The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-15

be that the electric railroad people will be
obliged to move some OF the poles in Barre,
Berlin and Montpelier that are already in
position.
ALTHOUGH not financial success, owing
to adverse circumstances, the concert given |
in Blanchard opera house last Friday even
ing by the Alonzo Hatch Electro-Photo |
Musical Company, for the benefit OF the |
Christian Endeavor entertainment com |
mittee, was worthy OF patronage, and enter |
wonders Of the animotoscope were not ex- |
aggerated. Upon white screen on the |
stage were thrown pictures which repro |
duced life and motion with absolute fidelity |
to nature. Monograph selections, harp So
los, and illustrated songs by Mr.. Hatch
gave variety to the programme. The ad-
vertised matinee was cancelled because OF
the absence OF an audience.
AS previously announced, the sale OF re-
served seat tickets and the exchange of
checks for admission tickets to the Star
| Course, for the season of 1898 will COM
mence at the rooms OF the Young Mems
| Christian Association next Monday at ten
A. NJ. Inasmuch as the canvassers have not
been able to sell as many admission tickets
| as expected, 1t is earnestly hoped that each
| holder Of an entertainment ticket will also
| purchase a reserved seat ticket for the en-
| tire course at this time to insure the sue
| cessful presentation OF the talent as ar
| ranged.
Miss EMILE NJ GLEASON died at Heaton
Hospital early on Tuesday morning, after a
long illness which was greatly lightened by
the most skillful care. Miss Gleason was
| born in Warren February 8, 1885. She was
the daughter Of Huzzial and Emily H.
Gleason, for many years residents OF Waits
field, and sister OF Il. j. Gleason OF Waits.
field, l.. p. Gleason and the late 9. j.
Gleason OF Montpelier. Deceased was at
one time known as successful teacher in
Barton, Burlington, Montpelier and Ra-
cine, Wis. Her many excellent qualities Of
heart and mind won for her q large circle of
neral will be held in Waitsfeld on Thurs
day afternoon.
AFTER several unsuccessful searches OF
the Union House Sheriff Collins and two
Barre deputies made q rich haul there last
Saturday evening. Twenty-Five gallons OF
and was taken In charge by the officers.
The liquor was condemned and spilled Mon
day morning as A. A. Mayo and j. E. Ham.
ilton. the alleged proprletors Of the hotel
could not be found, and II. @. Holmes, who
holds the title deed to the property, refused
to claim 1t. Warrants are out for the ar.
rest OF Mr.. Mayo and Mr.. Hamilton. The
abuse the officers were obliged to endure
when they carted the stuff away was any
thing but creditable to the crowd that Of
J fered 1t.
ALDERMAN G. e. PERRIN and Judge T.
|
the wool market. For several years past
they have been buying all the wool that
was offered them at current prices, which
last year was ten and eleven cents. Both
these gentlemen now have many thousand
pounds on hand, which, after figuring out
insurance, storage and shrinksge they
could sell at a handsome profit. They had
confidence that republican administration
and protective tariff would cause sharp
! advance in the price Of wool, and such con.
| nuxyi11 hrt 70 han
financial profit. The market is now hover.
ing around twenty cents for unwashed
: wool, with prospect that it will reach
twenty-five cents at an early day.
DIR. ]. DELToN FANcHER, general agent
: OF Dewitt & Co., Chicago, was in Mont
! pelier recently looking after the interests oil
his firm in this part Of Vermont. Messrs
Dewitt & Co., do their advertising in the
WATCHMAN, and this paper has not upon
its list Of advertisers firm that more
promptly settles its accounts. 1t seems
= never to have learned, and manifests nc
desire or purpose to learn, the tactics Of de-
lay, OF claims for allowances on the allega-
ton OF false positions, ETC., which close tC
some advertisers the columns of respecta
BILE newspapers. Mr.. Fancher is a gentle
, man whom it is a pleasure to meet and ar
, agent with whom an honest newspaper car
, quickly and satisfactorily arrange a con
tract.
THE current number OF Forest and Stream
, has column write.up of the recent Inter
, national shoot held at Montpelier. Edward
Banks, the author Of the article, who gain
ed many friends in Montpelier during the
two days the shoot was held, says many
complimentary things about Montpelier
and the Montpelier Gun Club. The follow
ing excerpt is sample: "The Montpelier
Gun Club is composed Of a set of live mem
bers who, when they undertake anything
apparently don't do things by halves. G
2 o. Barrett is Montpelier's most reliabl,
l shot. Barrett has been shooting for many
years, and has always held we'll up to tn,
l front He shoots quick and in good time
4 but does not snap his birds by any means
Y He centers them through, and that's wha
Y tells after ALL
ABOUT eleven o'clock last Thursday nigh
word was telephoned from the Langdor
farm in Berlin to police headquarters to ar
rest two men driving toward Montpelie
who had been stealing potatoes. Officers
to head off the men, but they had got pas
the arch bridge and drove rapidly toward
Barre on the Berlin side. They were evi
IDENTIFY desperate characters. 1t appears tina
the tenant of the Langdon farm had dug
s, large lot OF potatoes that day, and no
= having time to put them all in the celia
! had left several bushels on the ground il
= baskets and bags He surprised the thieves
as they were loading their wagon with bags
: but they drew revolvers on him, firing sew
their escape. So far as heard they hav,
not been apprehended.
o Col. ROBERT f. STRAINE, the organize
/ of the legislative junket to the Ely mine
a last fall is again heard from. 1t appear
= e that the Bradford Savings Bank held $50,
q 600 worth of the stock of the Ely .syndicat
of which Col Straine was the moving
{ spirit President Leonard of this bank wa
q arrested on Monday on a SANDER sui
a brought by Straine, and Judge Wheeler O
). the United States Court issued an injunc
q ton on Monday restraining the bank from
n selling collateral held by it for money ad
" vanced on these bonds, and issued wri
- OF sequestration attaching the real estate o
= the bank for SOL, 200. The board OF trus
tees Of the Ely syndicate includes Straine
ex-Gov. Roswell Farnham of Bradford an,
Col. A B. Chandler of New York, presi
dent of the Postal Telegraph Company
The copper mines are at present doing it'll
= = business, and the problem is, how will tn,
i Bradford bank realize on the syndicate mott
= for SOL 900 it now holds.
= JOINT meeting of the city council ant
: selectmen Of Berlin was held on Monda,
evening to further consider the question o
foot or highway bridge across the Wi
4 nooski river at the foot of Charles street
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