The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-20
MONTPELIER And VICINITY
Loo Il HAPPENINGS.

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broidery.
"Colbatb," owned by j. M. Boutwell,,
won the 2.l2 race at the Burlington fair on
Friday. Best time 2:16f.
Mason 8. Stone, State superintendent of
education, was taken to Heaton Hospital
Saturday evening. He is threatened with
typhoid fever.
A special train will leave the Mortified
| fair grounds for this city at $3.50 o'clock
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, ar
riviDg here at 6:0S.
The st. Johnsbury lodge, Knights Of
Pythiss, is to attend the Dewey celebration
and will charter special train in which the
members will be quartered while here.
Special religious services will be held In
Berlin hall Wednesday afternoon and even
| ing. They will be in charge OF Rev. IL. IL.
Perry, pastor of the Evangelical church.
All will be welcome.
Rev. j. K Wright is to preach next Sun
| day morning, in the Church OF the Messiah,
a sermon appropriate to the thrtieth ami
versary Of his settlement. 1t Is hoped there
will ba large attendance.
Miss Willmsp, sister of Rev. l.. X. Will
man of Waterbury, will lead service OF
song at the Thursday evening prayer meet
ing at Trinity church. Miss Whitman is a
noted gospel singer, and will sing several
| solos.
The womsn's auxiliary to the Episcopal
| board Of missions will hold the annual
| meeting in Montpelier October 2 and g.
The delegates from Christ church are Mrs.
Fred K. Smith, Mrs. H. A. Adams and Miss
| Helen Dewey.
The Barre Evening Telegram OF Friday
says: ut was source OF great pleasure to
welcome the large crowd OF Montpelier
people " no came up to Barre last night to
see Kellar. Truly Barre is getting to be
the hub of Vermont"
The religious services in the Morse school
house, East Montpelier, next Sunday at
2:15 P. M, TO be conducted by Rev. j. K.
Wright, will be adapted to children and
young people, whose attendance with their
older friends is especially desired.
Andrew Freedman, of New York city,
president of the New York base ball club,
and also credited by Harper'S Weekly with
being BOSS Croker's handy man." stopped
ct the Pavilion for few days while
on his way home from the White Noun
| tains.
G. e. Bertholf OF the midnight mission of
| Boston spoke farewell message at the
| Young Mems Christian Association service
at Langdon's ledge yesterday. Mr.. Bertholf
| has been very active in Christian work
while here and will be much missed.
Lieutenant George f. Bailey of North
| field, who has recently been assigned to the
Forty first United States volunteers has re-
ceived orders to report at Portland, Me-,
for recruiting duty, and leaves for that city
tonight. Lieutenant Bailey was with Conn
pany + at Chickamaugua.
The Ministerial Union met Mouday in
Rev. j. e. Wrights study. Rev. j. #.
| Simmons of Woodstock, who preached in
the Church OF the Messiah, last Sunday,
re ad a paper on the Book OF Jonah. and
Mrs. Maria Tinker reviewed Rev. Charles
NJ. Sheldon's book, I'm His Steps"
While Benjamin Daley's team was draw
ing lot OF building material to the Lang
don premises Friday some OF the material
slipped under the horses heels. They ran
catering the material along State street
till they were finally brought up near the
Exchange HOTEL
A man named Alger from Moretown
while driving down State street Saturday
afternoon caught the hind wheel Of his car
riage in the Car track and 1t locked in the
| rear wheel of Joseph Perkins express
wagon tipping Alger out and springing the
rear axle to his carriage badly.
C. III. jackson of Worcester was arrested
| Friday afternoon for intOxicatiOn by deputy
sheriff Kidder. In city court on Saturday
he was convicted and in default OF payment
| OF his fine was sent to jail for ten days. He
| was also convicted of obtaining liquor at
the city liquor agency under false preten-
ces, and sentenced to the house OF cOrrec-
tion for 10 days, where he will be taken at
the expiration OF his Jail sentence.
Frank Gravelin was arrested Friday
evening by Constable Whittier for intox.
cation. In city court he was convicted OF a
third offence. He appealed his case to
county court and his bail was fixed at 800
which he furnished. He was Immediately
re- arrested by Sheriff Graves on informa.
ton filed by States Attorney HDar, charg-
ing with illegal traffic in intoxicants. His
bail was fixed at $3.50, in default OF which
he was remanded TO Jail.
A carrier pigeon will convey the frst news
of the approach OF the Olympia with Ad-
miral Dewey. Several fine specimens Of
the bird have been removed from their cote
to the Navy Yard in Brooklyn and trans
ferred to the cruiser New York and will &C.
company her when she leaves in q week or
80 to look out for Dewey. On the first
sight OF the Olympia, birds will be released
bearing message to Rear Admiral Philip.
j. Henry Libben, formerly of the Union
House, now proprietor of the Commercial
House, Barre, is in trouble because OF al
legged violation of the prohibitory law.
The Commercial House was raided Satur-
day afternoon by Sheriff Graves aud Dspu-
ty Sheriff Tempeton, and quantity Of Gin,
whiskey and lager WAS secured. Mr.. Lib
ben was put under bonds for his appear
snce in court to-day. The result of other
raids in Barre Saturday afternoon is told in
the Barre column.
was slimly attended owing to the north
pole atmosp phere which prevailed. The
band will have to hustle In order to get in
the three remaining concerts OF the eighteen
to be given this season as provided in the
city's appropriation of $1,000 Notwith-
standing the GOODNESS OF the evening and
the small crowd present, the band render
ed one OF the best programmes OF the sea
son. The two songs for the cornet by
George K. White met with especial favor
eliciting hearty encores.
Household furniture for sale. Having
rented my house, and am to reside out OF
the State. will be at my house, 76 East
State street, Tuesday and Wednesday OF
this week TO sell at private sale my house
hold furniture, consisting of chamber suits
spring beds, mattresses, feather bed, couch,
lounge, chairs, tables, one gasoline stove
clocks, straw mating, invalid's chair, eic.
These goods must be sold at once. Any
one needing any of them will find 1t to
their advantage to come and look at them
as they will be sold cheap. Mrs. III, E.
Worthing.
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