The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-07-05

last Monday, that he recently purchased
in the southern part OF the state.
REV. NORMAN SEAvER Of Rutland occu-
pied the pulpit of Bethany church last Sum
day morning. He created most favorable
impression on all who heard him.
VERMONT lodge of Odd Fellows attended
in body the funeral of Stephen T. New
comb last Thursday afternoon. Rev. j.
Edward Wright conducted the services.
IN. Cross recently received an order
from John Wanamaker for a large family
refrigerator for use in his home in Philadel-
phia, 1t was shipped to him this week by
Mr.. Cross.
GEORGE e. HOLDEN went to Rutland
Tuesday morning loaded with populist am
munition which he exploded at the "peo-
ples party" convention held in that city
yesterday.
THE woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet in Bethany chapel Thurs
day afternoon at half past two. Teaching
Temperance in the Sunday-school " will be
discussed.
EDWARD NELSON returned last Friday
from Newton Mass, where he has been in
school for the past year He left for Chi
cago, Saturday evening, for visit to the
Worlds Fair.
POSTMASTER j. ELI GooDENouGH received
orders last Saturday for the discharge of
Amos Robinson, laborer, at the federal
DulluluR. lu6 CAUSE was luSumCleuCy Vi
appropriation"
THE telephone line has been extended
from Berlin Corner around the pond, with
stations at the cottage of q. p. Pitkin on
| the west side and the residence OF Chauncey
! Poor on the east.
THE Central Vermont sta on was crowded
| last Wednesday noon with the friends Of
Rev. G.. W. Gallagher and family, who
gathered to wish them bon voyage to their
far western home.
Miss CARRIE j. JORDAN of New Britain,
Conn, formerly stenographer at the Argus
office, made her friends in town brief visit
this week, arriving Sunday morning and
leaving last evening.
MANAGER G. M. FOSTER OF the Kelley
Institute went to Rutland on Monday,
where he assisted in organizing Kelley
League Monday evening. He was accom-
panied by G. H. Heaton.
WHILE Meader Martin was riding on BIZ
cycle between Montpelier and Waterbury
last Sunday, he was severely bitten in the
| leg by ferocious dog that sprang at him.
The animal has since been shot.
| H. b. WOODWARD, formerly of East Mont
pelier Center, has moved his family from
South Hadley Falls, Mass, where they went
| three years ago, and is to work in Mont
| pelier at his trade as a carpenter.
| In the bar docket for the September term
Of Washington county court, over which
Judge Rowell will preside, there are 234
cases entered, which include 81 chancery, 10
larceny, 80 divorce and 80 liquor cases.
AMONG the summer visitors at the Pa
vilion at present are Mrs. ". X. Lynde and
daughter of Brooklyn, n. T., Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. w. Morris, three grandchildren and
nurse of Boston and F. G. Tuttle Of New
| Haven, Conn.
THE stone-sheds of the Wetmore Il
Morse Granite Company, Lynch & Nc
Mahou, and Kelleher Brothers, and the Sa-
bin Manufacturing Company were shut
down from last Saturday to this morning to
enable the workmen to celebrate.
DR.. j. j. WILLARD of Pueblo, Col, WIS.,
! tied last week at the home. 4 f. E. Willard,
his father, in East Montpelier. DR.. Will
lard is city physician of Pueblo and gives
evidence by his appearance that he is pros
pering in the cline of his adoption.
THE Hdrdwick Gazette last week said that
some of the citizens of that town would cele-
brate the Fourth at Montpelier. 1t must have
been dizzy celebration, for the streets OF
the capital were as quiet as quaker meet
ing, large number of her citizens being
elsewhere on that day.
The tax-bills for 1893 will be in the hands
of f. l.. Eaton, town treasurer, this morn
ing. The town, school, highway and vii
lage highway taxes are to be paid together
this year-a total of 81 90 on a dollar of the
grand list, with four per cent off if paid
within ninety days from July 3.
THE special train from New London to
| Montreal, carrying delegates to the Chris
tian Endeavor convention, will pass
through Montpelier this afternoon A spe-
Cial coach for parties from Montpelier and
| vicinity will be taken to Montpelier juno
ton at q so. This coach will run through
| to Montreal.
A DIMINUTIvE bantam hen owned by
George NJ. Scribner has brood of chickens
and one goslng that she has recently
hatched that ~ attracting much at t'enion
The mother hen takes kindly to her mixed
| brood, although she is evidently at a loss
to understand the propensity for water eX-
hiblted by part of it.
THE patients now at the Keeley Institute
have challenged the graduates to a game of
base bail, to be played on the Seminary
campus next Friday afternoon. All lovers
of the national game should be in attend
ance, as some wonderful playing is assured.
j. E. Dillon. at the Exchange Hotel, will
give full particulars.
Mrs. j. McNALLY, telegraph operator at
Montpelier Junction, was rendered insensi-
BILE by bolt of lightning which entered the
telegraph Office during the heavy thunder
storm Monday afternoon. Her right side
was paralyzed and she has since been un-
able to work, although it is thought her in
jures will not be permanent.
THE electric fire alarm will be tested by
ID. e. Mason, the superintendent, every af-
ternoon at five o'clock. Two strokes of
the bell will be the test, which need nos be
confounded with an alarm. The clock at
the Western Union telegraph office, which
is standard time will govern the test. Set
your watch by teach day, if you carry a
Waterbury
w. u. BENNErr, professor of chemistry in
the University OF Wooster o., is camping
at Porter's Bay on the shore OF Lake
Champlain, and will visit in Montpelier
later Professor Bennett is son of George
Ii. Bennett of Montpelier. He is accom-
panied by his wife and sister, the latter
pleasantly remembered in Montpelier as
Miss Adella Bennett.
TwENrY-oNE extra passenger trains were
scheduled to be run over the several divi-
sions Of the Central Vermont railroad for
the first three days of this week ending this
evening. These included specials for Fourth
of July celebrations, Christian Endeavor-
ers and excursions to various points, and
were all in addition to the phenomenally
heavy daily business of the road.
The streets of Montpelier bore a de-
cidedly deserted appearance yesterday, and
were nearly az quiet as ON Sunday. The
celebration at West Randolph, the races at
! Barre, and picnic parties to Berlin pond at