The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-11

1T is proposed to organize juvenile
temple in connection with Montpelier Lodge
of Good Templars in few weeks. The in
stallation Of the lodges officers was post
poned from last week to this week Friday
night.
MID WEEK meetings are to be held for a
few weeks in the vestry of the Church OF
the Messiah, beginning this "wednesday
evening, at seven o'clock, with considera-
ton OF the subject of "The Unity Of the
Spirit"
AN effort is being made at Keene, N. H.,
to induce the firm of johnson & Cotton to
move TO That city. Some unusual induce
ments, such as subscriptions for stock,
exemption from taxation for ten years,
buildings, ETC., have been offered.
A LARGE party went to Waterbury on
sleigh ride Monday night, going in three
large sleighs, one Of which was the Moni.
tor" Supper was served at Barrett's hotel,
after which came dancing and whist play
ing. -Four members of the orchestra fur
nished music.
The Montpelier Military Band has been
engaged for the next encampment of the
National Guard, which will be at Bennng-
ton, The band undoubtedly gave better
satisfaction last year than was given in any
previous year The officers Of the National
Guard know good thing when they both
see and hear It,
HARRY TAPL1N, the eight-years-old son of
George N Taplin, was seriously hurt by
running into a fence while coasting on Bur-
CESS hill last week Friday afternoon. Both
bones of his right leg were broken below
the knee. He is reported to be quite com
Portable at present and is doing as well as
could be expected
III. N. TAPLIN, treasurer of the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance company, went to
Richmond early last week Wednesday
morning to adjust the fire losses of Patrick
Henley and Jed Barber. Mr.. Taplin was
. first in the field" and the business was
done without DELAY and to the entire salts
faction of the insured
SUBSCRIPTIONS for the company which is
TO erect a stone shed for the new firm of
Lynch & Mcmahon are still being made,
and the needed amount will probably
soon be secured. The location, Just this
side of the Wetmore & Morse sheds, has
been definitely chosen. 1t is possible that
the Central Vermont railroad will run
side track to the shed when it is built.
A SLIGHT fire occurred in one of the houses
of the Mechanics Building and Construc-
ton company near the electric light station
on last week Thursday evening, catching
from an overheated stovepipe. AS the
mouse was supplied with Berlin pond water
stream Of water was readily obtained, and
the fire was extinguished before it had done
more than few dollars worth of damage.
THE operetta Red Riding Hoods Res
cue" was presented to a gOod-sized audi
ence in the vestry of the Church of the Mes.
siah on last week Thursday evening. The
participants were principally members of the
Young Peoples Religious Fraternity. The
entertainment, which was much enioyed bv
those present, will be repeated at the So
ciable of the ladies' society this week Thurs
day evening.
AN axle on the engine that was taking pas
sengers from the Junction to Montpelier,
about quarter before seven o'clock Monday
evening, broke and those on board were COM
PEELED to foot it up. An engine from Barre
was used to connect with the trains later in
the evening, and pair of trucks was
brought from st. Albans on the midnight
train, so that the disabled engine was put
in shape for the early train from the south
yesterday morning.
THE Topic Club was organized at Bethany
church on last week Tuesday evening, with
twenty-siX members. The purpose of the
club is to discuss thoroughly some of the
leading social and political questions of the
day, and it certainly has broad and inter-
esting field to work in. Meetings will be
held fortnightly. The following officers
were elected last week: President Harry S.
Cotton; vice president, b, &. Green; secre.
tary, L. p Slack. An executive committee
also was appointed.
THE case against E. o. and Alvin Levan-
way, for assault on James O'Neil at the
Union house corner, a week ago Sunday
morning, was heard before Justice Smile
at the Office of j. g. Wing on Thursday af-
ternoon and Friday morning of last week.
Mr. Wing appeared for the state and j. III.
Senter and w. A. Lord represented the
defendants. The evidence Went TO show
that the stabbing was the result of an alter
cation in which rum took the responsible
part, but that there was no intent to kill.
f. o. Levanway was held to the county
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furnished and the prisoner was released.
Alvin was fined $40 and costs for disturbing
the peace, and from this sentence he APP
pealed.
Mrs. f. A. WARNER of st. Nicholas, Flo =
ida, writes: Please say to your readers
that will send the silvery moss to all who
send postage; for since coming to this land
of alligatOrs and orange trees, | have re-
ceived many letters asking if | would send
Spanish moss, mistletoe and holly leaves.
Certainly | will. If you will send six
stamps for postage, | will mail twelve
ounce roll or if you wish "a four-pound
package, send sixty four cents in stamps for
postage. and | will mail ii to YOU. Any one
| is welcome to send, as there is plenty here
and easy to get. | do not charge for SO little
trouble, so please do not offer pay. In any
way like this that can oblige | will do so,
for remember how glad | once was to get
such things from the sunny South"
A SERVICE of sacred song was held at the
| Church of the Messiah on Sunday evening.
An interesting fact in connection with it
was that three of the hymns used were
among the number selected fifteen years ago
by thirty-four members of the congregation,
all of whom have since passed away, as
their favorite hymns. Twenty-Five sepa-
rate hymns were selected at the time, and
seven persons agreed on one, Nearer, My
| God, to Thee" The choir rendered a fine
programme of quartet and solo selections
| Rev. j. Edward Wright also read quota
| tion from Bishop Huntington in reference
| to the influence of mothers on their chill.
dren. Mr.. Wright's sermon in the morning
had been upon this subject, and the quota
tion from Bishop Huntington had been in
advertently omitted at that tune.
UNDER the new arrangement of depart
ments at the Lane Manufacturing CON-
pany's shops, the following are the superin
tendents of work: General superintendent
K. M. Guernsey; superintendent of ma
chine jobbing department, Charles Guern
sey; superintendent of machine work in
shop No. l, James Canning; in shop No. 2
James jerome; superintendent of plani 4
and milling department, A. II. Brown
superintendent OF smithing department
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