The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12

there was no evidence OF corruption or I'M
due influence exercised over the patent
Office by the telephone company, and that
there was no evidence that the delay in
by the company. 1t held that whatever
delay there had been was brought through
the fault Of the patent office and by no fault
OF the company. justice Harlan dissented
from the opinion.
THE annual meeting Of the womans
Christian Temperance Union, for the cleo
ton OF officers was held last Thursday after
noon with Miss Eliza Rublee. This organ
ization now has twenty-seven active, and
nine honorary members. Mrs. Ann Dillon
gave report OF the the Industrial School
during the past year. The pupils have con-
tributed one hundred and forty-seven PEN
MES, which have been expended for Bibles
for free distribution. The officers elected
are: President. Mrs. g. B. B. Denny; Vice.
President, Mrs. o. II. Richardson; Secre-
tary, Mrs. G. w. Guernsey; Treasurer, Miss
Eliza Rublee. The following superintend-
, ents of departments were elected: Heredity
and Hygiene, Mrs. G. b. b. Denny; Evan
| gelstic Work, Mrs. Ann Dillon Sunday
school, Mrs: G. 9; Dudley; kindergarten,
L. Beeman; Mercy, Mrs Jane Palmer; Press,
Mrs @. W. Guernsey; Scientific Temper
ance Instruction, Mrs. Ellen g. Osgood; ;
Prison and Jail, Mrs. Mary Putnam; Moth.
ers' Meetings, Mrs. j. b. Lillie Music Mrs.
|
blee Flower Mission, Mrs. Daniel Emery.
On Saturday afternoons, Mrs. Ann Dillon,
in charge Of the benevolent rooms, will be
glad to see any who are In need Of clothing.
THE May number of the Oriole, published
in the interests OF the Baltimore Steam
| Packet Company, contains an excellent por-
trait and sketch of e. W. Thompson, traffic
manager OF that company. In referring to
Mr.. Thompson it says: "The presidents OF
many of the great trunk lines take pride in
the fact that they began their careers as
ticket agents or as clerk in some freight Of
fee. Mr.. Thompson, however, can ego
them one BETTER" for he began his work as
night Waterman at the round-house of the
Central Vermont road at Montpelier, Vt
That was little over twenty years ago-ir
1875. Since then he has been station bag
gagemaster, clerk in the freight Office sta
ton agent, spare station agent, and all il
the first two years of his career. In 1877 he
was White Mountain Passenger Agent fol-
the Central Vermont, which Office he held
five years. For two years of the same pc
New York New Haven and Hartford road
This was his summer diversion. One win
ter he was sent to Europe to explain tn,
American baggage checking system to tn,
London and Northwestern Railroad Co. Ii
! April, 1888, Mr.. Thompson was appointed
! New England agent Of the Canadian Pacif
and year later, received the same ap
: pointment for the Rock Island system. HI
: served in this capacity until 1891, when h
went to Montpelier and back to the Contra
Vermont as division superintendent Of tn
Montpelier and White River division of th
system, also its commercial agent. In DC
tOber, 1895, Mr.. Thompson came to Balti
more as traffic manager of the Baltimor
Steam Packet Co. What he has been doinI
since then is pretty we'll known to all VIII,
read this sketch"
: A COLUMN OF FRESH LOCAL NEWS AM
WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT PROCEEDING
FOR LAST WEEK MAY BE FOUND ON PAGE TWO