The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-29

ION1MASTER a. d. DlBbEf TtCblNtu HIS
commission last Monday morning, dating
four years from August last. He expects
to take possession of the office about Sep
tember 1.
AT the triennial conclave of the General
Grand Chapter of United States Royal Arch
Masons, held last week at Topeka, Kan,
Charles II. Heaton was reelected general
grand recorder
In Wilbur Brown the republicans of Ber.
lin have nominated a man for representa-
tive whose election is foregone conclu-
sion, and who will serve the whole town
wisely and well.
A UNION Christian Endeavor meeting will
be held in Bethany chapel next Sunday
evening at a quarter before six, at which
reports of delegates to the national conven-
ton will be given.
IT is perhaps not generally known that
the clarinet solo played by w. e. Dufur at
the Pavilion band stand last Friday even
ing, that was so loudly encored, was an
original composition by Mr.. Dufur.
THERE will be no meeting of the Indus
trial School next Saturday, but on the follow
ing Saturday, September g. the girls will
meet at Mrs, Dillon's as usual. Contribu-
tions of money and materials will be gladly
received
FREDERICK w. BANCROFT is to give is
lecture " Irish Songs and Song W riters at
Westport, n. Y, this evening. He recently
gave Ju6 SdLlt db OudTltb-
town, N. H., before large and fashionable
audience.
A JOLLY party Of seventeen young people
enjoyed a corn-roast at the home of Edgar
A. Cummings last Monday evening. A
straw ride in huge kay-rack to and from
Mr.. Cummings was one of the features of
the occasion.
Mr.. AND Mrs. ALBERT JoHoNNoTT and
Mrs. Arabella Blanchard returned from
North Rye Beach, N. H., last Saturday.
Colonel and Mrs. A. G. Brown, Mrs. j.
Warren Bailey and Miss Ella returned
Monday evening.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet in Bethany chapel on Thurs
day afternoon at haf-past two o'clock.
state meeting, to be held in West Randolph,
September II, 13, ID.
MRS. CATHERINE CoUaHLIN died last week
at the home of Mrs. Thomas Corven, her
daughter, aged about eighty years. Her fu-
neral was held from st. Augustines
Church last Sunday afternoon, Rev. w. j.
O'Sullvan officiating.
REV. r. e. WHITMAN of Berlin has sailed
from Boston on the "Pavonia," Of the Gu
nard line, for England where he is to visit
his old home after aniabsence Of eleven
years. The Free Press correspondent calls
him Rev. f. K. Witham.
THE body of Mrs. Raymond, formerly
| MISS WARY ltbSlOT VI puOuuptlltTy WAS
brought to Montpelier from Plymouth, N.
H., last Monday morning, and funeral ser.
vices were held from st. Augustine's
Church at noon, Rev. w. j. O'Sullivan
officiating. The burial was in the Catholic
cemetery
THE second annual gathering of the Brig
ham Family Association is to be held Sep
tember IL at Marlboro, Mass. DIR. Homer
Q. Brigham is one Of the directors of this as
sociation, and historical address will be
read by Willard 1. T. Brigham. youngest
son of the late DR.. G.. N. Brigham, formerly
of Montpelier.
JOEL FOSTER was in Ludlow last week
making surveys for the proposed removal
of the reservoir that supplies that village
with water. The item in the argus last
week that occasioned so many enquiries, to
the effect that Mr. Foster was " surveying
for the removal OF the village reservoir, "
| possibly had reference to his trip to Ludlow
o. e. CLAY, travelling agent for Cutler &
Burnham of Barre, has recently set some
fine specimens Of monumental work for
that firm, among them a monument at
Strafford for James Ordway, one at West
Lebanon, N. H., for II. q. Mills, another at
Bradford for Mr.. Persons of Chicago, and
a very fine one at Claremont Junction, n. l..
H., for John Tyler of Claremont.
No one doubts that the Central Vermont
railroad does very large freight and pas
when the Free Press states, as it did last
Monday, that the receipts from Burlington
are larger than the total income from all
stations from st. Albans to Windsor inclu-
sive, Montpelier and Barre, for instance,
feel like saying they know such a statement
is not true.
On the agricultural page this week the
WATCHMAN prints summary OF the bulletin
on bovine tuberculosis, issued by the ex-
pertinent station at Burlington. The bulle-
tin itself contains fifty-six pages and ex-
plains in detail the tuberculin, or Koch's
lymph, test. 1t is profusely illustrated, and
will surely be of practical use to stock
growers and farmers. 1t will be sent free
to any address in the state.
THE members Of the Keeley League were
pleasantly surprised at their regular meet
ing last Thursday evening by the attend
ance sI OF a large number Of the members OF
the ladies' auxiliary. pleasing impromptu
programme was rendered, which included
songs and solos by the ladies', recitations
by members OF the league, and remarks by
W. A. Lord, DR.. o. L. Watson and George
johnson of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
THE morning after the republican caucus
in Montpelier, last week, the Free Press
published the following as list OF nom-
inees for justices of the peace. The italics
are ours: C.. II. Hinkley, Hiram A. Huse,
John Mooney, Col. Lucia, II. X. Smile, W
A. Lord, Thomas Marvis. +. d. B. Genning
L. j. Deavitt, Charles VdncroSt and PeteI
Bedor, Six OF the eleven names as pub.
lished are unknown in Montpelier, and the
name Of George w. Wing was omitted al
together Only another ludicrous instance
of mixing up the babies.
ANGUS STEWART was arraigned before
Justice M. K. Smile last Saturday after
nOon charged with an assault with inten,
to commit rape. States Attorney Stanton
and f. l.. Laird appeared for the state, and
j. G. Wing for the respondent. Stewart 6
counsel waived an examination, and he
was bound over for the grand jury. Bal
was fixed at $500, which Stewart was un
able to raise, and he was remanded to Jail.
A party from Barre went surety for his ap
pearance on Monday and he was released
from custody.
The Bratteboro Ph0nie OF last week hat
the following: "It sounds like story o.
carrying Goals to New castle to read in tht
Montpelier papers that the stone for the fine
new Kellogg Hubbard library building a.
that place is TO be taken from the Wes
Dummerston quarry, as Montpelier has
large granite industries Of its own, and ad
joins Barre the Granite City of Vermont
About 10,0 900 feet OF granite will be used IL
the building, and the work of quarrying i