The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-02

will cordially cooperate in the movement.
THERE will be one general delivery by
Carriers Brown and Miller at eight o'clock
on the morning of the Fourth The post
Office will be open from eight to ten in the
morning and from four to six in the after
noon. The collections will be as usual
CUTTING & BISHOP of Worcester, Mass,
contractors for the new building of the Ma
tional Life Insurance Company, began work
yesterday. An engine and two derricks
have arrived and are being put in position.
A large force of men will be at work in
few days.
j. w. SwAsEY was tried before Justice II.
A. Huse yesterday morning for maintaining
a nuisance, contrary TO the village bylaws.
He had been warned two weeks previously,
as had several others, but he had made no
attempt to improve his premises on Court
street. He was fined S25 and costs.
THE friends of Rev. j. j. Lewis pastor of
the Universalist church at South Boston,
who is well known in this vicinity, will be
interested in the fact that he has been given
leave of absence for several months
which he will spend in Europe. On Mon
day evening he was given complimentary
dinner at the ThOrndike hotel.
Mr., S. A. HOWARD, who laid concrete at
the state-house last year, will be here the
first OF of August to do work at the Semin-
ary. All persons in town wishing concrete
sidewalks laid in front of their premises
can have them by paying half the expense,
or thirty cents square yard, the full price
being sixty cents square yard.
THE changes in time on the Wells River
road, which began on Monday, give the fol-
lowing schedule: Trains leave Montpelier
for Wells River at $50, 1855, 10 and 4:30
leave Wells River for Montpelier at 4;50,
l045; 2:35 and 6:45. Leave Montpelier for
Barre, 7 100, 9:15, 1900 and $50: leave Barre
fnr pntf lfnr IN Il A and III
A LOCAL board of the New York National
Building and Loan Association has re-
Gently been organized in town. The fol-
lowing gentlemen have been selected as
officers George l.. Lane, presidents S. w.
Corse, vice-president; j. p. Donovan, sec
retary and treasurer T. r. Gordon, attor-
ney Charles f. Buswell, George l.. Lane,
Peter Badord, j. p. Donovan, Robert G.
Jones, T. r. Gordon and S. w. Corse, di-
rectors.
LETTIE NJ. RUSSELL, the only child of Mr..
and Mrs. Merrill Russell, died early Sun
day morning. She was thirteen years of
age. The interment was at Green Mount
cemetery, and the grave was completely
covered with flowers brought by the men,
bers of the Sunday school class of which the
deceased was a member. The Trinity
Christian Endeavor Society, of which she
was the youngest active member, on Sunday
evening adopted resolutions on her death.
A PAINFUL accident occurred to Miss Belle
Fiheld on Thursday afternoon of last week.
She and Mrs. j. w. Burgess were riding,
and when they were at the corner of Main
and Jay streets the rens became caught
on one OF the thills, causing the horse to
back in a way that threatened to overturn
the carriage. Mrs. Burgess jumped out and
Miss Fiheld attempted to follow, but in
some way her foot was caught and she fell.
One of the bones of the ankle was broken,
and it will be several weeks before she can
step on the foot.
MIDDLEsEx, it is reported, will show a
population of about nine hundred-one
hundred or so less than at the last census
~ 70 seems TO have been falling off in the
village as well as on the farms. The town
has two hundred thirty families, showing
an average of less than four to family
Only one or two families of ten members
were found. Reports from the state at large
will doubtless show many Middlesexes
The business and manufacturing centers
have probably gained and the farming com.
munities lost or barely held their own.
CHARLEY HAYDEN was on the rampage
yesterday noon. The heat seemed to put
him in war-like mood While f, Y. De.
Lottinville was using hose-pipe in front
Of the store of Abraham Long, Charley hap
pened along: By accident some of the
water struck his hands. His ire rose, and
he proceeded to sail into Mr.. DeLottinvile
The latter was at some disadvantage by
reason of the hose in his hands, and he
found it impossible to offer much resistance
until the idea suddenly occurred to him tC
turn the hose on him" He accordingly
put the nozzle down Charleys back. The
effect was instantaneous. The fight was
over.
THE Vermont Association of Life Under
writers, which effected a temporary or
ganiZation on June 8, met at the Pavilion OF
Monday afternoon to elect permanent Off
GERS. The following gentlemen were elected
President, A. p. Childs of Bennington
vice presidents, w. II. S. Whitcomb OF
Burlington, Joseph G. Brown OF Montpelier
l.. p. Norton of Bennington, p. ID. BlOdgett
of st. Johnsbury, T. p. w. Rogers of Bur
lington; treasurer, |. s. Borley of st. AL
bans; secretary, j. A. Welman of Burling
ton executive committee, G. III. Smalley
c. II. Sawyer, j. b. Fletcher, j. +. Curran
j. III. Drew. A number OF new members
were admitted.
Lo, the Glorious Fourth Father Breli
vet has planned varied and attractive
programme at Waterbury. Great prepara
tions have been made for the observance OF
the day at that place There will be rart
sports for the multitudes. Nine hundred
dollars in prizes will be distributed to the
winners in the various contests. There will
be an exciting game of base ball between
the St. Adams club and the Athletics O
Montreal; a bicycle race, with three pre-
miums; mock horse race, a very laughabl,
affair; a potato race with lots of fun in it
and various other sports. There will be a
grand procession from the village 10 the
fair ground, where the celebration will bt
held. Among the attractive objec," is 6
| triumphal arch, an Obelisk designed inC
painted by Father Brelivet. There will bt
bands of music and no efforts spared for {
! holiday that will be long remembered
Remember the place-at Waterbury, Vt
Half-fare on the railways. Come one
! come ALL"
The question of the validity of the will o.
the late Fanny M. Kellogg was discussed
before Surrogate Ransom at New York las
week. Daniel G. Rollins appeared for the
contestants, and Henry Man and John f
Parsons defended the will. The witnesses
TO the will were Il. p. Youngs, clerk of the
Chelsea apartments in which Mrs kellogg
| lived, and DR., f. NJ. Townsend, the attend
ing physician. They testified before the
| surrogate that the will was not read over tC
Mrs. Kellogg, who was at the time supposed
to be dying; that she did not declare it tC
be her will, and that when she signed it sh,
was propped up in bed and the place foI
her name pointed out. In their opinion she
was not in disposing mind. On the Other
hand, Mr. Camman, one OF the executors
! W hO NVa a fha aiupinu nf tba Ny i'll