The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-02
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPBNINGS.

A son was horn thursday hiIeruOOh W
Mr.. and Mrs. z, j. Ledden.
Charles W. Burpee of Springfield Mass.
is the guest Of j. E. Leland. 60
Judge j. NJ. Tyler went Friday noon to his
home in Bratteboro to remain over Sunday.
DR.. Minnie s. Marshall is to move her
Office to the first floor of the house on Main
street occupied by M. l.. Wood.
At meeting Tuesday evening Of Brooks
Post G. A. r., Walter Il. Waterman was
elected commander to fill the vacancy
caused by the death OF John w. Smith
George E. Holden, with several other
inmates OF the State hospital for the Insane
at Waterbury, has been transferred 10 the
asylum at Bratteboro.
About a dozen Shriners from Mount Sinai
Temple left on Fridoy by private car on
the pilgrimage to Burlington. Several
more from this city left on the afternoon
trains.
Four new members were initiated into
Rob Morris chapter, Order OF the eastern
star. at a special meeting held Tuesday
evening. Four more will be taken IN at
the next meeting.
The Pavilion billiard hall, which was
damaged by the recent flood and which has
since been closed, has been renovated and
repainted and is to be again opened to the
public on Thursday.
G. b. johnson and wife of Los Angeles,
OAl., nave HOlu 10 Odulbl DWOobOy dhu
wife for 81 $50 their house on River street.
The sale was made through the real estate
agency Of A j. Howe.
The closed pouch from the Montpelier
post office for Marsh6eld and the Cabot
postoffices was put on Wednesday after
noon. This pouch leaves Montpelier every
week day afternoon at 4:lO.
II. A. Skinner and A. G. Blanchard, who
now own the Bruce block on Main street,
are to make extensive exterior and interior
repairs on the building. Among the i'm.
provements will be either a slate or metal
roof.
About sixty couples attended the young
peoples social hop held Tuesday evening
in Emore's hall Several were present
from Barre and the occasion is reported as
having been most enjoyable. The party
broke up at late hour. Elmores orches-
ira furnished music.
w, B. Worthing has leased for this season
of the administrators OF the estate OF the
late John e. Hubbard the land left by Mr..
Hubbard to Montpelier for public park.
Mr.. Worthing will pasture part OF it and
cut the grass on the remainder.
The Capital Electric Company has in
stalled at Adams hotel fifty drop return
call electric annunciator OF the latest i'm
proved pattern. By its aid the Office can be
called from any room and an answer re-
turned by simply pesssing button. Land
lord Adams is determined to keep up with
the times in the way Of modern improve
ments and conveniences at his hotel.
Washington county furnishes fifteen of
the one hundred cases on the docket for the
May term of Supreme court which Convenes
at Montpelier on Tuesday, May 3. Some OF
these Washington county cases will, how
ever, probably be continued, among them
State against John Kelley, assault with in
tent to kill, as Kelley is now in the State
asylum for the insane at Waterbury. Gale
donia comes next to Washington county in
the number OF cases docketed-13.
G. e. Shepard of Marshfield, the we'll
known horseman, who is at present serving
as petit juror from that town, has sold his
trottng mare Restless" to George W.
Hing Of Chestnut Hill Philadelphia. This
mare has a record of 2:58 and trial record
of 2:253. She was taken to St. Adams on
Wednesday by II. P. WEIGH to be loaded
with other animals. "Shep" does not name
the price he received, but it was surely of
generous dimensions. During the fair sea-
son last fall "Shep" and Restless" were
among the attractions on several race
tracks.
The effort to arrange sparring match
between Frank Gauthier of this city and
Joe Martel of Barre has fallen through
Martel. wanted the earth and backed out
because he couldn't get it. He stipulated
that he should be allowed to furnish his
own referee and ticket seller and also that
before entering the ring he should be given
Out-Hhll inc gaze receipts. InlS may not
have seemed much of a demand by Barre
sport but the Montpelier men had no de-
sire to participate in any more fakes, so
they declined to enter into the proposed ar
rangement
Charles Doherty, the convicted murderer,
Is forfeiting what sympathy may have been
felt for him, by his actions at the county
Jail of late. He made a brutal assault
Tuesday afternoon on Taylor o. Parker OF
Barre, another inmate of the Jail, because
Parker closed a window. 1t was necessary
to send for DR.. MCGUIRE to attend to Par
ker's injuries. Doherty was at once locked
In his cell where he Is likely to remain
until Supreme Court passes on the excep-
tions in his case. He has been unusually
ugly OF late, and has given Sheriff Graves
and Jailor Tracy much trouble.
The base ball season at the Montpelier
Seminary opened Saturday with game on
the campus called at three o'clock in the
afternoon between the Montpelier Semi
nary and Norwich University teams
Harry M. Smith is manager for the local
team this season. The schedule OF games,
as far as now arranged is as follows April
%, Norwich University at Montpelier; May
4, Middlebury college at Montpelier; May
II, st. Adams high school at St. Adams
May 10, Cuban Giants 1T Montpelier; Nay
26, st. Adams high school at Montpelier;
May 30, Dartmouth college freshmen at
Montpelier; June 2, Norwich University at
Mortified; June 6, Vermont academy at
Montpelier.