The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

fore July Is, when it is hoped all will be
again in readiness to receive them.
THE special train over the Central Yer
mont railroad for the democratic state con-
vention at Burlington will leave Mont
pelier at nine o'clock tomorrow morning
The return trip will be made in the regular
train that leaves Burlington at . 05 P. ".
COLONEL AND Mrs. A. G.. BROWN left on
Tuesday morning for a drive through La
moille, Orleans and franklin counties
Colonel Brown goes on a business and
pleasure trip combined and will be absent
about week. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Asa Blanchard and Mrs. G. H. Heath
ALL members of the citizens association
for the support OF the Montpelier Military
Band are requested to meet at H w.
Kemp's Office next Monday evening, July
2, at half past seven. The report of the
committee appointed by the association to
solicit funds will be made at this meeting.
THE returns all go to show that Orrin
Daley is the champion straw berry grower
of Montpelier. A basket of magnificent
berries, exhibited at the WATCHMAN office,
showed one that weighed one ounce and
was five and one-halt inches in circumfer-
ence. Nine berries selected at random
weighed six ounces.
HARRIS of the Hardwick Gazette sees
things as no one else sees them The fol-
lowing, on the state flower, has local in
terest: "Votes are now being received for
a successor to Colonel Forbes as the state
flower OF Vermont District Attorney SEN
ter is barred out, but Colonel Parker and
Nelse Fisk are leading candidates"
AT the session Of the populist convention,
Tuesday afternoon, the motion to nominate
no congressman was reconsidered, and
John G. Jenne Of Enosburgh and Alfred
L. Spaulding of Northfeld were nominated
for this position. A. L. Bowen of South
Dorset was elected chairman, and George
e. Holden OF Montpelier secretary and
treasurer, of the state committee.
THE body of Michael Hurley, station
agent of the Central Vermont railroad at
North Hartland, was brought to Montpelier
last Saturday night and funeral services
were held at st. Augustine's church Sun
day morning at nine o'clock, Rev. W. j.
OSulliyan officiating. The interment was
in the Catholic cemetery. A large delega-
ton Of employees of the Central Vermont
railroad were present at the funeral.
AFTER five years of weary suffering and
of bravely battling against heart disease
Clementine Woolson, wife of George E.
Taplin, died early on Tuesday morning.
She had been unconscious for twenty-four
hours before her death, and at the last fell
gently asleep. Mrs. Taplin was forty-two
years old, and was the daughter Of s. G.
Woolson. She leaves a husband and one
son. Her funeral will be held on Thursday.
The trustees of Vermont Methodist Sem
mary are planning for two-days' excur-
sion to Montpelier from different parts Of
the state, some time in the month of
August, more especially for people who
are interested in the seminary. If their
proposed plans should materialze, it is prob
able that the V. NJ. s. baseball team will
be called together at Montpelier at that
time, to play each day the excursionists are
here.
MORE than $500 has recently been ex-
pended in improving. and Identifying the
hall of Court Ethan Allen, Order of Forest
ers. The rooms have been papered and
painted throughout and supplied with new
carpets and furniture. Handsome canopies
have been erected over the chairs of the
principal officers, and the Foresters now
have ball that will compare favorably
with that OF any secret society in Mont
pelier.
The union temperance meeting, held in
the Baptist church last Sunday afternoon
under the auspices of the Good Templars
and Kelley League, was we'll attended.
Solos were sung by Rev. G.. o. Webster
and Mrs. Webster, Miss Annie Mayo recited
were made by Rev, G. o. Webster w. A.
Lord, William Dillon, Major j. L. Elder p.
L. Lyons. E. A. Mutt and j. G. Wing, who
presided.
PARTIES driving down the river cannot
help noticing the improvement that has
been made by Street Commissioner Roberts
in clearing up and throwing into the current
old crates, and all the rubbish that has
lined the banks of the Winooski and even
been heaped in dry places in the bed OF the
river. The labor was not great, but the i'm
provement In the general appearance Of
that locality is very marked.
JOSEPH PAscoLL, who was wanted in St.
Johnsbury for jumping his bail, was ar
n last hv
uty Sheriff j. L. Tuttle, and taken there on
Monday by him. Pascoll had been con-
fined in the county Jail at St. Johnsbury for
several months on charge for an assault
with intent to kill, committed in Walden,
and was bailed several weeks ago by j. p.
Lamson. His whereabouts had been un-
known until Mr.. Tuttle got track OF him
last week.
The manner in which the fire alarm was
sounded from box 81, last Sunday morning,
necessitates again calling attention to the
instructions that can be plainly seen when
ever box is opened. Pull hook down
once and let 60" means just that and moth
ing more. The way the alarm was turned
in Sunday morning caused the indicator at
the house of Volunteer Hose Company, No.
l, to indicate a wrong locality. This, under
some circumstances, might lead to loss of
time and consequent disastrous results.
REV. T. OKAMoTo, a recent graduate Of
tne OnlOn lneOlORlcal seminary OF new
York will lecture in Trinity Church next
Monday evening on "Odd Customs and
Ideas OF Japan" illustrating particularly
the customs Of courtship and marriage in
that country. Mr.. Okamoto comes with
the best OF references from leading clergy
men in New York, and is evidently bright
intelligent representative Of his race. He
intends TO study medicine in this country
before returning TO Japan as missionary to
preach, and practice as a physician. A col
lection will be taken at the close of the
lecture.
AS result of the competitive drill and
shooting at Fort Ethan Allen last week,
John f. Goodenough and David E. Powers
OF Company III were given places on the
state team. Eleven out of the nineteen that
compose the state team come from the third
battalion. In competitive drill of fifty
men, which corresponded TO an old-fashioned
spelling school, in that every man who
made mistake was obliged to fall out, Mr..
Goodenough was the third from the last TO
be retired-a most conclusive evidence OF
his efficiency in drill,
THERE will be several important changes
in the time card that goes into effect next
Monday on the Central Vermont railroad,
The White Mountain express will arrive
at Montpelier daily at 1920 P. M, leaving on
the return trip about four o'clock. The