The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-03
lcoNTINuKp FROM FIRST PAeR.1

ELEVEN tickets from Montpelier for Bos-
ton were sold last Wednesday over the
Montpelier and Wells River Railroad and
one hundred and ninety-six from all sta
tions on that line. The Central Vermont
sold one hundred and forty tickets from
Montpelier and eight hundred from all
stations.
THE Fast Mail" that is to be seen at
Blanchard opera hause this evening Is said
to be a production Of unusual magnitude.
AS its name indicates, 1t deals largely with
railroad incidents, and it presents an abun-
dance OF effects that are said to be daring
in their conception and admirable in their
execution.
The work Of putting in the new steel
castings, drawers and shelves in the vault at
the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Office is
practically completed. This not only fur
nishes additional protection against fire,
but Is also q great convenience and economy
in space. The gas will be taken out of the
vault and electric lights substituted.
The campfire held last evening in Grand
Army Hall was a pleasant success, al
though. becs use of the inclement weather,
the attendance was not large. Old army
songs were sung and army experiences were
related by members of the post and others.
The ladies OF Brooks Relief Corps served re-
freshments at the close Of the exercises.
ST. M~IoHAEL's school was closed on Mon
day All Saints Day and there we're services
at st. Augustine's church athalf past FIVE and
nine O'Clock in the morning. On Tuesday,
All Souls Day, mass was celebrated at
nine O'Clock, by Rev. Father W. j. O'Sul-
Ivan, and also the mass for the repose of
the souls Of those who have died during the
past year.
THE property interests in the Union
House held by Mrs. j. e. Hamilton have
been purchased by Henry @. Holmes and
Mr.. Holmes took charge Of that hotel on
Monday. He will for the present retain ID.
g. Comstock as manager. Mr.. Holmes has
previously held the title deeds to this prop
erty and will probably dispose of it If he
finds a purchaser.
NEAR the close of the fair last Saturday
evening, some one either in a malicious
spirit or with a desire for sport, dropped q
large stone into the tank of the fish pond
and considerable of the water soaked
through the floor damaging stock belonging
to the Union Card Company to the extent of
$40 or more. The individual who did this
has not been identified.
THE United States grand jury reported
last Wednesday twenty-one true bills
found, and were discharged. The court
then took a recess until Tuesday, Novem-
Der 80, when District Attorney Senter will
attempt to dispose of all cases ON hand, and
leave the docket in good shape for Hon.
James l.. Martin, his successor, who will
probably take over the Office January 8,
1898.
THK second entertainment in the Star
course of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION, will be given by the WEIGH Prize
Friday evening. Each member OF this
choir is an artist who has gained laurels at
home. 1t consists Of a double quartette in
which every voice is a rare one. In order
to add to the interest, a portion OF the pro
grsmme will be given in WEIGH costume.
JOHN SHERMAN, who claimed that he was
q Montpelier stone-cutter, and who was ar
rested recently while hiding under a bed in
q tenement house in Burlington, has beer
sent to the house Of correction at Rutland,
for seventy-four days, for stealing a pair Of
shoes. He claimed that he was drunk when
he was found under the bed in Burlington
and for this he served ten days in Chitten'
den county Jail.
BISHOP HALL made his annual visitation
to Christ Church last Sunday. The rite Of
confirmation was administered to a class Of
fourteen after which Bishop Hall preached
tation of the Bible, taking as a text THY
word Is q lantern unto my feet and q ligh,
r unto my path" The Bishop went to Barre
Sunday evening where he confirmed a class
and preached at the church of the Coco
Shepherd.
: Montpelier these days, and it is hard to tel
| where the end will be. The evening
l Argus made its appearance last Satur
, day night and the daily evening
z heCOTQ ID DIOmlb6u BOm6Ilm6 D6IOr6 NO
!, vember 10. The WATCHMAN surely wishel
. these new ventures no evil, but is willing tt
{ let their promoters learn in the school o
experience something that can be Learned
in no other way.
. WILLIAM e. DUDLEY, whose dangerou
illness from quick consumption was notet
last week, died early last Wednesday morn
ing at the nome Of G. G. Dudley. Deceased
was twenty-four years Of age, and had
large circle Of friends in his native city
q who sincerely mourn his untimely death
His funeral was held from the residence o
Norman Seaver officiating, and the buria
was in Green Mount cemetery.
q A PETITION has been presented to Judg
u Wheeler of the United States circuit court
by the American Pneumatic Tool Company
r praying for an injunction to prevent G.. P
. Gill & Co. of thisc city from continuing tn
use Of a pneumatic granite cutting tool OIL
q which this company holds the patent. TIL
4 firm named has until the first Monday il
January to file its answer. John W. Cor
don has been retained for the plaintiff an,
: John H. Senter for the defendant.
The wheels Of justice do not always re
volve as slowly in Vermont as is general,
supposed. A case in point is that Of Josepl
Russell that came before the United State
court at its session at Montpelier last week
Russell was arrested for breaking into tn
!, Barnet post-offlce, was given a preliminar
utdIlDRt bIlcut u Buiibyt SchbcuCcu v
five years at hard labor in the state prisol
at Windsor, and was serving his sentenc
t in eleven days after the crime was con
It mitted.
o THE following meteorological summar
for the month Of October is furnished by W
A. Shaw, observer at the Mortified station
9 Mean temperature, 46o; highest tempers
ture, 800, October 10; lowest temperature
s 18o, October 81; prevailing direction G
wind, south; total movement of wind, 6 p
r. miles; maximum velocity Of wind, "A mile
4 an hour from the southwest. October II
v total precipitation, 1.16 inches. Number G
clear days, ii; partly cloudy days, 1C
cloudy days, 7.
a WITH characteristic enterprise Colonel A
v G. Brown, president and manager of tn
n Vermont Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany called the long-distance telephone int
> play last evening and by this means tn
election returns were received at the news
paper offices and the Pavilion long befor
they came over the telegraph wires. TIL
y work of Colonel Brown was thorough
. appreciated, and he was repeatedly complI
mented on having a telephone system tina
made such a thing possible.
y The post-ofice department at Washing
n ton has sent to Postmaster Sibley a circula