The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
Miss Willard went on Monday to begin her

W. s. ARNOLD of Texas, travelling attor
ney for the Leslie K. Keeley Company OF
Dwight, ILL.,, has been in town several days
during the past week. The slander suit OF
Charles W. Foster against Mr.. Arnold has
been continued without costs to either side.
JOHANN RUscHIER, an Austrian, was be-
fore Judge Thompson last Wednesday to
procure his naturalization papers. He Is to
visit Austria during the coming fall and
winter, and wished to become an American
citizen before he went back to his native
land.
The White Mountain train running be-
tween Fabyan's and Burlington made its
last trip for the season last Monday. 1t has
done a fairly good business, especially
through July and August, and has been
very handy train for people from this To-
caity
SOME fears have been expressed that the
Golden Fleece building will not be ready
for occupancy at the time of the legislative
reunion but the contractor assures the pro-
prietors that there shall be no failure, and
that the building will be ready for use on
Wednesday, October 2.
MISS EFFIE FOSTER OF Morrisville, for
merly of Montpelier, died last week at VOL
colt, where she was buried Sunday. Miss
Foster was twenty four years old, and left
Montpelier about six years ago. She for
merly resided on Elm street, aud was sis
ter of Mrs Otis Alden Of Montpelier.
MISS AGNES T. MoAvoY, cashier of Hotel
Hungaria, New York, died suddenly last
week in the Battery swimming baths. Her
death was due to fatty degeneration OF the
heart She was sister of the late Mrs. O.
G. Ramsdell, whom she has formerly vis-
tied, and had many friends in Montpelier.
MRS. ARTHUR MAwsoN and Miss Carrie
Williams, who have been spending the
summer at the home of d. 7. Knapp, sail
from New York for Liverpool next Satur-
day on the Cunard line steamer "Etruria."
George A. Knapp, brother of Mrs. Mawson,
goes as far as New York with them on
Thursday.
FRED BEDARD was arrested last week by
| Policeman Demertt for the larceny of $50
at Rutland Mass. f. P Murray, of the
Massachusetts district police force, tel
egraphed Policeman Demeritt to arrest Be-
dard and hold him until his arrival. He
was taken back to Rutland by Mr.. Murray
| last Thursday.
UPON complaint of John Fl. Senter, United
| States District Attorney, John Maycotte
was arrested last Wednesday for selling in
toxcating liquor without government Ii
cense. He was lodged in Jail, and was given
hearing on Monday. The evidence was
not strong enough to convict him and he
was discharged.
THE storm last Wednesday night was
particularly severe in the vicinity of Shady
Rill and Middlesex Center. The streams
were the highest they have been for ten
years, and several bridges on the Riley's
brook road were washed away 1t was
| tn hought that a cloudburst occurred in the
vicinity of Mount Hunger.
MRS. L. w. DENNIsoN, formerly Miss Cora
Gale Of Montpelier died last week at War
rem, Pa. Her death was due to typhoid fe-
yer. Mrs. Dennison was the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elgin Gale of Barre, and she
was married last June. Her early death is
universally deplored. The body was
brought to Barre where funeral services
were held Saturday.
DAVID l.. SANDERS left last Friday morn
ing for Atlantic City, N. j., to attend the
meetings of the Sovereign Grand Lodge Of
Odd Fellows. Mr.. Sanders is one of four
delegates from Vermont. In 1852 Rev. Eli
Ballou was grand representative from
Montpelier, and not since then, until now,
has the capital of the state been represented
in the Sovereign Grand Lodge.
THE advance sale of tickets has been large
for the lecture to be delivered in Blanchard
Opera House, Thursday evening of this
land, who is to speak on "Glimpses of Erin
at Home and of Her Sons Abroad" Fred
erick w Bancroft and the Montpelier or.
chestra will assist in the musical part of the
programme, and most enjoyable evening
is assured
PHILLIPS & LUCAS had a fine display in
floral hall at Waterbury during the fair last
week that was in charge of III. A. Dewey.
Their exhibit of diamonds, in rings, pins and
pendants, gold watches, chains, silver ware
and clocks, was the largest ever seen in
| Waterbury and was cons tantly surrounded
by admiring crowds. Their exhibit at the
North6eld fair this week will exceed even
their display at Waterbury.
MORE than 800 names are already on the
the register Of the Wood Art Gallery, and
these represent only small proportion OF
the visitors who have oeen there since it
Tn 10 ttfNvN
it might be said that, in July, 800 books
were taken from the Montpelier Public Lii
brary, and more than 800 in the month OF
August-an evidence of the strong hold
this institution has on the public
AN individual named Blake, from Woods
vile, N. H., was arrested last Monday noon
on the platform of the Montpelier and
Wells River depot. He was in such an ad
vanced stage of intoxication that it was
necessary to take him to Jail in job wagon.
Before Judge Smile, in city court, Tuesday
morning, he swore his lntoxlcants on
Woodsville, and was fined S11.51. He was
unable to pay his fine aud took the alterna-
tive sentence of fifteen days in county Jail
THE statement in the Free Press last Fri
day chat f. W. Thompson, superintendent
of the Montpelier and White River division
of the Central Vermont railroad, has been
terdered the Office of general freight and
passenger agent of the Seaboard Air Line
Balti more, and that Mr.. Thompson will as
assume his Office about October l, is wholly
without foundation. Mr.. Thompson has re-
ceived no offer of any kind from the Sea
board Air Line.
Hon. MERRITT CLARK of Poultney, the
oldest living ex.member of the Vermont
legislature, and the oldest member of the
Masonic fraternity in the state, is expected
to attend the legislative reunion at Mont
peler the first week in October. Mr.. Clark
has been in the senate and in the house
eight years altogether, and in 1882 he was
the youngest member of the house of repre-
sentatives and served on th- committee on
claims. He has been member of the Ma
sonic fraternity for seventy-two years.
MARY, wife of G. p McGill, died last week
Tuesday evening, aged twenty.four years
She was the daughter of Patrick Callahan
of Moretown and sister of Timothy K
Callahan, the postman. She leaves two
children, one an infant daughter, that died
on Tuesday. Her funeral was held from
St. Augustine's church last Thursday morn
ing, Rev. Father Donahue of Northtield
officiating, and the interment was in the
Catholic cemetery. The attendance at the