The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-15

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Enright of Windsor, w. B. G. Stickney of
Bethel and Judge Lawrence of Rutland.
PATRICK STARKEY, JR., aged fourteen
years, aid Willie Jangraw, a lad about the
same age, were arrested Saturday afternoon
| by Sheriff Bancroft, charged with the lar
ceny of $40 from Miss Annette Brush.
Before Judge Smile. it was proved that the
Jangraw boy had nothing to do with
stealing the money, although he assisted
5tarkey in spending it, and he was dis
| charged by the court with an admonition
The theft of the money was proven against
| Starkey, and he was sentenced to the reform
| school at Vergennes for the remainder of
his minority, where he was taken Monday
morning by Sheriff Bancroft
The German Jew who was shown up last
week as victimizing the people Of Cabot
and Marshfeld by representing himself to
be Bemis, the eye specialist, has been work
ing his racket in Burlington the past week.
| The Daily Ne,0s thus describes his mode of
| operating there: He gains entrance to a
house by telling the people that he is en-
laiging pict Tres. just as he turns to leave,
| he draws pair OF gold-bowed spectacles
from his pocket and says he found them on
the train, or in some other town. and de.
sres to sell them cheap. The glasses of
curse have bows of inferior metal, though
1t looks like gold to most people"
IT was both refreshing and amusing to
hear our up-street contemporary talk last
week Of "a reputation for reliability" en-
| Joyed by newspapers in general, and par
ticularly as to the WATCHMAN in the rea-
son it gave the week previously for the
Trilby company canceling its first engage
ment in Montpelier. The WATCHMAN got
its information that the A. M. Palmer Com.
pany in "Trilby" Cancelled its engagement
after the contracts had been signed because
! 1t was thought that the people of Montpelier
were not familiar with DuMaurier's latest
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opera house. Now let the Argus give the
entirely different reason" that it alleges
existei for canceling the date, and thus
demonstrate its right to be called reliable
paper
The regular fortnightly meeting of the
city ,uncil was held last Wednesday even
ing. The city clerk was authorized to no
tify G. j. Gleason, owner of tenement
houses on North Franklin street, j. P. Don
ovan, the owner of house on Main street,
and those having the Bruce block in charge,
to at once remove nuisances in the rear Of
| these buildings. The council voted to em
ploy s. A. Howard, the concreter, to do
further work in the city during the present
summer. NJ. f. Atkins was given permits
sion to erect dwelling-ho at the cor
ner of Vine and Summer streets, and Whit
comb Brothers to build a brick block on
Aldermen Weston and Stratton commit
tee to locate water. tubs or troughs in diff
ferent portions of the city.
SEVERAL hundred people who expected to
see close game Of ball last Friday after
noon between the Norwich University and
Montpe lier Seminary teams were sadly dis
appointed. Loose fielding characterized
the work OF both teams, and neither OF the
pitchers was properly supported. Dohany
of the University team pitched great bail
for the first three innings, but when the
home team got on to his curves they nearly
pounded him out of the box. Emery, of
the Seminary team, did g eat work with the
willow, and the work Of Smith of the same
team, both at the bat and as short stop, was
the feature Of the game, The score by in
| nings:
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Errors, NJ. s. 10, N. U. 10; base hits, M. s..
%, n. U. l3; time of game, 3: 40; umpires,
Cotton and Plumley.
TIE White Mountain Express will be put
on July 1. 1t will bs a vestibule train with
parlor car, leaving Burlington daily at TO- 80
A. M, arriving at Montpelier at II: 20 and
Fabyans at 4: 90 P NJ. Returning, leaves
| Fabya ans at / 100 P NJ, arriving at Mont
pelier at 3: so, and at Burlington at 5: 10.
The following general passenger agents of
roads over which this train passes met at
the Pavilion last Friday to complete ar
rangements: F. w. Morse, Montpelier &
! Wells River; 8. w. Cummings, Central
Vermont; Frank E. Brown, general pas
senger agent, and George W. Storer, assist
ant, Of the Concord & Montreal; and Cap
tain George Ranslow, representing the
Cham plain Transportation Company and
the Delaware & Hudson Canal railroad.
| This mountain train will connect at Bur-
| lington each evening with steamer for
Platts burgh and points in the Adirondacks.
SINCE the WATCHMAN announced, some
six weeks ago, that Buffalo Bills Wild
West Show would exhibit in Montpelier on
Wednesday, July "a, some people in Barre
have attempted to be funny at the expense
OF the reporter who wrote the item. They
had ''inside information that the canvas
Of this aggreg ttion would surely b3 pitched
in Barre, and wanted TO back their state.
ments with bank notes. III. b. Wedge, who
has been instrumental in securing the show
for Montpelier, and who leased for it
the grounds at Montpelier Junction, where
the exhibition will take place, received a
letter last Monday from the contracting
agent, assuring him that the Wild West
Show will surely be in Montpelier on the
date named The first advertising agent
will be here on Wednesday, May %. This
show carries 80 performing horses, beside
the draft horses. 1t will exhibit at White
River Junction on Tuesday, July "a. st.
Albans on Thursday, July 26, and at Bur-
lington on Friday, July 27.
The National Academy of Design held its
| annual bl6CIlOn III NOW lOrh ldSI Wbth, anu
T. w. Wood, our honored townsman, was
reelected president by majority of fifteen
over Frederick Dielman. Two rival tickets
in the field caused the bitterest fight in the
history of The academy, and an evidence of
the keen interest taken in the election is
shown in 5he fact that, out OF ninety three
members, sixty.four were present, against
forty nine last year. TIL, New York Herald
of last THURSDAY give, a column account of
the election, with an excellent portrait of
Mr.. Wood. 1t appears that some time ago,
at small gathering OF academicians, an
avowedly conservative and academic ticket
was made up, headed by the name of Mr..
Wood for president. Later, twenty academi-
clans nominated an opposition ticket, on
which Mr. Delman was named as president.
Mr.. Woods re elec ion by such majority
is a compliment of which he is undoubtedly
justly proud, and is appreciated by his
friends outside the metropolis.
"FRIEND FRITz," as presented by the Ma
nola- Mason Company at Blanchard opera
house, last Wednesday night, is charming
picture of Alsatian life and love, abounding
in music and songs, enhanced by appro-
pirate scenery and stage settings. In
"Friend Fritz is told the amusing story Of
a rich young German bachelor who, with