The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01

an organization to be completed soon foi
the purpose of making the state better
| known and more popular as summer
homs. Mr. Watson has secured the hearty
cooperation Of the leading citizens Of every
city and town visited and is to cover the en-
| tire state.
IS will be seen by reference to the state
news j.. j Eagan was reelected Chief Ran
| ger and III. A. Dubec Grand Secretary at the
third annual convention of the Catholic Or.
| der of Foresters, held last week at st
Albans. The report of Mr.. Dubec, the State
Secretary, showed that there is at present a
mem %embership OF that order in the ate Of
| lI66 with thirty one courts. Nine courts
have been instituted during the past year.
HERBERT POLAND, who has been in
Washington county Jail for the past two
weeks charged with completely in the mur.
der OF Dora Cushman al Lincoln, was taken
on Monday to Vergennes by Officer Law.
renee OF Bristol. The case standing against
Poland in Washington county was mol
pressed Monday morning and the crime
with which he is charged in the courts OF
Addison county is adultery.
The Nashua Telegraph of last Saturday
contains an extended notice of the Nashua
school of music, instituted there recently by
Prof. d. s. Blanpied, formerly of Mont
pelier, and Frank E. Morse. Prof. Blan-
pied is director and teacher OF pianoforte,
organ, harmony and history Of music with
Mr.. Morse as associate director and teacher
Of vocal culture. This school opens on
Monday, September 10, and is given very
warm welcome and hearty recommend in
the Telegraph.
THR chancery case of Thomas W. Wood
against the Montpelier Public Library
Association, W Ii be argued before Judge G.
II. Darling Of Bennington, on Thursday and
Friday, September 8 and 10. The hearing
will probably take place in the office OF
Dillingham;, Huse q Rowland Hon. e. j.
Phelps, j. II. Senter and F. L. Laird are
counsel for Mr.. Wood and Dillingham;,
Huse 81 Rowland and w. A. Lord for the
Library Association.
THE reception to be given this evening at
Christ church parish house to the visitors
and delegates to the Kings Daughters and
Sons Convention, is not for the general
public. The local circle would be glad to
entertain their Montpelier friends on that
occasion, but the capacity of the rooms will
be taxed to accommodate those from out of
town. To all the other exercises and SER
vices of to-day and tomorrow the general
public is cordially invited.
JAMES BURKE was arrested on Monday
evening by Officer Demeritt for intox ca.
ton. In city court on Tuesday he
pleaded. guilty and disclosed on two
a .
A. Locklin's. This was third offence and
Judge Smile fined him, with costs, S26 so,
or the alternative sentence of sixty days at
hard labor in the House OF Correction at
Rutland Burke had no money and will be
taken to Rutland this morning.
IDA LADD REED died last Friday at
Heaton Hospital of brain fever, aged thirty
eight years. Her funeral was held on Sun
day afternoon from her late home on Gene
terry street, Rev. W. "A Dawson officiating, and
the burial was in Green Mount cemetery.
BY the provisions of Mrs. Reeds will,
which was probated on Monday, she leaves
her entire property, which includes a house
and lot on Cemetery street, and several
hundred dollars in the bank, to the Heaton
Hospital.
THE next reunion of the Eighth Vermont
Regiment will be held at Essex junction,
on Thursday, September 90 The arrange
ments are being made by DR.. G. NJ. Ferrin,
the secretary, under direction OF General
Stephen Thomas, the president. Pro-
grammes will be sent to all the members
within few days, announcing the hour
for business meeting, the camp fire, the
bar quet, and the visit to Fort Ethan Allen,
which will be made on the new electric car
line.
THE annual meeting Of the stockholders
Of the Montpelier and Wells River Railroad
was held at the general offices of the COM
pany in Montpelier last Thursday. A. f.
Sortwell of Cambridge, Mass, George c..
Carter of Boston, j. w. Brock, 8. c. Shurt-
left and Joel Foster Of Montpelier were re-
elected directors. At a subsequent meet
ing these directors reelected A. f. Sortwell
President; George G. Carter, Vice Presi-
dent; Joel Foster Secretary and Treasurer
and w. A. Stowell, general manager.
BETWEEN September l and 20 special
effort will be made to increase the member
ship OF the Young Mems Christian Assoca-
ton. The present membership will be
divided into two detachments captained by
Harry s. Cotton and Bruce Mcdonald. and
the side which secures the largest number
of new members and largest amount OF
money pledged for the use of the institution
will be given supper at the close OF the
contest by the members OF the Ladies Aux
iliary. A special effort will be made to In
crease the membership of this organization
to two hundred.
MICHAEL CANNING was arrested last Satur-
day evening for an assault on Cassius Boyn-
ton. Bail for his appearance in the sum of
$50 was furnished by Dennis Ryle and the
case will be heard next Monday morning.
Canning was re-arrested on Monday in
behalf OF the State for breach Of the peace,
The latter case against Mr.. Canning was
partially heard before Judge Smile in city
court on Tuesday afternoon. #. P. Carleton
represented the State and J. II. Lucia the
respondent. Because OF the illness of a
WltntSS IOI UH6 utI6nC6 INC case was COu-
continued, after it was partially heard, un-
TIL Thursday morning.
THE musicale held last Wednesday even
ing at the home of Mrs. G. III. Fuller, the
purpose Of which was to raise funds for re-
pairs ON the interior OF Trinity church,
was very much OF a success. Miss H. Julia
Cross, Miss Anna Wilson and H. 8. Chap
man rendered vocal solos. Solos for the
violin were given by Miss Fannie Parmen-
ter, and Mrs. j. F. Waterman and Miss
Kate Hutchinson were accompanies. Rev,
Andrew Gillies gave two recitations which
were repeatedly encored. An audience that
completely filed Mrs. Fuller's spacious
parlors enjoyed the programme.
THE following data, covering a period Of
ten years. showing the meteorological condi-
tions for the month of September has been
furnished by w. A. Shaw, observer at the
Northheld station: Mean temperature, 56o;
warmest month, 1891, average, 6lo coldest
month, 1898. average, 52o; highest tempera-
ture, 90o, September %, 1895; lowest temper
ature, 25o, September 26, 1894; average pre-
cipitation SO inches greatest monthly pre-
ciptation, 627 in 1888; lowest monthly
precipitation, %, in 1891. Average num-
Der of clear days. 7; partially cloudy days,
II; cloudy days, II, Highest velocity OF
wind from the north, September 80, 1898.
The Central Vermont railroad will run
next Saturday the last excursion of the
laaaon from all nOiuta hatwaan Rarra q N a