The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15

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JUSTICE OF THE PEACE NJ. w. WHEELocK
was called to the Nicholas block on Berlin
side last Thursday morning by the report
that the young crippled son of Peter Miller
was locked in tenement there and was
freezing to death. An investigation showed
that the case had not been stated too
strongly. The lad was in room without
fire, with no clothing but a thin cotton
shirt, aud the bed on which he lay was in
terribly filthy condition. The boys father
claimed that he had hired a woman 10 care
for him and that she had gone and left him
without his knowledge. The boy was prop
erly cared for by MIR. Wheelock.
FOLLOWING is the programme Of the
Washington County Good Templars' Union
at its regular quarterly meeting, To be held
at Northheld on Thursday, February 49,
Morning session at ten in Good Templars'
hall; dinner at half-past twelve in Armory
hall; afternoon session, beginning at two
o'clock in the Universalist church. The
morning session will be private; the after
noon public which all are cordially invited
to attend. The usual reduced rates on Cen
tral Vermont railroad are expected. Din
ner will be served by Northfed lodge, at
twenty-five cents Teams cared for at
Keith's stable, rear OF Northfeld house, at
twenty cents per feed.
DR.. LUTHER NEwCoMB, a son of Mrs,
Amanda Newcomb and gentleman well
known in Montpelier, was dangerously in
IuIbu AZ Lynn, MASS, laSJ thursday. "A
sleigh in which he was riding cOllided with
swill cart, throwing him out. His feet
were entangled in the lines and he was
dragged long distance before his fright
ened horse could be stopped. He was
picked up in an unconscious state, bat it il
hoped his injuries will not prove fatal A
telegram was received from DR.. Newcomb
by Gen. Stephen Thomas, last Monday
morning, saying that he was getting along
nicely and stating that there was no cause
for alarm in regard to his case.
THE programme for the meeting to he
held in the opera-hOuse next Wednesday
| evening, February %, under the auspices
OF the Kelley league is a varied and attrac-
| tive one. IT. is expected that the Montpelier
! Military Band will he present, there will
be solos by F. w. Bancroft and Mrs. F. l.
Pitkin, singing by the Apollo quartette,
and short speeches by members of the
| league. The object is to raise funds for fur
nishing the club room, extending aid to
| graduates and to assist deserving persons
| TO take the treatment. 1t is believed that
! the citizens OF Montpelier will show their
| appreciation Of the laudable efforts OF the
members of the league and pack the opera
| house.
| MANAGER CHARLES NJ. FOSTER of the
| Keeley Institute returned from Rutland
| last Thursday. He has decided on that
city az the place for the location of the
branch institute, and is there this week
] tDlulltlluR tut arrangements Inc An
nouucement in the Rutland Herald, last
Wednesday, that DIR. j. w. Nichols would
he transferred to Rutland is pronounced
without foundation by Mr.. Foster. This
! will be welcome news, both to the patients
! and graduates of the institute al MOntuelier
who have for Dr. Nichols the Warmest al
tachment and feeling Of personal friend
ship, and for the large and pleasant circle
of acquaintances aud friends that he and
his estimahle wife have formed during their
stay in Montpelier.
THE annual convOcGtion OF the third dis
trict Royal Arch Masons will be held at
| Masonic hall, Montpelier, next week Thurs.
day afternoon Work for the various chap
ters in the district has been assigned as fol-
lows Opening Royal Arch degree in form,
Granite Chapter, Barre, DR.. j, Henry Jack
son, E. Fl. p; work NJ. NJ. NJ. degree, Whit
ney Chapter, West Randolph, George +.
Beard, +. H. p; work p. NJ. degree, Mt.
Lebanon Chapter. Bradford, f. K. Smith,
L. II. p; work NJ. f. NJ degree, Water
bury Chapter c. F. Clough, f. Fl. p; work
Royal Arch degree, Granite Chapter, Barre.
The grand chapter officers are expected to
to he present and all Royal Arch MasoDs
are invited Refreshments will be served
in the banquet hall.
THE item in the Free Press on Tuesday,
relative to the kellogg will case was to say
The least, misleading. John f. Hubbard
returned from New York last Monday night,
where he went TO be present at the hearing,
| held February s. TO prove the will OF Mr..
Kellogg. which Mr.. Hubbard. the admins
TRAITOR, offered for probate. 1t may not be
| generally known that final decree OF the
surrogate was rendered January 20 in favor
of Mr.. Hubbard, refusing the probate Of Mrs.
kellogg's will, and the other side have inti-
mated that they should not appeal So far
as the suit in which the village of Montpelier
is concerned, it was brought at the last Sep.
temher term of court TO prove the validity
of Mrs. Kellogg's will Notwithstanding its
improper execution, and will be tried in
Washington county court.
FOLLOWING are data compiled from the
record of observations for the month OF
March at the Northteld station for the past
six years: Mean. or normal, temperature
2i2o; warmest March, 1SS9-average 29.5o
cOldest March, 1887 and lSSS-average 81 A.
highest temperature in March, 59', on the
18th, 1880; lowest, 15o below zero, on the
5h, 1887, and I'd, 1891; average precipitation
29S inches; average number OF days with
.0l OF an inch or more, IA; greatest precipi
tation, 4.Sl inches, in 1888; least precipita
tion, l.l3 inches, in 1892; greatest precipita
tion in any twentv.fnur consecutive hours
l d6 inches, March 12 1885, prevailing winds
north; highest velocity OF wind during any
March, 60 miles an hour, March Is, 1891
These figures are furnished by the observer
William Line, and so may be regarded as
accurate.
CATTLE COMMISSIONERS VAIL AND SPEAR
were in town yesterday examining into
cases OF the hog disease. At Frederick Col
Inns in Montpelier they found one hundred
thirty hogs; twenty-five had died and many
more were diseased. He proposes to close
out the late john Markham of Middlesex who
has four hogs and pigs, has lost one and
two are sick; Edward Chase has two hogs
both diseased; w II. Lombard had three
one has died and two are sick, Il. j. W ood
bury bought lot OF shotes from the Mont
pelier house-all have died and place is in
fected Asa Avery, Montpelier, has lost
three shotes, place infected; W. Putnev has
lost one hog, place infected; hogs at Mont
pelier house stable have had the disease foI
nearly year, place infected. DR.. Wake.
field saws the disease first appeared in 1886
and has reappeared at intervals ever since
In these days, when the Kelley cure Ia put
ting in its work, very few on this mundane
sphere get full but, it seems, the "mau
in the moon needs to take his iab, If one
can credit this from the New York Sun:
The moon will make amends for getting
full twice last month, by not getting full al
all this month That is perhaps the humor-
GUS aspect, but there IL a more interesting
one in the fact that a month without full
moon only happens once in about twenty
years. The irregularity is notin the moon S
I.aNa al. Al.