The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-17

home in Randolph for an indefinite stay.
| Mr.. Wood is suffering from disease OF the
kidneys and his physician insisted that he
must have complete rest for a time. Erwin
NJ Harvey is supplying Mr. Woods place
at the State library.
A COMMUNICATION from the department at
Washington was received last week by
| Postmaster Sibley stating that under q re-
cent decision OF the commissioners OF inter.
nal revenue checks and drafts for public
business drawn by one postmaster in favor
OF another in his official capacity, do not re-
! quire revenue stamp.
ARCHIE r. LovETT OF Warren and Miss
| Mae L. Noyes of this city were married last
| Wednesday morning at the home OF Mrs
III. Q. Campbell on East State street by
Rev. Andrew Gillies. Mr.. and Mrs. Lovett
went on the noon train that day to visit for
a week at the former home OF the groom in
| Warren They are to reside in Calais.
THE suit of Mrs. Matilda Edgerly against
Madam Eleanor Fletcher Bishop Nicholas
to recover $25 claimed due for wages, was
heard on Monday before Justice 7. j. Dea-
and G. w. Wing and I. r. Gordon for the
defendant The defence is a claim for off
set because OF board of the husband of the
plaintiff.
THE Republicans Of Berlin will hold a
caucus to nominate candidate for town
representative and justice of peace at the
town hall next Saturday afternoon, at half
past two o'clock Several names are men
toned as probable nominees for repre-
sentative, among them II. b. Wedge, Mar
tin w. Wheelock, 9. III. Stewart and Clar-
ence ii. Pitkin.
FRED PATTERSON was arrested last Satur-
day afternoon at West Berlin by Deputy
Sheriff Wedge, charged with breaking into
the post-office and store OF III. b. Ayers at
West Berlin last Friday night. He was
brought to Montpelier and placed in Jail
and his case was given hearing Monday
and Tuesday. The hearing was not con-
cluded last evening.
CHARLES GLE of Hardwick has been the
guest of II. Q. Lull during the past week
Mr.. Gile is eighty three years old but is re-
markably active for a man of his years
During his earlier life he was a stage driver
between Montpelier and Littleton, N. H.,
before the days OF railroads. He was at
one time a porter at the Pavilion under
Col Levi Boutwell,.
THE Central Vermont railroad will sell
excursion tickets for the annual pilgrimage
to st. Anne de Beaupre ON Monday, August
30. The route will be via Montreal aud
steamer Three Rivers. The fare for the
round trip from Montpelier will be five
dollars, with equally low rates from all sta
tions on the line. Tickets will be good re-
turning until Monday, September 8.
LEVI LoNGwAY died on Monday morning
OF cancer OF the stomach at his home on
Court street, aged forty-one years. He
leaves widow, one son and one daughter.
Deceased was a native of st. Albans and
had been i'll for nearly four years. The fu-
neral was held on Tuesday morning from
st. Augustine's church, Rev. Father W. j.
Sullivan officiating, and the burial was in
the Catholic cemetery.
AT meeting of the board Of school COM
missioners, held Monday evening in the
Office of Colonel j. ii. Lucia, the chairman.
, Miss Carrie e. Wiley of Montpelier, was
elected TO fill the vacancy in the High
School caused by the resignation Of Mrs
Mary L. Reed. The board voted leave of
absence without salary to Mrs. Minnie
Marsh from about the middle of September
to the Thanksgiving recess.
. THE horse owned by DR.. Minnie Mar
shall became frightened last Thursday af
ternoon while standing in front of Hotel
, Fullerton on Barre street and made things
, lively between there and the Montpelier
House. The animal made the three turns
and reached the Montpelier House stable
without damaging the buggy or injurine
itself, with the exception of slight cut Oh
one of its hind legs where it struck posi-
, at the end of the hotel piazza.
DEWEY PARK was the scene OF disgrace
full affair last Sunday afternoon when q
man named Enright from Barre and one
Wheeler from Roxbury engaged in vi
cous prize fight, the result of feud Of
long standing The fight was witnessed by
4. large crowd of men but no one interfered
and the cOmbatants pounded each other
! until they were unable to leave the parh
, without assistance The town authorities
, of Berlin are Investigating the matter.
The Denver Times of a recent date con
tains an excellent cut of Edgar j. Tuttle
: son of John l.. Tuttle of this city, accompa
+ MED by very complimentary notice of Mr.
Tuttle. who Is at present city passenger
agent of the Union Pacific railroad at Den
ver Mr.. Tuttle has been with the Unior
, Pacific since 1886 and has creditably filled
many important and responsible positions
8 He evidently has bright future before hin
! in railroad circles.
: MANY Montpelier people will be inter
ested in the announcement that Colonel j
w. Sault, secretary OF civil and military
affairs, and Miss L. L. Watson are to bt
,, married next Wednesday, at the home o.
the bride in Northwood Narrows, n. II
Miss Watson has been a teacher in the pub
lie school at St. Johnsbury and is held in
high esteem by all who know her. Coloue
= Sault is to be official reporter of the coming
Senate and will have his bride with him a.
4 Montpelier at least portion OF the time.
: THE Union Mutual Fire Insurance Com
y pany sent out last week its twenty-thirC
annual report. With this report went no
tces of the annual assessment, which is
-. only four per cent, the smallest in the las
I twelve years. The business done by thii
company during the past year has been thu
largest in its history 1t has now in force
4 premium notes of over one million dollars
The total number of policies in force il
: IL 706, a net increase of 9l5 during the pas
) year. This company has paid in losse
s during the past year $4652l,44.
: ARRANGEMENTS have been made will
the h. G. Bowers Granite company to Civ,
i, private clam bake for ladies and gentle
men next Friday afternoon at two o'clocl
Q at Caledonia park. Prof. Joseph Wilson o
/, Providence. Il. l., will be caterer. L.
3 Gleason, John p Adams, h. b. Denne,
Q and Frank M. Cory have the matter il
i, charge and enough tickets have been sole
0 to insure the success of the affair. Th
tables will be erected in large tent anC
o the menu will consist of clam chowder
. Holsters, roast CLANS, corn and sweet pota
= toes
a MISSES HELEN DEWEY, Ella Bailey, Har
q riet Huse, Mrs. Pearl Blodgett, Mrs. L. c
4 Vail and Mrs. q. Ii. Heaton are delegate
from the local circle of Kings Daughters {
the annual state convention to be held il
= Bennington on Wednesday and Thursday
o September and 8. One OF the prominen
Il subjects for discussion at this convention
8 will be the slaughtering of birds for milin