The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-13

PETER j. MCENRUE, formerly night clerk
| at the Montpelier House, has been appointed
by Chief OF Police Tuttle to take the place
of c. e. Demeritt on the city police force.
ONLY routine business was transacted at
the quarterly meeting of the directors OF the
| Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
held last Wednesday afternoon at the home
Office.
DR.. s. e. LAwToN, superintendent Of the
| asylum Tor the insane at Brattleboro, has
been at the Pavilion for several days. He
is summoned by the state as a witness In
the Brewster case.
THE ladies of Christ Church have every
| thing in readiness for their Easter sale
which opens this afternoon at the parish
house, to continue through Thursday after
noon and evening.
THE members OF Mount Sinai Temple,
Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine, will go on a
pilgrimage to White River Junction on FRI
day, April %, where large class of candi-
dates will be initiated.
ROME G. Brown, rising attorney Of
Minneapolis, Mimi, has been visiting Col.
and Mrs. A. g. Brown, his parents, during
the past week. while on his way home from
a business trip to New York.
MAJ. j. I'll. MIMMs of St. Albans and Capt
@. M. Brownell Of Burlington were in con-
sultstion with Col. o. d. Clark last Friday
relative to the calling out of the First Regi-
ment in case of war with Spain.
The first base ball game OF the season
was played last Saturday morning on the
seminary campus between the Montpelier
Hustlers and the Seminary Juniors, result
ing in a victory for the former by score Of
q to l.
GEORGE II. WILDER will play two flute
solos at the concert to be given in Water
bury tonight for the benefit Of the band in
that village. Several from Montpelier will
go down to hear him. Miss I'll. Julia Cross
will sing.
EGBERT ROBERTS last Sunday rescued
from drowning three. year-old girl of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Cervina. The child fell
into the river and would surely have per-
ished had not Mr.. Roberts bravely plunged
in to her rescue.
REV. ELIZABETH I'll. GoLDTHwAITE of
Calais filled Rev. j. Edward Wright's ap-
pointment at the Morse school-house, East
Montpelier, last Sunday afternoon, thus
permitting MIR. Wright to attend the funeral
of Edwin M. Guernsey.
MRS. o. G.. MILES, formerly OF Montpelier,
died on Monday at Lynn, Mass, aged sixty
two years. She was the mother of Mrs. M
W. Wheelock aud Mrs. f. r. Dawley. Mr..
Miles was for many years employed at the
shops of the Lane Manufacturing Company
A HORSE owned by E. W. Bugbee made
things lively on Seminary Hill last Wednes-
ran the length of College street. bringing
up in the door yard of r. M. Harvey with
disastrous results to the buggy.
THE Ministerial Union met with Rev. j
Edward Wright last Monday. The Easter
service, and sermon by Rev. Elizabeth Fl
Goldthwaite, were discussed; and paper
upon ''The Book Of Daniel" was read by
Rev. DR.. 1. P. Booth. The next meeting OF
this Union is to occur May 8.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet in the ladies' parlor oil
} Trinity Church this afternoon at half past
, two. Rev. Andrew Gillies will give an ad
dress upon "Hygiene and Heredity," and
Mrs. g. B. B. Denny will conduct readings
upon the same subject. The public is in
vited.
DOCTORS G. e. CHANDLER and A. B. Bis
bee were at Waterbury Monday evening tc
perform an autopsy on the body of JOSEPH
Jacobs Of xbury, an inmate of the state
asylum for the insane. They found tina
> the patient came to his death by scalding
1t is probable the matter will be inves
7 tigated.
JUDGE MUNsoN heard last Saturday after
noon the case Of Luman Holden, who hal
been in Jail for several weeks on certified
execution for obtaining one dollar under
false pretenses. The court ordered tn,
certificate vacated April %, provided Hol
t den is willing to take the poor debtors oatl
at that time.
, REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT proposes to con
l duct short series Of half-hour readings
upon Evolution in connection with th,
Sunday-schoOl session Of the Church OF tht
, Messiah, beginning next Sunday, and con
tinuing about six weeks. All who ma,
wish to attend these readings will be cor
!, daily welcomed.
: ALEXANDER MCMILLAN, an old offender
: was arrested Sunday afternoon by Office
Wood for intoxication and disturbing tn
peace. The drunk was the only charg
l. that was pressed against him in city court
=. 1t was a second offence, and his fine an,
4 costs amounted to 1861. Not having an,
|. wealth he took the alternative sentence Q
n fifteen days in jail.
): The general subject for discussion at tn
d meeting of the Montpelier Association t
be held on Tuesday, April 26, in the room
= is "The Epistle to the Philippians.
y Among those who are to take part ar
Revs. 3. w. Cummings, Norman seaver, "
= Sohofeld, j. j. Goodacre, L. Tenney, e
u l.. Hartwell and A. A. Smith
Fl In the political heavens Mars is in tn
ascendant and is daily taking on q NOR
n warlike aspect but In the physical heaven
~ Venus has resumed her peaceful reign q
;, evening star. She is seen above the soutf
y western horizon, even while the afterglO'
of the setting sun reddens the wester
y skies. She will rise higher above tho hor
u zon. night by night, and will be "the brigt
st particular star" Of the summer skies.
The ladies Of the Church of the Messia
70 cleared over $40 from their last supper an
p entertainment, given last Thursday ever
% ing in the vestry. A musical programm
consisting Of piano duets by Mrs. K. ]
al Cleaves and Miss Rebecca Wright, sons
d by Mrs. Hattie P. Willard and violin sole
1t by DR.. K. L. Cleaves preceded the presents
tion OF Gibson pictures, novel and pop'
4 lar feature.
n WILLIAM P. SMITH was terribly bruise
O. about the right leg last Friday while
work on the electric railroad, near Barr
N A large stump fell in q cut where he was
70 work, striking him on the leg and bsdl
- decorating it. He was also badly bruise
III about the head. He was taken to the hon
of his brother, who is sexton OF Gree
g. Mount cemetery, where DR.. McGuil
10 dressed his wounds.
10 JOHN A. GOODWIN of Providence, r. ]
former Montpelier boy, and son Of Mr.
IN George W. Colby, has had on exhibitio
O. during the past week at tie store OF Marvi
10 u Sherburne an oil painting of ex-Mayt
Guernsey that has been painted since h
In recent visit to this city. 1t is an excellel
b. likeness and a credit to the gifted artis
. bn IL NJ M