The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-30
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCIL HAPPENINGS.

wilds of Canada during the past week.
Mrs. w. b, ORDwAY and Mrs. l.. p. Doeg,
have been in Boston during the past week.
SoNs were born last Thursday to Mr.. and
Mrs. H. O. Marble and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
ID. Lane.
THE pupils of st. Michael parochial school
enjoyed a picnic at Benjamin Falls last
Thursday.
I'D. SIMMONS of Lebanon, N. H., form
erly clerk at the Exchange Hotel, was in
town last week.
WARREN P. K1BBy is making preparations
to erect q house on Hubbard street, on the
lot owned by him.
THE children of the late Mrs. Clayton
p. Harroun were taken, last week, to the
Orphans Home in Burlington.
PROF. AND MRS. MAYNARD MAXIM left last
week for Maine, where they are to spend
the summer at the home of Mrs Maxim's
parents
w. E. DUFER, a former clarionet player
in the Montpelier Military Band, has been
re-engaged for that position in place OF
John l.. Stanyan.
MISS HELEN JONES, trimmer in the milli-
merry store of the Misses Fisk, went last
week to her home in Somersworth, N. H.,
to remain during the summer months.
DIR. AND Mrs. II. T. BRECKBILL OF Co
lumbus, Ohio, have been guests during the
past week of Mr.. and Mrs. George Atkins.
DIR. Breckbill is brother of Mrs Atkins.
C,E. BARNES and G. A. Richardson, the
Boston capitalists who are Interested in the
proposed electric railroad of Montpelier and
Barre, and j. s. Pierson of Burlington, were
in town last week.
TEAMS driven by "Cal" Townshend and
John III. Senter collded at the corner OF
Main and State streets last Wednesday
evening The horse driven by Townshend
became frightened on Barre street and ran
to the point where the collision occurred.
Both buggies were badly wrecked
EDWARD STORY, a young man from Wor-
cester, was brought to town last week and
examined by Dr. d. G. Kemp and DIR. @. n.
Hunt as to his sanity. He has been consid-
cred insane for sometime and has threat
ened the lives of the people with whom he
lived. He was pronounced insane and was
taken to the asylum at Waterbury that
afternoon.
THE eghteth birthday anniversary, OF
Mrs. Alvira A. Doten was celebrated last
Thursday evening at the home of DIR. L. Ill.
Fisk. Mrs. Fisk is daughter of Mrs.
Doten, A large number of friends and rel
atives were present, and the occasion was
one of peculiar interest, not only to the
venerable and worthy lady, but also ito
all who were present.
The case of G. 9. Putnam & Son against
Whitcomb Brothers of Barre to recover on
a book account, was heard before justice
in Worcester last Wednesday. Frank A.
Bailey and William NJ. Terriault, law stu.
dents of this city, appeared for the plaintiff
and defendant. The court decided the case
in favor of the plaintiff, and the defendant
appealed to county court.
THE Barre Times and Burlington NetUS
contained, last Thurday evening, garbled
account of an affair that happened that day
at the sheds of the Capital Granite Com
pany, and enormously stated that I. w
Eagan, the proprietor, had been arrested
for resisting an officer. The facts are that
Deputy Sheriff Corse went last Thursday
to serve writ of trustee on stone cutter
named Slattery, who is employed there
The writ was issued by the collection
agency of Emery & Co., for rent due I. W
Wood. The officers served the papers on
Mr.. Eagan, who refused to point out Stat
terly to the deputy sheriff, and Mr.. Eagan
also refused to allow him to talk with the
other men in the Sheds telling him that he
would put him out if he attempted it. The
officer finally served the papers on his man
and then entered complaint against
Eagan with the States Attorney, for resist.
ing an officer. No arrests were made.
AT the regular meeting Of the city council
held last Wednesday evening, the following
bills were ordered paid: III. A. Blanchard
& Co., supplies for liquor agency, S171. "A
James B. Ramsey, same, $62.22; N. M. Uri
& Co., same $685. W. e. Mcdonald, wood
LOT Guy OIuCe, SZ.lOj r6uu VI dTuOTy udll lOr
special city meeting 800; Vermont Watch.
man Company, printing, $l2.o5; George L.
Blanchard, drain pipe, 1921 SO; Dennis Lane
estate, rent of hose house, $72. Barrows &
Peck, drain pipe, $l68.30; Lawson Q. Gum
minis, balance due on hay, $2962; I. r
thorized TO draw his warrants to pay the
interest on bonds due July /. The appoint
ment of the following special policemen
were confirmed by the Mayor: G. w. Kid
der, Charles A. Stone, John Conner, A. D
Silloway. Harvey "; Burnham, F. Il
Brown. The mayor was authorized to re
new the lease for the city Office. 1t wa
voted to authorize the city attorney tt
create a city ordinance compelling bicycles
to carry bells. 1t was voted to purchas,
from j. W. Caustic piece Of land on Cliff
street for highway purposes. The follow
ing permits were granted: Mrs. Frances
Butterfly and I. K. Merrill to single resi-
dences; P. #. Glynn, to erect dwelling
house on Foster street; I. +. Lynch, tt
build wood shed and hen house on CHARLIE
street; +. j: Pereau, to cover shed will
felt Sarah #. Cummins, to build house OF
Hubbard street; T. FL. Cory, to take VI
water pipe on Barre street, ID. A. Guptil, II
put up metallic rooted blacksmith shop a
the rear of city lot. 1t was voted to issue
of city lot one night for So. Voted to sci
the old Lewis scales for 800 to Free
Blanchard, on condition that Mr.. BLANCHARD
replace them with new ones in front of hi
store on Main street, at his own expense, h
to pay to the city one-tenth of the gross re
ceipts OF the scales for rent OF the highwa.
where they are to be located; provided ais
that Mr.. Blanchard's use of the highway TO
this purpose shall cease at any time by or
der of the city council. Fred BLANCHARD
was appointed city weigher. The treasure
was authorized to borrow $4 900 for tempo
rary liabilities. 1t was voted to purchas
for $48 from Mrs. Minnie Marsh, strip o
land on Harrison Avenue for the purpose o
strengthening that highway. Adjourned