The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

the local express north in the evening,
leaving Montpelier at 6: 40 is now a through
express from Boston for Montreal and the
West, nd leaves Montpelier at six o'clock,
meeting the south. bound local at Mont
pelier Junction This train leaves Boston
at IL 30 A. NJ, and has a through sle sper
attached. Its reinstatement is hailed as an
old friend. The train for Barre that has
left at Z: 90 P. NJ. now leaves at 6: %. The
White Mountain Express will be- put on
about July 1.
THE petition presented to the city coun-
Gil last Monday evening, signed by NJ. NJ,
Wheelock and 700 others, for the construc-
tiOn of a bridge across the WinOoski near
the foot OF Charles street, evidently repre-
sented large majocty of the heavy tax
payers and real-estate owners, as their
names very generally appear thereon.
Such bridge would relieve the congested
state OF affairs at the crossing near the
Montpelier and Wells River station, that
has so long been menace to human life.
The $500 subscribed to assist in the erection
of such bridge all comes from citizens of
Berlin, with the exception of one subscrip-
ton of $50 aud Is conditional that the
bridge be built before December 81, 1896.
Only very few who were asked to sign
the petition, either in Berlin or Montpelier,
refused to do So
REV. AUSTIN HAzEN of Richmond whose
death and burial at sea is recorded else
where, had many warm friends in Mont
pelier TO whom the announcement of his
death brought profound sorrow Mr. Hazen
vas native Of Hartford, and graduate of
the University of Vermont and of AndOver
Theological Seminary. In October, 1889, he
married Mary Jane Carleton, daughter of
the late David Carleton OF Barre and sister
of Hon. Hiram Carleton of this city His
widow is a sister of Rev. l.. II. Elliot of
Waterbury. or seven sons born to Mr..
Hazeu, five have gr .1uated from the Uni
versity of Vermont and two are now STU
dents there. Austin Hazen, Jr., graduated
from the Hartford Theological Seminary,
was awarded scholarship by that institu-
ton, and is n)w pursuing a two-years'
course in Germany.
A SPECIAL meeting of the city council
was held last Monday evening. A. s.
Sparrow was granted license to keep
hotel, w. E. Mcdonald and Orvile Dewey
to do general trucking, H. L. Bruce to run a
meat-cart and e. L. Putney to run hack.
The superintendent of water-works was
authorized to purchase what iron pipe he
thought necessary. The price for water in
houses in process of construction was fixed
at S5 per month. A petition of NJ. w.
Wheelock and 700 others was received, ask
ing that bridge be constructed across the
Winooski river near the terminus of
Charles street. With this petition was
subscription list of over $500, to aid in its
construction. Referred to committee on
streets and bridges. The purchase of four
rubber coats and six rubber hats for the use
of Hose Company No was authorized.
The superintendent of streets was instructed
to procure and post notices prob biting
bathing within the city limits. A petition
was received from F. w. Morse for city
scales. A committee was appointed to con-
fer with w c. Lewis relative to the pur-
chase of those owned by him. The city
treasurer was authorized to borrow $500
for immediate liabilities.
HIRAM WARREN LocBLIN died last Thurs
day of dropsy and heart trouble at the home
of Mrs. Luther Rich, his daughter, in
Gouldsville, aged ninety-one years. Prior
to last fall, when he moved to Gouldsville,
he had, for the past twelve years, resided in
Montpelier with j. A. Locklin his son. He
was born in Dummerston in January, 1904,
a son of Jonathan Locklin, who served in
the War of the Revolution and that Of 1872.
During the active years of his life he was
farmer in Lyndon, and has resided in that
town and in Montpelier during nearly all
his lifetime. His wife died in Montpelier,
at the home Of j, A. Locklin, eleven years
ago. OF his family OF eleven children nine
survive him-Mrs. Chastina NJ. Piper of
Rich OF Gouldsville; Erastus n, of Ogdens-
burgh, n. Y, j. A, Locklin efAlontpelier;
Lydia A, of Greensboro; Lavhis O., widow
Of the late 1. R. Clark of G6nldsrille; Chas.
w, Of Boston; Alice, wife OF o. f. Stur-
tevant of Goudsville and Mary, wife of
held at Gouldsvlle last Sunday afternoon,
and the burial was in the cemetery there
beside the remains of his wife.
THE Farmers eAdUocate of June 1 con-
tains an example Of richness and enterprise
rarely met with in country newspapers, and
seldom excelled by metropolitan dailies
that have the faculty of making wood.cut
Of John l.. Sullivan do duty in an obituary
sketch of some departed statesman. The
Adcocdte's Wandering Willie has been
over to Hinesburgh to write up that sec
ton of Chittenden county, and an illus
of June l. The principal illustrations are
three column cut of =" Hinesburgh Pond"
and one OF equal size entitled, A Group
Of Hinesburgh Jerseys" OF the pond, in
proudly calling attention to the excellent
cut, the scribe says, !" 1t possesses the dig
nifty of Saranac Lake, for truly the far
famed Adirondack region possesses no body
of water more beautiful or grand than this.
Quite number of cottagers come here for
rest and recreation every summer, but, with
railro AL connection to the village, it will
doubtless grow in esteem and popularity.
A feeling of regret steals over us that more
people do not have the opportunity of en-
joying the beauties Of the lake" The same
kind of feeling steals over us, for, in the
book S"d entitled " Vermont" published in
1898 by Hon. Victor l. Spear, the same cut
appears, labeled, Wnooski River Near
Montpelier" In the same book the Ad-
vocate's "Group of Hinesburgh Jerseys"
appears as Group of Ayrshire Cattle"
no one of which was ever seen in Hines
burgh. The nerve Of the AdUocdte excites
admiration, but such an outrageous steal
and misrepresentation must tend to cheaper
that paper and TO heavily discount its re-
liability in Chittenden county, its home.
In compliance with the law passed at the
last session OF the legislature, the public
schools Of the city devoted the half day pre-
ceding Memorial Day to exercises tending
TO inculcate a spirit of patriotism. The par
ents of the pupils evinced their interest by
attending in large numbers. In all the
rooms of the Union School, flags, flowers
and bunting were seen, war songs were
sung and patriotic recitations given. In
Professor S. j, Blsnpieds room the follow
ing programme was carried out: Recitation,
"Our Education Must Be American" Clar-
ence Senter; reading, " The Old Canteen,"
Harriet Woodbury.; reading, The Doctors
Story" Ellen Grout; recitation, "At Ar
lington," Alice Blanchard; reading, THE
Soldiers Dream" Maud Crossett; decla-
nation, The Deserter," Harry Moulton;
defamation Back from the War" Ned
Wheatley; reading, " Fortunes of War"
Gartruda Talauh, daoiamoti0n &. Tho No