The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-12
1R, W., WEDNESDAY, APRIL IL, 1893.

SPEAKER w. w. STICKNEY of Ludlow was
in town last Wednesday. He was in the
court room in the afternoon and listened to
the argument of States Attorney Stanton in
the McGill case.
In its report OF the Easter celebration last
week the WATCHMAN inadvertently spoke Of
the memorial window to Clara Dewey Pit
kin in Christ church, when it should have
been Ella Dewey Pitkin.
Mrs. RAFTER with two daughters and Gill
bert A. Jangraw started for Chicago, Tues
day evening where they are to work in the
Raymond Whitcomb Hotel, of which
q. G.. Barron is manager.
SEVERAL of the Bethany church friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Briggs purchased a
handsome oak dining-room table and side
board last Monday and sent it to them at
their new home on Summer street.
THE members of the Good Tenplars
lodge gave Harry NJ. Webster a surprise
party last Friday evening at the home of III.
"A. Bowman on Cedar street. Mr.. Webster
goes to Chicago this week, where he has
good position.
AT the last meeting Of the Kings Daugh-
ters, S25 was paid for the beautiful and
commodious Home for Friendless Women
and Girls which has been purchased. 1t is
one mile out of the city of Burlington, on
Shelburn street.
T. w. DoNAHUE returned last Saturday
after filling a successful orchestra engage
ment at the Tampa Bay Hotel, Florida, He
goes to Keene, N. H., next Friday, and has
an engagement to travel with Blaisdell's
orchestra till June 1.
AMONG those in town i'll with the grip are
Mr.. and Mrs E. Il. Rand, Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
ID. Davis, George e. Morse Mrs. G. NJ. Fos-
ter, Will Kingsbury, G. II. Cross and fam
lily, p. l.. Lyons and family, G.. W. Durfey
and w. o. Chapman.
Hon. CHARLES DEWEY leaves tomorrow
evening for western trip which will in
clude Kansas City, Omaha, Chicago and
other western cities. He will be accompa-
MED by Mrs. Dewey and Mrs. Kate Squires
Dewey, their daughter.
Mrs. PETER HERNoN died last Thursday
of consumption. Her funeral was held
from st. Augustine's church last Saturday
morning Rev. w. j. O'Sullivan officiating.
The body was taken to Northfield, her
former home, for interment.
Mr.. AND Mrs. WILDER p. HUNTINGTON
are expected home from the South this
evening, where they have been for several
months. Mrs. W. T. Dewey, who went
with them, is to remain in Washington,
d. c., several weeks longer
The executive committee of the Vermont
press association met at the Pavilion, Mon
day evening, and perfected arrangements
for the excursion to Chicago. The limit of
the party has been reached and it has been
necessary to refuse several applicants.
AMONG those registered at the Pavilion
last Monday, were p. X. Gleed of Morris
vile; Secretary of State G. w. Brownell
and w. Il. Gates and wife of Burlington;
Hon. A. A. Hall of St. Adams; A. M. Hib-
bard of Grand Isle and o. NJ. Barber of
Arlington.
DANIEL j. DEEGAN of Bridgeport, Conn,
who formerly worked in the Argus office
and later married Miss Helen O'Neill, has
recently been granted patent on printers
galley invented by him, which is said by
those acquainted with it to be especially
meritorious.
DR.. f. A, RICH, of the State Agricultural
College, accompanied DIR. l.. q. Wakefield
to Plaintied last Wednesday, at his request,
and fully approved of the latter's course in
quarantining several places there because
of the existence of hog cholera Two dis
eased hogs were killed
THE Bethany Reading Club will hold it's
last meeting with Mrs j. V. Babcock next
Tuesday afternoon at half past two O'Clock.
1t will be " red letter day." but observed
differently from the usual manner - the
members only will be present. Quotations
| from American authors.
| THE fire alarm, sounded last Thursday
forenoon, called the department to the
! blacksmith shop of Louis Barney on South
| Main street, where fire on the roof around
! the chimney was in progress. A stream
turned on the flames by Volunteer Hose
| Company No quickly squelched the blaze.
The Womans Christian Temperance
! Union will meet with Miss Eliza Rublee
next Thursday at half past two o'clock.
! Narcotics in relation to ointemperance" is to
be discussed. At this meeting the full sum
| of S25 is expected to be raised for the Home
for Friendless Women and Girls.
THE occurrence of a lively electric storm,
one that would have done credit to murky
August day. Friday night, after a day of
winter cold and falling snow, was a very
singular phenomenon. The storm covered
a wide area, and in various places the light
ming exhibited midsummer playfulness.
The union Fast day services held last
Friday morning in Trinity chapel We're at
tended only by the faithful few" Rev.
George j. Newton of Johnson read the
Scriptures, Rev. G. o. Webster read the
governors proclamation and offered prayer,
and Rev. A. j. Hough preached from Judges
| xvi; 26-29,
The annual meeting OF the Vermont
Quarry Company was held last Monday al
| the Off .e of the X. g. Bowers Granite Com
pany. But little business was transacted
except to re.elect the old board of directors
with the exception of w. Nj. Carnes Of
Barre resigned G. j. Gleason was elected
in his place.
JOHN RYAN, a Plainfeld drover, has sued
Dr. l.. c. Wakefield for quarantining hi:
I nOSS Wntn no uOB oAlol6u dLhVhE
them. The case was heard before Justice
Martin at Plainheld last Friday, and yer
dict in favor of Ryan for S19j was rendered
DR.. Wakefield has appealed the case t'
county court.
G. b. ROBERTS, the efficient street com
missioner, and l.. b. Brooks are to go int
the coal business in Montpelier the comm,
season. They will purchase their supplies
of the firm of Gay * Henderson, Burling
ton. Both Mr. Roberts and Mr.. Brooks ar
hustlers, and the new firm will doubles
get its full share of the business.
MANAGER FOSTER reports fifteen patient
; in line at the Keeley Institute, opened Apri
/ at Rutland, with good prospects of muc
larger number soon. Ten new patients hav
t been received at the institute at MoDtpelie
during the past week. Two of these ar
, from Burlington, and they state that the
did not care TO experiment with the Hous
, ton treatment that is administered in tina
, city.
THE Argus said last week that Capital
Tutherly of the regular army had inspecte
, Company III the Thursday evening prev
Gus, and spoke OF the " tlattering comment
/ on the manner in which the boys conducte
themselves" made by that officer. Ina
much as Captain Tutherly has not been
town, the notice was appreciated by I'll
members of the company That officer
! tpr, hax axf,n haa