The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-27


ELEANOR, daughter OF y. +. Love- broke
an arm on Monday by falling from abb
| cycle. Doctors y. II. Chandler and A. b.
Bisbee reduced the fracture.
MISS MARY LEWIS returned last week
from an extended visit in the west. Miss
Lewis is at present living with the Miss
| Elizabeth Sweet on School street.
REV. w. A. DAWSON gave an illustrated
lecture on the story of the prodigal son at
the Baptist church last Sunday evening. 1t
was the last Of an interesting series.
DIR. q. e. CHANDLER performed, last
Wednesday, third operation for a cataract
on the right eye of Luke W. Noyes. Mr..
Noyes has been nearly blind for five years.
The Bethany Topic Club will meet with
Mrs. H. j. M. Jones this evening at half
past seven. This is to be the last meeting
Of the year and a full attendance is desired.
FRANCIS ST. LAWRENCE, the late physical
director Of the Montpelier Young Mems
Christian Association, has joined Company
A Of Rutland and will go to the front with
it.
THE Montpelier House has been caring
for from twenty-five to forty witnesses in
the Brewster case every night since the
middle Of last week, and as yet no end Is in
sight.
THE residence OF Charles Alexander on
Main street was searched last Thursday
evening by Sheriff Collins and Deputy
Sheriff Chase, but no intoxicants were
found.
MRS. BELLE WHITMAN was called last
Saturday to New Brunswick by the danger
Gus illness OF sister. Her place in grade
one in the Union School is taken by Miss
Elizabeth Sweet.
DEPUTY SHERIFF. Nj. e. CHASE surrender
ed the care Of the Brewster jury to Deputy
Sheriff Tuttle for a few hours on Monday,
while he attended the funeral of Mrs. L. M
Rood at Roxbury.
INVITATIONS have been issued for the
golden wedding anniversary Of Hon. and
Mrs. Charles Dewey, which will be ceebrat-
ed at their home on State street, on Tues
day evening, May 8.
The report published last week in the
Barre Enterprise that K. d. Blackwell had
been seen not long ago in San Francisco
lacks confirmation. The Enterprise report
or was evidently imposed upon.
MR.. AND MRS. q. @. FIELD returned on
Monday from the Pacific coast, where they
have been for more Gnan two months. On
| Council Bluffs, Ia. and Galesburg, Ill.
DR.. G. N. Hunt was called to West
Berlin last Friday to attend Miss Hattie M.
Ladd who lives with Amos Chase. He was
also called to Middlesex the same day to at
tend Mrs. W. II. II. Buck, who is seriously
ill.
GEORGE B. WALTON, secretary of the
umns Of Forest and Stream, challenged the
clubs Of the state for competition for the
state championship badge, now held by the
Montpelier Club.
Mr.. AND MRS. A. g. SPIRo returned this
: week from New York. Mr.. Spiro is fully
prepared to attend to the wants Of the trade
In the furrier line, and is already busily en-
gagged in manufacturing fur coats for the fal
and winter season.
LOCAL theater goers are anticipating the
presentation of "Pudd nhead Wilson," will
Edwin Mayo in the title role, which will bt
seen at Blanchard Opera House next Satur
3 day evening. Further particulars are giver
in the business column.
3 AMONG those from Montpelier who attend
ed the meeting and banquet of the Youne
Mems Democratic Club Of Vermont, held
last Thursday at White River Junction wer'
Mayor Senter, Postmaster Sibley, g, A. G
Jackson and j. 8. Wilkins.
,, AN Italian girl three years old died las
Sunday night at the home of Rocco Lotti OF
= Barre street. The mother of the child wa.
poisoned in Maine five weeks ago, and the
children were sent to Mrs. Lotti, relative
The burial occurred on Monday.
r A SPECIAL car was attached to the mai
train south last Friday morning, to accom-
' modate the members Of Mount Sinai Tenn
: Pile, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, who wen
on pilgrimage to White River Junction
, and conferred the degree on a large class o
. | candidates.
The National Life Insurance Company
q has appointed James B. Estee the genera
: agent for that company for the state of Wis
consin, superintendent Of agencies, will
headquarters at the home Office in Mont
!. pelier. Mr.. Estee will enter upon the du
> ties OF his new position about May l.
MISS LILLIAN PATTERSON died last Sun
day OF consumption at the home of Mr.. ant
Mrs. George A. Patterson, her parents, OF
North street, aged II years. Deceased wa
q young lady Of much promise and her earl!
8 death Is deplored by O wide circle of friends
The funeral was held on Tuesday.
! A POSTPONED meeting Of the directors O
Z the Montpelier and Barre Traction ant
Power Company, who hold franchise 70
9 an electric railway to Warren through Mid
: dlesex and Waitsfeld, will be held in thi
city on Thursday, when the proposition T.
/. build the road this season will be discussed
D MISS CECIL SKoUN, formerly of Mont
pelier, died last week at st. Hyacinth, r
r Q. e. 7. Seguin, her brother went ther
Q last Friday to accompany the remains +
Montpelier. They, were. inferred in tn
Z lix seguin. another brother, also came o.
!. with the body.
a j. B. RoCKLIFFK of Whitefeld N. III
q was in consultation with Mayor Senter an
!: President w. e. Adams Of the board @
trade last Wednesday regarding establish
p | Ing COuu6ub6u ullk IhCtOTy III tnlb ClJy
n II proper inducements are offered 1t is quit
% probable that such industry will be starte
here during this year.
7 A DOUBLE team owned by Plumme
y Richardson made things lively on sout
q Main street for short time last Saturda
afternoon. The horses became frightene
Il by locomotive, wrecked the wagon on
Is granite post in front of Bacon block, an
At were captured uninjured near Hsymarke
Square.
IL THE heavy rain Of last Sunday caused
1t land slide on East State street, near tn
v residence Of W. @. Walker, carrying with
several feet Of land belonging to Mr.. Wall
T.. er, shade trees, apple trees, etc. The higl
~ way was nearly blocked, but Street Con
40 missioner Roberts soon had the road in
% passable condition and travel was not II
T. terrupted.
m n. A PARTY from the Waterbury asylum il
W cluding DR.. Coon, George III. Wilder, an
p" ladies, attended the concert by the Kat
crime Ridgeway Concert Company at Blancl
eu ard opera house last Friday evening. M
n Wilder travelled for a year or more wit
's- Miss Salome Thomas, in the Jessie Coutho
Company, and called on her at the p