The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-12-04

per will he promptly served from $50 to
p NJ. Price 10 cents. A good entertain
ment each evening. Admission, 10 cents
Mrs. Ellen A. Gray, aged sixty-eight
years, died Monday at the home of
Mrs. Lewis Wclch Of Lebanon, y II her
daughter, after two weeks illness: Mrs
George Patch of Barre : u daughter of
the deceased and Mrs. William Milo of
this city Il granddaughter rs. Gray
was for many years Il resident of this city d,
but of late years she had made her home
with her daughter in Lebanon. She was
a woman of sterling and Christian charac-
ter, for many years member OF the First
Baptist church in this city At one time
she conducted boarding-hOuse on East
state street.
Courts convened in six counties
of the State on Tuesday. Chief Judge
Taft went to Chelsea, Judge Rowell
to Bennington, Judge Start to Hyde
Park, Judge Watson to Middlebury
and Judge Stafford to Woodstock.
Judge Munson will be in Montpelier
this week and will open the Decem-
Der term for Caledonia county at St.
Johnsbury on Tuesday December 10.
1t is not yet decided whether another
Judge will come to Montpelier next
week, or whether the September term
of Washington county court will be
wound up this week.
Inquiry made of local shoe dealers
has brought out interesting facts.
The largest size of boots or shoes kept
in stock are eleveus and the largest
sized rubbers are twelves Dexter
Moody wears the largest sized boot or
shoe of any man i'll town, taking a
size between fourteen and fifteen,
hi iph hoc t, 1,o do al 10
The sizes of boots and shoes most sold
are eights and mines. A workingman
takes a larger shoe in point of width
than business man whose foot is al
most invariably narrow.
uperintendent Joel Foster of the city
water department sad today that the re-
cent shift in the weather threatened Il
shortage in the Berlin water supply He
said that during the pasI Two months the
water in Berlin pond had dropped to a
lower point than i'll the same months in
the several years past, and that ut the
present time the water in the pond is
lower than il had been at this season of
the year IN the remembrance of the Oldest
inhabitant Some springs have failed en-
tirely, ano. .many farmers are obliged to
drive their stock to brooks for water In
view of these facts. Foster advises the
most careful and economic use of Berlin
water, as tne SITUATION VIII grow worse
daily unless we have rain or a heavy SNOW
fall
"What is the costliest drug sold by
the pharmacists of the city," In an
swer to this question local pharma-
cist said he considered Vaccine the
most costly. This lymph is put up III
capillary tubes about the size of an or
dinary darning needle and which con-
tain but one drop. This vaccine is sold
for ten cents per drop and its sale de-
pends solely upon the vaccination be-
ing done in town. The druggist said
that eserine sulphate, used III the treat
ment of diseased eyes, was a close
second to vaccine i'll costliness. This
drug sells for sixteen cents per grain,
or so, 920 per pound.
The following data, covering period of
fourteen years. for the month of Decem-
Der is furnished by w. A. Shaw, obs erver
at the NOrthiield signal statiOn can or
normal temperature, p degrees; warmest
month, in 1891, with an average of 81 de-
grees: coolest month, in 1890, with an
average of 80 degrees; highest temper
ature, Gl degrees, December 20 1895; low
est temperatures degrees, December
IA, 1893; average precipitation for the
month, . 63 inches; greatest monthly pre-
cipitation, 5.SS inches. in 1887; least
monthly precipitation, 81 inches i'll 1896;
greatest amount of snowfall in any "A
consecutive hours, p inches, December
rs, 1887; highest velocity of wind, 30
miles an hour, December II. 1899; aver
age number of clear days, 4; partly cloudy
days, II; cloudy days, 10,
In personal letter to the editor of
the Journal, written October "a, from
Manila, Mason S. Stone says: "It
may be of interest to you and other
friends to know that have accepted
the superintendency of the schools
of Manila and have entered upon my
duties / think the work outside of
Manila is more agreeable, and may
ask for transfer in a few months.
When | left Negros the Vermont con-
tingent was well and happy and seem
to be enjoying the work. Affairs are
progressing satisfactorily and the
Commission is doing the United States
proud in the magnificent manner in
which it is handling the situation. "
The meeting of the women S chorus
known as the Saturday Afternoon
Club" was of more than usual interest
last Saturday afternoon. The solos by
Misses Edith Brooks and Ruth Roleau
were much enjoyed. A special fea-
ture of the occasion was the piano
duet by Misses Lizzie Packer and
Laura Rugg. The inerest i'll this mu-
sical organization continues to grow
and new names are registered at every
meeting Next Saturday afternoon
a solo will be sung by Miss Pansy
Severance and there will be piano
selection for eight hands, Mrs. DR.. X.
l.. Cleaves, Miss Laura Rugg and Miss
Lizzie Packer of Montpelier, and Mrs.
O. X. Hollister of Barre.
The social held in Trinity church
vestry on Monday evening under the
auspices of the Workingmen's club
was genuine success. Songs by
George II. Wilder and piano solos by
Prof. l.. j. Hathaway were greatly
enjoyed and heartily applauded. Rev.
G. O. Judkins gave brief talk on
1.-THE Strong Points in American Dem
ocracy," and later read two selections
from the writings of John Kendrick
Bangs that put everybody i'll good
humor. Mrs. @. O. Judkins and Mrs.
Amos p. Hartwell assisted in serving
coffee at the close of the programme.
Mr.. Judkins is meeting with marked
success in getting in touch with the