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


Caustic $25 for triangular strip OF land to
! be used as part OF the highway.
MRS FRED W. SHRRBuRNE OF Kirksville,
Mo-, was the guest OF Mrs. f. A. Sherburne
| last week. Mr.. Sherburne is to locate In
Boston for the practice OF osteopathy.
CHARLES w. Brown. piccolo player in
the Montpelier Military band, left on Mon
day for Concord, N. H., where he has joined
band recruited for service at the front.
JOHN MILLER resumed his duties as post
man last Friday, after vacation Of several
weeks. Substitute II. e. Freer has returned
to his duties as Free Press correspondent.
W. A. LORD left on Tuesday for Brsttle-
boro and other points In Windham county
where he Is, this week, examing the condi-
ton Of the National banks OF that section.
ALEXANDER MCMILLAN, who has been
confined in Jail for several days for second
| offence OF intoxication, WAS released last
Friday, 7. r. Gordon his attorney going on
his bail.
Mrs. Fl. G. LuLL and Clarence E. LulI,
her grandson, went last Saturday to Suna-
pee Lake, N. H., to remain during the sum-
mer, where sister OF Mrs. Lull is running
hotel.
Mrs. PAUL YANcEY OF Waverly, Mo-, ar
rived in town on Monday, accompanied by
| her daughter. She was called here by the
illness and death of W. j. Bagley, her
brother.
Mr.. AND Mrs. CHARLES DEWEY gave a
reception last Wednesday evening in honor
OF Mrs. Howard f. Hill Of Concord, N. Fl.
The former parishioners of DR.. Hill made
up the party.
MISS ALICE M. TRUE of st. Johnsbury is
visiting Mrs. M. 8. Davis, her aunt. Miss
Alice and Mrs. Hattie True, her mother,
expect to go in few weeks to winnipeg,
Manitoba, to reside.
JUDGE j. M. FISHER Of Cabot retires this
year from the Washington County Republi-
can committee after continuous service OF
ten years, four years OF which he was chair
man OF the committee.
A oooDLY number from Montpelier at
tended the concert given in the village hall
| at East Montpelier last Friday evening in
which George II. Wilder and Miss Rather
inc Hutchinson took part
THE schools on Berlin side OF which Mrs.
/ Jessie Booth, Miss Kate Doheny and Miss
Maud Crossett were teachers. closed last
Friday. The little ones were given picnic
in Bradshaw grove in the afternoon.
Mr.. AND MRS. j. G. GILLETTE of Water
bury, Conn, are at the Montpelier House
for stay Of several weeks, while Mr.. Gill
lette looks up and purchases several more
Of the finest horses in Washington county.
ELLIS HUGHES was arrested last week by
Sheriff Bancroft, while suffering with de-
lirium tremens. He was cared for at the
Jail until Saturday, when he was released,
| uDOu ulb DIOLllSo W JOlu WIG Ill DIR
don.
The quarterly meeting OF the directors
of the National Life Insurance Company
was held at the home Office on Tuesday
afternoon. Appropriate resolutions on
the death of George w. Reed were passed
which may be found in another column.
Mrs. FL. s. FOSTER, whose husband is al
the front in Cuba, arrived in Montpelier
last Friday afternoon. She will remain in
Montpelier and vicinity during the summer
months and will spend most OF the time at
her old home in Calais
GEORGE Fl. WILDER left last Saturday for
the Franconia Inn, White Mountains, where
he is to have charge of the music for the
summer. Mr.. Wilder was not expecting tC
go until to-day, but was summoned by
telegraph Saturday morning.
A JOLLY party made up OF Redfield Phil
lips, Arthur Dewey, james Peck, Fred
Whittier, Robert Phinney, Leslie Hayford
Chester Wright and Harry Weston went tC
Berlin pond on Tuesday, where they have
rented one of the Stewart cottages for
week.
THE State board OF railroad commission
ers inspected the Montpelier and Wells
River suburban line and the "sky route
to Barre quarries last Friday, and on Sat
urday made tour of inspection Of tht
main line of the Montpelier and Welli
River railroad.
DIR. LUTHER NEwcoMB of Lynn, Mass.
has decided to move to Montpelier at al
early day and assume the management o
the business Of the United States Clothes
pin Company, now carried on by Gen
Stephen Thomas, his aged grandfather.
The listers books with the qusdrennia
appraisal of real estate were filed with the
city clerk last evening. Any one feeling
: aggrieved by this appraisal and wishing t,
appeal must file his or her complaint will
the city clerk on or before Friday, July 8.
Mr.. AND MRS. L. P. GLEASON and son
Carl, and II. G. Gleason, left Monday even
funeral of W. P. Timothy the father of Mrs
L. P. and Mrs II. @. Gleason. The latte
was with her father at the time OF his death
CHARLES NEE was hauled to the Jail on
truck Monday evening about eleven o'clocl
by Officers Wood and Demeritt. He wa
totally oblivious to his surroundings. Il
, city court Tuesday morning Justice j. II
/ Lucia refused to accept his disclosure an,
he was remanded to jail.
For the accommodation of those VIII
r would be glad to make use Of the Mont
5 pelier Public Library the secretary Of tn
Young. Mems Christian Association will
take charge OF and open the library o.
q evenings, until further notice.
o. d. MATHKwsoN, Washington count
, examiner, will hold teachers examination
!. in Cabot, July 25 and 26; Plainfeld. Jul
N and 28; Worcester, July 20 and &c
Northfeld, August 10 and IS; Waitsield
August II and 1s; Waterbury, August
. and 20; Montpelier, August % and 20.
, FRANK MALoNx, who claimed Rutland @
- his residence, was arrested early Sunda
morning by Officer Wood, while in help
Q less state Of intoxication. Before Justic
b J. II. Lucia Monday morning he pleade
8 guilty to everything charged against him
and was fined, with costs, S11,51. which h
}. paid.
CARL q. BANCROFT received last Friday
t handsome Indian canoe. ordered of B. \
Norris Of Veszie, Me-, through the Capiti
d Electric Company. This canoe Is built {
O cedar, is sixteen feet over all in length an
n weighs sixty pounds. It was taken 10 Be
lin pond Saturday, where Mr.. Bancroft
a now In camp.
z @. z. LUCE, grandson OF Alanson Luc
d and nephew OF g. w. Luce Of this city hs
recently been appointed assistant principi
a Of the High School at Charles City, II
=. Mr.. Luce has for several years been cashit
q Of bank In Nashua. Ia, and the papers
that city speak in very complimentar
terms OF him.
Il FRANK MALoNEY Of Rutland, whose II
!. generation In Jail for intoxioation Is note
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