The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-07-19
NUMBER 20.

NO II Will appear In Jne parade tomorrow
at the hremans tournament at st. Adams.
1t goes to st. Albans to day, accompanied
by several members of the company who
will have the honor Of having charge of the
only wagon OF the kind in the state. No
danger of their being ashamed Of it, either.
A MOCK trial was held at the club room of
the Kelley League last Monday afternoon
which created no end of amusement. AL
bert Bowlock, one of the patients, was
arraigned on heinous charge, and was
tried by a jury of his peers. j. G.. Wing
prosecuted, and Manager Foster and DR.. o.
l.. Watson defended. The prisoner was ac-
quilted.
BLANCHE, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs AbiaI
F. Humphrey, died last Thursday OF spinal
meningitis, aged ten years. Her funeral
was held Saturday from the home of Mr..
Humphrey Rev. j. Edward Wright officiat-
ing. Miss Humphrey was an unusually
bright and attractive miss, and gave prom
Use of noble woinanhoOd. The sympathy
OF very large circle of friends is with the
bereaved parents.
JUDGE T. II. LANCE of Cabot was in town
last Thursday to give hearing on the ques-
ton of bail for James Albn. An attempt
was made to induce the court to accept AL
bins father as surety, but on information
from Roxbury that he was not good, it was
not successful. In the opinion of Judge
Lance Justice Smile fixed the bail too
low, and it was raised from 500 to $50.
THE Argus said last week that Wesley
Pettee had finished work at the spring
shop. If it meant Weston Pattee, that
gentleman takes exceptions to the state
ment. Dull business with that firm caused
shutdown for a few days, and Pattee
went elsewhere to work, in preference to
loafng, but is still in the employ of the
Sabin Machine Company.
The Universalists of Washington county
with their friends of the Church of the
Messiah, Montpelier, and people from Gale
I to. Il
hold grand union picnic at Owls Head on
the Wells River railroad Friday, July 2S.
| There will be speeches, recitations and
music. Train leaves Barre at s: 80 A. NJ,
Montpelier at 9 A. NJ. See posters.
II. ID. GATES arrived at the Exchange
| Hotel Sunday night with another carload
! of Iowa horses. His home is only six miles
from Poneroy, the scene Of the recent ter
rble cl clone, and he visited the place an
hour after it occurred. Judging from his
account of the disaster, the reports sent out
/ by the associated press did not exaggerate-
in fact, but tithe of the narrowing details
was told.
THE national game will be in a sling again
next week Thursday afternoon State
street has challenged Main street, the game
to be played on Seminary campus at four
o'clock in the afternoon of the date men,
toned the defeated thoroughfare to pay for
the supper for both teams at the Pavilion.
Some of Montpelier's whilom crack ball
players are getting into condition. The
game will be the sporting event of the sea-
son at the capital. Don't miss it.
PARTIES of an astronomical turn Of mind
have been out on clear nights of late loo king
at the new comet that has suddenly ap-
peared 1t is plainly visible TO the naked eye,
is smovng in southeasterly direction, and is
said to have a tail from five to ten degrees
in length By locating the big dipper the
comet can be easily found, as it is AT pres
ent almost directly under tue stars compos-
ing that constellation. The new conner has
been photographed by the Lick observatory.
MIR. AND Mrs. BENJAMIN WALKER of Chi
cago are at the Pavilion for the summer,
where they have spent the months of July
and August for several years. Mr., Walker
is brother of Mrs. d. T. Knapp of Mont
pelier. No attractions of mountain or sea-
side resort or an exposition OF nations at his
own door can lure him and his estimable
wife from the delights they find each year
in the capital of Vermont. Mr.. Walker is a
retired capitalist, and is well known to
the older residents of Montpelier, he hav-
ing, years ago, been in business here.
c. w SELINAs was arraigned at Burling-
ton last week for a violation of the alien
| contract labor law. 1t was claimed by the
government that he contracted with Mrs.
BeTgerin of Montreal to come to Montpelier
and work in his bakery, he to pay her fare,
and that he advanced her S. on her wages.
The charge was denied by Mr.. Selinas, who
! q
visitor at his house. He was held in the
sum of $500 for his appearance at Rutland
in October, when the United States district
court will be in session.
Mrs LoRINDA G. POWERS died last Satur-
day evening at the home of Fred III. Perry,
after distressing illness of cancer of the
liver, aged siXty-fve years. She was the
widow of Rev. Mr.. Powers, Methodist
clergyman, who died at Moretown twenty
five years ago. Her funeral was held Mon
day morning from the home of Mr.. Perry,
Rev. w. +. Douglass of Watstield otticiat-
ing. The body was taken to Waitsiield and
inferred beside the remains of her husband
that had been removed from MoTetown that
day. Mrs. Powers had resided with Mrs.
Perry, her daughter, for the past ten years.
Miss ANNETTE UPHAM set an excellent
example last Monday evening, when she
sent the treasurer of the Montpelier Military
Band check for S2j, accompanied by a
brief letter which expressed the pleasure
the open-air concerts and other public ap-
pearances of the band have given her. The
gift was entirely unsolicited and is fully
appreciated. While many citizens are will
ing to subscribe their names when a sub
sCription paper is passed for the benefit OF
the band, voluntary gifts like that sent by
Miss Upham are rare. If Leader Merrill
should dedicate a march to her, or tender
her a serenade, she need not be surprised.
THE annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Wetmore & Morse Granite Company
was held last evening in the office of the
Vermont Mutual. Fred L. Smith, Albert
Johonnott, w. f. Adams, f. A Dwinell,
f. NJ Cory Thomas Marvin of Montpelier,
and II. II. Mcintyre of West Randolph,
were elected directors for the year ensuing.
III. n. Taplin was elected clerk, and I. j.
Deavitt, j. c. Houghton and j. G. Brown
auditors. A subsequent meeting of the di-
rectors was held. The company has been
prosperous for the past year, and has made
considerable money, but because of the
stringency of the money market at present,
it was voted to declare no dividend.
The following data are compiled from the
record of observations for the month of
July at Northhed station for a period OF
six years: Mean or normal temperature
So; warmest July, that of 1SS7-average,
7O'; coldest July, that of lS90-average,
637; highest temperature during any July,
81 on the 2d of 1857 lowest, So, on the
LIST and 4th of 1883 and 1889; average date
= of first killing" frost in autumn, Septem
Der 2l; average date Of last killing frost
in spring, May rs; average precipitation fol
the month, 81 inches; average number OF
days with .0l Of an inch or more, "A; great
{ est monthly precipitation, 5.33 inches in