The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-06-07

! ducts Of the local hen industry. He ex-
! hihits two eggs the circumference OF each
! OF which is about six inches by eight inches.
The biddies are working their business for
all it is worth before Mr.. Cleveland's con-
! gress meets and repeals the Mckinley law.
Mrs j. j. X. RANDALL and Mrs. o. p.
| Forbush went to Massachusetts, on Tuesday,
expecting to be absent several weeks.
AN individual claiming to be employed
| by the government to inspect railroad
bridges, and who travels about in a z udy
wagon equipped with piano, has been In
! town during the week. Policeman Demer-
| lit is looking for his whereabouts Just now,
as " Brownie" Mr. Demeritt's pet dog, was
induced to follow the aggregation when it
| left town.
THE item in the Free Press last week re-
| gardng the cows of 9. &. Warren, referred
to elsewhere, has caused much anxiety on
the milk route of II. w. Warren, it being
| hard work TO convince some of his custom
ers that he was not the man to whom refer
ence was made. None of Mr.. Warren's
cows have beeu sick, with cholera or any
thing else.
THE delivery team of w. o. Standish ran
up State street Monday morning at a two
minute clip. When near the Riato b,idge,
the horse tried to go between the wagon
and horse Of one of the truck teams of G. Il.
Roberts, breaking off both shafts, and
throwing both horses The horse of Mr..
Roberts was considerably bruised, but no
great damage was done.
w. f. MCCLURE takes exception to the
item in last weeks WATCHMAN that the lit
tie son of Frank Felt was severely bitten by
his dog. Eye-witnesses of the affair state
that the child was attempting to take a
! bone the dog was gnawing, when the ami
NAL jumped on the boy, knocking him
down. and the bruises on his face were
caused by the fall.
The natural beauties of the hill that Is
] SurmOuntpd nv the rpgiIanpa Of Morton
Marvin have been greatly enhanced by the
terraces constructed on the westerly side of
the hill. On these Mr.. Marvin has set out
evergreen and other trees, adding very ma
| terially to the appearance of his attractive
grounds. The combinations of art and ma
ture attract the admiration Of all strangers,
and the notice Of every passer-by.
THE grand list of Montpelier for the year
1893 is, in round numbers, S35 ,600-sub-
stantially the same as last year. 1t is lit
tie singular that the returns of the listers
show decrease in the number of tax-pay-
ers, ,6j3 being reported against 1,716 in
1892. The checklists show a steadily in
creasing number Of voters, aud it is a not
unreasonable assumption that the number
OF individual Taxpayers should be at least
1900.
AT the annual meeting of the Mechanics
Building and Construction Company held
Monday forenoon in the office of DR.. ID. G..
Kemp. II. Lucia, d. CT. Kemp, G. L.
Blanchard F. A. Dwinell and G. II. Ship
man were chosen directors. These direct
ors elected d. G.. Kemp, presidents F. A.
Dwinell, vice-president +. ID. Blackwell,
clerk and treasurer; G.. w. Wing, f. w.
Morse and a. ID. Farwell finance and audit
ing committee.
A brownie social was held last
Thursday evening in Bethany chapel, which
proved very enjoyable and highly success
ful. Supper was served from five to seven
o'clock, after which the " Brownies " were
sold at auction. musical and literary
programme followed, which included vocal
selections by Mrs. w A. Briggs and Fl. ID.
Hopkins, piano solos by Mrs. Lillian NJ.
Baker and w. A. Briggs, and readings by
Professor S. j. Blanpied
THE closing exercises of the Washington
County Grammar and Union schools will
occur next week. The written examina-
tons Will take place next "Wednesday, and
the commencement exercises will occur
Friday evening in Blanchard opera house.
There are six members of the graduating
class. The class honors of salutatorian
and valedictorian have been awarded to
Misses Carrie Deavitt and Laura Smith re-
spectively.
THE young ladies of the .Esthetic Society
at the seminary gave a lawn party last
Wednesday evening on the seminary
campus. The band went up for the regular
open-air concert A large number of citi-
zens were present. The grounds were illu-
minated by hundreds of Chinese lanterns,
and the seminary buildings were all lighted,
making very pretty picture. The young
ladies served icecream and cake in booths
erected for the purpose, and coined several
dollars.
REV. L. w. CUMMINGS, pastor of the Barre
Presbyterian church, and the enterprising
editor of the local church paper, The Barre
Presbyterian, sends out for the May num-
Der an eight-page edition, supplemented
by an illustrated pamphlet of sixteen pages,
satti fnrth tha ,Nft tla,s anita hrs;
ness in Barre. Mr.. Cummings is energetic,
capable. and devoted to local work-moral,
religious and material He and his little
paper are powerful forces for good in the
community.
THE ninety eighth annual general con-
ventiou of the Congregational Ministers
and Churches of Vermont will Iheet in
Bethany church next Tuesday afternoon
for three days session. An attractive
programme has been arranged, and, as each
Congregational church in the state is en-
titled to representation in the convention
by its pastor and one lay delegate, large
attendance is anticipated. Reduced rail-
road rates have been secured and entertain
ment will be provided for all who apply to
Hon. Joseph Poland.
THE next annual reunion of the Thir
teenth Vermont regiment is to be he Id at
Northfield, June % and 49, In addition to
the usual exercises, the monument erected
at the grave of the late Colonel +. V. Ran
dali in Elmwood Cemetery is to be dedi-
Gated. The address is to be delivered by
Colonel Albert Clarke, secretary of the
Home Market Club of Boston. A camp fire
will be held in the Grand Army hall, Thurs
day evening, June %. All surviving men,
bers of the regiment are cordially invited to
be present, and the press of the state is re-
quested to give publicity to this n office.
JOHN SILVER of Happy Hollow is a
thrifty hen.fancier; Recently a discour-
aged biddy deserted her nest upon which
she had been brooding the allotted time,
lacking one day, Another matron of the
yard had been set" at the same time as
the other, and John quietly transferred the
eggs in the abandoned nest to the nest of
the faithful neighbor. Unmindful of this
gross imposition, the motherly fowl now
stretches her wings to their widest range to
shelter some twenty-four as lively and in
teresting chicks as ever cracked an egg
shell, and she seems TO be infinitely proud
Of her achievement.
The Montpelier screed in the Free Press
last Saturday contained one item that was,
TO say the least, misleading. 1t stated that
ten or twelve cows belonging to c. C.