The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-07-04

the home Of Mrs Knapp in Middiesex
where she had lived only few weeks
Before his death she lived for several years
with Lee Harvey, her son. Mrs. Harvey
was ninety-two years old last April. She
leaves three children, o. w. Harvey and
Mrs. George Brown Of Montpelier and Cal
Wis Harvey OF Nortb6eld Funeral ser.
vices we're held on Tuesday and the
burial was in the family lot in the Cut.
Ter burying ground.
AT the Evangelical church on Sunday the
pastor preached in the morning on 1.-THE
Love OF God' and in the evening there was
short sermon followed by a testimony
meeting. On July in the grove of o. l..
Tillotson at East Montpelier there will be
a picnic OF the Sunday school children in
the morning and in the afternoon preach
ing at two and seven o'clock. There will
be an all day meeting on Wednesday, July
IL, when several speakers from out of town
will be present. On Sunday, July 10,
Children's Day will be observed, and a
program Of recitations, ETC., will be rem
dered by the children. Everybody is well
come to all these services.
Burmah Perkins of Providence, Il. L.,
was the guest OF Elkins Perkins, his father,
over Sunday. Mr.. Perkins has for the past
six years been member Of the city council
OF Providence and il at present member
OF the garbage committee. Providence is
shown by the recent census TO have popu-
lation OF 172,OJ0 and the expense per year
for taking care of the garbage has been
some $4,000, Mr. Perkins and the other
members OF his committee have just return
ed from Montreal, whore they have been in
vestigating the crematory system OF de-
stroying the garbage, and are 80 we'll
pleased with its work they will recommend
its use in Providence.
The full ticket nominated at the Republi-
can county convention at Chelsea Saturday
afternoon is as follows Senators, W. b.
Wall of Randolph, 9. f. Smith of Topsham;
States attorney, ID. +. Conant of Bradford;
Assistant judges, James r. McLane OF
Topsham. Charles M. Bigelow OF Brook
field; sheriff, Frank l Whitney Of Chelsea;
high bail fl Stephen B. Darling of Vershire;
Bradford district judge, 8. M. Gleason Of
Thetford; Randolph district Judge, William
III. Nichols OF Randolph; county commits
sioner, j. Wesley Jackson Of Orange.
The following data for the month OF July,
covering period Of thirteen years, has been
compiled from the weather bureau records
at Northfeld: Mean or normal temperature,
$50; warmest month"; in 1887, with an aver
age OF 70o; coolest month, 1859, with an
average of o63; highest temperature, $50,
July 3, 1897 lowest temperature, $40. July
IL, 1893; average precipitation, 3.66 inches;
greatest monthly precipitation, SCI inches,
10 1851; least monthly precipitation, LEO
inches, in 1885, greatest amount OF precipi-
tation In any consecutive twenty-four
hours, 2.32 inches. July 13, 1896; average
number of clear days, 6; partly cloudy days
16; cloudy days, 8; highest velocity OF wind,
40 miles an hour from the west, July %,
1852.
A special train OF six Pullman sleepers
arrived in this city at seven o'clock Satur-
day evening with the New Hampshire,
Massachusetts and Bhode Island delega-
tions to the national democratic conven-
tion at Kansas City on board. There were
101 in the party Of which Col. Henry o.
Kent OF New Hampshire, Robert Treat
Paine, Jr, of Massachusetts and ex-Gov.
Davis OF Rhode Island were prominent.
Hon. W. S. McNary of Boston ives in
charge OF the arrangements and an hour
was taken here for supper before proceed
Ing to st. Albans, where they were joined
by the Vermont delegation. Several Of the
local Democrats greeted the visitors at the
Pavilion and a social half hour was pe lsed.
The party planned to stop off at Niagara
Falls for three hours on Sunday.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Young
Mems Christian Association hes Just COM
pleted the mosC successful year Of its his.
tory. Besides being a social and moral
force, always operating In the interests OF
the association, it has been very manifest
financial aid to the work during the year
just ended. Indeed, without this hearty and
material support the association would, at
least, be seriously crippled. Few auxilaries
can make 80 fine financial showing as the
following: Total receipts for the year end
ing June 8, SS1 IS. This includes auxiliary
dues, Dewey day lunch, cook book funds
and musical extravaganza. Total expenses,
including reading room supplies, 1886 OF.
Amount paid the Young Mems Christian
Association treasurer, S9cJ.96. The few
dues remaining unpaid would carry this
latter sum over $500.
Hon. r. M. Harvey was delegate to the
recent "Boxer" convention in Orange
county at Chelsea. Mr.. Harvey strove val
orously to secure the rejection, or the side
tracking, OF the Grout resolution of instruc-
tions. His eloquence and force of appeal
would have moved any hear'l but the petri-
fed organs Of the BOXERS" Failing in his
main purpose, he moved to amend the reso-
luton, first by substituting the name Of
Ross in the place Of Grout, then Prouty,
then Dillingham;, sustaining each motion by
an appeal OF characteristic force. But it
was no co. The "Boxers'' were obdurste.
Motions to lay on the table or to amend
were ruthlessly slaughtered, the iron jaws
OF Hod Bailey, set by the disaster to his
patron, Page, in the first district, never re-
laxed. Finally the tension Of the situation
was relieved by motion from delegate in
the body OF the house to amend the resolu-
ton OF instruction by inserting the name OF
r. M. Harvey in the place of w. w. G. out,
and the convention laughed itself into good
nature again, "Roney" making for the door
w "a M la m