The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-05-27

Haskins of Brattleboro, deputy grand com
mander.
A FISHING party, consisting of G. S. Whit
tier, A. w. Ferrin, John w. Peck, Frank
Dewey, George Walton and w. G. Berry,
went to Greensboro pond week ago Sat
urday, and returned on Friday last. They
report poor luck.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES GILMORE has
engaged the Montpelier military band for
service with the National Guard during the
encampment at Bennington in August.
He has also authorized the leader to fill up
the band to forty pieces.
THE following Memorial day orators are
furnished by Montpelier: Rev. A. j. Hough
at Cabot, Rev. G. w. Gallagher at Brook
field, II. A. Huse at East Corinth, A. G..
Fay at Chelsea, j. Ii. Senter at Warren and
j. A. DeBoer at Johnson.
JOHN WHALoN was fined $3.50 yesterday
for intoxication. He disclosed on Erastus
NJ. Locklin, who pleaded not guilty but was
found guilty of three first offences and was
fined S15S07. From this judgment he APP
pealed, and bail was fixed at $500.
THE county conference of Congregational
churches will be held at Waitstield, June
and 3. Carriages can be taken at Mddlesex,
and it is hoped that there will be large at
tendance from Montpelier. The state con-
vention is to be at Brattleboro, June Oil.
j. w. CAUsTIC and Miss Laura e. Eddy of
Marshfeld were married by Rev. G.. T.
Raymond on Wednesday of last week
They went Immediately to Mr.. Caustic's
home at Somerville, Mass. The friends of
both in this vicinity will wish them much
happiness and prosperity.
REV. A. j. HoUGH is to read poem be-
! fore the Vermont Press Association in con-
nection with the excursion to Nantasket
| beach and Plymouth, Mass, on July 10 and
! II. He will also prepare poem to be read
at the dedication of the Seminary fountain
during commencement week.
IRA ANDREWS of Moretown shows an egg
measuring six inches by eight inches, laid,
! he says, by democratic hen. Well, that is
a sort of a democratic caper. Those eggs
never hatch chickens. Republican hens
! should keep right on laying eggs of stand
ard size. That's the kind that gets there.
REV. j. j. LEWIS preached at the Church
of the Messiah Sunday morning and even
! ing Mr.. Wright who had intended to ex-
change with Mr.. Lewis, was obliged to can
| Gel the engagement on account of the
funeral of George w. Bancroft. He also
conducted funeral at Northfeld Sunday
afternoon.
AT the adjourned meeting of the Me-
chanics Building and Construction, Com
pany on Monday, the following officers were
elected; President, u. G.. Kemp treas
urer E. d. Blackwell; directors, F. A.
Dwinell, c. H. Shipman, A. d. Farwell
collector, George Blanchard. The treas
urer's report was highly satisfactory.
REV. A. j. HoUGH is a busy man Just now.
Last Friday evening he gave his lecture on
" How to Get There at Groton, and last
evening he read his poem on " The Coun-
try Parson " at Northtield before the Young
Mems Christian Association of that place.
This evening he is to lecture at Bradford.
and on Saturday he will give the Memorial
day address at Cabot.
THE adjourned village meeting on last
Wednesday evening, called for the purpose
of considering the question of repeating or
amending section five of article four of the
bylaws (relatng to vehicles on sidewalks),
was short and sweet. j. II. Senter moved
that the article of the warning be dismissed
and that motion was carried, after which
the meeting adjourned
FINE game of ball was played on the
Seminary grounds Monday afternoon be
tween the Union school boys and the God
dard seminary team. The latter won by
the score of three to two. 1t should be
stated that had the Union school boys taker
advantage of their legal rights in connec
ton with balk, they would have had an.
other run and thus tied the score.
A VERY large derrick said to be the
largest in the state-is being made at the
Lane Manufacturing Company shops for the
Langdon Granite company to be used by
that company at its quarry. The mast o
the derrick is seventy-seven feet and eigh
inches high, twenty-five and one-half inches
in diameter at the top and twenty-siX inche:
at the base. The boom is seventy feet il
length. The derrick is expected to lift fifty
tons easily.
THE officers elected by the Bethany read
ing club for the ensuing year are President
Mrs. II. G.. Cotton; vice-president, Mrs j
V. Babcock; secretary and treasurer, Mis-
Nellie Barrows; study committee Mrs. t
j. Deavitt, Mrs. VI. l.. Wells, Mrs. ID. G.
II MrG i and Rai
ley; social committee, Mrs. Hiram Carleton
Mrs. G.. G. Pierce and Mrs. j. w. Brock
The meetings of the club will be discontin
ued till October.
WE acknowledge the receipt from
former townsman, Milo Parmenter o
Lamar, Colo, of huge roll of newspape
} which appears to he a single number of th
} DenUer Times Itis illustrated with picture
of Denver's leading men and the public
buildings of the city, and sets forth tn,
wonderful resources of other parts of th
state. When we have month or two o
unappropriated leisure, we shall cheerful.
devote it to the perusal of this booming
tract.
Mrs. L. H. CHAPLIN, the mother, an,
: Mrs c.. f. Ewers the sister, of Mrs
Bart Cross, arrived from Union City, Mich
a week ago, with Mr.. Cross, who had gon
= to Union City to accompany them to thi
place, Mrs. Ewers is suffering from tn
A
upon her husband who has recently died
She is pleasantly remembered in Mont
pelier, and her friends here warmly sympa
thize with her in her bereavement an
suffering.
THE officers of the juvenile temple of Goo
Templars were installed by Mrs. ID. L. Flu
Ter last week Friday afternoon, as follows
c. T., Ethel Whitcomb; V. T., Anna Mayc
secretary, Ellen Young; assistant secretary
Eva Fuller; financial secretary, Nellie SloaI
treasurer. Arthur Peck; NJ, Alice Bagley
!, ID. M, Percival Whelpley; G., Daisy Lane
sentinel, Henry Carson p. G. T., Will
Brown; organist Anna Rowell. Eleve
4 new members were admitted so that tn
4 total active membership is now forty-two.
AS next Saturday is Memorial day, til
industrial school will be omitted. On
more session will be held on the first Satu
= day in June. After that the class will TAX
( vacation. The attendance averages fl
= teen. The behavior of the girls has bee
Q good, and the effort has proved much MOI
successful than was at first expected. Min
, young ladies' and six older ladies have al
sisted as teachers. Every one who has tn
4 welfare of these girls at heart must fe'
: like thanking Mrs. Dillon for so kindly ful
niahino rnnua for tha uaa Of the school