The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-02-20
speak and other interesting exercises will
form part OF the programme

speak and other interesting exercises will
form part Of the programme.
CoRDELA DoANE BusrEEp died last Sat.
urday evening at the Pavilion, from the ef-
fects OF a shock OF paralysis received few
hours previous, aged forty-eight years. For
the past six years deceased, with her in
valid mother, has made her home at the
Pavilion, and during that time has made
many warm friends. Miss Busteed was
| born in New York city and was daughter
of Judge Richard Busteed, the noted Grim
inal lawyer OF that city. The body was
buried in Green Mount Cemetery, where a
short committal service was held. She has
a younger brother in Scranton, Pa, who is
at present in hospital with a broken leg.
BUFFALO BILLS advance agent was in
town last week looking for suitable ground
for the wild West" show, which will be-
at Mo ltpeler or Barre about July 1. The
people of Barre offered the agent strong in.
ducements to make date for that city, and,
unless more interest is taken in the matter
in Montpelier, it is probable that the first
advertising car, which will be along about
April l, will not stop short Of the Granite
City, With the exception of the Langdou
meadow, which cannot be procured, there
seems TO be no available ground large
enough for the exhibition nearer than the
farm of b. p. Young, near the top of Clay
| Hill.
A LOAD OF logs owned by Fred Beckley
got stal led on the railroad crossing near
kinney's mill, Tuesday morning, just az the
west-bound accommodation train on the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad came
along The logs were strewn both sides of
the track and the sled clung to the pilot OF
| the locomotive till the train was stopped
eighty rods or more west of the bridge. The
horses were not injured, and the fact that
none of the logs got under the trucks so as
| to ditch the train seemed marvellous to all
who saw the accident. The train crew did
all in their power to stop the train, but the
grade is steep at that point and the COLI
sion was Inevitable.
Much to the surprise and regret of his
parishioners, Rev G. o. Webster, pastor Of
the Baptist church, rendered his resgna-
ton last Sunday morning. to take effect at
a time within the next three months that
shall be fixed by committee from the
church and the pastor. Mr.. webster's rea-
sons for this step are purely personal and
he is, as yet, undecided in what field he
will labor in the future. During the three
years that he has been pastor of this church,
the relations between pastor and people
have been peculiarly happy and harmoni-
Gus, and the pleasant, tender ties formed
during that time will be severed with mu-
tual regret Outside his own denomination,
Mr.. Webster has many warm personal
friends who will regret to learn that he in
tends to leave the city.
SHERIFF COLLINS was in Montpelier last
week and drew the following petit jurors to
serve at the March term of Washington
county court, which convenes Tuesday,
March II: Barre, Q. L Bugbee, G. r. Allen; (;
Berlin, O., E. slocum,- Charles Seymour; ;
w. e. Bills, Will l.. White; Duxbury, V.
V. Turner; East Montpelier, Charles F.
Dudley, George Kelton; Fayston, W. G.
Dana; Marshfield, o. d. Cole, s. H. Packer
Middlesex, E NJ: Nichols; Montpelier, e:
D. Hyde, T: W. Eagan; Moretown, All
Clark; Northfield, Oscar o. Miller, Charles
Holton; Plainfeld, Courtland Perry, Dan
Page; Roxbury, David R. Stanton; Waits-
field, A f. Richardson, E. M Savage; War
rem, G. A. Dvol, A. A. Lamb; Waterbury,
Harvev. Robinson, Willis A. Morse; Wood
bury, Charles H. Dana; Worcester, E. e.
Kellogg.
The special town meeting held in Capital
Hall last Monday afternoon to see If the
town would vote to use the Australian bal
lot at the coming city election called out
fair sprinkling OF voters Only two voices
we're heard in opposition to the melton that
the Australian ballot be used, and the
meeting was very brief. The committee
appointed for that purpose have designated
ward caucuses to be held as follows: Ward
four, at Capital Hall this evening at eight
O'Clock; ward two at seven o'clock this
evening, same place. ward three, No. 4 eu-
gine house on franklin street this evening,
at half past seven; ward one, Capital Hall,
Thursday evening at seven o'clock; ward
HV6, same pldC6 anu udt6 al gnu O'CLOCK.
| general caucus will be held at Capital
Hall on Friday evening at half past seven.
The women voters on the check list are en-
titled to vote in these caucuses. How many
will turn out?
The Kirmiss" given by the ladies Of
Christ Church in the vestry Of the Church
| of the Messiah last Wednesday and Thurs
day was even more of success than its
projectors had dared to hope. The supper
Wednesday evening and the dinner Thurs
day noon were largely patronized, as were
the various attractive booths. The Mont
peier Banjo and Guitar Climb made its bow
to the public Wednesday evening, and
demonstrated that it is an organ zation Of
which the city has reason TO be proud. The
vestry was packed Thursday evening to
witness the cantata &" A Peppery Pa" The
| rendering OF this laughable skit was admir-
able, and refuted the statement of state
contemporary that performance by home
talent may be described as people that you
know trying 20 do something they had bet
ter have left alone" The net receipts were
$273. Fifty six dollars of this was realized
from the experience fund
THE " LOCKER On p" in the Boston EUen-
ing Record of last Saturday muses. on Gen.
eral 7. j. Boynton in a way that will be in
teresting o his many friends in Montpelier.
He says: Chief Inspector Boynton of the
post office department is one of the most
genial gentlem en- l have ever met, but 1t is
his private office to engage in conversation.
He gets so accustomed to examining letter
carriers by we'll. laid situation and careful
questioning that he naturally goes through
the same routine with all his visitors. l
called the other day, and he offered me
chair facing the large window in the rear of
his office. He seated himself with his back
squarely toward it, 1t is a trick employed
in all police Headquarters in the country.
Light as the room was l could hardly see his
face. but he could see every play OF counte-
nance on my own. 1t shows how force of
habit fastens itself upon men sometimes.
But was not nettled. only amused; and l
can say quite frankly that Mr.. Boynton was
one Of the most entertaining and interesting
men l ever interviewed"
ALaERNoN SIDNEY WILEY and Vienna
(Loomis) Wiley, his wife, died last Satur
day of pneumonia. Mrs. Wiley passed
away at two in the afternoon and Mr. Will
ley at half past ten in the evening. He was
born in Middlesex in 1917, and his wife in
North6eld in 1923. They were married in
1S43, and lived in Middlesex until 1882,
when their home was burned and they