The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-07-20

left side of his head. He has been able to
ride out several times, and is growing better
every day.
FRANK f. BARNES, who is now taking a
course at the training school of the Young
Mems Christian Association at Springfield
Mass, is in town on vacation. He will
return to the school in September for an
other years stay.
w. w. STANDIsH and wife of Springfield,
Mass, who have been visiting their son,
William Standish, returned on Monday.
Mrs. w. s. Smith of Taunton, Mass, mother
of Mrs. William Standish also has been
visiting her daughter.
Mrs. WILLIAM L. MARTIN and Miss Clara
b, Bachelor, nieces of Mrs. NJ. A. l.. Bur-
bank, who have been visiting her at the
Pavilion, went to Littleton, n H., yester-
day, Mrs. Burbank expects them to return
next week, for an extended visit.
THE tenement house of John Mooney, on
Elm street, caught fire about the chimney
yesterday morning about half-past seven
o'clock, and the assistance of the fire de-
partment was needed to put out the incipi.
ent blaze, Harvey w, Brown was the first
to see the smoke and give the alarm,
THE annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Wetmore & Morse Granite Company
was held last evening, when the following
directors were elected: A. Johonnott, f. E.
Smith, F. A. Dwinell, w. E. Adams F. NJ
vim. T. j. Deavitt, j. G. Houghton and j.
G. Brown were elected auditors, and H.
N. Taplin clerk.
A NEW Harrison and Reid flag, twelve by
twenty-one feet, is to be raised on East State
street this evening at seven o'clock. The
band will furnish music, and speeches will
be made by II. A, Huse, w. A. Lord and 9TH
ers. 1t is expected that another flag will be
raised Saturday evening, on State street,
and l.. Bart Cross intends to throw a novel
streamer to the breeze in few days.
DILLINGHAM, HUsE & Rowland is the
title of a new law firm, created by the ad-
mission of F. A. Rowland, ESD, to the firm
of Dillingham; & Huse. Mr.. Rowland was
admitted to the bar in 1890, and is well and
favorably known in Washington county.
He was Governor Dillingham's secretary OF
civil and military affairs and assistant clerk
in the house of representatives in 1890.
The Apollo Banjo Club was handsomely
entertained at the Maplewood hotel, Ran
dolph, by the proprietor, Thatcher Stone,
last Sunday. The club arrived at the hotel
late Saturday night, on account of delayed
train, but from ten to twelve it gave con-
cert which was much enjoyed by the guests
of the house. On Sunday it played again,
and in the afternoon a drive was taken,
through the courtesy of MIR. Stone.
The following are among the arrivals of
the past week at the Pavilion: G, H, Keith
and wife of New York, Miss Kate NJ. Keith
of Cleveland, Ohio, Miss Lucy L. Bowen of
Springfield ILL.,. Mrs, Charles Mather of
Boston, B, P. Moore, wife and son of Balti-
more, Md, j. G. Blake of Woburn, H. p.
Weaver and wife of Springfield, Mass.
There are between sixty.five and seventy
guests now at the hotel. The bowling alley
was opened on Monday to patrons of the
house,
AS Charles Celley was hitching his horse
in front of Julius Perrin's shop on Berlin
street, well known Montpelier man ap-
peared and proposed to convert him to
jelly. The alleged cause of the difficulty
was the shooting of dog which had been
killing sheep. Celley stepped to the other
side of his wagon, whipped out Winches.
ter, which he shouldered and marched un-
concernedly into the blacksmith-shop, tell
ing the belligerent to sail i'm The latter
deferred the thrashing to a more favorable
opportunity.
minis in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cum
Minis of Pierre, S. D., last week Thursday
evening, was most enjoyable occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Cummins Mr.. and Mrs
Bert Cummins and Miss Cummns received,
and large number of friends called dur
ing the evening. The interior of the house
was beautifully decorated with a great va
riety of flowers, and without were two rows
of Japanese lanterns from the door to the
sidewalk, making a very pretty effect. A
collation. was served during the evening.
THE managers of the Peerless Manufac-
turing Company of Newport, n. H., were
in town last week, looking over the facili-
ties of Montpelier for doing their business,
which consists of manufacturing ladies'
underwear, They need about 800 girls in
the business, and at Newport they have
found it impossible to get that number.
Members of the board of trade who met the
officers assured them that, in their opinion,
/ yVOnl1 ha nn in ia =
number here. The wages paid are said to
be quite high, and if the company should
decide to locate here, the addition to Mont
pelier's industries would be important.
A POND LILY was the cause of an accident
at the bindery of NJ. w Wheelock, Monday
night. A quantity of lilies had been placed
in water tank, and during the night a
stem got into the waste pipe, filling it up
and so overhowing the tank, The
water did very little damage to Mr.. Wheel
ock's stock, and, fortunately, comparatively
little damage was done to the store of ID. L.
Fuller. Il Son, under the bindery. The
water happened to fall into the middle of
the store, instead Of close to the walls
otherwise much more loss would have re-
suited. The floor of the store was covered
with water when the clerk arrived in the
morning.
The executive committees of the Granite
Manufacturers Association and the stone
!
! on Thursday of last week, when the manu-
facturers made the proposition that bills be
signed with the cutters union for term to
end on January l. 1896. Should the cutters
! wish change they must notify the manu-
| facturers three months before January /,
! 1896, and should the manufacturers wish a
change they must give the cutters three
months notice before May /, 1896 II no
notice is given by either side of any change
the bill will run indefinitely, but in the
event of its termination it will terminate
simultaneously in all localities. AT first
the executive committee of the cutters
union refused to consider the proposition,
but it was finally decided to submit it to ali
the local branches. The voting in the
branches is now going on, and it is expected
that it will be week or two before it is fin
ished. The votes are to be forwarded TO the
national secretary of the union as fast as
they are taken. The Williamstown branch
voted in favor of accepting the proposition,
but the branches of both Barre and Mont
pelier were against it, 1t is stated that the
Barre branch was practically unanimous.
Meanwhile considerable work Is being done
in Barre, both by members of the Manufac-
turers' Association and by the union men
who are working comparatively. The
latter claim to have nearly 200 men at