The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-10
NUMBER l5.

given them by Messrs Hyde & Sawyer,
proprietors OF the Exchange Hotel, ia the
excellent banquet spread by them on the
occasion of the recent district meeting: that
q copy OF this resolution be sent by the K.
r. S. TO Mes srs dyde q SAWYER and also
that it be published in the VERMONT
WATcHMAN AMI Argls and Patriot "
AT the close Of the lecture last Thursday
evening, Hon. Henry Wattersun was ten
dered an informal reception at the rooms of
the Apollo Club. large number Of our
citizens availed themselves of the privileye
Of grasping the hand Of This brilliant orator.
lie expressed himself as highly pleased
with his reception at the capital Of the
Green Mountain State, and was evidently
sincere ia his admir- alton OF the home of the
Apollo Club. The affair vas in charge OF a
clnmittee from the club composed of A. j.
Sioley j NJ. Boutwell, and NJ. f. Smile
=, EMILY BATcHRLDER, wife of Rev ID. l..
East nan OF Buffalo Center, Ia, died sud-
denly r. Gently. Mrs. Eas man was born in
Montpelier, June y, 1899. In 1867 she mar
RED Rev. Mr.. EaS onau. then member of
the Vermont Conference. In 1889 Mr.. East
man was transferred to the Northwest Iowa
Conference and stationed al Avoca The
funeral and burial We're at Wesley, Ia
former charge Miss Batchelder il well re-
membered by many in Montpelier TO HON
the news OF her death will bring genuine
sadness. She leaves one child; also two
brothers, G. S. Ba5chelder of Keene n. H.,
aud Professor L. II. Batchelder of Hamlin
University, 81. Paul. MINI.
JAMES ALBGN was released from the house
OF correction at Rutland last Thursday He
was Immediately arrested by Depu Sheriff
John l.. Tuttle, brought to Montpelier, and
lodged in Jail on a warrant charging him
with bastardy. On the way over from Rut-
land, Albin expressed TO the officer his will
linguess to marry Rosa Smith, the girl who
had preferred this charge against him. A
license was procured by Sheriff Tuttle, and,
taking Justice Huxley along to perform
the ceremony, they repaired to the home of
I'd Lawrence, where Miss Smith is now
stopping. She refused, however to IN AIRY
Albin, and he was committed to Jail. Later
he was bailed by e. NJ Irish.
DENMAN THOMPSON and George Ryer's
powerful realistic drama "The Two Sisters"
will be at the Blanchard opera house on
Tuesday evening, April 16 There some
plays that the public seem never TO tire Of,
and this is one of them. 1t is play that
touches the heart. The picture is found in
almost every neighborhood. Like the songs
that become popular among The people be-
cause they are Of the people, 80 has this
! play become popular because it touches hui
man nature; and while it is full of fun, jol-
! lity and humorous situations, it draws
strong and faithful picture of all that sur
rounds the lives OF young people in q eat
| city, presenting scenes and characters that
are to be met with every day and which are
familiar to aim Jst every body.
B. f. EARLE of Boston. who ostensbly
represented collecting agency, has been
at the Exchange Hotel for the past week.
By his general appearance, as well as by
the tremendous yarns he told, he convinced
those who saw the most of him that he was
a first-class fraud. On Monday morning he
went to Waterbury, saying that he should
return on the noon train. He neglected to
settle board bill of about S8 before he left,
and instead of getting off at Montpelier,
! NOn1QU a la I'D Rnatnn
Messrs. Hyde & Sawyer, proprietors Of the
Exchange, whose suspicious had been
aroused, telegraphed to White River juno
tlon to have Earle arrested and held as
hotel dead-beat unless he paid his bill. He
settled with the officer there, and was al
lowed to go on his way.
A DAILY paper of Bridgeport, Conn.,, con-
tains the following item that will be of in
terest to many people in Montpelier: The
handsome residence of George w. Jackman
home wedding Tuesday evening, when
Frederick Arbuckle and Miss Mary
McCaug lin, of Montpelier, VT, were joined
in the bonds of wedlock by Rev. j. n.
Emery. The house was tastefully decorated
with palms and flowers. Mr. Arbuckle has
been in the employ of Mr.. Jackman for
nearly two years and at the present time is
the superintendent of the wood and pattern
department of the Springfield Manufacture
ing Company, of which Mr.. Jackman is
hUc lodN. NOne DuI VIC Illtutlo
of the couple We're present and the whole
affair was delightfully."- free from the
straints of ccnveutionality. On their re-
turn from the wedding tour, MIR. and Mrs.
Arbuckle will reside in this city"
METEoRoI oGICAL summary for month of
March, OF observations taken at Northtield
station Mean atmospheric pressure 29,99;
highest, 3056, on the 23d; lowest, 1856, ON
he 2S h. Mean temperature. 22o; highest,
45o on the Sth lowest. 80, on the 10Th;
greatest daily range, 44o, on the Sd; least
daily range, 60, on the 18th; mean tempera-
ture for this month in 1857, 2lo; 1888, 21o;
1889 3Oo 1890, 25o 1891, 25o; 1892, 23o;
1893, 2io 1894, $40 1895, 300; mean TEMPER
AZURE for lhls montu in nine years, 25o;
average deficiency of daily mean tempera-
tnre during month, 96; accu nulated de-
tcen3y of daily mean temperature since
January l, 1854; average daily deficiency
siuce January |, 1.So. Prevailing direc ion
OF wind north; ;ctal novement of wind,
7,611 mics; maximum velocity of wind, Is
niles west on the 18Th Total precipitation,
.36 inch -; number of days With ,0l inch
or more OF precipitation, -; total precp-
itatiou Ou iuchas) for tnis month in 1887,
6S: 1885 1 81; 1889, 05; 1890, . 54 1891,
2,6S; 1892, l,13; 1898 l.2l; 1894, LOG; 1885,
1.36; average precipitation for this IN nth
Tor nine years, 2 80 inches; total deficiency
in preci pitaton during month, 1.99 inches;
accumulated deficiency IN precipt alton since
January l, 62 inches; number of clear
days, 13; partly cloudy days, I; cloudy