The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-07

bow to the public on Thursday morning.
Mr.. Shedd does not contemplate making
any changes In the Office force at least for
the present
AT special meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Consolidated Lighting company, held
last Wednesday, the action of the directors
in acquiring the Bolton Falls water power
was ratified. 1t was also voted to retire
the 1,26O shares Of preferred stock of the
company, now in the treasury, and to in
crease the capital stock OF the company to
S91 900, by issueing 2,784 shares of common
stock at a par value OF $40 per share.
The item in last weeks wATcHMAN rela-
tive to the note given the late ID. r. Gray
by Trinity church was incorrect in one or
two important particulars although the in
formation as published was obtained from
what was supposed to be good authority.
The note was for $500 instead of $4,000,
and interest was paid on it for twenty in.
stead of !: twenty-four years. The total
amount OF interest paid was 1926.
THE following meteorological summary for
the month Of August just past is furnished
by W. A. Shaw, observer at the Northfeld
station: Mean temperature 66o; highest
temperature, $50, August 4; lowest temper
ature, 35o, August 20; prevailing direction
OF wind, south; total movement OF wind,
6,317 miles; maximum velocity of wind, 35
miles an hour, August II; total precipita-
ton, 5.22 inches; number of clear days, 2;
partly cloudy days, 10; cloudy days, 10.
MOSES L. SUMNER died at the city farm
last Friday morning, aged seventy eight
years. Mr. Sumner was native OF Cabot
and has resided in this city for the past
twenty-five years. He was carpenter by
trade but his eye sight failed him and he
was obliged to look to the city for support.
He leaves one son, Charles Sumner of Bos-
ton. Funeral services were held at the city
farm Saturday morning, Rev. A. N. Lewis
officiating, and the body was taken to Cabot
for burial.
A QUARTETTE OF colored boys from the
Fort Valley High and Industrial School of
Fort Valley, Ca, sang in the church of the
Messiah last Sunday evening. This South
land quartette, as they are called, rendered
old-time slave songs, and told of the work
this school is doing in the "black belt' Of
the South. This institution reaches class
OF people not successfully touched by
schools of different character and is wor-
thy OF support. A collection was taken at
the close of the entertainment.
THE Coos County, N. H., Tourist of Sep
tember has the following notice of Secre-
tary Of State-elect Fred A. Howland: Erred
A. Rowland of Montpelier spent his vaca-
ton with W. p. Buckley. his class and
room mate at Dartmouth College. Fred is
candidate for Secretary of State on the Re-
publican ticket and the coming man in the
Second Congressional District. He COM
menced the study of law and life in Lam
caster, in the office of the late Hon. Ossian
Ray, and has the benefit which few years
experience here gives to any young man
who wishes to begin life well equipped"
The repairs in process in the Church of
the Messiah will not, it is believed, inter-
fere with the use of the auditorium or Or
gan next Sunday; therefore the customary
service may bs expected in the morning.
| Evening services will not be resumed until
| October. The Sunday school is invited to
assemble for general exercise, and the
| opening OF its autumn work, in the vestry
at 11.45 A. NJ The usual meeting of the
Young Peoples Religious Fraternity will
be held next Monday evening. Subject:
Perseverance and Patience" Leader,
Miss Lucy Gould
THE following meteorological data for the
month of September, covering period OF
| eleven years, is furnished by W. A. Shaw,
observer at the Northfield station: Mean
temperature, 56o; warmest month, 1891,
with an average OF Go; coolest month, 1898,
800, September 49, 1896; lowest temperature,
25o, September 26, 1884, average date on
which first killing frost occurred, Septem-
ber Is; average precipitation PA, greatest
monthly precipitation, 6.27 in 1885, least
monthly precipitation, 98 inches, in 1891 ;
greatest amount of precipitation in any
twenty-four consecutive hours, 2.37 inches,
September 81, 1888; average number Of clear
days, 81 partly cloudy days, II; cloudy days,
10; prevailing direction of the wind, west ;
September 30, 1898.
To the welcoming strains of Sweet
| Home" from the Montpelier Military band
the train bearing Company FL OF Montpelier,
Company E of Barre and Company G OF
Bradford rolled into Montpelier at half-past
nine o'clock last Sunday morning. A large
crowd was at the station to welcome the
boys and followed them as they marched
to the armory, headed by the band. Be-
fore dismissing his command, Captain Pat
tee urged them to bear in mind that they
were to report for duty at Camp Olympia on
October 4, unless otherwise ordered and that
failure to so report without good cause
would be considered desertion. After the
company was disbanded they were given
an informal reception and cigars were
passed by w. S, Hudson. Only ffty-three
men of the eighty-four members of Com
pany II marched through the streets Sum
day morning, the remainder being i'll or al
ready away on furloughs.
THE time for filing applications for the
civil service examination to be held at the
Federal building, in October, expired last
Friday night. James N. Peck filed an ap-
plcation for the position of clerk and Ar
thur e. White, Norman ID. Sawyer, @. P.
Barber and Arthur n Stratton for carriers.
SEVERAL thousand people gathered at
Camp Olympia last Wednesday to witness
the final review of the regiment before the
boys were to go to their homes on furlough.
The Montpelier Military band furnished
music for the occasion and their services
were very much complimented, both by
soldiers and citizens. About five hundred
of the one thousand men in the regiment
were able to go on parade. They made a
very creditable showing and along the en-.
tire line of review were greeted by cheers,
that amounted to a genuine ovation. After
the parade closed the regiment was march
ed in front lof the reviewing stand where
Governor Grout and other distinguished
visitors and citizens were congregated, and
where brief addresses were made by the
Governor, Gen. o. o. Howard. Senator
Proctor, Congressman Powers, Col e. @
Smith, governor elect, and by ex-Governors
Woodbury. and Mansur. The intense heat
and dust were very trying to the soldiers
and discomforting to spectators.
DR.. DEAN G. KEMP died last Saturday
afternoon at his home on Main street. after
distressing illness with an internal cancer
DIR. Kemp's health has been failing for
year or more aud several months ago, wher
he visited New York he became aware thai
his condition was hopeless. He continued
/ to practice his profession, however, until the
week before his death, He was born IL
Worcester, November 8, 1Si1, and lived or
a the farm with Phineas A. Kemp, his father
! until he was eighteen years old. He re