The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-22


Burlington at 1875 A. M, arriving at Mont
pelier at 1915, and at Fabyans at 400:
returning will leave Fabysns at leo p M,
Montpelier at 1866, arriving at Burlington
at 5:10, connecting with the steamer Yer.
mont for Port Kent, Bluff Point and Platts-
burg.
Box 81 was pulled at eleven o'clock last
Sunday morning for slight blaze in a tene-
ment at the rear OF the Union House occu-
pied by William Ewing and John O'Grady.
The use Of extingushers was effective in
squelching the incipient blaze before any
material damage had been done Rev.
Andrew Gillies was reading the Scripture
lesson at Trinity church when the alarm
sounded, and the service was temporarily
interrupted.
@. w. SANDERS living in the west part OF
East Montpelier saw last week fine speci-
men Of deer in his potato field and NOW.
ing. The animal was not frightened and
when team passed near went into the
woods. The marks OF his hoofs in the soft
ground measured three inches across. A
deer was seen last year under similar cir
cumstances. G. M. Lyon also saw two fe-
male deer last Saturday morning near his
home up the branch.
MAYOR SENTER and 8. 9. Shurtleff ap-
peared for the Consolidated Lighting Com
pany and r. A. Hoar for the Barre and
Montpelier Traction and Power Company
at the hearing given last Wednesday even.
the motion of the latter corporation to dis
solve the temporary injunction, granted at
the request OF the Consolidated. The ar
guments lasted four hours. Judge Munson
took the case under advisement.
THE Dewey Concert Company will appear
at Blanchard opera house on Thur sday
evening under the auspices of the local
council of the Junior Order, United Ameri-
can Mechanics. The company is made up
of c. FL. Holbrook, tenor; Miss Eleanor A.
Holbrook, pianist; Miss Stella NJ Haynes,
reader; Mrs. Mary Fl. Holbrook, contralto,
and Miss Lillian Goldstein, danseuse. Pop
ular prices will prevail and the entertain
ment will be we'll worthy Of patronage.
THE summer time table on the Montpe-
lier and Wells River railroad goes into eff
feet next Monday when the White Noun
tain train will make its first trip. By the
new time table the mixed train east that
has left at 415 P NJ will leave at 10 and
the mail train that has arrived at 5.o5 P. M,
will not arrive until six o'clock. The
White Mountain train will leave Montpe-
lier bound for Fabyans at 10 P. M, daily;
returning will arrive at Montpelier at $40
P NJ.
ALTHOUGH the weather was very unfavor-
able the celebration OF Children's Day at
Bethany Church last Sunday was very
much of success. The interior of the
church had been lavshly trimmed and dec
Grated for the occasion and 6 specially pre-.
pared musical programme was rendered.
In the morning Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver
preached to the children, taking for his
theme the little foxes that spoil the vines.
In the evening an exercise entitled "a
greeting to the flowers" WAS finely render
ed, under the direction of Miss Lillian
Thral', who had charge of its preparation.
THE Exchange hotel was raided Monday
noon by Sheriff Collins and Deputy Sheriff
Tuttle. In the bar they found quantity of
bottled lager, and in Capital hall, entrance
to which is gained through the hotel, large
quantity of lager and whiskey was seized.
For time Monday afternoon the city court
room had the appearance of wholesale
liquor establishment. 4 partial hearing on
the case was given by Judge Smile in city
court Monday evening. G. S. Hubbard,
proprietor of the Exchange, did not put in
an appearance, and the court continued the
case.
MARsHFIELD sent two delegations to the
district convention yesterday and the dis
trict committee was called upon TO settle
the matter as to which set of delegates was
entitled to seats on the floor Of the conven-
tion 1t appeared in evidence before the
&C mmittee that the Marshfield caucus was
called to order promptly on time and that
three delegates were elected before all
those wishing to vote had reached the hall.
The late ones got a motion through to
rescind the action OF the "snap caucus" as
| they called it, and another set of delegates
was elected The committee was unani-
nous in the opinion that the three dele
| gates first elected were entitled to seats In
the convention, and so decided.
ADAMS KELLOGG. clothing merchant in
Montpelier generation ago. died last week
at Vcksburg, Miss, of swamp fever, sged
sixty y-five years. Mr. Kellogg was native
of Hardwick, and from 1859 to 1862. carried
on the clothing business in this city in what
| Is now the Huntington restaurant. In the
| lott Mr m aa
sutler for the Seventh Vermont regiment
Two years later he sold a half interest in
his store to w. e. Adams, then his clerk,
and in 1867 Mr.. Adams purchased the re-
naming interest of Mr.. Kellogg. At the
close OF the war he went South and has
ever since lived in vicksburg. He was un
married. His body was embalmed and
will be brought to Hardwick for burial.
THE body of Daniel Sweeney was found
| hanging from tree on the WinoOski bank
last Friday morning. 1t was first discov
cred by workmen in the G. III. More sheds
who were crossing the river in boat. May
| or Seuter was communicated with and he
ordered the body taken to the undertaking
rooms of Johonnotts & Hall where 1t wal
prepared for burial, and then taken to the
home OF Daniel Sweeney, his nephew, or
Berlin side. Deceased had three nephewi
ney, in st. Albans. The circumstances sur
rounding this suicide were peculiarly sad
Deceased was o respected citizen, temper
ate, and always hard worker. He hac
buried his wife and children and was very
much alone in the world. He had no prop
erty and has been unable to work mucl
during the present summer. The fear tina
he would become a city charge so preyeC
upon his mind that he deliberately, ant
with careful preparation, took his own life
He was sixty-eight years old, and thos'
who knew him best have only kindly word
for him. Funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon, and the burial was in thu
Catholic cemetery.
The Republican city caucus. called 10
last Thursday evening to elect delegates .
the State and district conventions, met II
Armory hall at half past seven and organ
lied by the election OF ii. w. Kemp CHAIR
man, and e. A. Mutt, secretary. On mo
tion OF II. A. Huse the following delegate
aud alternates to the State convention wer
elected by viva voce vote: Delegates,
A DeBoer, j. E. Goodenough, j. M. Bout
we'll, II. W. Kemp, l.. Bart Cross, F.. NJ
Cory, j. G. Brown, j. w. Brock, RobeI
Whelan. Alternstes: Fred Blanchard, W
@. Berry, r. A. Mutt, A. ID. Farwell, Fran
E. Smith, George Mccormick, Il. ID. DeaN
lit, @. 8. Whittier, g. O. Bancroft. On mC
ton OF Mr.. Huse tie caucus then proceede
to ballot for delegates to the district cor
ventiop, the box to remain open until ha
! past eight. III. A. Huse and l.. W. Shed