The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-31


in Montpelier and wherever it is delivered
those who listen to it are sure of a musica
treat
THERE seems to be much talk among
those who oppose city charter that enor-
nous salaries are to be paid various officers
and the rate of taxes increased, but it is be.
ieved that all this could be remedied by q
provision in the charter regarding a salary
limit Ia fact, there are many able citizens
who are public-spirited enough to serve the
city with slight expenses.
The Methodist Seminary foot ball eleven
took the University of Vermont freshmen
in o camp on Saturday afternoon in a de-
cidedly one.sided game. The only specia
{ atures Fere the fine interference OF tn
Seminary team and the work of Keeler,
Whitehill, Lance, Parmenter and Cor don.
Score stood as follows V. NJ. S., 76 fresh
men, 0 Touchdowns, Lance 6, Whiteh i'll 4,
Hinkley 2, Gordon !. Goals, Parmenter u
Referee, rruax. Umpire, Stearns.
ONE OF the brightest best and most sue
eessfnl of all latter-day comic operas, "The
Fencing Master" will be presented at Blan-
chard opera house on Monday evening,
November D. by the famous Whitney opera
company of more than fifty people Every
thing appertaning to the performance is
carried intact The scen merry is complete, the
costumes are new and hand ONE, and even.
the smallest property and stage effects sTsi
produced precisely as in "The Fencing.
Masters" metropolitan engagement.
THE funeral of the | ate Hon. Z d. Put
nam was held from his residence on Col
lege street Thursday af ernoon. Rev II A
Spencer was the officiating clergyman and
III. G. Webster conducted. The bea rers
were G. b. Putnam, Thomas Marvin Henry
A. Phelps and Albert E n les. The follow
ing old associates and business men were
honorary pail bearers George S. Hubbard,
A. o. Cummins p H. Hinkley, G.. III,
Cross, ID. Dewey, Thomas arrows The
Intern ant was in the Putnam and Marvin
family lot at Green Mount ceme:e-y.
The Central Vermont railroad advertises
popular and cheap excursion TO Montreal
for Wednesday, November T. for the re-
markably low rate of $3.50 for the round
Willston, inclusive A special train will
leave Montpelier at g. 10 that morning, ar
irving at Montreal at eleven A. M. Re-
turning, the special rain will leave Mont
real at five P. NJ. Tickets will be good on the
regular train that day that leaves Montreal
at 8: % P. NJ. What more can any one ask
in the way OF cheap excursion rates?
THIS village seems to have recently been
visited by an organized band of ira mps-
Many OF the owners of our best reside noes
report that these enemies of society pay
them daily visits, and appear to grow
bol,ler as the weather grows colder Re-
Gently, while prominent lady was cooking
beef steak in her basement she was startled
by the presence of tramp by her side, ask
ing for food Last night strange men were
seen lurking about residences on State
street, evidently watching for sonnet hing
II seems time these individuals were given
notice to leave.
MRS II. B. TIMOTHY formerly of North
field, died in RansOmville, V, on Sat-
urday, October o. aged seventy.on years.
Mrs. Timothy was the second daughter of
the late Elijah Smith, Esq, of Mortified,
and sister of Colonel Fred f. Smith OF
Montpelier Her husband surv YES hex,
now in his eighty-thrd year. She also,
leaves two sons and three daughters. two
of whom, Mrs. l.. p. and Mrs H. G Glea-
son Of Montpelier, have been with their
mother for several weeks during the severe
illness which followed partial paralysis
with which she has suffered for nearly
three years
A YEAR ago last winter Leon Sanders,
well known in this vicinity obtained a
quantity of butter OF G.. " Parmenter,
Clark King and others, to sell on com mis-
sion. He pocketed the proceeds and
skipped, An indictment was found against
him at the last session of the grand jury for
obtaining goods under false preten ces-
States Attorney Sta located him last
week at Saugus Mass, Obtained a requisi--
tou from Governor Woodbury., and sent
Deputy Sheriff Heath after him. The Of
ticer returned with his man Saturday even
ing, and be is now in Jail awaiting trial al
the present term of Washington coun v
court.
THE Vermont Bible Society elected the
following officers at the annual meeting on
Tuesday afternoon: President, Rev. e. NJ.
Smith, d. D., OF Montpelier; vee-presi-
dents, ~. LEONARD Tenuey OF Waterbury,
RsV. II A spencer OF Montpeliar: CORE
spending secretary and agent Rev L. H.,
Elliot Of Waterbury; recording secretary,
Rev. J. O. Sherburne of Cabot; treasurer,
Charles a Smith Of Barre; auditor, Frank
Nc " horter of Barre; directors, Rev. C. S.
Smith, Montpelier, Rev. J 4. Sherbur ne,
Barre, NJ P Perley, Enosburgh Falls, } G..
Stinson, Norwich, Rev. J W. Kidder,
Northfeld, George E. Davis, Burlington,
Rev, Austin Hazsn, Richmond, Rev. VIII
son, Northfeld, Rev. c, II seymour Ben.
nngron Rev V. NJ Handy, West Ran
doph, Hon d. NJ. Camp Newport.
GRAND ARMY HALL last week TUESDAY
evening echoed with Marching Through
Georgia, John Browns Body" and other
stirring old army songs, when the membres
of Brooks Post, assisted 10y large nu Inber
of visiting comrades held a roising camp
fire. Soon after the hre began TO burn
Lieutenant Governor Mansur was intro
duced He made a brief speech which as
cheered TO the echo az were past COM
manders II f. Taylor and j II GIOulding
of Brattleboro, Chaplain Haynes of Rut-
land, Chaplain Sponr of Winooski, Captain
Bridgman of Htrdwick, Quarter. master
General Gilmore, Senators Leaveus and
Gibson, Captain Averill, and Comrades
Bell and Canning, BY request of Comman-
der Cassavant, f. A Mutt recited "Sheri-
dams Ride" Refreshments of coffee, dough-
nuts aud fruit were served in the ante
room, after which stories of the stirring
days at the front were told until late
hour.
COLONEL HORACE MILLS, one OF the aged
citizens of Montpelier, died at his home on
Vine street, Saturday evening. Mr. Mills
was born AZ Nav bury, November 30, 1914
He lived in that place Tor nine years, when
he moved to Topsham, where he resided
many years, Twenty i've years ago Mr.
Mills moved to Montpelier and has resided
In the same house during that period. He
has followed the trade of a builder all his
life, Mr.. Mills was prominent and life
long tmocrat, and was representative 10
the legislature from Topsham in 1850 He
was for many years me nber of the old
Vermont militia and gained the rank of
colonel. Early in life Mr. Mills married
Jane Batchelder, aud they had four chill
dren. or this number only one survives
Mrs. Cornela Phelps of Ottawa, Ill. One
of his daughters, Sadie Mills, was once an
employee of the WATCHMAN office Mr..
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