The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-09

hhIlbI lhOmAb w w GOD mas gone 10
New York and will be absent from this city
until about Thanksgiving time. 1t is ex-
| pected u al when he returns he will bring
with him number Of his latest paintings,
which will be hung in the Wood Art al
lery, in the Y. M Q. A. building.
THE meetings In this city, tomorrow
OF Mt. Sinai Temple, Mobiles OF the Mystic
Shrine, will be an eventful affair for the
members in this city and vicinity. After
the work OF the order has been completed
banquet will be served in the evening at the
Pavilion and it will be an elaborate affair.
GARDINER W. DUSTIN has purchased from
Almon St. John, on the Berlin side, a tract
OF land which contains the valuable spring
OF water which has sleked the thirst OF many
soul seeking pure aqua. The spring has
flow equal in volume to what would Fl
tve-inch pipe. The price raid for the land
and spring was $500.
MAYOR JOHN II. SENTER, j. A. DeBoer,
O.. Def. Bancroft Hon w. A. Lord, A. j.
SibleyI Joel Foster and w. K. Adams for
this city and the legislative committee in
company with the committee to which was
referred the annexation of Berlin, visited
the latter place Tuesday afternoon for the
purpose OF consulting Oh some Of the bound
airy features and other matters.
Harry Weston, the seventeen year old son of
ii. X Weston, while engaged in a practice
game OF foot ball with brother members of the
High school, broke his left collar bone. Wes-
ton had made 'fall'' on the ball when two
others fell on top of him, causing the fracture as
above stated The injured boy was removed
to his home and DR. W. L. Goodale was SUM
moned and reduced the fracture. Young
Weston will be confined to the house far sew
eral days as a result of the mishap.
The opening of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association gymnasium last evening,
was, under the existing circumstances, with
the multitudicus going on in the city, he
interest in election affairs, very conspicu-
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Secretary Merrill. II is hoped by everyone
intererted in this excellent institution that
its good work may not lag from the time of
starting. Secretary Merrill will have a sub.
stantial following who will hold up his
hands in his work of developing the minds,
morals and muscles Of the city's young
men.
HUGH HENRY, chief in the pension office
at Concord, n. H., and who recently came
to this city for the purpose OF looking
through the government building to deter
mine whether there was suitable room in it
for locating the pension Office there, has
had conference with Senator Proctor re-
garding the matter and it is possible that
the office may be moved here. Senator
Proctor, who is interested in SEEING all good
things come to Vermont, will have intlu-
ence in the matter and il Mr.. Henry fiuds
that there are suitable rooms in the build
ing 1t is safe to predict that the pension Of
flee will come to this city. Let us hope 20.
The change in the law, effected Friday,
will bring the various county court sessions
as follows: Addison, Windsor, Orange,
Bennington, Caledonia and Lamoille county
court sessions will now be opened on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in the
months OF December and June; in Rutland,
Washington. Chittenden, Essex, Windham,
Wednesday after ~ first Tuesday in the
months of March and September; in Grand
Isle county on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in the months of January and
August. The dates of the convening of the
Supreme Court sessions have also been ad-
vanced two weeks, being on January "a,
May 9, and October "a, 1853.
THE committee recently appointed to aid
in the matter of annexing Berlin to this
city, met on Monday and organized with
Mayor John H. Senter as chairman and T.
iel Worcester, w. K. Adams, W. A. Lord,
G. Def. Bancroft, E. j. Fallon and A. j.
Sibley were appointed a committee to show
the legislative committee in charge of the
bill over the proposed addition. Mayor
Senter, W. A. Lord and f. l.. Laird form a
committee to look after the interests OF
Montpelier and Berlin side at the public
hearing on the bill and T. j. Deavitt, q.
Def Bancroft and j. G. SCribner are the
committee on printing and distribution.
THE opening Of the Young Mems Christian
Association gymnasium occurred last even
ing. The boys class will open Thursday af-
ternoon at one o'clock. A special cl ass for
men is being formed TO meet three morn
ngs a week at ten O'Clock. This is espe.
cially adapted TO clergymen and profess
sional men. All interested in the ladies'
class are requested to meet Secretary Mer-
rill in the gymnasium on Wednesday afrer-
noon at four o'clock. The work in all these
classes will be adjusted so that no suit
other than gymnasium slippers (any heel
less shoe) will be necessary. A large at
tendance in all classes is expected.
f. SPENCER BALDWIN, ten years ago on
the staff OF the DAILY JOURNAL recently
made a short call at the place OF past Jour
nalistic honors and. incidentally, of his dis.
tingushment as base ball specialist. Mr..
Baldwin now occupies the chair Of political
economy in Boston University, the institu-
ton of which he is graduate. There yet
remain in the political economist, still under
thirty years, pronounced traces of "Baldy,"
and there is apparent over all the fulillment
of the promise of bright future that sh0ne
out in the young and exceedingly apt re-
porter of legislative doings and Incidents.
The DAILY JOURNAL retains vivid and very
pleasant memories OF the sojourn here OF
Mr.. Baldwin, is dangerous to address
him 'pro fessor," in the class room or out
and is still ready to prophesy that greater
things are coming 70 him,