The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-04-18
stopping at the latter place. and will return

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building from the site on which the Kellogg
| Hubbard library is to be erected was begun
last Monday, and will be pushed as fast as
practicable.
Hon. f. A. DwINELL returned from his
southern trip last Monday morning. He
Went as far south as Atlanta, Ga, and
found frosty nights continuously during his
stay in that state.
STREET COMMISSIONER RoBERTs and
| George o. Stratton, clerk Of the board of
| trustees, were in Burlington on Tuesday to
see the working of the steam roller recently
| purchased by that city.
JAMES NJ. Boutwell, has sold his eipbt.
year-old PAGER " "Shekels " to II. A. Phelps
! OF Barre. Matched with Mr. Phelps' pacer
Eugene" it makes a combination that ia
hard to beat in this section.
AT an adjourned meeting of Volunteer
| Hose Company, No. 1, held last Friday
evening, q. :. Whittier, John w. Peck and
George B. Walton were appointed COM
mlttee to purchase new sleigh.
s. A. HOWARD, the concreter, was in town
last week from New Hampton, N. II. He
commenced the season at Franklin last
Monday, and will probably do some work
III Montpelier later in the season.
The case of the state against John
sweeney for assault on Elmer Mason both
lads, was heard before Justice j. H. Lucia.
Monday afternoon. After hearing the evil
dence, the court discharged the respondent
The V. NJ. S. and Northfeld teams will
play ball on the Seminary campus this
afternoon, game to be called at three
O'Clock. Balcomb catcher for the U. " M
varsity team last year, will catch for the
Northfelds.
JOHN SWEENEY, a former resident of
Montpelier, died last Monday at ST. Albans.
His body was brought here on Tuesday.
Funeral services are to be held this morning
Anungtinpic fl,t
ment will be in the Catholic cemetery.
FRANK l.. RUYTER, compositor on the
Baltimore Sun, was accidentally suffocated,
recently, by Illuminating gas, at his home in
that city. Mr.. Ruyter was formerly en-
ployed on the Swanton Sentry. He mar
RED Emma Allard of Montpelier, who, with
one child, survives him.
WILLIAM Moss, for the past six wears
employed in the barber shop of Felix Pratte,
is now at work in the establishment of
Oughtney Jangraw The five chairs now in
Mr.. Jangraw's shop give it quite metro
polltan appearance, and are evidence of a
steadlly-increasing business.
THE chimney at the Jail burned out last
Wednesday morning, creating quite an ex-
cltement. One nervous individual started
TO pull an alarm from the box at the corner
OF Elm and Court streets, but was forced to
deslst Jailor Dudley and his assistants
needed no help to control the blaze.
AN alarm was turned in last Sunday af-
ternoon from box 63, corner of Winter and
Summer streets, for grass fire at the end
OF Vine street on land owned by j. f. Hub
bard, which was thought to be dangerous to
adjoining buildings. The department raj
lied promptly and squelched the blaze.
The body of the late Henry Howes
reached Montpelier early last Friday morn
ing. 1t was placed in the tomb at Green
Mount cemetery the same day, Rev. j. Ed
ward Wright conducting the burial service
Mrs. Howes accompanied the remains of
her husband to their last resting place.
THE progressive whist parties given last
week by Mrs. A o. Cummins in honor of
Miss Alice jenkins of Stanstead, p. O..
We're very delightful affairs. Mrs. Clark
King made the highest score Tuesday even
ing, seventy-oue, and E. d. Blackwell
Wednesday evening, with score of fifty
three.
The Montpelier and Wells River railroad
has made special rate of 81 for the round
trip from Wells River, Boltonv;lle, South
Ryegate and Groton to Montpelier on Tues
days and Saturdays, which is greatly ap-
preciated by residents of those towns who
wish to trade, visit, or transact business in
Montpelier.
albert JoHoNNoTT. administrator of the
estate of the late Austin Peck of Barre, will
sell the personal property at public auction,
at the former residence of Mr.. Peck in
Barre, next Tuesday. The sale will be-
GIN at noon, and will include twenty-one
Jersey cows, three horses and a lot of farm
ing implements.
REV. A. n. LEWIS addressed the Chautau-
qua circle on " The Classics" at the meet
ing held last Friday afternoon with Mrs.
George Brainerd. A cordial vote of thanks
was rendered the reverend gentlemen at the
close of his address. 1t was Red Letter
Day of the circle, and several invited
guests were present.
HENRY X. FIELD of Alameda, Cal. is the
guest of Colonel e. p. Jewett. Mr.. Field
was formerly of the firm of Gleason & Field
OF Montpelier, ana is at present manager of
the Pacific department of the New England
Life Insurance Company of Boston. Mr.
Field is accompanied by his wife, and both
are very cordially welcomed.
:, OFFICERS raided the place known as the
" Soldiers Home" corner of Elm and
Court streets, kept by w. w, Noyes, Tues
day afternoon. They secured some glasses
and small quantity of liquor. The
place in Selinas' block, formerly occupied |
by r. G. Dewey, was also searched, but |
nothing contraband was found.
The Sunday y-school concert that was to
have been held Easter evening occurred |
last Sunday evening at Trinity church. |
The programme included recitations by the |
little ones; solos by Freddie Keegan, Katie |
Fuller and Prof. w. S. Spencer; violin solo, |
MISS rdnnle farnenttr; reading, Mrs. |
Frank A. Hayden; anthems by the choir. |
and brief address by Rev. A. II. Webb.
THROUGH the courtesy of Mrs. j. Edward |
Wright, fourteen members OF the Waterbury |
Chautauqua class were guests of Mrs. w.
p. Dillingham; last Saturday afternoon at the |
home of Mrs. Wright, where the time was
delightfully."- spent in inspecting the large
and rare collection of foreign views gath
cred by Mrs Wright during her stay abroad.
Before leaving for home, lunch was served
to the party at Hotel Kempton.
THROUGH the instrumentality of General
W. III. Gilmore, Major o. ID. Clark, Captain
A. q. Eaton, and Captain f. b. Mudgett of
Barre, have been appointed board of in
'pection to examine and report upon the
condition of the clothing, camp and garri-
son equipage, ordnance stores, etc. now at
ihe state arsenal or that may be brought
before them. The board is to hold its first
meeting at Montpelier tomorrow.
The members of Volunteer Hose Com
oany No. are justly congratulating them.
selves on the time made by them in reach
ng the scene of the fire last Sunday after
loon. In just three minutes from the final
ap OF the bell the hose cart was at box g.
ully half mile from the hose. house 1t
vas necessary to double up with No and
ay 800 feet OF hose before the blazing grass