The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-03
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tions of its delivery. He spoke in warm
words of commentator OF Rev. A. II.
! webb, the newly appointed pastor Of that
! church. and predicted for him large success
in his labors at Montpelier.
FRANK FITZGERALD, formerly brakeman
! on the Central Vermont railroad, died last
Monday of typhoid fever at his home in
| Plainfeld, aged twenty. eight years He was
IN the employ of the Montpelier and Wells
River railroad at the time of his death. His
boIy was brought to Montpelier by special
train Saturday morning and funeral services
We're held at st. Augustine's church, Rev w.
j, O'Sullivan officiating. Frank had many
friends among the railway employees and at
MS home in Plainlield, who deeply deplore
his early death The burial was in the
Catholic cemetery at Montpelier.
Mr., ELMoRE's class of juvenile dancers
VIII close the season with " dancing car
nlval at the Opera.ho on Friday night.
Inc class comprises many delightful little
misses as gay and graceful as butterflies
and as light and airy in their motions; so a
butterfly dance will be a very appropri-
ate feature OF the carnival, and there will be
fancy dancing and graceful evolu tions that
VIII afford an evening of rare entertain
ment Buy ticket of the little maiden So
liclJors, or if one of the busy bees does not
happen to tap you for bit of silver honey
seek the ticket-seller's Office at Longs, or at
the opera-house Friday evening.
THE associated press dispatches sent out
from Montpelier regarding the Odd Fellows
celebration in the opera-hous were evil
denly written by one who was not there, or
were prepared beforehand. The responses
by Chester Parmenter for the grand encamp-
ment of Vermont, Richard A. Hoar for
Hawatha lodge, j. X. Egerton for North
field lodge, DR.. a. 9. Bailey for West Ran
dolph lodge, Hiram Wells for Cabot lodge,
w. ID. Minard for Waterbury lodge, and
the poem by Rev. A. j. Hough, spoken
/ of in the dispatches, did not materiaize on
the stage that evening, although it was an
nounced beforehand that they would. The
press reports sounded well, but were grossly
inaccurate.
The Montpelier Savings Bank and Trust
Company is in no way affected by the fail
ure of the Union Loan and Trust Company
of Sioux City, Iowa, as the institution does
not now, and never has, owned any Of the
capital stock Of the company in question, or
any OF its bonds, or other securities. Under
the laws of Vermont savings banks and
trust companies are not permitted to invest
their funds in such securities, and the Mont
peler Savings Bank and Trust Company
never has had any business relations of any
nature with the Sioux City concern. Mr..
j. w. Brock, vice president. and l.. Bart
Cross, one Of the directors of the Montpelier
Savings Bank and Trust Company, went
West last week in pursuance of plans ma
tured many weeks ago, and are now in the
Northwest, at st. Paul and Minneapolis.
AT the annual meeting of the Ladies' Lii
brary Guild, on Monday, Mrs l.. Bart Cross
was chosen presidents Mrs. l.. p. Gleason
Mrs. Fred Blanchard, Mrs. George H
Guernsey, Mrs. II. G. Cotton, Mrs. E. f.
Rand and Mrs. f. NJ. Cory vice-presidents;
Mrs y. d. Farwell, secretary and treas
urer. Mrs. A. o. Cummins, Mrs. S. +.
Howe and Mrs. Clark King were appointed
an entertainment committee. The sum of
500 was carried to the permanent fund OF
the guild, which is now about 5000. The
guild has been always fortunate in its chief
eyecutivs officers. who have managed its
affairs with enterprise and with business
/ tact and wisdom Mrs. Cummins, the re-
/ firing president has displayed energy and
/ good Judgment in the performance of her
duties aud the new executive will sustain
the reputation OF her predecessors.
From the Winchester, Va Times we ex-
cerpt the following; . Lieutenant Charles
/ w. Foster, Third Artillery, 5. A, who
has been stationed at Winchester Va, for
some time on recruiting service, finding the,
base VI the monument erected TO commem--
/ crate the bayonet charge OF the Eighth Yer
mont at the battle OF the Opeuuan, Septsm--
Der 10, 1864, and erected by Cumrade Her.
bert f.. Hill of Boston, Mass, in 1885, in a
bad condition, has had it repaired with new
brick and marble coping at his own ex--
pense. This monument is on "A field on the
| Hackwood estate, about two miles north
east of Winchester, Va. This thoughtful
action ON the part of Lieutenant Foster is a
graceful and generous tribute to the mem.
ory of departed heroes"
AT the last annual meeting of the Thir-
teenth Vermont Regiment Reunion Asso-
clauon, held in Montpelier in June, iS9y
7 ii was voted to raise funds to erect "A snit
able monument over the grave of Colonel
+. V. Randall, in Northheld. In accord
ance with that vote, the committee then an.
pointed have the work well under way, and
are to have the monument in place ready v
I al arx~f..a IL.
union, which is to be held at Northtield
some time in June next. The monument
is to be of granite, and will cost some $500
or $500 Colonel Albert Clarke of Boston
secretary Of the Home Market Club, who
served with the regiment and is thoroughly
| conversant with all the details of its SER
vice, has accepted an invitation to deliver
the memorial address. The occasion will
undoubtedly call together a larger number
of the members of the Thirteenth than any
! ptevious reunion.
THE following data are compiled from
observations Tor the month of May, by Will
| lam Line, observer at the NorUhfeld sta
! ton, during period of six years: Mean or
I normal temperature, 532; warmest Nav
/ lSSl- average 5S2'; coldest May, 1892
| average, 19.6'i highest temperature during
any May, 90, ON the 18th, 1889 lowest tenn
! perature during any May, "A e. the IN
! 1888, the I'd, 1890, and the IL. 1892: AVERAGE
date OF hrst autumn fros., September II:
average udte VI ldst spring frost, Nav III
! average precipitation, 2 ~ inches: average
number Of days with ol of precipitation
or more II; greatest monthly precipitation
az inches i'll 1890; least monthly precinj,
tation, / 80 inches, in 1857; greatest amount
OF precipitation in any "A consecutive hours.
LOO inches, on the 10Th and 2tst. 1SSg.
greatest amount OF snowfall in any "a con.
secutlye hours (record extending to win
ter of lS92), q inches, December ~ 1899 =
melting as fast as it fell; average number
OF cloudless days, 4 average humber of
partly cloudy days II; average number of
cloudy days, III prevailing direction Of
wind, south; highest velocity of wind. ~
miles, on the lth, 1891.
WHILE the hired men Of E. p. Jewett
were repairing fences Tuesday afternoon on
the brook road that leads from STATE street
TO the residence of Professor j. w. Bnrgess
they discovered at the roots of a small
spruce tree the remains of the body of an
infant. Morton Marvin one of the select
men, was summoned, and taking Tnstica
+. IL. Hinkley with him he visited the sput.
II was found that the dogs had eaten the
body OF the infant except the head and a
few small bones The clothing OK the in