The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-08

Portland, and sings at Auburn next Mon.
day evening

SUBSCRIPTIONS to the Kellogg bard
library fund already exceeds $1,000.
large part OF this amount is entirely volun-
tarv, which gives those having the matter
in charge much encouragement.
THE May term Of the supreme court con-
venes at the court room in the state house
next Tuesday morning The docket is in
excellent shape, and the prospects are that
the term will be unusually short
CAPITAL OIL SUPPLY is the name that L.
e. Taylor has given to his oil business. He
has had nav tank built the past winter,
which is a beauty, and will soon appear on
the streets. Meanwhile orders will be filled
as usual.
A STONE for the Iowa state soldiers mon
ument, thirteen feet in diameter, was sent
forward last Saturday by 9. II More & Co.
1t was shipped on one of the cars built ex-
pressly for this purpose by the Central
Vermont railroad.
PERLEY HOLDEN, acting treasurer Of the
Capital Savings Bank and Trust Company,
was confined to the house last week. He
had a slight hemorrhage of the lungs
Wednesday night, brought on by running
up stairs too quickly.
A REUNION of Universalist and Unitarian
ministers in this vicinity is to be held in the
study OF Rev A. Chase in Richmond, next
Monday and Tuesday. On Monday evening
a public meeting will be held in the Univer.
salist church, AT which several addresses
will be given.
PROFESSOR N. l.. PHILLIPS OF the Barre
Enterprise has moved to Montpelier to re-
side with his son Charles Mr.. Phillips
still attends to his duties as local editor of
the Enterprise, and enjoys the distinction of
being the Oldest newspaper reporter in ac-
tive service in New England.
ARTHUR E. WHITE received serious in
jures last Monday while working on George
4. Mills house on College street. He
ata nA1 on nd Gall f,,t . tha
cellar, distance Of some twenty feet, cut
ting bad cash in his head and rupturing a
blood vessel in his right arm.
The one hundred and fifth annual con.
vention of the Episcopal diocese of Yer
mon will be held in Christ Church on
Wednesday and Thu ;sday, June 19 and 20.
The trustees of the Vermont Episcopal In
stitute at Rock Point held their annual
meeting at Montpelier, June Is.
REV. G. w. GALLAGHER has decided not
to go to Fargo, and has accepted call to
the First Congregational church OF Dickin-
son. North Dakota, where began work
May first. Mr.. Gallagher has among his
Dickinson parishoners several old Mont
pelier and Keene, N. H., friends.
MICHAEL KELLIHER went TO Boston last
Saturday to meet Miss Duggan and Mrs.
Burns sisters OF Mrs. Kelliher, who arrived
in Boston, Sunday, on the "Pavonia of
the Cunard Ln.. Mrs. B rms is accumpa-
MED by her husband This re- inion is the
first these sisters have had in more than
thirty years.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT conducted the
funeral services OF j Del Dodge last Thurs
day afternoon at his late home up Worces
ter branch. The burial was in the Lewis
cemetery. Mr. Dodge was sixty-seven
years old, and had been resident OF Mont
pelier for many years. He was brother Of
Gilman B. Dodge of this city.
Hon. N. W. FISK of Isle La Motto was in
the city last Friday He visited B ,rre tn at
day for the first time in twenty-th three years.
The last time he was there he walked from
the Methodist seminary, where he was a
student, to play game Of baseball. 1t is
not to be wondered that in the Barre Of to.
day he recognized few familiar landmarks.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. e. M. Denny,
Thursday afternoon, at half past two
o'clock. Readings on vivisection and other
forms OF cruelty to animals will bs taken
up and discussed. Delegates will be elected
to attend the annual county convention to
be held in Waterbury Center, June and g.
The Burlington Young Mems Christian
Association base ball team was at the Ex
change Hotel over Sunday They play sd
the Goddards last Saturday afternoon, and
were en- route to Bellows Falls, where they
played the Saxton's River team Monday
afternoon. Both on and off the diamond
they demonstrated their right to be called
gentlemen
NEXT Monday is the closing day for ap-
plications for examinations under the civil
service rules, to be held at Montpelier post
Office on Saturday, June l. Three appoint
ments have already been made OF candi
dates who passed the examinations at Mont
pelier, and any one wishing to enter the
service should bear in mind thai it is inn
possible to do 80 without first taking the
examinations.
FLOWER thieves are already getting in
their work on Barre street. Mrs. G. c.
Field and Mrs. Forester Clark lost valuable
plants last Monday night, and the residents
OF that locality are determined to early put
a stop to the depredatons, that so troubled
the IN last season. U aless this SNEAK. thiev.
ing Is at once stopped, s)me interesting
news items from Barre street may be ex-
pected in future issues of the WATCHMAN.
MANAGER BULL Of the Phoenix Mutual
Life Insurance Company offered first and
second prize to agents in his territory,
which includes eastern New York, western
Massac husetts, New Hampshire and Yer.
mont, who would send in the largest num-
Der OF applications in the month of April.
The second prize was handsome shirt.
stud, and was awarded to w. A. Rice of
this city, who came just mar enough to first
prize to miss it,
HENRY LIBBEN is the owner of a ten.days
old colt, now at the Mutt farm in care of
Levi A. Persons, ON which he has reason to
base great expectations. The colt was sired
by "Gillig," record 2: "a, as a four-year- old
Sire of 81 Sue Gillig," 2: 25f, as three year.
old; King Gillig," 2:26f, as three year
old; Rupert Gillig," q: 81, as four-year
old, and Tom Gillig," 2: 81, as a yearling.
Dam by Homestead" by Nutwood,"
grand-dam, with a record Of 2:25f as a
three year.old.
A. w. SLoCUM, manager OF the Capital
Creameries, and Miss Minnie e Davis of
Bradford were married Tuesday at the par
lors Of the pastor in Northfeld by Rev. L.
p. Tucker, who was formerly the brides
pastor at Bradford. After lunch served
In their honor, Mr.. and Mrs. Slocum started
for a bridal tour in Boston. After their re-
turn they will make their home at the
Frink house, 10 College street. in this city
Mrs. Slocum was a member OF the class Of
"a OF Montpelier Seminary.
MRS. EDWARD ORDwAY received tele-
gram last Monday announcing the death, at
Chicago, of Albert III. Jones, her brother
better known in this vicinity as Bert"
Jones' Mr.. Jones was for many years in
employ of Fisher, Cotton & Kinson,
where he learned his trade as platter. He
has been emnently successful in business