The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-18

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make one store for their extensive business.
II. N. TAPLIN w. T. Dewey, George o.
| Stratton and j. t. Sabin of the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and
Charles Dewey and j. q. Houghton of the
National Life attend the funeral of Mrs. w.
H. IL. Bingham, at Stowe this afternoon.
Mr.. Bingham is director in each company.
A PLEASANT wedding occurred last
Wednesday evening at the residence of
Benjamin Daley, when his daughter, Corrie
E., was welded to NJ. A. Pratt. former
law student at the capital. The couple left
on the night train for Chattanooga, Tenn,
where Mr.. Pratt will begin the practice OF
his profession.
FRED w. BANCROFT went to Burlington,
last Monday evening, to attend the re-
hearsas of " Priscilla,' the opera which is
to be produced there in December by local
talent. Mr.. Bancroft assumes the part of
John Alden, the despairng lover, and it is
superfiuous to add that the Interpretation
is in excellent hands.
ANNOUNCEMENT is made of the approach.
ing marriage of Paul Dillingham; Carpenter,
son of the late Hon. Matt II. Carpenter OF
wisconsin, and grandson of the late ex-
Governor Paul Dillingham;. The BRIDE
elect is Miss Emma Wah Falk of Mil.
waukee. The marriage ceremonies will be
performed in st. Johns Cathedral, Mil
waukee, on Wednesday morning, Novem-
Der %.
A PECULIAR runaway happened on Barre
street, last Saturday night. A man whose
identity was hidden by the darkness of the
night was riding leisurely up the street, when
some fire from his cigar dropped on his
charger back. The next he knew he was
all In heap in the yard between the resi-
| dences OF Carlos l.. Smith and K. r. Morse
while his horse was tearing wildly down
the avenue.
SoLLY" PIERCE, formerly clerk at the
Montpelier house, but Of late proprietor of
the Centennial house at Hardwick, is in a
critical condition. He was attacked by
typhoid fever week or two ago, and has
been growing steadily worse. Carl W.
Hall and Martin Henley visited Hardwick
last Sunday, and report that it is impossible
for him to recover. Michael Pembroke has
been managing the hotel during the illness
of MIR. Pierce.
TwENTY-FoUR years ago last Monday,
John IG. Smith - Familiarity known as
Greg "-began work for the United States
canada express company, driving the de-
livery team for the Montpelier office. He
has been faithful and trusted employe
and popular one among the customers of
The company. AT the end of another year
Greg may celebrate his silver ami
versary.
THE Argus last week placed Melville J
Cobb upon his last legs, and conveyed to
him and his friends the doleful information
that he was in such consumptive state
that he probably could not attempt to save
his life by journeying to California Mr.
Cobb, who is at present at Colorado Springs.
is the healthiest kind of CORPSE" to quote
e. e. Blakely, who saw him few days ago,
and, barring his throat trouble, is in excel
lent condition.
The celebrated "Berlin murder case -
had hearing last Wednesday before JUS
tice Smile, ending in the acquittal of the
respondent. During the recent session of
the grand jury j. NJ. Huse had Chauncey
Cameron indicted for sundry misdemeanors,
and capped the climax by sueing him. This
laid yhe groundwork for an unyielding feud,
which came to bead October "a, Ia the
Berlin Corners post-Office, where Cameron
assaulted Huse.
GEORGE II. ALMoN was last Wednesday
welded to Miss Eugenie Power, daughter
of Hon. Nicholas n Power, at the home of
the bride in New York city. Mr.. and Mrs.
Almon have taken up their residence at No.
. 8Wyoming street, Roxbury, Mass. From
the time Mr. Almon first began working
for the Thomson-H n-Houston Electric Lighting
Company he has steadily climbed the lad
der OF success, and is now general superin-
tendent OF all the plants operated by that
company in New England.
LOCAL militia men will read with interest
the report which Captain John Fl. Mimms
of st. Albans has submitted to Governor
Page as to the proceedings OF the national
convention of the National Guard, held at
Chicago recently. Captain Mimms recon-
mends that each company begin now to
provide fund to bear the expense of at
tending the Worlds Fair, in default of
government action. Twenty-Five cents a
week from each member, put in the hands
of trustee, would mature in 1893 at about
81, 900 a company.
SYLVESTER H. BELL, the Fairfax mur-
derer, was taken back to Windsor last
Wednesday. His counsel were unable to
HIS pprlx and ia will hang tb
permitting the first Friday of January next.
He was brought before the supreme court
on writ of habeas corpus because of an
error in sentence Judge Taft decided that
while the sentence might have been errone-
GUS, 1t was not void or imperative, and
affirmed the decision of the county court.
Bell is quite meek looking, but has an ex-
tremely villanous eye.
A MONTPELIER business man suggests
that sign should be put up on the old
arch bridge warning travellers that the
structure is safe only for horses on snow
shoes. The floor is in a wretched condition,
and has been for months. 1t is full of holes
which have been converted into pit falls
by covering them with strips of boards.
Accidents are very liable to happen on that
bridge, and the Judevine law of exemp.
tons from liability does not now extend to
bridges. The towns responsible for dam
ages should take warning.
COLONEL A. q. Brown has been annoyed
for long time by the persistence of Wis
itors to Montpelier in hitching their horses
to his telephone poles. There is statute
forbidding such hitching, likewise village
ordinance, both of which are honored In
the breach. One day last week team
anchored to the pole in front of the tele-
phone office and proceeded TO lunch off the
toothsome cedar. Colonel Brown lost pa
tience, and cut the "painter" that held the
craft. The owner was angry, and ordered
Wing & Kimball to bring suit for damages.
REMENYI at the Blanchard Opera-ho
Friday evening, November q. Make ali
engagements second to this. Remenyi is
the worlds greatest living violinist. and the
violin in the hands OF master like Remenyi
has no rival in its power to enthrall. Ar
rangements with the railways will probably
he made to return to their homes after the
concert all who may desire to come from
Barre, Waterbury, Northfield, and along
the line of the Wells River road Aside
from Remenyi, the company is one that
should, on its merits, attract large assem-
blage.
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