The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09

ans, will attend divine service In body at
Trinity church next Sunday morning, when
Rev. Andrew Gillies, tbe pastor, will
preach a sermon appropriate to the day.
A special musical Programme will be rend-
cred by the chorus choir, under the direc.
ton OF Miss Annie II. johnson the leader
The following meteorological summary
OF the weather for January is furnished by
W. A. Shaw, observer at the Northfeld
station: Mean temperature, 13o; highest
temperature, 66s, January 10; lowest tenn
persture, 800, January 30; mean temper
ature OF the month for eleven years, 100
prevailing direction OF wind, south; total
movement of wind, $3.50 miles; maximum
velocity OF wind 80 miles an hour from the
south west, January 8; number OF clear days,
8; partly cloudy days, IL; cloudy days, ID.
THE members OF the city council and &c.
lectmen Of Berlin held joint meeting in
the city clerks Office on Tuesday afternoon
to discuss matters pertaining to the new
bridge. III. A. Warren represented the
Vermont Construction Company OF St. AL
bans, the builders. He insisted that every
part Of the bridge was up to contract and
that the bill of S1,246 for building Golfer
dam was not excessive. The joint board,
however, thought 5000 was nearer the cor
rect figure and that amount they are will
ing to pay. The matter was not settled.
MISS BRIoHAM's classes in italian Art
completed the first course last week, and
all who have attended express themselves
as more than pleased with her faithful pre-
sentation OF the subject Nearly all who
have taken the first course desire the sec
ond also, and classes will be formed this
week for the study Of the sixteenth century
painters and their works. 1t Is expected
that another class will be formed for the
first course, also. Any one wishing to Join
any OF these classes can give their names to
Mrs. #. A. Sherburne. The Arst meeting
Of the afternoon class will be this afternoon
at 2;30 o'clock.
The basket ball game in Armory hall last
Friday evening between teams from the
Rutland Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton and Company III was won by the latter
by score Of 10 to 10. The attendance was
about 800 1t was an interestig and hard
fought contest and kept both teams on their
mettle. Before the game was called Walter
Thorpe, secretary OF the local Young Mems
Christian Association presented the Rut-
land boys with floral horseshoe in recogni-
ton OF cOurtesies received by the Montpe-
lier Young Mems Christian Association
team at Rutland few weeks ago.
THE annual report Of George W. Wing,
president OF the board Of directors of the
Kellogg Hubbard Library, is Of more than
passing interest. 1t shows that SO, 848 vol.
umes were issued during the year ending
February l. The expenses OF this institu-
ton during the past year were $2,265 SO,
and there is $277 SO now in the treasury
! The president says that unless an appro-
priation for the library is voted at the
coming annual city meeting the expenses
must be reduced by keeping the library
| open less days and evenings in the week,
and that no more new books can be pur-
| chased.
THE city and ward committee met at the
Office OF Judge Smile on Monday evening
| to fix a date for the general and ward eau
cuses. The general caucus fer the nomina-
ton Of mayor and other city officers except
aldermen will be held in Armory hall ne xt
Monday evening at half past seven. The
ward caucuses will be held at the same
place next Tuesday evening. The voters
| of ward four will meet in the drill hall at
seven o'clock, wards three and five at
| half past seven and wards one and two at
| eight O'Clock. The caucuses of wards five
and two will be held in the small hall up
stairs. of wards one and three in the main
| hall,
The expenses of the city for 1898 as esti-
mated by the Mayor are as follows: Streets,
including salary of superintendent, $40 900;
sidewalks, $4,000; sewers, So 900; police,
| $3.50; fire department, 1000; new steel
bridge at foundry, $1,000; bridge dept,
$1,000; lighting, $1,000; water, iS4 600;
school department, 81 400; poor depart
ment, $4,000; interest department, S6000
State tax, $1,9oO25; STATE highway tax,
State school tax, S1,900.25; county tax,
$780, miscellaneous department, $4,000;
bridges, $500. Total, $50, 640.78. A tax
of 100 cents on a dollar of the grand list will
be recommended which will make the total
revenue of the city $4,000 in round mum
| bers.
WHEN the ladies' of the Church of the
Messiah advertise a supper the public
knows what to expect, but rarely is the at.
tendence so large that the food is exhausted
| and 1t is found necessary to return the mon
ey OF late arrivals, as was the case last Fri.
day night. The entertainment that follow.
ed the supper was entertaining, amusing
and instructive. The poem "Grandma's
| Attic Treasure" was read by Mrs. Fred
Blanchard, illustrated by characters repre-
sented by Mr.. and Mrs. Harlow NJ. Smith
Fred X. Hastings, Justus l. Batchelder,
George 7. Archer, Jane Bancroft, Edith
| Blanchard, Margerie Pitkin and Hope Lane
Mrs George II. Smile had charge of this
part of the entertainment, and she deserved
the hearty vote of thanks that was award.
ed her.
| r. Ell. LYON, formerly manager at White
River Junction for the New England Tee
phone Company, succeeds Col. A g. Brown
as manager OF the local exchange. This
| change was expected and requested by Col
Brown, who retained the local management
of affairs only until suitable man for the
| place could be secured. Col. Brown still
remains director of the Vermont Tele-
! phone and Telegraph Company, and has
1 desk room IN tne insurance ONCE OF u. u
| Brown. Other important changes made by
the telephone company are the removal OF
Superintendent j, II. Barry from Burling.
ton to Springfield, Mass, Superinte ndent
e. c. Bolls from st. Adams to White River
Junction. and Daniel Haley, reparer at
| White River Junction, to be manager at
Morrisville. Mr.. Lyon is expected every
day to take up the duties of his new posi-
| ton.
On an injunction granted last Wednes.
day morning by Judge Thompson at the
| request OF S. G. Shurtleff the Montpelier
and Wells River railroad has brought bill
in chancery against the city OF Montpelier,
restraining the city from interfering with
any tracks or buildings of said company.
This suit grew out of a request to the rail-
road company by City Attorney Carleton
that the railroad company either sign an
agreement regarding the property recently
sold by the city to Kelleher Brothers, that
should be satisfactory to the city or re-
move the snow pillow shed from the land
which the city claims. This injunction has
no power to restrain the city from bring
ing proceedings against the railroad prop.
erty. but does prohibit the city from tear
ing down or removing this shed. The out
come OF this case is awaited with much in
terest.
THE seventh entertainments In the Young