The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-10-19


Bert Taylor"
The Central railways annual excursion
to Boston is announced. Tickets from Barre
and Montpelier, 50 for the round trip; good,
going October 26, returning till and includ-
ing November 5-a desirable opportunity to
visit the Hub" In this connection an
important change in the running of the
Central trains is noted The mail which
leaves Montpelier at nine o'clock A. NJ. is
now run as express from White River juno
ton, arriving in Boston at the early hour of
a. % P. NJ. Travellers will highly appreciate
this change. The hour of arriving in Bos-
ton is earlier than any ever made before.
The express which leaves Montpelier at
II; 80 is due in Boston at 7 10 P. NJ.
CHARLES NJ. THOMPSON of the Youh's
Companion, Boston, spent three weeks
vacation in tramp through the south
ern and eastern parts of Vermont and a
visit of a week or two at Abe Holt's in
Woodbury.. He was accompanied by a
friend and several others joined them at
Woodbury.. Returning, last week, they
passed through Montpelier, spending few
hours in looking about the town. Mr.
Thompson has recently been promoted to
the position of head of the manuscript read
ing department of the Companion. He has
an interesting story in a recent number
He is to be heartily congratulated on the
literary success which he is winning.
ABOUT 225 members of the New Hamp-
shire Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, with
between twenty and thirty ladies Of the
Rebecca lodge of Woodsville, visited the
quarries at Barre on Thursday morning.
The Grand Lodge was in session at Woods
vile on Tuesday and Wednesday, and this
excursion was elected as a fitting termina-
tion of the gathering. The excursionists ar
rived at Montpelier about noon, and were
received by the local Odd Fellows and the
band, by whom they were escorted through
the principal streets to the Montpelier house,
where dinner was served. Several Re-
beccas of Northfeld and Barre received
the Woodsville ladies at the hotel. The
excursionists returned to Woodsville in the
afternoon.
l. N. CHASE of Cambridge shipped from
Montpelier to Columbus, Ohio, last week, 376
Jersey cows, making eighteen carloads.
These have been picked up at various
points and are destined for dairy use 260
going into enc town in Ohio. In the locali-
ties where these cows have been bought
creameries have been established, and
dairying has superseded the raising of
cattle for beef. The average price paid for
these cows to the Vermont farmers is
about S30 Mr. Chase made similar ship
ment from this point last spring, of which
mention was made in this paper Vermont
farmers may raise cattle to stock the dairy
regions of the West. Long ago they aban-
doned raising for beef, and now the West
ern farmer is forced to abandon beef-raising
for dairying.
THE annual meeting of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society Of the Vermont Meth
odist Conference was held here, last week
Wednesday and Thursday, at Trinity church.
Mrs Eliza A Barrett of Bradford presided.
Rev. A. j. Hough made au address of well
come at the opening of the convention, and
Mrs. Barrett responded. Mrs. A. b. Truax
IN, hah Of FL mic
tionary societies, and there were papers by
Mrs S. X. Huse of st. Johnsbury Center,
Mrs. K. j. Parmalee of Enosburgh and Mrs.
Ella G. Elmer of Barre. In the evening
Rev. I. =. Frost ID, of Brooklyn, gave
one of his bright and thoughtful addresses,
his subject being Columbus mission. Mrs.
o. NJ Boutwell, of st. Albans presided, and
there was large attendance.
REMENYIl What recollections of rant
pleasures surround this name! What an
ticipations of new delights the announce
ment of his coming always excites Aud
Remenyi is coming again The musician,
who, like Timotheus of DID, can swell the
soul to rage or kindle soft desire - is booked
for the Opera-house for Wednesday evening,
October 26. No living vioinist is tine peer
of Edouard Remenyi. None so stirs human
sympathy and seizes and holds every ave-
nue. to the heart. Make every engagement
subordinate to the concert in which this
magician of the bow is the grand central
figure. With him comes Mile. Florence
Sage, solo pianist and accompanist; Miss
Minnie Methot, soprano soloist; James W.
Marshbank, baritOne-all distinguished So
loists selected and approved by Remenyi
himself The date is Wednesday evening,
October 26.
A TRAMP put in an appearance, Tuesday
morning of last week, at the living-rooms of
Peter G.. Dewey, over his store in the
CA1tt l.l n
opened the door in response to a rap, and
was greeted with ruffianly demand for a
cup of coffee and something to eat. Miss
Dewey retired from the door, and spoke
quietly TO her father, who was in another
room. On Mr.. Dewey's appearance, the
tramp's manner changed and his surly de-
mand was altered to humble request
which Mr.. Dewey told him he would grant,
provided he would do some work for him in
the store below. The thought of work dead
ened the mans appetite, and he faded from
the scene. Others in the same neighborhood
have recently been annoyed by such visit
ors; and in one instance at least a woman
was intimidated into providing food for one
Of these good-for-nothings.
THE semi-annual meeting of the Kelley
League Club was held at the rooms on
State street, last week, and these officers
were elected President, William A. Lord,
Esq, of Montpelier; first president,
Fred G. Woodwork of Burlington; second
vice-president Patrick L. Lyons OF Mont
pelier; secretary, William c. Canning of
Montpelier treasurer, p. S. Prior of Barre
executive committee, Dr. III. L. Watson of
West Topsham Walter c. Winters of Bur-
lington, T. l., Snow of Barre, William
Tierney of Berlin, A. III. Blake of Portland
(Me.), p. H. Gaffney of Montpelier, William
E. Wright of Barre, Lee Badger, Peter
Gauthier and A. Galaise of Montpelier.
The membership of the club is rapidly in
creasing and efforts are being made to
bring into membership every graduate OF
the Vermont Institute. The prime object OF
the club is TO induce unfortunates afflicted
with the alcohol, tobacco or opium habit to
take the treatment, while its general object
is the encouragement of members to con-
tinue in the ways OF abstinence.
The Unitarian church was filled to the
doors Sunday evening on the occasion Of the
harvest concert. The church was very
prettily trimmed. The pulpit alcove was
filed with corn, pumpkins, and many veg.
etables and fruits of the golden autumn,
and overhead were the words, " Lord of the
Harvest" In front was pyramid of plants
and vegetables in which were grapes, apples,
pears, corn, etc, and in the center was a
tower, built apparently of blocks of marble.
The programme comprised the following.
Reading OF poem, Rev. Mr., Weeks; song,
"Our Heavenly Father" choir and congre-
0at lad hu Ranaraft,