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

cupied by the Montpelier Hardware Com
rany will be sold at auction this afternoon
at two o'clock.
THE electric railroad collected over 5000
fares last Saturday The annual picnic held
by Clan Gordon OF Barre on the line Of the
ceipts for that day.
Mr.. AND Mrs. EDsoN PECK of Bristol,
Conn, and Miss Eva 8. Blake of Merideth,
N. H, are guests of II. A. Skinner and
Mrs. Minnie Marsh.
MRS. DAVID BRIsB1N and daughter,
Louise, and Mrs A. Prescott Folwell OF
Glens Falls, N. Y, are guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. #. P. Carleton.
E.. d. HYDE and II. M. Cutler stopped at
Bluff Point on the return of the Fish and
Game excursion last week, for a brief stay
at Hotel Champlain
THE proposed purchase of the A. g. Gill
man store on Main street by Charles e.
Taft, did not materialize, and Mr.. Gilman
Is still at the old stand.
MISSES MARY MAcoMBER and Fannie
Knapp and George Macomber start this
morning for a carriage drive through the
northern part OF the State.
Mr.. AND Mrs. JULIUS H. VoLDHoLM are
at Abe Holts hotel in Woodbury., while
Mr.. Voldholm is on vacation from his du-
ties in the store of Gleason & Co.
HARRY BERToLL1, the statue cutter, went
last Thursday night to New York. His
family sailed from that city last Saturday
for Italy to remain several months
Mrs. JOSEPHINE POLAND and daughter,
Mary, have returned from their European
tour and are, at present, visiting Col. and
Mrs. e. Henry Powell, in Burlington.
THE marriage of Archie Lovett of Warren
and Mas Mae 1. Noyes, is to occur this
morning, at the home of Mrs. II. @. Camp
bell, sister of the bride, on East State street.
AARON BANCROFT was called to Westford,
Mass, last week by the death of Mrs. Phoebe
Chlds, his sister. The remains o ( Mrs.
Childs were buried on Monday in Groton,
Mass
THE Elhanan Andrews house up Worces-
ter branch was sold on Monday to Mrs.
Helen P. Sgobel for $780, The sale was
made through the real estate agency Of A
j. Howe.
w. L. WHITNEY Jr., of Newton, Mass,
will arrive in town this afternoon to visit
Mrs. j. Edward Wright, his sister. Mrs.
Whitney will return with him the last of
next week.
MR.. AND MRS. HENRY w. CATE left last
Sunday for a carriage drive through the
northern part of the state They will visit
in St. Johnsbury, St. Albans, Shelburne
and other towns.
MR.. AND Mrs. j. S. BATCHELDER, Mrs. e.
NJ. Guernsey and Miss Anna, Mrs. Dora
Wing and Charles, her son, and Louis j.
Hathaway are occupying cottage this
week at Berlin pond.
P. j. MCINRUE has been appointed by the
city council as special policeman at the
Central Vermont station. G. W. Kidder
| has also been commissioned to do police
duty at Dewey Park.
PETER MILLER and Emily Hersey were
before Judge Smile in city court last Sat
urday afternoon, charged with a breach of
the peace. They pleaded guilty and were
assessed the usual amount.
PROF. OSCAR ATWOOD, president of Strait
University, one Of the prominent colleges
in the south for the education OF colored
people, has been the guest of James L. Sa-
bin during the past week.
THE Seminary Hill electric car made its
first trip on Tuesday, with Superintendent
Smith as motorman This car will begin
its regular trips to-day, which will come be-
tween the cars on the Barre line.
BY order of the comptroller of the cur
rency w. A. Lord went last week to Boston
to assist national bank examiner there
who was unable to kesp up with his work.
Mr.. Lord returned on Tuesday.
ELLA L. JOHNSON, daughter of the late
Moses B. Taylor of Montpelier, died las
Wednesday at Manchester, Mass. Mrs
johnson was forty-seven years old. She
leaves husband and three children.
The Church OF the Messiah was opened
last Sunday and services were conducted by
Rev. j. Edward Wright, the pastor. AT tn,
services to be held there next Sunday #. w
Bancroft will resume his old position in tn,
choir.
THE letter from Chicamauga Park in tn,
Boston Sunday Globe states that the wife o
Lieutenant Frank w. Brown is stopping il
: Chattanooga where she will probably re
main until the regiment Is moved from tn
, Park,
THE Themas club met on Tuesday after
noon at A. W. Ferrin's camp at Berlil
= pond. The committee on entertainment
consisted Of Mrs. F. Il. Puffer Mrs. X. L
Cleaves Miss Olive B. Stout aud the Misse
Jacobs.
t Mr.. AND MRS. J. G. GILLETTE returne
last Saturday to Waterbury, Conn.,, after
stay Of several weeks in this vicinity
, During his stay here Mr.. Gillette has pun
chased several fine horses for the New Yor
. market.
a INVITATIONS were sent out last Wednet
day to the wedding Of Miss Mary A. Phinne
of this city and Sidney r. McIntire of Rut
, land, which is to occur at Christ churct
Wednesday morning, August IT, at min
o'clock.
: THE Gushing against Hall case, to rt
; cover for wages due, heard some time az
by Justice j. FL. Lucia was concluded las
4 Wednesday evening, when the court rer
{ dered decision for the defendant, he {
recover costs.
a MERRILL HUTCHINSON, who has been SUI
o plying as organist at Christ church for se0
eral weeks, has been permanently engage
4 to fill that position. Mr. Hutchinson is
;, clerk at the Office of the National Life Ii
surance Company.
l. THE case of Jim Lee against @. W. Sci
4 mas, for alleged conversion of property, wa
}, tried last week in Orange county court. :
!, verdict in favor Of Lee to recover $S4.7
= was rendered. Mr.. Selnas will appeal tn
u case to supreme court.
HARRY DWIGHT Of Constantinople Tu
. key, has been visiting Mrs. II. S. Boardmal
;, his aunt, during the past week NJ
Il Dwight graduated from Amherst College /
June, and is TO enter the Office Of the Anne
y ican consul at Venice.
y MAYOR SENTER was so unfortunate as
= lose pocket-book last Saturday evening
containing about 500 in money and vail
n able papers. The mayor offers substal
% tial reward for the return OF the pocke
r book and its contents.
JOHN BARTLETT was arraigned in Gil
u court Monday evening, on warra mt issue
T. by Grand Juror III. q. Shurtleff, chargiI
81 him with keeping hens that are a nuisan,
to his Barre street neighbors. His case wi
4. be given hearing this evening