The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-22

affair was kept from Mr.. Johonnott until
the guests began to arrive. Mr.. and Mrs.
). II o. Bosworth assisted Mr.. and Mrs
Johonnott in receiving and the evening was
passed most pleasantly Among those from
out OF town who were present we're Fred
Johonnott and family of Burlington.
ALoNzo w. ALGER OF Richmond, who Is
seventy-nine years of age aud has always
resided on the farm where he was born, was
In this city last week to put his government
bonds in one of the safety boxes of the
Capital Savings Bank and Trust Company.
Speaking of farming, Mr.. Alger said: II
you farm IT WELL it pays; If you don't farm
ii well, IL don't half pay" He said he had
never been sick to have physician; that he
once had rheumatism in his leg, and cured
1t by bathing the limb with turpentine.
REV. w. r.. DAVENPORT of Barre occupied
the pulpit of Trinity Church last Sunday
morning and evening in exchange with Rev.
A. III. Webb. AT the request of Mr.. Webb,
Mr.. Davenport delivered at the morning ser.
vice an address which he had previously
given at preachers meeting held at Marsh.
field, on " The Model Church-member."
This address was packed with interesting
and original ideas aud was we'll received by
the large congregation present. In the even
ing Mr.. Davenport spoke on The Golden
Age"
AT the meeting Of Thomas Wildey En-.
campment of Odd Felloc g. held last Friday
evening, Il. A Mutt, in behalf of the mem.
bers of the encampment aud of Vermont
lodge, presented A. @. Templeton, past
chief patriarch of the eucampment and
past noble ald of the subordinate lodge,
with handsone past grand's regalia, in
recognition of the efficient and impartial
manner in which Mr. Templet)n filled the
principal chairs of those organizations during
the year 1895. The recipient wac taken
entirely by SURPRISE but made a happy
response.
A CARLOAD of potatoes, from the other
side OF the mountain, was retailed in Mont
peier last Saturday for twenty five cents
per bushel. These potatoes were first class
in every respect, and, after the freight and
other expenses were deducted, netted the
owner sixteen cents per bushel In reply
to q lestion from the WATCHMAN reporter,
As to whether potatoes at that price were
not more profitable to feed than to SELL the
owner replied that with number one oats at
twenty-five cents per bushel it was more
profitable to sell his potatoes for what he
could get and buv oats.
IT has been found that the location of the
gymn asium of the Young Mems Christian
Association on the third floor OF the Yer.
mont Mutual Fire Insurance Company
building is causing not only serious annoy
ance to the force engaged on the first floor,
but is injuring the building. While not
wishing to do anything to embarrass the
association in any way, Colonel Fred e.
| Smith, president of the company, has writ
ten G. III. More, the head OF the association
that as soon as another place can be se-
cured they must be relieved from the an.
noyance, and that the gymnasium must be
moved elsewhere.
e. K. TowNER returned from Washing
ton. ID. C., last Friday. where he went TO
arrange for accommodations for the Yer.
mont delegates to the National Christian
Endeavor Convention, to be held in that
city next June. The headquarters for Yer
monters will be at the Grafton, fine hotel
situated about five minutes walk from the
Capitol and other government buildings
The rates will be sl75 per day, with two
and four in room. This includes three
meals per day. Side excursions to Norfolk
and Fortress Monroe will be among the at.
fractions OF Christian Endeavor week at the
national capital.
The milkmen mentioned elsewhere. az
we'll as those spoken OF last week, who have
submitted their herds TO the tuberculiI
test are to be commended for their action
and the same is appreciated by their Gus
toners. 1t is not an altogether pleas AM
thing to do. and the discovery of tubercu
loss in mllkman's herd results in more OF
less financial loss. On the other hand, g
clean bill of health from an authorized
veterinary surgeon goes a long way toward
restoring confidence and repays tenfold the
COST of the test. Any man who sells milh
III JtlS Clly Ut tlSSWuere VINO negl6CtS tnt
matter, or refuses to allow his cows to b;
tested, is surely working against his owl
interests.
AT meeting of the Kings Daughters
Monday night, the matter of determining
finally what disposition to make of the hos
pital fund the society has accumulated wa:
deferred for further consideration Mis-
Ella Bailey, Mrs. Frank Adams and Mis-
Mary Dewey were made a com nittee u
make inquiries and gather Information tina
will help the Daughters to make judicioui
use OF the funds in hand and plans for theil
work in this direction in the future. Th'
fund is S540. The bulk of this has accumu
lated during the past year. The society will
probably furnish room to bear its nam,
and will contribute to its support, in part i
not entirely, as the report of its commit OF
may determine
BERLIN street, has of late, gained quite
reputation as place to which Intoxicated
or bellgerent parties from the Montpelier
side go to seJtle their disputes Two
intoxicated individuals who call Montpelier
their ho ne came down from Barre on tn,
six o'clock train last Monday evening
man on the way down. but were promptly
told by Conductor Markham that they
would both be put off if they did not desist
On arriving at Montpelier they at once
repaired to Berlin side and had it ont. The
one who was in the most advanced stage o
Such proceedings are disgraceful and should
be punished as they deserve in City
Court
AT the annual meeting OF Marquis de
Lafayette Chapter, Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Regent, Mrs
Mary X. Carleton; vice-regent, Mrs. Minnie
j. Adams; secretary, Mrs. Ellen P. Smile
treasurer, Mrs. Emilia f. Briggs; registrar
Miss Jeunia p Phinney; historian, Mrs
Mary f. Cummins; chaplain, Rev. A. N
Lewis. A petition was received and read
to be presented to the congress of the United
States, from the Daughters of the American
Revolution, asking for immediate relief fol-
the daughter and grand daughter of Franci,
Scott Key, author of "The Star-SpangleC
Banner" who are now objects of charity
The mother is blind and both are almost
helpless.
BECAUSE OF the i'll feeling growing out o.
the refusal OF the authorities TO allow the
children of James Q. Finn to ride in the
covered wagon that conveys the pupils
from up Worcester branch to and from
school a sDeCial CitV mating has baan