The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-03

cnurcn WIN tne pOntlCal history OF Europe.
HUGH HENRY, who has been in an apoth-
ecary store for the past two years, made
Montpelier brief visit last week. He has
been spending his vacation at his home in
Rochester.
Miss LILLIAN STowELL and Miss Laura l..
Ropes went to Camp Watson on Saturday
as guests of Mrs. George Atkins, returning
on Tuesday. The young ladies had most
delightful time.
Mrs. j. T. SABrN and two children, Ray
mond and Doris, 90 to New Hampshire on
visit, on Thursday. Mr.. Sabin and Mar
garet are to board at Kempton's during
their absence.
GEORGE W. FOSTER of Woodbury. sends
tn the WATCHMAN Office some apple bios
SONS picked from a tree on the old Martin
Lawson farm. On the limb with the blos-
SONS were half-grown apples.
THE Epworth league of Trinity church
Will have lawn party at the home of Wes-
ley q. Tapin, Glen street, on Friday even
ing. The excursion of the district league
to Providence Island has been postponed
until August 26.
The Adam Forepaugh circus company
gave highly creditable and attractive ex-
hibition in all departments. The spectac-
ular piece, "The Fall of Nineveh," was
seen to best advantage at night, and was
alone an entertainment one might go far
to see.
Mr.. AND Mrs. o. r. KEITH, Miss Keith and
Master Roy of Chicago, were at the Pavilion
last week and the first of this week. Mr.
Keith lived in Barre and Montpelier in his
younger days. Yesterday he and Mrs.
Keith, with Roy, went to Jackson, n. H..
while Miss Keith went to Wentworth.
WORK has begun on the Fisher building
near Bethany church. The piazza will be
taken off, one old building in the rear taken
out, and the main building moved back in
line with other buildings on the street
Thus broad and straight sidewalk on that
side of the street will be secured the entire
length OF the street.
A FULL-GRowN deer was seen in the Tap
lin and Stratton meadow off the Middlesex
road, Sunday evening, by number of per-
sons. A n. Blanchard got within a few
rods OF the animal, which was then lying
down. The approach of Mr.. Blanchard
started her on the run over the hill, and in
the course of her flight she cleared at least
one barbed-wire fence.
THE second class of attendants at the
Kelley Institute was photographed on the
steps of the building, yesterday morning
Including the officers of the institute, there
were seventeen in the group. Five new pa
tients arrived last week, and the prospect is
considered very encouraging by the officers,
Maine has sent five men, three of whom are
still here.
the Church of the Messiah next Sunday
morning will be upon the timely subject of
goodness as factor in the solution of social
difficulties 1t is due Mr.. Dutton to say
that his discourses have given the highest
satisfaction to his audiences 1t is to be
wished that he might remain here during
Mr.. Wrights entire absence.
Mr.. AND MRS. GEORGE w. EHLE of North
field, Mimi, parents of George Ehle, have
been in town for the past few DAYS. Mrs
Ehles father, George Robinson, also came
with them, and she and Mrs. Ehle are to
remain for time, Mr. Ehle going to Nash
vile, Tenn, where he is in charge of the
Maplewood park. On Saturday Colonel f.
E. Smith took Mr.. and Mrs. Ehle and others
to the quarries.
The circus man who lifts a barrel of
water weighing 800 pounds, with three men
on 1T, by his teeth, was very seriously in
lured little before noon on Friday He
had elevated the barrel and the men,
and all of the latter had climbed off the
barrel, when the man slipped and the bar
rel fell on his chest. He was unconscious
for long time after the accident, and it
was feared hat he might not recover.
JOHN WHELPLEY paid $40 for an oyster
stew at Huntingtons on Monday. John
was intoxicated refused to pay for the oys-
ters, and the door was locked on him. Will
Rivers and one or two others came to the
aid of the lady attendant, and when they
failed to persuade Whelpley to pay his
reckoning, c. S. Whittier came in and
walked the fellow to Jail. He was fined $40
and costs, Tuesday, and now remains in Jail
till he is willing to disclose on the seller of
the liquor.
SEVERAL cases were disposed of by JUS
tice Senter last week. James McManus of
Moretown, William Fish of Orange, j. F.
Wheeler of Northfield and Curtis L. Wing
OF Berlin were each fined Sl0,01 for drunk
enness. Wing disclosed on Edward Smith,
who was fined So and cost, but he appealed.
John Whelpley, who was arrested for caus-
ing disturbance in Huntington's restau-
rant, pleaded guilty of drunkenness, yester-
day morning, and was fined SO and costs.
lie was also remanded to Jail for not giving
satisfactory story of the way in which he
obtained his liquor
No decided change in the relation between
the granite manufacturers and the unions
in this vicinity is to be noticed, but the men
are undoubtedly weakening, If ever so little.
A few union men have gone to work re-
Gently on the manufacturers terms both
here and at Barre, and at Wiliamstown
practically the whole body of union men is
at work. The manufacturers association
at Barre held meeting last week, at which
it was reported that the quarrymen at Cape
Ann and Quincy had accepted the manufac-
turers' prices. Scott George was fined So
Tor selling stone to union cutters. He ex-
planned that he did not understand that the
purchasers were union men.
MANUAL GRACIA, a Spanard who had
lived in Montpelier but a short time was
struck by the two o'clock train for Barre
over the Central road, yesterday afternoon,
and was fatally injured. He was walking
ON the track short distance this side of the
Dodge bridge when the engineer saw him.
Whistling did not attract his attention. and
it was impossible to stop the train before it
reached him, The man was taken on board
and carried to Barre, but he died before he
could be taken from the car. He had
worked recently at the Wetmore & Morse
stone-shed. 1t is said that he leaves a wife
in Spain.
A LOCAL paper at La Cygne, Kansas, pub
fishes pleasant notice of the completion
of fine new building for the Citizens
Bank of that place, OF which George S.
Turner formerly of Montpelier, is cashier.
Great credit is given Mr.. Turner, who has
had the entire charge of building and fur
nishing the new structure, for his good
Judgment and ability in forwarding the
work (which his old friends in Montpelier
will feel sureis well deserved. And the gem
erous spread which surprised the mana.
gers OF the institution ON the final compile
ton of the work was just like Mrs. Turner.