The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-08
MONTPELIER, VT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE s. 1898.

Thursday evening in Seminary chapel is:
Resolved, that heredity is more potent
| than environment"
JAMES J. GOODWIN, bookkeeper in the
Office OF the e. w. Bailey & Co. feed store,
| and Miss Lizzie Flanagan of Moretown are
to be married at Waterbury this morning
| by Rev. Father Blias.
JOHN j. BERGEN left last Saturday even
| ing for Cincinnati, o., to represent the
Lane Manufacturing Company at the an
nual National Convention Of Foundrymen,
now in session in that city.
| MRS. o. G.. BARRON, Miss Maud Lane
Barron and Miss Daisy Lane we're the
guests of Mrs. Dennis Lane, while on their
way from Boston to the Fabyan house
which Mr.. Barron is to open June 10.
Z. E. GRAHAM was quite seriously bruised
last Friday evening by being thrown from
| his carriage in front OF the drug store OF W.
K. Terrill on State street. A crippled fore
wheel was the cause OF the accident.
Mr.. AND MRS. STEPHEN r. Colby leave
today for Dallas, Texas, where Mr.. Colby
| goes as delegate from Mount Sinai Com.
mandery, Knights Templar to the Imperial
Council, to be held next week in that city.
THE Montpelier Seminary baseball team
| defeated the Goddards at Barre Monday af-
ternoon by score Of II to8. The marked
feature Of the game was the work of short
| stop Webb, both in the field and at the bat.
FRED WHITTIER came in collision with O
team while riding his wheel last evening,
and was quite severly injured He receiv-
| ed cut in the back of the head and several
bruises that will confne him to the house
for few days.
MILO SILLowAY was arrested last Satur-
day evening by Officer Demeritt for intoxi.
| cation and creating disturbance at the
Hillside boarding house. His disclosure
was not accepted by the court, and he was
| remanded to jail.
| ~ A
Denny of Northfield and G. M. Richardson
Of Waitsield were, last Saturday, appointed
| by Judge Munson commissioners to take
testimony in the road case of Fisher against
the town OF Cabot
THE Soldiers Relief Association recently
organized gave evidence of the practical
work it tintends to do by sending last Thurs
day evening to Lieutenant Gisborn by tel
egraph $50 to be used for the needy men,
bers of Company Fl.
ANsBAcH, the magician, gave an enter
tainment in Armory hall Monday evening
The wonderful tricks performed by this
king of wizards was thoroughly enjoyed by
a good sized audience.
AT meeting of the board Of school di-
rectors held Monday evening in the Office
OF Gen. j. I'll. Lucia, requisition was made
| on the city treasurer for 81 800 to pay the
bills due at the close of the term, which in
clude the salaries OF teachers.
AFTER next Sunday Mrs. George e.
Mills will take the position Of contralto in
Bethany Church choir now filed by Miss
Clara L. DeFord. Miss DeFord goes to her
home in Hardwick at the end of the school
year at the Montpelier Seminary.
Hon. G. G. BENEDICT of Burlington, d.
G. Denison of Royalton and George Briggs
Of Brandon were in town on Monday to at
tend special meeting of the directors of
the National Life Insurance Company.
Only routine business was transacted.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT is to speak
| Thursday afternoon on "The Altar at
Home" at the semi-centennial of the Ver-
mont Central Association of Universalists
which holds a two days session at East
Montpelier Thursday and Friday of this
week.
THE body of William Joslyn was brought
to Montpelier from Phoenix, N. Y, on
Tuesday and taken to the home OF George
Pratt in Berlin, where funeral services will
be held at one o'clock this afternoon The
burial will be in the cemetery at Berlin
Corner.
CHARLES W. ADAMS and Harlie Cummins
returned on Monday from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Boston. Mr..
bank as bookkeeper place that has been
temporarily filled by j. P. Adams his
brother.
NJ. s. STONE, state superintendent of ed
ucation, will deliver an address at the an
nual meeting of the American Institute of
Instruction to be held at North Conway,
N. H., Thursday, July Z. His subject will
! be 'The Present Status Of Education in New
England"
REV. DIR. NORMAN SEAvER preached last
Sunday morning at Bethany Church SER
mon of marked power and eloquence on
"The stone hewn without hands filing the
whole earth" His subject Sunday evening
was THE God of the Bible and the God OF
the People,"
The Soldiers Relief association will send
box to the members Of Company 81 on
Thursday. Packages should be left at the
city clerks Office not later than this even
ing. Perishable food cannot be sent, but
articles Of wearing apparel papers OF
magazines will be taken
JUDGE MUNsoN has appointed II. j. M
Jones as receiver for the granite firm OF
Frazer & Broadfoot, which is composed OF
alexander Broadfoot and Robert Frazer
This receiver was appointed on the petition
. OF Mr.. Broadfoot in order that the affairs oi
the firm might be wound up.
AT the annual meeting OF the Ladies' 30
ciety Of Trinity church, held on Monday
evening with Mrs. d. +. Clark, Mrs. Mer
Orrin Daley and Mrs. 7. T. Ranny, vice
presidents; Mrs. M. L. Beardsley, secretary
: and Mrs. j. #. Waterman, treasurer.
!, FRED B. THOMAS, formerly law student
in the office OF George W. Wing who un
derwent an operation for hernia at the
Mary Fletcher hospital at Burlington in or
! der THAT he might join Company II, hal
, nearly recovered from the effects OF tn,
operation, and expects soon to go to the
regiment.
The city council has given Street Com
, missioner Roberts instructions to lay ou
flower beds at the functions Of streets IL
, different parts OF the city where there il
room for such beds. These will be started
/ by practical florist and landscape gardene
and will be kept in order at the expense o
the city.
. ARTHUR LocKLIH was arrested on Mon
4 day for intoxication. In city court h
pleaded guilty and was fined with costs
S16.57. He disclosed on the ranch on Tay
: lor street near the Central Vermont depot
: but when that place was visited by the OF
= ficers the proprietor could not be found.
warrant is out for his arrest.
= THE Burlington Daily Neios said, editori
: : ally, last evening Of Hon. Joseph Poland
"The Vermont press loses its oldest an'
. most respected member in the death Of tn
+ venerable Joseph Poland OF Montpelier
o His career was useful. his life honorable