The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-14

was killed in the railroad yard on Tuesday.
In some manner unknown Mr.. Conner got
in the way of some freight cars that were
being switched in the yard, and was run
over. His death was instantaneous. He
has no relatives in Barre Mr.. Conner was
possessed of considerable property and over
$500 was found on his body.
John Girard whose home is in Ottawa,
Ont, died suddenly last Saturday from the
effects OF sun stroke. The deceased ar:
rived in Barre last Wednesday morning and
obtained board at the home Of John Forbes
on Second street. He obtained work at the
quarries but was obliged to suspend Satur-
day shortly after noon because of the in
tense heat. He walked to his boarding
place but died in less than two hours after
he arrived there.
Oscar Lindsey was arrested last Thurs
day evening by Constable Buchanan, on
complaint Of City Grand Juror Lapoint, for
breach of the peace. Before Justice H w
Scott Friday morning Lindsey was fined
$1001, with an alternative sentence Of sixty
days in the House of Correction at Rutland.
Joseph Bennett was before Justice Scott at
the same time to answer to a complaint OF
City Attorney Hoar for the same offence.
He was fined, with costs, S105l, which he
paid
Eugene Sullivan shipped last week to La
Grange, Texas, a monument for the HOllo-
worth family of that city, which was unique
in design and was executed in the work.
manlike manner for which Mr. Sullivan hes
an established reputation. The monument
Is in the form of the trunk Of tree, the
bark being torn away to make room for
| tablet on which are cut the inscriptions.
The design was originated by Mr.. Sullivan
and it was one Of the finest piece Of work
ever shipped from Barre.
Alexander Wilson, a noted character of
Cutters Corner, was before Justice Scott
last Thursday morning, charged with intox-
ication the night before and with resisting
and assaulting an officer. To the first
charge he pleaded guilty and was fined So
| and costs, or ten days in Jail. The fine was
paid. On the second count the court held
the respondent for the grand jury and bail
was fixed at $780, which was furnished by
James Adie. Wilson came to Barre
Wednesday evening and proceeded to get
| into hopeless state OF intoxication. When
Officer Smith attempted to arrest him he
| struck the policeman in the face and 1t
finally required four officers to run him in
the cooler. He disclosed on hard cider.
During the past week Postmaster Nc
| Whorter has received instructions from the
department at Washington regarding free
tablished September /. The carriers routes
were established by the inspector who Wis.,
tied Barre several weeks ago, and the
boundaries as fixed by him cannot be
changed without authority from Washing
ton. The carriers will go south as far as
Donald & Buchan's granite Sheds east,
as far as Waterman's on Washington street
west, as far as the Central Vermont Rail-
road track to Williamstown; north, to the
old Tlden house. There will be general
deliveries at eight in the morning and FIVE
in the afternoon, and business delivery at
ten O'Clock in the morning. The hour at
which the postoffice will be open on Sunday
will be changed from noon to one O'Clock,
to from ten to eleven O'Clock A.
At the regular meeting of the city coun-
Gil, held last week, petitions for erecting
arc lights at the corner OF North Maple
Avenue, on Blackwell street and Themes
street, were referred to the lighting COM
mittee. A fire hydrant was ordered placed
at the corner of Beckley and Second
streets. The claim of G. A. Badger for
damages to aIhorse received in a culvert on
Burnham street, June 8, was referred to the
city attorney NJ Merton was granted a
license to run pool table at No. 121 North
Main street. The following building per-
house on Cambria street; G. j. Hawse to
erect house on Railroad street; L. j. Boil
ster to put up woodshed off Granite street
Asa Harrington to build a shed on North
Main street; j. III. Kelley to put up re-
frigerator on Railroad street; Perry q
Scribner to roof their reservoir near Wash
ington street; Forsyth & Ingram to erect
storehouse near Granite street; "a. A.
Rugg was granted permission to hang signs
over the stores OF Hall & Hayford and
|
the bond OF the street railway that was pre-
sented in May last and refused to accept
the same. The builders of the electric rail.
way were requested to furnish new bond
on the streets at once. At an adjourned
meeting held the next evening 1t was voted
that the secretary of the board OF health re.
ceive salary Of S125 for the year ending
March 3, 1898.
South Barre.
Edwin Lane and daughter, Hattie, are Wis
iting in town for q few days. - A, w.
Lane and son, .Adolph, and Curtis Corliss
! have completed work for o. M. Fisher Of
residence for Will Nye. - Karl Lane
and Howard Arbuckle have finished paint
ing the house of Mr.. Joslyn OF Montpelier
- The social given by the Ladies
Circle at Mrs George Smiths was we'll at.
tended and was very pleasant affair.
- The married and single men played
game OF baseball last Saturday. The
score was % to IS in favor Of the single
men,
East Barre.
1t was so hot:the quarries did not work
more than half time last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Childs Of Moretown
visited at w. G. Nye's one day last week.
William M. Csrnes has returned from
Boston where he has been on important
business.
G. W. Stevens is doing good business al
watch repairing and shaves and cuts hail
two days Of each week.
The new store and Odd Fellows hall o
Mrs. Stevens is fast nearing completion I'M
der the skillful management OF w. E. Dow
Ethel Strong, the adopted daughter OF W
G. Nye, went last Wednesday to Potsdam
J n. Y, on her summer vacation, to visit bel
teacher, Miss Julia Partridge.
Gill Lodge No. 81 is to meet Tuesday
evening Of each week hereafter instead o
Monday evening Four candidates took the
i second degree on Tuesday evening.
Grearson Brothers are pushing their WORK
on the new mill to the best advantage The
, town is building new road to the site o.
the mill which will enable them to advance
, much more rapidly than they otherwise
could do.
Graniteyille.
Business is picking up little al ,see quar-
ries.
The Orangemen's Society celebrated July
II in their usual way.
Teamester Lucas lost one OF his horses by
a sunstroke last week