The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-05-11


ArQus job rooms, has gone 80 Boston, where
he has a position with the Poole Printing
Company.
THE Womans Home Missionary Society
connected with Trinity church will meet
this afternoon at half past two with Mrs.
W B. Worthing.
e. f. TowNER will this week move his
family to Boston, which city will in future
be headquarters for his Royal Blue Line ex-
cursion business
THERE is to be a service OF sacred song in
the Church of the Messiah next Sunday
evening. The pastor is to preach in Mid
dlesex at two P. M
Miss FLORENCE ROBINSON was called to
Rouses Point, N. Y, last Thursday by the
intelligence that her father had suffered
stroke OF paralysis.
for licensing dogs After that time all un-
licened dogs will be shot by Sheriff Ban
croft, wherever found
The Montpelier Seminary baseball team
was defeated on the home ground yesterday
afternoon by the Middlebury nine, by
score Of sixteen to fifteen.
DIR. L. II. FIsKE returned Tuesday noon
from Saranac Lake, N. Y, in the Adiron-
dacks, where he left DIR. Harold A. Fiske
much improved in health.
MICHAEL j. SLArTERY was arrested last
Friday for stealing two bottles of whiskey
from the city liquor agency. In city court
he settled the matter for $11.
HOMER w. MIsARD, a former member of
Company II, is now member Of the Ninth
regiment, Massachusetts militia, that is in
camp at South Framingham.
JOHN DALEY, roadmaster Of the White
River division of the Central Vermont rail-
road, has been i'll with appendicitis during
the past week, but is recovering.
THE directors of the local Young Mems
Christian association have issued call to
f. Fl. Merrill of Richmond, Va, to come
here as secretary and physical director.
MRS. CHARLES j. sHRINER of Boston is at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Blanchard,
her parents. Mr.. Shriner was here over
Sunday, returning to Boston Sunday night.
THE joint resolution recognizing the SER
vices of Admiral Dewey, passed by the
special session of the legislature, have been
cabled to the Admiral bylFred A. Rowland,
clerk Of the House.
THE Jail commissioners refused last
Thursday to allow Lemon j. Holden to
take the poor debtors oath, and he must re-
main in Jail until he pays the bill for which
he was arrested and jailed
REV. GEORGE e. COOLEY of Rutland ex-
changed with Rev. J. Edward Wright last
Sunday. Rev. Elizabeth Goidthwaite filled
Mr.. Wright's appointment at the Morse
school-house in the afternoon.
SEVERAL from Montpelier will join the
chorus at the musical convention to be held
in Burlington next week, among them Mrs.
George e. Mills, Miss 81. Julia Cross, Miss
Nellie Dewey and W. s. Smith.
The dynamos for the Montpelier and
Barre electric railroad have arrived and
they will be placed in position some day
this week. Superintendent Nash is conf
dent that the road will be in running order
by June I.
Hon. HOSEA MANN inspector Of finance,
has appointed A. j. Sibley the person to
verify the deposit books OF the Capital Saw
ings Bank and Trust Company. The books
will be called in at once for Mr.. Sibley's in
spection.
Mrs. GEORGE A. MURcH and Mrs. f. W.
Forbes of Worcester, Mass, were with Su-
perintendent Murch of the Worcester Con-
struction Company over last Sunday, and
remained for the celebration Monday after
noon and evening.
REV. A. II. WEBB and son Of Bradford
were in town on Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. Webb received a warm welcome from
| his old parishioners. A recent sermon
preached by him before the Bradford CON-
pany is published in full on page two.
THE resolutions to Admiral Dewey and
President Mckinley, passed by the special
session of the legislature have been en-
crossed on parchment by Q. j. Hoffman OF
the National Life Insurance Company, and
have been forwarded to their destination.
f. A. DwrNELL returned last Saturday
from an extended Western trip in the in
| terests of the National Life Insurance Com
psny. He says nothing is too good in the
| West for Vermonter these days, and that
the whole country is celebrating Dewey's
victory.
| GENERAL W. r. SKATER, who 1t is
thought will command the American army
in Cuba, is nephew OF Eliza Shafter, who
died about year ago in Montpelier at the
advanced age Of ninety-nine years General
| Sedgewick's order OF generation and more
ago is still obeyed.
HON. HOSEA MANN, savings bank in
spector, looked over the affairs Of the Capt.
tai Savings Bank and Trust Company last
week, and the Montpelier Savings Bank
and Trust Company on Monday. 1t is un
necessary to add that he found both insti
tutions in excellent shape.
THE local Woman's Christian Tempe.
rance Union has adopted the following
Resolved, That we appreciate the kind
ness OF the pastors who have given us theil
valuable time in assisting and taking par
in our public meetings. We wish to OK
press our gratitude to them"
SHERIFF COLLINS and Deputy Sheriff
Wedge again raided the residence Of Lev
Longway on Court street last Thursday
evening. Two gallons Of whiskey wer'
secured. Longway is seriously Ill with con
sumption, but is evidently determined Il
violate the laws Of his state to the last.
THE bunting in front Of the WATcHMAi
office caught fire shortly after the process
sion started Monday evening, giving for
brief time an unexpected aid to the illumi
nations. No damage was done to the build
ing, but Nye l.. Smith burned his hands
quite badly in attempting to tear dowi
the blazing fabric.
THURSDAY, May IL, is the day set for tn
trip Of the directors Of the Barre and Mont
peiier Traction and Power Company ant
the committee from the Montpelier Boar1
of Trade over the proposed route OF tn
Mad River Valley electric railroad. Shoul'
the weather be stormy tomorrow the tril
will be postponed to Friday.
The streets Of Montpelier presented
sorry sight lat daylight Tuesday morning
but Street Commissioner Roberts was equa
to the emergency. At seven O'Clock h
had his entire force out with brooms, hoei
and shovels, and before noon the last vestig
of the celebration had disappeared from
the business streets Of the city.
EACH member Of Company III. was las
Friday morning presented with bouque
OF red and white carnations, tied with
blue ribbon, by Ernest Jacobsen, the florist
which they wore as they marched to tn
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