The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-17

b. - ,ds peen suggested tnat bill be intro
duced i1to the Legislature making Barr
, and Montpelier one municipal court dis
trlct ana that one judge be appointed, II
noin sessions in the two towns This woul,
Ia measure abolish the justice OF the peac
system which in some ways has outlved 1T
{ usefulness.
THE New Hampshire Unitarian 'Associa
ton is TO hold its thirty-frst annual meet
ing IN Littleton next Thursday and Friday
Oh Thursday evening Mr.. w. 7. Elkins
now preaching in Bath, N. II is to be or
daln"d. The Unitarian society in Littletor
offers hospitality to all who desire to attend
aud the railroads grant reduced rates
REV j. j. LEWIS delivered his illustrated
lecture on the Passion Play before very
large audience in the opera house Sunday
evening The story has all the pleasing
cnaracterlstics OF an entertainments of the
highest order, the views were superb and
It IS no wonder thai the lecture has been
called by Boston critics "the leading illus
trated lecture In America" "
THOMAS G. STAIRWAY leading man i'm the
Rockwell Theater Company, died SATURDAY.
evening az the Benjamin boarding house on
Main street. He had been i'll about ten
| uays with peritonijis, and vas left behind
when the troupe went to Stowe last week
HIS brother and sister arrived soon after
he died and took his body to Waterbury.
Conn on the midnight train Saturday
night.
REV. j. j LEWIS has reserved the best of
The wine till the last of the feast of good
things the people of Montpelier have re-
celVed at his hands during the past few
| we ks. The subject of his last lecture at
the opera house on Thursday evening of
this week will be From Lake Thun to the
diber with glimpses Of Berne, Geneva,
| Chamounie, Glacier du Rhone Lakes Como
hngano, and Maggiore Milan, Genoa, and
| Pisa"
IHE entertaining society drama "The Bur-
| glar,' from the novel by Mrs. Frances
Hodgson Burnett, will be presented at the
opera house next Friday evening by the
well-known A. Q Scammons COMPANY, one
OF the very best on the road This fasci.
mating drama will be presented with a
wealth OF accessories and stage setting such
as Is rarely seen on a country stage. Seats
| VIII be on sale at Longs book store We'd
nesday evening.
Deputy SHERIFFs COLLINS AND PowERs
ralded the saloon run by John st. John at
the corner of Elm and School streets on
thursday evening, and found 100 bottles of
peer ana whiskey and one keg of whiskey,
which they proceeded to remove. Friday
morning Deputy Sheriff Heath arrested
st. John and brought him before Judges
Lance and Jones. He was placed under
$500 for nuisance, and $500 for keeping,
bail being furnished by f. Il. Stevens, Fred
Standish and q. w. Selinas.
THE executive committee of the Young
Mems State Republican Club has decided to
hold public meeting and banquet on Lin
coins birthday, February II. The place of
meeting will be fixed later, and several
wellknown public speakers from abroad
will be in attendance. f. G. Smith, j. W.
Redmond and A T.. Watson were appointed
committee on transportation; o NJ. Bar
Der, f. L. Houghton and o ID. Clark on in
vitations; j. III. Watson, =. II. Dale, A. f.
one and II. w. Hulburd on arrangements
Nothing will be left undone to make the
meeting one of unusual interest.
Mrs. LEWIS FLINT, an elderly lady, who
resided with her sou-in.law, Dan Earle, at
the Pioneer Works, was instantly killed
on Saturday, by the 9: 30 mail train for
Barre. She was crossing the track near the
electric light station. The body was
mangled but very little, showing that the
blow that struck her did the work. Mrs.
Flint leaves a daughter and two sons.
She had ,been constant attendant on
three small grandchildren, having come to
this village on Saturday and purchased an
over coat for one of the little boys and was
returning home when she met her death.
IT is undoubtedly true that there was
good deal of misunderstanding in the town
meeting Friday, and that a good many
no " votes were cast by men who under
stood that they were voting ON the PROPOSE
tion to annex Berlin street, and, knowing
the opposition of the inhabitants there TO
being annexed, they voted against the mo-
ton for a city charter. The motion that
was adopted by the meeting has nothing
whatever to do with Berlin. The meeting
voted to instruct the town representative TO
apply to the legislature for city charter,
and this charter as drawn will have no
reference to Berlin street or Berlin town
THE annual reunion of the Eighth Yer.
mont regiment was held at the court house
Tuesday afternoon The first part of the
programme was the shaking of hands with
,hH "grand old man." General Thomas. The
! iollowlils officers were elected: Vice pres
idents, Major j. l.. Barstow and Captain II.
Il. FOSTER secretary and treasurer, G. NJ.
Ferrln; executive committee, W. II. III.
Gilmore, Colonel Fred e Smith. NJ. Nc.
Farland; surgeon, A. H. Gillett; obituary
committee, G. n, Carpenter G. NJ. Ferrin,
S e. Howard, II. e. Foster. The place OF
the next meeting was left with the execu-
live committee The speakers at the after
noon noon session were General Thomas, G. n.
Carpenter and 6. E. Howard.
AT the time Me- OF thn i, nioCsr'age of w. B. Tur-
month, their friends allowed them to 20
quietly on their wedding tour, but Friday
evening they gathered over 200 strong at
! their home down the river and gave them a
surprise party and wedding reception.
Waits6eld, Northfeld, Moretown, Middle
sex and Waterbury, who brought with
them several valuable gifts of silver, furn-
ture, etc. BOuntiful refreshments were
served, ana dancing was enjoyed until
nearly daylight. Mr.. and Mrs. Turney
were naturally ratified at first at such an
enormous Increase in their family, but they
soon rose TO the situation and proved to be
delightful host and hostess.
METEOROLOGICAL summary for the month
/ OF September: Mean barometer 30 il6;
highest, 30 5Si on the 13 h, lowest. 30 600, on
the 10Th. Mean temperature, 59o; highest,
S50; on the 4th; lowest. 25o on the 26 h;
greatest daily range, 70, on the 25th. Mean
trmperature for this month in 1887, 800 in
1910. 54', in 1889, 57o: in 1890, 56o in 1891
6l0i in 1892 $50; in 1898, 52o in 1894, 800;
mean temperature for this month in eight
years, Oo accumulated excess since jan
nary ], 1892 or an average of 23o Prevail
ing direction OF wind south; total move
ment of wind, 5,067 miles; maximum velo,
city 36 miles west on the 23I Total pre-.
cipitation, 2.99 inches; number of days on
which Ol or more of precipitation fell, Q;
total precipitation lin inches) for this month
in 1887, 1.7S; in 1888, 6.27; in 1889, 06; in
1890 70; in 1891, 80; in 1892, L "a; in
1898 81; in 1894, 9 80; average precipita.
ton for this month in eight years, 2.S4; ac.
cumulated deficiency since January |, or
/ OO5 daily 16 56 Number of clear davs 10,