The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12

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evening, Addresses will be delivered by
w, H. Bliss of Burlington and 7. II. Brown,
mayor Of the City Of Rutland
MRS. G. H. BALDWIN, Misses Mamie from
blee, Charlotte and Laura Ropes, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. ID. Davis and Miss Knapp from St.
Albans, Miss Juliette Day and Mr.. III. III.
Day OF Newton Center, were at Morey Lake
over last Sunday.
MRS. DOUGLASS @. RoBEN of Barre, for
merly Miss Nellie Sloan OF this city, is ex-
pected home from Mary Fletcher Hospital,
Burlington, this week. She has been there
several weeks for treatment and her health
is very much improved.
THE Woman's Auxiliary to the Young
Mems Christian Association will give a
musicale on Tuesday evening, August %,
at eight o'clock, at the rooms Of the associa-
ton, to which all members of the Young
Mems Christian Association are invited.
THE work of tearing down the barn and
kitchen at the rear Of the Young Mems
Christian Association has been begun by
George Cayhue, who has purchased them
AS soon as they are out of the way gym
nasium forty by sixty feet will be built.
THE arguments before the commissioners
in the Charles street bridge hearing were
concluded last week The decision Of the
commissioners has not been made public,
but it is generally understood that it is or
will be adverse to the petitioners for the
bridge.
MRS. JOHN SAWYER died last Friday Of
dropsy at her home in Berlin, aged sixty
years Her funeral was held last Saturday
afternoon, and the burial was in Green
Mount cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs. Sawyer
have lived in Montpelier for many years,
but moved over on Berlin side last fall.
VISITORS will be admitted to the Heaton
Hospital every day, Sundays included,
from two to four o'clock in the afternoon;
also Sunday evenings, from seven to nine.
Drs. Q. K. Chandler and A. b. Bisbee will
be attending physicians during August and
September. The first patent was admitted
last week.
ADoLPH TABo was brought to the Heaton
Hospital last Monday for treatment for an
injury to his eye received that day. A flying
piece of steele badly lacerated the lid, and
entered the orbit of the eye, destroying the
sight. and probably necessitating its re.
moval DR.. G. E. Chandler has charge Of
the case.
JOHN H. SENTER left for New York last
Monday morning, where he is to meet the
members of the national democratic COM
mittee to arrange for the visit of William
II. Bryan, the democratic nominee for
president, to Vermont. Mrs Senter went
as far as Bennington, where she will visit
relatives until Mr.. Senter's return.
The stock of goods in the grocery store of
w. w Noyes has been purchased by Will
liam Miller and the store occupied by Mr..
Noyes is closed. The time has gone by in
Montpelier when lager on draft can be
openly sold. In justice to Mr. Miller it
should be said that as soon as he found out
what kind of store " was running in his
block he promptly suppressed it.
THE officials of the Central Vermont Rail-
road Company have issued instructions to
their agent in Montpelier to allow no foot
passengers to cross the railroad bridge to-
day The circus'grounds are on the Nicho-
las meadow, and the city has erected a foot
bridge over the Winooski, nearly opposite
the Jewett residence, for the accommoda-
ton of the public to-day.
A GOOD delegation from Montpelier will
attend the republican rally to be held at
Mortified next Friday afternoon. Con-
gresham Powers, Hon. ID. j. Foster of
Burlington and Professor j. A. DeBoer Of
Montpelier will discuss the great polite al
questions of the day. Reduced rates on the
Central Vermont railroad from Montpelier,
Barre, Williamstown, Mddlessx and Water
bury.
A SESSION of the United States District
Court for the purpose of naturalization will
be held at Montpelier Wednesday, August
26, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon Ses-
sions will also be held at Brattleboro on
Monday, August a. at two o'clock, P. NJ.
at Bellows Falls on Tuesday, August %, at
eleven o'clock, A. NJ. at White River juno
ton on Tuesday, August %, at half-past
four o'clock, p NJ.
THE Washington county republican COM
mittee met at Montpelier last Wednesday
and organized by electing W. A. Lord Of
Montpelier chairman and e. W. Huntley
of Waterbury secretary. The territory in
the county was divided among the mem
bers of the committee, each one being as
signed portion in which it is his duty to
see that the full republican vote is polled at
the September election.
AT the last regular meeting of Montpelier
Lodge, No. 13, Knights of Pythias the fol
lowing officers were elected and installed
Chancellor commander, G. A. McCobb
vice-chancellor, j. w. Caustic; prelate
Frank A Pratt; master of work Corliss
Laforty; master of arms, Norman Sawyer
outer guard, John Sullivan. DR.. II. A
Fisk was elected representative to the
grand lodge, to be held at st. Albans in
October.
THE members of Company II and the
Montpelier Military Band will leave for the
annual muster next Monday morning. Next
week Saturday evening, on their return
from Burlington, the consolidated Montpe.
lier and Barre bands, assisted by five soloists
will give concert in Armory Hall. The
members of the Barre Cornet Band were
down last Monday evening to practice fol
! this event under the leadership of 4. r
Merrill.
Holy communion will be administered
at Christ church next Sunday morning al
| 8: 10, followed by morning prayer and ser.
mon at 10: 80 The choir rehearsal at this
| church will be held this evening, and the
parish and Sunday-school picnic will be
| held at Langdon's Grove next Friday. The
place of assembling will be in front of the
store of G. b. b. Denny from half-past
nine to ten o'clock Contributions o,
money for transportation and other ex
| penses, and food for the tables, may be sent
not later than ten o'clock.
Acting under instructions from the State
| Cattle Commissioners, DIR. l.. @. Wakefield
went to Cabot last Monday to ascertain, Il
possible, the cause of the death of fourteen
out OF a herd of seventeen cows owned by
| Wooster Brothers OF Marshheld An ex
animation of the body of COW that had
died recently disclosed the fact that the
herd was infected with anthrax, a disease
caused by drinking stagnant water This
disease is quite rare among cattle, and Il
contagious for animals that may hereafter
run in the pasture where the diseased cows
have been, although vaccination against il
| ~ generally sure preventive.
II. b. WEDGE, grand Juror for the town
OF Berlin, arrested Fred Murphy last Fri
day. for breach of the peace and abusin
his wife, committed the day before Jus
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