The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

mum iluulc hdo Doou OhkdBOu 40 OIkdu-
ist during the summer at the Methodist
church in Waterbury.
Gen. W. II. Gilmore shipped Friday from
the state arsenal three cases OF rifles to
Lieut.. Elmer e. Bean OF Randolph.
A new telephone cable in place of the old
one Is being run today from the corner OF
State and Elm streets to the local exchange
Miss Florence, daughter OF f. #. Remple
OF Logan, Ohio, formerly OF Montpelier, and
Miss Marion Densmore Of Malta, o., are
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. @. Bowers.
The d. N. Hunt place, I'M Berlin, on hill
road between Montpelier and Berlin Pond,
has been sold, through the Real Estate
Agency OF M W, Wheelock, to Watson @.
Ferriss Of jay, N. Y.
AT business meeting of Company II
held Thursday evening Corporal j. K.
Doherty was promoted to third sergeant
and Private Harry Moulton to fourth SER
geant, to fill vacancies.
MES: Stone, State superintendent OF ed
ucation, went w edpesday to Brandon where
he is to attend public meeting this even
ing. Thursday and Friday he is to attend
the teachers institute at Woodstock.
j. Q. Davis, manager OF the stock ex-
change in Walton block, is to move his
family from ST. Adams to this city where
they are to occupy the o. N. Cross house
on East State street, formerly occupied by
X. r. Bates.
Mary Howe LAWN, William LAWN and
Lucien Howe OF Brattleboro, and Miss
Bologna of New York, were at the Pavil-
ion Wednesday night. They went to St.
Albans Thursday morning where they give
concert Thursday evening.
@. A. Smith, the marble man, while dig
gng in the rear Of his shop today, got the
impression that he had discovered a Klon-
dixie. In shoveling up the earth he brought
to light So bill which apparently had laid
buried there for some time.
e. 1. Drury, general agent for the Con-
necticut General Life Insurance Company,
has been to White River Junction to pay
the widow of the late Depu9y Sheriff G. W.
Hoffman, who was recently shot by Frank
Shaw, the 81, 900 insurance which Mr.. Hoff-
man carried in that company.
Brooks Post, G. A. R., Brooks Relief
Corps and Gen. Stephen Thomas Camp,
Sons OF Veterans, will attend divine SER
vice in body at Bethany church Sunday
morning, May II, when sermon appro-
pirate to the day will be preached by Rev.
Dr. Norman Seaver, the pastor.
The funeral of o. L. Harvey was held
Wednesday at two o'clock from his late
home at Kinney's Mills. Rev. j. Edward
Wright was the officiating clergyman. The
bearers were l.. s. Wheeler, George Wheel
or, o. W. Harvey and Calvis Harvey. The
burial was in the Cutler burying ground.
One of the leaders OF four-horse team
owned by e. l.. Putney was taken with
blind staggers Wednesday evening when
in front OF Miller's block OH Main street.
After plunging wildly about the animal
fell and for time resisted all efforts made
to relieve it, Finally it was gotten on to
its feet and taken to the stable.
The funenal of Ashley Hubbard was held
on Thursday from his late home on Cliff
street, Rev. j. Edward Wright officiating
w. 8. Hudson had charge and the bearers
were. Joel Foster, John Mooney, Elkins
Perkins. G. w. Selinas, A. II. Cutler and s.
avr1in ha Of
profuse and beautiful. Burial In Green
Mount cemetery.
Driscoll q Roakes have, in fitting up their
undertaking rooms at IA State street, put in
a novel system for storing and displaying
their Baskets. Ten cabinet like compart-
OF the wall. On the inside of each door is
to BIZ fastened a cssket. The door is 30 bal.
anced that it can be tipped down endways
into the room when 1t is desired to show a
casket. When the compartments are closed
that side of the store appears like panelled
work.
Senator S. L. Griffith Of Dandy Gen. W.
Y. W. Ripley of Rutland and W. J. Bigelow
Of Burlington passed through Montpelier
wednesday evening on their way home
from Groton, where they tested the fishing
In Darling pond, owned and controlled by
Senator Griffith. In an hour Tuesday af-
ternoon and three hours Wednesday fore
noon the party caught sixty-eight pounds OF
trout. Gen. Ripley alone took seventeen
pounds with fly. Mr.. Griffith will not
sell fishing rights on that pond this season.
The Seminary base ball team lost game
to Middlebury college Thursday afternoon
at Middlebury in a closely played game on
both sides. Parkers arm gave out in the
third inning, allowing Middlebury to get
quite lead. In the fifth inning Drake was
taken out Of the box and Stearns put in, but
he was called back in the eighth. Middle
hurV alut ont In the laat two inning
and the Seminary brought in six runs in
the seventh, which indicates the Seminary
boys would have redeemed themselves had
not the game been cancelled in the eight in
ming, owing to lack OF time. The score:
Middlebury 26, Seminary 10.
1t is not true as is stated in the Montpel.
Ter correspondence of the Free Press this
morning, that "Joseph A. DeBoer, actuary
OF the National Life Insurance Company,
has announced himself as a candidate for
the office Of Senator" from Washington
county. Mr.. DeBoer has announced him.
self as candidate for no Office whatever
and Is an aspirant for no public :office. His
name has, however, been mentioned with
much favor in connection with both the
Office OF Senate. and Representative OF the
city. For either of these offices he is very
handsomely equipped, but II his services
are wanted 1t is quite likely he will have to
be drafted.
telegram was received Tuesday even.
ing announcing that that Walter H. Bailey
OF Peacham is under arrest at Havana
When Bailey fled TO New York two weeks
ago he made no secret Of his plans to 90 to
Cuba and it is now known that he sailed
last Thursday. Since his departure from
Vermont more forged endorsements on his
notes have turned up and the total amount
is said to be over $1,000. His brother-in
law, Col. George B. M. Harvey, OF the
North american Reuiew and Harper publica
lions has his name forged on notes amount
Ing to $1,000 and Bailey also forged thu
name of Charles j. Bell Of Walden, besides
about half dozen other well-to- 10 Peach
am people. These notes are all held IL
Peacham and it now turns out that Bailey
had make practice in the past dozeI
years OF raising money in this way anC
when found out had made some sort OF
settlement.
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