The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-05


S1,047. Last year the number OF delin-
quents was 100 and the amount they rep
resented was S8b1.53.
IT Montpelier hotels and boarding houses
continue to raise in the price of board
dollar week or more every time the Leg
slature meets, that enterprising town will
wake up some morning to find the State
House on wheels en- route for some COM
munity where pigs bristles are not so con-
spicuous and where suitable hotel accom-
modations can be obtained at reasonable
rates whether school or Legislature keeps
or moist Johnsbury Republican.
1T is more than probable that Professor
Phillips OF this city will soon issue call for
meeting for the purpose Of organizing a
vocal society which will take the rehearsal
OF some of the musical productions from
the masters which will be sung during the
last month Of the winter. The city has long
had need of such an organization and Pro-
meet the approval of every music lover in
the city. The benefits that will accrue to
the several churches will be incalculable.
The following meteorological summary for
the month Of September is furnished by W.
A. Shaw, observer at the Northfield station
mean temperature, 59o; highest temperature
900, September 4; lowest temperature, 30o
September 81; total precipitation, 2.66 inch
es; prevailing direction of wind, South; to-
tai movement Of wind, 5,577 miles; maxi
mum velocity Of wind. "a miles an hour
from the Northward, September 27; number
OF clear days, 8; partly cloudy days, IL;
cloudy days, IL. Heavy frosts September
10, IL and 20.
@. L. MARTIN had two suits Of clothes and
gold watch taken from him this week.
The man who is supposed to have commit
ted the deed is George Adams. The man
gave his name to Mr.. Adams as George
Adams and sought and found work with
Mr.. Martin. The goods were taken while
Martin was in this city distributing milk.
The case was put in the hands Of Sheriff
Collins and he Is diligently at work on the
case. Adams appears to be about forty
years old and was last heard of in the vicin-
ity Of Plsinfeld.
road advertises its annual popular excur-
sion through the famous White Mountain
Notch for Friday October 7. AT this time the
mountain foliage will be at its greatest bril-
liancy and the trip is one OF the finest that
can be made. A special excursion train will
leave Barre at 750 A. M, Montpelier at $40,
connecting at Woodsville with special train
running through the great White Mountain
Notch to Upper Bartlett. The train is due
there at LOO P. M, and will leave for the
return trip at l 30 Fare from all stations
on the Montpelier and Wells River railroad
for the round trip is only S160. Take your
lunch basket and go along. You will never
regret it.
THE work of mastering out the members
of Company III begun Tuesday in Armory
hall. Major S. P. Joscelyn arrived at II; 30
and after he had taken dinner at the Pavil-
ion he went at once to the hall and in COM
pany with the surgeon and the company's
officers the work was begun. Each member
Of the company has to fill out blank certif-
cate stating whether, according to his
knowledge, he suffered any disability while
in the service. One Of the company officers
afterward states what his knowledge and
belief is in the matter and then the soldiers
go before the army surgeon for examina-
tion. 1t is expected that it will take fully
two days to complete the work. During
this time the members get their regular pay,
fifty-two cents per day.
THE seventh anniversary of Rev. A. N.
Lewis pastorate in Christ church and the
fifty-eighth of the parish was observed Sun
day morning at their Westinghouse. The
sermon for the greater part was statistical
and was highly interesting. Thirty years
ago the parish had one lady member, Mrs.
s. P. Redfeld. To-day the parish numbers
400 souls and the church has 211 communi-
cants as against forty-two thirty-seven
years ago. The society has had in all ten
rectors whose average tenure OF office has
been six years Rev. f. ". Shelton held
twelve years pastorate. DR.. Lewis showed
by his figures that the church had raised
more money during the last year than
during any other year in its history.
W. A. SHAW, observer at the Northfeld
station, furnishes the following meteoro-
logical summary for the month of October,
covering period of eleven years; Mean
temperature, 44o; warmest month, in 1894,
with an average Of 4So; coldest month in
1888, with an average of 390; highest tenn
perature, 83, October 3, 1891; lowest tenn
perature, 100, October "a, 1889; average pre-
cipitation, 223 inches; greatest monthly
precipitation, S57, in 1889; least monthly
/ nj In n
of precipitation in any "a consecutive hours,
LIT inches, October 6, 1889; average num-
ber of clear days, 6; partly cloudy days, IL;
cloudy days. IA; prevailing direction OF
wind, south; highest velocity of wind, 60
miles an hour, October H. 1898.
FIFTY or more old soldiers gathered at
| Dewey Park last Wednesday morning and
resumed the speech making enjoyed at the
campfire in Grand Army hall the evening
previous. f. l.. Knapp sang several songs,
and j. I. Callahan Of Barre gave recita-
tions. Dinner was served at the park, and
the gathering did not break up until nearly
| three o'clock. AT present there are eighty
| members Of this new association, and an
effort will be made during the coming win
ter months to increase this number to
several hundred. The expenses Of the re-
union were all paid and balance of SIG re-
mains in the treasury. Camp-hres will be
held in various towns in Washington and
Orange counties during the next few
months, and Washington and Orange
| County Veterans Association evidently
has come to stay.
ARMY SURGEON SNYDER examined thirty
four members of Company II Tuesday,
which took him from noon time until six
o'clock. Four of the number were found to
be unable to be mustered out. E. S. Lyn-
ton, one OF the number, was lately released
from Heaton Hospital where he has been
| i'll for month or more with fever 1t will
probably be month or more before he will
be mustered out. The others will be sent
to Burlington where they, with him, will
pass another examination. 1t will most
| likely lrequire all OF this forenoon to
complete the work of making the examina-
tions. Judging from the number OF those
who have been found to be ailing there will
be in the entire company about ten who
will have to be sent to Burlington for exam
ination. 1t will be about month before
the company will be mustered out.
TwENTY-sEvEN candidates for admission
to the bar will be examined in the county
court house next Tuesday, Their names
and places Of residence are herewith given:
M. p. Maurice, p. Nj. Paige, f. G, Webster,
A. S. Sherman, Of Chittenden county; f. j,
Marshall, II. A. Bailey, William Wishart
and w. K. Hurlbert, of Washington county
David Conant, Of Orange county; II. r.
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