The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-08
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

ONOhihb'
II. G. Campbell and family left today for
Montgomery, where they are to reside in
the future.
Mrs. George\ Kneeland, who has been
visiting at the home of Mrs. II. b. Cross,
left Saturday for her home in Mexico.
The local court of Foresters of America
held a special meeting Monday evening for
the purpose OF initiating new member.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet Wednesday afternoon at
half past two o'clock with Miss Eliza b.
Rublee.
The Baptist Christian Endeavor Society
is to hold Guessing social" Wednesday
evening a the home of Carl Walbridge, at
l09 Berlin street.
George w. Kidder, through Edward Ba-
ker, has been granted a pension OF So
month with eleven years back pay amount
ing to $757 81.
The executive council of the local anti
saloon league will meet Wednesday even
ing at half past seven in the small vestry OF
Trinity church.
Michael Keleher, who for the past four
months has been under medical treatment
in Concord, N. III. returned to his home in
this city Monday evening.
Sheriff Bancroft left Tuesday noon for an
absence of several days in the southern
part of the State and in New Hampshire.
He is engaged in genealogical work.
Contractor Lang Of the Bolton Falls elec-
trio plant was in the city Friday evening to
confer with Francis Blossom, a New York
contractor, in regard to an enterprise In
which both are interested at Bristol, Conn.
| Eli Carter, who was recently convicted
of obtaining liquor at the city agency under
false pretences, was taken to- oiRutland Mon
day by Chief Tuttle to serve out his sem
tence in the house of correction.
By the new assignment Of Judges for the
year commencing December l next, Chief
Judge Taft will preside at the next March
term OF Washington county court and Judge
Rowell at the September term.
Mrs. Norman A. Goodwin, who has been
spending the summer with relatives at
East Montpelier Center, went on Monday
to New York city to join her husband,
where they are to spend the winter.
The mail train north bound on the Cen
tral Vermont railway Monday afternoon
ran into herd Of cattle near Royalton, kill
| ing eight cows and a calf. The cattle were
| being driven TO the station to be CARED.
Fred Lawrence, who was arrested for in
toxcatlon Saturday evening" was convicted
in city court Monday evening. He appeal
ed his case. Herbert Lawrence, his broth
or, became surety for his bail of $50.
County court will reconvene Wednesday
afternoon at two o'clock, Judge Watson
presiding. 1t is understood the criminal
docket will be taken up, and that horse
stealing case will be first tried.
IS ColIins bas traded his farm near the
Will Clapp place in the town of Barre with
Leath Freeman, of Jones Brothers, for
the latters house in the city OF Barre The
| transfer was made through the real estate
agency of ID. A. Perry.
IN accoraahGe wiIn the Pia9 VI 1ao6 GpisCopai
visltation i0r the nrst haii Oh lSoo bisnop
Merrlll VIII preside at tne annual session
OF the vermont MeChoulst conference
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SeIh buckley, chS geu WIN IuThlsning
iquor 10 Aiourn Cieveiahu, was cioseu III
III Guy court iate monuay AFTERNOON anu
resulted IN the cohVlction OF buckley ne
was hned Sl0 and costs amounting In all TO
ABOUT SfO. he Appealed MS case 10 county
court ana furnished Dail In the sum OF Sloo.
The following meteoruloeical summary
for the month Of Octoher, inst closed. il
furnished by w. A shaw. observer at the
Northneiu statioh' mean temperatures
4o'; highest temperature, 70, octOoer IA;
lowest temperature, ~ Octooer ~; toIal
precipitation, z'a9 lnches; prevailing ulrec.
uon OF wind, south; total movement OF
vino, 5,64i miles; maximum veloclty ol
wind, ~ miles an hour, Octoper u; mum
Der OF clear days, 8; partly cloudy days, III
cloudy days, i6.
~ -, "AN "a WV 80 ~
lass which constructed the abutments 1oI
cost ot the nresent abutments wonld fall a
Iltle abort of $4,000. Those which had
heen nreviouslv built had TO be taken onl
as tbev were unsuitable for the sort oi
hridge now tn he erected there. The ex
nense of constructing those taken ont was
ahont e5OO making the total coat 10 thf
citv in the neigbbor6ood of So. 800 as agsins,
some az OOO maid for putt;ng in the sbnt
ments for The new cred Archn bridge,
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mons ras,msGeu.ica, 81 q, Associas'on M neiu re
oenViy ae o.' A'oatis' .no a! Meseehger VI INA
hs1nnet oivsn at The American H6nae nav.
Mira w. n. Terrill of this oity the followinf
cnmnIiment. "The reciting ~ 1The King,.
Pardonn nv Mrs- w r. Terrill Of Mont
nsIiar gavsa nieasant diversitv To the nro
gramme Mrs TerriIl has a snlendid voic,
for such q recitation. and the annlanse anr
nrsisa she receivad were her dne
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Benjamin p. Reed OF Berlin aged sew
J enty-six years, died Sunday morning OF
> heart trouble after short illness. A wild
ow and seven children survive him. Th