The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-07

JOSEPH ROGERS was quite seriously in
jured Monday evening by being thrown
from bicycle on Bailey Avenue. He was
taken to the Union House in an uncon-
scious state. His injuries are mostly on the
head and right shoulder.
WILLIAM T. DEWEY, treasurer OF the Yer
mont Mutual Fire Insurance Company, left
for Kansas City last evening, accompanied
by Mrs. Dewey. They will be absent about
three weeks and will visit the exposition at
Omaha before their return.
THE high school opened on Monday with
the corps Of teachers already mentioned in
these columns. The attendance at the
opening session was fully as large as has
been expected and everything bids fair for
prosperous and successful year.
MRS. HATTIE e. TRUE, who has been WIS.,
iting Mrs. M. s. Davis, her sister, for seve.
raj days leaves this morning for Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, where she will be joined by her
daughter. Alice. They are to spend the
coming winter in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
MRS. TRUMAN GRAVES and son, Leon, re.
turn on Thursday to their home In st. Paul.
Minn.. after visit OF several weeks with Mr.
and Mrs @ M. Gillette, parents of the former
Miss Cora Gillette accompanies her sister
to st. Paul to remain during the winter.
THE services at Trinity Church will be
held in the vestry next Sunday morning in
stead OF at the rooms Of the Young Mems
Christian Association. 1t is hoped that the
audience room OF the church will be ready
for occupancy on the following Sunday.
A FORCE of men have been engaged for
several days raising the tracks of the Gen.
tral Vermont and Montpelier and Wells
River railroads on South Main street, where
macadamized road and concrete walks
leading to the new bridge are being laid.
Col. AND MRS. E. q. SMITH were in town
last Thursday making arrangements for
some repairs and changes that are to be
nohQ in 10 hn1 hafn IL 10
pied by Governor Smith as the executive
mansion during the session OF the legisla-
ture.
REV. ELIZABETH II. GoLDTHwAITE is to
preach in the Morse school house, East
Montpelier, next Sunday at 2:15 P. M, on
exchange with Rev j. Edward Wright,
who will take her place in the pulpit Of the
old church near Kent's Corner at two P. M,
on that day.
PERLEY WILBUR returned home last Sat-
urday morning from Ft. Mcpherson, Geo,
where he has been for six weeks, i'll with
typhoid fever. He has lost thirty.six pounds
and his friends hardly recognized him. He
went that afternoon to the home of his
mother in Calais.
THE last meeting before election day of
the board of civil authority was held last
Saturday evening, when over thirty new
names were added to the check list. The
total gain in the number Of voters is fifty,
anu I06Tb are dU Iub pTtseHU UlInb l,4UO
names on the list
JESSE MARTIN has been elected manager,
and Carl Currier captain of the Montpelier
Seminary football team. Some excellent
material is found among both the old and
the new students, and after little practice
the boys will be able to put up team
agaisnt any and all comers.
LIEUTENANT FRANK Brown, who married
| Miss Bessie Farwell of this city, was sent
last week by Gov. Ramsdell OF New Hamp.
shire to Chickamauga to collect the sick
men from the New Hampshire regiment
| and take them home in q special hospital
train provided by the state.
REV, j. j. GooDAoRE was elected presi-
dent and Miss Stella Crandall of Berlin,
| secretary, of the Washington County Chris
tian Endeavor Union, at the semi-annual
convention held last week at Berlin Cor
ner. The next convention will be held at
Northfield in February, 1899.
Mr.. AND MRS CHARLES d. MATRER OF
Montpelier were out in the terrible storm
that swept over Mount Mansfield last Sun
| day afternoon. In the darkness, and en-
veloped by clouds they became separated
from each other but arrived safely at the
hotel thoroughly drenched.
AT special meeting Of Stannard Lodge,
New England Order of Protection, held last
evening, DR.. l. II. Fisk was elected medi-
cal examiner to succeed the late DR.. ID. G
Waterman OF Berlin were elected trustees
| to fill vacancies in the board
MISS KATHLEEN G. DoHENY of Mortified
has resigned her position as teacher in the
school on Berlin side and has gone tC
Lawrence, Mass, where she is teaching in
the Grammar department of the Lawrence
High School. Her place in the Berlin
school is taken by Miss Ellen Grout.
THE show windows and counters in the
store Of Gleason & Company are unusually
attractive these days. III. @. Gleason re-
turned last week from the New York ant
Boston markets, where he purchased the
largest and finest stock OF goods this well
known firm has ever handled in q single
season.
Mrs. PAUL DUMAS, sister OF Lewis
Girard and Mrs. Aughtney JaDgraw, dice
of consumption last Wednesday at hel
home in Winchendon, Mass. Mr.. Girart
went to Winchendon that night to attend
the funeral. Mrs. Dumas was a widow
Her husband died several years ago. Sh'
leaves two children.
AT the special meeting OF the city counci
held Monday evening" to open bids for con
structing the wall on East State street. th
contract was awarded to Badger & Whit
of Barre for 50, 652 20, this to include exca
yating gravel filling, and back filling. Th
contract calls for the completion OF TIN
work by October % next.
MRS. j. ii. BURPEE, former resident o
Montpelier, died last Sunday night at Med
ford, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Burpee formerl,
lived in Montpelier but moved to MedforC
, about five years ago. They were prominen
, members of the Baptist church and had
wide circle of friends Mrs. Burpee leaves
husband, two sons and one daughter.
To accommodate those wishing to atten
the grand Peace Jubilee at Barre to-day
the Central Vermont and Montpelier an
Wells River railroads will sell single tick
cts in either direction for five cents, an
round trip tickets for ten cents. Train
will be run to accommodate the people, an
2 the running time, Montpelier to Barre,
only fifteen minutes
THE hearing in the case OF John Emer
of Barre against the II. O. Bowers Grant,
Company and George w. Wing, was IT
: sumed last Friday in the Office of Truman
II. Gordon before Hon. Frank Plumley o
Mortified. The plaintiff attached propert
, valued at $500 some two years ago, at tn
! sheds Of the Staples Granite Company whic
!. was claimed by the Bowers Company.
THE peoples Line" the Montpelier an
i Wells River railroad, will run frequer
r trains to-day between Montpelier an
Barre to accommodate those wishing to a
. tend the grand celebration there. Fare on
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