The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-10


efficient an obliging assistant county clerk,
has closed his labors with Judge Smile and
will devote his time for the next twelve
months to the study Of law. j. s. Udall,
law student in the Office OF Mayor Senter,
takes Mr. Harvey's place in the county
clerks office.
"HEENAN" BOWERS relapsed into his old
ways last Sunday and was arrested at the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad sta
ton by Officer Wood. In city court Mon
day Judge Smile fined him S25 81. and in
default Of payment he was taken to the
House OF Correction at Rutland on Tues
day to serve one hundred days.
9. W. BRowNELL, secretary of State, was
in town on Monday expecting to meet Gov
ernor Grout and Lieutenant. Governor Fisk
to sign the laws passed at the special ses-
sion of the legislature last May. The two
last named officials failed to put an appear
ance, and Secretary Brownell returned to
Burlington on the evening train.
THE Baptist ladies were unfortunate in
| their selection Of last Friday evening for a
lawn party. Because Of the unusually low
| temperature the receipts were not large
The Montpelier Military band was present
| and gave an enjoyable concert, and the
lawn, which was brilliantly lighted, pre-
sented very attractive appearance.
MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE CHAPTER,
Daughters Of the American Revolution, has
donated generous sum Of money from its
treasury to supply garments Tor sick and
wounded soldiers in hospital This in in
conformity with resolution adopted by the
national society, in the carrying out OF
which all chapters throughout the country
were asked to cooperate.
&. L. p. DANA, Esq, has been appointed
general attorney Of Kansas City, Fort Scott
& Memphis, Kansas City, Memphis & Bir-
mingham, Kansas City. Clinton Spring
field, Current River, and Kansas City &
Memphis Railway companies, with Office at
Kansas City, Mo. Mr.. Dana's friends in
this city express their approval of his pro-
fessional advancement and send him their
sincere congratulations.
REV. CALVIN b. MOODY of Minneapolis,
Minn, supplied very acceptably at Bethany
church last Sunday morning. Mr. Moody
was Waterbury boy and graduate of
Montpelier Seminary. After leaving col
lege he preached for time in Vermont and
is now the pastor OF one of the largest
churches in Minneapolis. He is a brother
of Postmaster Eugene Moody Of Water
bury.
The arguments on the bridge case were
completed last Thursday afternoon and the
commissioners reported on Friday morning
recommending the laying out Of highway
at grade and the building of a highway
bridge, substantially what the petitioners
had asked The commissioners did not ap-
portion the expense of constructing the
bridge and highway. They will meet next
Saturday to appraise the land damages.
MRS. H. G. COTTON gave musicale last
Friday evening at her home on First Ave-
nue. in honor of Miss Mabel Ferry of Owas-
so, Mich Miss Ferry is an accomplished
violinist and her skilful playing added
much to the interest of the occasion. Vic.
lin solos were also given by Mrs. T. f. Col
ton and Miss Fanny Parmenter, piano solos
by Misses Jane Bancroft and Mabel Good
win, and songs by Misses III. Julia Cross
and Nellie Dewey.
THE following meteorological summary
for the month of July, just closed is fur
nshed by W. A. Shaw, observer at the
Northfield station: Mean temperature, 6S0
highest temperature, 90, July 3; lowest tenn
perature $40, July II; total precitation, / &C
inches; prevailing direction of wind, south
total movement OF wind, 5,S13 miles, high
est velocity of wind, 76 miles an hour, July
g. number of clear days, Z; partly cloudy
days, 49,; cloudy days, 8.
: A. NJ. WRIGHT Of Alma, Mich. presiden
of the Cincinnati, Saginaw and Mackinav
) railroad with party OF seven arrived IL
Montpelier last Friday morning in his pri
vate car alma" The party dined at tn,
, Pavilion and visited Barre quarries in th'
t afternoon, leaving for Burlington on thu
. White Mountain express In the afternoon
3 During their stay in town the young ladie
of the party visited the birthplace of Admi
raj Dewey on which they several times TO
, cused their cameras.
3 JERRY BRUDNKLL was arrested slas
. Wednesday evening on charge of highwa.
3 robbery preferred by Fred Cilley. Th
latter claimed that Brudnell snatched hi
I On the way to Jail Brudnell broke ava
n from the officers and ran around an,
: through several blocks before he was re
a captured. When Brudnell was arraigne
in city court Cilley failed to appear agains
him and he was released from custody.
n In the report on page two Of the al
3 nual outing Of the Vermont Fish an
=. Game League, held last Wednesday a
8 Isle La Motto, may be found stenC
graphic report OF the speeches mad
4 by Senator Proctor and ex-Gov. Woodbur
a a on the subject of sending the Vernon
= sarcasm an equal Of the Senator's remark
i are seldom heard. The WATCHMAN is th
IN only newspaper in the State to publish
Uerbatinl report of these speeches.
y AMONG the beautiful floral offerings at tn
!. funeral OF Capt. J.W Clark last Sunday a
ternoon was Maltese Cross in white an
=, purple, sent from the headquarters of th
% Order of the Loyal Legion of Honor at Blu
lington OF which Capt, Clark was membe
3 The casket was also draped with the color
o of the order. Delegations of Masons wei
't present from Barre, Plainfeld, Northtiel(
l. and Waterbury and it was one of the larI
% est masonic funerals ever held in this city
III
D. Thursday afternoon at Heaton Hospita
= She submitted to an operation two days b.
d fore her death for the removal OF a canoe
and had not sufficient strength to rail-.
Il She leaves husband, but no children
Mrs. McGorrie was member of the Churc
l. OF the Messiah, and was an active, worl
Is ing member of Ivy Lodge, Daughters
A Rebekah Her funeral was held Frida
Y morning from her late home on Hillsid
10 street,; Rev. j, EdwardsWright officiating
and the body was taken to Woodstock Il
r. burial,
q, GEORGE SMITH of Barre, a deputy sherii
r. was arrested by Officer Brown early la
n Friday morning while in an intoxcatt
r condition. When discovered by the offic,
he was on one of the piazzas of the Moont
TO block on Elm street. where he was THROWN
g, a tub of clothes into the river. The cloth
L. belonged to the Pavilion and were lost
n the river. Smith was taken before Judl
t. Smile in the city court Friday afternoo
pleaded guilty and was fined S1151, whiC
tv he paid, He also promised to settle Wi
al Mr.. White for the clothes he had destroye
lg THE city check list for use at the fire.
90 mans meeting on the first Tuesday
i'll September next has been prepared al
posted by Sheriff Bancroft Nearly ty