The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02


TO NIL the place formerly held by E. ID.
Blackwell. DIR. ID. G. Kemp is president
of the company.
SEVERAL local employees of the Central
Vermont railroad have been called to st.
Adams during the past week to answer
questions concerning the derailment Of q
locomotive on the turn-table at Williams
town recently.
THE Ladies' Missionary Society of Beth
any church IL preparing a box for the
school at Mcintosh, Georgia. Any money
or articles of clothing, etc, for that object
may be left at Mrs j. " Babcock's or Mrs.
Joseph Poland's.
TRINITY church Sunday-school has com
menced preparations for Christmas. Com
mittees and sub committees were appoint
| ed Sunday to agree upon plans and speCi-
| hcations for the celebration o. the greatest
of Christian festivals.
CAPTAIN ARTHUR G. EATON Co. II, First
Regiment, Vermont National Guard, has
! rendered his resignation and the same has
been accepted An election to fill the va
Cancy has been ordered, to be held at the
Armory, Thursday, Dec. II.
GEORGE A. PECK has completed the trans
| fer Of his goods to Mrs. l Il Moulton's house
on Main street, and II. C. Bowers is this
week moving his family and effects from
! East Liberty street to Mr.. Peck's house on
! Elm street.
IT has been reported on the street this
week that H. S. and w. o. Chapman
would soon open grocery store in the
room vacated by w. II Farrar, but II s.
Chapman states that they have no such
project in mind
THE members of the Owl Club, an organ
ization composed Of some of the future
bellies of the city, held a red-letter day last
Friday evening when they were entertained
by Miss Florence Cory at the home of her
parents on LOOMS street.
DIR. LUTHER NEwCoMB and wife have
gone back to their home in Lynn, Mass,
after visit at Gen. Stephen Thomas over
thanksgiving. Miss Anna NewComb OF
Haverhill, n. H, has also been guest at
Gen. Thomas for the past week.
The ladies of Christ church cleared over
$500 from their sale of candy at the State
House during session. to be added to their
organ fund, exclusive of the $3.50 from DR..
w. Seward Webb. In addition to this, they
have $3.50 presented by Mrs. Dillon.
JOSEPH FISHER, one of the best known
residents of this city was suddenly stricken
blind one day last week. One eye had
troubled him for long time but the 9th sr
he considered all right. He is being treated
by the local osteopathic physicians.
ROGER DoNAHUE and his two sons who
are charged with the murder of Carlos e.
Miller of Mortified were taken to North
field last Saturday for a preliminary hear
ing. The hearing, how ever, was postponed
and the accused were again lodged in Jail
here.
FRED j. WILLEY's hens a Moretown, are
looking to a revival of the egg industry,
through the protection that will be restored
under the Mckinley administration. One
of bis biddies is experimenting in egg pro-
duction, and has evolved one that weighs a
quarter of pound
A SERIOUS row, bordering on riot, is al
legged by one of the Burlington dailies, to
have occurred last Friday evening in front
OF the Union House, but investigation dis
closes the fact that it was merely friendly
set.to between two individuals somewhat
under the influence of liquor.
BETHANY Sunday-school gave Thanks
giving day party in the church vestry last
Friday evening. Each member of the school
brought gifts to be distributed among the
poor children of the city at Christmas. Ice
cream and cake were served and the party
was decided success.
SHERIFF COLLINS on Tuesday appointed
the following deputies to serve for one
year: G. @. Graves, Waterbury; John l..
futile, Montpelier; d. W. Dudley, Mont
pelier; M. e. Chase, Roxbury; A. b. Hutch
ms, East Barre; w. F. Shepard, Barre; j.
F. Davis, Northfeld; Fl. B. Wedge, Berlin.
WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT will re.
assemble next Monday for the completion
of the work of the fall term. Chief Justice
Ross will preside. The first case to be
tried will be the Nokes baby murder case
from Worcester. That will be followed in
order by the Wales dynamite case and the
Marsh poisoning case.
e. HI. BENwAY of this city and Miss
Emma Maynard Of Burlington were married
last Wednesday morning at the home Of the
brides parents in Burlington by Rev. W.
A. Dawson, pastor of the local Baptist
church. The young couple came at once to
this city and have commenced housekeeping
in Sumnar KimbQllta fanamaDt bonaQ
Spring street.
THE Methodist and Congregational So
cieties held union Thanksgiving service
in Trinity church on Thursday evening.
Rev A. 81. Webb made short address.
There was also Thanksgiving service at
the Baptist church Thursday evening, while
that at the Church of the Messiah occurred
Wednesday night
AT q meeting called by Governor Grout
of the members of his staff on Tuesday a
resolution was adopted respecting the death
of Col. Alfred X. Brown, Of Richford. The
following members of the staff were dele
gated to attend the funeral: @. M, Gen.
W. III. Gilmore, Surgeon Gen. j. N. JENNIE,
Col q. A. Moore, Col. Porter III. Dale,
UPON request of large number of Mont
pelier people, theimembers OF Company FL
V. N. g., have decided to hold series of
six social assemblies at their Armory the
coming winter. The first Of which will be
holu ftIuoy oNohluBy DOCOmOCl IL uuuolO
will be furnished by the Montpelier Military
Band Orchestra. Bills will be out in few
days announcing the same.
THE Montpelier Military Band is to go to
Barre Saturday evening to assist the Barre
band in concert in return for similar
courtesy extended by the musicians of the
Granite City. T. r. Merrill will oficiate as
leader of the consolidated band. Mr.. Mer-
rill has been member of the Montpelier
band for twenty five years and its leader for
upward OF fourteen years.
The Lords Supper will be celebrated in
the Church of the Messiah, next Sunday
afternoon, at half past four o'clock, and the
customary preaching service in the evening
will be omitted. In its stead laymen s.meet-
ing will be held in the vestry, with addresses
by laymen, at seven o'clock. All men,
young or old, who are interested in the
Church of the Messiah are earnestly invited
to attend.
WHILE at work on Friday in Lester II.
Greene's syrup of tar mandatory, Harry
Parks became suddenly unconscious owing
to sudden rush Of blood to the head. Two
doctors were summoned and worked over
him some time before he came to himself
IL il belieV6d that the reaults will not ha