The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28

Dhnu LOT use at muster.
"MART" MARKHAM handles the suburban
trains on the. Montpelier and Wells River
railroad, during the absence on vacation of
his brother James To all appearances he
has two sound feet under him.
8. O. SHURTLEFT and George W. Wing
discussed several passages in the will OF
the late T. j. Hubbard, about which there
is dispute, before Judge Rowell, when he
was here last Friday on the Nokes case.
CHARLES PRATT, barber in the employ
OF G. w. Luce, was taken to Heaton Hos.
pital on Monday suffering with a broken
shoulder, received during the fracas in the
office OF the Union House last Sunday af-
tcrnoon.
The concert that was to have been given
this evening in the Young Mems Christian
Association building by Miss Emma Hos
ford, the well-known soprano OF Boston,
has been postponed because OF the illness of
Miss Hosford.
RALPH ID. BLANPIED returned last week
to Richmond, Va, after an enjoyable vaca-
ton OF several weeks in Montpelier. Mr..
Blanpied has lately associated himself with
publishing company, with headquarters at
Springfield, Mass.
+. w. BANCROFT of Boston arrived last
Friday evening and will remain in Mont
pelier on vacation for several weeks. The
people who worship in the Church of the
the choir once more.
A CHRISTIAN Science meeting will be
held at the Christian Science room, 80 State
street next Friday evening at quarter to
eight. Subject OF conversation, Health
on a Spiritual Basis" Experiences will
be given and questions answered. All are
invited.
JAMES MCMANNUs was arrested for intox-
ication last Saturday evening by Officer
namarift bn Uotr ha-
fore Justice j. FL. Lucia Monday afternoon
was not accepted by the court and McMan.
nus was remanded to Jail to refresh his
memory.
The Montpelier Hustlers went to Water
bury on Tuesday where they played the
Waterbury nine. AT the end OF the ninth
inning the score stood 6 to in favor Of
the Hustlers, but ten innings were played
resulting in a score Of II to 8 in favor Of
Waterbury.
MAJOR o. d. CLARK, Capt. f. L. Howe of
Northfield and Capt. G. M. Brownell Of
Burlington have been appointed board Of
inspection to examine and report upon the
condition of clothing, camp and garrison
equipage, ordnance stores and other prop
erty stored at the state arsenal.
PROFESSOR M. s. Villas OF Winooski, who
80 acceptably acted as principal of the Mont
pelier High School after the death Of Pro-
lessor s. j. Blanpied, has been appointed
principal OF the Randolph High School, at a
salary Of 81, 700 per year. He and Professor
N. j. Whitehill thus exchange places.
AMONG the prominent people in town to
attend the opening Of the Art Gallery last
evening were George Wilson, secretary of
the New York Chamber of Commerce, and
family, Harry W. Watrous, well-known
New York artist, and Mrs. Watrous, and
Charles G.. Whitney, literary editor Of the
Springfield Republican.
A DRUNKEN row at the Union House dis
turbed the quiet of last Sunday afternoon.
AS a result William Smith OF Winooski,
one of the New England Telephone compa.
He also attempted to disclose on the ubiqui-
tous stranger, but Judge Lucia sent him
back to Jail to think the matter over.
On complaint issued by States Attorney
Rowland Joseph Define of Fayston was
arrested on Monday by Officer Demeritt,
charged with a felonious assault upon Miss
Addie Bartlett of Fayston. The case was
to have had preliminary hearing before
Justice j. H. Lucia on Tuesday afternoon,
but it was postponed until this afternoon.
THE Courier, of Elmwood, ILL.,, OF a recent
date contains a three-column address de-
livered before the State Convention of un-
dertakers by Rev. o. I. Dwinell, former
Marshfield boy, who is we'll remembered in
Montpelier. The address to which refer
able comment and was highly creditsble to
its author.
THE ranch near the covered bridge on
Taylor street, just beyond the Central Yer
mont railroad station, was put into the pos
session of City Sheriff Bancroft last week.
Ons of the proprietors has skipped and the
other was unable to pay the rent. This is
an altogether different condition of affairs
with those who attempt to sell Intoxicating
liquor in Montpelier from what prevailed in
former years
III. III. BISHOP, railway postal clerk be-
tween st. Albans and Boston, formerly
proprietor of Bishops Hotel in this city,
was seriously injured last week by the
breaking of the crane used to catch mail
pouches at stations where trains do not
stop. The accident happened at Dansbury,
n. ii. Mr.. Bishop had deep cash cut in
his forehead and is obliged to take an en-
forced vacation.
DURING the coming month the pulpit of
the Church of the Messiah is to be supplied
as follows August /, by Rev. Frank s. G.
Wicks of Passaic, n. j.; August and 10,
Florence Kollock Croker of Troy, N Y.
August %, probably by the pastor; and
August 30 by Rev, Henry l. Cushman, ID D.,
Of Providence, h. l.
THE Twentieth Annual Unitarian Grove
Meeting at Weirs. N. H., is now in pro.
gress, and will continue through next Sun
day. On Monday, August 2, the Sixteenth
Summer Meeting of Universalists, under
the direction OF Rev. Q. III. Shinn, DID,.
will open at the same place, and continue
in session. with an attractive programme of
exercises for the week.
A FELIX PRATTE died at Heaton Hos.
pital on Monday, where he was taken about
two weeks ago. Deceased had been bar
Der in town for many years, and was forty
two years old. He leaves widow and two
children, with whom he has not lived of
late. A second shock of paralysis was the
immediate cause of his death. The burial
will be this morning in the Catholic GEM
etery.
THE malady with which M. s. Davis, pro-
prietor of the Exchange Hotel, has been
suffering for several weeks assumed such a
form last Wednesday that it became neces-
sary to take him to the asylum for the in
sane at Waterbury. The necessary papers
for his commitment were signed by Drs.
G, N Hunt of Montpelier and S. l.. Wis
we'll of Cabot.
j. w. TITCoMB Of st. Johnsbury was in
town on Tuesday, on his way home from
Isle La Motto, where he had been to ar
range for the midsummer meeting of the
State Fish and Game League, to be held
with Lieutenant Governor Fisk, Friday,
August 6, 1t is almost certain that Presi-
dent Mckinley will attend this meeting and
make a brief address.
THE monthly business meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary to the Young Mems