The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-04

ing formed to build shed of $50 feet on
land to be purchased of the Building and
Construction Company, just this side of
the Wetmore Il Morse sheds. This shed
will be leased by the new firm, and about
thirty men wi be employed. The company
has already raised So 600, and but VI 900
more is needed.
WILLIAM LINE of the United States signal
service station at Northfeld makes the
following meteorological summary for Janu-
airy: Mean barometer, 80 052; highest ba-
rometer, 30.6S6, on the 10th; lowest barom-
eter, 28TS4, on the 18th mean temperature
176; highest temperature, a., on the ODD
lowest temperature, 10, on the 4th; great
est daily range of temperature, 40, on the
14th; least daily range Of temperature, B.
on the 23d mean temperature for this
month in 1888, II in 1889, 22.7; in 1890, 2O5;
prevailing direction of wind, south.
AT the regular meeting of Aurora lodge
of Masons on Monday evening the second de-
gree was worked and banquet was
served The most interesting event of the
evening, however, was the comforting of
the degree of Sir knights of Birmingham
on thirty-five members. This noble and
exalted degree was worked by members of
Granite lodge of Barre, seventy-hve of
whom were present. Judging by the
noise that passers by could hear, the Sir
Knights found their new honors the source
of good deal of amusement. The visitors
returned to Barre at half-past twelve
o'clock by a special train.
The first meeting of the stockholders Of
the new Capital Savings Bank and Trust
Company was held last week Wednesday
afternoon at the Apollo club rooms. ron.
Joseph Poland presided, and II. n Tap
lin acted as secretary. The following di-
rectors We're elected: a. j. Sibley, III. N Tap
lin, L. j. Deavitt, Albert Johonnott and Il.
e. Blakely of Montpelier, Alexander Coch-
ran of Groton, and George f. Sibley of
East Montpelier. They will meet at about
the 20th instant to choose officers A bout
fifty of the $50 stockholders were present
personally The capitol stock of 100000
has all been taken The company will be-
gin business in the early part of April.
THE death of Rev zepherin Druon, pas
tor Of st Mary's church at St. Albans, who
built the Catholic church in Montpelier and
was in charge of 1t several years pre-
viouSly to 1864, occurred at st. Albans on
last week Tuesday evening. FIR. Druon
was the pioneer priest in this state and his
Jealous activity bore fruit in the erection of
fourteen churches in this diocese directly
through his efforts. Among these churches,
besides the one in Montpelier, were those at
Brattleboro and Northfeld and st. Peters
at Rutland. FIR Druon was about sixty-two
years of age. His death was the result of
| ageneral giving way of his physical strength.
About two years ago he went abroad to re-
pair his shattered health, and remained
he has gradually failed. He has been pas
tor of St. Mary's church for twenty-five
years. The funeral, on Friday, was attended
! by some forty clergymen of t. is state, New
York and Canada.
| a SERIOUS stabbing affair occurred at the
! Union house corner about half-past one
! o'clock Sunday morning. The principal
| participants were James O'Neil, who is
something of wrestler, and Alvin and E.
| o. Levanway The latter seems to have
made use of knife on O'Neil, who was the
| object of the attentions of both the LeVan-
ways. O'Neil received two large gashes on
| the head, one on the right shoulder, and less
serious ones on an arm and leg. Several
cuts did not penetrate through the clothing.
| Levanway also was cut on one arm. DIR.
! Chandler dressed O'Neil's wounds and the
man is doing we'll The Levanways were
! both arrested Sunday afternoon by Officer
| Hunt and on Monday forenoon they APP
peared before Justice Smile for eXamina-
| tion, but as O'Neil was not able to be pres
ent the hearing was continued to Thursday
morning. The cause of the fracas does not
! appear to be very clear. The Levanways
say they acted in self defense, bur O'Neil
! claims that he was stabbed and that he
then struck out with his fist, causing his
assaiants to run. Nearly all the wounds
received by O'Neil were on the back, which
would seem to diSprove the theory of self
| defense. O'Neil says he did not know the
| Levanways, and DR.. Chandler is certain
! that he was not intoxicated. Two other
| men, Charles Kirkland and AFRO Levan-
way, We're present at the fight but it does
not appear that they took an active part
/ i'm it,