The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-02

after long illness with consumption. Her
funeral was held on Sunday from her late
home, Rev. Andrew Gillies officiating, and
the burial was In Green Mount Cemetery
Deceased was native Of Sweden. She
leaves one child.
THE case Of Cordelia r. Kimball against
II. G. Hopkins was called in city court on
Monday. 1t was claimed that the water
from defendants drain pipe had injured
plaintiffs cellar wall. Inasmuch as the
case involved a title to land IL was dis
missed for want Of jurisdiction, and defend
ant was allowed to recover costs.
GREAT interest centers in the game of
baseball to be played next Friday after
noon on Seminary campus between the
Montpelier and Goddard Seminary teams
The Goddards were defeated at st. Johns
bury on Monday by a score of 18 to IL, and
II the home team can win the game next
Friday the score all around for the S75 cup
will be tied.
A SPECIAL city meeting is warned to meet
in Armory hall Monday evening, May H. to
see If the city will instruct the city treas
urer to issue bonds for the purpose Of erect
ing new steel bridge between Mont
pelier and Berlin Also to see IL the city will
authorize the issue of bonds to raise money
to macademze the streets Of Montpelier,
and ii so, how much.
DAVID SPICER accepts the challenge of
Walter e. Bixby of East Barre to wrestle,
collar and elbow, best three in FIVE falls
strictly in accordance with Ed. James rules,
for $50 side. The stakes to be in the
hands of G. f. Smith of West Topsham.
The parties will meet at Plainfeld on Fri
day, June 4, to sign articles OF agreement
and make arrangements for the match.
MARY, widow Of the late Clark Alexan-
der died last Friday Of cancer, at the home
OF Levi q. Alexander, her son, Deceased
had for many years been a resident OF Mont
leaves son and two daughters. Her fu-
neral was held from her late home last Sum
day afternoon, Rev. Andrew Gillies officiat-
ing, and the burial. was in Green Mount
Cemetery.
THE annual meeting Of the Barre branch
Of the Montpelier & Wells River railroad
was held last Thursday at the general Off
ces Of the company. W. A. Stowell j. G.
Farwell, f. W. Morse, A. o. Cummins and
W. G. Berry were elected directors. These
directors subsequently elected w. A.
Stowell, President; j. G. Farwell, Vice
President and w. F. Morse, Secretary and
Treasurer.
The annual session Of the Vermont Cen
tral Association of Universalists will be
held at Williamstown to-day and Thursday
An attractive programme for the two days
session has been prepared which includes a
Rev. j. Edward Wright, and paper Thurs
day morning by Mrs. A. d. Farwell on
Social, Business, and Religious methods
in Church Work"
The Citizens Drug and Supply Company,
located in the drug store of Collins Blakely,
commenced business June l. The firm is
composed of Collins Blakely, George Me-
grath and E. E. Blakely, and will make a
specially of handling special remedies and
supplies, and acting as agents for others.
Commencing June l E. E. Blakely will de-
vote all his time to this business and will be
found at the store.
| The great ball game of the season is
| scheduled for next Friday afternoon on the
Seminary campus between Goddard and
Montpelier Seminary. II Goddard wins
this game it gives them the Interscholastic
championship. If they lose the league will
tie and necessitate the playing of another
series for the championship cup. George
Aldrich is coaching the Montpelier team
and the boys are out to win.
The little folks of Ward three presented a
parody on Zephra last Friday evening
and on Monday evening" in one of the
store houses of the Lane Manufacturing
Company Music was furnished by the
was large. Many bright hits were intro
duced, the singing was excellent, and the
affair was very much of a success. The
| proceeds were devoted to Heaton Hospital
UNITED STATES district court will con-
vene at Montpelier at four o'clock next
Monday afternoon. This will be a grand
and petit Jury term, and there are fifteen
cases to come before the grand jury. The
first case to be tried by jury is United
States against George and John Holtham for
the alleged larceny OF letter from the post
Office in Sutton. This case was tried at
Montpelier last July, but the jury was un-
able to agree.
W. A. SHAW, observer at the Northfeld
station furnishes us the following data for
the month Of June, covering period OF ten
| years: Mean temperature, 63o; coldest
month, 1885, average temperature, co.;
highest temperature was 92o, June 13, 1892;
lowest, 30o June 8, 1891, and June 7, 1894;
greatest monthly precipitation, GIT inches,
in 1885, least, 1.62 inches, in 1894; average
number Of clear days, 7; partly cloudy days,
13; cloudy days, 10; highest velocity OF
wind June 9, 1885, forty miles an hour.
The New England Eclectic Medical As
sociation met at the State House on Tues
day for three days session. The annual
address of DR.. II. n. Waite Of johnson, the
president, was delivered Tuesday afternoon
An interesting programme has been pre-