The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-19

DIR. MINNIE LEAvfTT of Hatfield, p. O.,
will give an illustrated lecture on the
!" Physiological Effects of Alcohol and
Narcotics" in the Unitarian church next
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. DIR.
Leavitt is bright young speaker, earnest
and racy, whose heart is in her work. She
comes here under the auspices of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union All
are cordially invited.
DIR. RELLA, with his Oregon Indian Med
icine Company is nightly drawing crowded
houses at Capital Hall. The doctor is
whole troupe In himself, and his company
puts up an entertainment that compares
most favorably with many high priced
shows. This evening a special bill will be
presented, when "Tom Sawyer, the Village
Terror" will be brought out. Sat IT lay will
be the grand closing souvenir night, when
every one present will receive a souvenir.
A SON OF Selectman Glines of Berlin car
ried the woman who died Of smallpox at
Washington, last week, from East Barre to
Washington and slept in the next room to
her when she was taken sick. He has been
vaccinated in several places by Health
Otficer Kemp, as have all the members of
his fathers family. If he contracted the
disease, it will develop the last of this
week DR.. Kemp 8 keeping close wa ch of
his case and no serious results are appra-
hended.
The uneasiness that has been felt by
some people because of the fatal case of
smallpox last week at a farm house be-
tween Washington and Chelsea is entirely
unnecessary, and there is not the slightest
danger of the disease spreading. The story
Of the case is told in the Barre and wash
ington news this week The authorities
acted firmly and with promptness when
the case was made known to them, and
have done all that possibly could be done
to prevent infection and to stamp the thing
out.
THE in vUbi oh IA pnoolr bOnaa Of
representatives was carried through at the
lyceum in ths school house hall last
Thursday evening showed that the bright
boys who had it in charge had very clear
ideas as to how the " wisdom and virtue"
of the state transact business. Carl Gour-
ley was elected speaker, Ned Wheatley
clerk, and Will TerIiault assistant clerS.
Bills of startling and comic nature were
intro iuced and discussed in spirited man
ner. The senate will be represented at the
next meeting
THE CENTURY CYCLoPEDIA OF NAMES, a
review of which will be found elsew lere in
this paper, is sold by subscription only.
Miss Laura Kilburn is soliciting subscrip-
tions in this vicinity, and the WATCHMAN
very cordially commends the Young lady to
favorable hearing by those on whom she
may call. The work is one of high merit,
and many will be pleased with the oppor-
tunity to examine and purchase. Chau-
tauquans and others engaged in literary
full work OF reference.
THE Central Vermont railroad will sell
special round-trip Christmas and New
Years excursion tickets, good between all
stations in Vermont and New York, for two
cents per mile each way for thirty-three
miles or less, with a minimum rate OF
fifteen cents. For thirty four miles over,
fare one way. The Christmas holiday
tickets will be good going December "a and
%; good to return until January 5. New
Years tickets will be good going December
81, and good to return until January 6. No
stop-over privileges will be allowed in
either direction.
THE St. Albans Messenger entirely exon
crates Arthur Gravelin, son of Francis
Gravelin of Montpelier, from the crime of
stealing a watch from Miss Clark of that
village. When the case came to trial it was
found that there was not a particle of evil
dence against him, and the case was dis
contiputd d by the prosecuting officer. The
Messenger is authority for the statement
that the issuing of the complaint against
Gravelin was entirely unwarranted, and
the prosecuting officer of that village is
severely roasted " by that paper for ar
resting the boy before he had investigated
the case.
The adjourned meeting for organizing a
Young Mems Christian Association was
held in Bethany chapel last Friday even
ing. A board of twel . directors was
elected, as follows: F. A. Sherburne, c. II.
More, George w. oarmenter, NJ. S. Stone,
d. F. Clark, f. E. Towner, g. f. Taplin,
Don Dodge, A. E Niles Harry Cotton, w.
H. Cowell and A. j. Howe Within the
next two weeks these directors will meet
and elect officers. A constitution and by
laws will be presented, discussed and
adopted The sum of 81 800 has been
pledged in support of the organization.
Mrs. LEoNoRA BoYDEN who died recently
at Freepor-, ILL.,, was we'll known to the
| nf Mnutpaliar lar rnaiHan
ma ne was Leonora A. Robinson. She was
born in Barre, and in 1852 was married to
Holden Putnam of Montpelier and went to
Freeport to reside. Her husband was
! killed while leading a ch irge al Mission
Ridge. Some years after Colonel Putnam's
eith, deceased married again and moved
| to New York. She was visiting daughter
at Freeport at the time of her death. Her
| only son, Charles f. Putnam, perished in
the Rogers Arctic relief expedition of 1881,
and his tragic death was blow from which
his mo her never fully recovered.
THE festival OF holidays, held last Thurs
day and Friday by the Ladies' Society of
the Church of he Messiah, was very much
Of a success from every point of view. The
various booths, representing May day,
! Christmas, Halo ve'en, Washington's birth
day, Thanksgiving, the Fourth OF July, and
| the pop corn and Chinese tables were liber-
| ally patr oniZed, az was the appetizing
chicken pie supper ser yed Thursday even
| lug. Ou rrlidy eNeuluR d suOIl
ment was given, consisting of violin duets
! by DR. X. Longfellow Cleaves and Ray
Huse; songs and duet by Mrs Hattie Will
lard and Miss Clara Houghton, with Louis
j. Hathaway as accompanist; and most
interesting talk by Rev. j Edward Wright
on Snap Shots in Europe" Delegations
! from the Universalist church at Barre were
present both ev 3nings.
PATKICk MCCORMICK was arrested last
Thursday evening by Pol ceman Badger for
int xication, for which Judge Smile fined
him Sl0.0l the following morning. He was
Immediately re arres sted on compl Amt of DR..
Rella of ths Oregon Ind IN Medicine Com
pauy for an assault on Arthur j. Hizlett,
his doorkeeper. Mccormick was refused
admission to the hall by Hazett, Thursday
evening, because of his intoXic itei condi-
ton, VIII ch aroused his ire so that he
struck him an ugly blow in the face. To
this assault he also pleaded guilty, and was
fined Sl4 go. Other members OF Dr.. Rellas
company also wished to en- er com mplaints
aga nst Mccormick for assault, but on the
advice OF Grand Juror Lucia, they allowed
the matter to rest for the present What
ever any one may think alb ut DR.. Rella
and his medicines, it is fact that theVe is
] IL t., l. af.