The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-09

for years was tn favorite OF the late Thorn
as L. Wood who was one of the original
members of the club and for many years
assistant librarian of the State library.
AS an echo from the street fair recently
held in this city, l.. Bart Cross is to bring
suit against Mcmahon q HAYS of Buring-
ton, the projectors, for $50 for rental OF
land adjoining Hsymsrket square. McMe'
hon and Hays claim that Mr.. Cross did not
give them the land agreed upon and did
not pay the 1875 he subscribed. Mr.. Gross
claims he gave them all the Is nd he agreed
to and that when he subscribed the S25 he
took a written agreement that 81, 900 should
be raised by subscription before he should
pay.
The Morrisville Ne,Os and Citizen of this
week hes the following which will be of
local interest: "Our townsman, @. A. Sand.
ers informs US that ten ears ago Monday,
accompanied by his family, he left Montpe-
Her for his future home in this village. They
came by team driven by K. NJ. Irish, who
we3 then in perfect health, while Mr.. s nd
ers, as he expresses it, was an invalid cling
ing tenaciously to the brittle thread OF life.
Mr.. Irish and sll his family have taken their
departure from this life, several years ago.
while the family of Mr., Sanders are yet sur
rounded by many of the richest blessings
vouchsafed to mankind
Pursuant to instructions from Bethany
cn0rCn, DT. III. .. bOAr1nAu HAS appointed
n. j, M. Jones, Il. G.. Robinson, @. H.
Deming, Miss Mary Mscomber and Mis- q
Mary l.. Wells az a committee OF five to act
in conjunction with a similar committee
from the church society in the matter of ex-
tending call to Rev. Lucius r. Reed of
Charleston, Mass, to become pestor of the
church. The society as yet has not selected
its committee, but 1t is believed this will
only be a formality, es far az extending the
all is concerned. as 1t is said the church
and congregation are practically unanimous
in the selection OF Mr.. Reed for pastor.
w. A. Shaw, observer at the Northfield
| signal station, furnishes the following data
for the month of October, covering period
| Of fourteen years: Mean or normal tenn
psrature, 45o: warmest month, in 1900, with
au average OF 51o; coolest month, in 1888,
with an average of 39o; highest tempers-
ture, $50, October 8, 1891; lowest tempera-
ture, 100, October "a, 1889; average total
| precipitation for the month, 2.35 inches
greatest monthly precipitation, 8 81 inches,
n 1889; least monthly precipitation, .45
inches, in 1895; greatest amount OF snowfall,
20 inches, October %, 1887; highest veloc.
itv Of wind, 60 miles an hour, October ID,
1888; average number OF clear days. 8; part
ly cloudy days, IL; cloudy days, Is.
Following is the result of the election oil
officers for the ST. Micheel's cadets held on
| Wednesday evening: Captain Charles TeI-
rio and First Lieutenant Robert Fisher
were reelected; First Sergeant Peter Nc.
CURE, second leutenant Corporal George
Louiselle. first sergeant; Corporal Emory
| Fisher, second sergeant; Private John Nc
Mahon, first corporal; Private William
Sweeney, second CORPORAL; Private John
Lawrence third corporal; Private James
jerome, bugler. The society officers elect
ed follow: President, John McQueeney
vce-president, Edward Coughlin; secre
tary, Onie Galaise; treasurer, Vernon
Gynn. The battalion is larger in numbers
than formerly and under the direction OF
Capt. Terrio is holding drills regularly and
getting into good shape. The coming year
gives promise for even greater sdvan ce'
ment than in the past.
L. Myers OF Cabot, district deputy grand
master, has completed arrangements for the
Odd Fellows district meeting, to be held
with Vermont lodge at MontDelier or
Thursday evening, October 81. The inits
tory degree will be- worked by Plainfield
lodge, and the first degree by Hiswstht
lodge OF Barre at the ait srnc IN session
Supper will be served in the grand army
banquet hall at six o'clock. In the even
ing Randolph ledge will work the second
and Mortified lc 1ge the third degree
The grand msster is expected to ts pres
emit. After the work of the evening brie
addresses will be made by the grand mr.
ter, also by Rev. G. o. Judkins of Mont
pelier and Hon. j. W. Gordon of Barre
District deputy Myers is working ear nest
ly to make this the best meeting held In
the district for years. ID this he he's thu
cordial support OF the eight lodges in tn,
district.