The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-05-04

OF base ball on Seminary Hill Monday af- |
terDoon and compelled a score or more of
absent pupils to return to their duties at the
High School.
AT a meeting OF the directors OF the
Barre and Montpelier Traction and Power
Company held at Barre last Thursday, f.
o. Kennedy OF Burlington was elected pres
ident to fill the vacancy caused by the death
OF j. s. Pierson.
LIEUTENANT Cox, who has frequently
visited Mrs. II. l.. Laird, his sister, in Mon t.
peler, has recently been promoted from a
first lieutenancy to be quartermaster gem
eral OF the Thirteenth Regiment OF the
Pennsylvania Guards.
THE Montpelier Gun Club is arranging
for tournament to be held at Montpelier
on Monday May 18. The competition will
be open to every gun club in the state and
each club will be entitled to enter team OF
| six men on this occasion.
ID. W. DUDLEY returned on Tuesday
from Los Angeles, Cal, where he has been
for several months, looking as though the
| GLORIOUS climate OF California" agreed with
him. Mr.. Dudley will remain in Mont
pelier during the summer.
COMMENCING Monday, June 9th, the
| White Mountain express will be put on
over the Central Vermont and Montpelier
q Wells River railroad, running daily, Sun
| days excepted, between Burlington and
Fabyan, as in previous years.
DAYTON e. JONES of Chicago, member
Of tie firm Of Jones Brothers OF Barre, and
rived in town on Tuesday, accompanied by
his wife. 1t is probable that he will make
Montpelier his home in future.
| WILLIAM LoCKERBY clerk at the Exchange
hotel for several months, left on Monday
| for the AdirOndacks, where he is to be
manager for summer hotel. Fred Blanch-
ard, the former porter, takes his place as
clerk and George Rivers is now the porter.
The First Regiment, Vermont National
Guard, has been ordered to rendezvous at
Fort Ethan Allen next Friday. The COM
| panies from Montpelier, Barre and North
field will go on the 10: Is train that morning.
A patriotic demonstration awaits their de-
parture.
THE case Of T. J. Kelleher, administrator
OF the estate of William e. Hubbard, against
William Gordon, was called in Justice
Lucia's court last Saturday morning, but
was not tried because OF a faulty declara-
ton. 1t is probable the matter will be ad-
justed out Of court.
e. s. ANDREWS and Martin Fitzgerald
were arrested last Sunday afternoon by Of
fcer Wood for intoxication. In city court
Monday morning they were each fined,
with costs, $1201. They disclosed on firm
| in Boston from whom they swore they pur-
chased their liquor.
The directors of the First National Bank
OF Montpelier have presented Adjutant A.
G. Eaton with sabre similar to the one re-
Gently received by Col Clark from the Ma
tional Life Insurance Company force. 1t is
handsome blade, and was made by Lilly
& Co. of Columbus, o.
AT Christ church last Sunday morning
Rev. A. N Lewis read the Easter sermon
written by the late Rev A. B. Flanders Of
St. Albans, that was to have been preached
by him had he lived. 1t was indeed a mes.
sage from the grave, and was listened TO
with marked attention.
AS result of the physical examination
of the members OF Company III, held at the
armory during the past two days by Doctors
@. E. Chandler, A. B. Bisbee and M. f.
MCGUIRE, three sergeants and seven privates
were rejected as unfit for service. The ex-
animation of recruits is now in progress.
A. G. EATON, cashier of the First National
bank, has been granted leave of absence by
the directors, while the First Regiment,
National Guard Of Vermont, of which he is
adjutant, is in active service. Ralph b
Denny has been appointed assistant cashier
and will be acting cashier while Mr.. Eaton
is away.
G. H. MORE & Co., have taken contract
to cut huge monument to be set in Cleve
land, o., on the family lot of John ID. Rookie
feller s. Co. 1t will be cut from the Wet
more g. Morse quarry in Barre, will have a
! spire ifty-two feet high, and the bottom
base will be fourteen feet square and three
feet thick.
CONSTABLE DAwLEY of Berlin arrested
: Michael Sullivan of Northfield last Thurs
day for intoxication and disturbing the
peace at Bradshaw block in Berlin. The
charge of intoxication was the only one
: preferred against him Friday morning to
which he pleaded guilty and paid the reg
ulation fine.
ANNIE M. MALLORY, widow OF the late
8 William M. Mallory, died last Wednesday
4 in New York city. She was daughter o
Hon. Lucius B.. Peck, who half century
ago was prominent lawyer in Montpelier
:. and many who yet remain have pleasan
4 remembrances of the deceased and Of hel
I fathers family.
THE May term OF supreme court convene
r next Tuesday in the supreme court room q
= the State House. The docket just ISSUED
!. contains 121 cases divided as follows Ad
Olson county,5 81 Bennington, 8; Caledonia
12; Chittenden, 10; franklin, 8; Orleans
! 6; Essex, : Lamoille, 2; Rutland, 20; Wind
d ham, 16; Windsor, 8; Washington, 10.
THE directors OF the Montpelier and Barr
electric railroad and committee from tn
y Montpelier Board OF Trade will some tim
in May jointly go over the proposed rout
'' of the electric road from Montpelier to War
=. rem through Middlesex and Waitsfeld
" There is more than possibility that thi
= road will be built during the coming sum
- mer.
EDGAR M. CLossRY, the attorney of Win
n sted, Conn.,, who was arrested on Ricke
,, mountain in Waterbury by Deputy Sherii
q Graves for embezzlement and forgery, was
last week, found guilty in the superior cIimi
If nal court at Litchheld, Conn. 1t was Will
Is making this arrest that Sheriff Graves re
g ceived the injuries that have since confines
him to the house.
d The marriage of 8. D. Waterman G
9 Barre and Miss Della A. Thompson, teache
D in the High School, occurred last Thursda
noon. Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver was tn
10 officiating clergyman. Mr.. and Mrs Water
II man left on the noon train for brief wed
', ding trip, returning to Montpelier last ever
y ing. They will be at home to their friend
:, after May 10 at No. 10 Spring street.
~ REV. ANDREW GnLIKs commenced las
= ; evening in Trinity Church vestry serie
n OF Tuesday evening lectures on the doctrin
y" and methods of the Methodist Episcops
church, which will continue each Tuesda
70 evening until September N. These twenty
70 two lectures will be intended primarily 10
x probationers and young people, but to ther
70 any one interested will be welcome.
RuEBEN WILDER of Calais was befor
70 Judge Munson last Saturday afternoon
81 charged with selling cider contrary TO Law