The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-04

couple were many and genuine. DR.. and
| Mrs. Cleaves will be at home to their friends
after September 1, at No. 27 Court street.
JOSEPH DKLINE, who was arrested last
| week for an alleged felonious assault on
Miss Addie Bartlett OF Fayston, was given
a hearing last Wednesday afternoon before
| Justice j. II. Lucia. The testimony devel-
oped some strange facts and at its conclu-
sion States Attorney Rowland told the
| court he did not consider the evidence
strong enough to warrant holding Define
and he was discharged from custody. T. j.
Deavitt and j. g. Wing appeared for the
| respondent.
bud Colby, the Little CORPORAL of
the Waterbury Giants, was in this city and
Barre on Monday to arrange matched
games OF base ball between the team he so
valiantly captains and the heavy mines OF
the Capital and the Granite City Four in
teresting games are in prospect. The bat
terry OF the "Giants" is something terrible.
Their daisy cutters" take down small
trees and telegraph poles, and their 4" sky
scrapers i" are lost in the clouds or disap-
pear in the blue.
The following meteorological summary
for the month OF July is furnished by w
A. Shaw, observer at the Northfield station:
Mean temperature TO- highest temperature
50, July 8; lowest temperature, "A, July
27; prevailing direction OF wind, south; to-
tai movement Of wind, 1858 miles; maxi
mum velocity Of wind 20 miles, July 6; to-
tsl precipitation, 500 inches: average pre-
cipitation for July, for eleven years, 1856
inches; number OF clear days, two; par
TALLY cloudy days. Is; cloudy days, II.
OF the sermons preached last Sunday at
st. Albans by Rev. Dr. Norman Seaver, the
Messenger OF Monday says: 1.-TWO large au-
diences at the Congregational church yes
terday were favored with exceptionally able
and eloquent discourses by Rev DR.. Nor
man Sesver Of Montpelier. DR.. Sesver has
va1l fol, iuhn ND ynI
tation as a scholarly and eloquent pulpit
orator which his recent sermons have
measurably enhanced in this community"
YoNAN HERMooz SHAHBAz, q native Of
Persia and recent graduate from Collegiate
University, who has been the guest during
the past week of Rev. W. Dawson, q former
classmate, spoke last Sunday afternoon at
the meeting for men held at the rooms OF
the Young Mems Christian Association and
at the Baptist church in the evening. He
gave interesting illustrations of the Ian
guage and customs OF the people Of Persia
and sang several songs in that language.
His command Of the English language is
such as to make him easily understood.
BIDS for wiring the state house for cleo
trio lights were opened on Monday at the
office OF I. q. Phinney, sergeant-at.arms.
The bids were for the work of wiring the
building for 469 incandescent lights exclu-
sive OF fixtures. The Consolidated Light
ing Company Of Montpelier bid S4,75O, the
Hawkes. Lighting Company Of Boston
S2,2S0, and GeorgeH. Almon OF Montpelier
S2,250. The contract was awarded on Tues
day to Mr.. Almon. The job will be begun
at once, and it will probably take four
months for its completion.
Mr.. AND MRS. W. A. LORD returned last
Thursday from Wells, Me-. where they
were on vacation for two weeks Mr.. Lord
is serene and happy, and is not disposed to
find fault or question the action Of the Yer
mont delegation in Congress for naming
another man for the position to which he
aspired. He appreciates the loyal support
he has received from his friends throughout
the State, and in his home city, during the
time the matter has been under eonsidera-
tion, and this hearty support and friend
ship does much to reconcile him to existing
conditions.
the attractions of the excursion to Ver-
gennes on that day, the veterans picnic,
held last Saturday with Col and Mrs. Fred
K. Smith at Camp Lookout, their summer
home on the shore of Berlin pond, was an
enjoyable success. About fifty old soldiers,
many of them accompanied by their wives
and children, were present The affair was
informal in character and Col. and Mrs.
Smith did every thing in their power for the
comfort and pleasure Of their guests. The
stirring strains OF old army songs were often
heard and many yarn OF the exciting days
OF the sixties was spun. Brief addresses
were made by Captain H. G. Lull, General
Stephen Thomas, Almon Worcester of st.
Louis, Mo-, Daniel Worcester and others.
A SPECIAL dispatch from Amesbury,
Mass, to the Boston Globe last Wednesday,
stated that James Fallon of that city, la
borer in the city department, had employed
counsel to go to Montpelier and establish
his claim as cousin OF the late John Fal-
Ion who died at Heaton Hospital. The dis
patch sent from Amesbury gave evidence Of
the fact that the few dollars left by Mr.. Fal-
| lon at the time of his death has, through
the vivid imagination of some newspaper
correspondents, grown to a colossal for
tune. The Amesbury dispatch says that
the dead man owned large farms in Barre
and that he had vast sums of money invest
ed in the savings banks in different towns
and cities in the State. Whether or not
James Fallon OF Amesbury is indeed rels-
| tive of the deceased his ideas of the i'm
mense wealth that he has inherited will
prove to be only castles in the air.
MEADER MARTIN went to Vergennes last
Saturday to close the deal for the purchase
| OF the franchise of the Vergennes base ball
team, with the understanding that they
were to come to Montpelier and take their
! place in the Northern League for the re-
mainder of the season. Mr.. Martin took
| with him the necessary amount Of money to
| purchase the franchise but on arriving
there found that while the players were
ready to come to Montpelier, there was evil
dence OF a bunco" scheme on the part of
the manager, The team had been disband-
ed and had they come to Montpelier would
have had to take their place as /" tail
enders " of the league. When the project
was proposed last week to bring this team
to Montpelier the sum of $500 was sub
scribed in very short time, and base. ball
enthusiasts were rejoicing at the prospect
of having league team in Montpelier for
the remainder of the season. The pros
poets now are that those who wish TO see
base ball played this year must go TO Barre
or Burlington.
THB Odd Fellows excursion to Vergennes
last Saturday from Montpelier, Barre, Will
| Jamestown and all points north as far a.
Essex Junction was very much of a success.
About seven hundred tickets were sold
which made a comfortable load for the
Reindeer. The trip was new to almost
every member OF the party and the eight
miles ride up the narrow Otter Creek, from
its mouth to Vergennes, was one OF the
pleasant features of the day, Rain fell
steadily during the two hours the excur-
sionists were at Vergennes and only small
number braved the storm to visit the State
Industrial School and other places OF inter-
est in that quaint old city. The absence of
the unpleasant features that have marred
| former excursions to New York points was
very noticeable and the fact that this ex-
cursion, which was something in the nature
| OF an experiment, WAS 80 we'll DatrOniZad