The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-21

MS annual VaCatlOn " nerS not delegates
who will attend the convention from Mont
pelier are Mrs A. n. Lewis, w. 7. Dewey,
! Mrs. II, A. Adams, Mrs. Fred f. Smith and
Mrs. Charles Dewey.
David Warden of Minneapolis, many
| years ago a clerk at Waterbury, was in the
city Tuesday Mr.. Warden is purchasing
| agent for wholesale dry goods house and
spends several months of each year in New
York When Mr.. Warden entered the EN-
| plOy of the firm with which he has been
continuously connected for nearly twenty
years, its sales were about 800 900 year
Now they are from So 600 to 81 600, 600
annually. Mr.. Warden's old friends are
extremely glad to greet him.
The sad news has been received here
from Hartford, Conn, OF the death by
drowning in the Connecticut river last
week of Charles, the eighteen years old
son OF Thomas Moran, a former resident of
this city where he was employed in the
foundry at the Lane Manufacturing Com
pauyS works. singular coincidence in
connection with this fatality is that Allen
the twin brother of the young man just
drowned met a similar fate while bathing
ing in the North Branch some eight years
ago.
Deputy Sheriff French took two boys from
Plainheld Saturday to the State Industrial
School at Vergennes. They are committed
for the remainder of their minority. One
of the lads, Neil Knapp, aged fifteen years,
was captured by the officer in Waterbury
Friday morning. He was convicted OF va
grancy in Barre city court that afternoon.
The other, Raymond Goodwin, aged twelve
years, was convicted OF petty larceny in
Plainheld Friday afternoon before Justice
A. G. Fay of Barre. These lads make ten
boys in all whom Deputy French has taken
to the Industrial School in the past year
and half He stated that in each in
stance the parents deserved imprisonment
more than the boys who were the victims
of improper training.
OF the address delivered Thursday even
lug before the graduatiny class OF the Brat
tleboro High School by Hon. W. p. Dilling-
ham the RefOrmer says "Ex-Gov. W. p.
Dillingham; gave the address Of the evening
with the High school as the Nursery of the
Republic for his theme. 1t was logical
and scholarly discourse, thoughtful and
thought-inspiring, broad in it's range, and
profoundly useful in its practical good
sense. Gov. Dillingham; is man of fine
intellectual quality, with the winning pow
er OF his father az speaker, and giving an
impression almost Wendell Phillips like of
reserved and masterful power in his handl-
ing of subject. His address was general
ly pronounced the best ever given before
any class here"
Mr.. and Mrs. George Curtis quietly cele-
brated the tiftieth anniversary of their mar
riage on Monday at their home a n Berlin
street. During the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis were most pleasantly surprised by a
delegation OF neighboring friends calling up
on them and presenting them with purse
of about $22 in gold as a token of the good
will and esteem in which they are held.
Mr.. Curtis was born in Montpelier January
2S, 1921. He was the son of Samuel Curtis
Mrs. Curtis was born in Calais March 30,
1881. Her maiden name was Sarah Fay,
daughter of Henry Fay, life long resident
OF that place. When a young man, Mr..
Curtis learned the trade of shoemaker and
for several years was employed in Calais in
that capacity by the father of Alderman Nj.
A Kent. Here he met, wooed and married
Mrs. Curtis. He later followed his voca-
tion In North Montpelier, moving to Berlin
side some eleven years ago where he has
since resided. For several years he has re-
tired from work at his trade and though
crowned with many years, the aged couple
bid fair to receive the congratulations of
their many friends for years to come.
Montpelier barely escaped adding an
9th suicide to her record on Friday even
ing. Carrie Sawyer, employed during
the day time at Exchange hotel and hav-
ing rooms in HsZen block, tempted to kill
herself by taking an ounce of laudanum
| between eight and nine o'clock in the even
| ing. She occupies rooms on the third floor
Of the building and had requested Mrs.
Jabbaut, who lives on the floor below, to
| do her ironing. Sometime after eght o'clock
| Mrs. Jabbaut went to Miss Sawyer's rooms
to see about the work While there, Miss
! Sawyer poured a dark colored liquid from
! a bottle into a tumbler. Asked what it was
she replied that it was laudanum and drank
it down Almost Immediately, Miss Saw
yer sank to the floor in a deadly stupor.
Mrs. Jabbaut, thoroughly alarmed, called
| for help and neighbors and Dr. q. e.
Chandler soon arrived. The. physician
used a stomach pump and administered
emetics After the woman had been walk
ed about the room for couple of hours she
rallied from the effects OF the poison and
was pronounced out of danger. She was
The Capital Savings Bank and Trust com
pany will reduce the rate of interest paid
depostors from four per cent to three per
cent from July l next. The Montpelier Saw
ings Bank aud Trust company made the
same reduction six months ago. Thus eact
of the savings banks of this city will pay
the same rate of interest on deposits after
July /. Other savings banks in the State as
well as elsewhere, are reducing the rate OF
interest paid on deposits. The people pre-
fer to put their money in savings banks at
home at low rate CT interest to making
western Investments at high rates. The
Capital Savings Bank and Trust company
commenced business eight years ago anC
has continuously paid four per cent on de
posits and six per cent on its capital o
100000, and has grown to be one OF thu
leading banks in the State. Its officers be
lieve this reduction of interest on deposi
will only be temporary. The following
|
to year, dating July l in each year excep
the last: 1891, S15, ,448; 1892 $96, ,744; 1893
S149, ,946; 1894, $173, ,437; 1895, 1928 800; 1896
S269,335 1897, S3ls159; 1898, S415,924
1899, S638,640.
/. Bethany church devoted the entire da,
} Sunday to the observance of Children
Day. The church was very prettily trim
med and the occasion was thoroughly en-
joyed not only by the children but by tn
, older members Of the church.
In the morning Rev. DR.. Norman Seave
3 preached to the children and in the evenin
a Sunday school concert was held, unde
the direction OF @. II, More, the superb
5 tendent, The following programme wa
t rendered:
} Organ Voluntary-Marc Mr., Brige
l Gloria Patri Scho(
1 | Invocation DIR. Seavt
! Anthem, Choi
o, Praise The Lord, SchoC
-, Responsive Reading, Led by Dr. Seavt
=, Singing-Sheltered in the Cleft Schot
n Responsive Reading, Led by Mr.. MOI
!. The Grasses, Miss Rhine
q Where Do the Chickens Run.
+ Music, harts Cla'
: Wonderful Promise, Scho