The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-12

line, taking Robert Whelan's place
while he was absent in st. Albans.
The temperance people will be heard
again on Wednesday evening when
Mrs. @. III. Howe will speak once more.
Rev. e. N. Fuller of Barre and Prof.
9. H. Hayden. G. w. r. of the Order
of Good Templars in Vermont, will
also speak briefly.
At meeting of the Senate commit
tee on the st. Louis exposition Mon
day, it was decided to request the APP
pointment of a joint committee and
the exposition legislative committee
from st. Louis will appear before the
joint committee next Tuesday.
Bianchi, the Italian who some weeks
ago was confined in Jail here for day
or two, being insane, has disappeared
from his home near the Pioneer The
police had their attention called to the
matter nearly two weeks ago and
have been hunting for the man since.
States Attorney f. G. Mower of
Chittenden county was in this city
Saturday, to get requisition papers
from Governor Mccullough for Berry
Stevens, wanted for forgery in this
State. Stevens is held at Danielson,
Conn, pending the arrival of officers
from Vermont.
f. H. Woodbury., the truckman, has
in his possession a "T. d" clay pipe
of ancient origin. The pipe was ex-
at depth of about twelve feet and
is as black as ebony. 1t was made by
McDougal of Glasgow, Scotland, who
has hnnn 1paH for ouar fo,.tv vaore
Local stargazers will find plenty to in
terest them in studying the constella-
tions this month. According to astro-
nomical observers we are to be treated
to six distinct meteor showers. The
heaviest shower of stellar rockets will be
the famous Leonaido which will occur
during the evening of the 18th, 18th and
18th of this month.
Mr.. Charles P. Wellman of the Har-
ward Divinity School, who spent his
summer vacation in this vicinity in
1901, is to preach insthe Church of
the Messiah next Sunday evening. He
will also conduct religious services in
the school house hall at Maple Cor
ner, Calais, in the forenoon, and at
Putnamsville at 2 :15 p. m.
The Barre Defenders and the Uni
versity of Vermont first team will
play game of football ON the Mont
pelier Seminary campus Saturday af
ternoon, Nov. %. This game will be
well worth seeing. as it is contest for
the State championship. u. V. NJ
has~this year the best team in her his
tory and the Defenders as yet have not
hpQn scOrp1 unnn tbic
The Saturday Afternoon club met at
the Parish House last Saturday after
noon and rehearsed new music for the
coming concert. Several members
joined the club. After discussing the
matter of meeting upon some other
day than Saturday it was decided to
meet each Monday evening at 10, for
the present. At the next meeting the
matter of changing the name of the
club will be discussed.
The attractions of the Combination
Fair for the remainder of the week
will be fan drill by the girls of the
school on Wednesday evening and
probably a special musical program,
including vocalists. On Thursday
evening Company H will drill and on
Friday and Saturday evenings the
drawing of the various articles will
take place. There will be dancing
each evening this week.
The business mems commit ee,
which has in charge the scheme for
building steam road from this city
to Rutland, has been in communica-
tion with DR.. Seward Webb, president
of the Rutland and the Rutland and
Canadian railroads, in regard to the
matter. AS result committee con-
sisting of J. A. DeBoer F. A. How
land and A. j. Sibley is to hold con-
on next Saturday.
W. A. Shaw, weather observer at
Northfield, furnishes the following
summary for the month
of October: Mean temperature, A
degrees; highest temperature, SO de-
grees, Oct 80; lowest temperature, 1S
degrees, Oct. 1S; total precipitation,
3.0l inches; total movement of wind,
7019 miles; maximum velocity of wind,
miles an hour, 30, Oct. 13; thunder
storms, Oct. 49, 10, "a clear days, l
partly cloudy days, 10; cloudy days,
30,
The remains of Martin Tierney, who
was found dead in the Winooski river
on Saturday, were inferred at Water
bury on Sunday in the Catholic cem-
etery. Chief of Police Reagan made
some inquiries at the Montpelier Saw
ings Bank and Trust Company and
learned that the deceased had funds
deposited there and on last Tuesday
drew out four dollars. He never car
ried any money with him in any
amount and Tuesday asked several
business men for blank check upon
this bank.
A. O. Bailey has string of horses
which, under the training of Frank
E. Felt, are among the fast steppers
of this section and among the
popular racing horses of the circuit.
Mr.. Bailey has recently sold Lady
Stanford" to party i'll the northern
parl of the State for 5000 but she is to
remain here under Mr.. Felt's care
during the winter. "Red Rex is
three year-old, which Mr.. Felt has
stepped already i'll 2:25. Another
promising horse in Mr.. Bailey's string
is ''Roy b.
Report has been current to the effect