department of technical questions
regarding the duties of the Vermont mill
tiaman will be added. This will be under
the immediate supervision of Lieutenant j.
Mel. Carter, Third Cavalry, L. S. A. The
subscription is only S1.00 per year.
THE Bethany reading club has arranged
the following programme for the meetings
of this season: December 2, January 27,
/ NarCn ~ anu April II, reu IeJJer uayS; OC-
tober Z, address by presidents October 81,
November and Is, George Eliot; De-
cember 16, "Art and Artists; December
30, selections from Shakespeare; January 6,
j" Mrs. Anna Jameson y; January 13 and 20,
" Actors and Actresses" February g. TO- H.
"a, Ralph Waldo Emerson -; March 3, Sc
lectons from Shakespeare; March II, "a,
" Thomas Carlyle March 81 and April 7,
"W NJ. Thackeray"; April II, Hymn
ology"
The case of the Asa Blanchard estate
against Mrs. |. G.. Vail for ejectment was
tried before Justice Smile last week Tues
day. 7. j. Deavitt was for the plaintiff,
and f. l.. Laird for the defendant. 1t APP
peared in the testimony that the millinery
room of Mrs. Vail in Blanchard's block had
been hired in 1886 by Miss Meinecke, who
recently sold her stock to Mrs. Vail. The
late Mr.. Blanchard had in the mean time
promised the room to the X. G. Bowers com
pany. Mrs. Vail, however, refused to give
up the room, and so the suit came about.
The court found for the estate but the case
was appealed to the county court.
HOMER b. BEAUDwAY, a barber employed
by Frank Perreau, was seized last Wednes-
day night with desire to appropriate things
not his own. From Mr.. Perreau he stole
fifteen razors, one hone, two pairs of shears,
three razor-straps, duster and travelling
bag Then he visited the room of Timothy
| DOnahue, where he made the unfair eX-
change of an old pair of trowsers for a new
pair worth So and took some IS in money.
Having made these things his own, he de-
parted, no one knows whittier. He is
large man, weighing some lS0 pounds, of
dark complexion and wearing dark NOUS
tache, and having the top of his left ear cut
off.
THE Boston Record thus talks on a sub
iect about which its information is some
what limited: They have queer law up in
Vermont which permits the authorities in
Cities and towns to summon citizens before
the grand jury to tell where they bought
their liquors. This law has just been APP
lied to Montpelier citizens, one hundred of
them being asked to tell where their liquor
purchases were made during the past three
years. OF course, they all replied that they
bought it of the cty's authorized liquor
agent, as far as they could remember. The
point of interest in this case is the failure to
remember. Still it is justifabe and no less
ridiculous than the law itself"
The reports of the secretary and execu-
tive committee of the Montpelier Educa-
tiona and Benevolent Association, at the
annual meeting, at the Church of the Mes
siah, last week Friday evening, showed
membership of 1S0. The rooms have been
used for work and distribution every Satur-
day during the year. One hundred eighty
six persons have contributed articles OF
clothing, books and money. Twenty diff
ferent ladies have assisted at the rooms,
besides work done by the young ladies'
missionary society of Bethany church. the
young ladies' Sunday school class of the
Church of the Messiah and the Kings
Daughters of Christ church. Fifty-four per-
sons have received help and fifteen chill
dren have been put to school. The follow
ing is the full board of officers elected to
serve this year: President, j. II. Lucia ;
vice-president, Mrs. L. NJ. Denny secre-
tary, Mrs. Ellen Osgood treasurer, Mrs. X.
Dillon; executive committee, Mrs. Joseph
Poland, Mrs. j. II. Burpee, Mrs. f. NJ Cory
Mrs w. A. Stowell, Mrs. Joel Foster and
Mrs f E. Smith.
MONTPELIER lodge of Good Templars was
instituted at Red Mems hall, Thursday
evening. The new lodge starts oil with
encouraging prospects, having twenty-siX
charter members, among the number being
Rev. j. Edward Wright and Rev. a. b.
TruaX, large number of members Of
lodges at Northheld, Plainfeld and Goulds-
vile assisted in the institution. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the remain
der of the present term: Chief templar,
w, Arthur Jones; vice tempar, Mrs. Orrin
Daley; secretary, Frank Il. Barnes; finan-
cal secretary, Louis j. Hathaway; assist
ant secretary, Mrs. Carrie E. Jones; treas
urer, Mrs. IL. Nj. Fales; chaplain, Mrs. &.
L. Roberts; marshal, William T. Parry
guard, Mrs. j. j. Young; sentinel, H. G.
Lull past chief templar Charles a. Liv-
ingstone; deputy marshal Mrs. I. j. Kee-
gan; superintendent of Juvenile templars
Der is especially requested to appear at the
meeting next Friday evening, when impOr-
tant business will be transacted, and a hall
and night of meeting will be decided upon.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT gave a lecture
Sunday evening at the Church of the Mes
sia ,on "Amusements." Mr.. Wright showed
the absolute necessity for proper recreation
and amusement, after which he discussed
the question of the proper kinds. Two
principles were laid down one, that there
must be no sin in the particular form, and
the second that it must not be carried to
excess. He would not give specific advice
regarding dancing, theater going and card
playing, but he said no one would ask the
pulpit to defend dancing at places TO which
the public were admitted, or the low stand
ard of the modern lheater, or gambling. The
theater of to-day seemed to him To he on
a lower plane than it was twenty-five years
ago, He appealed to the yOung lady who
finds that private theatricals are taking too
much of her time TO take her recreation in
this form more moderately or to turn to
something else, and to the man who can
NOT a nuioV "A uamp pf cards without "A stnlxp