The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-08
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SEVERAL hundred names have already
been secured on the papers circulated by
the Soldiers Relief Association. The
signers agree to pay ten cents per week for
the aid and benefit of members Of Company
III. 1t is confidently expected that 1000
signatures will be secured. The list of la
dies who have already signed is gratifyingly
large.
| AT the coming semi-centennial session OF
| the Vermont Central Association OF Uni
versalists at East Montpelier, June and
| 10, the occasional sermon" will be preach
| ed by the moderator, Rev. e. @. Downey OF
Northheld on Thursday evening and the
anniversary exercises with historical ad
dresses and sermon will be held on Friday
| morning.
JUDGE MUNsoN last Friday appointed W.
T. Stafford OF st. Johnsbury, II. B. Nichols
OF Middlesex and Leroy Kent of Calais
| commission to take testimony in the case Of
| the petitioners for bridge across the Wi
nooski at the foot OF Charles street. The
commissioners will sit sometime next
month. Due notice of the time and place
| will be given.
AT the public meeting OF the Adelphi
and Ladies' Literary Societies of the Mont
| pelier Seminary, held last Wednesday even
ing in the chapel, the question whether war
is ever justifable was discussed, and was
decided in the negative. The speakers in
the affirmative were Miss Grace Anthony
and Philip Frost and in the negative Miss
Andrews and M. j. Corliss.
In its issue Of May %, Shoe and Leather
| Facts gives page write up OF Joel @. Page,
| who first sold shoes by sample The story
| is illustrated with an excellent cut Of Mr.
| Page, who is we'll remembered as citizen
Of Montpelier thirty years ago. For the
past twenty:nine years he has been ssso-
ciated with the e. P. Dodge Manufacturing
Company Of Newburyport, Mass.
WILLIAM B. STRONG of Beloit, Wis, for
merly president of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe railroad, and who lived in
Montpelier during the years Of his early
manhood, is building summer home at
Brownington, the town where he was born
He will probably be in Montpelier several
days during the month of August.
ARGUMENTS in the case of the North
Montpelier Independent Club against Louis
Coburn of East Montpelier, which has been
hanging fire in city court for several weeks,
were made last Thursday morning before
Judge Smile. The case for the plaintiff
was argued by John G. Wing and for the
defendant by e. II. Deavitt and F. A. How
land. The court reserved its decision.
Miss PAMELA A. WALKER, sister of Will
lard G. Walker of this city, died last Sunday
at Claremont, N. H., aged fifty-eght years.
Deceased was formerly resident OF Mont
pelier, where she is yet pleasantly remem-
bered. She went to Claremont to reside
about twenty years ago. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walker went to Claremont on Monday to
attend the funeral, which was held Tuesday
afternoon.
W. A. SHAW, observer at the Northfield
Signal Station, furnishes the following me-
teorological summary for the month of May:
Mean temperature, 500; highest tempera-
ture, 75o; May 10; lowest temperature, 27o,
May 10; total movement of wind, 6,S96
miles; maximum velocity of wind, "a miles
an hour, May 81; total precipitation, 81
inches; clear days, 4, partly cloudy days,
II; cloudy days, 16.
THE time of city court on Monday was
largely taken up with the trial Of the case
of James Finn, administrator Of the estate
OF G. w. Marion against Thomas Marion,
an action in trover to recover sundry farm
ing tools and household goods. G. j.
Wing appeared for the plaintiff and @, f.
Clough and j. III. Senter for the defendant.
Judge Smile rendered decision for the
defendant, he to recover his costs.
THE June Vernonter is devoted entirely
to the First Regiment, Vermont Volunteers.
The story as written by Editor Forbes is il
lustrated with twenty-five fine half-tone
portraits OF officers and men, and camp
scenes, making it an invaluable souvenir
OF the part taken up to date by the Vermont
troops in the Spanish-American war. This
number also includes complete roster Of
the officers and men Of the regiment.
THE Soldiers Relief Association met in
Armory hall last Saturday evening and Or
ganized by the election of j. B. Morse,
president; H. W. Kemp, vice president;
w. A. Ellis. secretary; j. G. Brown, treas
urer; @. F. Lowe, s. Q. Shurtleff, auditors;
Thomas Osborne. f. I. Pitkin, J. w. Peck,
Morse. ex-officio, directors 1t was thought
best to write to members Of Company H to
ascertain what they most need. Treasurer
Brown was empowered to appoint his own
collectors.
The proposed cake walk for the benefit
| haa haa Uiu nd in,
its place an entertainment will be given by
local talent in Armory hall on Thursday
evening, to be followed by dancing.
Among those who will assist are George n.
Wilder, futist, Miss H. Julia Cross. So
prano, Joseph Wan, tenor, Miss Anna
Guernsey, reader, the Arion and Cecilan
quartettes, the Montpelier Mandolin and
Guitar club and Blaisdelps oechestra OF
Concord, N. FL. The proceeds will be de-
voted to the benefit of Company FL.
SUPREME COURT adjourned last Thurs
day after session Of four weeks. All the
/ Washington county cases were continued
until the October term. The judges will
meet at Montpelier Thursday. July IA. TO
render decisions on cases heard at the May
term. The following cases were heard on
Wednesday and Thursday OF last week, all
from Chittenden county: Ella wilkins
against Homer Metcalf; Loren p. Stowe
against Town Of Stowe; W. B. Nay against
. Town of Underhill; Thomas w. Thorp,
executor, against In6rOu ii. rOrJeri anu
State against Thomas II. Murphy ct al.
MRS. JOHN voopRY died Tuesday after.
noon at her home on Court street after an
: illness OF five months with kidney trouble,
! aged seventy years. For many weeks she
has been an intense sufferer, but through II
all she was cheerful and thoughtful for
others. She has resided in Montpelier for
: many years. In 1880 she married Mr.. Woo
! dry, who survives her with four daughters
3 Mrs. B. P. Young and Mrs. w. Fl. Pckard
l OF Montpelier, Mrs. DR.. Cooley OF Antrim
T N. H., and Mrs. ID. A. Grady of Ipswich
I Mass. Mrs. Voodry was faithful, consis-
tent member of Trinity church, and leaves 9
: wide circle of friends. Funeral arrange
Q ments are not yet completed.
!, Hon. CHAUNcEy L. KNAPP died last week
: at the residence of Charles L. Knapp, his
!, son, in Lowell, Mass, aged eighty-nine
{ years. Mr.. Knapp was born in Berlin, and
l served seven years as an apprentice to the
printers trade under Hon. e. p. Walton al
: Montpelier. Mr.. Knapp was secretary Of
/: State for Vermont from 1886 to 1S40 Ii
4 the latter year Mr.. Knapp went to Lowell
Q where he became identified with the Lowell
!. Citizen and Neps and remained with that pa
J, per until 1882. In 1854 and 1856 he was repre-