The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-10-20

pollor uurluR tne present week. On dis re-
turn to New York he will be accompanied
by his mother and Mrs. Hathaway, who
have been spending the summer at the Pa
vilon.
DONATION DAY at Heaton hospital, last
Thursday afternoon, was very generally
observed. About 300 in money, and
large amount of delicacies for the sick were
contributed. The hospital was crowded
with visitors during the entire afternoon
and evening.
JUSTICE j. FL. LUCIA has announced his
decision In the case Of L. X. Lascor against
DR.. O. e. Corbin, for malicious injury to a
bicycle. The actual damages awarded
were " ana the exemplary damages S75.
The defendant will probably take his case
to county court.
HELEN BACKUM, q table girl at the Union
House, took by mistake last Sunday even
ing dose OF poison and narrowly escaped
death. DR.. @. e. Chandler was hastily
summoned and with the use of powerful
emetics and stomach pump, succeeded in
saving the young lady's life.
The members of the Baptist Christian
Endeavor Society called in body last
Thursday evening on Walter Thorpe, their
president, to extend to him and his bride a
welcome to Montpelier. In behalf OF those
present Rev. w. A. Dawson presented Mr..
Thorpe with dozen solid silver spoons.
AT Trinity church next Sunday morning,
dress on the subject Of missions. DR.. Leon
ard Is senior secretary of the missionary So
sciety OF the Methodist church, one OF the
best informed men OF to-day on the subject
OF missions, and speaker of wide reputa-
ton.
AT the annual meeting of the State
Teachers Association, held last week at
Woodstock, resolution introduced by
Mason s. Stone, State Superintendent OF
Education, expressing. appreciation of the
services to the profession and to mankind
OF the late Prof. S. j. Blanpied was unani-
mously adopted.
THE lecture on "Your Mothers Apron
Strings" delivered by Chaplain Lozier last
evening In Trinity church, was enjoyed by
a good-sized audience. The humorous, pa.
thetic and sentimental were blended in a
very fascinating manner, and the songs in
terspersed by Chaplain Lozier gave an
added interest to the event.
AFTER the grand jury had been dismissed
by Judge Tyler last Thursday afternoon
they met in the grand jury room and ten
dered vote of thanks to Daniel Worcester,
the foreman, f. II. Williams, clerk, and to
States Attorney Rowland for their able
services during the session. The grand jury
was then photographed in body.
The new book Of rules and signals on
the Central Vermont railroad went into ef-
feet last Sunday at noon. A new time Ia
BILE also went into effect at the same time.
The only changes in the trains leaving
Montpelier are the express train north and
the accommodation train south that have
left at sos P. M. They now leave at 500 P. NJ.
The Ladies' Reading Club held its first
meeting of the season with Mrs. r. K. Peck
yesterday. Its theme was a good one
" Montpelier THE first of a series of stud
les of persons and places which promises to
be very interesting; All ladies connected
with the Church of the Messiah are cordial.
ly invited to attend the sessions of the club.
e. B. HAMMITT of Springfield, Mass, who
represents the Fruithurst Colony of Ala.
bama, was in this city last week. He re-
ports very bright prospects for the future
OF this company. He left Massachusetts
yesterday, with large excursion party of
New England people for Fruithurst and
three carloads of excursionists were to leave
Chicago on the same date.
AL a recent hearing in Burlington before
United States Commissioner Johnson of a
lot Of Cinnamon charged with violation of
the exclusion act, Quong Ling Chang was
ordered deported He appealed bis case,
and the appeal was heard on Tuesday by
Judge Wheeler in federal court The court
took the case under advisement and Hon.
d. j. Foster entered as surety for the Celes-
tial in the sum of $500.
AS will be seen by reference to the su.
preme court report in another column, the
exceptions in the Marsh-Buzzell murder
III
of supreme court, owing to the illness of
Hon. W. P. Dillingham;, one of the counsel
for the defence, but this case will first be
considered by the supreme court at the JAN
uary term. Sentence is of course respited
until the court rules on the exceptions.
THE following is the list OF OF officers of
the Young Peoples Religious Fraternity
B. Thomas; vice-presdent. Belle NJ Mar
tin secretary Nina B. w. Holt; treasurer,
Mrs. ii. W. Cate; programme committee,
Grace M. Clarke, Florence Smith, Addie
Phillips, Winnie Ferrin, Fred B. Thomas;
Fraternity committee, NJ. Alice Wing, Julia
Peck, Christine Jackson, @. Elwin Ayers,
Jennie Holmes.
ARTHUR DENNIS, an employee of Barrows
& Peck was taken to Heaton hospital last
Thursday suffering with appendicitis. An
operation was performed on Friday and the
young man died Sunday morning. He was
nineteen years old and had worked for Peck
Brothers and Barrows & Peck for several
years. He had no near relatives in this
city, but was an industrious, hard working
young man. The body was taken to More
town on Monday for burial.
SIXTEEN of the nineteen young men who
took the law examinations at Montpelier last
week passed successfully and were admit
ted to the bar IN the Supreme Court room at
the State House last Friday morning,
Those who failed to pass were George III.
Burleson.of East Fairfield, Allen Martin of
Barre and Clarence Hull Of Berkshire.
Henry Conlin of Winooski, the represe nta-
tive from that town in the legislature of
1896, led the class with "a percentage of
eighty-seven and one-half.
COMMENCING to-day an additional postal
car service will be put on the Central Yer
mont railroad between White River junction
and st. Albans. This postal car will run on
the trains leaving Montpelier going north at
10:15 A, M, and south bound at 600 p. NJ
The north bound mail will close at the
Montpelier postoffice at 1000 in the morn
ing and the south bound at 500 P. M. This
additional postal service will be welcomed
and appreciated by the people of Montpelier
and vicinity and will be great convenience
to the business men at the capital.
BEoNNINa with the first Sunday in No.
vember, Rev. Andrew Gillies, pastor of
Trinity church, will deliver a series of Sun
day evening lectures ON the general theme,
"Young Men" The special subjects will be
as follows: November 7, "The Young Man
| in History; November ii, "The Second Tri-
angle"; November 81, Forces Which De-
termine Character; November %, "Your
Place in Life" December 3, "The Young
Mans Insurance Policy; December l2,
"The Man With One Talent; December
10, 'The Man With One Idea'; December
26, "The Pattern on the Mount"