The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-06


the team from Vermont Academy, Saxton's
River, for the championship of the state in
the interscholastic series.
THE marriage of Hon. Frank A. Dwinell
and Miss Anna Chandler occurred last even
ing at the home of DR.. @. K, Chandler on
School street. The ceremony was per-
formed at half past seven by Rev. DIR. Nor
man Seaver, and was witnessed only by
a few Of the immediate relatives. The
reception that followed was a delightful af-
fair. The decorations of the parlor and
dining-room showed the quiet and excellent
taste of those having the matter in charge.
The paror was trimmed in green and white,
and the connecting rooms with FERNS palms
and flowers. The dining room was prettily
decorated with pnks, rosesland smilax, CIV
| ing pleasing effect. The bride looked very
| charming in white satin gown trimmed with
duchesse lace. She wore a veil and carried
| bridal roses. The ushers were George A.
Viles, f. W. Bancroft and Ebert Dwinell,
and the receiving party was composed of
| Mrs. G.. NJ. Chandler, Hon. Albert Dwinell
and wife, DIR. and Mrs. G. E. Chandler, and
Mrs. Jennie Briggs. DR.. and Mrs. d. G.
Kemp had charge of the dining-room, and
Misses Lillian Smith and Mollie Mcclure
attended to the disposition of the wedding
cake. There was an elaborate and beau
tiful display Of wedding gifts Mr.. and Mrs.
Dwinell left the midnight train for a
brief wedding trip.
AS the latter days of May approach,
the old soldiers who wore the blue look for
full service of decorating the graves OF their
dead comrades that was instituted twenty
six years ago by John A Logan Post. The
observance OF Memorial Day in Montpelier
this year was similar to what 1t has been
in former years. In the forenoon details
from Brooks Post visited the several ceme-
teries in town and decorated with a flag
and Towering plant the grave of every
fallen comrade. The parade in the after
noon was in charge of w. F. Waterman,
marshal. with D. w. Dudley, Lewis Wood
and Charles A. Smith as aids. 1t was made
up of the Montpelier Military Band, T. r.
Merrill, Jr., leader; Capital Guards, Cap
tain A. g. Eaton commanding; Canton
Montpelier, Patriarchs Militant, W. A.
Taylor, captain; carriages containing the
: gee club, orator of the day and chaplain,
! and disabled soldiers; Brooks Post, 7.
, l.. Casavant, commander. The route of the
procession was up Main to Spring street,
Spring to Elm, Elm to Court, and Eastern
Avenue to State street, and from there to
the opera house, where the exercises of the
day were held. The programme opened
3 with music by the band, and singing by the
! glee club, composed of Mrs. f, l. Pitkin,
Mrs. Hattie Willard, B. NJ. Shepard and f.
, W. Bancroft. Prayer was. offered by Rev.
| H. A. Spencer, chaplain of the day The
: memorial ceremonies of the Grand Army of
z the Republic were performed by Com
$ mander Casavant, Captain l.. M. Hutchin-
son and Edgar P. Sloan, after which the
Grafton was delivered by Rev. DR.. e. M.
n Smith, principal of Vermont Methodist Sem
!. mary. He emphasized the fact that we have
;. to-day a country we'll worth all it cost us in
o blood and treasure, and that this country is
p | the one in which all kindredS and nations
n | of the earth are to blend into good citizens,
- and urged upon his hearers the thought that
i. religion is the great safeguard of the repub-
. lic Exercises by the children and read
ing by Professor Blanpied with selection
by the glee club and singing America -
Q by the audience, closed the programme.
h SPECIAL dispatches to the Boston Sunday
= :, Globe and Journal last Sunday from West
10 Randolph told an interesting story of the
% resurrection of supposed dead husband
- after an absence of twenty-three years. IT
- appears that Andrew Jackson Cross ram
e away from his home and family in North
# field twenty-three years ago in company
with woman of unsavory reputation, and
ever since that time, until about ten days
d ago, nothing further was heard from him.
r His wife, supposing him to be dead ap-
2. piled through j. E. Eldridge of West Ran
'e dolph for dependent widows pension, and
l. in 1890 was granted S8 per month. Last
20 Friday morning she received an anonymous
:, letter dated at Montpelier and posted at
x Worcester which informed her that the
r pension authorities would make trouble for
lie her, as she was drawing a pension when
ct her husband is living. Mrs. Cross at once
laid her case before the attorney who pro-
r. cured her pension, and demanded an inves-
" ot tigation This A. j. Cross has a brother,
% % M. V. B. Cross, living in East Montpelier,
~ ~ nephew, Orrin B. Cross, who resides at 81
ne Elm street; also sister, Mrs. Royal X.
~ ~ Batchelder of Worcester. He appeared in
u. u. Montpelier few days ago, and is at pres
N .iV ent stopping on his brothers farm. He was
W W a member of Company A, Twenty-sixth
~ New York Cavalry, and it is understood
hH' that he intends to put in claim for pen
u ~; sion and thus debar the wife he deserted
hu nearly quarter of a century ago. He left
his wife in destitute circumstances, and
n during all the years of his absence she has
an been obliged to work hard as a nurse to
It's provide for and educate her two daughters
on Miss May Cross of Holyoke, Mass, and
be Mrs. Jonas Coburn of West Randolph with
G. whom she at present lives The recreant
ic husband will find that any story he may
n concoct will receive little sympathy, and
y, the story of his pertidy is sure to follow any
On claim he may forward to the pension office
on His return may, and probably will, EN-
is barrass his lawful wife, and deprive her OF
re- the pittance she is drawing from the gov.
c ernment; but if justice be done, he will
,le never profit by her deprivation.
au au THROUGH the courtesy of Charles Def
az az Bancroft, chairman of the Montpelier board
VI of listers, who is authority on statistics, we
rn rn are enabled to give the following compare
W. tive figures that will be of interest to every
taxpayer and citizen of Montpelier: The
IS, total number of taxpayers in Montpelier
rd in 1898 was 6S2; in 1894, there are ,SS5-s
as gain of 203. The total number Of polls in
sst 1898 was 1884, with 1,30S in lS94-a gain OF
OF, IA. In loS9' W poiis were exempt pS
f special statute as militia men and soldiers
or and 10 in 1894. The valuation of real es
tic tate in 1898 was 50 600, 525, against 50 O59,
TX 525 in lS94-a gain of $4,000. III 1898 the
he personal property was valued at 81, ,297 6l5
ne. in 1894, it is 81 3S1 0l2-a gain of SS3, 397
a The amount of the grand list in 1898 W a!
he S35, 16937; in 1894 it is $50 sol 81, A com
m parison of the grand lists of 1884 and 1S9
ife shows gain of 651 taxpayers, 402 polls
Ter So, 3S5 65 in grand list, S67S, SS6,15 in valu
his alton of real estate, and loss of S141 ,321 A
all in valuation of personal property. Th
he grand list of the village in 1894 is S35 900 "a
we which is only 81 ,S00.43 less than the town
ch There have been 1850 lists filed ont thi
)ut year; there are 1,S0S taxable polls, an,
ms l,40l men Of voting age, all except 81 within
me the village limits. The names of $40 tax
payers begin with the letters b, C, or S
NJ There are 40 Smiths and 3S whose surnam
~ ~ begins with "Mc." OF the taxpayers /
uny town, $40 are women. There are l08 list
.ne of from 81 900 To $40 ONO. G2 hatyeen S1n