The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-30

tion OF Mr.. Reeves. This thrilling romance
was admirably presented, and at the end Of
the third act each member OF the troupe was
compelled to appear before the curtain.
"MEN are April when they WOO; Decem-
Der when they wed; maids are May when
they are maids, but the sky changes when
they are wives" So mused the Bard Of
Avon" Cast not your pearls before
what shall one do who casts pearls before in
telligent and appreciative people and vine
rush up with gruntand squeal and poke
their swinish snouts among the treasuresa
AN entertainment is to be given in the
near future by the Educational and Benev-
olent Association of Montpelier at the home
Of DR.. o. L Watson on Barre street. The
societies OF young people, representing the
different churches, will assist, and an en-
tertaining and enjoyable evening may be
expected. 1t is hoped that all who are in
sympathy with the good work done by this
society among the poor in Montpelier will
not fail to be present.
The new check list for the coming city
election was posted yesterday. 1t has been
prepared with great care by Charles Def.
Bancroft, and Is something of which he has
reason to ne proud. The new list is made
out by wards, and contains 1850 names,
275 of which are those OF women. About
300 citizens OF Montpelier of voting age will
fail to find their names on this check list
for the reason that they have no grand list,
OF nave not De6n n naJuralZ6O.
e. d. BLACKWELL has completed his ex-
animation of the books of g. M. Foster, late
manager of the Keeley Institute in Mont
peier, and has fled his report with Senter
& Kemp, the attorneys who employed him.
Mr.. Blackwell and the attorneys named re-
fuse TO give out anything for publication
regarding the examination and report un-
less instructed to do 10 so by the directors
Of the Green Mountain Keeley Institute, at
whose request the same was made.
The birthday of Robert Burns was cele-
brated by the Ladies' Society OF the Church
of the Messiah with a sociable held in their
vestry last Friday afternoon and evening.
In the afternoon dainty artistic and useful
articles made entirely Of paper were offered
for sale, and an appetizing supper. which
included genuine homemade corned- beef
hash, WAS served. In the evening selec-
tions from the writings OF Burns were sung
by Mrs. Hattie p. Willard and read by Mr..
G. A. g. Jackson.
GEORGE BUTTERFLY, who was taken to
the house of correction at Rutland last week
Tuesday to serve sentence of ATT days in
default of fine OF $159 27, died there Thurs
day morning from the effects Of the ex-
cessive use of Intoxicating liquor. His
body was brought to Montpelier and funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon from
the home Of his father on St. Paul street.
The burial was in the Catholic cemetery.
Deceased was forty-one years old, and had
always uVeu IN montpelier.
THE fifth anniversary of the Non.partisan
Woman's Christian Temperance Union was
held at Mrs. j. R. Seaver's last Wednesday.
A programme had been prepared by Mrs.
III. NJ Ingham, national secretary of the
Non partisan Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, also Bible reading which was
used at this meeting. vote was taken to
send $5 as a Manufacturing to the national
Non partisan Womans Christian Temper
ance Union treasury. A social hour was
enjoyed, Mrs. Seaver serving coffee.
IT is often said that it does not pay the
farmers Of Vermont to raise good cows,
either for beef or butter, for the reason that
there is no market for them outside the
state, but several sales in this vicinity Of
late would seem to give black eye to such
a statement. Among such sales that have
recently come under our observation, one
occurred last Friday, when j. G. Daven-
port of Maiden, Mass, accompanied by
Harrison Lombard and h. E. Boyce OF
Waterbury, went to Lake View farm in
| Woodbury. and purchased of " Abe" Holt,
the proprietor, ten new milch cows to be
taken to Maiden by Mr.. Davenport. The
price paid was S4 per head, or $40 in cash
for the lot-good evidence that raising
milch cows for the Massachusetts markets
is paying business in Washington county.
BROOKS PosT, G.. A R., at its meeting,
January %, adopted the following resolu-
ton: Resolved, that in the death OF Com
rade j. F. Phelps we lose one who was q
faithful soldier, worthy comrade and
member; the community good and pa'ri-
otic citizen. and the family kind and con-
siderate father. We realize that his SER
vice as soldier, his fellowship as a member
and comrade, his character as citizen, and
his example as man in his family, entitle
him to the love and respect Of all. Modest
and unassuming, neither ambitious nor self
seeking, yet having the courage of his con-
victions, faithful at all times in the dis
charge OF every duty, enduring suffering
with heroic fortitude, he passed away. Well
may we emulate his example while we pause
to pay comrades tribute to his memory"
THE absence of the street lights, Satur-
day and Monday evenings, is explained by
the fact that the pressure of the Berlin
water at the electric light station was 80
low that it was impossible to pump water
into the boilers. The pressure was only
sixty pounds, with a maximum OF 1O5
pounds. This scarcity of water was caused
by polishing sheds on Berlin side where
polishing has been done evenings, and
where 80 much water has been used that
there has been no pressure at the cleo
trio light station. The Standard Light and
Power Company gave the village OF Mont
pelier bond of indemnit5 when the Berlin
water was put in at the station, and it
would seem that some way should be de-
vised whereby they can be protected in
their water rights, and be sure of full
pressure at all times.
ANNA MARIA SEAvER, the venerable
mother of Rev DR.. Norman Seaver, died
last Friday at Rutland of general debility,
aged eighty eight years. The Rutland
Herald says of her: MRS. Seaver was born
in March, 1906, in Groton, Mass, and was
the daughter Of Luther Lawrence, lawyer
of that place, who afterward removed to
Lawrence, Mass Here, while the first
mayor of the city, he was instantly killed in
an accident In 1882 Miss Lawrence mar
ried Norman Seaver, a lawyer OF Boston.
Her husband died in 1889 and she continued
to live in Boston until 1861, when she came
to Rutland, where she lived at her Main
street home since that time. She leaves
two children, Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver and
Mis- Emily Seaver, both Of this city. Mrs.
Seaver was woman of great learning, and
during her thirty-three years of life in this
city was greatly beloved and respected"
The funeral was held from Trinity Episco-
pal church, Rutland, Monday afternoon.
THE WAToHMAN recently referred to GER
tain errors Wdlton's Register contains in its
report Montpelier. One in a position 10
know has since explained the method of
nrocurinp in form alton and the Mains taken