The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-27

Lowe. The duet, Autumn Song" by Mrs.
Pikin and Miss DeFord, and the solo,
Loyal DEATH" by Mr.. Lowe, found espe-
cia favor with the audience, as did the
brilliant and difficult organ solos by Prof.
Blanpied
A SINGULAR coincidence is related in the
family life of Chief Judge Jonathan Ross,
who is presiding at the January term of
Supreme Court now in session in this city.
He and Chief Justice Carpenter of New
Hampshire were born in Waterford in 1885,
were class mates in college, they are
brothers-in-law, and their sons are in part
nership in the law in New York.
THE ladies OF Christ church will give a
Birthday and CbafDg Dish Party" in the
vestry OF the Church of the Messiah next
from six to half past nine, the choir boys
will sing, and the farce by John Kendrick
Bangs entitled "a Chafng Dish Party"
will be presented. You are expected to
carry as many pennies as you are years old
DANIEL McGovERN, travelling salesman
for nursery stock, was seriously injured at
Bolton last Sunday. His team was struck
by freight train, and Mr.. McGovern was
thrown several feet, receiving several bad
bruises in the head, which rendered him
unconscious for a time. 1t is also feared
that he is injured internally. His sleigh
was ruined, but the horse was uninjured,
STATE GEoLoGIsT PERRY il preparing a
new COLLECTION, 10 ne pldCel In lne SJdte
Cabinet very soon, which will be of great
interest to the teachers and pupils of the
schools. 1t comprises a nearly complete
representation of the moths and butterflies
OF New England, mounted in a new and
beautiful manner. There will be 300
specimens in all, and they will be plainly
labeled with common and scientific names.
1t is hoped that they may he in place in
about month.
THE United States Clothes Pin Company
is rejoicing over the returning of more pros
porous times, Their sales of clothes-pins
for the month of January were more than
for the previous four months. The COM
pany has under contemplation the enlarge
ment of their plant, and additional power,
with increased facilities for the manufac-
ture Of their celebrated spring clothes-pn,
which NAV be found in nearly every coun-
try, as well as increasing their woodwork
ing business which has out-grown their
present works.
WILLIAM PUTNAM, son of Jacob Putnam
of Putnamsville, died last Sunday morning
after an illness of ten days with measles,
aged thirty-seven years. Mr.. Putnam was
a highly-esteemed young business man of
Middlesex and his untimely death is uni
versally deplored. His second wife,
formerly Miss Ardelle Hunt, sister of DE-.
George E. Hunt of this city, to whom he
was married about two years ago. survives
him. His funeral was held Tuesday after
noon at his late home, Rev. p. II. Carpen-
ter officiating.
DR. L. G. WAKEFIELD was called to Will
liston last week, to test herd of twenty
two Holstein COWS, purchased there by Ii.
S. Britton of Hartland. These cows were
the choicest that could be found among one
hundred and sixty head in that vicinity.
Out of twenty-five cows tested, DR.. Wake
field condemned fifteen affected with tu-
berculoss. This refutes the theory that
nn1x oh q q fa1 wi
this disease, and that the Holsteins are free
from it. ln Brookfield last week DR..
Wakefield tested herd of one hundred for
j. w. Parmenter, only one Of which was
condemned.
THE annual meeting of the Young Mems
Republican Club of Montpelier and vicinity
was held last evening, when the following
officers were elected for the year ensuing:
President, e. A. Mutt; Vice-President, f
A. Howland: Secretary, Harlow M. Smith +;
Treasurer, j. G. Brown; Executive Com
mittee at large, j. B. Morse, j. Eli Good.
nough, Robert Whelan; Executive Com
mittee from ward one, Charles A. Smith
I'd; ward two, George 7. Archer; ward
three, F. M. Cory; ward four, j. p. Adams (;
ward five, George b. Peck. The question
of joining the excursion of the state Nc
Kinley Club to Washington was informally
discussed. The Montpelier Club now has a
membership of nearly 700.
L. u. L, a
of Montpelier, died last Wednesday at
Hinsdale, ILL.,, aged seventy-two years. Mr..
Hunt was born in Leicester and was the
oldest child of William B., and Sally Daven-
port Hunt. About twenty-five years ago
Mr.. Hunt was engaged in the grocery busi-
ness in Montpelier He went from here to
Brandon and, later kept hotels in Essex
junction, Cabot and Charleston. For the
past ten years he has been engaged in the
hotel business in Hinsdale and Aurora, Ill.
He leaves widow, who resides with Mrs.
G. e. Demeritt, her daughter, in Mont
Falls, Wis. During his residence in Mont
pelier Mr.. Hunt made many warm friends
who will regret to hear of his death.
HARRISON DINGMAN of Washington d. G.
Imperial Potentate, visited and inspected
Mount Sinai Temple, Mobiles OF the Mystic
Shrine, at Montpelier, last Friday evening
| Over one hundred members from different
parts of the state were present and degrees
were conferred upon twelve candidates in
| Armory Hall. At the conclusion of the
work an adjournment was made to the Pa
vilion where a banquet was served. The
Montpelier Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar
| Club furnished music. Colonel A. A. Hall
of St. Albans acted as toast master at the
post prandial exercises, and responses to
toasts were made by Imperial Potentate
Dingman, Dr.. j. Henry Jackson of Barre
Collins Blakely of Montpelier, Col. II. e
son and K. j. Dyer of Boston. Representa-
tives were present from Aleppo Temple o.
Boston, Damascus Temple of Rochester, n
Y, and Oriental Temple of Troy, NJ
CoFFRIN BROTHERS, Winter Circus,
that has been attracting such large audi
ences at Burlington and st. Albans re
Gently, will open in Armory Hall this even
ing under the auspices of Company Ell
There will be performances every evening
this week. with matinee Thursday and
Saturday afternoon. A winter circus is
decided innovation in Montpelier but it has
proved, in other places very popular
method OF entertainment for all classes o
people. The programme will consist o
conventional circus acts. trapeze and higf
wire performances, while contortionists ac
crobats, jumpers and clowns will be in ev
dence. Miss Russell will make a "Slid,
for Life" before each performance, on
cable stretched from one of the highes
buildings in the vicinity. The entertain
ment will be conducted on strict lines o
propriety and nothing will be said or don,
to offend the most fastidious. Turn out ant
give the boys a benefit. Popular price
will prevail
IT has been definitely decided during tn
past week, by Presiding Elders l.. l.. Bee
man, l.. o. Sherbu and Joseph Hamil
ton, who had the matter in charge, to holt
the fifty-third annual session Of the Vel
mont Conference at Barre instead of a
Springfield as intended. The Conferenc