The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-11-27
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Thompson will be in attendance at Caledo-
mia county court next week.
The reception to be given this evening
by the members OF the Young Mems Chris
tian Association will be from eight to half
past nine O'Clock, and will be Of an in
formal character. A short musical pro.
gramme will be rendered. Exercises on
the Buck /" will be given in the gym
nasium, and ID. M. Spence, the secre airy,
will give an exhibition Of swinging illu.
minated torches. Friends Of the associa-
ton are cordially invited.
MONTPELIER LODGE OF Coon TEMpLARs
held an open night last Wednesday even
ing, to which large number Of the friends
OF the members were invited Music was
furnished by q quartette composed of Misses
Belle Hargin and Anna Mayo, Bruce Nc
Donald and Dean Edison. Readings were
given by T. j. Keegan, Miss Belle Hargin
and Miss Flora Robinson, and a recitation
by Freddie Keegan. Refreshments we're
served and a social evening was enjoyed.
THE young lady pupils of the High School
have formed debating society. Miss Eva
Clark, president; Miss Alice Blanchard,
ce-president; Miss Mary Stevens, secre
tary and treasurer. The first meeting was
held last Thursday evening with Miss Flor.
ence Ferrin, when the weighty question,
whether the state OF affairs at present ex-
listing in the United States indicate the dis
Indignation of the nation, was intelligenty
discussed.
THR first annual shoot by the members Of
the Montpelier Gun Club was commenced
on Tuesday and will be concluded to.
morrow. Clay birds are used in the con-
test, but the prizes are dressed turkeys and
chickens. The crack shots In the club have
been heavily handicapped so as to make the
contest equitable. The public is cordially
invited to visit Riverside range any time
after 8; 30 tomorrow morning and witness
the sport, even IL they do not care to take a
hand.
AT Trinity Church next Monday evening
the attraction will be an evening with
hymns aud hymn-writers. Among those
who are to take part are Rev. A. II. Webb,
the pastor, Rev W. X. Davenport of Barre,
the M ozart Quartette Mrs. Hattie Willard
(contrslto) and Miss Julia Cross (soprsno).
Brief sketches OF some of the authors OF the
best-known hymns will be read and their
words will be sung to well-known tunes.
The entertainment will be out OF the ordi.
nary and will deserve full house.
A LARGE audience greeted Colonel George
w. Balm Of Kentucky at the Opera House
last Friday evening. where he lectured un-
der the auspices of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association on Boys and Girls. Nice
and Naughty, or the Pendulum of Life"
Colonel Balm trod no beaten paths, and
from beginning to lend the audience was
held spell bound and the interest never
lacked. He is an eloquent and interesting
speaker, and his illustrations and stories
served to keep his audience in the best OF
humor.
THOMAS McCARTY OF Moretown was seri-
ously injured at Montpelier Junction last
Monday evening. He was intending to GO
to Northfeld, but by mistake got on the
| north. bound express. After the train was
under good Roadway he noticed his mistake
and jumped. His head struck on the ice
and frozen ground. He was badly bruised
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| time. He was brought to the Montpelier
House, where DR.. II. s. Boardman dressed
his wounds, which are more painful than
dangerous.
DIR. L. G. WAKEFIELD was away nearly
all of last week testing cattle for tuberculo.
sis, under instructions from the State Cattle
| Commission. At Royalton he tested a car
load of COWS that were to be shipped to G.
P. Grosvenor of Connecticut, and found
| only one affected. She was quarantiued
and the others were shipped. At Randolph
he tested ninety-one head, finding six dis.
eased. DR.. Wakefield tested seventy in one
| day, which beats the record for expeditions
work. These animals were at a half. dozen
different places, and he was obliged to
travel ten miles to reach them all
AN agent of the proprietors of an article
| which they were preparing to get before the
public recently canvassed the matter OF the
relative circulation Of the local papers in
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ington county and parts of other counties
which find Montpelier their natural com.
mercial center. The WATCHMAN was found
to be the leader, and, in many cases, to
have very great preponderance OF circula
ton. This was not news to the publishers
of this paper, but it was a very gratifying
confirmation of the facts as they have inva
riaby stated them to advertisers. The
houses in and out of Vermont who have
used the advertising columns THE WATCH
MAN understand its value as medium Of
reaching large and thrifty class Of people
who buy goods and pay Tor them. These
facts are commended to the attention Of
advertisers in general.
Hon. VICTOR 1. SPEAR, state cattle com
missioner, and DR.. F. A. Rich of Burling
ton tested last week a fine herd OF high
grade and full blood Jerseys owned by
Judge q. K. Jones of Waitsfeld and G. M
Jones, his son. Fifty eight cows were
tested, and every one of them was fount
perfectly sound. Judge Jones did not be
lieve that his herd was affected with tuber
culosis but his barns had recently been puri
fed by fire and he determined to make SURF
that they were not contaminated with any
thing worse The outcome of this examina
ton cannot be anything but very satisfac
tory to him and to his son, and for it the,
have reason 10 be gratifed. The herd o
Durhams owned by ID. d. Buckley, WHIT
lives Just across the line in Moretown, wa
same day. Eight were found affected with
tuberculosis and were killed.
AMONG the larger gifts to the Kellogg
Hubbard Library there is one Of which thu
public should be more fully informed. Be
cause it has been presented in asnegativ,
rather than in positive form, it is liable Il
be overlooked. Yet it is greater in amour
than any other benefaction the library ha
received, with the exception of the larg
contribution in the edice itself OF SOM
$50, 900 in excess OF his legal obligation b.
Mr.. Hubbard. We refer to the generost,
of Mr.. Brock in selling the Shepard prop
erty for the library without profit to him
self. That fine estate so admirably located
II sold at rates suggested by the valuation
of property on the other side Of Bethan,
Church, would have brought profit o
thousands of dollars into Mr.. Brooks hands
but he, with most commendable publ
spirit, relinquished the prospect Of this. ant
sold the estate for what it had cost him
He deserves the thanks Of the communit.
for his large-heartedness in this matter.
The banquet given at the Pavilion las
Wednesday evening by the defeated side II
J the recent Young Mems Christian Associa
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