The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-04-21
ooms recently vac ed by the Consolidated
Lighting Company.

Lighting Company.
CLAYTON Brown, a former medical stu.
dent with DIR. 9. K. Chandler graduated
last week from the Baltimore Medical Col
lege. He is expected in Montpelier this
week for short visit.
ANOTHER game OF basket ball will be
played at the Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciation gymnasium next Saturday evening.
Game will be called at eight o'clock, and
admission will be by ticket.
CAPTAIN PATTEE and Lieutenants Gis.
bourne and Ryan appeared before the board
OF examiners at Burlington last Wednesday
TO qualify for the offices in Company III to
which they have been recently elected
JUDGE M. e. SMILE has been in Boston
since Monday morning. e. M. Harvey, the
efficient deputy clerk, looks after the duties
OF the clerk In his absence, in a manner that
leaves no cause for complaint or criticism.
Miss ETHEL WEBB, stenographer in the
office Of Frederick Houghton, at Putney,
has been visiting, during the past week, at
the home OF Rev. A. H. Webb, her father.
Miss Webb returned to Putney on Monday.
JOHN H. SENTER, United States District
Attorney was called to st. Albans on Mon
day to look after eleven Cinnamon who
were captured at Richford last Saturday,
charged with violating the Chinese exclu-
sion act
MASON s. STONE State Superintendent of
Education, lectured before the students of
the Montpelier Seminary last Thursday
evening on " The Four Factors of Lfe-En-
yironment, Inheritance, Will and Religious
Influence"
SHOULD there be sufficient demand for it
the officials of the Montpelier & Wells
River railroad will run special train to
Barre next Sunday to accommodate those
wishing to hear Bishop Walden preach at
Heddng church.
Miss NELLIE A. LAWRENCE was given a
surprise party last Friday evening in honor
OF her twenty-first birthday. Warm sugar
and other refreshments were served, and
the guests departed, leaving many pretty
and useful presents.
CYRUS d. EASTMAN who has been the re-
preventative in this city of the Manchester
Union for the past four weeks, has gone to
st. Johnsbnry, where he will have charge
OF the circulation of that paper along the
line OF the Passumpsic railroad.
MYRoN SAWYER, engineer on the Mont
pelier and Wells River railroad. has been
Off duty the past week. because of an at
tack OF tonsilitis. Henry Penniman, also
an engineer on this road, has been housed
with rheumatism for several days.
DR.. L. G. WAKEFIELD was at Norwich
and Hartford last week to test several dairy
herds. In one herd of ten cows owned by
I. r. Wood, three were condemned and
DR.. Wakefield went on Tues
day to Barton to test several private herds.
SINCE A. G. Gilman, the city liquor agent,
has established a!rule to sell no liquor with
out physcian's order life has been bur-
den to the local doctors. Some of the ex-
cuses that applicants to the physicians make
are both ingenious and amusing, but unless
in cases OF real illness or need they do not
go.
The Worlds Fair glass blowers opened a
weeks engagement at Armory Hall on
Monday evening. They appear under the
auspices OF Brooks Post and give the same
exhibition of work each night as was seen
at Chicago. Dancing prizes are offered
each evening and the entertainment closes
with hop.
The Bellows Falls Times said editorally
last week: 1.-THE states attorney for Wash
ington county has also begun to stir up the
bears; In fact the situation in saloon circles
in Montpelier is becoming decidedly inter-
esting: The states attorney has gone to the
root OF the matter and is prosecuting prop.
erty owners"
SEVERAL rumors have been afloat OF late,
regarding the work on the electric railroad
that lis to be built in Montpelier. 1t is
learned on good authority that the promot-
ers OF this road are at present completing q
line between Charleston, N. H., and Spring
field, and they expect to be ready to begin
work in Montpelier about May 20.
MISS MARY A. RYAN died on Monday, aged
sixty-nine years. The body was taken to
the undertaking rooms Of Johonnotts &
Hail. and that evening was taken to the
tomb at Green Mount Cemetery. The
burial will occur this afternoon at half
past two when services will be held at the
grave. Miss Ryan was q native Of Ire
land, and had lived in Montpelier for the
last twenty-five years.
A NUMBER Of engineers and surveyors
have been in Montpelier during the past
week, making plans for q new long distance
line between Montpelier and White River
Junction, where it will connect with the
metallic circuit line to Boston and New
York. This new line when completed will
run into the central office of the Vermont
Telephone and Telegraph Company. and it
idly as possible.
rcoNTINUlD on FOURTH PAeA