The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-10

| SHERIFF COLLINS and Deputy Sheriff
Graves searched the premises of Daniel
| Welch on Elm street, last Wednesday
night, but found no Intoxicating liquor.
MISS CLARK one OF the teachers OF the
| girls department in the State Industrial
| School at Vergennes, has been the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. g. Andrews this week.
REV. DR. NORMAN SEAvER and L. G. .Tewks-
bury visited the state fish hatchery at Rox-
| bury last Friday, on the invitation of Hor-
ace W. Bailey, State Fish Commissioner.
W. II. II. DAVIDSON of St. Albans spent
last Sunday with his wife at the home OF +.
l. Pitkin in this city. Mrs. Davidson is
spending a few weeks with Mrs. Pitkin, her
cousin.
A SPECIAL conclave of Mount Zion Com
mandery, knights Templar, was held last
Thursday evening for the purpose of con-
ferriDg the order upon candidate from
Randolph.
MRS. j. f. WATERMAN has been elected
treasurer of the Ladies' Aid Society con-
nected with Trinity Church, in place of
Mrs. III. X. Sherburne who has removed to
Kirksville, Mo.
THIRTY additional jurors have been sum-
moned to Montpelier for next Monday in
anticipation OF the difficulty that will be
experienced in securing jury in the Brew
ster murder trial.
MASON s, STONE, State Superintendent OF
Education, left on Monday for Bennington
county, where he will hold teachers insti-
tutes this week in Stamford, Sunderland,
Peru and Bennington.
HORACE W. BAILEY, fish and game COM
missioner, passed through Montpelier last
Friday with $4,000 brook trout from the
state fish hatchery at Roxbury which were
placed in Peacham Pond.
The annual meeting of the Vermont So
ciety, Sons of the American Revolution, OF
which Hon. w. p. Dillingham; is president,
will be held next Monday in the supreme
court room at the state house.
JOHN III. SENTER, United States District
Attorney, went to Burlington on Tuesday
to look after several Cinnamon who were
arrested at Richford charged with a viola
tion OF the Chinese exclusion act.
CYRUS EASTMAN of st. Johnsbury, the
versatile and efficient Vermont cores
pondent OF the Manchester Union has been
in town for a week past He will cover the
Brewster murder trial for that paper
REV. w. A. DAWSON will address the
members of the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation at the Baptist church next Sun
day morning and in the evening a union
service will be held in Trinity church.
II has been found that the stone wall laid
in front Of the residence of T. W. Esgan,
on Barre street, extends into the street sew
eral inches This wall was inspected by
the aldermen last Friday and it was decided
that it must be moved back to the street
line.
THE tame mice that have been on exhibi-
ton in the show window of l.. p. & II. G.
Gleason's store, during the past week, have
attracted immense crowds and must have
proved a paying, as we'll as novel adver-
tisement.
MISS MARY OsaooD closed her schol in the
Shady Rill district last Friday afternoon
and in the evening an exhibition was given
by the pupils, which was largely attended
by the parents Of the children and friends
OF the school.
THE newly arranged choir at the Church
of the Messiah made its first appearance last
Sunday morning. Professor Frederick l..
Lawrence is now the leader and tenor
singer, and Miss Lawrence, his sister. pre-
sides at the organ.
MRS. G. B. WAIT, who has been for
several months at the home of James T.
Sabin, her son-in-law, left last Saturday for
her home in Cambridge, where she will re-
main during the winter with Mrs. e. G.
Wells, her daughter.
MRS. JOHN SULLIVAN, who resides at the
Hillside boarding house, met with pecu-
liar accident last Sunday evening. She is
addicted to walking in her sleep and in do
Ing so last Sunday night, fell over a chair
and broke three ribs.
w. o. WILSON of Jackson, Mich, who
pleasan remembered in Montpelier where
he was engaged in the boot and shoe busi-
ness with his brother for some time, was
married recently in Waterloo, Iowa, to Miss
Jessie Scott of that city.
A LARGE party from Montpelier attended
dance, given last Thursday night by FL
mer Scott, who lives on the Orrin Cum
tivities lasted until nearly daylight, and the
affair was thoroughly enjoyable.
PETER j. BELLEMoUR, formerly of Mont
pelier, now Of st. Albans, was married last
Wednesday to Miss Josephine g. Mossey Of
that city. The ceremony was performed at
the church of the Holy Guardian Angels by
Rev. Father Charles e. Provost.
The wall on the west side of Nelson
street authorized by the city council is now
in process OF construction. This wall will
be about 100 feet long, four feet wide at
base and three feet wide at the top, and on
it side walk will be constructed.
Mr.. AND MRS. w. l.. WHITNEY. JR., will
celebrate their silver wedding anniversary
next Friday, at their home in Newton,
Mass. Mr.. Whitney is brother of Mrs. j.
Edward Wright OF this city, and Mrs. Whit
ney is we'll remembered as Miss Alpa Mutt.
The Ladies' Reading Club connected with
Christ Church met on Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. W. T. Dewey on Baldwin street.
The Girls Club also met at the same time
with Miss Anna Phinney, when plans for
work and entertainment for the winter
we're discussed
FRED A. Rowland and George M. Powers
OF Morrisville have been appointed by the
Supreme Court members of the board OF
examination for admission to the Vermont
bar. in place of j. Ii. Senter and Judge G.
I'll. Darling OF Bennington, whose time ex-
pired this year.
Mr.. AND MRS. WILLIAM GARDNER AN
THoNY of Providence, r. l., have been guests
during the past week, of Mrs. e. e.
Reed at No. 129 State street. Mrs. Anthony
is daughter Of Rev. DIR. II l. Cushman,
and granddaughter Of the late Marcus d,
Gilman of this city.
THE Berlin side abutment of the new
bridge at the foot of Main street is TO be fur
ther strengthened by putting in granite
wall in place of the old bridge abutment,
situated between the abutment for the new
bridge and the shops of the Cotton Manu-
featuring Company.
THE fact that the deposits at the Capital
Savings Bank and Trust Company in
creased over 800 900 between July 1 and
Move nber / an average of over $25 900 per
month, speaks well for the management of
this institution, and the place it holds in
the confidence OF the people.
EDWARD CoNNELL of Northfield is to sue
ceed Mrs. l.. g. Tewksbury as organist at
! '.irist church. Mr.. Connell is an organst