The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-03-13

The ceiling, wainscottiDg and furnishings
are OF riChioak. A horseshoe counter runs
through the center making the handling OF
trade for the public and attendants easier
and more expeditions. The show windows
are arranged in closed cabinet form with
aokings Of plate glass mirrors All in all,
the store Is without doubt one Of the finest
oflts kind in New England.
Edmund p. Guinan, a veteran OF the re-
belion, aged sixty.two years. died Friday
night at the home of his son, George X.
Guinan in Bristol, VT MIR. GuiDan enlist
ed at Montpelier in the Second Vermont
Volunteers and sfterward in the Second
Vermont Battery He was q native OF Can
ada, came to Vermont when quite young,
and for number of years resided in Dux-
bury and Montpelier. He was painter by
trade. The funeral was held on Sunday af-
ternoon. W O. DUston post, g. A. R., at
tended in body and conducted services al
the grave.
The Lyman II. Howe moving pictures at
Blanchard opera house Monday evening at
tracted one OF the largest audience of the
season. The entertainment Yves given un-
der the auspices of the Ladies' Aid to Hea-
ton hospital, and that institution netted
about 500. The management fulfilled It's
promise to present an entirely new set Of
pictures, with the exception OF three old
ones shown by request. Mr.. Howe carries
the real article in the line OF moving pic.
was up-to-date. 1t again demonstrated its
superiority over any and all competitors
ever seen in Montpelier.
A resident of this city who has recently
visited Montreal, gives some interesting da-
ia gathered there which can be favorably
compared with local conditions. In ward
six in Montreal there are forty-one acres OF
land, forty-one licensed saloons and popu-
lation OF 1888, making 3 10 people to each
acre OF land and each saloon. In ward six,
Montpelier, there are about 100 acres of
land, one licensed saloon, commonly called
a liquor agency, which not only supplies
the wants of the population OF 600 or 700 in
the ward but all the other wards OF the city
and several other towns besides This
would imply that the business end OF the
prohibition is ahead of license.
Arthur L. Weeks of St. Albans, formerly
deputy collector OF internal revenue for the
district of Vermont, and well known in
Montpelier, has been re-appointed to the
service aud ordered to report to Gen. f. D.
Sewall, chief revenue agent for New Eng
land, at Boston, for assignment to duty
April l. His duties. which are understood
to be Of the nature OF special service, will be
confined to the territory OF New England
This appointment comes to Mr.. Weeks by
virtue Of his past experience in the internal
revenue service and the hrst.class record
he made for himself there. 1t simply came
to the point where an efficient man, thor
onghly informed in this line OF the internal
revenue service. Of tried resource and thor
oughly known capacity, reliable and ex-
perienced officer, was wanted for important
duties, and Mr.. Weeks YVES selected.
The funeral of Miss Florence Wheele
was held on Saturday from her late home.
Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver officiating The
service was largely attended and the trib-
utes, floral and spoken, to the memory of
the departed were many and beautiful
Her former pupils in grade 8, Union school
with their teacher, were present in body
with bouquets of pink and white carnations.
An auction sale occurred on Saturday
at the First National bank, M. A. Kent act
ing as auctioneer, when M. e. Smile, ad-
ministrator OF the estate of the late Mrs, Se-
vira A. Thurston, sold twenty shares OF the
stock of that bank to settle the estate. The
stock is quoted on the market at S110, pay
ing dividend of four per cent. Mr.. Smile
stated that the reason for selling the stock
was because the legatees, two nephews, re-
sided in San francisco and would rather
have the money than to hold the stock so
far away from the institution. j. w. Brock
opened the bidding at $50 a share and e. I.
Seguin got five shares at $40 each. Mr..
Brock got the remaining shares at S68 80
per shares.