The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-29

imposition OF hands. The musical part of
the service was much admired

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the village. Their position in the line IN
determined by the time they commenced
business, as follows: Smith, Butterfly,
Daley, Shsmbo, Terriault, Dewey, Dodge,
Magester Mcdonald, Woodbury., Emery
Wright and Snow. To prevent any poss
BILE fault. finding on the ground that there
| was any favOritism shown, c. B. Roberts
has placed his teams at the rear Of the pro-
cession. The new arrangement relieves
| the congested condition of the corner of
State and Main streets, aud is Il move in
the right direction.
THE Catholic fair, which has been In pro.
| gress in Capital hall since last week Tues
! day, will close tomorrow evening. 1t has
| been a large-siZed success from the first
| evening, and most satisfactory sum is sure
to be realized. The Montpelier Military
| Band has been present each evening and
! has added much to the enjoyment OF those
in attendance. On THANKSGIVING day, from
| three to nine O'Clock p. M, "A special dinner
| will be served the menu OF which Is pub
| lished in the business column. Strangers
| ia town, or those who have no especial
| place to spend the home festival will be
| heartily welcomed and made to feel that
they are among friends. This special fea-
| ture of the fair deserves, and will doubtless
receive, very large patronage.
A LARGE number of the Keeley graduates
and friends of Major j. l.. Elder who were
dissatisfied with the manner in which the
| gold badge was awarded at the recent
! Keeley fair have contributed $25, with
which they purchased an elegant badge of
unique and tasty design, and which was
presented to him last Friday evening in the
| office of the Exchange Hotel by Lee Bad
| ger 1t is solid gold heari-shaped. with
| the emblem of the regular Keeley league
badge engraved in the center. On the bar
| to which the design IL fastened is cut tue
owners name, and on the reverse side of
the emblem is engraved Presented by
| the Keeley graduates to Major j. l.. Elder"
| 1t was manufactured by Phillips x Lucas,
and is an excellent adv ertisement Of the
| jewelers. art.
w. THOMPSON. Of the Central Vermont
railroad, has handed us an interesting book
entitled, "The Ten Best States Of Amer
| iCa." While its original design Is TO adver-
tse the resources Of the states traversed by
! the Illinois Central railroad for agriculture,
horticulture and general industries, it is
written in such pleasing style that every
page has a new interest An imaginary
tour of the DakOtas, Iowa, Illinois, Mime
sofa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio,
Tennessee and Louisiana is taken in one of
! the palace trains of the Illinois Central,
whose lines run through those states. The
various products, diversified climate, and
elements of health and prosperity that
! abound in that section of the country are
described with master hand. The book is
profusely illustrated with excellent half
| tone engravngs.
HE university CiuD was entertained dt
the Pavilion last evening by Clerk. of-the-
Courts Smile The club has about twenty
members and there was good attendance.
One new member was admitted. The club
is composed of the following college men:
Charles Dewey, George w. Wing, j. c.
Houghton, f. L. Laird, Dr. II. S. Boari-
man, DR.. j. w. Nichols, NJ e. Smile, b. f.
Ffeld, f. A Howland, II. A. Huse, &. E.
Moulton, j. V. Brooks, j. A. DeBoer Rev.
A. n Lewis, w. J: O'Sullivan, Major o. d..
Clark, Professor NJ, S. Stoue. J. " Brooks.
Rev. A. n. Lewis is president; DeBoer and
Professor Blanped, vice presidents; Hough-
ton, treasl lrer, and Howland, secretary.
The club meets on the last Thursday of the
mouth, except July, August, and Septen-
Der. Graduates in science or arts of any
college or university are eligible to mem
bershp.
Box "a was rung In about seven o'clock
last Wednesday morning for fire in the
basement Of the house, No, - Loomis street,
owned by Oscar Vail aud occupied by
Henry NJ. Sanders and Mrs. Nettie Spear,
The department responded promptly, Vol
unters, No |, getting first water on the
fire, which was confined TO the place where
il originated Mr.. Sanders, the occupant OF
the tenement under which the blaze was
started, has recently been released from
the Insane asylum at Waterbury, and has
of late threatened violence to himself and
to his wife. 1t is thought he set fire to a
barrel Of shavngs that was in the cellar
and then threw himself into the flames. He
was terribly burned about the head and
arms, and 1t is Thought his injuries may
prove fatal. Levi II. Bixby was the first
man to reach Mr.. Sanders and drag him
to place of safety very few moments
more would have proved fatal to him.
PRESIDENT ID. X. SoRrwELL, OF the Mont
peler x Wells River railroad, has pur.
chased for the use Of the Barre railroad one
of the Shay patent locomotives that were
yltsl.t IL IlafN
reached Montpelier last Friday in charge OF
j. III Leathers, travelling engineer for the
Lima Locomotive and Machine Company OF
Lima, o the manufacturers II was set up
last week by Mr.. Leathers who has an
swered the avalanche Of questions pro
pounded to him in an intelligent and good,
natured manner. The machine has forty.
four-nch boiler and eleven.inch wagon top,
There are ll5 tubes in the boiler, ninety-six
inches long aud two inches in diameter
The ire-box is Seventy-three inches long,
forty wide and fifty-two deep. 1t is fitted
with three upright cylinders OF eeven-inch
bore and twelve-inch stroke. There are
eight drivers, with IA diameter of only
thirty-two inches. The capacity Of the tank
Is | 800 gallons. The machine is equipped
with fve-inch steam brake, its length
over all is thirty-nine feet, and weight. when
in working order, $1,000 pounds Ii was
built for service on heavy grades and sharp
curves, and will overcome a ten per cent
X ducp VI O@O iCtb W tliicl anu NuINoS VI
sixty-three degrees. 1t is the only locomo-
tive of the kind in Vermont, ami has natur-
ally attracted a great deal Of attention
About 800 similar engines are in use in the
United States.
FIFTEEN months ago, Morton Marvin be.
gan extensive repairs ON and around his
spacious and slightly home on Seminary
Hill, and has persevered in the same until
he now has one OF the finest places at the
capital of the state. The work has all been
done by Mr.. Marvin and his son Wallace,
and would have cost 81 900 OF more had he
hired it done Four terraces on the south
and west sides of the hill have been built
and two at the rear OF the house. Mr.. Mar
vim has set out l43 shade trees, mostly
naples and 60 apple trees, nearly all OF
which now bear fruit. For several years
he has been an enthusiastic breeder OF Hol.
stein cattle, and now has in his barn six
registered cows OF that breed, aud the cele.
brated thoroughbred bull Jessie Beets. "
Quite an extended description OF this
animal appeared in the WATCHMAN last
spring. His nearest ancestors are among
the largest butter and milk producing COWS
in the world, and have attached To them
world-beating records. He is a beautifully