The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24

| railroad is making arrangements to handle
the large number that will be carried on the
electric road Wednesday, September 7, the
| date OF the jubilee celebration in Barre. He
| has engaged several conductors and motor
men from Burlington to assist him on that
day.
LANDLORD SPARROW OF the Montpelier
House Is to put steel ceilings into the office,
| reading room and dining room at that hotel
! before the legislature convenes In October.
| The work has been contracted with the
| Garry Iron and Steel Roofing Company of
Cleveland, o., and work will be commenc-
ed about September l.
THE board OF civil authority met last
Thursday evening in the Office OF the city
| clerk to revise the check list. Two hundred
and forty names were dropped because OF
| death or removal and one hundred and
| eighty-nine new names were added. The
board will meet again on Thursday evening
to complete this work.
CHARLES ANDREWS was knocked down
| by q runaway horse last Sunday morning
in front Of the Montpelier house. He was
unconscious when carried into the hotel
| but soon recovered and his wounds were
dressed by DR.. H. 8. Boardman. He re-
ceived bad cut on the nose and was seri-
ously bruised in the side.
THE case OF II: B. Wedge against R. G.
Bowers and g. W. Wing, growing out of
the settlement OF the affairs of the Staples
and Copeland Granite company, was parti-
ally heard on Monday in the office of G. w.
Wing before Frank Plumley of Northfeld
as referee. An adjournment has been taken
until next Monday morning.
THE August Vermonter maintains the
| high standard long ago set by this distinc-
lively Vermont periodical. Editor Forbes
contributes an interesting and comprehen-
sive war article, and the number is embel-
lished with excellent full page cuts Of
General Shafter, Rowland E. Robinson,
| ont nnH1 4
| Lewis.
E. F. MOORE of Burlington with force Of
men commenced laying concrete walk on
the west side of lower state street last
Thursday. The new walk will extend from
the Riverside to short distance below the
residence of L. r. Gordon. A new walk
will also be laid on the southerly side of
Court street, and several new crossings will
be put in.
For the State Fair to be held at White
River Junction August 80 and 81 and Sep
tember 1 and 2, the Central Vermont rail-
road will sell round trip tickets from Mont
pelier for $2.10 with proportionately low
rates from all stations. Tickets will be
good on all regular trains August 28 to
September 2, inclusive; good returning
September 3.
CAPT. W. A. PATTEE arrived in town last
evening and was given cordial greeting on
every hand. He has lost thirty-five pounds
has been under of late. He reports none OF
the boys from Company FL in hospital as
dangerously i'll, on the contrary all are
making rapid strides toward recovery
Capt. Pattee will rejoin his company this
morning
A REPLY was received on Monday by
Sheriff Bancroft from Judge Wheeler OF
Brattleboro, saying that special session OF
United States court for naturalization pur.
poses will be held at the federal building in
Montpelier on Tuesday, August 30 at four
o'clock in the afternoon. 1t is probable that
one hundred and fifty or more will take
out their papers at this time.
A CIRCULAR letter for "Childrens Bible
Sunday" which occurs September II, has
been sent out by Rev L. II. Elliot oi
Waterbury, secretary of the Vermont Bible
Society. In this letter each Sunday school
child is asked to contribute as many pen
nes as they are years old. Interesting ex
tracts from letters written by children, tell
ing how they earned their pennies are alsc
given.
MAYOR SENTER and the board of alder
men have received invitations to attend the
exercises of the field day for the benefit o
Company e of Barre to be held at Barre
Wednesday, September T. The board will
be guests of the city ,of Barre on that oc
casion, and carriages will be provided foI
them in the parade. Citizens OF Montpe
lier, generally are also cordially invited tC
be present.
J AT the special meeting of the city counci
held last Wednesday evening it was vote(
not to extend the Berlin water mains to tn,
electric car barn. The requsition of George
Wheeler, overseer of the poor, for $500 To-
expenses at the city farm was honored
The board decided to begin work on Eas
State street at once and the contract ha
been closed with w. G. Walker to remov,
the surplus clay where the new granite wal
is to be built.
A SHORT time before the First Vernon
Regiment broke camp at Chickamaugi
Capt. w. A. Pattee was surprised by th
members of Company H who went in
body to his tent and presented him with
handsome gold mounted sword, with bel
and scabbard. To say that Capt. Patte
was surprised is putting it mildly, but h
! was able to thank the men Of his commanC
in words that left no doubt as to their sin
; cerity.
STATES ATTORNEY Rowland and Justic
j. II. Lucia were at Plaintield last Saturda.
hearing complaints against several boy
charged with larceny and breaking and en-
tering For forcing an entrance into tn
! creamery at Plainfeld with the intent t.
! commit larceny, Alexander Spicer ant
{ Raymond Goodwin were bound over in tn
sum OF $50 each. For breaking into bar
? ber shop, Otis Cutting and Neil KNAPP
were fined, with costs, 1888 each.
THE death of Paul L. Vesper, a forme
l resident OF Wrightsville, was chronicled il
: last weeks WATCHMAN. Intelligence wa
received last Saturday evening of the deaf
= of Lieut.. Harry j. Vesper, his brother
I These men both enlisted from Springfield
Q Mass, and were members of the same req
:. ment. They were the only sons Of Olive
: Vesper, a former resident Of Montpelier
who is now travelling salesman for wei
: known oil firm.
4 AT the reunion of Company l. Eleventh
: Regiment, Vermont Volunteer held las
Q Thursday afternoon at Calais a committe
o of two from each town was appointed t.
make preliminary arrangements for organ
izing a union of Washington county veter
ans. j. o. Livingston and l.. M. Hutchin
} son are members Of this committee from
: Montpelier. The committee will meet II
4 the rooms of Crandall Post OF Barre, OIL
: Wednesday morning, September T. to per
feet an organization.
r THE hearing in the case of the Consoli
: dated Lighting Company against the Barr
. and Montpelier Traction and Power Com
! pany which was to have been held last Fri
+ day afternoon in the Office OF Mayor Sente
' before w. b. O. Stckney Of Bethel as spe
. cial master, was adjourned to Thursday
September 8, because of the illness OF S.
= | Shurtletf, assistant counsel with MaVO