The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-21
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Elmer j, Blanchard, Sharpener Tor
Sweeney Brothers, was arrested Wednes-
day evening and taken to Chelsea. He is
charged with fishing in posted brooks in
East Corinth.
In the case OF w. e. Jackson against
Fred Gould, arguel Tuesday evening be-
fore Justice j. H. Lucia, Judgement was
rendered the defendant on the ground that
Mr. Jackson did not keep the tenement in
proper repair,
Miss Jessie Lena Clay, well known
among the young people of Montpelier, was
married Monday, June 8, to Gilbert L.
Drinkwater OF Boston. They left immedi-
ately for San Francisco, which will be their
future home.
G. II. Wilder has recently purchased a
new Boehm piccolo for military band use
He is to play with the Sherman band OF
d. Burlington as piccOlo aud flute sOloist and
this instrument is ordered especially for use
in that organization.
Frank D. Maynard of Burlington, for
merly candy maker for @. III. Cross & Son,
of this city, has gone to Denver Col. Mr.
Maynard has for some years been suffering
from an affection of the lungs and of late
his symptoms have been serious. He has
gone to Colorado by advice OF his physicians.
b. f. Keinard, the socialist orator from
New York, spoke on the city lot Thursday
evening to good-sized crowd. The bur
den Of his discourse was Analysing trusts
and denouncing them on general princi-
pies. There was nothing in his remarks to
which the authorities could take exceptions.
Charles son OF Rev. NJ. II. Ryan of Mid
dlesex and Clyde Farrar were run down
while crossing South Main street during the
heavy shower on Wednesday. The boys
were carrying an umbrella and did not see
rapidly driven approaching team. The
Farrar boy was badly bruised but no bones
were broken.
George Vincent of Calais was arrested
Thursday afternoon by Special Officer
Whittier on complaint Of Vincent's wife,
made to Grand Juror II. O.. Shurtleff. Mrs,
Vincent charges her husband with slapping
her face and other wise abusing her while
they were attending the circus at Mont
pelier last Wednesday. The case will be
given hearing this afternoon.
The electric railway enjoyed a rush OF
business on Wednesday. The open cars
had to be supplemented by closed ones in
order to meet the demands upon the line.
The heavy shower at noon caused a tempo.
rary delay on the line, the rain washing
sand and gravel down Charles street, com
pletely burying the rails, but Superintend-
ent Andrus was equal to the emergency
and speedily cleaned the track.
Matthew Hale of Boston, former we'll
known compositor and newspaper reporter
in Montpelier, is renewing old acqusint-
ances in this city. Mr.. Hale was, a quar-
ter OF century ago, compositor and re-
porter, both on the WAToHMAN and argus
He left Montpelier twenty-:hree years ago,
and for the past eighteen years has been on
the staff Of the Boston Globe as desk editor.
He is receiving warm welcome from the
few of his fellow laborers and friends who
yet remain in Montpelier and Barre.
Prof Maynard Maxim and family left the
city this morning for his home in Paris,
Me. Professor Maxim, who for some years
has been popular instructor of Montpelier
Seminary has closed his labors with that
institution and in the fall is to take a posi-
ton as heal OF the business department of
the high school in Worcester, Mass. Pro-
lessor and Mrs. Maxim during their stay in
the city have made for themselves wide
circle Of friends who will wish them the
success in their new field which their mer-
to deserve.
Mrs. Helen Watterson Moody OF New
York, the we'll known writer and authoress,
arrived at Montpelier on Thursday She
will have rooms at the Jewett homestead
for several weeks and will take her meals
at the Riverside Mrs. Moody is regular
contributor to Scribner's magazine. The
series OF articles on "The Unquiet Sex"
written by her for that magazine, attracted
much attention and have been widely
quoted, Her husband will be here during
part OF July
Members OF the city council accompanied
Street Commissioner Roberts to Mortified
street on Thursday, to investigate the ex-
tent OF damage by Wednesdays shower to
the retaining wall forming the brook side
OF the highway opposite L. w. Woods
property. They found that the wall had
been undermined for a distance of about
thirty feet and that the remainder was in
an unsafe condition. Orders were given to
begin at once on the construction Of new
wall suitable for the place. 1t is expected
that A. Shambo will have the contract for
the work. In the meanwhile lights have
been ordered to be placed there by night to
warn travellers OF the danger.
At the annual IN Getting of the Vt. Domestic
Missionary Society, held on Wednesday at
Barre, the following officers were elected
for the year, ensuing; President, Rev. Hen
~ Fairbanks, ST. Johnsbury; yce.presi-
dent, N. G. Williams, Bellows Falls; audit
Or l.. d. Hazen, st. Johnsbury; directors,
for three years. d. M. Camp, Newport Rev.
G. w. Phillips, Rutland, Rev. Edward
Halves. Burlington, Rev. G. N. Thomas,
zen, Mortified, Rev. Q. R. Seymour, Ben
niugton, Rev. A. A. Smith, East Barre,
Deacon c. F. Thsyer, Brsttleboro; for one
year, Rev. V. M. Hardy, Randolph Deacon
G. W. OsgoOd, Bellows Falls, Deacon W.
j. Van Pstten, Burlington, and M. H. Ste
vens.
A pretty wedding occurred at nine o'clock
Church when john &. Flanagan and Miss
Martha Ellen Bsdord. both OF this city,
were united IN marriage by rev. rather
W. j. O'Sullivan. George Flanagan OF
Bellows Falls, brother of the groom, acted
as best man and Miss Nellie Conway of
Barre, cousin of the bride, as bridesmaid.
The church was well filed with the friends
OF the contracting parties, who are among
Montpelier's most popular young people.
AT the close OF the service Mr.. and Mrs.
Flanagan and invited guests repaired to
the home OF Peter Badord ON State street,
father OF the bride, where dainty and we'll
appointed bridal breakfast had been pre-
pared for them. Mr.. and Mrs. Flanagan
left the city on the afternoon train for a
weeks bridal trip. II is intimated that
their destination was Montreal.
Late on Wednesday afternoon three
Barre toughs went into Tomassi's restau.
rant on South Main street and after monkey.
ing around for awhile insulted Mrs. Tomas
81 She appeared not to notice the matter
and they turned their attention to her hus
band. Fearing that there would be trouble
she entreated her husband to have nothing
to say to the fellows, when one struck her d
heavy blow with his fist and at the same
time reached over for bottle standing on
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