The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-10-06
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THE sum OF S9,73927 was paid for taxes to |
City Treasurer Merrill last Wednesday, the |
last day on which the discount was allowed. |
On Thursday the treasurer turned over to
Sheriff Bancroft for collection taxes against
19O persons, representing grand list Of
S568.65, and a total tax of 1852 83. There
has been paid to Treasurer Merrill for taxes
S53, 80, and the discounts amounted to
$116.
LOVERS of the drama will note with inter-
est that Il Shore Acres " is billed for Blanch-
ard Opera House next Tuesday evening.
Archie Boyd takes the part of Uncle Ma
thaniel, and in this he is even more popu-
Old Homestead" "shore Acres is un.
conventional in structure, but is of absorb
ing interest and full OF surprises
EVENING services will be resumed at
Bethany church next Sunday evening at
seven o'clock. Mrs. Woodbury. of Boston,
the eloquent advocate of the American
Missionary Society, and widely known as a
most interesting and winning lady orator,
will deliver an address on Our Country
and Its Needs" Remarks will be made by
the pastor, Rev. DIR. Norman Seaver, and a
musical service will be rendered by the
choir. All are cordially invited.
THE Mid-Year Meeting of the board Of
examination of the Vermont Conference
will be held at the Seminary the first week
in November. From forty to fifty ministers
will probably be in attendance taking and
giving the examination. Eminent speakers
from abroad will be present, among them
President William j. Tucker, DID,, LID,
Of Dartmouth College, who has promised to
give an address upon "Social Righteous
ness" The whole affair will be an occa-
sion Of great interest.
w. A. SHAW, observer at the Mortified
signal station, furnishes the following data
for the month of October, covering a period
OF ten years. Mean or normal temperature,
Ago; warmest month, 1894, average 48o; cold
est month, 1888, average, 390; highest tenn
perature, October 3, 1891, $50; lowest tenn
perature, October "a, 1889, 100; average pre-
cipitation, 24 inches; average number of
clear days, 8; partly cloudy days, IL; cloudy
days, 10; prevailing direction OF wind, south;
highest velocity, GO miles an hour, October
IA, 1898.
signal station, furnishes the following me-
neurological summary for the weather in
the month of September. Mean tempera-
ture, 55o; higest temperature, 800, Septem-
Der TO- lowest temperature, $50, September
%; total precipitation, 1.43 inches; prevail
ing direction of wind, south; total move
ment of wind, 5,328 miles; maximum veloc-
ity of wind, thirty-six miles an hour, Sep
TENDER %; number Of clear days, 8; partly
cloudy days, IA; cloudy days, Il light frosts
occurred September 4, II, 30; heavy frosts
September IS, %, 30.
Corbin, for malicious injury to bicycle,
was heard last Friday evening by Justice
j. Ii. Lucia in the Office of George w.
Wing. John G. Wing appeared for the
plaintiff and II. p. Carleton for the de-
PENDANT The defendant acknowledged the
commission of the act and the question of
damages only was at issue. Frank l..
Huntington was the only witness examined
and the court held the matter open to allow
the attorneys to look up the law in the
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nature OF a precedent. Damages of 800
were claimed.
A SOMEWHAT impromptu marriage was
soemnized last Wednesday morning by
Judge M. e. Smile in his office. Robert
Watson of Barre was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Tuttle the day before, at the instance
of Miss Jennie Briggs Of East Barre, and
brought to Montpelier. Watson expressed
his willingness to marry Miss Briggs, but
had no license, and as he is a minor the
consent of his parents was necessary. This
was arranged Wednesday morning and
Judge Smile quickly made them man and
wife, with Deputy Sheriff Tuttle acting as
best man.
LAST Thursday, Friday and Saturday
were opening days at the dry goods store of
rs. Brophy & Co. The number of ladies that
were seen in this store during each OF these
opening days, gave evidence that Mr..
Brophy's good taste in selecting goods for
fall and winter use is appreciated. Among
the many useful and beautiful novelties
that were displayed were patterns in silks,
plaids and Roman stripes, and the latest
styles in braid, trimmings and gimp, also in
braid sets. The black and fancy silk skirts
shown attracted much attention, as did the
ribbons and hose, which this season are
either striped or checked. The full line of
goods shown by Mr.. Brophy cannot be emu
merated here, but they were all fresh and
up to date. The artistic trimming of his
xuip ahoyua1 tha ayoa11aDt of
M. Walling, his head clerk.
THE responsibility for the blunder in the
construction of the iron bridge for South
Main street should be clearly ascertained
and laid upon the shoulders Of the person
or persons found at fault. 1t is deplorable
to have a botch in the erection of this
bridge. III the structure is not built for
crossing the river at an angle and the fault
is the city's the thing ought to be sold for
old iron or held for an opportunity to I'M
load it on to some community that may be
wanting similar bridge. Abutments built
to receive the misft bridge will dove-tail
the ice at that point and become the source
OF no end Of expense or damage. The city
should not seek to correct one blunder by
making another that in course of time may
become more expensive one to say moth
ing of the botched appearance the job must
always wear. If the responsibility for the
blunder is with the bridge builders the city
cannot afford to shoulder it or any part of it
and should refuse to accept the structure.
II. o. KENT and Walter Lamphere claim
the distinction of killing the first deer in the
open season. They left Montpelier at half
past four last Friday morning, and shortly
after six o'clock had brought down a buck
weighing one hundred and sixty.five
pounds. They drove about five miles from
Montpelier and had hardly secured their
horse when they saw buck and doe COM
ing out of the woods quarter OF mile
away, making for a nearby cornfield. They
waited until the animals were within TWEEN
ty rods of them and then, at a given signal
fred simultaneously at the buck, as the law
prohibits killing female deer. The buck
These hunters were back in Montpelier be-
fore eight o'clock in the morning. 1t is re-
ported that Hon. William Chaplin Of Middle
sex was a close second to Mr.. Kent and Mr..
Lamphere, he having shot fine buck near
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