The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01
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MI OeHVlJJ quallneu lAsJ SATURDAY MORN
ing and the keys we're turned over to him
Judge Rowel ruled that according to
English Law and presidents, II Mr..
Dwinells appointment was Illegal he was
entitled to no pay that after proceedings in
insolvency were instituted May 81 last, Mr.
Dwinells appointment was void from that
date, but that prior to that date he was en-
titled to reasonable compensation. The
matter OF his pay for services rendered was
left with Mr. Deavtt the assignee. Mr.. |
Deavitt is invoicing the property this week. |
DURING the time OF the street parade last |
Thursday a gang OF sneak thieves who |
were presumably following in the wake OF |
the circus, entered several houses on Guern. |
sey Avenue. AT the residence Of John q.
Rowell a gold watch valued at S45 was
taken, and from the rooms Of Fred G. Vim.
ton In the Rowell house, several gold rings
and small amount OF money was secured.
At B. III. Nelson's gold watch and few
dollars were taken. Sylvester Cotter mourns
the loss Of two watches and William Good
| win had 81 taken from his house. En-
| frances were effected by cutting wire
| screens and the deft manner in which 1t
| was done showed that 1t was the work OF
| professionals. The residence OF e, e. Dodge
was also entered but nothing was missing
| therefrom.
| The wedding OF Frank e. Grosshsns, city
solicitor at East Liverpool, Ohio, and Miss
Maud Porter OF Bridgeport, Conn, will
occur this afternoon at bslf-past three at
|
Norman Seaver will be the officiating clergy
man and a reception to the immediate
friends Of the contracting parties will follow
the ceremony. Miss Mary Carleton Of this
city will be maid Of honor and Mr.. Cor
nelius Kitchel of East Liverpool best
man. Mr.. and Mrs Grosshans will leave
this evening for Burlington and after q
brief wedding trip to Bridgeport, Conn,
and other eastern cities, will go to their
home in East Liverpool, Ohio. The bride
is a sister Of Mrs. Chandler.
Col. ROBERT f. STRAINE, who is well re-
membered in Montpelier because OF his
connection with the legislative junket and
banquet at the Ely copper mines last fall,
was arrested in Boston on Monday, charged
with the larceny Of 1913 900. Col. Straine is
president and one Of the directors Of the
United Telegraph Company OF New York
and Boston, which supplies telegraphic
news, stock Quotations, and ticker
service to firms in the principal cities Of the
country. A receiver was appointed for this
company June 90, and after an examination
was made into its affairs, the receiver
reported an actual cash shortage Of
1881 IT, President Straine is charged
with the larceny Of that amount. Being I'M
able to secure $50, 900 bail, Col. straine was
locked up in the Tombs.
THE city council met in regular session
last Wednesday evening with full board
present. 1t was voted to lay concrete
walk on the westerly side Of St. Paul street.
The following bills were ordered paid; G.
E Moody, brick, $780, j. M. Boutwell,,
stone, SSS076; II. W. Kemp, insurance on
city farm buildings, S. SO; taxes on build
, ings in the town OF Berlin, S6912; Moore &
Sinnott, supplies for liquor agency, S134.25;
Wood, Pollard & Co., same S62 So; Mont
pelier & Wells River railroad, freight.
5000; f. II. G. Thompson, repairing city
safe, 80. Permission was granted A j..
: Dwinell to build house on the proposed
street near Clarendon Avenue. Clarence
Unll NAI col hail 10
: house on Kent street, William Miller to
!, erect an awning over the sidewalk, g. w.
!, Luce to hang out barber pole. 1t was
voted that Thomas III. Cory be given per-
, mission to dig up Fullerton and Barre
! streets for laying water pipes for ten days
from August 20. The petition for a con-
: crete walk on the southerly side OF Bald
win street, in front Of the residence OF John
. V. Brooks, G. A. Best and s. B. Sibley, was
granted. A portion of this walk is to be
lowered to correspond with the remainder
: OF the sidewalk The street commissioner
l was instructed to worklHarrson Avenue to
, Whittier street and to connect the latter
3 with the road to Heaton Hospital. The
, city clerk was instructed to notify city
truckmen that all refuse must be dumped
r at the city dump near the Lombard farm.
} Adjourned.
THE fifth annual convention OF the Yer
mont branch of the International Order OF
, Kings Daughters and Sons opens this
|
through tomorrow. Mrs. G. B. B. Denney
! secretary, Miss Anna W. Phinney, assis-
tant secretary, Miss Olive B. Stout, record
ing secretary, and Mrs. Florence b. Porter
treasurer, have labored industriously in
preparing for this event an interesting pro-
gramme for the two days session. Al
q half past ten to-day the exercises will
open with morning prayer, Rev A. n
. Lewis officiating and the remainder OF the
forenoon will be taken up with routine
| huqinagg At O'Clock this afternoon
, Rev. G. j. Sutherland OF Northtield, will
ofticiate at evening prayer, which will be
followed by an address Of welcome by Rev
A. N Lewis greetings by Mrs. g. b. b.
L Denney; responses by the county secretar-
les; reports from circles from Chittenden,
Q Franklin, Orange and Washington counties,
3 and message from the central council by
Mrs. l. c. Davis. This evening full evening
. Mrs. l: G. Davis, International Secretary,
a will deliver an address which will be
followed by reception at the parish house.
On Thursday morning Rev. III. W. r.
Stafford of Barre will officiate at morning
= y prayer. The reports OF circles from Addi-
son, Bennington, Rutland, Windham and
Windsor counties will be made, and officers
Z will be elected. Thursday afternoon
, memorial services will be held for the mem
bers who have died during the past year
Resolutions will be adopted and Mrs. /. @.
t Davis will have charge of the question box.
) The public is cordially invited to any and
all of these services.
THE old saying that 1.-THE proof Of the
, pudding is in the eating " was well exem-
plified last Thursday when the combined
Forepaugh & Sells Brothers circus and me-
nagerie spread its tents in Montpelier.
Every circus that is travelling advertises a
a most wonderful aggregation OF performers
, and attractions but few make good their
billboard assertions a. did the combination
r that visited Montpelier last week. The
} street parade was above the average the
c menagerie amply justified the expectations
aroused by the advertisements, and the en-
Q tertainment in the three rings and on the
Q platform inside the main tent was clean
from first to last, and contained many inter-
esting specialties rarely seen under circus
canvas The statuesque classical posing Of
the shapely women who represented cele-
, brated groups Of history and art, the thrill
ing and almost impossible mid-air perform
, ances of CARMEL, Louzell and Ryan, the
gymnasts, the famous herd of trained ele.
plants, the bare. back riding Of Messrs. Da-
venport, Oxford and Wallace and the intel
, ligence of the trained seals all came in for a
goodly share of admiration and praise. The
comic features were in evidence and were
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