The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-11-06
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itured conductor and spread themselves
over large part of the smoking car as they
compared noles. Notwithstanding its heavy
load, the train reached Wells River on
time.
ENORMOUS crowds still continue to pack
Armory Hall nightly, where the Catholic
fair Is In progress, and the final result prom
ises TO eclipse the famous fair of four years
ago On evenings when the Montpelier
Military Band is not present. a fine enter
tainment OF varied character Is furnished.
The supper tables are attractive and are
literally patronized each evening. 1t is too
early as yet to speculate on the final results
of the various voting cont ests, but the cham.
pions OF the several candidates are working
industriously, and, incidentally, are aiding
generously the treasury of the society. The
results of the several contests will be given
next week The fair will close next week
Tuesday evening.
THE eight mule teams OF Mr.. D. L. Car.
ter, superintendent for the Wrought Iron
Range Company Of st. Louis, attracted a
good deal of attention as they started out
from the Exchange Hotel last Monday
morning. Mr.. Carter's men are selling the
Home Comfort" range, several testi'
monals of which appear in the business
columns. Mr.. Carter is gentleman
with whom 1t Is a pleasure to do bust
ness, and his men are real western
hustlers. Mr.. Carter will make Montpelier
his headquarters and distributing point for
these ranges for the coming winter aud
probably for the next twelve months.
The names of several well known persons
appear in the testimonials to these ranges
elsewhere in this issue.
A CHARMING entertainment was given last
Thursday evening by some of the young
ladies Of the High School at the residence
Of Hon. Clark King on Loomis street The
following programme was well given before
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solo, Paderewski's Minuet Miss Jane Ban
croft; reading, " Tom" Miss Eula Putnam
song, " The Ferry to Shadow Town" Miss
Katie Hutchinson; violin solo, Oberon, y
Miss Eva Clarke; song, The Wedding
| Ring" Miss Sallie Oviatt; "Sweet Bells
| Out Of Tune" by the company. Prec ding
the performance of the thrilling tragedy
" Cupid's Darts" which was well acted by
| its young authors, Misses Cora JohOnnott
Rebecca Wright and Alice Blanch ard, a
| poem descriptive of the tragedy, written by
Miss Johonnott, was read by Edith Blanch
ard.
d. TRyoN KNAPP died last week Tuesday
evening of brain trouble followed by apo
plexy, after an illness of eleven years. Mr.
Knapp was born in Middlesex on January
2, 1921. When he was quite young hii
father moved to M Montpelier, where he ha:
ever since resided. For more than forty
years he was a well-known business mar
the manufacture and sale of harness, etc.
on Main street. In 1852 he was married t.
Anne Walker Of Woodstock, his second
wife, who with three children-Fannie <.
George A, and Mrs. Arthur Mawsol
of Newport, England-survive him. Hi
funeral was held last Thursday Afternoon
from his late home on East Liberty street
| Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver officiating. j. W
Brock had charge, and the bearers were A
j. Sibley, L. Bart Cross, S. G. Woolson ant
Joel Foster. The interment was in Greer
Mount Cemetery.
SUSAN c., widow of the late John p
Flanders, died last Sunday afternoon at hel
home on East Liberty street. Bright's dis
ease and valvular affection of the heart wa
the immediate cause of her death. Mrs
Flanders was born at Wells River on Sep
TENDER g 1912. She was daughter of Hon
Abel Underwood Of that village, and was
married to Mr.. Flanders in 1876 He dice
daughters-Mrs. H. d. Hopkins Of Mont
pelier and Mrs George P. Arthur of Flor
ence, Ala, who is expected to arrive il
Montpelier this evening. Deceased leave
large circle Of mourning friends an(
neghbors. She was emphatically hom
body, making the household in which sh,
moved bright and delightful place for thu
entire domestic circle. Her funeral will b.
held from her late home on Thursday al
ternoJn, Rev. DIR Norman Seaver official
ing. and the burial will be in the family 10
in Green Mount Cemetery.
The Kellogg. Hubbard Library has jus
received a donation of upwards of thou
sand choice books from Newell Paine o
Boston. Mr.. Paine gives the books as
memorial Of his father, the late DR.. Err
Paine. Mr.. Paine came to Montpelier witt
his father in the early tfties, and, afte
finishing his education and learning tn
business of apothecary with the late Sidne.
P. Redfeld removed to Cambridge, Mass
in 1862 After clerking for some years h
commenced business as pharmacist on hi
own account. Since about 1873 Mr.. Pain
has been at 1881 fremont street, and is nov
the oldest established druggist on that lead
ing Boston thoroughfare. While he ha
met with no phenomenal success, he enjoys
on moderate means, the glorious privileg
Of being independent" and has been move'
to remember in most substantial way tn
Vermont town where he spent the hes
years Of his youth. Mr.. Paine's generosit
and public spirit furnish good example t.
Others and will be highly appreciated b.
the trustees of the Kellogg. Hubbard Lii
brsry and by the Montpelier public ia gen
eral