The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-26
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

IL. II. lERRILL oil OnQerhlIl VISITED w y
Terrll, his son, last week.
MRS FRANK II. HALL was called to
Burlington last Thursday by the serious ILL
ness Of a sister
A. G. GILMAN has moved from rooms over
his store to the house on Kent street re-
Gently purchased by him.
A. o. CUMMINs, assignee, has moved the
stock OF G.. b. b. Denny, insolvent debtor,
to rooms in the Lawrence building
HON. w. p. DILLINaHAM returned last
week from Boston, where he has been for
several weeks as counsel in the Hayes will
case.
SHERIFF COLLINS, with deputy sheriffs
Graves and Foster, searched the Union
House last Wednesday evening. No intox-
icating liquor was found.
JAMES s. HALEY was elected Grand Chief
Ranger of the Grand Court OF Vermont
Foresters at the second biennial session,
| held last week at Rutland.
A TEAM from the Young Mems Christian
Association at Holyoke, Mass, will play
the local team at basketball in the gymna-
stun next Friday evening.
II. d. HOPKINS will represent Montpelier
Seminary in the prize-speaking contest for
preparatory schools to be held the first
week in June at Burlington.
ALEXANDER BRoADFooT, accompanied by
| his wife and sister, and David Broadfoot,
his brother sailed from New York last Sat
urday for visit OF several months in the
| old country.
Miss CYNTHIA MARVIN of Alburgh was in
the city last week Miss Marvin is state SUI
| perintendent of Junior Christian Endeavor
work, and is preparing programme for the
| annual meeting to be held at Montpelier in
September.
THE little folks in Ward 3, will present
parody on "Zephra" in hall at the works
OF the Lane Manufacturing Company next
| Friday and Saturday evenings. The Mont
pelier orchestra has volunteered its servi-
| ces, and the net proceeds will go to Heaton
Hospital.
The Central Vermont railroad will sell
special round trip tickets for fare and one
| third for Memorial Day, between all sta
| tions in Vermont from Windsor, including
Rouse's Point, N. Y. Tickets will be good
going May 80 only, good returning to mid
night, May 81.
The case against A. L. Weeks, deputy
collector of internal revenue for refusing to
| testify to certain matters in Washington
County Court, that was to have been heard
last week in United States Court at Wind
sor, will come up at the June term, to be
held at Montpelier.
tains a leading article on the University OF
Vermont profusely illustrated, written by
Prof j. E. Goodrich. A readable article
by Rev. A. d. Barber of Williston on Edu-
cltional Honors Belonging to Vermont" is
among other valuable features of this num-
Der.
BERT L. TAYLOR, now Of Duluth, Mimi,
recently won prize OF 800, offered by the
Shortstory Publishing Company of Boston,
for stories to be published in 1.-THE Black
Cat" The title of Mr.. Taylor's story is
'In the Cabin of the Ben Bolt" 1t will
| appear in the July number OF 1.-THE Black
Cat"
J.J. FLYNN, A. o. Humphrey, j. S. Pier
son and #. G. Kennedy of Burlington, with
w. B. Ferguson of Boston and G. A. Rich
ardson of Worcester, Mass, were in town
last week and gave assurance that survey
ing for the road in Montpelier will be COM
menced very soon, and that the construc-
ton Of the road this summer is now GER
tainty.
AN adjourned meeting of the Montpelier
Board Of Trade was held last Thursday
evening in the grand jury room at the court
house, when o. E. Collins OF Toronto, Ont,
further explained the cash system which he
is anxious to see the merchants Of Mont
peler adopt. But little interest was mani
tested in Mr.. Collins scheme and no action
was taken.
INAsMUoH as Memorial Day falls on Sun.
day this year, the exercises will be held
next Saturday. In the forenoon delega
ton from Brooks Post will decorate the
graves of comrades in the several cemete.
ries; in the afternoon the usual parade will
take place, and, later, at the opera house
Hon. Frank Plumley Of Mortified will de-
liver the Grafton.
THE appointment OF George S. Evans Of
Boston to succeed I. j. Boynton as post
Office inspector has local interest The
change was made last Thursday. The sal
airy of the Office is s., 800 per year, and Mr.
Evans held it under President Harrison's
administration. 1t is understood that Gen
eral Boynton contemplates returning tC
| linr To rna ha prp nf 10
DIR. D. G. KEMP sprang into fame at q
bound last Thursday, when, with the assis
lance of John V. Brooks, he landed ten
pound trout at Greensboro pond. 1t was
the largest trout ever taken from that body
OF water, and attracted much attention. both
at Greensboro, and at the market Of G. S
Whittier in this city, where it was shown
The doctor handled this "old stager" with
a seven ounce rod, and ordinary hook.
r. W. HEADLE, a commercial traveller
came near losing his pocket-book contain.
ing 81 200 at Montpelier junction last We'd
nesday. AS he was leaving the car he was
surrounded by four men, one OF whom got
hold of his pocket-book, which was in an
inner pocket. The men were arrested in
Burlington, where they were identified by
Mr.. Headle, conductor George Wells and
DIR. Horace l.. Watson of West Topsham
DR.. Watson was accompanying lady and
her crippled son to Burlington, and was
surrounded by this gang at Essex Junction.
One of the men got hold of mileage book
the doctor had in his hip pocket He felt
the mans hand in his pocket and caught
the thief in the act.
B. P. YOUNG died early last Thursday
morning, at his home on Elm street, from
the effects of a second stroke of paralysis re-
ceived Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Young was
seventy three years of age and for many
years has kept livery stable in this city.
Before the days of railroads Mr.. Young was
a stage driver between Montpelier and New
burg and in this capacity made many warm
friends on the line over which he drove. He
leaves widow but no children. His funeral
was held from his late home on Elm street
last Saturday afternoon, Rev. A. III. Webb
OF Bradford officiating, and the burial was
in the family lot in Green Mount cemetery.
II arrangements now in progress material
ize, bicycle carnival will be held in Mont
pelier Thursday afternoon and evening,
June 10. Should the weather be unfavor-
able it will be postponed until the follow
ing day. The affair is under the manage
ment OF General Secretary Walter Thorpe,
assisted by a general committee composed
OF r. Is. Denny, j. p. Adams, Bruce Nc
Donald, f. M. Bryan and l.. II. Greene and
prize committee composed of Ralph B.
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