The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-05

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THOMAS PERKINS and wife of Boston were
guests of w. E. Vail at the Exchange last
Monday. Mr. Perkins is large wholesale
and commission dealer in beef poultry,
pork, butter, etc, and came up to Mont
pelier for day TO escape the racket incident
! to labor day in Boston.
Mrs JOSEPH DUoUETTE died last Wednes-
day night Of consumption, aged nineteen
years. She leaves a husband and three
small children. Her funeral was held from
ST. Augustne's Church last Friday morn
ing, Rev: w. j. O'Sullivan officiating, and
the burial was In the Catholic cemetery.
Mrs. WILDER p. HUNTINGTON has pur.
chased of Morton Marvin, for S675, build
ing lot on East State street just east of the
residence of g. Def. Bancroft Mrs. Louisa
Fl. Robinson, formerly of Calais, has pur-
! chased lot adjoining for 5000 On both
these lots houses are to be built this season.
CORRESPONDENTS should be careful to
! write the name of the town at the head of
! the first sheet. Postmarks are often indis-
tnct and cannot be depended upon. This
caution has usually been observed, but in a
| few cases it has not which may sometimes
| explain why correspondence has not been
! published.
H.W CUMMINGS of Shady Rill, after nearly
! two years of enforced rest from mental and
! pastoral labors has so far recovered that he
has accepted call to the pastorate of the
| Danforth, Maine, Free Baptist church. and
| will enter upon his work at once. He has
been testing the sports of the Maine woods
during the past month,
j. S. WILKINS and w. A. Rice have
| opened an insurance Office in Huntngton's
block, where they represent the Phoenix
Mutual Life. Mr.. wilkins has had twenty
five years experience in this business and
was at one time general agent of this COM
pany in California. The new firm starts
business with good prospects of success.
THE free trial lesson in French that was
! given in the small dining-hall at the Pa
vilion last Thursday evening by Professor
NJ. Fichot was we'll attended and the pros
poets are that school of languages will be
established in Montpelier by this we'll
known instructor. A second free trial
lesson will be given at the same place this
evening, when the question of forming a
class will be definitely settled.
A " LADIES NIGHT" will be held at the
rooms of the Apollo Club next week Friday
evening, which will be largely musical in
character. Among the vocalists who are
to assist are Mrs. W. H. Haskell (who has
recently returned from Berlin, where she
has been receiving instruction in vocal cul-
ture), Miss Bessie Cary, DR.. +. II. S. White,
F. w. Bancroft and others. Miss Ruth At
kins will preside at the piano, and the even
ing promises to be one of rare enjoyment
WHILE E. L. Putney was driving party
of young ladies through Williamstown gulf
one day last week, in passing the house of
a Mr.. Sprague he discovered that the roof
was on fire. The only occupants of the
house were an old lady and a boy, but Mr..
Putney succeeded in reaching the blaze
and quenching it. A hole four feet square
was burned in the roof, and another five
minutes without discovery would have
given the fire a headway that could not
have been controlled with the means at
hand.
A CHINAMAN named Tom Wahi was ar.
rested by Policeman Demeritt last Sunday
afternoon on a complaint issued by United
States District Attorney Senter, under sus.
picion Of having violated the provisions OF
the Geary act. He was arraigned before
United States Commissioner g. j. Gleason
Monday afternoon, in the Office of Mr. Sen
ter. Attorney Senter appeared for the gov,
ernment and Fred A. Rowland for the re-
spondent, with Sam Chin of Barre as inter
prefer. The prisoner proved to the salts
faction of the court that he had been in this
country sixteen years and was released
from custody.
AN interesting union Christian Endeavol
meeting was held last Sunday evening il
Bethany Church, to hear the reports of the
delegates to the national convention, helt
at Cleveland in July. The pulpit and choil
gallery were prettily trimmed with Gu
flowers, goldenrod and the colors of tn,
society, yellow and white. George c. Prat
had charge of the services, Prayer was of
fered by Rev. A. H. Webb. Miss Lizzi,
Stimson and E. f. Towner gave entertain
ing reports of the national gathering, ant
extracts from several addresses were reaC
by Rev. g. O.. Webster, Harry Cotton an,
Miss Fannie Knapp.
WHEN enjamin Daley was drawn on
jury, last Monday afternoon, he little real
lied what an excitement his failure to re
turn home at supper time would cause
His team went home all right, but the non
, appearance of Mr.. Daley led his family Il
IL. al. 1
ill. Policeman Demeritt and several Others
joined in a search for him among the Goa
cars in the yard of the Montpelier * Wells
, River railroad, but the missing man coul,
not be found On going to the store o
! Denison Dewey & Son for a fresh supply O
| lanterns with which to continue the search
the fact that Mr.. Daley was tied on jur.
was learned, and the searching party ad
} journed without day.
MONTPELIER theatergoers have not ye
, forgotten the charming presentation O
Friend Fritz" by the Manola- Masol
Opera Company year ago last March, no
: the part of Suzel - as taken by MarioI
| Manola Mason. Her rendering of the stor
a of Rebecca's betrothal at the well still
a fingers in the memory of those who hear,
it. The admirers of this talented actres
Q will regret TO learn that she has been nsan
y for some time and is now under treatmen
+ at the Keeley Institute at North Conway
Y n IL. Her mental condition has not beel
brought about by the use of liquor or NOR
( phine, but by numerous lawsuits wit
. which she and her husband have been an
!. noyed during the past few years.
: THE weird and unearthly yellow of tn
atmosphere last Sunday was something a.
, most painful, and the day was largely
!, repetition of the yellow Tuesday of 1881
n The cause of the phenomena was easily ex
D planned the forest fires raging in the lak
region making dense strata of smok
n through which the sun feebly shone. Som
n weak minds talked of the judgment day il
: subdued tones and perhaps it is not to b
= wondered at that they allowed themselve
4 to be tortured by fears of what the extraoi
binary event might presage. In the hotel
and churches lights were needed through
out the day, and the effect on the grass an,
y trees was to transform them into brillian
u emerald. After three o'clock the ligh
d gradually returned, and by eight in tn
o evening the atmosphere had largely TT
sumed its normal condition.
! WILLIAM CAyHUE, better known a
N Cheese" could not stand the peCulia
n condition of the atmosphere last Sunday
n and was escorted to darkened room a
- Hotel Dudley by Policeman Demertt. BE
fore ,Iustica NJ. E Smilia on Monday n