The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-28

week and elected the following officers. Pres
ident, Col. l.. G. CIR mt vice president,
Lieut. ,nant Colonel II. e. Parker; secretary
and assistant adjutant general, II. w Hall;
treasurer, g, II. Bagley; committee on by
laws, #. G. Houghton, L. j Retting, G.. W
Branerd.
THE L. l.. A., No. 966, held it's regular
meeting Thursday night, to which the
teachers and scholars of the high school
were invited The subject " Should there
Be Woman's Suffrage?" was freely dis.
cussed and decided in the negative by
vote of 16 TO 8. AS the regular meeting
comes on Thursday night, it was vo ed to
have the next one on December, 6, and the
subject chosen was " Free Text Bo ks"
A FAvoRITE star in new character is al
ways a strong attraction, and Rhea is GER
tain to have "A cordial reception on the oCca-
sion Of her appearance as Pauline in ths
Lady of Lyons next Friday evening,
Move nber 30, at the Blanchard opera
house Rhea has long wshe to play
Pauline, but has only recently added that
character TO her extensive repertoire. II is
one of the mos charmingly effective Of her
many brilliant impers )natous. The gowrs
of the Directory and First Empire periods
are most becoming to Rhe4, who has
scarce been seen to such advantage as in
the character of Pauline.
BETHANY CHURCH was well filled on
| Thursday evening on the occasion of the
grand concert rendered by the choir as
sisted by ID. S. Blanpied, f. W. Bancroft
Miss Adelaide Thomas of 3oston, and
Bessie Cary The selections bv the male
| quartette-com 'osed of f. W. Bancroft g.
II. Shipman, II. ID. Hopkins and II. G.
Gleason-were excellent, as was the work
| of Miss Thomas, and her violin cannot be
! sp ken of in too commendatory terms. The
renderings of Miss Cary, Mrs. 'riggs ald
| Mr., ID. s. Blanpied were all of high order.
| Mr.. Briggs added no little to the success of
! tho affair no biq on parior nj vino
Ar the Joint convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Verm mt
| aud Ne " Hampshire, held at Keene last
week, it was voted to join forces aud EN-
ploy secretary who should have charge of
the work in these two states. The organic
alton was perfected by the election of Off
GERS and an executive co nmittee. The lat
ter is composed of twenty four members.
In view of the prospect Of organization
in Montpelier Charles II More was elected
as member of that com mmittee from this
place. The citizens of Keene, and espe.
cially the business men, are very proud OF
their organization. eir & -nerositv has
enabled them to secure a fine building
which with the lot on which it stands cost
$4,000 1t is fine structure. and has all
the modern equipment, and as Governor
Smit of New Hampshire said in his a 1.
dress of welcome, sit is test and gauge
of the community" We hope the same may
so On be said of Montpelier.
The members of " The Society of Colonial
Wars in the State o. Vermont met at the
adjutant generals Office on Tuesday of last
. week and elected the following officers
Governor Gen. 7. S. Peck Of Burlington
deputy governor, Col William S. Webb o
Shelburne; lieutenant governor Gov Ur
ban A. Woodbury. of Burlington secretary
John G. Norton of st. Albans; deputy sec
retary. Robert Noble of Woodsville. n. H
treasurer, Col. G. S Forbes of St. Albans
clon nj w Fu1lar If
bans; historian, Col. G. G. Benedict of Bur
lington; registrar, Hon. Hiram A. Huse o
Montpelier; chancellor, ex Cove nor w. P
Dillingham;; gentlemen of the council, Col
G. G. Benedict, Col. r. j. Kimball, Freder
ick Nash Martin, Capt. Horace E. Dyer
Col. L. G. Fletcher, Capt. A. w Fuller
committee on mem bership Hon. Hiram A
H use, Capt. II. K. Dyer, Col. G. G. Bene
dict, Capt A, w. Fuller, Col. G. S. Forbes
deputy general for Vermont, Col. E. A
Chittend IN.
THE following data, compiled from tn,
weather bureau. re cords at Northteld, cove
the period of seve years for December, ant
should prove of value and interest in antici
pa ing the more important meteorological
elements, and the range within which sucl
variations may be expected to keep for the
coming month: Mean or normal tempera
ture, 20o; the warmest month was that o
1891, with an average of 31o the coldes
month was that of 1890, with an average o
90; the highest emperature was 55o, on 25th
1889; the lowest temperatu e was Pc OF
14th, 1898; average date on which frs
killing" frost occurred, september q
average precipitation for the mon h, 81
inches; average number of days with .01 o
an inch or more, IA; greatest monthly pre-
cipitation was 5.SS inches in 1887; leas
monthly precipirat was l Is inches il
1892; greatest amount of precipitation re
corded in any twenty-four consecutive
hours was PA inches on 2Sth and 29th, 1887
greatest am0 ant of snowfall recorded i'll an.
twenty-four consecutive hours (record ex
tending to winter 18S4-5) was 214 inche
on 2Sth and 29th, 1887; average number @
/ clear days, 3; partly cloudy days, II; cloud
! days, Is; the prevailing winds have beel
, from the south; the highest velocity of tn
, wind was 4S miles from the northwest o.
18th and 18th, 1889 and 1890.
Hon. TIMOTHY r. MERRILL died very sud
. denly at his residence, last week Wedne
day evening, at nine o'clock Mr.. Merrill
was supposed to be i'll excellent health, bu
4 died instan ly while reading paper, an
h. seated at the table. Mr.. Merrill was life
, long resident of Montpelier, having bee
q born here in April, 1922. He came froi
an old and prominent fam ly. His father
| L. r Merrill, was a prominent lawyer an
y was elected secretary of state in 1881, hay
ing previously been town representativ
two terms, states attorney eight terms, er
crossing clerk of the general assemb
. seven terms, clerk or the house OF repre-
r sentatives nine terms, and secretary of stat
: five terms, in which Office he died. His sor
; Felrand f. Merrill, who wa, brother of til
u subject of this sketch, was also states a
n torney, town representa- i've, clerk of I'll
house and secretary Of state. The Mr.. Me
o rill who died last week was the last su
!. vivor of his fathers family. In earl
n life he married Elizabeth, daughter
d Colonel Levi Boutwell, of Thetford, an
J by their union one child was born-T.
y Merrill. Jr,, the well known musician M
Merrill was engaged in the brick busine'
- several years, and was also register of pr'
q bate and judge of probate of Washingto
. co lnty many years. He was also at Oh
h time deputy county clerk. For the pa
q twenty years he has been the efficient ow
n clerk, holding that Office at the time of h
n death. In politi s he was repubica
Mr.. Merrill had a large circle of friends an
was held in high esteem by his fello
/, townsmen. The funeral was held at h
II late home Saturday afternoon, Rev, j. f
3. ward Wright officiating.
h Washingt Oh County Court.
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