The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-22
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

IOfK on Thursday and Will probably reaCl
Montpelier Friday or Saturday.
Mrs. j. A. DeBoer and two younger
daughters lef6 today for an outing at Cush
ing's Island in Portland harbor.
The Labor Day picnic, under the auspices
OF tne labor organizations of Barre, is to be
held at Cherryvale grove, on Monday, Sep.
tember 3.
A Democratic rally will be held at Mont
pelier Wednesday evening. The principal
speaker will be George Fred Williams of
Boston.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Lynch was
| held Saturdaymorning from st. Augustines 3
church. Burial was in the Catholic GEM
etery.
/. ID. Taylor has returned from his visit
| to his home in Hartford, Kan, aud will re-
sumo his studies in the office of Senter &
| Goddard.
Saturday afternoon Ira Edison suffered a
At OF indigestion and fell in dead faint on
the street. He was taken home and soon
recovered.
Frank e. Smith has been elected treas
urer Of Stannard lodge, New England
Order of Protection, in place of @. II. Bus
well, resigned.
Edwin w. Felt, who has been rail oading
in Colorado for the past year, is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Felt, his parents,
for few days.
H. B. Wedge has been given by County
Commissioners Worcester full control OF the
city agency during the illness of Capt. III.
@. Lull, the agent.
The Womens Christian Temperance
Union will hold business meeting Wed.
nesday afternoon at three o'clock, with
Mrs o. Fl. Richardson.
DR.. Fred G.. Fassett, instructor in the
American school OF osieo opathy at Kinks
vile, Mo, is the guest of Mrs e. s. Fiske,
his mother, for few weeks.
About 300 were present at the Sunday
evening service at Sethany church. The
singing of the Arion quartette met with the
same popular favor as of old.
The socialist Democratic party in Mont
pelier filed nomination papers for William
L. Carley as Its representative in the legis-
iature Saturday evening at the city clerks
office
Letter Carrier j. f. Goodanough and
with relatives in Huntington. Substitute
A. ID. Silloway is taking Mr.. Goodenough's
route in the meantime
DR. e. K. Beeman, who has been spend
ing his summer months in European coun-
tries, will return TO this city Wednesday Of
this week. The doctors many friends will
be glad to know of his arrival.
Officer Brown arrested Thomas McCunn
of Barre for intoxication Sunday evening.
In city court today McCunn pleaded guilty
and disclosed on a friend. He was fined
with costs $1319 which he paid.
The Lamoille county fair for September
5, 6, and has been postponed on account of
small pox in Hardw and elsewhere.
II conditions are favorable it will be held
later, probably September %, 26 and o.
Constable G. s. Whittier has served libel
for divorce in the case of William Burns Of
this city against Estella Burns OF Barre re.
turnable at the September term of court on
the ground of intolerable severity.
The case against "Chin" Davis for selling
intoxicating liquor at the Granite City trot-
ting park, was called in Barre city court on
Monday and was continued until Monday,
Oct. 8. In the meantime Davis is released
under 800 bail
An effort, which promises to be success
full, is being made to secure the required
bail for the release of Harry p. Wand, who
is now in Jail awaiting the action of the
grand jury on the charge of the larceny of
Lucius stones pocket book.
Leon Blair, the trick and fancy bicycle
rider of Holyoke, Mass. who has been visit
ing in town for the past two weeks, left
Tuesday for Burlington. Mr.. Blair is a
phenomenal rider of the wheel. His best
feature is the great jumping act.
Mrs. Joseph Poland has gone to Barnet to
attend the wedding Of Miss Margaret, ,daugh-
ter OF Hon. Cloud Harvey, cousin Of Mrs.
Poland. The Harvey homestead has been
in the family four generations or more than
one hundred years.
Gen. w. H. Gilmore and wife were at the
Montpelier House Monday night and went
this morning to their home in Fairlee. Gen.
Gilmore has been busy since the close Of the
muster In adjusting the accounts Of the reg
iment and caring for State property.
Sheriff Bancroft has arranged with Judge
Hoyt H. Wheeler to hold special session
OF United States district court at Mont
pelier on Wednesday, August 20 at nine
O'Clock in the forenoon, in the court room
OF the federal building. All papers dated
August %, 1893, will be good at this date.
j. Edward Bailey's horse. e. e. Knott.
made hit in the free-for-all race at st. AL
bans Saturday, winning three straight
heats. In the first heat Knott started
twenty. five yards behind the other horses.
While the official time of his heat was 2:174
three watches were kept on Knott after he
went undr the starting wire and he made
the mile in 2:10a
j. j. Bergen was elected chairman and
K. A. Sweeney secretary of the Democratic
caucus held Saturday evening to nominate
candidate for city representative. BY
rising vote A. j. Sibley was unanimously
elected is made up OF j S. Voldholm, L. j.
Kelleher, A. Galaise, E. A. Sweeney, H. p.
Carleton and John Doucette.
Company II and the Montpelier Military
Band with Companies e of Barre and G OF
Bradford arrived at 1:20 P. M, Saturday
from Camp Governor Smith where they
have been in camp for the past eight days.
Company II formed at the depot, and with
the band headed by Regimental Drum Ma
jor Allen OF Bridgewater, marched to their
quarters at Armory hall. The boys report
a most pleasant muster.
Lewis e. Tucker OF Calais, who is seventy
seven years OF age, was the guest Of M. A.
Kent, his nephew, Saturday. He had not
visited Montpelier in ten years and ex-
pressed much surprise at its growth and
improvements. He had never before seen
an electric Car and while riding on one to
Barre, which he had not visited in thirty
years. the quaintness of his comments kept
the passengers In roar OF laughter. He
said he enjoyed the day immensely.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kelley received
notice Friday evening Of the sudden death
from heart failure of James Victor Morrow
at Morristown, N. Y. No psrticulsre were
given. The remains are to be brought to
to this city Tuesday for burial beside his
first wife in Green Mount cemetery. A
widow and three daughters survive him.
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