The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-08-28


face, breaking his nose badly.
A DELEGATION of twelve from the local
Christian Endeavor societies will attend
the county convention at Watsfield to-day,
going in j. Q. Adams large mountain
coach. Several others will go in single
teams or on bicycles, so that the total num-
Der will probably reach thirty.
QUITE a delegation of the Methodists at
tended the annual camp-meetng at North
field over Sunday. Several canped on the
grounds during the whole session, among
the number beiug Rev. A. j. Hough and
family, Rev. A. B. Truax and family, Mrs.
ID. i. Fuller, Mrs. NJ. f. Burnham, Mr. and
Mrs. LaPointe, Miss Corrie Daley, and
Messrs, S. f. Ramsdell and Edwin Burrell
from the Hill.
THE noon express on the Wells River
road ran over some planking on the track
near East Montpelier one day last week,
which would have wrecked the train had
not the engineer seen it in time to slow
up. 1t was rumored that the obstruction
was Intentionally placed there by certain
parties, but the railroad officials deny the
truth of the report and claim that the planks
fell from the rear Of a freight car.
j. G. WING and NJ. A. Pratt were at
Barre, Saturday, appearing for the respon-
dent in an assault and battery case. Cyrus
Hall and Austin Huntington We're the par
ties, the latter being the complainant. The
trouble grew out of the dispute over a
clothes-line, and each claimed that the
other started the sugging. The Jury gave
verdict of not guilty. Sprague and Bar
ney of Barre appeared for the state.
THE fall term of the Montpelier Union
and Washington County Grammar Schools
will open Monday, September 9. Follow
ing is II full list of the teachers: Grammar
school, principal, Y. G. Wheeler; precept-
ress, Flora NJ. Terrill; assistant preceptress,
Lizzie A. Potter. Union school, elizabeth
f. Sweet, Charlotte S. Tarbell, Julia NJ.
Houghton, Minnie l.. Higgins, Lillian j.
Smith, Nellie Harvey; vocal music, II. l..
Walker.
ASA BLANCHARD has bought all the granite
tagging taken from the state house walks.
Mr. Blanchard will use part of the stone
in building the foundation for an addition
to the opera-house block, He intends to
begin the foundation this fall. General p.
p. Pitkin will probably remove his wooden
building to the rear Of its present location
and with Mr.. Blanchard build brick block
adjoining the opera house. If this plan is
carried out, as it will doubtless be, the pres
ent opera-house block will be nearly doubled
in size.
THERE was an entertaining jury trial at
the Office of Justice Smile, Monday even
ing. Arthur Locklin was brought before
the court to answer to a complaint charging
him with keeping a nuisance. The jury
rendered a verdict of guilty and fine of
$500 and costs was imposed amounting in
all to about S221. An appeal was taken to
county court and Arthur was released on
$500 bail, furnished by f. NJ. Locklin. Grand
Juror wing appeared Tor the state ana Fred
Il. Lalrd loT the respondent, Iuesday AFTER
noon Mr.. I.oCklin was tried on the charge
OF selling liquor ana iound guilty
| THOMAS w. EAGAN, manager of the Capt.
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EIGHTEEN members of Company ii were
among the number presented with badges
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r. Kolean, IL. E' Siayton, u; IL; Whltney'
Il r. Johhsoh' ana II W. Hoourlch' ser
geaht-ihalor a. IT, EATON also received
hVe years badge
A LARGE and enthusiastic audience was
entertained last Thursday evening in front
of Downing's livery stable on South Main
street by the efforts OF couple OF indivldu-
ans 10 ulS,urp the CAIN repose Oh 1alKy
morse Inc owner OF the gentle Steeu was
ambitious to drive span ana mad hitched
up the animal win an equine contemporary
OF the same calore TO Try thelr pace TO-
gether. Inc contemporary was an rlght
ana started at rafting pace, nut ms com
panlon IN harness declined 10 participate IN
the iocomouon ana anchored himself TO the
earth ior an all-hlghts session; After Try
ing all the means known to modern science
the would-De driver gave IL up ana un'
hitched the refractory broncho from the
wagon, whereupon he calmly trotted back
into the stable.
JAMES e. CURRAN. grand patron of the
order of Eastern Star for Vermont. has an
nointed the followino district denutv grand
patrons: First district. ID. X Simonds
Manchester. comnrising Benninpton and