The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-09

lodged in Jail last week by Sheriff Collins as
noted elsewhere, were released last Satur-
day ON their own. recognizance. Their cases
will probably be heard when City Attorney
Carleton returns from his wedding trip.
MRS. MARY FINN died early last Monday
morning at her home on Main street, from
the effects Of a cancer, aged seventy-eight
years. Her funeral will be held this morn
ing from St. Augustine's church. Rev.
Father W. j. O'Sullivan officiating, and the
body will be taken to Moretown for burial.
A LARGE number of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs Marshall L. Wood gathered at the
Central Vermont station Tuesday noon to
give the newlywedded couple q " send off,"
The bride and groom failed to put in an sp-
pearance, however, as they had driven to
Montpelier Junction where they took the
train.
The elements were unfavorable for the
excursion to Missisquoi Park last Saturday,
run under the auspices of Court Ethan AL
len, Foresters of America. The rain fell
steadily for fully an hour before leaving
time. and as a result only nineteen tickets
from Barre and thirty-one from Montpelier
were sold
Us. V1LEs has offered a reward of 800
for information that will lead to the detec.
tion of the party or parties who shot an
electric light wire from pole near the Ben
jamin place last week. Those who gath
cred around that live wire at the time evil
IDENTIFY had little realization OF the danger
they were in.
"A WOMAN who claimed to be the wife of
Martin Green, the alleged pickpocket, now
confined in Jail at Montpelier, arrived in
town last week and appeared very anxious
to secure an interview with Green Sheriff
Collins wisely refused to allow her to see or
communicate with Green and she returned
to Burlington.
THE condition of Miss Mildred Brewster
10 noi nod
the past week and the prospects for her re-
covery are favorable. She was moved on
Monday from the public ward in Heaton
Hospital to the Margaret Cory room.
Wesley Q. Brewster, her father, still re-
mains with her.
Box 73 at the Union school house was
pulled about eight o'clock last Sunday
morning for fire at the residence Of DR.. G,
N. Hunt on Park Avenue. A burning
chimney was the cause of the disturbance.
Before the arrival of the fire department
hand hose had been pressed into use and all
danger was over.
THE venerable George 8. Hubbard is In
town from st. Johnsbury where he has
spent the winter. Mr. Hubbard is in his
ninety.second year, but his step is as elas-
tic and his bearing as upright as a man of
sixty. He will remain in Montpelier for
the present, where he is receiving cordial
greetings on every hand.
The baccalaureate sermon before the
graduating class of the Montpelier Semin-
ary will be delivered in Trinity church next
Sunday morniug by Rev. Dr. EN-. Smith, the
principal. At the same time Rev. j. Edward
Wright will deliver the annual sermon to
the graduating class of the High School in
the Church of the Messiah.
In its report Of the tragedy last week the
WATCHMAN stated that John Wheeler and
Miss Anna Wheeler had been engaged for
W oil oh
the reporter obtained his information from
a source that was considered reliable. The
engagement between these young people
had lasted only few months.
The projectors Of the electric railroad as
sured the City Council last week that II the
concessions asked for were granted, work
would be commenced at once and that the
road would be in operation early in Au-
gust. The modification Of the franchise
was allowed, as noted elsewhere, but no
signs of commencing operations are yet WIS.,
ible.
If the weather is favorable the '97 class
day exercises will probably be held in the
school grove on Thursday afternoon, June
IT. AS class day is an occasion which only
the friends and acquaiDtances of the class
will be interested in, the public will not be
invited. Any wishing to attend can easily
obtain invitations from the members OF the
class.
HON. AND MRS. CHARLES DEWEY returne d
last Friday evening from their trip through
the West. They came by the way of New
York, where they attended the wedding of
q. Robert Dewey, their son, which occurred
last Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey went
to Lake George on a bridal trip and will
visit in Montpelier before their return to
New York.
JUDGE AND MRS. HIRAM CARLETON and
Miss Mary leave on Thursday for Glens
Falls, N. Y, to be present at the marriage
of #. P. Carleton, their son, to Miss Mollie
Brisben that evening. Judge and Mrs.
Carleton will return next Saturday, but
Miss Carleton will stop in Burlington to
visit friends until after commencement at
the University Of Vermont.
A HEALTHY male infant about three
months old was found last week by j. 8.
Simond's, at the door of his residence on
Middlesex street. The infant was comfort
ably clothed and has been taken in charge
by Mrs. Simonds, who will care for 1t until
| George Wheeler, overseer of the poor, To-
| Gates the parents or finds home for it in
the orphanage at Burlington.
GEORGE Fl. ALMoN has presented to the
Heaton Hospital system Of electric call
bells, which connect every room and bed in
the hospital with the switch board which ia
centrally located in the lower hall, enabling
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