The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-24

The choir was composed Of students Of the
seminary, and during the services the solo
" Now the shades Of night are gone " was
finely rendered by Miss Nellie Dewey.
Miss III. Julia Cross also sang as an offer
tory My Redeemer and My Lord" DR..
Smiths sermon was from 1. Timothy,
A. 10" We Trust in the Living God" The
sermon dwelt upon the fact that thought
rules the world, that God is a spirit and
that the universe is full of him. When we
use or resist the forces OF nature we come
in contact with divine power. The speaker
dwelt particularly upon the thought that
God Is present. actual reality; that truth
Is living and ever developing although con-
stantly changing its dress. The old creeds
cannot hold it. but the body of truth does
not change, 30 as the world goes on, re.
ligion and thought develop; we constantly
find new. truths in the Bible. The sermon
closed with an address to the graduating
class which was replete with congratula-
tions for the work they had completed and
with good advice for their future action.
A MAN registering as j. II. Moore New
! Orleans, came to the Exchange Hotel last
Friday and engaged board for several days,
saying that he was on vacation and
wished to try fishing in this vicinity. After
dinner he engaged II. p. Welch to take
him to the bridge Just above N. G. Tabor's.
where he started to fish down the river
When he left the hotel he expected to re-
| turn in time for supper, but has not yet put
in an appearance. Some anxiety is felt as
| to his whereabouts. He may have gone
farther into the country fishing and will put
| in an appearance later, or there is posi-.
bility that it may be case of drowning or
suicide. de left his grip at the hotel.
Mayor Stratton instituted a search for
the missing man. Advices received from
Barre last evening state that Moore was
recognized in that city yesterday, where he
was trying to work Il. G. Rowland, cashier
Of the Barre National Bank, to cash check
for him, in which he was not successful.
1t is evident that any anxiety or sympathy
that has been felt for the fellow has been
wasted. He is swindler Of the first water.
He came to Montpelier Tuesday afternoon,
borrowed SO from j. 8. Viles on the strength
OF the probably worthless certified check he
was carrying, and then got ]. @. Adams to
take him to the Jones Brook neighborhood,
where he wanted to do some more " fish.
ing" He requested that the team be sent
for him at five o'clock, but before that time
, he had walked to Middlesex and boarded
the mail train for st. Albans, where an
officer from Barre followed him on the ex-
, press, He is wanted in Barre for beating
+ the City Hotel out of board bill, and is
also wanted at Planfeld and Wells River
, on similar charge.
A REAR collision that resulted in the loss
of two lives and the destruction of property
valued at several thousand dollars occurred
just north of Montpelier Junction early last
, Monday morning. A stock train was max.
: junction at II: 40 A. NJ. go by, when it broke
in two sections, and before coupling could
: be made and the track cleared the express
, smashed into the caboose. heavy fog
prevailed at the time and Engineer James
, Luke OF the express could not see the red
lights of the caboose until they were almost
on it. He had already shut off steam for
the Junction, and he reversed, set the air
, brake and jumped for his life, escaping with
sprained ankle. Charles Pappineau his
| fireman. went with the lOpOmotiva
and his escape from death was miraculous.
he was painfully bruised, but will recover.
| The caboose and three carloads of corn were
, smashed into kindling wood, and the engine
embankment. W. W. Stone, the postal
clerk, escaped with few bruises. In the
caboose were several cattle men asleep. L.
. Seskind, OF Sagamon street, Chicago, was
. killed outright and Edward Brown of
? GAINESVILLE, Wis, was so badly injured that
l he never regained consciousness and died
} that evening at nine o'clock at the Exchange
Hotel. where he was taken. A wrecking
train from st. Adams soon had the track
clear. The dead man was taken to the I'M
dertaking rooms Of Johonnotts & Hall and
Brown to the Exchange Hotel, where Doc.
} tors ID. G. Kemp and G. E. Chandler did
r everything possible for him. DIR. JENNIE of
St. Adams, physician for the Central Ver-
mont railroad, came down on the mail, but
could do nothing for him. His ribs were
. broken, his chest crushed and left collar
! bone broken. Both the dead men were
/, cigar makers, members of the union, and
were working their passage from Chicago
, to Boston by caring for three carloads Of
, hogs. Brown had 800 in checks, payable
to his order and $40 in cash sewed up in his
. clothes. The bodies OF the dead men were
, embalmed, and Station Agent Bailey ex-
erted every effort to communicate with
their friends. Seskind's wife telegraphed
,, from Chicago for his body Tuesday after
! noon, and it was forwarded on the mail
train. Chief of Police futile received a
telegram on Tuesday from a brother Of
Brown at GAINESVILLE, asking for descrip-
ton OF the body.