The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-06

made up of Misses Harriet Huse, Cora Gil.
lette, Margaret Dewey, Laura Ropes, Clara
and Julia Adams. 9. c. Bancroft, Charley
Adams, Il. b. Denny, II. A. Rowland and
John p. Adams have also rented cottage
at Berlin pond for this week.
COLONEL AND Mrs. A. @. Brown started
on Monday for North Rye Beach, N. II.
They made the trip by carriage and were
accompanied by Mrs. G. II. Heath and Mrs.
Asa Blanchard. Mrs. Ella Bailey and
daughter, Lucia, j. G. Brown and family
and Rome G. Brown OF Minneapolis, Mimi,
will, later, join the party there.
THE tenth wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Barney was celebrated last
Friday evening at their home on Harrison
Avenue by q large number Of their friends.
| platform was erected on the lawn for
dancing and refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney received several valu-
able presents, among them purse OF S55.
In mentioning, last week, the handsome
monument recently placed on the Alexan-
der Campbell lot in the Catholic cemetery,
the WATCHMAN neglected to state that it
was manufactured and set by Charles A.
Smith. Mr.. Smith has, during the past
week, received an appreciative letter from
the family, expressing their entire satisfac-
ton with the work.
THE city fathers have made arrangements
with I. G. Phinney, sergeant-at-arms
whereby the gas lamps on each side of the
entrance to the State House yard from
| State street are now burned every evening
The city pays for the gas, and this arrange
ment is appreciated by residents OF the city
who pass through the State House yard in
going to their homes.
The city council and the seectmen Of the
town Of Berlin held joint meeting last
Wednesday evening in Mayor Senter's Of
flee and voted to pay the 81, 800 due the
Vermont Construction company for the new
bridge at the foot of Main street. The
money was paid that evening to represen-
tatives of the bridge company, and re-
ceipt in full was given.
THE new poles for the joint use of the
electric railway and the Consolidated Light
ing Company, forty-three in number, have
been set during the past week on State,
Main and Barre streets. The locations OF
these poles was agreed upon by the commit
tee on streets from the city council, George
A. Murch for the electric road, and W. e
Laird for the Consolidated Company.
The services of the Methodist church
were held last Sunday in the gymnasium OF
the Young Mems Christian Association
In the morning Rev. Andrew Gillies spoke
on Some Results Of the War" 1t is ex
pected that the repairs on the interior OF
Trinity church will not be completed be-
fore September 1. Until further notice the
Sunday and week day services will be held
at the Association rooms.
THE lectures given in Blanchard Opera
House last Thursday and Friday evening
by Rev J'J. Lewis were deserving of better
audiences than listened to them. Mr..
Lewis subject the first evening was "Amer.
lea and Spain," and on Friday evening he
took his hearers on tour through New
England. The views were excellent and
the descriptive lectures that accompanied
them were both interesting and instructive
AT the request of Constable Buchanan
Officer Demeritt arrested James Starr ol
Barre Monday morning He was found by
the officer at the Montpelier and Wells
River passenger station. and was wanted al
Barre for stealing tray OF jewellery from g
came down Monday afternoon and took his
man to Barre where he was given a hearing
and bound over to county court.
MICHAEL HICKEY of Malone, N. Y, was
! found last Sunday evening by station agenI
! Jerry Donahue on the platform at Mont
pelier Junction suffering from the effects O
a sun stroke. The man was delirious, anG
it was at first thought he was intoxicated
:. Sheriff Collins and Special Officer Whittier
brought the man to Montpelier and lodged
him in Jail. He was given medical treat
, ment and had recovered Tuesday morning
80 that he was allowed to depart.
The assumpsit case of Dana Mador,
against William 81. Farrand OF Chelsea
which is pending in Orange county court
. was partially heard last Friday in the OF
fee OF j. G. Wing, before Col j. H. Lucii
as referee. The sum Of $3.50 for wages il
claimed, and the defence is a breach OF con
tract. The evidence was taken Friday anC
an adjournment was made until Tuesday
when the arguments were made. f. L
! Laird represented the plaintiff and j. G
( Wing the defendant
: l.. W. SHKpD forwarded to Washington
. last Saturday his official bond as postmas
ter at Montpelier. Under former admins
trations the bond Of this official has beel
3 900, but 1t is now considerably less, ow
? ing to the fact that the clerks and carrier
3 who have formerly been bonded to the post
4 master are now bonded direct to the govern
ment. Mr. Shedd's commission viii proba
bly, arrive in few days, and with it he Oh
poets instructions as to the date when he /
! to take over the Office. Mr.. Sibley's com
mission will expire August H. and 1t is pre-
= = bable that the change will be made August
. CHRISTOPHER o. BARNES died last Thurs
a day morning at his home on Prospect stree,
: after an illness OF several months from hear
a disease, aged seventy years. He leaves
2 widow, one son, Fred II. Barnes Of Oak
: land. Cal, and one daughter, Miss Mar
4 FL. Barnes of Montpelier. Mr.. Barnes wa
a carpenter by trade, and during his Ion
residence in Montpelier he commanded tn
o confidence and respect of all who kne,
' him. He was native OF Bridgewater, bu
9 had lived in Montpelier since 1868. Flu
y neral services were held at eight o'cloc
q j. Edward Wright officiating, and the bod
was taken to Lowell, Mass, for burial.
The hot wave that passed over Montpelie
8 last Sunday found the people unprepare
y for such tropical temperature. Thermome
}; ters in shady places registered from ninety
!, six to one hundred two degrees. and bu
8 little relief was experienced after the su
went down. The attendance at the morn
s ing church services was very light and tn
y evening meetings were generally omitted
= The electrics were packed from early morr
70 ing until late in the evening, and hundred
d went to the shores Of Berlin pond. G. II
!, Stewart cared for seventy-fve teams durin
9 the day, and other resorts on both sides O
the pond were taxed to their full capacit.
n for accommodating transient guests. Tn
7 decided fall in temperature Monday aftel
Il noon and evening was welcome relief.
II MRS. ALICE r. JOHNSON, widow OF tn
d late Dr.IW. r. johnson OF Portland, Me
r and mother OF Miss Annie r. johnson, IN
g structor OF vocal music at Montpelier Sem
nary, died last Sunday morning at the res
"a dence Of George z. Mills ON College stree
n from disease OF the liver. aged seventy-fou
ii years. Funeral services were held at tn
residence Of Mr.. Mills Tuesday morninI
,r Rev. Andrew Gillies officiating. and til