The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-10
MONTPELIER, VT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1892.
and inferred in the Catholic cemetery, A
service was held in St. Monica's church,

and inferred in the Catholic cemetery. A
service was held in St. Monica's church,
Barre.
A PUBLIc-sPIRITED citizen suggests that
much could be done toward improving the
general appearance OF the village If every
one would carefully trim the trees on his
premises. Apropos of this it may be said
that the lawns Of the village never looked
better than at present
FOLLOWING is the republican town com.
mittee for Waterbury: DIR. Don ID. Grout,
George II. Hall, j. s. Wheeler, Henry f.
not furnished the secretary at the conven-
tion, and were therefore missing from the
report published last week.
w. G. BELKNAP of Berlin, who graduated
from Dartmouth College this year, went
last week to Lansing Mich, to accept the
professorship of psychology and history in
the State Agricultural College. 1t is an ex-
cellent position, and Mr.. Belknap's friends
will congratulate him on securing it,
GEORGE e. CAMP and wife of Worcester,
Mass, are visiting Mrs. Erastus Camp, Mr..
Camps mother. Mr.. Camp was recently of
fered a responsible position in one of the
Carnegie steel mills, but the inducement
was not sufficient to lead him to give up his
present position-that of New England
agent for New Jersey steel company.
EDWIN LANE of Lanesboro expresses his
SlUCtTe U0dnkb 10 U0t neuDeTB OF U0b HTb
department Of Montpelier and to the Mont
pelier & Wells River railroad company for
their kindness during the burning OF his
mill on Sunday morning. The sympathetic
willingness OF everyone to give all possible
aid was fully appreciated, and will be long
remembered.
WE congratulate Goddard Seminary on
its acquisition Of an instructor in modern
languages Miss Nina Brown, formerly of
this village. Miss Browns capabilty for
this office has been reinforced and enriched
by two years OF study in Berlin and Paris.
For particulars respecting this and other
additions to Goddard's corps Of teachers,
see Barre items.
THE school committee, on Thursday even.
ing of last week, voted to accept the resig-
nation of Miss Terrill as preceptress OF the
high school. Miss Terrill will teach in St.
Johnsbury Academy the coming year 1t
is with great regret on the part Of the peO-
pie of this village that Miss Terrill sewers
her connection with the school. She has
been model preceptress.
A DISPATCH was received yesterday after
noon from a city official of Toronto, Ont,
saying that Nelson j. Phillips, former
resident Of Montpelier, died there on Mon
day, and asking his relatives to CON-
municate at once as to the disposition OF
the body. The attention of any Of the rela-
tives of the deceased-if any are still living
here-is called to the request.
THE Washington County Sunday school
Association will hold its annual meeting in
the Congregational church in Northfield
| Thursday, September s, 1892. Owing to the
multiplication Of meetings, it has beer
thought desirable to have a one-day's
session. All schools connected with evan
gelical churches in the county are cordially
invited to be represented by superintend
ents and two delegates.
| REMEMBER the excursion to the Weirs
via the Montpelier & Wells River railroad
on Friday next. The Weirs is thoroughly
delightful spot on the picturesque Lake
Winnepesaukee, and the excursion is one
OF the most attractive, and one of the cheap
est--only S1.15. Col Train leaves Barr,
at 700 A. NJ, Montpelier at Z: 10 A. NJ, an(
all stations on the Montpelier & Wells Rive
railroad at times correspondingly later.
THE artist Printer, published at Chicago
suggests that the old wooden printing pres
now at the state house be exhibited at tn
Worlds Fair, next year. 1t says it "woul,
prove of rare interest to all the journalist
profession or the art preservative," and s.
it would. The press is supposed to hav
been the one set up and used by Stephel
Deye at Cambridge, Mass. in 1885, Afte
being used at Hanover, N. H., (then Dres
dem and Westminster and Windsor, VT
it was slowed away in an old barn in tn
| l.
o. Greene of the Woodstock Standard, VIII
had it brought here.
THE executive committee of the Youn
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor c
Washington county met at the Pavilion
Saturday afternoon, and arranged pre-
gramme for the next semi-annual meeting
which will be held either at Cabot on tn
23d inst. or at Waterbury on September .
The programme will include the followin
exercises Plan and Use of the Bible i
Christian Endeavor," Miss G. L. Brown c
Northfield; Local." Rev. Dewitt Wi
liams of Plainfeld; How TO Reach tn
Young for Christ" Miss Pearl NJ. Abbey {
Barre "a Christian Endeavor Talk,
Miss Helen Burpee of Montpelier; " Echoe
from New York" Harry Cotton. T. S. Ma
tin of Bennington, the state president,
expected to be present at the meeting.
WASHINGTON county republican con
mittee met at Montpelier on Monday. ,
W. Brock of Montpelier was chosen chai
man and E. w. Huntley of Duxbury seer
tary. The county was districted, and eaC
member of the committee given certai
towns. Members are to confer with tn
town committees and see that proper NEAR
are taken to get out every republican vote
Following are the allotments: To j. W
Brock, Montpelier, Berlin, Barre aud Rol
bury; to Z. w. Huntley, Duxbury, Nor
town and Waitstield; to Frank Plumle!
! anu w W - h lSllt
Cabot Calais and Woodbury.; to j. l
Eldrdge, Warren and Fayston; to II.
Vail, Worcester and Middlesex; to Ira +
Edison, Marshfield, Plainfeld and Eas
Montpelier,
SOUTH MAIN street was the scene of a so
Of duplex back-action runaway and smasl
up, Monday night. AL G. Fields minstr
troupe was giving its out-of-doors concert
front of the Opera-house, the street wa
packed from curbstone to curbstone wit
teams and people, and the sidewalks wei
also packed. o. G. Clogston, having littl
Minnie Scribner in the carriage wit
him, drove up from State street. The ban
struck up, the horse made bolt, threw NJ
Clogston out, and dashed down Main sire,
at furious pace, turning the corner ini
Barre street without Stacking speed, an,
: strangely enough, without overturning IL
carriage. The child stuck to the vehicl
screaming for dear life." The runaws
was halted at the foot of the hill at IL
! upper end of Barre street, with no seriol
damage to life, limb or property. Whe
however, the horse bolted on Main stree
the vehicle collided with Captain Davi
team springing an axle, and afterwarC
with DIR. Hunts, inflicting some dau
age on the doctors carriage, but
horse was held in check. The Clogstc
horse next came in contact with one
Putney'S teams, top buggy, near tl