The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-25
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of this city. His funeral was held on Tues
day afternoon, Rev. j. Edward Wright
officiating, The post-office carriers and
the members OF Vermont Lodge Of Odd Eel
lows, of which the deceased was member,
attended in body. The burial was in
Green Mount Cemetery.
THE musicale given at the Art Gallery on
Monday evening was delightful affair.
The Cecilia Quartette, always listened to
with pleasure, was heard at its best, and
the expressions OF praise over the excellent
rendering of the selections, was coupled |
with regrets that the return OF Miss Mary |
Phinney to Rutland, would break up. the |
quartette. Lovers of music from New York, |
Boston and Chicago, who were present, |
were loud in their praises and united in |
saying that their singing was equal to that |
of the best in these cities. Miss Anna Will
sons solos were also received with great
favor. The qualities of her well trained
voice were shown to great advantage in the
| large room, the acoustic properties of the
| gallery being excellent. Miss Wilson was
accompanied in very acceptable manner,by
| Mrs. j. W. Burgess AS reader Miss Anna
| Guernsey shows promise OF marked ability
in her chosen profession. Her two selec-
| tions were well received, as was shown by
| the liberal applause elected The piano
| duet by Mrs. j. f. Waterman and Miss H.
| Julia Cross was beautifully executed. The
selection was admirable and was fitting
| opening to the evenings entertainment,
| AT the close of the musicale, light refresh
ments were served by the Ladies' Auxiliary
in the rooms below.
HERBERT POLAND, for whose arrest in
connection with the murder of Dora Cush-
man at Lincoln, warrant was issued by
Judge II. w. Lyford Of Warren, was ar
rested at White River Junction last Thurs
day evening by Deputy Sheriff M. e. Chase
of Roxbury. Poland was brought to Mont
peler on the early train Friday morning
and lodged in Jail where he will be held for
the present. The officer found his man at
Wheeler's livery stable at White River
Junction. He offered no Persistence to ar
rest. When searched a loaded revolver
and box partly full Of cartridges were found
J in his pockets. The warrant for his arrest
was issued on information by William Brit
tell, a chum of Smith Davis, the alleged
murderer of the Cushman girl. Poland has
been working on farm at Warren during
the summer and Brittell states that while
= visiting him at Warren two weeks age
, Poland gave him bottle of medicine which
he was to give to Davis for the use of the
girl. Brittell claims that Poland gave hin
i. express directions which he was in turn tc
communicate to Davis. Poland will prob
ably be tried in Washington county. A
Z representative of the WATcHMAN visited
n him in Jail last Friday morning. He re
J, fused to make any statement, whatever
saying that he had been instructed so to DE-
e by s. 9. Shurtleff, his counsel. The genera
|
i. he realizes fully the situation in which b.
:, is placed, and that he is too keen an indi
. vidual to be induced to make any state
u ments to newspaper reporters. He is abou
l. thirty-five years old and fairly well dressed
A SPECIAL meeting OF the City Council
l. and the selectment Of Berlin was held a
d the city clerks Office last Wednesday ever
# ing, at which time the contracts with tn
Vermont Construction Company, for tn
substructure and the superstructure Of tn
IL bridge to be erected over the Winoosl
B. river at the foot of South Main street wer
J. signed. Following this joint meeting
a. special meeting Of the city council was helt
=, Bids were opened for building the ban
y wall on Court street and the contract We
10 awarded to Aughtney Shambeau. M
70 Shambeau is to receive $50 for excavatin
Al and laying over the wall, and S1.10 p,
:. instructed to represent the city at the NEE
y, ing of the state railroad commissioners
)e consider the question as to where the ele
o. trie railroad shall CROSS the Winooski rive
Blanchard to dig up Barre street for Il
purpose OF laying water pipes. Mrs. Mi
ME Marsh was granted permission to shi
gle her house; M. 8. Stone, to single hou'
on Main street. The following bills wei
e. ordered paid: George L. Blanchard for vi
IS, Fire Insurance Company, insurance, S256
la A petition was received for concrete wa
on the westerly side of LOOMS street fro
~ School to Liberty streets. The city clel
90 was authorized to notify property owne
"' on that street to appear at the next meetiI
of the council, II they had any objection
~ such concrete walk. The city clerk vi
70 instructed to notify the superintendent
Cs the Worcester Construction Company tn
VI the steel rails scattered along Main al
State streets must not interfere with al
d. driveway, and that they must be place
IN close to the curbing. 1t was voted to cham
tn shall connect with the northerly end
Whittier street. and land damages of s
I'D were voted George w. Scott in connectiC
X with this work. The board voted tn
,r. North Franklin street shall be extended
,y within four rods of the j. r. Langdon pro
erty, and that the westerly side shall re
M on George Willett's easterly line, the sire
no to be two rods wide. Land damages of s.
~ were voted Israel Grape in this connectio
no 1t was also voted to lay street two 70,
I'd wide from the northerly corner Of Georl
10 Willett's lot, easterly to North street. II
40 council voted to lay sewer from ClarendC
avenue to Bailey avenue, starting at Il
a. rear of George Wilson's lot, following IL
IL, natural course of the stream, joining Bale
IN avenue between the houses owned by
lg N. Hunt and Ira A. W ashburn. The vo
90 to lay concrete walk on Western avenl
was reconsidered. 1t was voted that Guer
tn sey avenue be Strengthened making it fo
D. rods wide. The street commissioner W
nd instructed to lay plank sidewalk on Il
ut northerly side of Guernsey avenue on Il
es street line. By vote of the council Il
ay lunch cart on the city lot must be closed
of twelve o'clock Saturday nights.