The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-18

instruct the city council to macadamize |
North Main Street from Blackwell street |
southerly to Prospect street, and South |
Main street from Prospect street to the COW |
cred bridge on said street, and to issue the |
bonds OF the city therefor.
The Central Vermont railroad will sell
round trip tickets to Montreal next Satur-
day, from Barre and surrounding stations
| for the very low rate OF S150 for the round
trip, for the benefit OF those who wish to at
tend the grand jubilee exhibition. Tickets
will be good going on regular and special
trains August 81 good returning on all
trains to and including August %. Par
| ticulars in regard to special train will be
| found in the Montpelier items.
A Lodge Of the Sexennial League was or
ganized in Barre last Friday evening by
| Deputy Supreme President r. G. Blanchard
of Burlington. The lodge was instituted
| with twenty charter members and the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Past president
f. H. Hopkins; president, K. r. Smith vice
president, DIR. j. w. jackson; secretary and
treasurer, @. A. Smith; marshall, w. A.
Clark; guard, Alfred Canton; sentinel, j.
E. Stoddard; trustees, j. Il. Stoddard, e. +,
Smith and o. W. Canton medical exam
liner, DR.. j. W. Jackson.
The Montpelier & Wells River railroad
will sell round trip tickets from all stations
on its line to Barre and return at the usual
convention rates, good August q and %, for
the accommodation of those who wish to see
ert j., in record breaking heats to be trotted
at Barre, Saturday, August %. On that
date the train for Wells River and way sta
tions will be held at Barre until 515, P. NJ.
This train will connect at Wells River with
trains north and south on the Passumpsic
and with the train north over the White
Mountain Division.
The Vermont & Alaska Gold Mining
Company was incorporated in Barre last
week with capital stock Of 600. w. F.
~ oil II do NJ Mnrt
and G. T. Swasey are the incorporators.
An organization has been effected by the
| election of D. M. Miles as president; M.
, Marion, vice-president; W. G. Odds, secre-
tary and treasurer, and these officers, with
/ W. r. Colby and Charles w Melcher are
, the board Of directors. 1t is proposed to
sell only limited amount Of stock, and the
promoters of the company propose as soon
. as practicable to start man for the Klon-
dyke country, either this fall or early next
spring. A large part of the stock of the
company is already subscribed.
: The record breaking events for Vermont
will occur at the Granite City Trotting
Park, Saturday, August 2S, where John
9 r. Gentry" and Robert j" will make at
7 tempts to lower their records. 1t is be.
4 lieved and expected they will be successful
as the track has been prepared with this
r end in view, and the condition OF "Gentry'
: his wonderful miles 30 recently at POUCH
= keepsie OF 2023 and at Gloversville, n. Y.
| Z.UO5, breaking Ill I-mllo T6COrub o4Cep
h one, which stands at 2.04a, would indicate
4 that he will do the trick soon. The Mont
). pelier Military Band has been engaged fol
the day, and will give a fine programme
: The racing programme for Friday and Sat
K urday is the largest.ever offered by Manage
o open to the world, and 5000 in purses, oper
to Vermont horses. Races start each da,
n at ten A. NJ The worlds champions
ls GENTRY" and Robert ]" will go Saturds,
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able the record breaking events will b.
" postponed till Monday, August 30.
IS At the regular meeting of the Board o
B. Aldermen held last week the resolution
read at previous meeting awarding Liant
n damages was taken up and passed. Pei
Al mission was given Prindle & Averill an
v Phelps Brothers to connect with the mai
sewer. Mayor Gordon sent in commun
cation vetoing the resolution authoriZin
y him to call city meeting to see II the vo,
=, 10 ers would macadamize Main street and IL
% sue city bonds to pay for the same. Tn
Board passed the resolution over the may
n or's veto. The Board then amused itsel
10 for short time by passing resolution fix
y ing the compensation OF the aldermen a
thirty cents per hour. Constable Buchanan
n was authorized to release Samuel STAGE
It from the Montpelier Jail, where he has BEEF
N for some time for refusal to pay his taxes
He is to be given an opportunity to worl
w them out on the streets. The committee o.
T. lights recommended placing four additiona
"a lights in the post-office. The Board locate
~ the track of the street railway from WASH
ington street to Sixth street, and passed
- resolution requesting the Electric Railwa
81 Company to pay ore-half the land damage
le awarded W. G. Goodwin, B. d. Jackso
g. and A. d. Morse.
10 south Barre.
a. Karl Lane spent last Saturday and Sur
70 day at East Cabot with his sister, Mrs
i Emery Clark.
The new residence of Will Nye is pre-
10 crossing very rapidly. The boarding is a.
y done and the shingling nearly completed.
~ The South Barre baseball team playe
picked nine from Barre. They were dc
u feated by score OF IA to 20.
= The Ladies' Circle will hold its next sc
~ ciable in Harrington's Hall this evening
- An entertainment will be given, consistin
OF play entitled The District School a
= Blueberry Corners" The sofa pillow is :
t. be shown, and refreshments will be served
y IT heals everything except a broke
~ heart may be said OF De Wits Witch Hs
Eel Salve. Piles and rectal Diseases cuts
8. burns, bruises, letter, eczema and all ski
"a troubles may be cured by it quickly an
Is permanently w. K. Terrill & Co.
D. Bradford.
N Mrs. Mary Page of Warren, N. H., is visit
II ing in town.
At Charles Norcross is home from New Haver
ID Conn.,, for few weeks visit.
Clayton Erwin is taking short vacation an
Is visiting friends at Lyndonville
~ ]. E. Sleeper started on Monday for fe,
y weeks visit with his son at Lexington, Micl
q Col. c. E. Clark and wife spent last Sunda
=, with Col. c. A. Moore at Lake Sunapee, n.
IL They returned home on Monday,
70 Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Curtis, who have bee
If enjoying three weeks vacation at Old Orcl
Ar ard Beach. returned home on Saturday.
There was no preaching services at tn
N Congregational church on Sunday on accour
T. of Mr. Barnard being away on his vacation.
e George n. Foster who has been employed i
II the drug store of A. 7. Clark has finished an
a is stopping with his father at Haverhill, n. II
1t w. II. Childs and wife of Lyndonville spen
Saturday in town, guests OF Mr. and Mrs. c.
II Doty. Mr. Childs was station agent here TO
10 several years.
70 Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. McDutfee spent a few
3 days last week at West Topsham visiting
/. Mrs. McDuffees mother, Mrs. II. Nj. Bill
~ They returned home ON Friday.
Miss Josephine and Normie Barrett the tw