The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-25


day evening no business OF imp )rtance was
transacted. This committee Is hard at work
and will be heard from in the near future.
M. s. Stone, State superintendent OF edu-
cation, left on Monday for West Rutland. He
will speak this week at Cavendish, Castle.
ton and West Rutland, and in Burlington
Friday before the State Botanical Society.
The United States Clothespin company
has received an order for a carload, or
about 5000 gross Of goods to be shipped to
| New York and from there to England and
Germany. The goods are to be delivered
in March.
The whist party and dance which was to
have been given by Court Ethan Allen next
Friday evening, has been postponed one
week on account OF the assembly to be
given that evening by the Montpelier Mill
tary band.
Among the prominent Vermonters not
mentioned elsewhere, registered at the Pa.
yilion to-day are Judge II. 8. Peck, Q. W.
Brownell and Mr.. and Mrs. W. III. S. Whit
comb of Burlington and Col. G. 8. Forbes OF
st. Albans.
Union services, conducted by Rev. An.
drew Gillies, were held at the Baptist
church Wednesday evening and were
largely attended. An interesting talk was
given by Mr.. Gillies on words found in
James, 5:16
George II. Wilder was at Woodsville, N.
H., Wednesday evening as accompanist
and pianist at the Concert given there by
the Standard Concert Company. Mr..
| Wilder also appeared with the company
at Barre, Thursday.
Michael Henry, residing on the North.
field road near Browns mills, gave his
aged father beating last Tuesday morn
ing. This Is not the first time such thing
has occurred and the neighbors intend to
take hand in the matter this time.
George Wheeler, overseer of the poor, is
having numerous calls every day from poor
people for medical aid. Although there is
large amount of sickness, Mr.. Wheeler
tries to give all the assistance required and
relieve all the suffering in his power.
Louis Normandin has sold his house on
Berlin street to K. j. Ennis. Possession
will be given in two weeks, when Mr..
Ennis will move his family from Water
bury to Montpelier. Mr.. Normandin will
P,o. T? q '"0 spring 10 n'' 'A'N near "on'''Ai'
The annexation of portion of Berlin to
Montpelier February 1 will necessitate a
change of name in some of the streets.
Prospect street on one side of the river or
the other must be renamed and it is proposed
to call Berlin street by the more ambitious
name of Winooski Avenue.
The funeral of W. Norman Dudley was
held last Thursday from his late home on
Berlin side, Brooks Post, G. A. R.. Of which
| deceased was a member, attended in q body,
and escorted the procession to the foot of
State street on the way to Green Mount
cemetery, where the burial took place.
Oliver A. Bowen was arrested Saturday
evening by Officer Wood on warrant
charging him with a breach OF the peace in
assaultng his wife. He gave bail in the
sum Of $50 While the complaint against
Bowen was made by his wife, it is under
stood that she will not appear against him.
At the meeting OF biaIried Lyceum Mon
day evening the question, Resolved, that
Benjamin franklin was the greatest man
the United States ever produced" +" was dis
cussed by Stoddard. Weston and Leslie on
the affirmative, Hunt, Wells and Deavitt
for the negative. The question was decided
in the affirmative,
Doctors Mcclure, Chandler and Bsbee
performed an operation on Henry Emmons
at Heaton Hospital Sunday for the hip dis
ease with which he has been a sufferer for
several years. He withstood the operation
better than was expected and it is hoped
in short time he will have regained the
full use of his limb
Fred Guerin, the brakeman who was
knocked from the train at Northfield yester-
| day and was removed to Heaton Hospital,
in an unconscious condition. is as comfort
| able to day as could be expected. His
| skull was fractured near the base of the
brain, his left collar-bone broken besides
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Fred Duerin, a freight brakeman on the
Central Vermont railroad, was knocked
from train No. IA, while going through
tie Northfield station on Thursday. He
was brought to Montpelier and taken in the
ambulance to Heaton hospital in an un-
conscious condition. DR.. Q. e. Chandler
accompanied him to the hospital and dressed
his wounds.
The Ministerial Union met yesterday in
Rev. j. Edward Wright's study. An able
sermon on "The New Birth" by Rev. j. o
Bennett of st. Albans, was read and dis
cussed; and 1.-THE Causes which Led to tn,
Spanish American War" were presented
Vile, late Chaplain of the Third New
Hampshire regiment.
The teachers in the schools in district No
, 8, Berlin, will be obliged to close their reg
listers now in use Jan. 3, and open new
set Februry /. These schools close so ia
, as the town of Berlin is concerned the las
,, day Of this month"; but the term ending abou
March l, will be completed under the pres
ent regime. After that entirely new al
8 rangements and conditions will present
. W. T. Dewey, treasurer Of the Vernon
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, wen
Monday to Albany, N. Y, to attend a bar
: quet given by A. M. Dewey Of Washington
in the work of writing and publishing th
"Life OF Admiral Dewey" Over fifty inv
y tations have been given out and an inte
9 esting meeting is anticipated by all wh
are to attend.
At the meeting of the Young Men
y Christian Association physical departmeI
8 committee Friday evening the gymnasium
(. class schedule was changed. The men
o class will meet on Tuesday, Wednesda
and Friday evenings at seven O'Clock an
q the class will be divided into sections as
:, thought necessary. Two teams were organ
v lied to play a series Of games for the chan
n pionship OF the local association.
DR.. e. A. Smith, representative frol
o Brandon in the Legislature of 1898, who
3, in town to attend the annual meetings
h the State Spiritualst Association of whiC
T. he is president states that during the tbir
years he has been in practice in Brandon l
= has never known so much sickness as pr
n walls at the present time. Last Sunds
A. eight people lay dead in that village, al
the large amount OF sickness and grei
- number of deaths is by no means oonfine
. to that particular locality.
N Maurice Moriarty died Sunday night
= the city farm, aged nearly ninety-sevt
= years. For many years he has been tow
y charge. His death was due to old ag