The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-07

been in the dry goods business in Mont.
pelier for the past twenty-seven years. He
began business as the junior partner in the
firm OF G.. w Scott & Co. Later, Mr.. Scott
sold his interest to d. l.. Fuller, and when
the firm Of Fuller & Howe was divided, the
| former took the hardware and the latter the
dry goods. Mr.. Howe afterwards sold out
oJ. g. Morrison. and later, with ID. s.
Wheatley, repurchased the stock of Mr.
Morrison. Six years ago Mr.. Wheatley sold
| out to Mr. Howe, since which time he has
conducted the business alone.
ENGINEER ROBERT WHELAN performed
brave act last Thursday, and undoubtedly
saved the life OF a young child. just be-
| fore reaching TabOr's crossing, coming
down the grade from Barre, he noticed a
| woman on the track, near the crossing, but
supposing that she would get ont OF the
way, he simply sounded the whistle for the
crossing. A moment later he noticed a
child between the rails, toward which the
| woman was running. The air-brake was
jerked up to the emergency notch in a
twinkling, but the train could not be
stopped before it hit the woman and flung
her about ten feet into the snow. Engineer
Whelan jumped forward, and, with the
agility of boy, snatched the child from
between the rails before the cowcatcher
could touch it, The woman and child were
taken into Mr.. Tabor's house, and were found
to be uninjured, although badly frightened.
Conductor Colby watched the whole per-
formance, but was poweress to render any
assistance. His voice had tremor in it
for hours after, as he surely expected to see
both mother and child crushed beneath the
wheels of the locomotive.
MRS VIOLET b. HAMILTON, a daughter of
Surgeon General Hamilton of England, is
confined in the TOmbs, New York, charged
by the Gerry Society of that city with TAX
ing care of homeless babe without per-
init. A local interest attaches to this case
Mra ltnn nlu it,u tf
he an adopted sister of Madame Eleanor
Fletcher Bishop Nicholas, of Nicholas
Manor, Berlin side. Mrs. Hamilton said to
a reporter for the New York World that
Madame Nicholas sent her money regularly
for the support of the child; that when Mrs.
Nicholas was married, her husband settled
$4,000 on her, which has been left by will
to Mrs. Hamilton and the child in case of
the death of Mrs. Nicholas. A representa-
tive of the WATCHMAN called on Madame
Nicholas to ascertain the truth of the state
ment. She was too ill to see the reporter,
but sent him written statement in which
she said it was true that she sent money
regularly to her dear adopted sister, Mrs.
Violet b. Hamilton, for the support of the
dear babe we have adopted and named
Eleanor Violet, after us both" She said
the babe in question was abandoned by its
mother, and that she and Mrs. Hamilton
adopted it rather than send it to an asylum.
She further said, " i have assumed the re-
sponsibility for its support | have invited
them to share my home here, but my friend
and sister prefers to earn her own living"
The charity benefit under the auspices of
the Kings Daughters, given in Blanchard
opera house last week Tuesday evening
which the WATCHMAN was obliged to simply
forecast owing to its early hour of going to
press, was splendid success, and fully sus-
tanned the reputation Montpelier enjoys for
the excellence of its amateur performances,
which so often excel in skill and finish the
work of professionals. At this late hour no
description in detail will be attempted. The
musical programme, of which the first part
of the entertainment was composed was
under the direction of F, w. Bancroft, and
included an overture from the orchestra,
singing by the Apollo Quartette, solos by
Mr. Bancroft and G. F. Lowe, and two se-
lections by Miss Margaret e. Shanks, the
charming elocutionist that were repeatedly
applauded. For many weeks, except among
those who took part in it, speculation had
been rife as to what the " Chronothanatole-
tron" was to be. 1t proved delightful
novelty and was carried through without a
hitch or break to mar its excellence. Miss
Olive b. Stout made a capital Inventress,
and to her excellent impersonation of this
character much of the success of the affair
was due. Miss Shanks made comely and
graceful Genius of the Nineteenth Century,
, , and the other parts were admirably taken, as
follows: Pharaohs Daughter, Mamie K.
Dooley; Cornelia, Jennie P. Phinney; Cleo
; Mrs. Geo. e. Hunt; Mother Bickerdick,
, Miss Lillian j. Smith; St. Cecilia, Agnes NJ.
Dooley; Hypatia, Minnie L. Higgins; Agnesi
of Bologna, Evelyn S. Lease; Pocahontas,
Sallie Oyiatt; Joan of Arc, Margaret L.
Dewey Sappho Harriet E. Huse; Martha
, Washington, Bessie Carey; Priscilla, Anna
w. Phinney; Queen Isabella, Mrs. Hattie p.
Willard; Sarah, Mrs. Emily F. Roberts.
t The Columbian march, by thirty two ladies',
with Mrs. T. S. Brophy as captain, was car
thrnnOh nrAniginn NJ yatar No
and was fitting close to delightful enter
tainment The net proceeds were 5000,
, which, it is needless to add, will be applied
where 1t will do the most good in charitable
work.
The case of William B. Hayes v the Col.
chester Mills was argued in supreme court,
last Wednesday morning, by K. X. Hard,
G. NJ. Wilds and Seneca Haselton, for the
plaintiff and Henry Ballard, II. f. VOL
colt and w. l.. Burnap for defendant.
Plaintiff lost his right arm while working
in these mills, and obtained verdict of
$1,000 in Chittenden county court, to which
exceptions were taken. The general as
sumpsit case of Lyman G. Collins v. Orlando
NJ. Richmond, from Windsor county, and
the trover case, also from Windsor county,
| of Charles Labbee v. Nelson S. Johnson,
were also heard Wednesday. The case OF
) r w. Waterman v. Thomas p Davis OF
Chester was argued by W. w. Stickney for
plaintiff and l.. NJ, Read for defendant
= Chester, and the question involved was the
, action of the listers in apprasing an undi-
vided half of soapstone quarry. The
Orange county case of Ebert G. Hall " the
; Village of Barre, a question of personal
a damage and loss of his horse by defective
' bridge in the village of Barre, was argued
: Thursday forenoon. h. M. Harvey and j
2 X. Darling for plaintiff; q. w. Wing and j
w. Gordon for defendant. Other cases
! heard Thursday We're Sarah A. f. Walton
, administrators, V. Estate of Electa Hall, an
a appeal from the probate court Of Orange
county, and the Orange county case of
. Frank X. Beede V. Z. b. Fraser, appellant
, and National Bank of Barre, trustee. The
! parties We're formerly in the granite busi-
ness in Barre, and when the partnership
was dissolved, could not agree in the settle
. ment of their joint account. The unsavory
, Barre case of Fratini V. Cashnl was argued
l by Barney & Hoar, and j. w. Gordon, for
= plaintiff; w. A. Boyce o b. Boyce and j
i q. Wing, for defendant. The main point AT
= issue was an attempt to introduce new evi-
= dence. The first case heard Friday morn
ing was George s. Chapman V. Addie and
, Fred Long The parties live in Moretown,
: and the deed of a certain piece of land is in