The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-03

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His father and mother were telegraphed for
! Sunday evening, and reached him early
Monday morning. His remains were
brought to Montpelier on Tuesday morning,
and funeral services will be held this morn
ing from the home of Oughtney Jangraw,
his father, 80 Loomis street, conducted by
Rev. A. II. Webb. The burial will be in
| Green Mount Cemetery.
AT the annual meeting of the trustees of
Chamberlain Institute, Randolph, N. Y,
Of which Professor E. A. Bishop, the former
head Of the Montpelier Seminary, is prnci-
pal, the following complimentary resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted: "ResolUed,
That Principal E. A. Bishop is entitled to
the hearty approval of the board of trustees
for the great work done by him in behalf Of
Chamberlain Institute in giving it standing
| and prosperity OF which we all feel proud.
We as a board feel that Professor Bishop
has placed this institution in the very front
rank of educational institutions, and the
members of the board will do all in their
power to aid Professor Bishop in his very
successful work"
To say that any one place of business Is
| inec than any other in Vermont is to make
broad statement, but this distinction
fairly belongs to the rejuvenated and newly
| opened Huntington restaurant on State
street. For the past six weeks this place
has been closed, and force OF workmen
have been engaged in making 1t practically
a new place. The plate glass windows, ten
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inches high, are the largest in this part Of
New England, and set off in fine shape the
| interior of the building In the basement is
the kitchen, and on the second floor are pri-
vate dining rooms The ceiling of the main
room is of metal, lighted by patent lamps.
The rear windows are of stained glass, shut
ting out any backyard views. Nine tables,
seating four persons each, lunch counter,
new soda fountain, cigar aud confectionery
cases, go to make up the equipment, while
1xyfn fn thn tam, ratt. Ia
lightfully cool. 1t is restaurant that is
credit to the city, and such a one as has
long been needed.
FREDERICK JAMES PRENTIss, a native of
Montpelier, died last week at Hotel Bris-
tol, New York, aged seventy nine years.
Mr.. Prentss was born in 1916, and was the
| seventh son of the late Judge Samuel Prem
tiss. He was educated at Montpelier and
studied law here with his father and BROTH
ers Since 1869 he has practiced law in
Cleveland, o., where he became wealthy.
He was one of the founders and always
staunch supporter of the republican party
in that state. Mr., Prentiss was at the Pa
vilion portion Of last summer, and always
enjoyed visiting the place Of his birth. He
also had a fine summer home on Staten
Island, N. Y. Among the last work of his
life was giving commissions to T. w. Wood
for portrait Of his revered mother to be
presented by him to the Vermont Historical
Society, to hang beside that of his father in
in the Capitol also portrait of DR.. Edward
Lamb, one of the conspicuous characters OF
the early days of Montpelier for whom he
has cherished an affectionate remembrance
since his boyhood. This portrait he was to
present to the Vermont Historical Society
He also gave Mr.. Wood a commission for
half-length portrait of Judge Samuel Prem
tiss his father, which he was to present to
the United States district court Of Vermont,
to be hung in the United States court room
in the federal building. Only week before
last week Mr.. Prentiss was at the studio Of
Mr.. Wood in New York, full of pleasant
anticipations of delightful summer in
Montpelier.
The spacious auditorium of Bethany
Church was packed to the doors last Sun
day evening, when General o. o. Howard
OF Burlington addressed a union meeting
held under the auspices of the Young Mems
Christian Association. The service was OF
patriotic nature, and the platform, pulpit
and choir gallery were decorated with the
national colors. The members of Brooks
Post, Brooks Relief Corps, General Stephen
Thomas Camp of Sons of Veterans, and
Company H, N. g. ", attended in body,
and were seated in the front and central
pews. Music was furnished by a select
choir composed of +. w Bancroft, Mrs w.
A Briggs, Mrs. Hattie Willard and G. F.
Lowe, and by m he quartette made up of
and w. S. Smith, with w. A. Briggs as or
ganst. Rev. A. II. Webb, pastor of Trinity
Church, and Rev. Mr.. Earle, of the Baptist
church, conducted the opening exercises.
General Howard was happily introduced by
q. IL. More, president of the Association,
and spoke for an hour in a style peculiar to
man. Taxing as basis of his remarks the
words, The father loveth the son and hath
given all things unto him. he illustrated
his thought by reference to incidens OF the
} camp and field that came under his notice,
to show that there is nothing on earth so
pure and steadfast as the love of father
and mother. His peroration was an elo-
| quent unfolding OF the thought that there is
nothing in this world so sweet as comrade-
} ship.
ROME G. BROWN, former Montpelier
boy, who is now a practicing attorney at
; Minneapolis, Mimi, is receiving consider
able credit for legal paper on The Right
} to Take Water from Lakes and Streams for
Public Water Supply" which he prepared
by request of the American Water Works
Association and delivered at its fifteenth
annual convention, recently held at Atlanta,
Ga. In summary of the work of this con-
vention, the Atlanta Journal says: This
| paper was prepared by Rome G. Brown of
.. Minneapolis, and was one of the strongest
papers Of the convention. Mr.. Brown is a
lawyer and he handled the subject in a
mastery way. After the reading Of the pa
per the delegates discussed it and com.
, mented very favorably upon it." This pa
, per is to be published by the American
Association for general circulation. Mr.
Brown, during his eightyears' practice of
: the law in the West, has been engaged in a
large amount of litigation involving ques-
tions OF water-power and water-rights; and,
although still engaged in general practice,
! has become one OF the leading water rights
lawyers of the Northwest. He is the attor.
ney for the Saint Anthony Falls Water
! Power Company and the Minneapolis Mill
, Company, who own all the water. power
: rights at St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis,
as we'll as for other water power and water
supply companies in the West The Min
, neapolis companies are now constructing a
second dam at st. Anthony Falls, at a cost
of nearly million dollars, by which the
water-power available at Minneapolis is to
be increased nearly one half.
INTENSELY hot weather had no terrors for
the members of the city council last Wednes-
day evening, and they were in session until
nearly midnight. Licenses were granted as
follows; IL. L. Gallison, trucking; A.
Shambo and G, A. Patterson, teaming c..
G. Downing, TO maintain a livery stable; A.
w. Putnam, to sell wood; The Capital
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