The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-03-31

IHE resignation OF Charles A. Smith, as
captain OF Company II, has been accepted
held In Armory Hall next Saturday even
Ing to elect q successor to Captain Smith. |
1t 10 probable that Lieutenant W. A. Pattee |
will be chosen to fill the vacancy.
SHERIFF COLLINS with deputies Chase,
Graves and Harvey raided the Union House |
evening. At the latter place no intoxicants |
were found, but ct the Union House a
quantity OF whiskey, gin and lager was Sc
cured. Landlord Hamilton was arrested
and taken before Judge Smile that even
ing. He was convicted Of keeping with in
tent to sell and keeping nuisance. His
fines and costs amounted to S287.
WALTER THORPE, the new secretary Of
the Young Mems Christian Association, ar
rived last Monday evening. Francis st.
Lawrence, the physical director, Is expected
on Thursday. Preparations are in progress
rejuvenated home OF the association, which
will commence next week Friday evening,
continuing through the following Saturday
and Sunday. The programme will include
addresses by local and outside talent, mu-
sic, etc. Further particulars will be given
next week.
A LARGE audience gathered at Trinity
Church last Friday evening when concert,
under the direction OF George II. Wilder,
was given. Mr.. Wilder was assisted by
Arthur f. Nevers, cornet soloist, w. A.
Briggs organist and accompapist, Miss
Fannie Parmenter violinist, and Miss Kate
Hutchinson, soprano. The programme in
cluded solos for each Of these artists, quar-
tettes, duets and trios, and all we're render
ed in pleasing manner. The proceeds OF
the concert 90 toward furnishing the me-
mortal room for the late Mrs ID. l.. Fuller,
and the sum realized was O substantial one.
AT the General Conference OF the Seventh
Aduantiat nal in q
last February, Rev. W. W. Prescott, for
merly editor and proprietor Of the WATCH
MAN, was appointed to general ministerial
labor in England, with the further charge
OF spending some time on the Continent at
tending the annual conference. Mr.. Pres
colt has been for some years educational
secretary Of the denomination. and was en-
gagged from May 1895, to December, 1896, in
q trip around the world in the interests Of
educational and evangelistic work, laboring
most OF the time in New ZEALAND, Austria
liza and South Africa, with a short stay in
London.
The board OF school commissioners are
as yet undecided as to whom they will select
| as successor to the late Professor 8. j. Blan-
pied. Nearly fifty applications have been
| received, among them the best talent that
| Colonel j. Fl. Lucia, the chairman, has seen
the board. 1t is probable the commission
ers will fill the vacancy temporarily, to close
the current school year, thus giving them
| plenty Of time to carefully consider the ap-
plications. The spring term will open next
Monday, and some OF the applicants with
whom the board would like further CORE
spondence are under contract elsewhere I'M
| til June.
| W. A. SHAW, observer at the Mortified
| signal station has furnished us data cover
| ing period OF ten years, showing the tenn
perature, precipitation and condition Of the
clouds during the month of April. The
mean temperature was 40; warmest month
in 1884, coolest in 1887; average date on
which the last killing frost occurred in
| spring was May 10; greatest amount of pre-
| cipitation recorded in any consecutive
twenty-four hours was 215 inches. April %
and 20, 1895; average number OF clear days
| 8, partly cloudy days IL, cloudy days IL.
| The prevailing winds were west, highest
velocity 48 miles an hour, April 6, 1892.
AN Interscholastc base ball league has
| been formed by Montpelier Seminary, God
! dard Seminary, st. Johnsbury Academy,
Brigham Academy, Rutland English and
Classical Institute, and St. Adams, Bur-
contest for the preparatory school cham
pionship of the state and S75 emp offered
by the University of Vermont. There are
fifteen men in training for the team at the
Seminary. The students have contributed
! literally to its support and the outlook for
|
RKBKARsALs for the coming production OF
the beautiful operate spectacle "Zephra"
began last evening at Hubbard's hall with
an attendance OF over one hundred. The
| classes are nearly all filled and organized
and will begin work on the dances and
drills incidental to the Entertainment this
afternoon and evening. The rehearsal last
night was practically only an organization
although the last hour was devoted to
chorus work, disclosing the fact that the
music is particularly bright and catchy.
Mr.. Averill, the author, OF "Zephra," ex-
pressed himself as we'll pleased with the
outlook. This opera will be produced for
| the benefit Of Heaton Hospital.
FIRED E. PITKIN died early last Friday
morning at his home up Worcester branch,
aged forty-two years. Deceased was son
OF the late General P. P. Pitkin, and has
followed farming for many years. Twenty
one years ago he married Fannie, daughter
| of Albert o. Cummins, who survives him
with one son. He also leaves three broth
ers-Clsrence H., Carroll p, and Frank 1.
Pitkn, all OF this city. His funeral was
noon, Rev. j. Edward Wright officiating,
and the burial was in Green Mount Gene
terry. The employees at the shops OF the
Lane Manufacturing Company attended the
funeral in body.
MRS. SALLIK P. SLAYToN died suddenly
last Friday morning at the home OF vernon
l.. Slayton,, her son, on Berlin side, aged
| seventy-seven years. Although in feeble
health for several years, Mrs. Slayton was
as we'll as usual until few moments before
her death, which was caused by heart fail
| ure. She was the widow OF the late K. III.
Slsyton of Calais, and for the past four
years she has resided with her son Vernon
at whose home her declining years have
been made comfortable and happy. She
! leaves one other son-Hermon r. Slayton of
this city. Her funeral was held from her
late home last Sunday afternoon, Rev. A.
Fl. Webb officiating, and the body was
placed in the tomb in the Cutler burying
ground
THE interior of the dry goods store of l..
p. and III. G. Gleason has been made more
attractive than ever by the recent addition
Of circular counter near the front and CEN
ter of the room, for the display of dress
goods and silks, Of which they have the
finest and most extensive line they have
ever shown. The space in the center of the
store that was formerly occupied by tables
is now used as a cloak room, where can be
found the largest line of suits, dress skirts
capes, waists and children's garments ever
handled by this firm. An enlarged curtain
department for displaying madeup cur
tains has also been provided. Taken to-
gether, these improvements provide much