The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-30

| Before Justice j. ii. Lucia, Saturday morn
ing, he was convicted and was fined S1001
He had no money to pay his fine, and took
the alternative sentence OF ten days in the
county jail
THE injunction case of the Town of East
Montpelier against j. s. Wheelock to pre-
vent Mr.. Wheelock from using his mill
while new bridge is being built below it,
was heard last Friday before Hon. w. p.
Dillingham;, master in chancery. Decision
was reserved.
The unfavorable symptoms in the case Of
Miss Mildred Brewster have almost entirely
disappeared, and while there are very few
cases on record where person wounded as
she is has recovered, the present indications
are that her chances are more than equal
for complete recovery.
In future there will be no postponement
of advertised band concerts Should the
weather be unfavorable for an outdoor con-
cert on the evenings advertised, or should
rain interfere before the programme is COM
pleted, the balcony of the Golden Fleece
building will be utilized.
ALL the grade teachers OF the Montpelier
Union School have been re-engaged for the
coming year. Miss Susan @. Champion,
second assistant to the principal, will not
return and 1t is not yet known who her sue
cessor will be. Miss Harriet Savage, first
assistant, is undecided whether or not she
returns to Montpelier during the next
school year.
THE Montpelier Savings Bank and Trust
Company and the Capital Savings Bank and
Trust Company will be open for business
during the usual hours next Saturday, but
will be closed all day the following Monday.
The Montpelier National Bank and the First
National Bank will be closed all day Satur-
day, July 3, but will be open for business as
usual on Monday, July b.
EDWIN 8. MEIas had narrow escape
from drowning in Berlin Pond last Sunday.
He was out in boat with Waite SabiD,
when by some mishap the boat was par
TALLY overturned and Meigs was thrown
in the water. Before he could be towed to
cramps and sank. He was finally rescued
and after donning a dry suit OF clothes fur
nished by G. 2. Ptkin he was apparently as
good as new.
CHILDREN's DAY was observed at Trinity
church last Sunday, morning and evening.
In the forenoon Rev. Andrew Gillies, the
pastor, preached a sermon to the children
with Four Pages to a King" as his theme.
In the evening a Sunday-school concert
was held, at which the programme pub
lished last week was carried out. Large
congregations were present at both services
and the interior of the church was taste
fully decorated
RICHARD STANDIsH returned last Friday
from New Bedford, Mass, where he went
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the hospital there suffering from fractured
ankle, received while playing baseball.
Mrs. Standish will remain at the hospital in
New Bedford until Miles is able to be
moved to Montpelier, in about ten days.
The physicians are of the opinion that while
the break was bad one, the injury
will not be permanent and that in time
Miles will be able to play ball again.
To accommodate those wishing to attend
the races at White River Junction next Sat-
urday the Montpelier & Wells River rail-
road will sell round trip tickets from points
on its line for fare one way. Returning a
special train will leave Wells River for
Montpelier and Barre on arrival of the train
leaving White River junction over the Pas
sumpsic road at 8: 30 P. M, arriving at
Montpelier at 8: 80 and Barre at 9: 90 P. NJ.
| Fare from Barre for round trip $2,10. The
train leaving Barre at 80 and Montpelier
at s: 90 A. NJ. will arrive at White River
junction at IL: 80.
IT seems only few years ago that Charlie
Ward and Emma Chubb were students in
the Montpelier Union School, but recent
copy of the Florida Orange County Reporter
gives the particulars of the silver wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Ward, which
was celebrated at Winter Park Fla, June
| 10. Mr.. and Mrs. Ward were the recipients
of many beautiful and useful gifts on this
occasion, which was planned as a surprise
| for them, and, Judging from the newspaper
|
usually enjoyable.
DR.. D. G.. KEMP was hurriedly called to
Berlin side late last Wednesday night where
| Patrick Herbert, a man sixty.two years old,
had attempted suicide by cutting his throat
with pocket knife. The windpipe was
severed and the wound.was possibly fatal
one. Mr.. Herbert has been seriously
i'll with heart disease, and has been partially
| insane for more than thirty years. He was
confined in the asylum at Brattleboro for
nearly twenty years, but for some time has
been living with sister ON Berlin side He
died Friday morning.
A NEW time table went into effect last
Sunday on the Central Vermont railroad.
The White Mountain express running be-
tween Burlington and Fabyan's, n. H., Is
put on, arriving at Montpelier daily, Sun
days excepted, at 12: Is p M; leaving for
connecting at Burlington with steamer for
Plattsburg and the Adirondacks. The
Chicago express north and the accommoda-
ton train south which left at 8: 50 P. NJ,
now leave at 6: 05 p. NJ. and the night ex-
press south which has left at 12: SO A. M.
now leaves at 12:40 A. NJ.
On complaint signed by II. B. Wedge,
grand juror of the town of Berlin, Langdon
| j. Davis and Ed. III. Gabree were arrested
on Tuesday, charged with an assault on 10.
seph Jangraw on the excursion train that
| was returning from Plattsburg last Satur-
| day Gabree pleaded guilty and was fined,
with costs, $3.50 Davis case was given a
hearing before Justice j. H. Lucia. John
G.. Wing appeared for the State and T. R.
| Gordon for the respondent, who was found
guilty and fined with costs $21.75. Both
were put under $50 bonds to keep the peace
| for one year.
AT special meeting of the city council
held last Monday evening it was ordered
! that dealers in fire works shall not dispose
of any fire works from eight o'clock Satur-
day evening, July 8, until Monday, July 8.
The members of the Board looked over the
proposed connection between Kent and
Nelson streets, and ordered several arc
lights lowered 80 that they would give a
better light on the street. In company
with a surveyor, they inspected Barre street
to definitely settle some points in case an
electric railroad should possibly be laid
along that street.
WILLARD ID. ALLEN, for some time past
the efficient cashier in the local freight
Office of the Central Vermont railroad, goes
to-day TO St. Adams. He has been pro
NOTED to position in the Office of Col. s.
w. Cummings, General Passenger Agent
and enters upon the discharge OF his duties
July l. Both in the choir of Trinity
Church, where Mr.. Allen has rendered eff
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