The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-10
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THE meteorological report for the month
of December at Northfeld station Is as fol-
lows: Mean barometer 30.090; highest,
30 SM on the 14th; lowest, 29.356 on the 10Th;
mean temperature. 16.3o; highest, BE- on
the 25th; lowest 27o, on the 14th: greatest
daily range of temperature, 45o, on the DIST;
least daily range, 81, on the 18th; mean
temperature for the month in 1887, 2Oo;
1888, 25o; 1882 20o; 1890, 81; 1891, 31o 1892,
1872; 1898, 16o mean temperature for the
month in seven years. 20o; total deficiency
in temperature during month, 62; total de-
iiciency since January /, 20: prevailing
direction of wind, south total movement of
wind, 6,713 miles; maximum velocity of
wind, 36 miles southwest on the 10th: total
precipitation, 02 inches; number of days
on which .0l or more precipitation fell, 10:
total precipitation (in inches) for the month
in 1887, SO; 1888, . 46; 1889 2.61 1890, I 81; /;
1891, 2.63; 1892, l3; 1898, 2.92; average pre-
cipitation for the month in seven years
2 70 total deficiency during the month"; Is;
total deficiency since January 1, 7.57; clear
days, a; partly cloudy days, 13; cloudy
days, IA.
THE following Washington county court
cases are docketed for hearing at the term
of the supreme court that opened yesterday:
Barre Railroad Company V. Granite Rail-
road; Barre Railroad Company V. Mont
pelier q White River Company; Joseph
Yatter V. Pitkin and Miller; Woodbury. Gran
Ward ct al. V. II o Camp; James r. Lang
don V. Horalio Templetun ct AL. David h.
Minard ct al, V. &. l.. Currier: G.. w. Bu-
chanan V. Town of Barre; Joseph Fratini
v. Severino Caslan; Nlliken & Gibson V.
Woodbury. Granite Company; g. S. Chap
man V. Addie Long and Fred Long; n. j.
Kellie V. II. A. Rugg; Alanson Luce " G.
W. Dodge; w. NJ Badger V. Whitcomb
Brothers; c. II. Sawyer V. G. II. Cross g.
Son; Philo G. Camp ct al V. Village of
Barre Mark Mears V. G. +. Shepard T. r.
Gordon Y. Wilbur Hayford; Laura A Cas-
well V. j. S. Caswel; h. G. Bowers Gran
lite Company V. Thomas Farrell & Co.; G.
A. Watson V. Martin Goodno; II. E. Pick
ard V. w. E. Fisk; II. o. Camp ct al. v
Town of Barre ct al; Allen Bates Y. Lewis
Keith; State V. Josiah b. Dyer ct al; State
V. A. w. Spaulding; State V. l. II. Fisk.
JOHN p. FLANDERS died last Sunday after.
noon at his home on East Liberty street
after distressing illness of six months with
hardening of the spinal cord, aged tifty.fiv
years. Mr.. Flanders was born in West
Quincy, Mass, February 6, 1888 During
the early years of his business career he
was associated with the late Mahlon G..
/ KinsOn in the hardware business in Mont
/ pelier under the firm name of Flanders &
| KinsOn. For twenty-five years he was the
| trusted travelling representative of Fl. Whit
/ tingtOn & Co., Boston. Nearly three years
ago he left the road and became member
] of the present firm of Flanders & Pierce
/ Mr.. Flanders was a member of Company
| Thirteenth Vermont regiment, that was
raised in Montpelier and Waterbury, and
was at one time a member of the band O
the brigade. In 1876 he married Susar
c. Underwood, daughter of the late Judg,
Underwood of Wells River who survive.
him. He also has a mother and sister lv
ing in West Quincy, brother in Pittsburg
Pa, and brother in Portland Me. Sine,
1880 his home has been in Montpelier. Hi
excellent business qualifications, as well a,
his genial CHEEKY, kindly nature, have en-
deared him 10 large circle of friends. Hi
funeral VIII be heiu from - lave home f.,
two o'clock this afternoon, Rev. Il. j. Rams
low of Swanton officiating, und the buria
will be in Green Mount cemetery.