The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-20
MONTPELIER, VT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1898

welcomed by the travelling public
JUSTICE 7. j. DEAvITT has given judg.
ment for T. R. Gordon to recover $71 20
from j. Victor Morrow and wife, in the
case heard before him ten days ago.
Mr.. AND MRS. CURTIS e. RoLEAU Of Chi
cago are visiting relatives in this city. Mr..
Roleau Is secretary and treasurer of the
Crescent Type Company Of Chicago.
CLARENCE s. WHITTIER is delegate from
State Fireman's muster, to be held on
Thursday and Friday at Middlebury..
Mrs. f. A. ADAMS gave whist party at
the Riverside last Thursday evening in
honor Of Mrs. Howard +. Hill. Mrs. Hill
returned to Concord, N. H., Friday morn
ing.
The stamp cancelling machine that was
recently placed in the Montpelier post. Of
| fee failed to work properly, and ii has
hauled.
THE Methodist ladies will hold lawn
party at the residence OF d. L. Fuller on
Main street next Friday evening The
Montpelier Military Band will be in at
| tendance.
GEORGE LAMoRA, the lad who was kicked
in the head by a horse, as noted last week,
ing consciousness. The burial was on
| Thursday.
LYMAN W. ORMsBEE, an aged and es-
| teemed citizen of East Montpelier, died last
| Friday at his home near the Center. The
| funeral was held Sunday afternoon. He
leaves an invalid wife.
OF the three bids for the metal hues for
the new rooms at the school building that
Of Barrows & Peck was the lowest and
they have been given the contract. They
will begin work this morning.
ACTING under instructions from the city
council Zeb Carbo has been employed dur
ing the past week removing the dead fish
from the north branch. Several barrels
full have been taken out and buried.
| MISS CARRIE DEAvITT, who graduated
last month from the University OF Vermont
has been engaged for the coming year as as
sistant principal and teacher Of higher Eng
lish branches in the Morrisville Academy
CHARLES A. SMITH has recently added to
| his already large stock three massive Swede
| granite monuments of sarcophagus and cot.
tage designs. The latter has been sold to
the family of the late Joseph Bliss of Calais
THE excursion to Plattsburgh, N. Y. from
of st. Peters Court, Catholic Order of For.
esters, that was to have been run next Sat.
urday, has been postponed until Saturday,
July 30.
CHARLES A. RICHARDSON of Worcester
Mass, was in town on Monday to attend 8
meeting OF the directors of the electric rail
road. The receipts Of the road thus fal
have exceeded the most sanguine expecta-
tions of these officials.
LOUIS LIPsER Of Calais was arrested and
| jailed last Wednesday by Special Officer
| 9. S. Whittier. In city court next morn.
| ing he pleaded guilty to the charge Of in
toxication against him, and settled with
Judge Smile for $11.51.
THE suit brought by Mrs. Matilda Edger
ly against Madame Anna Bishop Nicholas
to recover wages due for nursing, that was
to have been heard last Saturday before
Justice T. j. Deavitt was postponed one
month because Of the illness of the defend
ant.
The bridge commission took a recess last
Thursday after the petitioners rested, to
allow the attorneys who represent the city
at first intended to meet on Monday Of this
week, but further adjournment has been
made until Monday, August 10.
THE hearing in the contested Aldrict
will case was resumed last Wednesday
morning before Judge Carleton. After the
testimony of the contestants was taken the
will was admitted to probate. The case has
been appealed to county court by Gregory
8. Aldrich of Braintree, the contesting heir
AMONG those from Montpelier who wen
| on the excursion to the Thousand Islands
last Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. Willard p
Whitcomb, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur A. Whit
comb, Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Harris, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Sawyer and Miss Katherine
Flood, James Fales and daughter, DR.. Bee
man and j. l.. Shorey.
FRANK M. MCCUTcHEoN of Charleston
Mass, was recently the guest of Mr.. and
| Mrs. g. III. Baldwin. Miss Abbie j. Nc
| Cutcheon, his sister, who has occasionally
visited Montpelier and is very pleasantly
known here, recently arrived in London, OF
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other places OF interest on the continent.
Mr.. AND MRS. w. A. MARTIN of Wash
ington, d. G., came to this city on Thurs
| day and will spend the summer here They
are Quartered at Mrs. 1. Q. Wallis ON Schoo
street. Mr.. Martin was for several years 9
pension examiner and had his headquarters
| In Montpelier Both made many friends
here who always cordially welcome then
back.
STATES ATTORNEY ROWLAND was q
Calais last Friday prosecuting the cast
| against Martin Wheeler Of that town fo
keeping cider with intent to sell. The cide
found in Mr.. Wheeler's cellar some tim,
will come up at the September term O
| Washington county court.
The case of e. A. Barber against Joe
Emerson to recover $75. wages claimed due
was tried before Justice =. III. Hinkley las
Saturday afternoon in the Office OF T. r
| Gordon. Mr.. Gordon represented the plain
tiff and ]. G. Wing appeared for the de-
defendant. The court found for the plain
tiff and defendant took an appeal to county
| court
THOMAS BRAzIER, who lives on the OrriI
Cummings farm in East Montpelier, got IL
front OF an electric car on Barre street las
Wednesday morning, with disastrous effec
to the contents OF his farm wagon. Cam
of milk, green peas and fresh currants wer,
piled in a heap in the road. Brazier
wagon was wrecked and he received
sprained hand.
e. NJ. CoNDoN of Washington, D. c., al
inspector OF federal buildings, was in towI
last Saturday in consultation with Post
master Sibley relative to changes to the in
terror Of the Montpelier post-office, which
Mr.. Sibley had suggested to the depart
ment. 1t is probable that Mr.. Gordon will
recommend to the department that these
changes and improvements be made a
once.
THE case of l.. @. Tewksbury against e
L. Beguin, an action in trover for damages
because defendant appropriated and SOLD
New York Sunday papers belonging tC
plaintiff, was heard on Monday befor,
Justice j. H. Lucia The defendant mad,
no appearance. The case went, by default
in favor OF the plaintiff, and the court CAV,
judgment for him to recover $40 and costs
total OF S23.SS.
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