The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14

tour to w Washington, stopping en- route at
his leisure. He expects to he absent about
month"; and may take in the national
Grand Army encampment at Louisville, Ky.
Mr.. THEODORE BABoocK, rising young
actor, who has made rapid strides in the
profession during the last few years, will
take the role of " Jack Harkaway," in an
elaborate production of the play OF that
title, with which the amusement season at
Blanchard opera house will open Wednes.
day evening, August 81 Mr.. Babcock has
given this role strong and vigorous repre-
sentation wherever he has appeared, and
the play is mounted with carload OF spe-
cial scenery.
Mrs. DUFFY KINGDoNNoR created a SEN
sation on Main street last Monday afternoon
by smashing a window and tearing the
screen door at the saloon, 122 Main street.
said to be run by Fred Signor She as.
serted that the proprietor sold her husband
whiskey on which he remained drunk over
Sunday, after repeated warnings from her
to desist. Her hands were badly cut by
broken glass; and she had every appearance
Of being under the influence of Intoxicating
! liquor at the time.
j. TwISG BROOKS, attorney and vice.
president OF the Pennsylvania railroad, ar
rived in Montpelier last Friday morning in
his private car, accompanied by party OF
friends. Mr. Brooks is a native OF East
Montpelier, and brother of Mrs. George G.
Shepard. The party inspected the Barre
quarries on Friday afternoon, and on Satur-
day visited the site of the old Brooks home
stead, nothing Of which now remains but
crumbling cellar walls. The party spent
Sunday at the Pavilion and left on Monday
for Montreal
THE ladies Of Montpelier and their visit.
ing friends are cordially invited to an exhi-
bition Of artistic needle. work to be given in
the parlors of the Pavilion on Thursday
and Friday OF this week, from ten A. NJ. to
six p NJ, by Mrs. Keith and Miss Neher,
who are spending the summer there. The
exhibit will include decorative art work,
finished and unfinished, table covers,
bureau scarfs, center pieces, Welsh rarebits,
pin cushions, tea cloths, ETC., all exquistely
wrought. 1t is collection rarely seen out
side OF large cities, and is sure to attract
admiring crowds.
GEORGE A. HUNTINGTON, who lives on
Gallison Hill, was brutally assaulted last
Saturday evening by member OF a rowing
band of gypsies, with whom he was re-
monstrating for turning his horses into
Mr.. Huntington's pasture. His assailant
knocked Mr.. Huntington down and kicked
him in savage manner A warrant for his
arrest was issued, but thus far he has not
been apprehended. 1t is generally expected,
by the farmers in whose vicinity band Of
these individuals camp, that they will steal
what they want to eat but it is not often
that they resort to violence, as in this case.
A. G. Brown & Son have rented the
| TOOInS III bldnCndTu opera DlOCK now OCCu-
pied by the r. G. Bowers Granite Company
and will move their insurance business and
the central telephone station there as soon
as Mr.. Bowers takes possession of the
new quarters in the Whitcomb block, prob
ably about October /. Colonel Brown has
in contemplation several marked improve.
ments in the telephone service, among them
putting in a metallic circuit switch board
and cabling the wires through the street.
This will obviate the danger of crossed
wires, and from the contact Of telephone
with electric light wires.
MRS BELLE r. SMITH, wife of Silas s,
Smith of Lynn, Mass, formerly of Mont
pelier whose mysterious disappearance was
noted last week, returned to her home last
Saturday morning. Her clothes were in a
pitiful shape. She claims that after she
left Lynn for Boston, the day she disap-
peared, two weeks ago, she remembers
nothing save that she arrived in Boston.
She knows, she says, that she asked great
number OF people to assist her in getting
home, and, being unsuccessful, had con-
tinued to walk, and when night came she
lay down by the roadside and went to sleep.
She walked to Providence, r. l., where the
authorities gave her railroad ticket to
Lynn. Her mind is evidently affected.
Mr.. VILEs has had commendable re.
gard for the appearance of the town and the
feelings Of the people in putting up for his
new electric light and power poles, tall,
straight sticks OF southern pine, squared
and properly finished. These he proposes
to paint and to make as unobjectionable as
possible. The question is raised, Why can
not some plan be devised for attaching all
the wires, light and telephone, to one set OF
poles? There can be no question respect
ing the desirability of such plan, in its
bearing upon the appearance of the town
and there ought to be none respecting its
feasibility Something of the kind ought to
be undertaken and carried out, and the sur
plus poles pulled up or cut down. This
would be the next best thing to putting the
wires underground.
A BRIDAL couple from the most remote
precinct of Wayback was at one of the local
hotels during the past week. The would be
groom was noticed by the porter one after.
noon on the street in evidently distressed
state of mind He contded to the porter
that he wanted to get married and couldn't
, find hack. The obliging buttons put
him on the right track, the anxious bride
to.be was found at the railroad station, q
local parson made them one, and they went
to hotel for the night. Some time after
the supper gong had sounded, the clerk
raped on their door and inquired if they
knew supper was ready. The groom thrust
his head outside and replied, "She ant a
big eater any way. / don't know as we
want any supper. But don't keep it wati a
II we don't get down in time, 1 can go up to
the grocery, aud get some crackers and
cheese" The clerk braced himself against
wall to keep the surprise from knocking
him over. and neither the dining room nor
grocery" were visited that night by the
blissful couple.
A SPECIAL meeting of the city council was
held last Friday evening, called by Mayor
Wing, at the request of DR.. II. S. Board
man, Judge Hiram Carleton, Rev. G. s
Smith and Joseph Poland, to see If the
council would reconsider its vote not 10 re-
move the drinking fountain on Main street
opposite Bethany Church, to some other To-
cation. All the gentlemen named spoke in
favor of such action but the board voted not
to reconsider its action. Licenses were
granted to III. A. Huse to shingle his house
William Miller TO obstruct the sidewalk on
Main street while repairing his buildings
l. s. Sparrow and j. V. Morrow to keep
livery stables. 1t was voted to repair the
, bank on North street near the residence OF
Edward Dobey, and the superintendent OF
streets was instructed to macadamize South
Main street between the corner of Barre
street and the depot of the Montpelier and
Wells River railroad. Alderman Buswell
was instructed to investigate the reported
J nuisance on North Street near the resi-
danca of Il A Ewiup A1iOurnad