The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-08

cal entertainment early in the New Year,
and many of the sixty characters required
had been assigned their parts, but because
OF the heavy expense that would be in
Cured for the rent OF the opera house and
other necessary outlay it was thought best
not to attempt it. D..
LELAND T. POWERS, the well known i'm
personator, IL the next attraction in the
Star Young Mems Christian Association
course, and the date OF his appearance in
Montpelier is Tuesday evening, December
IA. Mr. Powers is not stranger to Mont.
pelier audience, and to very many people
his name is regarded as the strongest draw
ing card in the course.
POSTMASTER SHELLEY has received during
the past week service stripes to be worn by
carriers. Postman John Miller is entitled
to two stripes, he having been in the ser
vice ten years, and T. e. Callahan is en-.
titled to one. Carriers McAllister and
Goodenough have not yet been long enough
in the service to be entitled to this distinc-
ton. The substitute carrier wears a large
"S " on his right sleeve.
WHAT might have been disastrous fire
was narrowly averted Monday afternoon in
the bakery Of G. II. Cross & Son. An over
heated pipe running from the arches in the
candy mandatory set fire to adjacent wood
work. A hand fire extinguisher quickly
squelched the blaze and no alarm was
sounded. The dry and inflammabe nature
OF the woodwork in the immediate vicinity
would have furnished plenty of material for
fire of large dimensions
THE lot on South Main street between
Bacon block and the tracks OF the Central
Vermont railroad was purchased on Mon
cay of the Dennis Lane estate by Mrs, Mari
ami Thomasi for $4,000. The transfer was
| made on Monday by George l.. Lane, one of
the heirs, and T. S Brophy, acting as agent
! for the Dennis Lane estate. This lot is
| forty-eight feet front and on it Mrs Thomasi
| tn a "a
building, costing not less than $50. 600.
AT the annual meeting of Brooks Post
g. A. r., held last evening the following
| officers were elected for the ensuing year
Commander. W. w. Noyes; senior vice
commander, Orrin Daley; junior vice COM
mander, John W. Smith; quartermaster,
John Birtel; surgeon, George w. Kdder
chaplain, william Canning; officer of the
day, L. M. Hutchinson; officer Of the guard,
| Jacob X )binson; delegate to state encamp-
ment, L. W Shedd.
THE arrangements are all completed for
the annual military ball to be given on
Thursday evening in Armory hall, under
the auspices of Company Fl. The Mont
pelier Military Band orchestra will render
concert programme from eight to nine
o'clock. Admission to the galleries for this
concert, and during the entire evening, will
be twenty-five cents. The grand march
comes at half past nine, and dancing will
continue until two o'clock.
THE people of Montpelier are always in
| terested in any intelligence regarding Brad
ley G. Newell, the blacksmith healer, and
the gentleman from Nottingham" in the
last legislature. Mr.. Newell has recently
bought three large farms, comprising eight
hundred acres, in Rowe, Mass, which he
has stocked with cattle from the G. 1 Hood
farm at Lowell. Mr.. Newell is to start
about January for healing trip of six
weeks or more, visiting Chicago and Other
western cities.
The following books have been added tc
the Kellogg-Hubbard Library within a few
days." Corleone," (two ,volumes), by F
Blackmore; "a Coleman wooing," by G. G
Abbott The Under Side of Things" by
Lillian Bell; "The Beth Book by Saraf
Grand; st. Ives" by r. l.. Stevenson; ant
1.-THE Worlds Parliament of Religions,
1.-TWO volumes), edited by John Henry Bar
rows.-the gift of Miss Mary j. Cleaves.
The following meteorological summary
for the month of November is furnished by
w. A. Shaw, observer at the NorthfielC
station. Mean temperature, 800; highes
temperature, 500, November &c; lowest tenn
perature 40, November "a; total precipita
winds, North; total movement of wind
6,970 miles; maximum velocity, "a miles al
hour, November 26; number OF clear days
3; partly cloudy days. 7; cloudy days, 20.
local
SHERIFF COLLINS issued last Wednesda,
commissions to the following deputy sheriff
whose terms OF Office expired on that date
George w Smith and W. f. Shepard o
Barre; G. G. Graves, d. A. Gray and irwin
Cooley of Waterbury; John l.. futile o
Montpelier; Joshua +. Davis OF Mortified
e. X. Houghton and A. B. Hutchins o
East Barre; M. e. Foster Of Woodbury.; A
G. Dutton Of East Calais M. e. Chase o
Roxbury; III. b. Wedge OF Berlin; j. L
Gleason Of Waitsfeld; II. ID. Vail of Wor
cester.
FRED L. GRAY has effected a settlement
with the Massachusetts Mutual Acciden
Association, and the Commercial Travellers
Association, in which he carried policies q
the time OF the accident on East State stree
last July. whereby he received lasting in
juries. He received $3.50 from each com
pany. Mr.. Gray speaks in words of heart.
appreciation OF the treatment accorded hin
by both these insurance companies. The.
paid his claim in full. all that he asked TO
or is entitled to, and he is recommending
both companies in vigorous language.
PEOPLE of Montpelier who put goot
money into the Alabama Steel Mill ant
, other property at Fort Payne will be inter
! ested to know that Charles M. f. Sawyer o
/ Fort Payne has recently been appointed
ton which he will probably fill permanent.
, unless a protest is entered by the bond
holders II the appointment of a receiver
either temporary or permanent, will make
the prospects any brighter for the people o
Vermont, who dumped their money int
this scheme, TO recover any part of it, it il
not likely that any of them will enter an.
protest against such an appointment
THE new list of subscribers to the Yer
mont Telephone and Telegraph Company
covering the Montpelier, Morrisvile, I'm
derhill, Hardwick, Waterbury, Jefferson
Vile, Barre and Randolph exchanges re
Gently issued by Col. A. G. Brown, the 10
cal manager, is received with much favo
by patrons of these lines. This book con
tains forty-two pages. 1t is arranged in in
, dex form 30 that person can find any sub
scriber in any of these exchanges as easil.
, as it could be done on the cards formerly il
use This new list is issued from the offic
of the Vermont Watchman Company, an,
is evidence that in no place in Mo tpelie
or else where can better or more artistic jo
printing be done.
The body of Edmund Yatter, who die,
last Sunday in Concord, N. H., from tn
/ effects OF shock of apoplexy, was brought
I Montpelier on Monday evening and takel
, to the home of Mrs. Della Laviolette, hi
sister. Funeral services were held from 81
Augustine's church Tuesday morning, Rev
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