The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-10-27

side the city limits OF Montpelier, and was
not when this statement was published.
THE Knox Rock Blasting Company OF
Pittsburgh, Pa, has brought suit against
the Wetmore Il Morse Granite Company,
the j. M. Boutwell, Company and the Barre
Granite Company for infringement on GER
tain drilling tools used in blasting. A pc
tition for injunctions restraining the defen.
dants from further infringement was heard
by Judge Wheeler in federal court last
week An injunction was issued against
the Barre Granite Company, and contin-
uance OF one week was granted in the other
cases.
CHARLES NJ. THOMPSON, grandson OF tie
the late Daniel p Thompson, has recently
been appointed managing editor Of the
fouths companion, Boston. Mr.. Thompson
is graduate of Harvard College and began
his newspaper career as night police repor-
ter for the Boston Advertiser. He was soon
promoted to book reviewer for that paper.
Later he Joined the staff of farty-fve edi-
tors and readers of the Youths COMPANION,
position he filled for several years with
such distinguished ability that his appoint.
ment as chief comes as a we'll merited pro-
motion.
THE evening classes at the Young Mems
Christian Association Gymnasium will be
held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
evenings. The special business mems class
will be on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon
from five to six o'clock and the Junior class
on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from
four to five o'clock. The ladies' classes will
be beld on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
afternoons from 4: 30 to B: 30 Educational
classes in bookkeeping and architectural
drawing will be held, provided eight or
more applications are received
THE Central Vermont and Montpelier
and Wells River railroad have made
ample preparations to accommodate the
crowds that are expected to take in the
QtnNn az Ar-I al
modations in the way Of through coach
es will be provided by both roads and the
indications are that a large number from
Montpelier and vicinity will take advan-
tage of the low rates offered and visit the
metropolis Of New England. About twen-
ty-hve tickets were sold for the midnight
train over the Central Vermont railroad
last night.
w. A. SHAW, observer at the Northf1eld
station, furnishes the following meteorlogi-
cal data covering period of ten years, for
the month Of November: Mean tempera-
ture, 33o; warmest month, 1896, with an
average of 80; coldest month, 1894, with an
, average of 2So; highest temperature, 7O7,
November 2, 1888; lowest temperature 14o,
November 30, 1891 average precipitation
for the month, 1927 inches; greatest amount
of snow fall November 10, 1887, 8 5 inches;
average number Of clear days, 4; partially
cloudy days, 8; cloudy days, II; prevailing
direction of wind, south highest velocity of
wind, 52 miles per hour, November Is, 1892.
HARRY L., son Of Hon. William Chaplin
of Middlesex Center, died of yellow fever
last Sunday at Selma, Ala. Deceased was
born at Middlesex Center and lived on the
farm with his father until he reached his
majority. His wife died few months
since and six weeks ago he brought his
little daughter to the home of his father
and left her there Mr.. Chaplin was a
well-known contractor and builder, and
job there, when he was stricken with
the fever He was planning to return
to Vermont next year and assist his father
in making extensive repairs on his farm
buildings. de was thirty six years of age.
BIDDING was lively at the auction sale of
the property of the Perry Manufacturing
Company, held last Saturday afternoon.
NJ. A. Kent was auctioneer. The shop and
contents were bid in by G. p. Pitkin for
81 ,275. The transmitter patents went to
John II. Senter for $50 and the sixtet n
transmitteTs which were listed at $4,000,
went to Mr.. Senter for $500 1t is Mr.. Sen.
ter's intention to revive this business and
run it under the name of the al. P. and d.
Transmitter Company" with W. E, Laird
as business manager The toe weights and
patents were purchased by M. A. Kent and
Charles A. Smith for eight cents per pair.
A little over $1,000 was realized from this
sale.
Boston Record of last Monday evening con-
tains the following; Patrolman Wilson Of
division 2, who has been on the beat ex-
tending from city hall to Temple place for
thirty -four years, has been assigned for duty
at city hail. and will do no more street duty.
Patrolman Wilson was born at Montpelier,
Vt, 1888, was appointed on the Boston po-
lice force April l, 1868, and from that day
to this has served continuously on the same
route. He has earned a change by faithful
service" Mr.. Wilson is son of the late
John Wilson, who resided on Berlin side.
years. His friends at the Capital will be
glad to know of his deserved promotion.
TwENTY-sEvEN years ago this fall the
meat market and safe of q. l.. Smith was
broken into and robbed by Timothy Han
Ion. The thief was discovered in the act by
g. II. Cross, who attempted to capture him,
Hanlon grabbed long steak knife that lay
near, drove Mr.. Cross away and made good
his escape. He ran toward the arch bridge
| at the foot of State street. brandishng the
knife, and keeping his pursuers at safe
distance. When he reached the Berlin side
he threw the knife into the river, where it
was found on Monday by the workmen en-.
| gagged in building the abutments to the
bridge. The knife is in good state of pres.
ervatioD, Notwithstanding that it has lain
under fourteen feet of water and mud for
more than quarter of century
IHE marriage OF MISS sarah Caroline Co
burn, daughter of the late e. Frank Coburn,
OF Cs bot, and Arthur Ashley Hubbard, late
of Kansas City, Mo, occurred at the resi-
dence of Hon. and Mrs, jose phi Poland, 27
School street, in this city, on Wednesday
| the Goth instant, at nine o'clock A. M, the
bride being cousin of Mrs. Poland. Rev.
DR.. Norman Seaver was the officiating cler-
gyman. There were present only the i'm
mediate relatives OF the bride and groom,
by reason Of the recent death of the BRIDES
father. After simple breakfast, the we'd
ded couple, amid a shower of pansies, took
their departure for brief outing. The
rooms were trimmed with roses, potted
plants and festoons of pansies, to which
was added pretty conceit in group OF
some thirty or forty photographs embrac-
ing four generations OF family relatives-a a
fifth (of the brid) being represented by a
portion Of wedding dress Smiling skies
and autumn beauty gave additional sweet
ness 10 the wedding chimes.
THE annual meeting of the Vermont Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company was held at
the home office last Wedne day. The di-
rectors elected for the ensuing year are:
Addison county, w. A. Lawrence; Ben
ningtoD, j, r. Judson; Caledonia, Elmore
I. Ide; Chittenden, III. A. Hodges; Essex,
George s. Robinson; Franklin, A. l.. Ga
lusha; Grand Isle, III, w. Marvin, Lamoille
j. M. Wilcox; Orange, James X. Lynde (;