The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-11
MONTPELIER, VT, WEDNESDAY, JULY ILL., 1894

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b. Cross this afternoon. Tea will be served
at five o'clock
Mr.. AND Mrs. j. WoRTHING, e. E.
Towner, Mrs. Cook and Miss Lizzie Stim-
son left on Monday for Cleveland, o., to at
tend the National Christian Endeavor Con-
vention. The Vermont delegation occupied
two special through cars from st. Adams,
A. L. WEEKS of st. Albans, internal reve-
nue. collector, Emory s. Harris OF Benning-
ton, United States marshal, and George E.
Johnson, clerk Of United States court at
Burlington, were guests OF United States
District Attorney j. II. Senter last Friday.
JERRY DoNAHUE and Alexander Carroll,
both of Barre, were arrested there on Tues
day and brought before Justice j. I'll. Lucia,
charged with being intoxicated at Berlin
Pond last Sunday Both pleaded guilty
and were fined S1071 each, which they paid.
REV. WILLIAM w. JACKSON, JR., of New
York will lecture in Trinity Church on Sun
day evening, July %, on Gods Wisdom
and Power Seen in the Rise and Progress of
Great Events" Rev. DR.. E. 7. Quimby,
professor in Dartmouth College, recon-
mends Mr.. Jackson as an interesting and
instructive speaker
COMMENCING to-day, and on every We'd
nesday thereafter until further notice, a
refrigerator car for the transportation of
fruit and perishable freight will leave Bos-
ton at three p. NJ. via Concord ~ Montreal
arriving at Montpelier at S05 the next
morning, and Barre at 8: 80 A. NJ.
THE fishing trip of b. NJ. Shepard and
Harvey l.. WelCh to Peacham, for which
point they started last Monday, was cut
prematurey short before they had chance
to use any of the bait. A telephone mes
sage overlook them at Marshfeld, saying
that Mr.. Long had been called to Boston,
and Bert " was obliged to return to Mont
pelier.
THE new livery barn of j. A. Kelton, now
nearly completed, is a valuable and much
needed addition to his hotel property. 1t
is 80 by 80 feet, with a nine-foot basement
underneath. Built in a most thorough
manner, we'll lighted and ventilated, with
several wide stalls and two box-stalls, it will
easily accommodate twenty-five horses and
is model of its kind
A SERVICE of more than ordinary interest
occurred at St. Augustne's Church last
Thursday evening, when Rt. Rev. Bishop
Michaud of Burlington preached on The
Mission of Our Divine Lord" after which
he confirmed class of eighty young people.
The attendance was very large and the elo-
quent discourse of the bishop was listened
to with profound attention.
THIRTEEN out of fifteen police boxes were
wrecked by cannon crackers the night be-
fore the Fourth. This act of vandalism
was evidently intentional and was done by
parties familiar with the location of the
boxes. If the identity of the guilty ones is
proven, as it seems likely to be, they will
realize before they get through with it that
it was costly nights sport.
ALVIN F. SoRTwELL and family of Cam
bridgeport, Mass, arrived at the Pavilion
of summer boarders at this hotel are Har-
rison G. Hall and Miss Anna Hall, his
sister, of Boston; Mr. and Mrs. #. j. Prem
tss and Mrs. M. p Hathaway OF New
York; Mrs. A. X. Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. c. Bancroft and Miss Greenleaf of Co.
lumbus, o.
THE Keeley League elect, the following
officers last Thursday evening: President,
William q. Canning; first vice-president,
William Dillon; second vice-presdent and
recording secretary, William Stevens; cor
responding secretary and treasurer, DR.. o.
l.. Watson; executive committee, w. q.
Canning, j. G. Wing, Jerry Mccormick
Lewis Wood and John Rutherford janitor,
Oscar Lindsay
VERY large congregation gathered at
Bethany Church last Sunday evening to
listen to a sermon on the " Supreme Author
ity of the Bible" repeated by DR.. Norman
Seaver at the request of many who heard
II when 1t was preached several weeks ago.
The musical programme as published last
week, was finely rendered. Rev. A. II.
Webb and Rev. G.. o. Webster assisted in
the opening services.
ELMER MASON, lad living in Nicholas
block, was very seriously injured last even
ing by getting caught between the end OF a
wagon pole and the door of the livery sta
the barn just as the horses were attempt
ing to make the door without driver, and
was pinned to the barn by the end of the
pole. 1t was narrow escape from instant
death. Several ribs were broken, and his
! injuries may yet prove fatal.
EVIDENCE of the widespread interest in
! the western strikes was apparent at Longs
book. store last Sunday morning when the
| Sunday papers arrived. Mr.. Long had
! thoughtfully telegraphed the night before
! for a large number of extra copies, in addi-
| ton to the wagon.load he sells every Sun
day morning, but even then the supply was
not equal to the demand. With the aid of a
half-dozen assistants, Mr.. Long supplied
the crowd with very little delay
AN interesting public ceremonial will be
held at the Church of the Messiah next Fri
day evening, when Brooks Post, g. a. R.,
will be presented with an elegant illus
trated volume for recording brief sketches
of the service of all members OF the post
Hon. Homer w. Heaton is the donor. De
partment Commander q. f. Branch of New
port will be present and deliver an address
The public is cordially invited to be present
especially all old soldiers members of the
Relief Corps, Sons of Veterans and mem.
bers of posts from adjoining towns.
EVER since the populsts of Vermont
sixteen in number, met in mass conven
tion " at Capital Hall, the secretary and
| treasurer of the state committee, George E
| Holden, has hustled with a persistency
worthy of a better cause and has secured
the signatures Of the 600 voters necessary to
iusure placing a populst ticket in the field
this fall. To be sure, most of those who
signed his paper did it to get rid of him, anG
to get a breathing spell from hearing what
" we are doing and propose to do, but the
signatures have been obtained just the
| same.
THE Woman's Auxiliary gave pleasant
entertainment at the Kelley League rooms
last Friday evening, The programme con
sisted OF reading Our Wedding Day." by
Mrs. f. A. Hayden reading, Thanks fol-
What?" Mrs ii. b. Cross president of the
auxiliary; remarks b, William Canning
president of the Keeley League, Mrs ID. l.
Fuller Rev. Mr.. Jackson and j. G. Wing
Major j. L. Elder recited Cold, Amt It?'
and j. G.. Wing gave "The Irishman's
Dream" A brief address by Rev. j. Ed
ward Wright brought the interesting exer
cises to close.
ONE curious effect of the western strikes
felt in Vermont and elsewhere in the East
is the prospect of shortage of medicines
at the Kelley Institutes. All the institutes
| in the country obtain their supplies from