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


Dor Day in Montpelier. The banks and
post. office took advantage OF its being le-
gal holiday, and the pupils OF the High
School were given half holiday.
@. A. G. JACKSON attended the meeting
and banquet Of the executive committee of
the Vermont Democratic Club, Of which he
is secretary, held last Wednesday evening
at the Van Ness House, Burlington.
NEXT Sunday is the day set apart by the
Vermont Conference as SEMINARY Day."
Rev. Andrew Gillies will speak on "Educa-
ton" at Trinity Church, and will present
the needs of the Montpelier Seminary
THE body Of John Fallon was removed
from the tomb on Monday and buried in
Green Mount Cemetery. Thus far none Of
cceeded in establishing claim that would
hold.
Capt. q. A. BOND was in town last week
from Scranton, Pa. AS he was leaving
town Thursday night he has interviewed by
an officer of the law, and was compelled to
remain in Montpelier until certain claims
against him were settled.
MARY CRMMINs was arrested last Friday
by Sheriff Bancroft on charge of theft,
while working in the family Of DR.. p. l..
Templeton. In city court she pleaded
guilty to petty larceny and paid fine and
costs amounting to $2651.
Hon. ALBERT r. SAVAGE, OF Auburn,
Me-, who was recently appointed an asso
ciate Justice Of the Maine Supreme Court,
is well remembered here. He was admitted
to the bar in Montpelier in 1874. His wife
is a sister OF State Auditor Hale.
THE memorial room for the late Mrs
ID. l.. Fuller, will be dedicated at Trinity
church next Sunday noon. Five minute
speeches will be made by Miss Amy Fisk,
Rev. j. Edward Wright, Rev. Andrew
Gillies, A. e. Niles and others.
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scriptural holiness will be held at Berlin
hall on Thursday, May 20. Rev. e. 7.
Hutchins Of Boston will be in charge, as
sisted by Rev. j. N. Short, of Cambridge
port, Mass. Preaching at 10 A. M, 2 and
1880 p
The Fellows again defeated the Reds at
basket ball in the Young Mems Christian
ing by score of IL to 9. A large and en-
thusiastic crowd was present j. De-
Calaines acted as umpire and d. f. Clark
as referee.
THE annual public meeting of the Adel-
phi and Ladies' Literary societies was held
last Friday evening in Seminary chapel.
The question whether capital punishment is
ever justifable was discussed, and mis-
cellaneous musical and literary programme
was rendered.
THE Memorial Day exercises at the High
School, to be held Friday afternoon, May
%, will consist of a description of the civil
war in seventeen divisions commencing
with John Browns raid. Declarations,
recitations and singing will help make up
very interesting programme.
ANOTHER Of those periodic budgets of
blunders and misinformation, an alleged
Montpelier city directory, has recently
made its appearance. In spite of the fake
character of these enterprises the publish
ers appear to find enough money in the
business to warrant its continuance.
JOHN B. PETERSON was run in by Officer
Wood last Friday evening for intoXication.
In city court Saturday morning Peterson
disclosed on bottle of alcohol which he
had at home, and which he had procured at
the city liquor agency for the use of his
sick wife. He paid fine and costs of $11, 81.
B. P. YOUNG narrowly escaped shock of
apoplexy last Thursday morning, and has
since been in critical condition. DR.. L. H 4.
Fisk, his attending physician, is of the opin-
ion that the attack was brought on by over
work. Although a very sick man, Mr..
Young's case is by no means hopeless.
CONSTABLE KEEGAN and Officer Lafferty
arrested James Ready of Barre for intoxica-
ton last Friday evening In city court
Saturday he disclosed on a quart of whisky
which he stole from the livery stable OF
Harley Cutler in Barre. In default of pay
ment of a fine and costs OF S11.50 he went to
Jail for ten days. He was employed al
Cutters livery stable washing buggies.
The reason for the resignation of the cap
taincy Of Capitol Guard by G. A. Smith ha:
come out. The captain has been made
general-in chief of a very important infantry
command, and his friends are giving hin
hearty congratulations in which the cap
tain's wife is very properly included. Il
was mustered in on Monday and is fine
boy Of course.
THE listers have practically completed
their work. On Monday evening they filed
with the city clerk the personal abstract
from which the tax lists will be made. The
tax payers whose lists have been doubled
by the listers are B. f. Fifeld, o. M. Fisher
Elkins Perkins, j. f. Waterman, M. Jen-
ME Dunwoodie, Luther Cree, A. B. Grant
Helen W. Redfeld, John Wilson, Martin
Turney, Charles r. Smith and Ellen A
Gale.
FREEMAN r. HAYDEN, who carries the
Boston Sunday papers between Montpelier
and Barre, had an exciting experience last
| Sunday morning. When nearing Barre he
noticed cloud of smoke issuing from his
wagon and discovered that package oi
| Sunday Globes was on fire. Persons nearby
| came to his assistance and the flames were
extinguished after one bundle Of papers anC
an umbrella had been ruined.
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