The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-07

ois ted VII - Mr.. ami NJ g L. wis v ere In
hi- cry on busn.s-. There eers In IN. ir
tonsa their seven children, the youngrs
one baby. and some ~ III, IN bar. ly pa
c'prd with their lives. The house v h all
III contents was otally destroy, d. t. pr..
wss $500 insurance on the bnns- ~ d 800
on th. furniture. Anyone desiring to ald
the family may contribute by calling ~ the
market Of @. 3. Whittier where The subscrip-
ton | amer is kept.
The Vermonter for December branches in
20 new h-us, while in srtiric beauty H. sur
pa 'ses all previous umhets. This issue il
e"hellished With seventy i've portrai f.
mostly of children, some Of wi ON are we'll
known in Montpelier. The disri, ct literary
fraure Of this Christmas mum 1tr Is n story
for the season, "Litlr J-m," written by the
wife Il Governor Smith Purtrai \ oi the
ffic"rs of the Vermont s ciety Of Colonial
ID 'mes a'e shown, and II description and
cut OF ih- loving cup recently pr med To
DIR. and M +, w Seward Wehh by he off
GERS AID members Of the Fust V-tmour
regiment II timely and interesting The
cover is Roman red, 'mh-lished with sill
houettes OF Vermont children.
AT the annual meeiiug tf Brooks Post,
g. A r., b-ld lass evening the
fnllo~ing ffi1ers we're elected: Commander,
Otrin Daley senior vice comm tuder, John
W. Smith; junior vice commanher, Ira A
ashhurn-; q iarte IN 4strr, j ihn Birtpl (;
chaplain, WIlIam Canning; "tticer Of the
day, l.. NJ. Hu chlusun; ~ rIrnu, George
w. oder; outside quad, Jacob Robinson
delegate to the Sttte rnCau pun ut, @. orgp
fix; alternate, NJ. Curry. A the 81, se Of
the business Session the pnsl march d in H
body to the res drnc- tf Gen. 81, phru
Thomas and gave hlm three rousing cheers
in honor OF his eighty .niuth birthday.
ERRONEOUS ideas appear TO bs fl ating
around IN Irgaid to the removal Of The
ate House f-nce. author .d by t1e L"R-
isatur- OF 1898 r.pnt.r for the " ATca
MAN Ca''d Uu Sergeaut-ai A ms Phiuury
"n Tue sdAy TO learn If possible when h.
work ut removal W ii he commenced Moth
ing will he done in regard 10 IL until ntxi
summer, and not ill MIR. Phinney aud The
other ATE fficrrs 10 whom the wok is
entrusted are abe to secure txp4rt opinion
| in regard 10 the work OF removal and the
subs Ient grading H. is quire prouabe
that me granite curbing eau be- used III
cpDsi ruciitg the ain-x NJ the rear Of the
Safe HOus-. also au hOriZ-d by au sci uf
| he recent Legislature, should this build
ing he bn;lt of granite, but even thai In
| prohl' m tiicdl. Al a | events the fence will
ZEN a DIS it is until next summer.
REv DR. SAMUEL A STEEL, who appears
| in The Yuunr M-b's Christian Association
| Star course his evening. IN OF If The most
| popular lee urtrs of The day. His lecture
on III rmr Life in ID xie During the War"
which he gives here, IL called magnificent.
| hOu . ithuul IL. LOiu, mayor tt $500. Me-,
| where De. Steele recently l-cturtd say (:
| That Dr. Steel IL AN orator Of he highest
| order, no one who heard the ]. Crure at
| evening will for moment QUESTION; while
| H. u mimic and dtl,n-ator he Il uusurpass-
| ed. tt g lecture is full of ludicious der cri D.
| lions, the portrayal of whi;h AT times G. ius =
| I'd the audi nee to roar with laughter, while
| a. iher times he deep paihoS aud wonder
| ful el, qnence of the speaker brought th-
hons- IU he sil-uc1 Of the iomb" We be-
speak for Dr.. Steele a large and apprecia-
| tive audiencr tonight.
THE ladies of Christ Church gave a
| Crawford TEA at the parish house on u-s-
dAv afternoon. Sone sixty IA, mbers aud
| Invited guests we're in attendance. Many
we're representatives. Of the Crawford p-o
| Pile in dress and general charac FL istcs, and
| took their parts very clrv-'ly. Crauford
was an out of the way place a hundred
even more ancient and OUT Of The way
rhan the village hat has p-tp-tuated their
name and fame. "Ft-sk" uuld. pei h. p,
best describe their hahit OF mind and living.
| leading representative Of This nci-ht aud
| PECULIAR people, on her way TO ihe place of
Yesterdays -ntertail m mt, pAsstd through
| The streets OF the city III u stunning habit OF
| h n century ago, rvoking the whisp prr-d
| cOIrmt mt from ols rvrrs that she must be q
| r-fugte from SONS a-y utn .Or daft per-Ou..
| The ref eshmeuts ~tre seed cakes, cIp
cakes, tHris, aud other DE- licscits thai
| tempted the appetites of the ancient Gran
! ford tea drinkers. There were readings OF
| Crawford tales, music and he entertain
m-Dt throughout was unique and highly en-
| jJyable.