The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-31

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day afternoon. The college men were en-
tertaned also at the Apollo Club rooms
CHARLES II. SLOAN of Cambridgeport,
Mass, has been spending few days with
his parents
MEETINGS in preparation for the trip to
Burlington were held at the republican
headquarters on State street on Saturday
and Monday evenings. The league is
taking hold vigorously OF the campaign
| work
| HIRAM ATKINS is very dangerously i'll at
! Camp Watson. At one time during the
! past week an early termination of his life
was expected. He has since rallied, but,
though somewhat improved his condition
excites the deep solctude of his friends.
BROOKS post went to Camp Governor
! Page in body on governors day, and after
! the dress parade Governor Page and Hon.
| J.. E. Chittenden of New York addressed
the comrades. Over fifty members of the
Womans Relief Corps, also, were on the
| grounds.
ONE of the pleasant incidents Of the mi
| litia encampment was the presentation of
handsome gold medal to Drum major Fred
| T. Austin by the Montpelier Military Band.
The latter by the way, received many com
pliments for its fine playing and general
| good appearance.
ONLY two more sessions of the board of
| civil authority will be held for correcting
the check-list-one Thursday evening, Sep
tember l, and the last on Saturday evening,
September 3, at the town clerks Office in
the court house. Let every voter make
sure that his name is on the checklist
Mr.. MONAGHAN, who has been making a
number of political speeches in Vermont,
gave a lecture on Travels in Foreign
Lands" at the Opera-house, Sunday even
ing, the proceeds of which are to be devoted
to the new Catholic church The audience
greatly enjoyed the entertaining speaker.
MISSES LILLIAN SMITH and Evelyn Lease
enjoyed a pleasant trip through Lake George
last week, stopping at Kenesaw on Fourteen
Mile Island. This is the second party from
Montpelier that has taken advantage of this
delightful excursion and enjoyed the hospi-
taity of Mr.. Allen, the genial proprietor of
the Kenesaw.
THE society Of Christian Endeavor of
Bethany church elected the following Off
GERS on Sunday President, H. M. Odell
vice-presdent Alice Frink; secretary,
William Smith, treasurer, Ellen Baker
The society gave reception to the mem
bers of the congregation in the vestry
Monday evening.
THE democrats put out Cleveland and
Stevenson flag between the Camp and Sc
lima blocks on School street, last week
Thursday evening, before the caucus in the
grand jury room of the court house. AT the
caucus L. j . Boynton, Esq, was nominated
for town representative, receiving large
majority of the votes cast. After the eau.
Gus there was a rally in Capital hall, ad-
dressed by T. G. O'Sullivan of New York
city.
The Peerless Manufacturing Company oi
Newport, n H., the officers of which were
in Montpelier some time ago looking the
/, town over with view to locating here
has purchased a shop at Barton, and new
shop, forty by $50 feet, will be erected al
once. The company manufactures ladies
underwear and other goods. The citizens
gave the property to the company, and the
latter agrees to employ at least 100 hand:
for ten years.
REV. DR.. CYRUS H. FAY, Mrs. Fay, Mr.
and Mrs. Sutton, Mrs. Cooper and children
who have been at the Pavilion since June
will return to Brooklyn, n. Y, on Friday
They have made many friends among tn,
people of the village, who will regret thei
departure. DIR, Fay graduated from Nor
witch University many years ago, and tina
institution this year conferred on him tn,
degree of LID. 1t has been some tim,
since he was in Montpelier. He will tax,
away with him the pleasantest memories o
the village.
, HARRY, son of John Anderson, met will
a shocking death at the shops of the Ian,
3 Manufacturing Company early Friday morn
, ing He was employed in the wood shop
a and while oiling the main shaft in tn,
basement his frock was caught by a Sc
3 screw and he was whirled rapidly arounC
: the shop. One shrek and an ominou:
: pounding told his fellow-workmen in tn,
, room above what had befallen Harry. Tn,
machinery was stopped, but the poor lad
e head was fearfully lacerated, an arm and {
leg were broken and life was extinct. Hi
parents have the warmest sympathy of tn,
people of this community.
j. V. BABCocK has sold his drug stool
and business-excepting Gold Medal Sarsa
parilla-to Mr.. Terrill, for some time in th
employ of Collins Blakely, and he will talk
: early possession, Mr.. Babcock began il
. the drug business with f. E. Smith in 1854
a and is now the fourth in point of seniorit,
of service among the business men now &C
lively engaged in trade. Mr.. Babcock ha
t made success of his business. He ha
been popular tradesman, and the com
q munity will regret his withdrawal from tn
branch of his business in which they hav
had most to do with him. His Gold Media
u Sarsaparilla trade has been growing an,
demanding more and more of his time. III
will henceforth devote his time to still fur
o ther developing the possibilities of this pop
n ular medicine.
3 heading of "Notable Artist" prints a sketc
| nearly a column long of Mr. T. w. Wood
who has been in that city for the past fiv
r or six weeks. During his visit with hi
Q brother-in-law Marshall p. Robinson MI
, Wood has been at work upon number O
portraits, including those of Mayor and Mrs
: Winston OF the picture of the former, tn
: Tribune says: The picture of the mayor /
- by far one of the best things in portratur
= in the city" In opening its sketch tn
paper says: "Mr. Wood is known the worl
$ over as the president of the National Acad
! emy of Design, an Office he has held for tw
years past, after having been vice presiden
OF the academy for eleven years. He is
y most delightful person to meet and talks G
: his art and his work in a manner that woul
T. inspire clod hopper with desire to know
something of the beautiful" Mr.. Woo,
e will return to Montpelier before going t
n New York for the winter.
} MONTPELIER was alive last night afte
news of the fatal accident near Richmond
a The telephone Office was crowded ly me
= and women seeking tidingS from friends q
:, the wrecked train. Another crowd occu
pied the Central station, and every wor,
T. OF intelligence from the scene of the ace
y dent was eagerly seized. Messages of goo
n cheer came for most the saddest of al
sad news to some. For the injured there /
sympathy in their misfortune for the fam
g lies of the dead, the deepest feeling of cou
n miseration. Mr.. Crossett was a man Q
J. middle age, carpenter and joiner, livn
on the Berlin side. He leaves wife an,
LII.