The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-08

Rutland. He took an appeal, and in default
of $500 bail, now langushes in the county
Jail.
RoCKwELL's THEATER COMPANY is play
ing TO good houses this week in a spacious
tent at the rear Of Haymarket Square. The
company includes among the old-time ia
vorites in Montpelier Mr.. and Mrs Fl. r.
Brennan, and repertoire of new plays,
with change of programme nightly, is the
rule.
JAMES M. BOUTWELL, has recently pur-
chased of the Western Wheeled Scraper
Company of Aurora, ILL.,, of which j. e.
Hamilton of Montpelier is general agent a
large-sized stone-crusher to be placed at his
quarry in Barre This crusher has ca
pacity of 200 tons per day, or one ton every
three minutes.
A DOG owned by Robert Pape made a saw
age attack last Thursday upon Christopher
Barnes, and demand for the extinction Of
the ferocious canine was made. Sheriff
Bancroft and the owner Of the dog emptied
the contents of two revolvers into him,
after he had given them the liveliest kind
of chase, and then were obliged to cut the
animals throat before life was extinct.
DR.. W. SEWARD wEBB's observation en-
Monday to take Hon. B. f. Fiteld to St.
Albans. This engine is fitted with an cleo
trio headlight and electric bells. A small
dynamo directly behind the headlight, and
run by tiny engine, supplies the electric
fluid. While this engine was in the Central
Vermont yard it attracted much attention.
WILLIAM j. LAMB and Henry Mackin
had scrap in front of the Argus office, last
Saturday. and Lamb was lodged in Jail by
Officer Keegan. He was taken before
Judge Lucia Saturday afternoon, on a
charge of intoxicatioD, pleaded guilty and
was fined, with costs, $33 81 He appealed
his case to county court, and furnished bail
in the sum of 800, R. P. Benjamin entering
as surety for his appearance.
AMonG those from Montpelier who left on
Tuesday for Washington, ID. O., to attend
the national Christian Endeavor conven-
ton, were Miss Hattie Woodbury., Miss
Fannie Knapp, Miss Eta Hunt, Mrs. G.. e.
Hunt, Arthur Whitcomb, w. S. Smith,
Mrs. Mary Rhinehart, E. B. Rhinehart, A.
II. Temple, Harie Cummins, and f. E.
Towner, state secretary, who had charge of
transportation for the party.
Nj. s. STONE, state superintendent of ed
ucation, went to Manchester last Saturday
to open a summer school there on Monday.
At the request of President Parmenter Of
Boston, Mr.. Stone will next Saturday read
paper on Close Supervision" before the
American Institute of Instruction at Beth
lehem, n. H. The subject was assigned to
Mr.. Stone by the president in recognition
of the faithful work he has done along this
line in the schools of Vermont
SYLvENUs ANGELL was found dead in
his bed at his home at East Montpelier Cen
ter, last Monday morning. He was living
alone, and not appearing at his usual time
in the morning, neghbors entered the
! house and found him dead. Heart disease
was undoubtedly the cause of his death.
He was in Montpelier Sunday evening, ap-
! parently in his usual health. Mr.. Angel
resided in Montpelier for many years prior
to his removal to the Center. His funeral
will be held this afternoon.
In response to a letter sent to the brother
of E. j. Brown, the man who was fatally
! injured in the recent wreck at Montpelier
| Junction, Mrs. NJ s. Davis received an ap-
precative reply last week. The body of
the dead man could not be seen when it ar
rived at Janesville, Wis, and an immediate
burial was necessary. Deceased was not
married, but leaves a father and mother
over seventy years old His brother wrote
in words OF warm appreciation of all that
was done for his brother among strangers,
especially by Mr. and Mrs Davis.
THE United States District and Circuit
Court reconvened in the courtroom in the
| Federal Building last Monday afternoon,
Judge Wheeler presiding, On motion Of
United States District Attorney j. II. SEN
ter, Hale X. Darling of Chelsea was ad
mitted to the bar and sworn in. The case
OF United States against George Holtham
| and John HOltham OF Sutton charged with
appropriating a letter, with check for $40
enclosed, directed to II. r. Colby of Sutton,
is now on trial. j. p. Lamson assists At.
torney Senter and w. A Lord is counsel
for the respondent.
THE boys are laughing at the expense of
cara Griswold, the good-natured proprietor
of the Union House. Lieutenant Roeau"
took cannon cracker to the dining-room
last Sunday afternoon, placed it among a
pile of dishes and crockery and asked
Landlord Griswold to touch it off. Sup
posing il was a dummy, Zara applied a
match, aud the thing proved TO be anything
but a dummy. Several of the girls tainted
from fright at the wreck and noise of the
explosion, dishes ere smashed and "Uncle
cara" took a ride to Middlesex to view the
electric light plant. Fortunately, none of
the results of the Joke were serious.
A BASKET PICNIC and excursion will be
run to Missisquoi Park, Highgate Springs,
on Thursday under the auspices and for the
benefit of st. Augustines church, Mont
pelier, taking in Barre, Montpelier and all
intermediate stations as far as North
Georgia. The Montpelier Military Band
will accompany the excursion. The fare
from Montpelier and Barre will be only one
dollar. The train will leave Montpelier
at 7: 90 A M; returning, will reach Mont
peier at eight o'clock in the evening, Civ
ing the excursonists over six hours at the
park There is no loveler spot in Vermont
to spend the day. Take your lunch-basket
and go along.
A QUIET broken by only an occasional
explosion of giant cracker or double
header torpedo Prevailed at Montpelier last
Saturday, and it seemed anything but like