The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-11

he has been instrumental in having the
guilty parties convicted of setting the fire
and sent up for a term OF years, or this re-
ward, the Vermont Mutual paid S40g, the
Union Mutual $50, and the New England
S22, in the ratio of their existing risks on
the buildings.
JEFFERSON BRUCE died last evening Of
creeping paralysis, aged sixty.four years.
For the past eleven weeks he has been con-
fined to his bed and for the last five weeks
has been unconscious. Mr.. Bruce was born
in Middlesex, and has resided in Montpelier
for the past twenty-five years, where he
worked at his trade of wheelwright. His
wife died three years ago, He leaves two
daughters--Mrs. Frank W. Carver and Mrs.
J. V. Sprague; also two grandchildren. The
funeral will be held from his late home in
Bruce block on Thursday afternoon at two
o'clock.
HARRIET X, wife of George NJ. Scribner,
died early last Friday morning at Park
Hill Hospital Roxbury, Mass, from the
effects of a surgical operation performed
the Saturday previous. She rallied from
the operation, and for several days the pros
poets Of her complete recovery were bright,
but peritontis set in, causing her death.
Mrs Scribner was the daughter of George
Richardson, and her sudden death has
plunged large circle Of friends and rela-
tives into mourning. She leaves husband
and one son, George E. The remains
reached Montpelier on Saturday morning,
and funeral services were held from her
late home Saturday afternoon, Rev. A. II.
Webb officiating. The burial was in Green
Mount cemetery. Deceased was forty-four
years of age.
THE civil service commission at Washing.
ton has ordered an examination to be held
at the Montpelier post-otfice on Saturday,
August II, at nine o'clock in the morning
for the grades of clerk and carrier for that
Office. Only citizens of the United States
will be examined. The age limitation for
clerk is not under eighteen years, and for
carrier not under twenty-one years or over
forty years. No application will be enter
tanned unless filed with the secretary of the
board, on the proper blank, before eight
O'Clock in the evening of July 23 The ex-
aminations will be open to all respectable
citizens without regard to political affilia-
tions, and all are invited to apply. The ex-
aminations will be entirely impartial-po-
litical views not considered. Only fitness
and efficiency, as shown by the grades, will
win the position. For application blanks
and information, apply at the post-office to
d. f. Clark, secretary Of the board
MANY beautiful homes are to be found
within the borders of the village of Mont
pelier in which the community as a whole
takes pride, and which have helped in no
small way to enhance the reputation the
capital ofthe state enjoys as being one of
the loveliest and most attractive places in
structon, convenience of arrangement, and
elegant, though homelike, furnishing and
equipment from basement to attic, the resi-
dence of o. NJ. Fisher on State street,
erected during the past year, is excelled by
none. A little more than year ago, Mr.
Fisher purchased the Sidney P Redfeld
property, moved away the old buildings
and laid the foundation of the home he oc-
cupes to-day. The location Of the house is
unsurpassed. Situated just at the bend Of
the Winooski that has been reproduced
upon more than one canvas by artists of
note, a charming view is obtained from the
front porch, or from almost any window in
the house. Stately spreading elms directly
in front Of the house shade the front and
west side from the glaring sun. The founda-
tions are OF granite, as are the walls above
grade as high as the windows on the first
floor, the remainder of the superstructure
being of brick. The roof is slated and fitted
with copper cutters. Entering through the
front door, the hall and vestibule, both fin
ished in oak, first attract the eye. At the
right of the hall is the sitting-room,
finished in ash, with a cosy circular win
dow that commands view of the entire
street east. The fireplace in this room is of
bronze-green tiling. AT the left of the hall
is the library and parlor, connected with
folding doors. The elegant furnishings
Of these rooms are from the Paine Furni-
ture Company and Keeler & Co., Boston.
Every window in the house is fitted with
plate glass, and the handsome stair and
mantel work, done by Mr.. Sanborn of West
Randolph, would be hard to improve upon
The entire house is wired for electric lights
and piped for gas, both of which are used.
The gas fixtures are from Waterbury *
McKenna, Boston. The dining-room is
finished in cherry. Under rich-looking
mantel is a fireplace of teapot brown
tile, which harmonizes perfectly with the
cherry finish. Between the dining.room
/ lxitplan which il finished EaOruiQ
pine, is the buffers pantry, fitted with
a porcelain dish washer, with hot and
cold water. The entrance from the west
side of the house is from under a porte
cochere. The driveway is laid with con-
crete, as is the floor OF the barn at the rear
of the house. The latter is finished and
furnished in a way to suggest comfort for
dumb animals A solid wall of granite is
laid at the rear of the barn, beyond which
is spring of cold water for drinking and
| culinary purposes, elevated enough so that
il is piped to the second story of the house.
In the basement is the laundry with set tubs,
coal bins, etc, and the heating apparatus.
The house is heated by the Spence hot
water system, which works to perfection
and in praise of which Mr. Fisher cannot
! say enough. The drainage of all the buildings
is perfect. In addition to an independent
drain to the river, blind drain is laid en-
! tirely around the house and under all the
| partitions, to the main sewer. On the second
story OF the house Is the library cham Der fur-
| nished in black walnut, with open plumbing
| in this and every room. The guest chamber
| has mahogany furniture, with white silk dra-
peresan hot and cold water. Across the hall
| the rooms of Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher are fitted
with beautiful birds.eye maple furniture,
with yellow silk drapings. At the rear is
the bathroom, with porcelain tubs, and
! both spring and Berlin water In the attic
is the tank room, electric light closet, fur
closet lined with cedar, trunk room, etc,
While Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher have no desire
to make any ostentatious display, the ma
terial put into the building and the furnish
| ings have been the best that money could
| buy. Wherever it was in any way prac-
ticable, Mr., Fisher has patronized Mont
pelier merchants and dealers, and has hired
his help right here at home. While Mrs.
Fisher modestly disclaims the credit of the
architecture of the building, as awarded her
by her husband, the quiet and excellent
taste shown in the arrangement of every
room that blends so perfectly into harmoni-
Gus whole, the unexceled sanitary arrange
ments, and the many conveniences and
| luxuries that cannot be enumerated in this
brief and imperfect description of their new
home are the best evidence that without her
guiding hand, fertile brain and refined
TASTE many things that now minister to
their comfort and happiness would have
! been forgotten even by so thOroughgoing,