The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-07
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

7. G. BARRows visited last week in Leb-
anon, n. HI.
FRANK L. HUNTINGTON was ill last week
with pleursy
GEORGE A. VILEs of Boston was at the
Pavilion last week.
MR. AND MRS w. A. ELLIS were in camp
last week on the shore of Berlin pond.
Miss LOUIE CLARK returned last week
from Chester where she has been teaching.
DODGE w. KEITH and family Of Chicago
arrived at the Pavilion last week to remain
during the summer.
w, E. TERRILL was at Lyndonville last
week to attend the annual encampment OF
the Vermont Division Of Sons Of Veterans
H. L. E. SMITH left on Thursday for the
Mount Pleasant House, White Mountains,
where he is to be clerk for the summer sea-
son.
MASON S. STONE, state superintendent Of
education, has gone to Milwaukee, Wis, to
attend the national meeting Of American
Educators.
LESTER ii. GREENE returned last Thurs
day from Mount Clemens, Mich, where he
has been for several weeks taking baths for
inhammatory rheumatism.
THE Telephone, published at Grove City,
Pa, spoke last week in complimentary
terms of plans for new residence for Mrs.
r. G. Craig, which had been drawn by f.
II. Mcclure, formerly of this city.
THE combined Forepaugh and Sells
Brothers circus will exhibit in Montpelier
Thursday, August 26. The advance repre-
sentative OF this combination was in town
last week making arrangements for billing
the city.
BOWMAN and Wilbur Beeman. sons of
Rev. l.. l.. Beeman, drove last week from
Montpelier to West Brookfeld, Mass. Mr..
and Mrs. Beeman went on there by train
a last nf the waak and will WI
weeks or more.
Mr.. AND MRS FRANCIS CLARK KEITH
celebrated their golden wedding annivers-
airy at their home in Cleveland, Ohio, on
Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. Keith were mar
ried, July 4, 1847, at the home Of James r.
Langdon in Montpelier by Rev. DR.. W. Ii.
Lord.
The following officers Of Ethan Allen
Court Of Foresters were installed last Thurs
day evening by j. s. Healey, state chief
ranger: Chief ranger, A. j. Allard; sub
chief ranger, John Sexton; recording secre-
tary, G. e. Campbell; senior woodward, G.
B. johnson; Junior woodward, George
st. John; senior beedle, Joseph Gillander;
second trustee, Marshall Laviolette.
EDDIE BURNS, for several years the eff
Gent and accom- modating night operator at
the Central Vermont station, has been pro-
NOTED to be cashier in the local freight Of
fee, to succeed Willard D. Allen. News
paper luou anu OIuoIob WIN nave nhu OCCd-
sion to do business with the local Western
Union telegraph Office at night, will bear
testimony to the uniformly courteous treat
ment they have received at the hands OF
Mr.. Burns, and to the surprisingly few En-
rors that have been made in the large
amount Of "press" that Mr.. Burns has
handled Moses Kane, formerly with the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad, sue
ceeds Mr.. Burns as night operator.
THE attractions Of Vermont as a summer
resort are admirably presented in the
"Summer Art Number OF the Vermonter
for July. II is by far the handsomest and
most elaborate issue OF this popular state
magazine ever published, and contains over
forty artistic half tone cuts OF picturesque
scenes in different sections OF the state.
The illustrations form valuable album OF
Vermont scenery, and the text descriptive
Of the mountain lakes, rivers, and other
scenic attractions is entertaining and COM
prehensive. The Vermonter enters upon
its third year with the August number and
the third volume promises to surpass in in
terest and worth those which have pre-
ceeded it. A prominent feature for the
articles on vermont Towns and Cities"
One town or city will be taken each month,
and the sketches will Complementary
treat Of matters Of general interest
Hills milk team made things exceed
ipgly lively for few minutes on Main and
STATE BUT66Us lhbb rTludy morning. lu6
horse became frightened while standing in
front of the store of Barrows & Peck, and,
after demolishing an express wagon on
lower Main street, started down State
street at terrific gait. 1t collided with
one of G. W. Parmenter's heavy ice teams,
broke an axle of buggy standing beside
the street and thoroughly wrecked the
light buggy in which c. B. Roberts was sit.
ting. Mr.. Roberts narrowly escaped seri-
GUS injury, but the legs Of his horse were
quite badly cut. The milk cart was a com.
plete wreck, and cans OF milk were scat
tered promiscuously along the street. This
was the same horse that smashed milk
sleigh In front OF Capital Hall last winter
for Mr. Hill, and the animal evidently does
not fancy the vocation OF assistant to a
cow"
OBSERVER SHAW Of the Mortified Signal
Station furnished the following data com
piled from the weather bureau records, COW
ering the month Of July, for ten years.
This record is OF value and interest in anti
cipation OF meteorological happenings and
variations which may be expected during
the present month Mean or normal tenn
perature, 65o; the warmest month was that
OF 1887, with an average Of 70o; the coolest
month was that of 1880, with an average OF
$50; the highest temperature was $50 on
Goth and 28th, 1884, the lowest temperature
was 49, on the 9th, 1892; average date on
which first killing frost occurred In autumn,
September IS; average date on which last
killing frost occurred in spring, May 18;
average precipitation for the month, A
inches; the greatest monthly precipitation
was 80 inches in 1895; the least monthly
precipitation recorded in any "a consecutive
hours was 2.32 inches on July 10, 1895; av-
erage number Of clear days, 8; partly
cloudy days, 10; cloudy days, 81 the pre-
vailing winds have been from the south
the highest velocity OF the wind was As
miles an hour from the west on Goth, 1892
TIE Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Young