The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-07
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

thursday 10 Teuhlu Wooh'
Frank Enos commenced last week as chef
at the Montpelier House.
Rev. Joshua Gill of Boston, is visiting
Mrs f. A. Sherburne, his daughter
L. l.. Sparrow has Just received at his
repository another carload OF fine carriages.
j. o. Livingstone sold Thursday lot Of
land on Elm street to ID. III. Dodge for
S1,100.
The Capital Electric Company is wiring
the new barn of Luther Newcomb for cleo
trio lights.
DR.. M. d. Lamb of Barre was married
Thursday in Boston to Miss Clara l.. Hough-
ton, formerly music teacher at Goddard
Seminary.
Mrs. Clara G. Humphrey OF Boston,
daughter OF Gilman b. Dodge arrived Wed
nesday night to assist in caring for her
mother, who is still quite i'll.
At meeting OF Brooks Post held Tues
day evening q vote OF thanks was passed 10
all the organization and individuals that as
sisted them in the services OF Memorial
Day.
Perley w. Holden has resigned as assist
ant treasurer of the Capital Savings bank
and Trust company. With his mother he
will go about July to Hartford, Conn.,, to
reside.
The June communion service in the
Church of the Messiah will be postponed to
may be expected in the Morse school-house,
East Montpelier, next Sunday at 2:15 P. NJ.
Miss Marion Sleeper. aged seventy years,
who resides near the No. bridge in Berlin
while getting water from Wilbur Browns
mill pond on Wednesday, fell in up to her
neck But despite her age she succeeded in
getting out alone
Last week the Montpelier Beef company
raised the price on beef one-half cent per
pound and this week 1t is giving its build
ing near the Central Vermont station new
coat OF paint. The moral is obvious. Eat
trpe and do likewise.
An effort is being made by some OF the
friends of Dick Cilley, who Is held for trial
on the charge Of assaulting his father, to
have the case against him left open and
bail fixed, allowing him his freedom so
long as he is on good behavior.
Barbara, daughter Of o. d. Clark, was
run down by bicycle on the crossing at
the head OF State street Tuesday afternoon.
The rider and little girl were thrown VIC
lently to the ground but fortunately both
escaped without serious injury.
Edward Stimson OF Roxbury has brought
his daughter to Prof. wilkins "Rest Home"
for treatment. She underwent an opera
ton year ago at Mary Fletcher hospital,
Burlington and has been a cripple ever
since. Prof. Wilkins considers her case a
hopeful one.
The citizens Of Montreal offer prize OF
500 in gold to the best band playing at a
concert to be given at the Windsor hotel in
that city during the annual encampment of
the Vermont division, G. A. R., this month.
The Montpelier Military Band has more
than fighting chance to win this prize.
At the Little Church Round the Cor
ner," in New York, on Saturday, Miss Hen.
rietta M. Shredder, younger daughter OF
Mrs. Francis Shredder, was married to
Charles II. Stout, the brides uncle, Rev.
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ceremony. The event is of local interest,
as the Schroeders are we'll known in this
city.
W. j. Chamberlain of the New York Sun
staff was in town today and made the JOUR
NAL office a pleasant call. Mr. Chamber.
lain is travelling through New England in
the interests of the Sun. During the Span
sh-American war he was in charge of the
five press boats chartered by the Sun, from
which graphic and accurate stories were
sent to the Sun at daily expense OF many
thousands of dollars.
intendent Of Construction for the Pauly jail
Manufacturing and Building Company, il
in the city. Work will be commenced on
the new Jail at once. 1t is probable that
certain parts of the work, such as excavat
ing, masonry, ETC., will be sublet but Mr.
Turpin will remain in the city to oversee
the entire work for which his company has
been awarded the contract.
The Seminary baseball team suffered
severe defeat in the games played Monday
and Tuesday afternoon on the Campus. Or
Monday afternoon the team was defeated
by the Kimbsll Union Academy nine O
Meriden, N. H., by score OF II to s. Or
Tuesday afternoon the Vermont Academy
boys of Saxton's River defeated the home
team by score of II to g. In both in
stances the prime cause OF the defeat of tn,
Seminary boys was the superior team work
OF their opponents
T. r. Gordon has appealed his cast
against e. E. Ormsbee, tried before Justic,
T. j. Deavitt on Wednesday, to county
court. Mr. Gordon stated that the safe
which was damaged was stored in room
to which only Ormsbee had the key ant
that some one knocked off the hinges
smashed the dial to the combination loci
and ruined the handles. The amount o
damage done is estimated from S25 to $35
He admits that his case rests wholly upoi
circumstantial evidence but is confiden
that he can win it in county court.
Circulars advertising the merits of G. o
Taylor WHISTLES were distributed abou
town recently. On the bottom of the circular
appears in bold black type, "For sale To-
medicinal purposes at the city liquor agen
cy, Montpelier" This circular is some
thing OF an innovation. 1t is quite unusua
to advertise liquors broadcast, and partic
ularly in connection with the town agency
The question has also arisen as to who i
booming these goods-the city council o
Chester II. Graves & Sons, the wholesalers
An alarm of fire was runa in from box II
at eleven o'clock Wednesday morning. Thu
fire was at the house OF Daniel Emery at thu
Pioneer. The cause Of the fire was de
fective chimney in the ell part OF the house
While men from the neighboring stone
sheds removed the household goods, thu
Central Vermont section men extinguishet
the blaze with a garden hose. This wa
accomplished before the arrival of the Vol
unteer and No. hose companies, who wer
accompanied by q little army of bikers
The damage done by the fire was slight
and was covered by insurance. Holes wer
burned through the roof and two floors
Carl Walbridge and Miss Lena Cobb
were married Thursday evening at the HON
oflMr. and Mrs. George l.. Colby at 20 CHI
street. Rev. W. A Dawson 'performe,
the ceremony. The affair was a quie
QUE, with only the relatives and immediate
friends OF the couple present. The newl
welded pair left on the midnight trai
for Malone, N. Y, the home of tn
the groom's parents, where they will visi
for ten days. Upon their return to the cit
they will begin housekeeping in the Thoma
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