The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-10-30
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bWbou sUmb TOChb. OWtbb peas, DODDles,
marigolds, and other old.fashioned posies,
fiourished famously
MANY scenes in many lands aptly de.
scribes the pictorial entertainment given in
Armory hall last Sunday evening by Pro-
lessor Buell. A very large audience sat for
more than two hours, while a series OF
beautiful pictures of noted places in Amer
lea and in foreign lands were flashed before
them. All the views were faithful repre-
sensations OF the ,enes depicted, and many
OF them arous ID great enthusiasm among
the audience. The choir Of St. Augustine's
Church, assisted by Rev Father w. j.
O'Sullivan, rendered fine programme of
sacred song during the evening. The en-.
tertainment was for the benefit OF the st.
Augustine's Church fair that opened last
evening, and helped with q generous sum
the AMOUNT that will be netted
THE grand fair under the auspices of st.
Augustine's Church was auspiciously
opened in Armory Hall last evening. The
Montpelier Military Band was present and
rendered choice programme during the
evening. This organization will furnish
music during the two weeks that the fair
will continue The several departments
| of the fair offer q fine display of rich and
rare articles for sale, and the refreshment
booths are literally supplied with every
thing that could be desired by patrons of
| the fair. The attendance last evening was
very large, and the desirability of this
splendid hall for fair of such dimensions
was abundantly demonstrated, The at
fractions each evening during the next two
weeks will be many and varied.
BEFORE Justice P. Fl. Hinkley and jury,
composed of O. f. Collins, NJ. r. Chase, W.
| X. Tsrrill, w. K. Whitcomb and H. o.
Kent, he case of Levin Brothers against
Jennie Smith, alias Dickinson, ala Nc
| Leod, to recover the valne OF plush coat
was tried last Monday evening in the Office
of I. r. Gordon. Mr.. Gordon appeared for
th., N1a,n n n far 81, lnfn,
ant. Plaintiffs claimed that defendant pur.
chased of them the cloak, valued at S25, for
| which she had never paid. The defense
was that the garment was not what was
ordered, that it never fitted, and that de-
| fend ant had al ways been ready to return it,
1t was rendered in court and showed that
! is had been pretty thoroughly worn out by
| somebody. A verdict was rendered for the
defendant, including costs.
A CLASSIFICATION of the subscriptions for
the first stock Of books in the Kellogg
Hubbard Library presents the following
facts: There have been thirteen subscrip-
tions of 500 each, eight of $50, one of S35,
twenty nine of S25, five of $40, seven of So
forty four of $40, and sixty of So, besides
smaller amounts, Total, about SO, 500.
This aggregate secured with so little press
ure and urgency, is a gratifying approach
to the amount named az d sirable for the
end in view-S4 000 The trustees. CRATE.
full for the support thus generously given
the library. would now respectfully suggest
that a few hundred small contributions,
from one dollar upward would make up the
desired sum, and would probably at the
same time fulfil the intentions of many
who have all along purposed to give to this
cause, but have not done it as yet
In its notice OF "The Nimble Dollar and
Other Stories " the Argus displayed a la
mentable, ignorance by speaking Of the
| author of this book " Charles Miner
Thompson, son of Judge Thompson of the
supreme court of Vermont" The Brattle-
boro RefOrmer also made itself ridiculous
by blindly copying this statement of the
ArgnS The author of the Nimble Dollar "
| is grandson of the late Hon. Daniel
Thompson, at one time judge of probate,
but never on the supreme bench OF Yer.
mont. The Free Press last Monday morn.
ing fell into the same trap, and spoke of
" Charlie. Miner Thompson, son of Judge
l.. III. Thorn pson." This young author
must have mingled feelings " if he sees
the free advertising some of these Vermont
newspapers are giving him.
THE regular meeting of the city council,
last Wednesday evening, was very brief
A permit was granted 10 the Montpelier &
Wells River railroad to erect a building on
Taylor street, it to be covered with fire.
proof roofing. The following bills were or.
dered paid: Capital Granite Company, S25
Argus and Patriot, S707; Montpelier &
Wells River railroad. for freight, S16S 10
and for merchandise, S29.16; Union Card
Company, 1913. The street commissioner
was instructed to investigate the matter OF
purchasing another now.plow and to re-
port at the next meeting. The petition for
on arc light on Bailey Avenue was laid on
the table. The city clerk was instructed &c
notify Fred e Smith that some of his ten.
ants in the Ralto block are making a nui
sance OF the place. Adjourned.
THE Barre papers speak highly of the lee
ture lately given in the opera house there by
Rev. George e. Hooker of that city on Life
at the Quarries." Though a local study Of
the labor and life of the 1 800 or 1000 people
who dwell apart by themselves at the Barre
granite quarries the lecture has been lib
orally prepared and is illustrated with sixty
new slides, showing local subjects. Such
an inquiry into conditions near home will BIZ
a novelty. The lecture will be given in the
vestry of the Church Of the Messiah or
Wednesday evening, November 6. Rev. j
Edward Farrow of Plainield will assist
with his new dissolving-view stereopticon
which is in fact one Of the finest lantern.
made. After three years in the state OF
Washington as one of the Yale Board" O.
which Rev. Edward l.. Smith of Montpelier
was a member, Mr. Hooker spent last yeal
abroad, at Toynbee Hall, East London, anG
at other places, investigating the conditions
OF the lsboring classes. By various ad
dresses in Barre aud elsewhere during the
summer, his somewhat radical social views
have been set forth
A SPECIAL meeting of the Montpelier
Board Of Trade was held last Saturday
evening to consider the proposition of II. +
McCarty & Co. of Lynn, Mass, to remov,
their shoe factory to Montpelier. Theron
#. Cotton stated that this firm now has ma
chinery valued at about 900 and EN-
ploys about forty men and women. They
ask Montpelier to raise an additional 500,
900, making capital of $4,000, on which
the business could be incre ised so that 10'
hands would be employed. Mr.. McCarty
was present and answered any gues tom
that were asked. He thought that with thil
increased capital they could do q business
amounting to $500, 900 annually. He would
bring with him twenty-five or more expert
enced hands for heads of departments, 81
that the business would not be crippled II
any way, hiring the remainder of his hell
here, and teaching them how to do tn.
work. j. A. DeBoer and NJ. W. Wheelocl
spoke in favor Of the project, and on motor
Of j. II. Senter the Board elected specia
committee, consisting Of w. K. Adams, #
M. CORY, Thomas Marvin, I. #. ColtoI
and George L. Blanchard, to take into con
sideratiOn the DrOpoaitiOn of Mr.. MCCartN