The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-21

caught fire but was extinguished before
much damage had been DONE
CATHERINE s. (TAYLoR) SMITH died Sep
tember 13 at WatertowD, Mass, in her
the late Jacob Smith, and with her hus.
band was resident of Montpelier for many
years. Mrs. Smith was the last survivor of
the children OF Elias Taylor and his wife,
Content Erskine, Of Watsfeld.
COMMENCING Monday September 19 the
afternoon mail over the Montpelier and
Wells River railroad arrives at Montpelier
at 800 P. NJ instead Of $50. The express
freight from Wells River arrives at 6.25 P. M.
This arrangement will be in effect until
Monday October 8, when the new time
table for the winter will go into effect.
A STANLEY dynamo has been placed in
the electric light station by the Consolidat-
ed Lighting Company for use during the
coming fall and winter. The lighting OF
the State House will necessitate consider
able additional power. This dynamo is Of
two hundred horse power and Is abundant
ly able to supply all the additional light re-
quired.
PROF. A. j. PHILLIPS has in preparation
concert to be given by his music pupils.
The date for this affair is not yet decided
but 1t will probably be about the middle OF
October. This will be a local event that
will be looked forward to with no little in
terest and Prof. Phillips and his pupils will
be sure OF large patronage and cordial
welcome.
EAST STATE STREET, between Hubbard
and Cedar streets, has been closed to the
public while the retaining wall is building.
A steam derrick hoistng engine, twenty
workmen, and five or six teams drawing
gravel, sand and stone in and carting clay
out, fully occupy the locality and render
passing, by teams in particular, extremely
dangerous
AT meeting of the Hook and Ladder
Company, held last Wednesday evening, it
was voted to purchase thirty-five new belts
and shirts for the use of members OF the
company. The shirts will be dark blue,
trimmed with red, and will be purchased
through A. D. Farwell. Four members
were dropped from the roll, and four 9TH
ers were elected to fill their places.
REV. A. B. BELLoNDI, an Italian mission.
ary, preached at the Baptist church last
Sunday evening on "Dagoes." His talk
was of more than ordinary interest, and his
long association with mission work among
Italians enabled him to speak with author
ity. Mr.. Bellondi will remain in Mont
pelier and Barre for several weeks, labor
ing among the Italian residents of the two
cities.
THE committee from the Washington and
Orange County Veterans Association met
at Grand Army hall last Wednesday even.
ing and voted to hold a reunion at Dewey
Park on Tuesday and Wednesday, Septem-
Der 81 and %. A campfire will be held at
the park pavilion Tuesday evening, at
which the governor and governor elect and
other prominent citizens are expected to be
present.
REV. w. p. JACKSON of East Barre preach
ed at Bethany church last Sunday morn
ing and secured S130 in collection to raise
funds to assist in completing the Congre-
gational church at East Barre. Rev. DR..
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with Rev. Mr. Jackson, but because of the
heavy thunder storm he got no further than
Barre, where he preached for Rev. DR.. s.
n. Jackson.
THE annual popular excursion to Mont
real from this vicinity will be run on Tues
day, September 27. The Central Vermont
railroad will sell special round trip tickets
Waterbury inclusive for 50 %, and from
North Duxbury to Williston inclusive for
50. Tickets will be good on all regular
trains September 27, good returning on all
trains until September 30.
A. W. PRESCOTT, auditor of the Mont.
| pelier & Wells River railroad and Miss
| Bertha L., daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Gil.
man Scribner, were married last Thursday
forenoon at the home of the bride on Berlin
side. Rev. L. Colburn of Essex Junction
was the officiating clergyman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Prescott left on the noon train that
day for Peaks Island, Me-, and are expect
ed to return to Montpelier the last of this
week
The Elmwood, Ill, Gazette OF last Thurs
day publishes four column report of a
farewell service held in that city to bic
Godspeed to Rev. o. T. Dwinell, who fol
the past five years has been the Methodist
pastor there. Mr.. Dwinell was a former
resident of Montpelier and studied law
with Charles ii. Heath, in what are now
| tha editorial roOma His aup
cess as pastor since he has been west ha
! been marked, which is a source OF pride Il
his many friends in Vermont.
THE Fabyan House, of which o. G. Bar
ron is manager, has, during the past fou
months, had the greatest season in its his
tory. The house was full all through Jul!
and August and has been, thus far, in Sep
tember. Mr.. Barron used every availabl,
spot, bath rooms, parlors, and rooms il
cottages outside, and even then was oblige,
to turn away one hundred people during
sixteen days in August The management
of the house has fallen largely upon Mrs
Barron, as Mr.. Barron has been obliged Il
spend much Of his time at the Quinc.
House, Boston
PRINCIPAL d. Y. CoMsTocK of st. Johns
bury, q. Q. Davis of White River Junction
and F. A. Bagnall Of St. Albans, composing
tie executive committee OF the Vernon
Teachers association, were in town las
! SATURDAY COuicIIluR Will IOl. m u. w ulIt
hill and Col. j. ii. Lucia in regard to
programme etc. for the annual meeting O
the Vermont Teachers association, to b
held in Montpelier next week Thursday
Friday and Saturday. 1t is expected tina
nearly or quite four hundred teachers will
be present and it is probable that publ
meeting will be held in Armory hall OF
Friday evening September 80.
THERE are pineapples and pineapples
as there are all grades of delight in all fin
fruits. But for "pines" commend us ever.
time to the fruit grown by George 1. Butle
of Bowling Green, Florida. Between then
and the ordinary pines OF commerce ther
is the difference that one finds in fruit o
the highest excellence in quality and tavo
and a product OF only ordinary merit
There is no string fiber in their texture an,
their juiceness and flavor suggest tina
among pineapples they are what wei
ripened Bartlett is among pears, or what
fine Florida orange is among common
oranges of trade. Why are not the loca
fruit dealers ION to" this Florida product
Here is a pointer. Write to the above ad
dress and order crate or two OF these pine
for trial.
THE contract for building the dam an
power house at the site Of the Bolton Fall
water power, was let last week to W. II
Ward & Company, the well known cor
tractors and builders OF Lowell, Mass. TIL