The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24

The Brown University glee-clubis to take
entire charge of the music at Bethany church
next Sunday, and programme of unusual
interest will be rendered Mr.. Gallagher
will return in time to preach next Sunday
L. BART Cross has been appointed mar
shal for Washington county for the grand
republican demonstration at Burlington on
the Both instant, when Governor Mckinley
is to speak. General T. s. Peck will be
chief marshal.
The house on the Berlin side opposite the
Taylor street bridge, occupied by John
Brasway, was partially burned Saturday
night about eleven o'clock. The inmates
moved their effects into one of the Nicholas
block tenements.
KENDALL BEARD, a native and lifelong
resident of Orange, died in that town on
Thursday, August Is, at the age Of eighty
obituary notice is unavoidably deferred till
the next issue of the WATcHMAN.
A PARTY of between twenty and thirty
young people is being arranged for attend
ing the concert of the Brown University
glee club next Saturday evening. 1t is pos
sible that there will be other parties from
some of the towns in the vicinity.
The Cotton Manufacturing Company is
replacing the old and rotten hume to the
main wheel of its shops with penstock
The company proposes to enlarge its
foundry, and also to raise the roof of the
easterly shop, adding another story to the
building.
THE subject of the discourse of Rev. j.
Frederick Dutton at the Church of the
Messiah next Sunday morning will be " The
Moral and Spiritual Condition of the South"
Mr. Dutton has spent much time in the
South, and he will doubtless have many
interesting things to say.
THE band concert Monday evening was
much enjoyed by large audience. The
band has been increased to thirty members,
and it has been practising regularly lately
both in playing and marching. 1t is sure to
give the highest satisfaction during the
National Guard encampment.
A SPECIAL train was run over the Wells
River road or Sunday, to accommodate
about dozen persons, officers of the road
and their families, who wished to attend the
funeral of e. f. Mann, general superintend-
ent of the Concord & Montreal railroad,
which took place at Woodsville n. II.
THE remains of the late H. c. Mutt were
brought from Boston on Wednesday of last
week, and were accompanied by Mrs. Mutt,
her family and the family friends and Will
liam B. Strong, late president of the Atchi-
son system, who was a lifelong friend of
Mr.. Mutt. The body was taken to Green
Mount cemetery, where there was service
conducted by Rev. A. n. Lewis assisted by
Rev. A. j. Hough.
COLONEL A. G. BROWN reports that in the
past twelve years he has not seen such
severe and so numerous electrical phenom-
ena as have occurred in the past three
months 1t has taken the time of two or
three men to repair the work OF lightning
on the telephone system and some delays
have been unavoidable in consequence of
the great number of repairs necessary.
THE Old Orchard Sea Shell of August 20
has the following: Among the recent ar
rivals at the Old Orchard House are George
l.. Lane and Mrs. T. S. Brophy, son and
daughter of the late Dennis Lane, wealthy
brother and sister of Mrs. Oscar G. Barron
of White Mountain hotel fame. Mrs
Brophy is a charming lady and highly ac-
complished."
Two men were arrested on the steamer
Reindeer during the excursion to Provi-
dence Island, on Wednesday of last week,
for selling liquor from couple of satchels.
The liquor was seized and one of the men
was put in irons for time. The captain of
the steamer says this is frequently the
method by which drunkenness is encour-
aged on excursions. The officers of the
steamer do the best they can to suppress
the practice.
MONTPELIER lodge of Good Templars cell
ebrated its one hundredth meeting by pic
mic at Benjamin's Falls last week Wednes-
day. Several of the other lodges of the
county sent delegations. Exercises, in
Guiding an address of welcome, were held
during the day, and there was a game of
base ball, with other sports. In the even
ing there was meeting in the lodge-room,
and the attendance was large. After an in
teresting literary programme, refreshments
were served.
SENATORS F. A. DwINELL and G.. w.
Randall give notice that competitive ex-
animation will be held on Thursday, Sep
tember l, at ten A. NJ, at the university
buildings at Northfield, for the purpose of
selecting young man to fill the vacancy
now existing in the state cadetship for
Washington county at Norwich University.
| The subjects in which candidates will be
examined are arithmetic, geography, gram
mar and United States history, Candi-
dates must be at least fifteen years of
age.
The new stable of j. G. Houghton was
dedicated in a royal manner last week
Thursday evening, Miss Houghton giving a
reception and dance which were greatly en-
| joyed by those who were present. The inte-
rior of the house was made extremely pretty
with flowers, and the stable was trimmed
with green and golden-rod Mrs. and
Miss Houghton received. Several pieces of
the Montpelier Military Band orchestra fur
nshed music for dancing and the floor was
voted to be perfect. In the intermission re.
freshments were served. The grounds were
illuminated with great number OF Japan
eSe lanUernSi anu uHe scene was unusually
beautiful.
THE republicans of Berlin nominated in
caucus, on Saturday, Martin w. Wheelock
as town representative. About a genera.
ton ago, Mr.. Wheelock's father was the
towns very efficient representative, and in
1880 "Martin" himself succeeded to the
honor, serving his constituents with
marked capacity and success. Mr.. Whee
locks nomination at this time is fit
ting recognition of his untiring efforts
to advance the best interests of the
town The democrats have nominated
Arthur L. Hewitt, a farmer, who ha,
also once served the town in the
house of representatives. Mr.. Hewitt is
reputable citizen and capable man. The
worst thing about him is his party assoca
tion, and on this score we hope and believ,
Martin will down him.
DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL FAILEI
of Burlington, with Collector G. S. Forbes
Collector s. b. Wiggin and Deputy Sheriff
w. Arthur Jones, raided the tenement il
the Nicholas block, Berlin side, occupied
by Milo ID. Ainsworth, last week Friday
morning, at about two o'clock, and com
plete distillery outfit was found and seized
Ainsworth slipped out of the house anc
took to the woods while the search was be
ing made. He jumped from an upstairs
window to the roof of a shed, and thence t(