The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-05
NUMBER Ia.

sh was held on Monday, April 3, at ten
o'clock in the morning, Rev. A. N. Lewis
in the chair. After prayers. Hrs following
vestry was elected; CharFs Dewey and
Fred e. Smith, wardens; E%ward Dewey,
| George e. Taplin, Horatio N. Taplin, Louis
| p. Gleason, George b. b. Denny, Willard
Holden, George Branerd, Edward ID. Black
well and William II. Cowell, vestrymen.
| The treasurer's report showed a handsome
balance in the treasury After the parish
meeting the vestry met and appointed
Messrs. Denny, Brainerd and l.. p. Glea-
son as pew committee. Rev. A. N. Lewis,
who has been in charge of the parish since
| October !, 1884, was unanimously elected
| rector.
The foo-kiler had rare opportunity to
get in some good work in Montpelier yester-
| day by annihiating the individual who
started the rumor that the engineers and
conductors on the Central Vermont railroad
| had gone out on a strike at noon and had
! left their trains at that hour wherever they
! happened to be- The WATCHMAN ought to
! have known better than to have spent any
| time running the rumor down. II took but
| little time to do it, however Station Agent
Thompson smiled broadly when interro-
! gated in regard to it, and asked for particu-
lars, as 1t was indeed news to him. The
employees of the Central Vermont, whether
! trainmen, track hands or station agents,
| have no grievance and no cause for any,
and the Anticipated individual who started
such report ought to be abated.
JACK McCARTY, who met with the dis
| tressing accident last week narrated in the
Northfield items in this paper, is well
known in Montpelier. His actions at the
! time OF the occurrence demonstrated that he
is deserving of the highest praise, and is
entitled to be called hero. After he was
thrown under the train, he lay beside the
! track without attempting to attract attention
until after the flyer for Rutland had passed.
He tagged the express train that was only
ten miputpa hpbin1 If aud xtaqt tal oh
He was so weak from loss of blood that he
was just able to attract the engineers at
tention and fell back into the ditch. When
| asked why he didn't flag the flyer, he re-
| Piled that he knew the express was close
behind and he was afraid it would run into
the flyer before tlagman could be sent
| back. He thought few minutes difference
with him would not count beside placing
the lives OF the passengers in jeopardy. A
| wise conclusion, it may be said, but how
many men in his condition would have
thought of it and acted?
THE funeral of j. A. Wing, ESQ, was
held last Thursday afternoon from his late
home on Main street. The members of
Washington county bar and the court at
tended in body. Rev. j. II. Weeks Off
ciated, and in brief remarks paid a tender
tribute to the deceased, drawing impressive
| lessons from his well-rounded life. He was
followed by Ex-Governor Dillingham;, who,
in behalf of the legal fraternity, spoke of
Une long ana nOnOraDle professional career
of Mr.. Wing, and OF the changes that have
occurred in the state and nation since he
| came to years of manhood Mr.. Dillingham;
paid warm tribute to the professional
character of Mr.. Wing, and referred with
evident emotion to his kindness toward
young lawyers, enforcing his remarks by
citing instances of personal nature. His
words were listened to with profound at
tention 1t was tribute such as few men
have paid them at their death, AS mark
nfr thn, e h.,.s
during the hours of the funeral observance.
A DELIGHTFUL musicale was given by
Miss Josie Truax, last Thursday evening, at
her home on Seminary hill. The interior of
the house had been very prettily arranged
for the occasion, and the select company
that gathered by invitation had an evening
of rare enjoyment. The programme in
cluded piano solo by Louis j. Hathaway;
recitation Miss Mabel Hamilton; duet,
Overture in Othello," Misses Mary jack
man and Gertie Cochran violin solo, Ray
Huse; recitation, I" The Day of Judgment"
Miss Maud Dodds; waltz songs from Romeo
and Juliet; song, The Angels Came; and
song, with violin oblgato by Ray Huse,
Mrs. F. |. Pitkin. 1t would be a pleasure
to make special mention of the performance
of some of the numbers, but where the hon
ors were so nearly even, distinction would
be invidious. Refreshments of cake and
sherbet were served, and during the time
excellent music was furnished by the Sem
mary Banjo Club. The young hostess is en-
titled to much credit for an entertainment
that gave much genuine pleasure to her
friends.
But little business has been done in
county court for the past week. The divorce
case of Esther NJ. Golden V. George A.
Golden was heard Thursday forenoon. In
the afternoon the court and bar attended
the funeral of j. A. Wing, ESQ, and the
Jurors were excused until Monday Edward
McGill pleaded guilty, Monday afternoon,
to keeping nuisance on Main street and to
keeping liquor with intent TO sell. One case
for selling was continued Henry g. Smith
pleaded guilty to second offences of keeping
a nuisance and keeping liquor with intent
to sell, one case being continued. The di-
vorce case of Jarvis V. Jarvis was heard
Tuesday forenoon. The case of State V.
Antoine Burke of Barre for the larceny of
a lot of cigars from the grip of Charles
Wales travelling salesman for Brayton's
cigar mandatory of Boston, occupied the
time of the court Tuesday afternoon. 1t is
probable that the case OF State V. Frank H.
MCGill for keeping a nuisance will be tried
this morning. John Evans and Jacob Rob
inson were brought from the house of cor
rection last week, the former as witness
in the McGill case and the latter in that of
State V. Henry G, Smith. II is a most
healthful state of affairs when the masks
are torn from those who have been reaping
the profits of rumselling while others have
borne the punishment, and which brings to
light and punishment the actual propretors
OF the places where liquor is sold,
The entertainment given last Friday
evening in the Methodist vestry by the
members Of the Young Ladies' Missionary
Society connected with that church had the
charm of novelty ana was largely attended.
Supper was served from five to seven
o'clock and the young ladies were kept
busy attending to the wants of the goodly
number who partook of the good things at
their tables. The vestry was profnsely dec
Grated with flags and bunting. The enter
tainment that followed was state" affair
in every meaning of the word. The thirteen
original states were represented by as many
little tots, who marched in and, to the ac-
compartment of waving flags, sang "Yank, o
Doodle" The forty-four states next made
their appearance in the persons of young la
dies dressed in white each carrying a shield
emblazoned with the name of the state she
represented. Their marching elected loud
applause, and gave evidence of the faithful
drill they had received from Captain A. G.
Eaton and Walter Sterling. Each young
lady gave brief recitation giving the re-
sources of the state she represented, aud
afterwards they formed in double column
and sang America" The territories, rep