The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-23

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land Telephone Company formally turned
over to Superintendent Lyon the Barre and
Montpelier telephone exchanges on Mon
day.
M. S. STONE, state superintendent of ed
| ucation, gave an address on Reading" be-
Burlington High School last Friday after
noon.
FRED DRACUT was arrested on Tuesday
by Sheriff Bancroft charged with an as
srult upon Michael Merfon. He pleaded
guilty in city court and was fined, with
costs S11.81.
MRS. JOHN f. GooDENoUoH returned on
| Tuesday to her former home in Huntington
for stay OF several weeks. Her health at
present will not permit her to take up the
cares OF housekeeping.
THE funeral OF Miss Mary Guare of Mid
dlesex was held from st. Augustine's
church last Saturday morning, Rev. Father
W. j. O'Sullivan officiating. The burial
was in the Catholic cemetery,
AMONG those from Montpelier who at
tended the grand opening on Tuesday at
the store Of II. w. Allen & Co., Burlington
were Mrs. It. w. Morse, Mrs. g. l.. Blanch-
ard and Miss Kate Kempton.
Hon. o. M. BARBER OF Arlington was at
the Pavilion last Friday and Saturday. In
advocating the candidacy OF General Nc
Spli9S1ga ior governor Mr Barber arb hnds
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THE marriage of George W. Williams and
Miss Mary E Brown, both of Berlin, was
solemnized on Monday at the residence of
DR.. II. s. Boardman. Rev. DR.. Norman
Seaver was the officiating clergyman.
THE local Young Mems Christian AS
sociation basket ball team defeated the
Richmond boys at the gymnasium last Fri.
day evening by score OF AZ to 4. The
game was too one sided to be interesting.
CITY CLERK MERRILL reports dog taxes
as coming in very slowly. After next week
Friday it will take two dollars instead Of
one to settle with that official and insure
the life Of your pet canine for the year en-
suing.
JUDGMENT for plaintiffs by default was
rendered last Saturday by Justice j. H.
Lucia in the cases OF Brooks & DemiDg
against W. G. Bowditch for 1898, and the
Montpelier Ice Company against 81. l.. Root
for S14 08.
JOHN ]. EAGAN narrowly escaped drown
ing last Thursday by breaking through the
G. III. More & Co. Fortunately help was
close at hand and Mr.. Eagan escaped with a
thorough wetting.
THE meeting OF the Vermont division en-
campment Sons of Veterans, at Montpelier
on July 6, 7 and next, will bring together
about 400 delegates, besides many visitors.
The task of providing entertainment for 30
many is not small.
THE state of Illinois has contracted with
the r. 9. Bowers Granite Company to man.
ufacture two monuments, costing in the ag-
gregate $25, ,000 which are to be erected by
that state on the battlefield OF Orchard
Knob and Missionary Ridge.
GEORGE A. MURcH, superintendent OF the
Worcester Construction Company, is in
town making preparations to complete the
electric railroad as soon as the frost Is out OF
the ground. There seems to be no good
reason why the road cannot be in operation
by June l.
ROBERT FORBES Of Berlin street was
taken last Wednesday to the state asylum
for the insane at Waterbury by Officers
Wood and Demerritt. He escaped from the
officers just as they reached the asy lum, and
gave them the liveliest kind Of a chase be-
fore he was captured.
THE executive committee Of the trustees
of Montpelier Seminary met on Tuesday at
the Office of Dillingham;, Huse & Rowland
to consider various matters, none of which
are of public interest. Rev. W. M. Newton
Of Waterbury, the principal elect. met with
the board for the first time.
MAsHFIELD LODGE and the uniformed
rank of vincitia lodge of Barre will visit
on Thursday evening, when the third de-
gree will be worked by the local team. A
banquet will be served to the visiting breth.
, rem after the work of the evening.
THE subject Of Rev. Andrew Gillies lee
ture at Trinity church next Sunday even
ing will be "What and where Is Johns
New jerusalem" His sermon last Sun.
day evening on "What does the Bible teach
concerning Heaven and HELP" was listen
ed to by very large congregation.
THE Reading Club connected with the
Church of the Messiah will observe "Red
Mrs. j. Edward Wright Mrs. McCollon
-. Smith, teacher Of elocution in Chadwick
| College, Quincy, ILL.,, will give readings
Mrs. Smith is sister Of Mrs. B. W. Jonei
OF Barre.
The Montpelier spiritualist Association
: was organized last week with the following
officers: President, Mrs. Elizabeth Turner
I vise-president, Mrs. Sarah Scribner; secre
, tary, Mrs. Flora Stoddard treasurer, Mrs
: Jessie Fallon; managers, e. j. Fallon, Mrs
Mary Snow, Gilman Soribner; auditor, G
, w. Ripley.
9 A. e. SMITH, familiarly known as "Lum'
r when he was clerk in the Argus and Pa
triOt store, and who for the past.eight year
: has been with the printing house of Alfre'
q Nudge & Son, Boston, has recently beel
r appointed superintendent OF that establish
ment at handsome salary. The plant EN-
ploys some 300 hands.
= ALEXANDER MCMILLAN was released iron
Il Washington county Jail last Thursday even
ing. He has been confined for two month
), on close Jail execution for a judgmen
= = against him for $780, for rent due the Brad
y shaw estate. He managed to raise $15 G
. this amount and was allowed his liberty o.
condition that he will 60 to work.
- THE contract for cutting $4,000 monu
% ment and tomb for Henry M. Bennett
- former resident of Charlotte, to be set i
. Asbury Park, N. j., has been awarded t
u O. II, More & Co., Of this city. The shat
o will be fifty feet high and will be the larl
} est ever quarried in Barre. 1t will be take
from the Wetmore & Morse quarry.
. APATIENT public can now breathe easie
u !, and devote part of its time to ordinar
IL pursuits Edward Desc of St. Albans an
r. K. Henderson of Wells River have signe
n articles of agreement to wrestle in Blancf
n ard opera house Tuesday evening, April 1!
r for purse OF 1926, the winner to have $40
and the loser S35. III. M. Dufur will refere,
% DANIEL q. SnLowAY, former resider
y OF Montpelier, died suddenly on Monda
u evening at the home OF David r. Stanton 1
Roxbury. He was seventy-one years ol
ID and served during the war In the thrteent
Y, Vermont regiment. A. d. Silloway of th
le city Is son, and Mrs. Il. N. Wright, a s
ter of the deceased. The funeral will
q. held to-day at Roxbury.
al DANIEL PRMaRoKE died Last Sunday ,