The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-26
J., WEDNESDAY,, SEPTEMBER 26, 1894.
Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland will return
to MontDelier To reside,

OF lectures entitled Through Brightest
Europe" to be delivered in the opera house
by Rev. j. J. Lewis of Boston, is very
| gratifying and gives assurance of large au-
diences. The opening lecture will be given
next Friday evening at eight o'clock
MEETING was held in the Baptist church
last Monday evening, at which those inter-
ested in organizing a Young Mems Chris
tan Association in Montpelier gathered for
when 81 800 shall have been pledged, $500
OF which was raised that evening.
A NEW timetable goes into effect on the
Montpelier & Wells River railroad next
Monday. The departure Of trains from
Montpelier is unchanged. The White
Mountain express, arriving at Montpelier at
81 AZ p, NJ, is taken off, and the mail train
arrives at 8: 20 P. NJ. instead Of s: 80 p. NJ.
DEPUTY SHERIFFs GRAVES AND COLLINS
drove to lumber camp in the wilds of
Worcester mountain last Monday evening
and arrested William Ravey, charged with
giving away Intoxicating liquor. Ravey
was brought before Judge Munson on Tues
day morning and bail was fixed at $500.
BARNEY RoAKEs was arrested by Police
man Demeritt last Wednesday, while in an
intoxicated condition. On Thursday he
was sentenced to the house of correction at
Rutland for two months, and to pay fine
of S25 80, it being third offence. He was
taken to Rutland that day by Policeman
! Demeritt.
THE boys on the hill are making arrange
ments for an entertainment to be given
some time this term for the benefit OF the
| foot ball team. The manager will not can
vass the town with paper this fall, but
hopes to have the people of Montpelier well
represented at this entertainment. The
date has not been definitely settled
MONTPELIER is giving hearty response
in behalf of the Lewis lecture course. Miss
Terry, the advance agent, is charmed with
the people and the place. There is every
prospect that the opera house will be the
! center of public attraction on Friday even
ing. A specially low price is made for stu
dents tickets-only fifty cents. This course
is especially valuable to them.
A LARGE delegation from Brooks Post,
Brooks Relief Corps, the Kelley League,
and the Woman's Auxiliary to the latter
organization, gave Mr. and Mrs William
| Dillon surprise party last Thursday even
| ing on the twenty-sixth anniversary of
their marriage. Useful and valuable gifts
were left with Mr.. and Mrs Dillon, and the
evening was very pleasantly spent.
If the person who sent letter to the ed
| itor of the WATCHMAN last week complain
ing of the electric light service on Barre
street had not been afraid or ashamed to
! sign his name to his communication, the
matter would have been investigated to see
whether he had just cause for complaint.
| We have new waste basket of capacious
size, and into it go all such communications.
JAMES TRoMBLEY was taken in by Police
man Demeritt last Thursday evening, while
in hilarious state of intoxication. The
next day he disclosed on d. Tomasi, the
Italian fruit dealer at the foot of Barre
street. Mr.. Tomasi's stock of beer on hand
was contiscated and he was placed under
bonds of $500 for his appearance at county
court. Bail was furnished by his brother of
Barre.
IN
r, Gordon for assault and battery was
heard last Saturday afternoon before JUS
tice NJ. e. Smile and jury composed of
George Wheeler, w. E. Terrill, p. G..
Dewey, II. e. Slayton, Q. n, Phillips and
Frank II, Hall, J. G.. Wing appeared for
the plaintiff and f. L. Laird for the defend
ant. The trial lasted all the afternoon and
resulted in a verdict of not guilty.
JEAN G. LEBLANC, who, more than quar-
ter OF century ago, was pressman in the
| WATCHMAN Office where he was known as
John G. White, has recently been elected
councilman of the city of Woonsocket r. [.
The EUening Reporter of that city of a re-
cent date gives Mr.. Leblanc very compli-
mentary " send-of on his having just COM
peted twenty five years of continuous SER
vice as foreman of press work in that Of
flee.
COMMENCING next Sunday, several i'm
portant changes go into effect in the arrival
over the Central Vermont railroad. The
mail train north in the afternoon will leave
at 3: 80 instead of 3: %, the evening accom-
mediation south will leave at 6; 90 instead of
six o'clock, and the Chicago express will
| leave at D: 80 instead of 600 P. NJ. The
train that has left for Barre at 3 80 P. NJ.
will leave at 4: 10.
f. ST. JOHN, chairman of the General
Managers Association of Chicago, and gem
eral manager of the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railroad, is the guest of Supern.
tendent f. w. Thompson, Mr.. Thompson
was for eight years the New England pas.
senger agent Of the system of which Mr.. St.
John is now the managing head Mr.. st.
John is accompanied by his wife and will
remain in town for several days, while on a
vacation trip through the East.
AN exchange has the following regarding
the country newspaper The city papers
are all right but it is the local paper that
advertises your business, your schools, your
churches, your societies, sympathizes with
you in your Affections, and rejoices in your
prosperity. In short it is your local paper
that mentions the thousand and one items
in which you are interested during the year,
and which You do not find in the city pa
pers." Moral Subscribe for the WATCH
MAN.
THE ejectment case of I. X. Gordon and
Albert Johonnott, administrator, against
Charles Blay was tried last Monday after
noon IN Gordon 3 once before Justice i. III
Hinkley and a jury composed of II. G. Web.
ster, j. p Adams, II. e. Sayton, f. A.
Standish, John Mooney and l.. p. Gleason.
Mr.. Gordon conducted his own case and j
G. Wing appeared for the defendent. AT
half past eight in the evening the jury re-
turned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum
of $16.1S.
STREET COMMISSIONER ROBERTS has been
turning his attention to State street of late
and now has that thoroughfare in superb
condition The steam roller has been used
on that section between the Pavilion and
the Jewett homestead, crushed stone of
different degrees of tineness has been used
and splendid roadbed is the result. Strag-
CLING and dead branches have been re-
moved from the elms that line the street
and the improved condition of things is
very noticeable.
AN engagement of Rockwell's People s
Theater Company will open in Capital Hall
next Monday evening, October /, at which
time " The Boy Convict will be presented.
Manager Rockwell has been on he road for
the past nine years, and the excellent per
formances given by his company in Mont.
peler two years ago are not yet forgotten,
AS will be seen by his advertisement else
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