The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-13
bury, j. II. Watson of Bradford, j. L. Mar
tin of Brattleboro and W. W. Stickney OF
TudlOw

Mrs. Kate Dewey Squire are in Washing
ton, d. c., where they will be joined this
week by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dewey, on
their return from the West.
JAMES BURKE was arrested late last Mon
day night by Officer Demeritt for disturbing
the peace. Before Judge Smile, last even
ing, he pleaded not guilty and his case was
continued until next Saturday.
w. e. ADAMS purchased the e. NJ. Irish
residence on Stase street at the auction sale
last Saturday afternoon for $7,110. Mr.
Adams takes possession June l, and is, as
yet, undecided whether he will occupy it.
THE wedding of j. 7. Boyle and Miss
Annie Moriarty Is to occur this morning at
| ten O'Clock at st. Augustine's Church. The
newly-married couple will leave on the
noon express for Boston, where they are to
reside.
! THE City Council has been petitoned by
a number of citizens of Montpelier to take
| some stringent measures for the extinct on
of the tent caterpillar, which infests to such
an unusual degree all fruit trees within the
city limits.
DEPUTY SHERIFF d. w DUDLEY and Spe-
cal Officer @. s. Whittier took William
Rodney to the State Asylum for the Insane
at Waterbury last Saturday. He was ad.
| judged insane by Drs. G. Z. Chandler and
ID. G. Kemp.
H. A. BOWMAN, e. K. Towner, G. f. Bus
well, M. W. Wheelock and Arthur A. Viii
|
expedition last Monday. They brought
home the best of evidence that the fishing is
prime in that locality.
Mr.. AND MRS. GEORGE ATKINS and Mrs.
W. A. Sowell left for the West last
Wednesday evening. Mrs. Stowell will
visit Mrs. Henry Farwell, her daughter, in
Omaha, and Mr.. and Mrs. Atkins will 60 as
far west as Denver, Col
HARRY STURGEON the expert statue cut
ter, has been in town from Toronto, Ont,
during the past week. He is engaged at
Toronto in cutting three life-size statues for
the Annie Pixley mausoleum, now in pro.
cess Of construction in that city.
d. Fl. ROBINSON, eastern agent of the Bay
Line, of which e. w. Thompson is traffic
manager, has been visiting in town during
the past week. Mr. Robinson's headquar-
ters are in New York. and his appearance
would indicate that metropolitan life agrees
with him.
THE exhibition games of billiards played
last Friday evening at the parlors of ID. G..
Field on Main street, between S. B. Watson
of St. Albans and Moses Yatter of Boston
were both won by Watson The attend
an CO taxed the seating and standing capac-
ity of the place.
NINETY degrees in the shade is rarely ex-
perienced in this latitude early in May, but
the temperature last Sunday was even
higher than that figure. Sunday night was
even more oppressive than was the day,
and, coming so unexpectedly, was all the
more discomforting
THOMAS GIBBONS was arrested last
Thursday evening by Officer Demeritt for
intOxication and abuse of his wife, tie was
fined $11.51 by Justice j. H. Lucia on Fri
day, which was paid No charge except
intoxication was preferred against him, and
to this he pleaded guilty
THE republican county committee will
meet to-day in the Office of j. w. Brock at
81 Il
Company to fix time and place for holding
the Washington county convention to nomi-
nate county officers. The meeting will be
held at one o'clock this afternoon.
HoYT's comedy. "a Midnight Bell"
which portrays the charm, sweetness and
fragrance Of New England life, will be seen
at Blanchard Opera House Wednesday even
ing, May 90 1t is said to be strong and in
teresting story of love and intrigue, complete
in every detail of scenery and accessories.
MRS. FRED HARRIS and Mrs. Horace Ris-
liel, who eloped last week from Montpelier,
were seen in Burlington last Wednesday
evening, looking the worse for wear. They
attempted to obtain lodgings at the Amer
ican House in that city, and, failing in this,
were in pursuit of night lunch cart when
interviewed by a Free Press reporter.
MAJOR o. d. CLARK, L. q. Grant and f. E.
Perkins of Burlington, the executive COM
mittee of the State Firemen's Association,
met at Montpelier last Wednesday to make
further arrangements for the annual tourna-
ment. They visited Barre in the afternoon
and looked over the new park there, with a
view to wing the contests there: but came
to no final decision.
CLINTON E. Town sent down last week
from Greensboro to Zera HI. Griswold
proprietor of the Union House, four
teen trout that weighed seventeen pounds
Conductor George M. Smith and W. c.
Berry came in from Darling's pond. in
Groton, the same day, with ali the trout
they could conveniently carry. 1t was q
clay out " seldom seen in this section.
AT the expiration of his sentence of fif
teen days, for intoxcation, James A. Con
Ion was taken before Justice j. H. Lucia
last Thursday, on charge of assault with
} intent to kill Lawrence Mcmahon. f. p
Carleton appeared for the state and j. G
Wing for the respondent. The court ruled
, that the evidence introduced was not suf
fcent to hold Conlon and he was dis
charged.
M. s. STONE, state superintendent of edu
, cation, went to Burlington last Monday
where, with Hon. FL. A. Burt of Swantor
and DR.. j. Il. Thompson Of Rutland he il
engaged in examining candidates for ad
mission to West Point. Mr.. Stone goes
from Burlington to Boston on Thursday tC
attend a meeting of the Asso citation of New
England Superintendents of Education, o.
which he is president.
THE streets and sidewalks of Montpelier
were lined with people last evening tC
witness the first parade OF the Barre
Bicycle Club. Twenty-Five members of thu
Young Mems Christian Associatio Clut
, rode out to meet them, and they made
pretty sight az they rode through the prin
r cipal streets of the city. There were 23S
wheels in the parade, and the riders were
) repeatedly cheered by people all along the
route.
MR.. Fl. f. STIMPsoN, engineer for Rand &
Taylor, Kendall h Stevens, the Boston ar
chitects, has been in town this week. Mr.
, Simpson has had the entire charge of the
erection Of the Heaton Hospital since it was
! commenced, last August, and has reason tC
view with satisfaction the practical compile
ton OF his work Mr.. Simpson tested the
, electric lighting apparatus last Monday
/ evening and found it in every way salts
factory.
I CAPTAIN G. o. BARRETT returned from
New York last Saturday evening, where he
. went to participate in rifle contests for the
! championship Of America for trap shooting
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