The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-15

ne IL Une proprietor OF tne saloon on Main
street that was recently raided. According
to his statement, the WATCBMAN represent
| tive must have been mis- nforn ed, as
he says he has nothing TO do with the
place, only that he had put some cheap
cigars and tobacco in there to be sold by
Mr.. Evans, the alleged proprietor.
MARTIN W. WHEKLocK received q COM
munication last week from an extensive
shoe manufacturer in Wolfeboro, N. H.,
making enquiries what encouragement
would be given him in the way Of subscrib-
ing for capital stock IL he would promise to
move his plant to Montpelier. Mr.. Wheel
ock referred him to the president and
secretary OF the Montpelier board of trade,
but, as yet, no action further than cor
respondence has been taken in the matter.
AT meeting of the Keeley League, held
last Wednesday evening, it was voted to
have grand reunion at Montpelier, June
% and % next. 1t is expected that large
majority Of those who have graduated from
the institute at Montpelier during the year
| will be present. DR.. Leslie K Keeley will
be invited to attend and speak in the opera
house, and the programme, which is not yet
fully arranged, will include trip to Au-
sable Chasm and banquet at the Pavilion.
In private letter dated Berlin, Prussia,
February 81, received last week from Rev.
j. Edward Wright, he says, "Spring seems
| to have opened here, for this is one of the
rare, bright and mild days, but we are told
that we may yet expect cold weather and
more snow and ice. We have not exhausted
the museums, ETC., yet. This city furnishes
excellent facilities for those desiring to pur-
sue special studies, lectures, laboratories,
museums, libraries, ETC., accessible easily
and without great expense"
THAT the men in charge of the affairs of
the Central Vermont railroad understand
their business, and have thorough knowl-
| edge OF the same even to the minutest de-
| tails, is well known, and was again exemp-
| lifted at the burning Of No. bridge. When
Trainmaster Ed. Nash left st. Albans Mon
day evening for the scene of the fire he
told President Smith he would have the
trestle ready for trains to cross at 8: 45
Tuesday afternoon, and at 3: 46 he tele-
graphed him that the bridge was ready.
The report was circulated around town
last Saturday evening that f. II. Hudson,
| freight brakeman who was married recently
| in Montpelier, had been run over by train
at Middlesex, had both legs cut off, and
died soon after. The facts are that while
switching in the yard at Rouses Point, he
caught his foot in a frog, and before he
| could extricate it a car wheel passed over
part of one Of his feet, bruising it in a
painful manner, but breaking no bones
| He was taken to the hospital at St. Albans
where he is rapidly recovering.
MRS. A. G. BROWN was treated to sur
prise party last Saturday evening that
surprised" 1t was her birthday anniver-
sary, and she and Colonel Brown were away
for the day. During their absence Mrs.
| 9, A. Bailey and Mrs Alma Smith, the
caterer, took possession, and on their re-
| turn they found the old wheel" club of
which they are members present, ready for
drive whist, at which Mrs. f. w. Morse
and A. j. Sibley made the highest scores.
The pleasant affair had been planned for
some time by Colonel Brown, and was a
| pleasant success.
THE March term Of Washington county
court convened Tuesday morning, Judge
Russell s. Taft of Burlington presiding
with Assistant Judges 7. II. Lance of Cabot
and Charles e. Jones of Waitsield. Prayer
was offered by Rev. A. N. Lewis, and the
usual proclamations made by Sheriff Howe.
There was full representation of the bar
and the time of the forenoon was taken up
with going through the jury docket. At two
o'clock the case OF Fuller v. Parmenter in
assumpsit, to recover on two promissory
notes was called and is now on trial. G..
w. Wing and Gordon for plaintiff; Senter
and Boynton for defendant.
RESPECTING the transaction between the
Larkin Soap Company of Buffalo and Mr..
E. Skinner of Plainield, detailed in the
WATcHMAN of February Is, j. d. Larkin,
president of the company, explains that the
sending out of the stock offers was an
error of an employe in the mailing depart
ment. Well, if this is so. why did not Mr..
,
Skinner the money the latter had sent to
buy share of stock? That was the only
thing an honorable man or firm could do
under the circumstances. Instead of re-
turning the money however, the company
kept that and Mr.. Skinner was loaded up
with soap for his cash.
SPARKS from passing locomotive set fire
to what is known as No. bridge on the
Central Vermont railroad, near the mills OF
Wilbur Brown, last Monday afternoon, and
the structure was burned. The passengers
on the evening trains were carried by In
teams furnished by Mr.. Brown and j. Q
Adams, and the night passenger trains
went around by Wells River. H. Fl. Jones
master bridge builder, at once commenced
putting in temporary trestle, and, 80 wei
managed was the work, that it was com
pleted in time to allow the passage Of trains
Tuesday evening An iron bridge will bt
put in place Of the trestle as soon as the ic,
gees out.
WHILE Mrs. Alice Berry and Miss Mar.
i Mcclure were driving ID. w. Temples
team up State street, last Saturday fore
noon, the bolt that fastened one side OF In,
shafts to the sleigh broke and the frightened
; animal was soon unmanageable. Th
, residence of e. NJ. Irish. Miss McClur
! was uninjured and Mrs. Berry escaped will
i slight bruises in the head The horse col
lided with the delivery team OF William
i Miller, breaking the dashboard, and furthe
Q up the street, dashed between the deliver
J, sleighs of Clarence Whittier, taking a dash
. board off each. 1t was finally caught Oh
Il Barre street. The streets were crowded a
o the time, and, as the horse took the side
walk, 1t was a wonder that some one wa
not badly injured.
" DAN WORCESTER, we'll known in Mon
. pelier, has resigned his position on tn
!, police force of Bridgeport, Conn, and abou
. April first is to move to the Pettengill farI
i in Berlin which he has recently purchased
u and where he intends to reside during th
u remainder OF his life. For many years NJ
Worcester has been doorman at the centrs
l. police station in Bridgeport, and the SuI
l. day Herald of that city devoted nearly
[. column last week to complimentar
" sketch of the faithful and efficient work b
8. has done on the police force Of that city fC
\, the past eight years. Mr.. Worcester is
q brother of Mrs. George A. Huntington, ws
former resident of Montpelier and both i
"a and his estimable wife have many friends
n town who will be glad to know that the
n are to return.
n ST. PATRICK's memory will be honored
to Montpelier next Friday by an entertain
n ment in Capital hall in the evening.
10 supper will be served from half-past iy
L. until the close of the entertainment by ii
l.. ladies of st. Augustines parish, which is
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