The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-04
election, and was defeated by small ma

1ority.
AN interesting sketch Of Colonel Parsons,
assassinated in Virginia last week, may be
found in the Washington items. 1t is from
the pen OF our versatile Washington cor
respondent
The funeral of Mrs George E. Taplin was
held last Thursday morning from her late
home. Rev. A. N. Lewis came up from
New Haven, Conn, where he is spending
his vacation, to offciate.
PROFESSOR j. A. DEBoER was one of the
Judges at the prize speaking at Dartmouth
College last week E. A. Rollins OF Con-
cord, N. H., and Hiram Hitchcock of New
York were the other judges.
Miss HATTIE A. HALL of Strawberry Cot
tage picked from her garden, June 80, one
strawberry measuring five and one-half
inches others measuring four and seven
eighths, four and one-half etc. Six weighed
eight ounces.
L. NJ. HAMMOND of Chicago, who was re-
Gently the guest of ID. w. Dudley, writes
that when he reached Chicago last week, he
was obliged to walk several miles to his
home. The strikers were tearing up the
track and spiking the switches.
THE Montpelier items in the Free Press
last Thursday spoke of w. T. Andrews d.
e. Moran, superintendent of the Western
Union Telegraph, and General d. I. Boyn-
ton. Some of the friends of these people
were able to recognize the remains.
SPECIAL rates will be in force, and special
trains will be run, to-day over the Central
Vermont railroad between Montpelier and
Williamstown for Barre. The last train for
Williamstown and Montpelier will leave
Barre after the fireworks this evening
THE house of correction evidently has no
terrors for William Lamb. He was ar
rested last Thursday by Officer Demeritt
and lodged in jail Before Justice j. II.
Lucia he pleaded guilty to third offence
for intoxication and appealed his case to
county court.
GEORGE W. PARMENTER, Professor d. S.
Blanpied, DR.. d. G. Kemp, F. B. Eddy, G.
M. Hale and W. II. Herrick left last Satur-
day evening for Kearney, Neb. The tie-up
of all trains west of Chicago will probably
necessitate longer stop than was intended
in the Lake City.
e. w. THOMPSON has been appointed
superintendent of the Montpelier and White
River division of the Central Vermont rail-
road, which includes the lines between
Montpelier Junction and Willamstown.
The duties Of this Office will be performed
in addition to those Of freight and passenger
agent at Montpelier.
A THROUGH passenger coach now leaves
the Montpelier and Wells River depot at
l : 80 daily, connecting with a train for the
Barre quarries Returning, arrives at
Montpelier at 4: 20 P. NJ This affords fine
opportunity 10 VlslU tne granite Industry Vi
Barre and for a trip over the Barre railroad,
that reaches an altitude Of 1,025 feet. Ex-
cursion rates are in force.
The female performers in Harper &
Brothers circus were both quite severely
| injured at Montpelier, last Wednesday
evening. The rope that supported trapeze
on which they were performing broke, pre-
cipitating them some twenty-five feet to the
| ground. No bones were broken, and both
were able to go to Barre the next day in a
somewhat demoralized condition.
In addition to the changes noticed last
week in the Central Vermont time-card
that went into effect last Monday, the local
passenger train north in the morning leaves
at 10: 10, instead OF 10 o'clock. The morn
ing train for Barre that has left at 10: Il
| now leaves at 1890, and the afternoon
trains that have left at a 35 and 7: Is now
leave at 81 so and Z: 90. The last train from
Barre to Montpelier now leaves at s. 80, in
stead of 10: 60 p. M.
THE St. Jean Baptiste Society celebrated
it's twenty fifth anniversary last Wednesday
evening by substantial supper, with
strawberries and ice cream, followed by
card playing and music. The society ha:
added a nice little sum to its treasury, an(
thanks the ladies and gentlemen who ha(
charge of the same for their successful
management; also those who patronized tht
same, showing that the society is recog
nized as one Of the good organizations o
Montpelier.
LAURA, wife of John St. John, died las
Saturday in Bradshaw's block, aged thirty
eight years. At the time of the fire oppo
site the block, last Sunday week, Mrs. st
John was dangerously i'll, and the excite
ment incident to the close proximity of tn
fire threw her into convulsions, from whicl
she did not recover. She leaves eight youn
children. Her funeral was held from 81
Augustines Church on Monday morning
Rev. W. j. O'Sullivan officiating. TIL
burial was in the Catholic cemetery.
AT the meeting of the Citizens Band AS
sociaton, held last Monday evening in tn
Office of H. W. Kemp, G. P. Pitkin wa
elected president, and JW. Brock secretar
and treasurer. H. A. Huse, II. W. Keml
and A. j. Sibley were elected tinanc
committee, and the old board OF trustees
j. w. Brock, A. j. Sibley, II, A. Huse, Fl
w. Kemp and G. p. Pitkin-were re-electe
to serve out the balance of the year unit
March, 1895. 1t was voted TO have regula
meeting OF the association the first Monda.
evening of each month.
THE officers of the st. Jean Baptiste Sc
, ciety for the next six months are as follows
President, A. Galaise; first vice presiden,
Omer Patenaude; second vice.presiden'
Raphael Lanier; honorary president, Ale1
! assistant secretary, Teddie Theriaull
treasurer, Seraphin Neveux; col. trea:
urer, j. B. Doucette marshals. Alphons
Hamel and Lo. Giroux; visitors Of sich
Moire Theriault, Charles Seguin, Urbai
Beaudette; committee OF reception Josep
Ouellette, George Hebert, Joseph Belhem
men.
A UNION service will be held in Bethan
Church next Sunday evening, when Rev
Dr. Norman Seaver will by request, re
} peat the sermon on The Bible, Its ST
, preme Authority" preached by him severe
, weeks ago. The following musical pre-
gramme will be rendered: Tenor solo, IN
Hope Is in the Everlasting" Stainel
quartette, Awake, Thou that Sleepest
Stainer; response, " Beyond the Smilin
and the Weeping" Marston; baritone sole
"God of My Life" Brodsky; contralto sol
: and Quartette, when the Evening Shadow
Fall,h Coombs; trio, 30 Love Divine,
! Leslie.
, THE fall term at Goddard Seminar
will begin Tuesday, September 4, mex
!, This institution has just celebrated tn
twenty-ffth anniversary of its existence
during which time it has been power 10
good in the state, Never was it so we
equipped as at the present time to offe
3 exceptional educational advantages I
young ladies and gentlemen. The instru'
A tors in art and music are specialists OF e1
/ perience, and are second to none outside {
| 4 l., E,,a.l nd ott