The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-01
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BIT. Johnsbury during the past winter, and
has recently visited in Alburg, Swanton
and Burlington. Mr.. Hubbard will remain
in Montpelier for the present with relatives
His firm elastic step, bright eye and clear
brain give little evidence that he is in his
ninety-third year. He Is indeed a marvel
Of wonderfully we'll preserved old age, and
is congratulated on every hand upon his
continued health and strength.
The residences of Arthur Locklin and
Mrs. Fred Woodward were searched last
Sunday by Officers Keegan and HILL as
sisted by Officers French and Slayton of
Barre. No intoxicants were found, but the
| officers were not discouraged and the at
| tempt to purify the "Clay Hill" neighbor.
hood will not be abandoned. 1t is under.
stood that complaint is to be lodged
| against certain real estate owner in that
| locality and that he will be obliged to get a
| different class OF tenants or close his houses.
THE annual meeting of the Barre branch
OF the Montpelier and Wells River railroad
was held last Thursday afternoon at the
general Office in Montpelier. W. A. Stow
| ell, f. W. Morse, j. G. Farwell, A. o. Cum
minis and w. G. Berry were elected direct
ors. These directors subsequently elected
W. A. Stowell, president; j. G. Farwell,
vice-president; II. W. Morse, clerk and
treasurer. A cash dividend OF 81, 800 was
declared. The capital stock is $50, 900 and
| the dividend declared makes a most credit
able showing.
| FRED L. WAKEFIELD, who formerly
worked in the photograph gallery OF s. W.
Corse, wandered from the home of Charles
H. Wakefield, his father, early Tuesday
morning, while suffering from temporary
alteration Of mind. He was found on
| South Main street and taken to his home.
| His condition is considered serious and il is
probable that he will be taken to the State
asylum for the insane at Waterbury for
treatment. He has been in business OF late
at Lebanon, n. H., and came to Montpelier
for visit of a few days.
IowA's railway commissioner has been re-
Gently at the National capital attending
the annual meeting OF the National Associa-
ton OF Railroad Commissioners. W. W.
Ainsworth, an emigrant to Iowa from
Washington county, who has been for many
years secretary OF the State commission,
was chosen vice.pre5ident OF the national
association, and was continued as chairman
Of the committee on delays attending the
enforcement OF commissioners ORDERS
fittingly bestowed All of which the Iowa
State Register reports. Like other Yer
monters in the West, Mr.. Ainsworth seems
to have front rank in the affairs of his
adopted State.
The Burlington Clipper of last week
speaks in the following complimentary
terms regarding a former citizen Of Mont
pelier, a brother Of Frank E. Grout and
Mrs. e. A. Mutt of this city. George
blood coursing through his veins. He was
member Of the regular army for five years
and when the call came for volunteers he
came up to "the captains Office" and de-
clared himself ready. He was thrown out
because of unsoundness of his teeth. But
this Grout was not to be discouraged. He
wrote to Secretary Of War Alger and ex-
planned matters. Result: An order to en-
list him. George Grout went to the front
with Company M ,FrstV Vermont Regiment"
r THE following data for the month of June
covering a period Of eleven years, has
been compiled from the Weather Bureau
, records at Mortified: Mean or normal
{ temperature, $40; warmest month, 1897, with
= an average Of 600; highest temperature,
{ 92o on June 10, 1892; lowest temperature,
800 on June 3, 1891 and 7, 1894; average pre-
{ cipitation for the month, 1888 inches; great
est monthly precipitation, GIT inches, in
1888; least monthly precipitation, 81 inches
in 1896; greatest amount Of precipitation
recorded in any "a consecutive hours, 1.4S
inches on June, 81 and %, 1892: average
number of clear days, 6; partly cloudy days,
ID; cloudy days, 10; highest velocity Of wind,
40 miles an hour from the northwest on
, June 0. 1889.
) THE car OF Florida wonders that was side
tracked last Thursday and Friday near the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad sta
} ton was visited by hundreds of people,
: This car is sent through New England by
, the Florida State board Of agriculture to ad-
vertise the products and resources of that
. state. These exhibits were at the Worlds
} Fair at Chicago, and have since been shown
J in different parts Of the country. The live
J alligators, fruits, flowers, natural woods,
. ETC., all came in for share of attention.
W. s. Webb, who is in charge, takes es-
! pecial pleasure in explaining the exhibits
| to visitors. The car is, this week, on the
2 main line of the Central Vermont railroad
between Mortified and White River Junt-
7 ton.
The familiar face of 7. w. Wood, founder
of the Wood Art Gallery, has been seen on
! the street during the past week. Mr.. Wood
! ! arrived in town last Thursday and is stop
! New York next Friday, and will soon go
abroad spending several weeks in France,
returning to New York in October. Mr..
Wood goes to France for work as well as
, recreation and during his stay in that
! country will copy several celebrated works
of old masters. 1t is probable that the
/, Wood Art Gallery will be the repository OF
, this work. Prof. and Mrs. j. W. Burgess
were intending to spend the summer abroad
j with Mr.. Wood, but because of the unset
settled conditions caused by the war with
Spain this project has been abandoned, and
they will be at "Redstone" for the summer.
The Montpelier Public Library is tempo
rarily closed for want OF funds, and it will
probably remain 80 until the litigation now
In progress is decided. The library is en-
tirely out OF funds and the trustees did not
feel called upon to keep IL open at their
|, own expense. Before the injunction now
! pending was served the trustees had made
. arrangements to move the books to the
) Kellogg-Hubbard library. III the decision
OF the chancellor allows them to do as they
please, there is no doubt but what the
books will be moved, but il the decision of
the court sustains the injunction and makes
permanent the arrangement whereby the
books are to remain in the Young Mems
Christian Association building, then some
way must be provided to raise money TO
meet the current expenses of the library
when it is reopened.
MENTION was made last week of the
meeting held in Mayor Senter's Office to
discuss plans for providing aid for needy
families of members of Company FL. The
committee appointed to investigate the mat
ter have been in consultation with the
mayor and members of the city council
during the week and a way has been pro-
vided whereby such families will be looked
after at any time. AT the same time such
needy ones need not feel that they are OBJ
jects of public charity, as they might If they
were obliged to apply to the overseer OF the
poor. At special meeting OF the city