The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-09
hardware dealers of Burlington. His terri
tory takes In Vermont, New Hampshire
and q part of New York


ALBERT CRANKsHAw, who will be remem.
Dered as bright young detective who
spent six months at Montpelier a few wears
ago, is expected at Christmas to spend a few
days. de has given up the detective bust.
ness.
A PLEASANT wedding was that Monday
| evening, at the residence of w. j. Bagley,
when Paul Yancey and Miss Jennie Madden
Bagley joined fortunes. The couple left for
SUFFOLK, Conn.,, whence they 90 to Wa
verify, Mo.
BERNARD MCKENNA rents store in the
building on Franklin street owned by Theo-
! dore Fisher. McKenna went to Canada,
leaving his son Ed in charge. Fisher broke
into the store and barrcaded the front door.
is not yet.
BERT A. CUMM1Ns, cashier of the First
National Bank of Pierre, s. D., is visiting
a. y: Cummins, his father, and is to remain
In this locality three or four weeks. MANY
OF his friends failed to recognize him, and
even his father had to look twice, so mature
looking had he grown.
The Free Press last week had vivid item
about huge panther which Charles Cillev
was alleged to have caught in Berlin; that
IL mad been sent to New York to be stuffed
etc. The only animal that was " stuffed -
appears to be the Free Press reporter. No
one can be found who has seen the panther.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
marriage OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Stowel
passed quietly, last Saturday. A pleasant
surprise was the presentation of large oil
painting. Montpelier" executed by j. F.
Gilman, from j. G.. Farwell, j. w. Brock
W.. 9. Berry, f. w. Morse, A. o. Cummins'
and s. G. Shurtleff.
ID. w. SCOTT Of Barre brings to the
WATCHMAN sanctum an elegant lar of honey
from the flowers of the Eastwood Mr.. Scott
of
has had charge of apiaries in Bristol and
MOSCOW. He is vice-president Of the Yer
mont association of bee-keepers and takes
great interest in bees and their product.
CHARLES THRooP born in Bethel, VT. SEN
TENDER IL, 1909, now a resident of Grand
Detour, Ogle county, ILL.,, writes w. r.
Baxter of Chicago that he was an appren-
tice to General Ezekiel p. Walton in the
WATCHMAN Office from 1924 to 1880, inclu-
slVe, and that he set the type for Walton's
vermont Register for the years 1927. 49, 90. 3d.
). b. WHITNEY, last week Sunday, cele-
DRAFTED the twentieth anniversary of his in
cumbency as organist of the Church of the
ADVENT, Boston. In honor OF the event all
the cholr boys, now grown to men, as well as
men who sang in the choir thirty years ago,
sang on this occasion. Mr.. Whitney has
given the Church of the Advent a reputa.
tlon second to no church in the country for
the quality of its music.
HERE, help me undo this bundle" said
MAJOR Elder, last week, to Meader Martin
Meader cheerfully complied, and an elegant
"a whip was brought TO view. That's a
dandy" commented Meader. "Hello. what
have you got my name on it for?" "Why.
its yours, you blooming jehu," chuckled
the maJor-"a present from your friends
around the hotels and the station y
Meader was more than pleased.
A CHRISTMAS fair is to be held in the
u Unitarian VestrV Thura6av op1 E.;l,..
evenings OF this week. On Friday even
ing Howells farce. "The ALBANY Depot !"
will be produced with the following cast ::
Mr.. Roberts, j. Eli Goodenough; Mrs. Rob.
erts, Miss Laura l.. Ropes; Willis Camp
bell, George X. Putnam Mrs. Willis Camp.
bell, Miss Emma Cutler; councilman Nc
ilheny, G. e. Wilson; Mrs. McIlheny, Mrs.
j. Eli Goodenough; cook, Mrs. o. H Rich
ardson; porter, Will c. Berry.
j. w. BROCK has removed the fence about
the Shepard premises, trimmed the trees.
cut out some dead ones, and is busy with
pies the ell at present. Mr.. Brock has
nothing definite to state, but there is we'll
grounded rumor to the effect that an ar
rangement is pending between Mr.. Brock
and the Library Association, whereby the
latter is to temporarily occupy the lower
part OF the house. The future has much in
store for the Montpelier library.
AN interested crowd gathered in the Ex-
change office, last Wednesday evening, and
listened to Professor Rounseyels subtle
analysis OF the mental characteristics of
Lawyer George E. Holden, as brought out
by a casual inspection of the bumps on the
legal Uranium. Boiled down, the ANALYSIS
showed that the subject of discussion vas
half way between a crank and Daniel Web
ster. Fifty per cent of Daniel Webster
amt bad" remarked George with his
usual aptness and complacency.
GEORGE WHEELER, landlord of the Mont
peller house, has been appointed admins
traitor OF the estate of the late S. A. Pierce
proprietor OF the Centennial house at Hard
wick, whose sad death was recently an.
nounced. A large number of applications
have been made to Mr.. Wheeler by would
be landlords OF the Centennial, the appli-
cant most favored by Hardwick people be-
ing Colonel X. M. Morse of West Randolph
AS soon as the business is settled. Mrs
Pierce is to return to her home in Rich.
mond and open a dressmaking establish
ment.
The monthly meeting OF the Nontpelier
Preachers Association was held in the yes
try OF Trinity church, last Monday forenoon.
a goodly number of preachers being present
The topic Tor discussion was the union of
the Vermont and New Hampshire confer
ences under the name of the Northern New
England Conference. The preponderance
OF opinion seemed to be in favor of the pro-
JecC, ana a resolution was passed declaring
the union desirable for both parties. 1t was
arranged to hold district preachers meet
ing at Marshfield the second week in Feb
ruary.
A SAD death was that of Margaret, the
ten-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank NJ: Cory, which occurred last Satur-
day evening. A few days before, her con
yalescence was almost assured the disease
having left her system, but change came
Friday night, and heart failure superven.
ing, she died suddenly in her mothers
arms shortly after supper Saturday even
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Cory are Frustrated by
the terrible blow, and words of sympathy
assuage their sorrow but little. The fun
eral was held Sunday morning Rev Father
Donahue of Burlington officiating Flor
ence, the younger child, eight years old, has
also been seriously i'll, but her immediate
restoration to health is looked for.
FRED THOMPSON of Barre was arrested a
year ago last September charged with im.
peding an officer. He engaged Barney & |
Hoar as counsel, with John II Senter as |
assistant, and Mr.. Senter went bail for him.
He was brought to Montpelier for trial, and |
after elaboration pleaded guilty. His fine
and costs amounted to S97 40 aud Mr. San