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

making out the tax bills for 1899 which will
| be on file at the city clerks office for pay
ment July 1.
Harry B. Moulton il in Middletown
Conn, taking months vacation from his
duties at the office OF the National Life In
surance Company.
Arthur, son of Edward Dobey, while
playing near the new Catholic church on
Monday evening, had one foot badly
crushed by falling plank.
Commencing June 1 the last through
electric for Barre leaves Montpelier at ten
o'clock in the evening. The last through
car from Barre to Montpelier leaves that
city at 1915 p. M
Since the Langdon building, corner of
Main and State streets, has been torn down
the easterly wall of the Collins Blakely
block has been bulging outward. 1t was
shored up today with heavy imbers.
Edward Bssett, who was arrested in Bur-
lington Saturday on the charge of stealing
a mileage from broker in Barre in August
1897, was brought to this city Sunday morn.
ing by Deputy Sheriff Shepard and lodged
in Jail.
Mrs. James Mackie was taken Sunday
afternoon in the ambulance from her home
in the French building to Heaton Hospital
to be treated for appendicitis. She was re-
ported as in a more comfortable condition
to-day.
Sundry persons are reporting the arrival
OF the parasite that was to exterminate he
forest caterpillar Dead worms are found
scattered round, supposed to be the victim
OF the promised exterminator. Speed the
parasite.
Eagle Camp, on Grand Isle which has
been visited by 80 many Montpelier peo-
pie in past years, will receive regular board
ers this summer The afternoon steamer
on Wednesday and Saturday now makes
the camp easy of access.
The case against Edward Bissett, who
was arrested in Burlington on Saturday on
the charge of stealing a mileage from a
party in Barre. was mol pressed when called
for hearing in that city Monday and the re-
spondent was discharged.
Joseph Rogers, formerly OF this city, with
two others was tried and convicted Friday
evening in the Barre city court on the
charge of disturbing a Salvation Army
meeting in that city last March Sentence
In the cases has been deferred.
w. G. French, while in performance Of
his duties in the foundry at the Lane Manu-.
featuring Company's works, spilled ladle-
full OF melted iron on one one foot Monday
afternoon burning it so severely as to in
capacitate him for work for some time to
come.
DR.. and Mrs. II. s. Boardman returned
Saturday from New York where they have
been for two weeks or more. They stopped
the tent caterpillars even more of nui.
sance there than they are in Montpelier and
vicinity.
Mrs G. w. Ehle and Archibald Ii. Ehle,
her son, of Northfield, Mimi, accompanied
by Mrs q. II. Lake of Winons, Mimi, ar
rived in the city Monday evening and are
the guests of George r. Ehle for few days.
The two first named are the mother and
brother of Mr. Ehle.
The Chancery hearing in the case of the
electric railway company versus w. A.
Shay ct al which was to have been heard
today before Special Master 9. s. Emery of
Chelsea in Barre, was continued until after
the close Of the June term of Orange coun-
ty court OF which Mr.. Emery is clerk.
Pearl Pitkin. son of F. I. Pitkin, while
riding his velocipede on Main street this
morning, collided with team driven by
Fred Jackson. Both wheels passed over
the velocipede and over one of the lads
legs. The boy escaped without serious il-
jury but the velocpede was demolished.
The gross receipts from the Mai Fete that
closed Saturday evening were over $50,
and the net profits will exceed 800. Sec
retary Merrill proposes to make this an an
nual affair, and in future years will elab
crate upon the original ideas that have
proved so successful in the Fete just closed.
A strange dog was around town Tu, lay
making friends An examination of his
collar showed him to be the property of II.
L. Kimball of Merden, N. Fl. How he
strayed so far away from home is not
known but it is thought he got left here
while accompanying the Kimball Union
baseball team on its tour through the
State.
Cards are out announcing the approach.
ing marriage of Harriet Emily, daughter of
Hon. and Mrs. Fl. A. Huse, to Carlos Camp
Bancroft. The ceremony will be perform
ed at Christ church, on Monday, June 10,
at four o'clock in the afternoon. The new
ly welded couple will be at home at 18 Lib
erty street Wednesdays, July 10 and rs.
A gay party OF young ladies from New
York and Brooklyn arrived at the Pavilion
Saturday evening and were taken Sunday
morning to the Lake View house. Wood
bury, where they are to remain several
weeks. The party was made up of Misses
Josephine Barr, Julia Barr, Mary Barr and
Cornelia q. Henshaw OF Brooklyn, and
Misses Kelly and Chase of New York.
The commencement season at Montpelier
Seminary practically opened Tuesday eve
ningin the chapel when the Ivers. Batchelder
prize debate for a purse OF $25 was he'd.
The question for discussion is "Resolved,
that the policy OF imperialism is unwise for
j. Corliss and j. A. Martin championed
the affirmative, and Fred Daniels, w. f.
Hill and e. e. Wells the negative.
! Several car loads of people from Barre
enjoyed the band concert from the Pavilion
stand Friday evening. 1t was estimated
that at least 1900 people listened to the
rendition of the excellent programme. A
gentleman from Montreal was on the Pa
vilion porch during the concert, and so
charmed was he with the music he wanted
| to wager $40 that the Montpelier band will
capture the 800 prize at Montreal week af.
ter next. He found no one who wanted to
| cover his money.
w. A. Shaw, observer at the Northfield
signal station, furnishes the following me-
teorological summary for the month of
May just closed: Mean temperature, $50;
highest temperature, SO, May /; lowest
temperature, 42o, May A; total precipitation,
1.52 inches; prevailing direction OF wind,
south; total movement OF wind, 6,735 miles,
maximum velocity OF wind, fifty miles an
hour, from the northeast, May l; number
OF clear days, 8; partly cloudy days, 81
cloudy days, l3; heavy frosts, May and 8;
light frosts, May 6. 16 and II,
Members of the city council declare that
the council has not sanctioned or sent out
any advertisement OF G.. o. Taylor whis-
kies, They say that such advertising mat