The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-02-19

uloss we're g1ven oy nemDers OF the school,
and Walt Whitman's poem, 90 Captain,
My Captain" was recited. Appropriate re-
marks were made by Professor 8. j. Blan-
pied, the principal.
HARRIET #. FoRBUsH, widow OF the late j.
j. r. Randall of Rutland, and eldest daugh-
ter OF the late DIR. o. p. Forbush OF Mont
peler, died at Washington, d. c., last Sat
urday, of cancerous trouble Of long stand
ing. Mrs. Randall was fifty-one years old
and had spent many years OF her life in
Montpelier, where she had vory many
warm friends. Her body was taken to Rut-
land and buried on Monday beside the re-
mains Of her husband.
WILLIAM DANIELS, a prominent meat and
provision dealer Of st. Johnsbury, dropped
dead on Tuesday. His wife is a cousin of
Mrs. G. W. Colby and a sister of Clarence
Bugbee OF this city. Mr.. Daniels was for
several years with G. H. Cross & Son, and
moved to St. Johnsbury in 1867, where he
has since been in business. He was mem.
Der OF Company /, Thirteenth Vermont
Volunteers, and also served in Com pany M,
Frontier Cavalry, His age was fifty. one
years.
MRS. w. E. LAIRD entertained the Chau-
tauqua Glass and invited guests to the num-
ber OF sixty at her home on East Liberty
street last Friday afternoon. The pro-
gramme as rendered included piano solo
by Mrs. j. +. Waterman, piano duets by
Mrs. Henry W. Cate and Mrs. Waterman,
well-written and very interesting paper
on Sights and Sounds of Washington" :" by
Mrs. 9. M. Gillette, and Personal Reminis
cences Of Camping OUT by Rev. A. II.
Webb. Light refreshments were served.
AMONG gifts coming regularly to the
reading room of the Kellogg Hubbard Lii
brary are the following: The Chautauquan,
from the ladies of the Garnet Seal Circle;
Recreation, from DIR. Percy L. Templeton; ;
The Voice, from Rev. j. Edward Wright
The VermOnter and the Burlington Daily
Ne,os, from Mr.. Lee G. Tewksbury; The
Union Signal, from the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, through Mr.. Wright,
and The Inland Printer, from Mr.. Harlow
M. Smith.
COLONEL A. q. Brown, superintendent
and general manager of the Vermont Tele-
graph & Telephone Company, was out sew
eral days last week on tour of inspection
OF the lines he controls. He found many
instances of gross and repeated violations of
the rules of the company. and as result of
this inspection the instruments at the store
of Evans & Bryan in Waterbury and at
Warren village were removed. Other To-
calities will be deprived OF the telephone
service by this company unless there is a
complete reformation so far as obedience to
the rules of the central Office is concerned.
THE publication in the Montpelier papers
of the facts regarding the arrest and convic-
ton of the advance agent of the "In Old
Kentucky" Company, for violation of the
state and city ordinances, has resulted in
much good The officers of incorporated
villages throughout the state who were not
aware that they had a state law to protect
them in this matter, have at once proceeded
to clean up the poles in their streets. and
the officials of the Boston & Maine railroad
have issued orders 10 their station agents in
Vermont to at once remove from their poles
all posters, placards and advertising matter,
! and to arrest any one who thus defaces them
| in the future.
SOME of the state papers have, within the
past week, announced that a theatrical
misunderstanding Joseph Jefferson,
John Drew, Nat Goodwin, Stuart Robson,
DeWolf Hopper, Mrs. John Drew and Viola
Allen-would at the close Of the theatrical
season in New York and Boston take one
night-stand trip through New England, pre-.
senting "The Rivals, and that the price OF
seats would be five dollars. Such state
were 1t true it is very doubtful il they would
fill the opera houses of New England at
such prices. Joseph Jefferson and his stock
company will, however, appear at Burling-
ton, and possibly at Montpelier, about
April Is.
Mrs. WILLIAM s SMITH, former we'll
known resident Of Montpelier, died last
Friday of heart disease at the home of Mrs.
III. s. Putnam her daughter, in Taunton,
Mass. She was the mother of G. l.. Smith
and Mrs. w. o. Standish of this city. Her
husband, who was familiarly known as
" Butcher Smith," was for many years, one
of the largest dealers in this vicinity in
meat. poultry and live stock Deceased will
be we'll remembered by the older residents
of Montpelier. Their former home on lower
State street has been the scene of many
pleasant gatherings in days agone. The
body was brought to Montpelier last Mon
day for burial.
MARQUIS DELAFAYETTE CHAPTER, Daugh-
ters OF the American Revolution held a
reception last evening at the home of Mrs.
j. G. Houghton. The order of exercises
included piano solo. Washington IS
ington-Hs Ancestry, Boyhood and Career
as Soldier" Hon. FL. A. Huse; song,
:" Hail Columbia Mrs. w. A. Briggs
Washington - His Resignation as Com
mander-in-Chief," Judge Hiram Carleton;
song. Columbia, Columbia, to Glory
Lowe, bass. piano and drum accompani-
ment by W. A. Briggs and ID. w. Edison
Washington-His Closing Years, Death
and Funeral" Rev. A. n. Lewis; song,
Briggs. At the close of the exercises a
bountiful collation. was served
The meeting of the Epworth League
Reading Club with Miss Ida Putnam, last
Friday evening, was unusually interesting.
1t was temperance evening"" and the
programme consisted of readings on the
subject by Ida Putnam, Mrs. A. E. Niles,
Clarence Wells and Rev. A. III. Webb, and
a debate on Resolved, That intemperance
causes more sorrow than all other evils
combined" This question was finely ham
died by Bruce Mcdonald and Miss Eula
Cassivant, in the affirmative, and A. e.
Niles and Miss Ethel Webb, in the mega
tive, and the house in its decision, was
about equally divided in opinion. 1t being
st. Valentines day, the programme was
varied by the reading of Sam Weller 8
Valentine" from Pckwick Papers, and
each member was presented with dainty
souvenir of the day by Miss Putnam.
WARD caucuses were held last evening
for wards one, two and three. In ward one
III, w. Kemp was elected moderator and G..
! M. Bennett clerk. G. #. Buswell was nom
mated for alderman by T. j. Keegan and
James M, Boutwell, by A. j. Sibley. Mr..
Boutwell, received the number OF votes
necessary to a choice and was declared the
nominee. DR.. ID. G. Kemp was nominated
for school commissioner L. b. Brooks,
Fred Blanchard and #. M. Cory for ward