The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-10-27
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well, Hiram A. Huse, John H. Senter,
Harlan w. Kemp Thomas Marvin, Fred
way. Bennington county, T. Hoxie Hall; |
Caledonia county, g. M. Campbell, Francis |
Switser; Chittenden county, e, Henry Pow |
ell Essex county, Franklin ID. Halei
franklin county, Herbert +. Brgham
Grand Isle county, George w Beardsley
Orange county, Curtis s. Emery; Rutland
county, John N. Woodhn; Windham coun-
ty, John H. Merrifeld Windsor county,
Fred G. Field. At later meeting Of these
directors j. w. Brock was elected pres-
dent; H. f. Brigham, vice-president II. w.
Kemp, secretary and treasurer, and Miss
Della A. Fay, assistant secretary. The re-
ports showed that since the organization OF
the company in 1876, in no year has 80 much
business been done as in the one just closed.
This company now has 81, 100000 in pre-
MUM notes in force.
The Boston Sunday Journal of last Sun.
day morning contained half-page story OF
the Brewster murder case, illustrated by
cuts of Miss Brewster and John Wheeler.
The intimate friends OF the latter fail to
recognize any familiar features in the cut as
printed. Since Miss Brewster has been
confined in jail, reporters of several New
York and Boston papers have been in
Montpelier for the purpose of interviewing
her and of getting lurid stories in regard to
the murder and the coming trial. The
story published in the Sunday Journal well
| illustrates the fact that these reporters Of
city newspapers gain nothing and get no
facts but what were published in the Mont
| pelier papers at the time the tragedy oc-
Cured. They are allowed to see Miss
Brewster at the jail but they must do IL in
the presence of one of her COUNSEL and they
are allowed to ask her no questions that
bear in any way upon the case. 1t is very
evident that the reporter for the Boston
Journal drew very largely upon his or her inn
aginstion, as it is believed that no sane man,
in view of what has TRANSFERRED, and what is
| yet to come, in which he has such vital in
terest would make such statements as are
| there attributed to Mr.. Wheeler. In fact it
| is believed that the story published last
Sunday was "faked" by some bright re-
porter without ever leaving the Journal Of
| flee.
LIZ the attendance and interest manifested
at the opening night of the fair now in prog
ress at Armory Hall under the auspices OF
Company III were any indication of what
will be during the week, the fair will surely
be a record breaker. The ladies' committee,
of which Mrs. Charles III. Heaten is chair
man, had assisted Mr.. W. s. Hudson in
decorating the hall in very attractive man
ner. Flags, bunting. arms and accoutre-
ments were tastefully arranged, and with
the various tables laden with attractive arti-
cles, transformed the hall into veritable
bower of beauty. The Montpelier Military
band was present and later in the evening
the orchestra furnished music for dane
ing. The Klondike mine and the fish
pond attracted much attention as did the
fancy, apron, candy and refreshment tables,
and the flower booth over which Ernest
through the new physical drill under
Lieutenant p. II. Ryan with snap and
precision that elected loud applause from
the spectators. In the room upstairs ice-
cream was served by corps of young ladies'.
The daily programme that Is published will
give particulars in regard to the contest for
the most popular lady; the bench.vice for
the most popular blacksmith; the easy
chair for the LATEST man in the city, and
other prizes. This programme will also
give the special features of entertainment
for each evening and the advice to visit the
fair early and often Is we'll timed. The
train for Barre is held every night until ten
o'clock.
A JOINT meeting Of the city council and
selectmen of Berlin was held in the city
clerks Office last Friday afternoon. Mayor
Guernsey reported that the abutments for
the foot bridge to be built across the Wi
noosk could be built Of granite on Berlin
side for S2.75 per perch, and on the Mont
ing bids for the bridge were received: The
King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
for truss foot bridge above the abutments
$2,o08; Berlin Iron Bridge Company OF
East Berlin, Conn, steel truss foot bridge
for S3,00O and highway bridge for 81, 900
New Jersey Steel and Iron Company Of
Newark, n. j., suspension foot bridge with
wooden towers, $1,000, with $50 additional
for steel towers. Mayor Guernsey was in.
structed to at once put in the piers for the
truss bridge and it was voted that the King
Bridge Company, the lowest bidders, be in
structed to send man to Montpelier to
confer with the joint board in regard to the
bridge. The sum Of 800 was voted to the
Berlin Bridge Company for drawing plans
| C10 m II 2haW apuinaar for
sulting fees. This foot bridge will be in the
vicinity Of 210 feet long and about nine feet
above the stream. AT meeting of the city
council which followed the meeting Of the
joint board, Street Commissioner Roberts
was instructed to remove the Elm tree at
the corner Of Elm and State streets. The
board voted to buy land, two rods front, OF
T. w. Eagan on Barre street for an ap-
proach to the foot bridge at expense OF
$500. This land runs to the railroad tracks,
and it was also voted to buy Of G. Il. More
a strip Of land one and one-half rods wide
for $500, with the privilege OF buying an ex-
ira half rod If needed Buying this land
Of Mr.. More at this price exempts the city
from any damages Mr.. More may, in future,
sustain from water or ice. Aldermen JAN
graw and Whelan were appointed a commit
tee to again investigate the Cook road off
Cliff street, and report to the next meeting
of the council
WHILE the mayor and board of aldermen
|
the past summer, one city officer has done
his work in so thorough and practical a
manner that he has not only kept himself
from under the harrow Of public criticism,
but has won praise and appreciation on
every hand for what he has done. Under
the direction of Street Commissioner Rob-
erts, School street, from the Union House
bridge to Loomis street, Elm street from
State to Summer streets, and State street
from Main street to the Rialto bridge, have
been macadamized, and the work will be
continued down State street this fall at
least as far as the electric railroad track is
laid. On none Of these streets has less than
fourteen inches Of stone been laid, and in
preparation for the macadam road new
chimneys have been built, and new cutters
Of vitrihed brick and granite laid Mr.
Roberts has road building down to a sci.
ence, and the work he has done this sum.
mer, as we'll as in past years, has been pro-
nounced by experts from other cities as
nearly perfect as such work can be made,
Since their return from Washington and Bos-
ton Hon. Charles Dewey and @. III. Heaton
have both voluntarily stated that the per
manent roads that have been built In Mont
pelier compare very favorably with the
streets of the cities they have recently Wis.
tied. Mr.. Roberts has also built plank
sidewalk to the top of Clay hill, extending