The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-30


week at Manchester, N H.
REV L. p. TUCKER of Northfeld lectured
last Thursday evening before the students
Of the Montpelier Seminary on "The Sym
metrical Development of Mankind" Sew
eral from down town attended, and the lee
ture was thoroughly enjoyed.
THE city treasurers Office has been a busy
place, day and evening, during the past
week. Last evening the time expired for
obtaining the four per cent discount, and
the unpaid tax bills will now be placed in
the hands OF Sheriff Bancroft for collection.
THE funeral of Patrick Henry Of Berlin
was held last Sunday afternoon from s..
Augustine's church, Rev. W. j. OSullivan
officiating. Mr.. Henry was a stone-cutter,
formerly in the employ OF Lynch q Nc
Mahon, and was a quiet, industrious cti-
zen.
REV. l.. L. BEEMAN preached and con-
Quoted quarterly meeting at Wilmington
last Sunday. He and Mrs Beeman left last
Monday for Providence, r. ! to attend the
first general conference district Epw worth
League convention, now in session in that
city.
LEVI A. PERSONS has a record on oats this
year that is hard to beat. From five acres
he raised 450 bushels Of prime grain. So
well headed were they that the threshing
machine OF L. K. Doton threshed $50 BUSH
els of them in five hours one day last
week
SEVERAL members of the Barre Bicycle
Club and the Montpelier Club are planning
for century run next Tuesday If the
weather is favorable. The course will be
between Barre and Montpelier and over
many of the principal streets of these two
cities.
MRS. F. I. P1TKIN and Mrs. Hattie Will
lard have followed the example set them by
F. w. Bancroft and B. M Shepard, and
have resigned as members OF the Church OF
the Messiah choir The singing for the
present at that church will be in charge Of
the Ladies' Society
The advance sale of seats is very large
for the farewt II benefit to r. w. Bancroft,
to be given in Blanchard Opera House this
evening. Mr.. Bancroft will give his song
lecture entitled Songs of Home and Coun-
try" and the occasion Is looked forward to
with great interest.
AT the request of G. f. Dudley, the di-
rector, the members of the Choral Union
will meet next Friday evening at Whitcomb
Hall for the purpose of disc 1ssing the pro-
ject of starting another series of rehearsals.
All the old MEMBERS and all musicians, are
cordially invited to be present.
CHARLES, son of w. G. Patton, received a
painful injury last week by stepping on a
wire nail The nail went entirely through
the foot, and through the shoe near the in
step. 1t was removed by physician, and,
unless lockjaw intervenes, the lads injuries
will not be of lasting character.
A NEW timetable goes into effect on the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad next
! Monday. The train that now arrives al
Montpelier from Wells River at 3: 30 p. NJ
is taken off and the mail train will arrive al
| 5:05 p. NJ The suburban train that now
leaves for Barre at 1 10 P. M, will leave al
| 1: 05 P. M.
A HORSE owned by an italian who lives
on the Sabin farm wandered into the Cen
tral Vermont railroad bridge, just west OF
the electric light station, last Friday night
| The animal walked the ties for about hall
| the length OF the bridge and then fell
wedging itself between the timbers in such
a way that necessitated killing it,
THE feast of St. Michael, patron saint o
the parochial school in this city, was OBJ
served Tuesday morning by a service fol
the children at St. Augustine's church, con
Quoted by Rev. Father w. j. O'Sullivan
the pastor. At the conclusion of the sr
vice, the pupils of the school were given
holiday for the remainder of the day.
Mrs. HENRY B. DALEY was quite Sc
riously injured last Wednesday evening by
being thrown from buggy on State street
opposite the residence of Edward Dewey
A hole had been dug in the road and Mr.
Daley drove into it in the darkness He es
capped with severe shaking up. The exca
vation was not made by Road Commits
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individual.
W. e. LAIRD assignee of the insolven
Perry Manufacturing Company, states tha
the partners in the concern have turned
over to him real estate valued at $4,000
and that about SO 900 is due the firm OIL
book account Thus far the claims filet
aggregate $4,000. The schedule of liabil
tiles and assets has not yet been filed, bu
the prospects are that the loss to CREDITOR
will not be heavy.
II is expected that the Wood Art Gal
lery will receive several additional paint
ings when it is moved to its permanen
quarters in the new building at the rear o
now in process OF construction. I. w
Wood has been in St Petersburg for sew
eral months, copying some of the rar
works of the old masters, and some o
these at least will adorn the Wood Gal
lery.
In Washington county court, since FRI
day. the case Of LYMAN w. Whitcomb ct uS
V. William d. and Henry j. Smith ha
been tried. This was case OF trsspas
quare clausum The ownership of narroN
strip of land, about two feet in width, a
right angles with Main street in the city c
Barre. was in dispute. The land is est
mated by one of the attorneys to be wort
about $50. w. A. Boyce for plaintiffs;
w. Gordon for defendants
MOUNT Zion CoMMANDERY, knights Ten
plar, through G. II. Heaton, its recorder
has sent to the eminent grand recorder a de
tailed description OF Sir Knight r. ID. Blacl
well, who has been missing since Septen
, ber 8, with request that it be sent to a
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