The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-01-06

assistant; w. A. Shea, librarian; George
II. Guernsey, treasurer; III. M. Fales, col
lector.
THE forty.firs semi-annual statement of
the Montpelier Savings Bank and Trust
Company shows assets aggregating 81, ,S44,-
901. .3S; deposits, 81 ,765, ,44127; surplus and
undivided profits, 26,051 .04. The institu-
ton pays a semi-annual dividend of FIVE
per cent. 1t is one of the stanchest and
most prosperous in the state, ably and con-
servatively managed.
CURTIS G. COVE, formerly well known in
Montpelier, where he obtained part OF his
education, has been ordained to the priest
hood in the Episcopal church at Oakfield,
N. Y, where he has been for some time
head master in Carey Seminary. While in
deacons orders he acted as rector Of st.
MichaePs church there.
ID. II. LONG now sells tickets for opera
house entertainments from an unmarked
diagram OF the house. 1t got to be a nui-
sance crossing off the seats on the chart as
last as sold. Fair women and brave men
would study the chart for a half hour or 80,
and remark, Now il that seat hadn't been
sold would take it,; 81 don't believe it's
much OF show, anyway; the tickets amt
selling very fast" etc, etc.
THE White River Junction Landmark
says Montpelier is in need of the Salvation
army, or other religious agencies, judging
by the proceedings in the last session Of the
court" This is a singular statement to
make, in the light of recent developments
at the junction, concerning which the
Landmark did not have the moral courage to
make any comment or even record.
OUR local correspondents have all con-
tributed chapters to the forthcoming book,
The Rise, Decline and Fall of the Grip"
We may summarize them all thus Whole
communities have been afflicted with it,
but the worst seems to be over, most of the
patients having recovered or are GONZALES
cent. Very few fatal cases, in this locality,
have come to our notice.
SAMUEL t. DoDGE, a lifelong resident OF
Montpelier, died at the residence of Charles
Dodge in Calais last Thursday. aged eighty.
one years He left four children Oramel
Dodge of Worcester, Henry Dodge of North
Montpelier, Fred Dodge of Montpelier and
Mrs Mary Shuttleworth of Providence,
X. L. The funeral was last Sunday, Rev.
Mr.. Warren of North Montpelier officiating
THE Capital Savings Bank has made a
three per cent dividend, payable January l,
good showing, as the institution has been
in business only about eight months. The
Vermont Savings Investment Company pays
its three per cent dividend January 3. Two
hundred seventyone accounts have been
opened and S137 ,4S773 received on deposit
The banks career begins auspiciously.
THE officers elected at the annual meeting
OF Brooks post, G.. A. r., were installed last
evening, and the following additional Off
GERS appointed: Edward Baker, officer of
the day; N. c. Peck, officer of the guard /;
j. l.. Elder, adjutant; E. S. Gunnison SER
geant major; Orrin Daley, quartermaster
sergeant. Rev. A. j. Hough has accepted
an invitation to deliver the Memorial day
address.
THE first reception of the Ladies' Reading
Club of Christ church was given by Mrs. j.
ln.y nft
very much enjoyed by the members and
friends present. An entertaining pro-
gramme was given, followed by an exceed
ingly pleasant hour, during which a nice
luncheon was served by Misses Harrie
Huse, Lulu Ellis, Mary Wilson and Grace
Houghton.
AT the quarterly meeting of the directors
OF the National Life Insurance Company,
on Monday, Hon. w. II. Fl. Bingham pre-
sented brief tribute to the memory of Hon.
Paul Dillingham;, the oldest member in age
and service, and Colonel Wheelock G.
Veazey offered resolutions commemorative
OF the services, ability and character of
General p. p. Pitkin. Both were entered
upon the records of the company which
they had served so well and faithfully.
UsBRs of the telephone are commenting
favoraby on recent decided improvements
in the service Misses Ruth Wheeler and
Elizabeth Bliss are the young ladies to
whom the telephone-using public is in
debted, under the proprietor, Mr.. Brown,
for prompt, obliging and uniformly courte-
0us responses to its often exactng demands
Honor to whom honor is due-and earned
under circumstances that demand patience
and the entire schedule of cardinal virtues.
EDWARD GILMAN died last Sunday night
at his home on Barre street, aged about
siXty-five years. He had been sick and
quite helpless some four or five years. Mr..
Gilman was at one time the most noted
fasthorse driver in Vermont. 1t was said
he could get more speed out of a horse he
had never seen before than any other
driver in the state. The funeral was held
Monday afternoon, and the remains were
taken to Calais. Mrs. Gilman is very i'll
with pneumonia.
The glass blowers concluded a two weeks
engagement at Capital hall last Saturday
night. Business was exceedingly light
Carroll p. Pitkin was voted the prize for
the most popular band-man, and Captain o.
ID. Clark received the prize for the most
popular member of the militia. The ex-
pected happened during the first week,
when G. b. Roberts was voted vase for
being the handsomest man in the hall.
Some of Clark's alleged friends assert that
there were no other men in the hall.
PROFESSOR w. w. DAYTON, in his call
feature " entertainment, drew rather slim
HOubbs dI buo OptTd-nOuSt lhSU w tuneSuay
and Thursday evenings. The programme
comprised alleged exposures of cabinet
spiritualism, hypnotic exhibitions, and a
chap who backed up and made life miser-
able for the audience. His stump speech
dated back to the reign OF Queen Anne,
while his jokes" belonged to the glacial
period. The rest of the entertainment af-
forded much mirth, but the testimony of
the Montpelier people who accepted the in
vitation to sit upon the stage is calculated
to demonstrate that the whole affair was
gigantic fake.
HARVEY WEIGH in company with party
OF Montpelier young ladies aud gentlemen,
attended the cotillon at East Montpelier
last Wednesday evening When he made
ready to return home his grip was missing.
Fred Smith and Louis Narcotic were imme-
diately suspected, and a search-warrant
brought the stolen articles to light, half be-
ing at Narcotics house and half at Smiths.
Smith and Narcotic had hearing before
Justice Smile The evidence was clear
against them, and they were held for trial
for grand larceny, at county court. Peter
Narcotic furnished 500 hail for his son,
and the next day Peter G. Dewey put up
$50 for Smith.
FOLLOWING is the meteorological sum
mary for month of December at the station
at Northfield: Mean barometer, 20 O9S
highest, 30 636, December 81; lowest, 30 327,
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