The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-15

Frank e. Smith lieutenant, A. c. Temple
ton; ensign, Frank Grout; clerk, II H.
Scribner; accountant, ID. w. Dudley; stand
ard bearer, G. II Perkins; guard, @. A.
Stone; sentinel, W. #. Wardner picket,
| l.. e. Dana.
THE party of young men who left for
Greensboro last Saturday night struck the
wrong time OF the moon for camping in a
cedar swamp. Among them are l.. II.
Greene, q. s. Whittier, w. e. Laird, A. w.
Ferrin, O. Fl. Ferrn and w. T. Dewey.
PROFESSOR G. II. RICHARDSON, principal
OF Green Mountain Seminary at Waterbury
Center, with fifteen pupils in his Geology
class, dined at the Excha lge Hotel last
Saturday. They spent the afternoon in the
state cabinet, returning on the night train.
THE wideswake lad who delivers tele-
graph messages about town, whose front
name is ARTHUR" astonished Superinten-
dent Thompson, Tuesday morning, by going
to his Office and announcing in all serious
ness that the "artiicials' of the road were
coming in the "St Lawrence"
THE wheels of justice revolve in Mont
peier during goodly portion of the year.
Deputy Sheriff Tuttle adjourned the Marc \
term OF Washington county court at half
hour later, made proclamation opening the
May term of the supreme court.
CAPTAIN G. A. BOND was severely bitten
in the left hand by vicious horse while at
Barre quarries last Monday afternoon. DR..
Rice dressed the injured member and, un-
less blood pois )ning should set in, no dan
ger is appreh 4nded, although the back of
the hand was terribly lacerated.
"THE Windham County Reformer, a
weekly issued at Brattleboro, is the only
paper in Vermont printing over 5000
copies," says Printers Inb. Either the jour
nal from which the above is clipped is way
Oft as to facts, or some other newspapers
lff atata lAt. Na1l ~,
eating.
MRS. NELLIE G. DALEY returned last
Friday evening from Florida, where she
has been during the past six months. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Orrin Daley and
Mrs. Susan r. Ray of Burlington, her
mother. Although in quite feeble health,
she stood the journey much better than
was expected.
j. j. HYDE, of the Exchange Hotel has
leased Towns Hotel, at Bellows Falls, and
takes possession June 1. During the six
months that Mr. Hyde has been resident
Of Montpelier he has tavorably impressed
all with whom he has come in contact, and
has gained a large circle of friends who will
regrej his departure.
MIR. AND MRS. e. e. LINNELL made a
short call on friends in Montpelier on their
way to their home in Lowell, Mass, from
Waitsield, after the sad journey of accom-.
panying the remains Of their nephew, Ell
| mbT ASnUOu DdlTu, bUluUbT. MISS EUUd
Thompson, Mrs. Linnel's sister, accom-
panied them to Lowell.
The May term of the supreme court
opened Tuesday morning, with Judge
Tyler absent. Prayer was offered by Rev.
A. N Lewis, rector of Christ Church,
Montpelier. The docket was read and
cases from Bennington county we're first
assigned. Murray v. Mattison ct ais. was
heard Tuesday afternoon.
E. G. SMITH, president OF the Central
Vermont railroad, f. W. Baldwin, general
superintendent, j. W. Shanks, road master,
and j. o. Olmstead, superintendent Of
bridges, arrived in Montpelier on Tuesday
dined at the Pavilion and went to Barre in
the afternoon, accompanied by Superin-
tendent Thompson.
The many friends in Montpelier OF K. E.
Ross Of Middlebury former proprietor Of
the Exchange Hotel, will regret to learn of
his misfortune. He was assisting in NOV
ing a heavy coal stove last week, when it
got beyond control and fell on Mr.. Ross
left hand, completely severing the little
finger. When his mitten was taken off the
finger came with it.
The docket for the May term of the su-
preme court, which was opened on Tues
day, includes the following cases: Benning.
ton county, nine; Windham, two; Frank
lin, five; Grand Isle, one; Orleans eight;
Rutland, twelve; Addison, seven; Lamoille,
FIVE; Caledonia, fourteen; Windsor, ten
Orange, two; Chittenden eight; Washing
| ton, eleven.
The second meeting for young men, held
in the Young Mems Christian Association
rooms last Sunday afternoon, again crowded
the place to its full capacity. The speakers
were f. M. Barnes and s. l. Putnam, stu
dents at Montpelier Seminary. Mr.. Barnes
theme was Our Responsibility to Our
Fellowmen," and Mr.. Putnam spoke of the
" Purpose of Christ's Life in the Flesh"
EVANGELIST RUSH of Boston lectured at
the opera house, Sunday afternoon, on "Ro-
manism and the A. p. A." In the evening he
spoke to the men only on sc onfessionai in
the Catholic Church" His audiences were
not large, and his methods of attack upon
religious denominations with which he is
not in sympathy can hardly be commended.
He claims to be converted Catholic.
Ivy LODGE, Daughters of Rebekah pre-.
sented Edmund Baker with a handsome
| watch charm last Monday evening as a
slight token of their appreciation of Mr.. Ba.
ker's services as drill master. The charm
has on it the Odd Fellows encampment en-
blem in purple relief, and was presented to
him on his birthday. Mrs. d. L. Sanders,
Noble Grand of Ivy Lodge, made the pre-
sentation speech.
The body of Mrs. Electa Dodge, who
died last Thursday at Lyndonville, was
brought to Montpelier Saturday afternoon
and Inferred in the family lot at Green
Mount Cemetery, where brief services were
held, Rev. A. H. Webb officiating. Mrs.
Dodge died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. DR.. Henry Staples with whom she has
lived for several years, She left Mont
peler about twenty years ago
GERALD FRANKLIN, the lad who broke
into the billiard hall Of o. G. Clogston, as
noted last week, was arraigned last Thurs
day, charged with grand larceny. He was
sentenced to the reform school during the
remainder of his minority, or until Decem
ber 13, 1900. The additional sentence, one
year and half in state prison after he be-
comes of age, will probably not be enforced
If the young mans conduct at the reform
school justities revoking it.
BECAUSE of the oppressively hot weather,
the Harlequin party, held last Friday
evening in Trinity Church vestry, was not
largely attended. The affair was in charge
OF Mrs. Frank A. Sherburne and Miss Ethel
Webb, and to master the programme that
these aides had prepared required good
deal OF brai q work for hot night. Prizes
were awarded Wesley G. Tapliu and Flor
ence Shipman for the worst specimens of
drawings of cat Light refreshments of