The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-09-17

Dawson was formerly pastor of the Bap
tlst church in this city but Is now super
fnteudent of churches for the Baptist
State convention.
Rev. and Mrs. Guy c. Lamson leave on
Monday for Brattleboro, where he is to
oftciate at the marriage of his sister.
Brattleboro is the former home of Mr. and
Mrs. Lamson and they are to visit there
week before attending the annual Bap-
fist State convention at Bennington.
The Flanders Pierce Company has de-
cided to make an assignment instead of
going into bankruptcy and Henry l.. Far
well will probably DE appointed assignee.
The store will be rcopened for business as
soon as the necessary papers arrive, which
will probably be Oh Monday.
The newly elected legislators are Jour-
neying to this city i'll little groups day by
day in order to secure abiding places dur
ing their attendance upon the Legislature
at a rate per diem which will not exceed
the remuneration they are to receive from
the state for their services.
The enrolment at the fall term of the
Union schools is about 760 pupils, at pres
ent. and more are expected. The attend
auce is about the same as last fall. The
lower grades are especially well filled, the
first grade, alone, having 10 pupils.
special section had to be formed in order
to accommodate them.
Tennev Caustc, who was accidentally
shot two weeks ago, has so far recovered
as to be out Friday. He went over the
ground of the shooting on Thursday, and
explained Just where and how the affair
occurred. Caustic's parents and ply ST.
clan consider all danger passed and look
for rapid recovery.
While it is true that music hath charms
to sooth a savage beast it is evidently
equally true that it has the power to
snuggle the resteraunteur in the arms of
Morpheus. On Thursday afternoon ID. G.
Field dropped into sound slumber while
listening to Lentini, the Italian violnist of
Barre. perform at Wlder's music store,
and those present enjoyed laugh on
Dan" when they had awakened him
Ex-Postmaster and Mrs. L. W. Shedd
left on Thursday for a few weeks stay at
Gorham, Me. Before their departure the
letter carriers at the pOst-otiice presented
Mr. Shedd with very fine locket for his
watch chain, bearing his monogram. The
affair was carried out very quietly as the
gift was simply token of the respect
and esteem in which Mr.. Shedd is heldby
his form' employees.
G. Parkman, Frank Brunette, Henry
Ducette and Eddie Herbert. all of this
city, appeared i'll city court Wednesday af-
ternoon and answered guilty to the
charge of dischargng firearms on Sunday
last near the Pioneer. Judge Smile i'm
posed a fine of SIT 60 upon each, which
was paid. The boys thought it pretty eX-
pensive target practice and so expressed
themselves tol the court and the newspa-
per men. EsM NM L. aHES gnlzal HdxM As
fATheI Flanders Pierce~assSs. Company
for about fifteen years wholesale job
bers in harnesses and horse furnish
ings and doing one of the largest bust
nesses in this line in New England,
has filed voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy The company has not complet-
ed its schedule of assets and liabilities
but it is said the former will cover
the latter
Thomas Moran, better known among
tho stone cutting fraternity as the Amer
lean Traveller" became inebriated near
the gas house Thursday forenoon and, af-
ter being taken into custody by Officer
Docherty, he required nearly six hours in
which to pull himself together sufficiently
to make his appearance in city court. To
Judge SMILES questions Guilty or not
guilty? he said mot but the evidence in
PRODUCED hardly tended to bear out his
assertions. He will pass the next ten
days in jail.
The second presentation of Pinafore
in Barre, by local talent, on Wednes-
day night, was before an audience
considerablely larger than on the pre-
vious evening. The work was
equally as good and some of the sing
ers in better voice. The sailors Horn
pipe, by George Inglis, called forth
enthusiastic applause and he respond
ed to the encore by yet more intri-
cate steps in this lively dance.
Much of the solo work was excellent
and this presentation of the rollicking
sailor life, in the opera so long popu-