The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-10

| Walton was also elected president of the
company and George l.. Blanchard vice
president. This company now has 5000 in
its treasury, and since it was organized has
| expended over 81 200 for equipment, every
dollar Of which has been paid out of the
company's treasury. The hose sleigh has
been placed on rollers so nicely adjusted
that child can move it,
WILDER p. HUNTINGTON died Tuesday
noon after an illness of two years with con.
sumption, aged forty years. For the past
| ten weeks he has been confined TO the house,
although able to sit mp until quite recently.
He was born in Montpelier, and, after at
tanning his majority, he was for several
years engaged in the fruit business in ST.
Albans, and later at Pierre, So. Oak. For
the past ten years he has been associated in
| business in Montpelier with l.. Il. Hunting
ton, his father. Eleven years ago he mar
ried Hattie Babbtt of Swantop, who, with
| two children, survives him. His funeral
will be held from his late home on State
street Thursday afternoon at half past two,
Rev. j. Edward Wright officiating.
MARTIN VAN BUREN HATHAWAY died last
| week at his home in Hardwick after a brief
illness with pleurisy. Mr.. Hathaway, has
always been active and efficient in the viii
lage and town affairs of Hardwick, and at
the time of his dea'h was village clerk and
treasurer, clerk of the board of academy
trustees, and one of the town auditors For
many years he has been the Hardwick cor
respondent OF llle w ATCHMAN, ana MS IN
telligent chronicles Of the weekly events i'm
that town have been models of the work of
the local newsgatherer. The WATCHMAN
highly valued his work and commended it
TO the imitation of others. We regret his
untmely death and express our sympathy
for his family and friends in their bereave-
ment
THE fourth annual reunion of the Brook
lyn Society of Vermonters of which Col.
Robert j. Kimball Of West Randolph is
president, will be held at Wilson's Hall,
153 Pierrepont street, BROOKLYN, Wednes-
day evening, January II. Senator Morrill,
will be guest of the society on this occa-
sion, and addresses will be made by Hon.
Roswell G Horr, General G NJ. Dodge
Hiram X. Steele, Esq, Rev. I. p. Frost, a
former pastor of Trinity church, and others.
These reunions in the past have been times
of rare enjoyment, and President Kimball
and Secretary b. l.. Benedict have prepared
a programme for next Wednesday evening
that is sure to make the occasion pleasant
and memorable,
THE policemen's watches that have been
purchased by the bailtfS for the use of the
village police were given ont to Officers
Demeritt and Hunt yesterday noon. These
watches, when not in use, are to be kept at
the Vermont Mutual building in charge of
| q. O. Stratton. When a policeman goes on
duty, he takes one Of them and makes a
wind. Another wind is made when the Of
ficer goes off duty. Twenty boxes have
been located in different parts of the village,
and the beats are divided into three routes
-one long east, one long west, and one
short route. The long routes are traversed
once in twenty-four hours, as near
, midnight as practicable, and the short
, route, which includes the business portion
of the village, once an hour
MIR. AND Mrs. HENRY j. CURTIS arrived
in Montpelier last Friday morning, bring
ing with them the body of Merton, their
, vii Jaatb in
has been noted in these columns. Funeral
services were held saturday afternoon at tno
= home of Rev. l.. E. Taylor on Baldwin
street, and the body was buried in Green
Mount Cemetery. The floral display at the
+ funeral was very elaborate, and demon.
: strated somewhat the affection and esteem
in which Mr.. Curtis was held by his friends
in Montpelier The Bethany Christian En-.
deavor Society and the Good Templars, OF
which he was formerly a member sent
beautiful bouquets of roses the officers and
! employees at the Office of the Vermont Mu
. tual Fire Insurance Company wreath and
bunch of roses, and there were many con
tributions from private individuals.
/ The annual meeting of the National Life
e Insurance Company was held at Mont
- peler, January >. George w. Reed, Dudley
\ G. DenisOn and Levi *. Fuller were re
= elected directors for three years The
T board, az now constituted, is as follows
5 Charles Dewey, w. H. II. Bingham, George
w. Reed Dudley G. Denison, Edward
!, Dewey, Fred +. Smith, James G. Houghton
= James T. Phelps, Wheelocl q. Veazey, Geo
4 Briggs, Levi X. Fuller, George G.. Benedict
: William p Dillingham;. The affairs of tn,
, company are reported to be in eXceilen
condition, the new insurance written il
= 1898 amounting to about S13,000,000 4
~ statement of the financial standing shows
/ assets nearly S10000O00 with about sol,
100000 of insurance in force. The invest
ments of the companyIare remarkably clean
, being confined strictly to municipal bond
l. and securities with large land values n,
: railroad stocks or bonds or manufacturin,
VI or corporation loans.
, REPRESENTATIVES, from several prepare
= tory schools in the state met at Vernon
Methodist Seminary last Saturday and or
>, ganized state base ball league. This eagu
is divided into northern and southern sec
tions, each comprising three teams. Tn
northern section is represented by 81
: Johnsbury Academy, Vermont Methods
d Seminary, and Goddard Seminary of Barre
= the southern by the Burlington High School
IL Vermont Academy of SaXtons River, an,
> the Rutland High School A schedule o
q games to be played the coming season vii
u be arranged later The officers elected ar
y as follows; President, f. ID. Thompson @
II st. Johnsbury Academy; vice-president, w
u j. Forbes of Vermont Academy; seCretar
l. and treasurer, II, G. Whitehill of Vernon
ii Methodist Seminary; executive cOmmitte
|. from the southern section John Stearns c
l. the Rutland High School; from the norther
y section, Mr.. Hardness of Goddard Seminary
! AN associated press dispatch from Barre
> last week, stated that the Grand Arm
! posts of Washington and Orange countie
y are booming General j, II. Lucia of Mont
-, pelier for department commander of VeI
70 mont. The encampment will be held i
= Burlington the last two days Of this month
II This movement in favor of General Luci
! has been brought about unsought and III
known by him, and, in conversation with
t. representative of the WATCHMAN on tn
n subject, he stated that while personally h
l. should shrink from the duties and respon
Is sibilities of the position, he should hardl
/ feel like refusing to serve in that capacity
l. he should be elected to it by a majority c
s the delegates. From Derby Line to Sout
: Vernon, no man more worthy of the pos
Il ton could be chosen, or one who woul
D. discharge the important duties of the ofiic
g. with more fidelity or ability than woul
N General Lucia. His war record is a gran
r one, and az department commander h
D would do honor to the position and to til
order in Vermont.
y THE board of railroad commissioners ha
o rendered its decision in the matter of th
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