The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14

HANDSOME new quartered-oak book
cases were placed in the Kellogg Hubbard
library building last week. The shelving
is Of the finest white oak.
Miss SADIE ID. BLANPIED of Bethany, w.
Va, daughter Of Professor B. I. Blanpied
OF Bethany College, is the guest of Pro-
fessor and Mrs 5. j. Blanpied.
TwENTY-THREE members OF the North
field Bicycle Club dined at the Union House
last Friday They made very pretty spec
tacle AZ they rode into the city
VISITORS are very welcome any week day
at the Kellogg. Hubbard library building,
and those in charge will take pleasure in
showing them through the building.
BENJAMIN GATES will lead the meeting
for young men at the rooms Of the Young
Mems Christian Association next Sunday
afternoon. Subject: "Does 1t Pay?"
Miss MAYME FLANDERS stenogra pher in
the Montpelier Savings Bank, was at her
home in Bradford last week. Clifton
Heato assisted in the bank during her alb
sence.
Mrs. K. A. KIMBALL OF Washington, ID.
c., a native of Cabot, is visiting Mrs. Carlos
Bancroft. Mrs. Kimball has been clerk in
the treasury department at Washington for
the past thirty two years
JOEL FOSTER, superintendent OF water.
works, built a Golfer dam at the outlet to
Berlin Pond last Friday, to allow work to
be commenced on the dam that was ordered
built last year by the selectmen.
G. H. MORE & Co. shipped six carloads
Of the Iowa state soldiers monument to Des
Moines last week. One of the stones
weighed thirty tons. 1t was the largest
stone ever shipped from Montpelier
THE woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. Anne Dillon,
Thursday afternoon at half past two o'clock.
Delegates are to be elected to the state con-
vention, to be held in Rutland next month.
G. L. THIEBAULr Of Concord, n. H., who
so quickly and successfully accomplished
the task Of moving the Golden Fleece build
ing, has taken his men to Northfeld, where
they are moving the old Governor Paine
block
MAJOR o. d. CLARK burned both hands
last Friday evening, while cleaning pair
OF military gloves with benZine. The fluid
caught fire, and before he could get the
gloves off his hands they were burned to a
blister
MRS. B. f. FIFrELD and Miss Belle were
driving in East Orange last Saturday when
the bride slipped off the horses head. In
attempting to get it on, the animal became
restive and ran badly wrecking the har-
ness and phaeton.
E. E. TowNER, state secretary, goes to
Burlington to-day to meet the local commit
tee and perfect arrangements for the state
Christian Endeavor convention, to be held
in that city Tuesday and Wednesday, Sep
tember II and 18.
RAIN last Wednesday evening interfered
somewhat with the lawn party given the
Methodist Ladies' Aid Society by Mrs. W.
A. Stowell. The Montpelier Military Band
was present and added much to the enjoy
ment OF the evening.
The electric light poles that j. s. Viles
has been putting in position on Main and
State streets during the past week are the
finest specimens ever seen in this vicinity.
There they are of Georgia pine, squared,
and measure fifty feet in height.
j. w. BISHOP has the contract to finish
up the Golden Fleece building for occu.
pancy. 1t is the intention of the owners to
make it as near as possible what 1t was
when it was built. 1t will have the largest
seating capacity of any hall in the state.
COMPANY H of Montpelier, Company F of
Northfeld, and Company of Barre, left
for Fairlee last Monday morning. Charles
Adams, Clifton Heaton and Julius Dewey
Of Rock Point Institute donned the state
uniform and filled the vacancies in Com
pany II.
CAPTAIN G. o. BARRETT and w. o. Lowe
made some exceptionally fine scores at the
range of the Capital Gun Club last Friday.
! The regular Friday afternoon shoots of this
club are becoming quite feature of sport
ing life in Montpelier, and attract large
numbers of spectators.
! OURTlS ". EATON saw ueer IN 'front.' oil
his farm house down the river last Friday.
The animal was browsing beside the road
and did not appear to be frightened at the
approach of Mr.. Eaton, but walked to the
alders that line the river at that point
where it was lost to view.
THE attempt to raise, by subscription,
enough money to equip the buildings of the
Montpelier Seminary with steam heat was
not entirely successful, and the project has
been abandoned for this season. 1t is hoped
and expected however that the change
will be made next summer.
THE cowboy who rode the vicious bron.
cho Jubilee " in the Wild West Show was
killed at Waterloo, N Y, last week
The horse fell on its rider, driving the horn
OF the saddle through the mans body
This makes the ninth man who has met his
death while riding this animal.
DURING the absence of L. Bart Cross in
Canada, the flag in front of his residence on
School street was taken down and cut to
pieces. The ropes were also destroyed
for the apprehension of the boys or men
who committed this act of vandalism
HORACE w. SowLEs, formerly of Mont
pelier, died last Monday in Barre, aged
seventy years His funeral will be held
this afternoon from his late home in Barre
and the burial will be in Green Mount
| Cemetery. He was a member OF Thomas
| Wildey Encampment of Odd Fellows.
The Montpelier and Wells River railroad
will run a special excursion train to Fairlee
and return next Friday, Governors Day
for a round-trip fare of S125. This train
will leave Montpelier at 7: 40 A. M, arriving
at Fairlee at Q: As; returning, leave Fairlee
at 6: 80 P. M, arriving at Montpelier at s: As
THE Central Vermont railroad is building
two heavy capacity fiat cars for the trans
portation of granite of large dimensions.
They are forty and twenty-five feet long
and each have 100000 pounds capacity
Such cars are much iu demand in shipping
large monuments, and will be rented on
special terms.
MISS SUSAN G. CHAMPION of st. Albans
has been appointed assistant preceptress OF
the Washington County Grammar School
vice Miss Florence Kelsey, resigned. Miss
Lucy E. Mech of Burlington will fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Mrs
George l.. Blanchard, and Mrs. Belle
Whitman of Berlin will have charge of the
new room in the primary department.
c. M. STONE & Co. of st. Johnsbury, the
new publishers of the Vermont Chronicle
have adopted for the paper the form now
very generally employed by the religious
newspaper publications. The first issue