The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-30

course OF tne LADIES' Library Guild can OBJ
tain seats at Longs bookstore on and after
October 3, at nine O'Clock A. NJ.
E. e. TowNER attended the meeting of
the executive committee OF the Young Peo-
pies Society of Christian Endeavor at Bur-
lington, last week Friday evening
@. H. DoRR of the Boston Netos Bureau
made the WATCHMAN office a call last week.
He has been spending his vacation at Char
lotte and was on his way back to Boston.
A LOT of land, containing about two
acres, on Charles street, has been sold by
Albert Johonnott, administrator of the 9.
ii. Heath estate, to Edwin f. Hutchins for
$3.50.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT is giving a
course Of Sunday evening lectures on the
Bible, the second being on last Sunday
evening, when the subject was " "Inspira-
tion."
A DELEGATION of members of Mt. Zion
Coinmandery, Knights Templar, went to
Bethel Saturday to attend the funeral of
Edwin A. Harrington, who was prominent
Mason.
BURT L. TAYLOR sewers his connection
with the Argus to-day, and, in company
with George e. White, he is to 90 in a few
days on an extended hunting and trapping
trip in Eden
THE horse of S. H. o. Bosworth ran away
on Main street yesterday afternoon, and
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Clay hill. Fortunately the coast was clear,
and no damage was done.
A FELLOW who was selling songs on the
street Monday evening collected a large
crowd and made passing somewhat difficult.
Officer Hunt finally stopped the selling,
and the crowd thinned out,
REV. G. w. GALLAGHER went to Plain
field Monday afternoon to assist in the revi-
val service at the Congregational church.
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continued through Tuesday.
HARRY G. SHURrLEFF and Daniel b.
Lucia have entered the freshman class at
the University of Vermont, and e. n
Deavitt and Stephen Freeman have re-
turned to the same institution.
A RECENTLY issued general order of
Colonel X. w. Morse, commander of the
Vermont division of the Sons of Veterans,
makes several appointments, among them
being A. e. Fay, Esq, of Montpelier as
chaplain.
w. G. BELKNAp, who was with the
WATcHMAN during his summer vacation,
has just been elected president of the Dart
mouth football association. Mr.. Belknap
is also editor-in-chief of the Dartmouth
Literary Monthly.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Woman's Christian Temperance Union is
to be held at st. Johnsbury, not st. Albans
as was stated last week. The meeting will
continue through Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of next week.
The annual meeting of the MONTPELIER
Educational and Benevolent Association
will be held in the ladies' rooms of the
Church OF the Messiah, next Friday evening
at seven O'Clock. Every member and all
interested in this good work should be
present.
HENRY RIKER, son of the late Francis
Riker, escaped from the insane asylum at
Waterbury, on Friday of last week, and
walked to Montpelier to see his mother
His escape was quickly discovered, and an
officer came here and took him back to the
asylum.
THE delegates from Montpelier lodge of
Good Templars to the grand lodge meeting
at Rutland, October IA and 10, will be w .
Arthur Jones, who is the accredited repre-.
sentative, and A. 4. White. The delegates
from the Barre lodge are j. A. r. Glidden
and Donald Smith.
Do not forget to remember the excursion
to the White Mountains over the Wells
River road to-morrow-for all stations on
the line of the road. Fare for the round
trip only S1.50. Take your lunch basket
Train leaves Barre at Z: 40 and Montpelier
at eight o'clock A. NJ.
CHIEF ENGINEER o. d. CLARK, Assistant
Engineer j. w. Peck and Foreman G. S.
Whittier of the Montpelier fire department
attended the inspection and sports of the
Burlington department last week. Captain
Clark was starter at the sports of the Barre
department., Saturday.
HENRY BOWERS pleaded guilty on Monday
to third offence of drunkenness, and was
fined S25.S5 and sentenced to the house of
correction for two months. The cost of
commitment was 500. 10, so that his total
bill was SAT %. George b. Preston was
fined S10.51 for drunkenness.
MoNn,y Ootnba, t,,;,, - Ds..- ~,
begin to leave Montpelier at 6:30 S:3O 1910,
IL l:55 A. NJ. and $780, 1925, 5:05, 700 and 900
P. NJ. The train leaving at II 55 A NJ con-
meets through to the quarries, making the
trip round the mountain; returning it leaves
Barre at 4:10, arriving at Montpelier at
4;35 p. NJ.
IT is understood that the new agent at the
Central Vermont station is to be A. G. Alli-
son Of Moira, n. Y, who has been the rep
resentative there of the Ogdensburg Il
Lake Champlain and the Northern Adiron-
dack railroads. A petition has been in cir
culation in town, however, to have G. a.
Lang appointed.
POETS and historians have celebrated the
virtues of that delectable compound a Yer
mont pumpkin pie, and its merits have never
been overstated Mr.. g. A. Warren sends to
the WATCHMAN Office fine specimen of the
fruit large enough to provide every mem
Der of the force with unlimited quarter
sections " of the delicacy.
THE state officials whose signatures are
needed on the engrossed copies of the bills
passed by the special session of the legisa-
ture met here on Friday of last week. when
twenty-nne bills were signed. The officials
present were Lieutenant-governor Fletcher,
Secretary of State Brownell, Speaker
Mann and Engrossing Clerk Coolidge.
Governor Page returned from his Western
trip on Saturday, when he made brief
visit here to sign the bills.
THE Young Peoples Religious Fraternity
of the Church OF the Messiah had very
successful meeting, Monday evening A
number of new members were admitted
and several visitors were present The sub
ject of the meeting was "Jesus, the Way
of Life" The Fraternity sent its congrat-
ulations to Mr.. Wright on the twenty-sec-
ond anniversary of the beginning of his
pastorate, in the form of letter, and in the
course of the meeting he spoke pleasantly
in acknowledgement
A MAN by the name of f. w. White was
arrested last week on account of his eccen-
trio behavior. When arrested he was out
in a field, and had taken most of his clothes
off. He was apparently insane, but his in
sanity was probably due to liquor drinking
After he had been placed in Jail he con-
tinued to act strangely and Sunday night