The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-06

liam L. Hersey, survives her. The funera
will be held from st. Augustine's church a.
nine o'clock Tuesday morning. Burial will
be in the Catholic cemetery.
The city liquor agency report shows tha
the receipts for liquors for the fiscal year
are 500, 544 26; the amount paid for liquors
$23, ,005 10; other expenses of agency, So 007
This makes the total expense, S26 012 18
which taken from the receipts gives net
profit Of 1882 08. The ten per cent of this
amounting to S353.20 leaves $3,178.88 to b
paid into the State treasury.
The Boston Globe voting contest to decide
what teachers in New England are to be
given free trip to Washington to attend
the Inauguration OF President Mckinley
closes next Tuesday. Mics Eunice A. Bs-
ker OF this city Is one Of the leading contest
ants having IL is estimated about 1000C
votes and her friends, who have been gath
ering votes in her behalf should leave them
at Bowman's store not later than next Mon.
day.
w. A. Shaw, observer at the Mortified
signal station, furnishes the following
meteorological summary for the month OF
January just closed: Mean temperature,
16'; highest temperature 45o, January 81
lowest temperature $40, January 26
total snowfall, IL 4 inches maximum veloc-
ity of wind. AZ miles an hour, January Is;
total movement of wind, 1929 miles; num-
Der of clear days, 4; partly cloudy days, IL;
cloudy days, 16.
M. w. Farmsn, the blind orator, gave an
interesting practical lecture on "Endur-
ance" at the four o'clock service at the
Young Mems Christian Association Sun
day afternoon. For an hour Mr.. Farman
held the close attention OF the large audi
ence by his logical presentation of the sub
iect and his easy delivery. Wilder's
orchestral club of six pieces rendered a
Chnipa muaipll HYMN aH Al
ton being unusually pleasing. Mr.. Far
man spoke at the Methodist church in
Williamstown Sunday night.
The Epworth League and Baptist Chris
tian Eudeavor society united with the
Bethany society in union service Sunday
evening. The service W very interesting
and was held in Bethany chapel, Miss Stella
Prindle, president OF Bethany society, pre-
siding. Papers pertaining to the work and
growth of the societies we're read by Miss
Lucy Hutchins and Miss Laura Kilburn,
which were well prepared and instructive.
Revs. Norman Seaver, w. j. Cloues and o.
0. Judkins also gave short addresses ap
propriate to the occasion.
Mrs. Eunice, widow of the late e. B
Wedge, died Saturday night al the home Of
III b. Wedge, her son, AT 81 River street.
She would have been eighty years old in
April. She had been i'll for some time
from q complication OF diseases, but had
only U6en COnnubu TO ner Dbu lOT lOur
weeks Aside from the son mentioned,
another son and daughter survive her, w.
L Wedge and Mrs. Ii. N. Lawrence, all of
this city. The funeral was held from the
house at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. @. o. Judkins officiating. Burial was
beside her husband in the Cutler bury
ing ground.
The following 5sta for the month Of Feb
ruary, covering the past thirteen years is
fnrnishpd nv w. A Shaw Oh5arVar the
Northfield signal station: Mean or normal
temperature, ITO; warmest month, in 1890,
with an sverare Of 900; coldest month, in
1889, with an average OF 100; highest tenn
perature, 56o February g. 1890; lowest tenn
perature, 800, February A. 1889; average
precipitation for the month, 81 incnes
greatest amount Of snow fall in any twenty
four consecutive hour, 10 inches, February
22 1898; highest velocity OF wind, 81 miles
an hour, February 16, 1898; average num-
ber of clear days. 6: partly cloudy days,
10; cloudy days, IL