The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-09-17

broken during Ine llBul bOuGlllu was ar !
rested, and was given hearing on Friday
and Saturday. He was convicted of both
drunkenness and assault, and for the latter
offence he was fined $50 and costs, amount
ing in all to S3219. He returned to Barre
on Saturday.
Testimony is being taken this week in the
contested election case of Smith rs. Perry
George w. Wing, Alland G.. Fay and John
Senter, Esqs,, appear for the contestant
and Frank Plmmley, ESQ., and the Messrs.
Boyce for the defendant The ballots for
representative were as follows:
Who'll. number Of a,sss i, q (? y
Necessary Tor choice. 35I 3S3 1856 All
Observation-Disclosures e \ i + 81
So Mr.. Perry was declared elected. Some
days after the election the democrats made
the claim that one S. l.. Gates had voted
twice on the third ballot. After voting the
first time he had gone out, and returning
after a considerable time had, it is now
claimed, voted again, suppOsing another
ballot was in progress. In that case the
whole number of votes on the third ballot
should have been 769 necessary for
choice $50 Mr.. Gates, though a democrat,
claims that he voted for Mr.. Perry, the re-
publican candidate. But for the alleged
repeating of Mr.. Gates, Mr.. Smith would
therefore have had majority on the third
ballot and would have been elected. This
is the case of the contestants. 1t is believed
that the testimony will fail to sustain his
case and that the testimony of the defense
will completely upset it.
GODDARD SEMINARY.
The large chapel of the Seminary has
been reftted and frescoed during the sum
lner, and it now presents very pleasing APP
pearance. A substantial tire-escape has
also been placed on the outside.
BY the will of the late Persis A. Thomp.
son, so long teacher at Goddard the Sem
mary is to receive the sum of 1000, the
income of one-half of it to 90 to the general
purposes of the school, the income of the
other half to help deserving students.
The fall term at Goddard Seminary is
very full one. Every available room in the
building is occupied, and room heretofore
used for other purposes has been given mp
TO students There are about seventy-tve
pupils in the building, the largest number
in the history of the school. The total num-
Der of scholars enrolled is about one hun
dred thirty.
Rev. John j. Hall is spending a part of
this week in Rupert. 60 Herbert An
drews of Maiden. Mass, and Mrs. c. 7.
Crandall of Philadelphia, Penn, were at
home to attend their fathers funeral =-
Mrs. G. E. Stebbns and two children Of
Chicopee, Mass, who have been spending
the summer with n. p. Nye, returned home
last week. 60 Julius Selinas has worn an
extra smile for the last week. It's a boy.
- The Everett family return to their
home in Brooklyn this week.
Bradford.
The hotel company is beginning to re-
aliZe that the cheapest builder is often the
dearest. The building has sprung a leak "
so soon.
Friday afternoon Mrs. II. B. Stevens and
Mrs O. Corwin were driving upon the
lower plain When opposite the house of
F. X. Prescott the horse became frightened
at the noise of escaping steam from a pass
ing locomotive, and suddenly turning out
of the road overturned the carriage, wreck
ing it and severely injuring its occupants
Mrs. Corwin sustained a fracture of the
right leg above the knee and Mrs. Stevens
several severe bruises.
Rev. w. S. SwitZer is contemplating a re-
moval to some other charge, on account OF
the climate During his stay he has wor
many friends. - f, S. Peaslee and fam
lily of Chicago arrived in town Friday even
ing to spend their annual vacation.
Braintree.
Will Chatterton died last week of typhoid
fever
Potatoes are rotting a little, but not very
badly.
j. d. Laporte and II. NJ. Blanchard wer
on the sick-list last week, but are bette
now.
Mrs, Eta Reynolds of Randolph, Mass.
who has been visiting friends i'm town. re
turns home this week.
II. b. Howard wants TO bug one thousan,
pulets and will pay ten cents per pound
live weight, He will buy any kind or size
provided they are healthy.
Brookfield
Mrs. Frank Ainsworth died on Friday O
last week, after an Illness of less than tw,
weeks. Her funeral was held at the house q
Mr. Ainsworth on Sunday morning, Rev
5. l.. Bates officiating. The remains wer
taken to South Royalton for interment.
The circular conference which was he'll
with the Second church on Tuesday of las
week was well attended and very Interest
ing, although the weather was quite threat
ening in the morning. The next meetin
will be with the church at East Brooktel
on the second Tuesday of October.
A praise service was held at the house {
Mrs Mary Adams on Sunday afternoon /
consideration of its being the ninety-fft
anniversary Of her birth The old lady sti
retains her mental and physical power
very remarkably. Her great grand-daupl
ters the Misses Stiles, were prominent /
the service of song.
Mrs. A. j. Lyman, with her niece
who have been boarders at William {
Clarke's during the summer left for Sout
Hadley on Tuesday of last week. The r
naming summer boarders take their d
parture this week. - Mr.. and Mr.
William Graves have returned from Il
West accompanied by their niece, Mi
Lillian Dutton Of Michigan.
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