The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-31
J. Dunwoodie and f. j. Pereau, trus.

M. j. Dunwoodie and f. j. Pereau, trus.
tees.
MORTON MARVIN was kicked in the face
by horse last Friday morning at his farm
In Berlin, and quite seriously injured The
services OF a physician were necessary to
take several stitches in the cash that was
cut by the calk OF the shoe in Mr.. Marvin's
chin.
The members of Green Mountain Coun-
Gil, Junior Order OF United American Me-
chanics, voted Monday evening to accept
| the invitation of Ethan Allen Council Of
Barre to participate in the parade and cele-
bration to be held in that city next Wednes.
day
The case of the Vermont Mutual Fire In.
surence Company against Conlin q Smith
OF Wolcott was heard last Saturday by JUS
tice T. j. Deavitt. The defendants did not
| appear and the plaintiff was awarded q
judgment OF $40, the amount of the assess
ment on policy.
| THE excursion to Camp Olympia last Sum-
| day, over the Central Vermont and Wells
| River railroads was not so largely patron
| lied as was anticipated. The train from
Wells River brought ninety passengers. 1863
| came from Barre, and 141 tickets we're sold
at the Montpelier station.
COMMENCING last Sunday the Seminary
hill car makes an extra trip to accommodate
| church going people, The car leaves the
residence Of A. o. Cummins at ten o'clock
Sunday morning, and leaves Bailey avenue
at IL. 10 noon, reaching the College street
terminus at half past twelve.
THE South Land Quartette will give a
concert at the Church of the Messiah next
Sunday evening at eight o'clock, for the
benefit of the Fort Valley High and Indus
trial School at Fort Valley, Ga. This is
one of the best quartettes that ever left the
South. collection will be taken after the
| concert.
MRS. TIMOTHY Cross and Mrs. O. W.
Morris of Cambridge, Mass, are guests Of
l.. Bart and Charles II. Cross Mrs. Cross
is pleasantly remembered by the older in
habitants of Montpelier, as sshe was for
many years resident of this town where
her husband, a brother OF Charles H.
! Cross, was in business.
THE board of aldermen have decided to
macadamize the approach to the new steel
bridge on lower Main street and to lay con-
| crete walks on both sides of the highway.
1t will be necessary to raise the tracks Of
the Central Vermont and Montpelier and
| Wells River railroads several inches to es-
tablish perfect grade.
THE primary department of Trinity
church Sunday school, assisted by Misses
Julia H. Cross, Mary Gill; Fannie Parmen-
! ter, Nellie Parmenter. Gladys Sanders, and
Master Fred Keegan, gave an entertain
ment at Hedding church, Barre, on Mon
day evening which was very much of a sue
cess and was well attended.
DURING his stay in London Thomas w
! Wood, the artist, has had extended to him
| by Queen Victoria the distinguished cour-
! tesy of permission granted by her to the
artist to copy Rembrandt which hangs in
Buckingham Palace, Her Msjesty's London
home On his return to America Mr.. Wood
will place this copy in the Wood Art Gal
| lery.
AT the meeting Of the board OF civil author
| ity, held last Thursday evening the names
! of James Victor Morrow and Jeremiah Sulli-
vaD were dropped from the check list, the
! latter because of death. Twenty-Five new
names were added. The final meetings Of
| the board for revising the check list will be
on Thursday and Saturday evenings of this
week.
THE directors of the Young Mems Chris
! tian Association have voted to extend a
call to Frank II. Merrill of Richmond, Va,
to become secretary and physical director
of the local association. The salary offered
| Mr. Merrill is $500 per year and as he de-
sires to come further north for the benefit
of Mrs. Merrill's health, he has accepted
the call.
JAMES BULMAN, chief inspector Of the
postoffice department Of the New England
division, was in town last week investigat-
ing the application Of Postmaster Sbley for
an additional carrier. Mr.. Bulman went
| over the various routes in the city with the
carriers, but gave little encouragement that
the application of Postmaster Sibley would
be granted
Box 10 was pulled last Thursday morning
for a slight fire in the tenement in Hazen
block on Main, street occupied by Mrs.
Frank Bell. The fire originated in the wood
box near the store and was burning briskly
when discovered. 1t was extinguished by
Drs. w. w. Brock and l. III. Fisk before
the fire department arrived. The damage
was nominal.
ALBERT COLEMAN and Frank Hill Of
West Berlin were thrown from their Wagon
on Main street last Saturday evening and
Coleman was severely injured. He struck
on his head and was rendered unconscious
DR.. G. e. Chandler was called, but found
no fracture of the skull as feared. The in
jured man revived later in the evening ant
was conveyed to his home.
The Alpha Tau Omega society of Bur
lington rendered banquet last Saturday
evening at the rooms of the society in tn,
Equitable building at Burlington, to Julius
Il. Dewey, member of Company III from
this city. The banquet was rendered il
honor OF Mr.. Dewey's membership in thu
society, and because Of his family relation
ship to Admiral George Dewey.
CARDS have been received announcing tn,
, marriage at Norwood, N H., last Wednes
day of Col Joseph w. Sault, secretar!
of civil and military affairs, and Miss Lena
Lyle Watson Of Norwood. The man,
, friends in Montpelier Of Colonel Sault will
hasten to extend congratulations to him oi
this event. Mr.. and Mrs. Sault will be a
home Tuesdays in September at st. Johns
bury.
3 MR.. AND Mrs. j. Q, GRIFFETH of Dandy
relatives Of the late DR.. Sawyer who wa
killed by lightning last week at Worcester
{ were in town last week investigating NOR,
fully the cause Of DR.. Sawyer's death. TIL,
! telephone instrument near which he wa
I sitting was carefully examined but it wa
: found to be in perfect working order, show
8 ing that the bolt did not enter the hous
3 that way.
THE stockholders OF the Consolidate,
+ Lighting company will hold special meet
ing this morning in the otiice of the com
: pany to see il the 8, ockholders will vote t
I retire the ,250 shares Of preferred stool
a now in the treasury and to increase tn
capital stock by issuing 1884 shares Of com
mon stock at par value of $40. The de
:, veopment of the power at Bolton Falls will
Z also be discussed.
n CHIEF -oF-PoLICE TUTTLE received las
. week from the sheriff OF Clinton county
New York, a circular Offering $50 for the al
rest OF Edwin j. Harrington and girl thir
I teen years old, named Nellie Janbar, whoI
u he has abducted from Plattsburg. The pai
Late ahttrf loo