The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12

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Wednesday evening, May 10, to see II the
city will vote to instruct the council to APP
propriate money for the support OF the |
Barre Cornet Band. A lively time is anti
cipated.
The animal meeting OF the Vincitia club |
was held last week, when the following Of |
ficers for the ensuing year were elected: |
President, B. W. Hooker; Vice-Presdent, |
j. w. Dillon; Secretary and Treasurer, s. |
X. Davis; Board Of Managers Frank Dan |
| forth, j. f. Smith, II. ID. Cutler and f. @. |
| Eaton.
Ed Gomeo, Ed English, Frank Garland
| and A. L. Streeter, all familiar names in
police court, were arrested last week at
| East Barre for intoxcation and dsorderly
| conduct Gomeo and English paid 210.51
| each. Garrand contributed $3.50 for the
support of the state, and the case against
Streeter was continued until Tuesday.
The City Council has instructed the prop
erty committee to purchase a milk tester,
to be used by the inspector OF food in test
ing milk sold in the city. The property
committee has also been instructed to pur-
chase carpet for the opera house stage and
| mating for the aisles Permission has been
granted Chief Engineer Phelps to take an
engine and hose cart to the firemans tour
nament to be held at Vergennes June a.
Joseph Trembly and Charles johnson
were arrested last week for fishing on post
ed streams controlled by the Smiling Wa
ters Fishing Club. They have been not-
fed to appear at Chelsea the second Tues
day in June to answer to the charge in
Orange county court. The brook in which
they were fishing is in Williamstown. The
question whether the privilege Of fishing in
streams can be leased, as is done in this
, case, will be raised.
The Woman's Missionary Society con-
nected with the Congregational church held
its annual meeting last Wednesday and
, elected the following officers: President,
Mrs William Wheatley; vice-president.
r Mrs. A. g. Lapoint; secretary, Mr.. Alex
!, ander Mathieson; treasurer, Mrs. Silas
Spaulding: superintendent of Mission band,
-, Mrs. M. Cow; assistant superintendent,
. Mrs. o. e. Daniels sewing committee, Mrs.
i Daniels, Mrs. Minard and Mrs, Williams.
A thank-offering meeting was held in the
4 evening.
It AT the annual meeting of the Pbiloma.
THAN Club, held last week, the following
$ officers for the ensuing year were elected;
II President, Mrs, N D. Phelps Vice-presi.
dent Mrs. W. f. Shepard; Secretary and
h. Treasurer Mrs F. j. Martin; Assistant Sec
. rotary and Treasurer, Miss Alice Smith
~ Programme Committee Mrs D. K. Hollis.
ter, Mrs. j. d. Smith and Miss Alice Ken
y dali A letter was received from Mrs. N
d. Phelps, the President, at Peterboro, N.
H., in which she expressed deep regret at
3 not being able to be present. At the mex
r, meeting, the first Tuesday in October, a new
course Of study will be taken up.
o Through the fundamentally Of Crane
n Juror W. w. Lapoint dealers in intoxicat
ing liquor are finding their business ex
t. tremely hazardous Of late. Last Friday
It evening the residences of Fred Kemp OF
River street, and Mrs Bianchi on Granite
o street was raided by officers but no intoxi
% cants were found That evening, at the
ranch Of John Comoli, in the Burnham 6
Miller block on Granite street, barrel o
x beer was seized. At the places kept b!
l. Gobolini and Ssto on River street, two bar
rels of beer were seized. Why not proceed
k against some of the property wners, as ha
Q been done in Montpelier and other places?
The commencement exercises at thu
% Spaulding High School will open Wednes
II day evening, June g. with the annual priz
speaking. The following are contestants
10 Helen Brown, Jennie Holden, Ethel Keith
il Abbie Riley, Annie Marley, William
Cleary, Byron Smith, James Walker ant
, Clarence Worthen; Thursday afternoon
" come the class day exercises; address O
W welcome, Adolph Lane; class history, Mar
Chandler; class prophecy, Dora Mudgett
o. presentation to school, Clifford Holt elias
L. essay, Elizabeth Hanson; address to Mid
T. dlers," Mary Carlton; class will, Grac
Paige. The graduating exercises will b
70 held in the opera house Friday evening
ar June II.
81 South Barre.
X. Mrs. E. L. Pope of Mortified is the CUES
d of Mr., and Mrs. George Smith.
q Mrs. John Worcester and Mrs. Haiti
- Frazier visited at Plainfeld last week.
h. The dance at Harringtons hall on Frida,
10 night was well attended. All enjoyed
al good time.
Fred Worcester has sold his farm to Mr.
4, Lovey and bought the new house owned b,
W l.. w. Scott.
81 While at work last week at Graniteville
Henry Hill had an iron rail fall on his foot
10 bruising it quite badly
~ ! II r A rhuok1a 10 rarnodaIipo u,ota
II works, laying three inch pipe in place o
the inch and one-hslf that he has had here
N tofore. - E. P. Odds remains about tn,
t. same me; # ~ Miss Kate Harrington gave
has finished work at John Shores and gone
!, to work for Mrs. T. Miles.
!. 1t should be made a matter of public
!. knowledge that DeWitt's Witch Haze
Salve will speedily cure piles of the longes
standing. 1t is the household favorite fol
- burns, scalds, cuts, bruises and sores of all
;, y kinds. W. E. Terrill & Co., Montpelier
d Vt.
7 North Fayston.
l. Mrs. Charles Proctor OF Sutton, P. @.
h Is caring for Mrs. T. E. Story. - Arthur
Marble is visiting friends in town. -
I. Mrs. Lester Porter and daughter are visit
= ing at Henry Pease. - Died at his
monia Albro G. Porter He was born in
this town and always lived here until the
y past year. He leaves wife and son, an
, aged father. two brothers and one sister, be
l. sides large circle of friends. Rev. A. B
Enright spoke words Of comfort to the
r friends both at his home and this place
l where he was brought for intermeut. His
o age was forty-nine years. The friends out
y of town who attended the funeral were
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Boyce, Mr. and Mrs
v Issac Elliott of Waterbury, w S. Chapman,
: Frank Porter of Mortified, Nathan and
a Arthur Clark and wife and Tanner Boyce
\, His brother Lester came from Massachu.
y setts The floral tributes were very elab-
crate.
r The DE Laval Hand SeparatOrs.