The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-03-06
been put into the freight service, and full.
fls all expectations.


| 6ls all expectations.
| JOHN JONES was taken suddenly Ill in the
! Argus Office last week, falling and striking
his head on one of the stones He bled
profusely from a cut in the back OF his
head, which was dressed by DIR. @. e.
Chandler.
AT special meeting, held at the Baptist
| church last Thursday evening, to consider
| and act upon the resignation OF Rev. q. Q.
Webster AZ pastor, the same was accepted
and will take effect as soon as his successor
Is chosen.
THOSE who desire to hear Mrs Elizabeth
| b, Custer at the Barre opera house, next
Tuesday evening, will remember that
special train will leave the Central Vermont
station, Montpelier, at 7: 10 p M. on that
date, returning after the lecture.
THE first mayor OF the city OF Mont
pelier will be most worthy and creditable
one. George W. Wing Is kno yn far and
wide as one OF the squarest men that Yer
mont contains, and any praise Of the man is
superfiuous "-Hdrd,otck Gazette.
". A. LORD, ESQ Judge Hiram Carleton
and Rev. j. Edward Wright acted as judges
the seminary chapel last Thursday evening.
Mis-, Nellie Dewey won the prize for ladies,
and s. l.. Putnam for the gentlemen.
THE dialog ie of the comic opera, " The
Miller's Daughter" that is to be produced
at BlaD chard opera house next Friday even
| ing, Is DTlBDb anu Iull Vi VIII, anu buo plO1
is interesting. 1t scored great success in
Burlington and should attract full house.
TICKETS for Mrs. Custer's lecture at Barre
next Tuesday evening are on sale at Longs,
where reserved seats can be secured. A
special train will be run to Barre thai even
ing over the Central Vermont railroad,
leaving Montpelier at 7:15, returning after
the lecture
M. s. STONE, state superintendent OF ed
ucation, will hold meetings in every county
in the state during the next two weeks for
the purpose of discussing the means OF i'm
proving the condition Of the schools OF the
state, and also regardn the introduction Of
free text books.
THOMAS G. MoRIARTY was arrested last
Friday by Special Officer G. s. Whittier on
a charge of selling Intoxicating liquor, grow
ing out OF the disclosure OF Adm M. Martin
of Calais, as n noted last week Moriarty
pleaded guilty to two first offences and was
fined, " ith costs, 800 SO.
DR.. HENRY BoYNToN of Woodstock and
Professor Walter K. Howard of Middle
bury, state examiners and supervisors OF
Normal Schools, were in consultation with
: State Superintendent Stone at Montpelier
last Saturday, considering the means of inn
proving the Normal Schools of Vermont.
w. FRANK garland, for the past five years
in the tonsOrial establishment of Oughtney
Jangraw, left with his family on Tuesday
for Rouse's Point, N Y, W 1ere he is to en-
, gage in business. During their residence il
Montpelier, Mr.. and Mrs. Garand have made
many friends who regret their departure.
THE family of Frank e. Lewis on the
Middlesex Center road is left destitute OF
clothing by the fire that destroyed his house
, and barn last Sunday night. Any articles
of warm cl ,thing for children, either boy
or girls, left at the store of Fred Blanchard
will be forwarded to Mr.. Lewis and will b,
l gratefully received.
THROUGH the courtesy of A. c Brown
superintendent Of the Vermont Telegraph
and Telephone Company, and the promp
attention of town clerks to our request
| we are enabled this morning to publish
i complete list of officers elected and taxe
voted from large number of towns within
= the area OF the WATCHMAN's circulation.
s MRS. AsENATH WEBSTER, widow of TIN
late Albert Webster, who perished in An
h dersonville prison, died last Wednesday o
n bright's disease at the home Of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Allen d. Moore, aged fifty .si'
years. Rev. J Edward Wright offciated a
- her funeral last Friday afternoon, and tn
/ body was taken to Plain6eld for intermen'
=, REV G. w. PERRY, state geologist, vii
"a u deliver course of illustrated lectures i
ss the High School hall on the following date
Is and SUBJECTS: March 8, Beautiful an
Historic Ohamplain -; March IL, "a Tri
n n to the Moon; March 10, Natures Par
h nership"; April 9, Petra, the Enchante
II City," and April 16, 1.-THE Angel in tn
Stone"
10 THERE will be Lenten services at Chris
1t Church this evening and Friday evening
y during the remainder OF Lent, on Thursda
and Friday evenings. Rev. A. N. Lewi
r. the rector, having been C .lled to Connect
st cut to attend the funeral of a member OF h
is family, he will not preach at st. Mary
Church, Northfsld, Thursday evening, /
w announced.
10 SEVERAL ladies who are interested
ly election matters met with Mrs. G. b.
Denny last Friday evening to discuss IL
m address in which she urged the ladies to c
r. to the polls on Tuesday as matter of dut.
even if they did not feel inclined to do 8
The result yesterday proved that Mrs. Be
40 mans advice was not needed to any lars
y extent.
ELKINs PERKINS OWNS a family orse tn
is possessed of more than ordinary equiI
~ intelligence. While standing i'll front
no Mr.. Perkins door one day last week, Il
h' horse became frightened and started on Il
road 10 East Montpelier at terrific gai
o. Before the animal had run half mile,
tn evidently became ashamed OF his COLTS
I'd actions, turned around and walked baC
home without 81 much as spilling out
ty sleigh robe.
&. THE ballot clerks in the different war'
es at yesterdays election were as follow
Ward one. j. V. Babcock, w. W. Brock,
,is b. Brooks, G. N. Phillips two. R. II. VIII
A.. ney, A. II. Brown, II. G. Lull Dennis Ryl
,r- three, @. G. Bancroft, A. Galaise, #.
Hall, f. Il. Towne; four, j. P. Adams,
n b Denny, G. II. Heaton, f. A. Stands
II, Ne five, Fred Collins, j. G. Brown, G.
's ns Walton. The deputy town clerks we
''ss' George E. White, P. L. lyons, Frank
'' Smith, G. f. Jones, o. ID. Clark.
u u The total eclipse OF the moon which o
~ ours next Sunday night is a comparative
a. rare occurrence, and one that has not 10
10 its element of strangeness and attraction Z
sublunary mortals. The penumbra will
f. first seen at about nine o'clock, and ii
re total eclipse will last from 9;51 to II: 2
'rt At /: q, Monday morning, the last vestil
ed OF shadow will disappear. This eclipse vi
be visible throughout the United States, al
IT, the longest possible total eclipse is but t.
in minutes longer than the one predicted 4
ID, March 10.
ge AT the annual ele ction of Gamaliel Was
burn Lodge of Perfection. A. A. s. Rit
N. held on Tuesday evening, March 8, the Il
I'd lowing officers were duly declared elect'