The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04

Bruce Mcdonald, financial secretary; Mary
Hough, treasurer; w. Arthur Jones, Z. 6.
t.; Mrs. Orrin Daley chaplain; George
Archer, M; A. L. Silloway, g.; Robert
Cook, sentinel.
HIRAM A. HUsE, H. w. Kemp, A. j.
on furnishing the new rooms of the Apollo
Club, are in Boston, exercising their taste
and discretion.
Miss MARY CORY, while riding home last
Saturday night with her father, Michael
Cory, was thrown from the carriage, and
dislocated her left shoulder. DIR. Lance re-
duced the fracture.
DIR. GEORGE e. HUNT has couple of the
hnest colts in the State-a handsome bay
stallion, by Abraham, and a sorrel geld
ing, by Incentive. Officer Henry Hunt
assists in exercising them.
JOHNNIE CANNING, who lately dslocated
his elbow, is getting into gear again, and
Edgar Brown, whose leg was badly frac-
tured in two places below the knee, had the
limb set last Friday by DR.. Lance.
THE freight train over the Montpelier &
Wells River railroad which leaves Boston
at Z: 80 p NJ. reaches Montpelier at 8: 80 A NJ.
This is claimed to be the fastest time for
freight between Boston and Montpelier
CHARLES e. BRICK, employed in the fur.
niture shops of l.. p. Gleason & Co., left
three weeks ago to attend dying brother
from him, and it is intimated that he has
| fled.
e. M. IRISH brought a couple Of fine
horses from Boston last week, one of which
is appended to a Ray-looking wagon in
which Clark B. Roberts is to carry the mails
hereafter, he having succeeded Eeazer
Dodge in that capacity.
Mr.. AND Mrs. JOHN w. PAGE leave
Tuesday or Wednesday of next week for
New York, Chicago Louisiana and Mexico
thence to California to spend the winter.
They may join the Raymond excursion at
some point in the South.
THE formation of "Unity Club" for
work in the lines of philanthropy, instruc-
ton and entertainment, is proposed in the
Church of the Messiah; and all interested
are invited to meet in the vestry. next SUM-
day evening at seven o'clock.
JOHN KELLY, employed by G. B. B.
Denny has rented the rooms in the Dieter
block vacated by the then Misses Dugar
who have taken apartments in the Downing
house ON Barre street, one of the ladies be-
ing now Mrs. Edwin G. Roberts.
STATE u.s. HAL MATHERs, for attempted
rape on respondents own daughter was
one of the cases on the docket of the SUI
preme court now in session. Sheriff Howe
last Friday, took Mathers to state prison
where he is to remain eight years.
WHEN Charles w. Skinner sold his
JeWeTy DuSlueSS every one Sdlu ne Wds
moving away from home, and the expected
has happened when it is announced that he
has bought the store back from w. III. Mans
field, to whom he sold it about year ago.
The Cotton Manufacturing Company
have begun extensive repairs on some o
the shops recently bought of Colonel FREQ
K. Smith. The Colby Wringer Company
occupying the oldest of the group, will b,
compelled to suspend work for few weeks
by reason of these repairs.
GEORGE FL. BENNETT has moved to hi:
recently completed house on Hillside street
Gurdon Robinson from the William Hun
house on Clay hill, to the house on Hillsid,
and Mrs. Sophronia Pattee from Charles
street to the Adams block on Elm street.
GEORGE LELAND, living ON the Berlil
side, was found dead in his chair last Mon
day morning. He had been in failing
health for some time, and was seventy-eigh
years old. He leaves two sons, Wilmer A
and Jerome W., well-known milk-dealers
The funeral will be held to-day, and th
remains are to be taken to MiddleseX 70
burial.
WHEN the news of the Maverick Nationa
Bank suspension reached Montpelier, in
quiries as to the local banks were in order
The only Montpelier bank that had an.
dealings with the Maverick is the First Ma
tional, and it simply used the Maverick as
collecting agency, most of their correspond
ence being with the National Bank of Re
demption.
, CAPTAIN JAMES V. MORROW stopped hi
wagon long enough Tuesday afternoon, t
remark that he has once more married-th
lady of his choice having been Mrs. Auni
Miles of Holyoke, Mass The ceremon
was performed October "a, at Hardwick
Rev. Mr.. Worthen officiating. Mr.. an
Mrs. Morrow now reside in the DIR. Temple
= ton house at the foot of Clay hill.
IT was rumored about town all of Satul
7 day and Sunday that G.. A. Bruce, VIII
< lives this side of the Morse sugar place i
3 East Montpelier, had committed suicide
that his folks had gone to Boston on tn
: excursion, and that he had taken advantag
A of their absence to end his existence. A
. bert Cummings, a cousin of Mrs. Bruce
was last Monday authority for the state
- ment that Mr.. Bruce was still on earth, an
,, likely to be for some time.
/ ENos STEVENS has recently sold his three
year-old (Nordeck) colt for $500. Til
makes five colts that have been sold in Eas
2 Montpelier this season for grand total {
=, So, $50, all sired by the Hammett stock farl
stallion above mentioned, and none OF thel
over four years old-which are his oldes
: This horse is roya l. bred one, among til
= very best in Vermont. His colts are attrac
1 ing much attention for their uniform colo
size and remarkably fine action.
w. IL. GILLETTE never writes poor pla.
" and the dramatic genius that constructe
V The Private Secretary" had full swing
" All the Comforts of Home, at the Oper
y house last Friday evening Joseph ALLIE
y and Mrs. Sol Smith as Theodore Bender,
I and Josephine Bender" his wife, wei
the stars of the evening; while George n
!. Kidder as the Cockney youth, and Georgi
Busby, az Evangeline Bender" did SON
\ bits of faithful acting that We're lost on hast
critics
:. MRs. JULIA RIVERS DUMAS died last Wee
o nesday morning, aged sixty-two years,
!. her home on Franklin street. The funeri
was from the Catholic church, Rev. job
Galligan officiating, and the remains wei
Z, taken to Northield for burial. Mrs. Dumi
: left eight children-Joseph, Mrs. Geore
q White, Mrs. Raphael Lanier, Moses, Div
Emma, Alphonso, all residing at Montpe
J. ier, and Frank, living at Northfield. 81
,. had been i'll with heart trouble since la'
Q June, and was great sufferer
A MEETING of the Ascutney Granite Con
d pany was held last Monday afternoon at tl
a Montpelier house, and the following Officer
d elected President, Sumner Kimball; vic
president, Stephen II. Forsyth, Barre; d
- rectors, f. A. Dwinell, Sumner Kimball,
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