The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-10-31
dONTPE..lER and VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

| FIRE escapes are being placed on the real
| OF the Langdon block st the corner OF State
and Elm streets.
The cannonading at the Waterbury eel
ebration Friday evening could be distinctly
heard in this vicinity.
Married, in Montpelier, October 20, by
Rev. j. Edward Wright, Fred ID. Backus OF
Montpelier, and Emma L. Davis Of Barre.
Judgment for the defendant was rendered
In the civil case of Stanley Roberts against
E. K. Davis, which was tried In city court
Saturday.
Mrs. r. Nj. Foster. East Montpelier, has
| an advertisement Of stock, hay and farming
tools for sale at auction, Nov. 2, which will
| interest people who want to buy.
Mount Sinai Temple, Mobiles Of the Mys-
| 10 Shrine, will hold meeting for work at
Armory hall in this city on Saturday even
ing, November 10, at 1890 O'Clock.
1t is notable circumstance that Hon.
Charles De" ey and his brother Edward
we're born on the same day of the month
March 27-the former in 1926, the latter in
1929.
The Garnet Seal circle will meet next Fri
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the trustees
room OF the Kellogg g-Hubbard library. Mag
azine reading, "Oritical Studies in French
Literature and "a Reading Journey in
The Orient"
Without question, the musical event of
Apollo club, in Blanchard opera house,
November 1, when Miss Jackson, tho
world-famous violin virtuoso and her tai
ented company of artists are to appear.
Walter, the son OF James Burke, while
scufi1ng with Duplessis boy in front Of
the opera house Monday evening, fe and
broke both bones CT his left wrist. He was
taken to the office of DR.. Chandler where
the fracture WAS reduced.
Soma vontbfnl viaitorn tho citv want
into local grocery the other day and es-
pying some colored Christmas candles pur-
chased few and departed. In short
time they returned the candles and asked
for the return OF their money alleging that
the "candy" they had purchased was stale
and they were unable TO eat it.
Friday evening the sp cal train to Wa
terbury over the White River division of
the Central Vermont railroad contained
fourteen cars which were crowded to their
fullest capacity. There we're 757 tickets
sold for Waterbury during the day and
evening and many who intended to go gave
it up when they saw the tremendous crowd
The recent grand jury returned an indict-
ment against Michael Broggi, charging him
with selling and maintaining nuisance.
he has been lost TO sight since then but on
Monday afternoon, Deputy Sheriff Wedge
epprehended and arrested him. Bail was
fixed at $500 In the two cares and 1t was
nishing surety.
The foot ball game Saturday afternoon
on the Seminary campus between the Bur-
lington High school and Montpelier Semin-
airy teams was hot one and resulted in a
victory for the Seminary boys by score of
29 10 o. Capt Miller Of the Seminary team
was injured, but continued in the game.
Two of the Burlington boys were injured
one with a sprained ankle and another by a
badly wrenched shoulder.
The Consolidated Lighting Company is
making extensive improvements upon its
property at the Pioneer village. George Cay
hue has just completed moving the polishing
| mill occupied by Daniel Emery near the
line of the highway and two wings, one at
either end OF the polishing mill, are to be
| added They will be used as stone sheds
and Charles Churchill of Barre has the con-
tract for their construction.
The funeral services of Edward Dewey
were held from Christ church at two O'Clock
Monday Rev. A. N. Lewis officiat-
ing. There was a large attendance. Col.
.. ID. Clark had charge OF the arrangements
and the bearers were the three sons, Thorn
ss, Theodore G. and julius E., the two
sons-in-law, j. l.. Martin and r. A. How
land, and his nephew, w. t. Dewey. T. Q
| floral offerings we're many and beautiful.
Burial was in the family lot in Green Noun,
| cemetery.
L. @, Rivers and G. g. Willison went
hunting Friday. MIR. Wilson had previ
| ovsly held that he was a second William
| Tell and able to light matches with rife
at long range. Not finding any game Mr.
Willisen made deal with farmer that he
| should have chance to shoot at some o
| his hens with the uuderstan ing that every
| hen he hit in the head with rifle ball he
| was TO have gratis and to pay the farmer
dollar for each one he missed. He shot nine
times and never touched head The farm
\,
| 50 due MIN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francisco and two children
an Italian family residing at Charles
street, were the victims Sunday of ptomain,
poisoning. They partook OF a chicken TO
dinner which had been kept on earth be
yond the allotted time conducive 10 gooC
health and in the evening the family be
summoned and with the aid of neighbori
succeeded in getting the family out of dan
ger by administering antidotes and the.
will fully recover
John Mckenzie assaulted t. r. Lasco
Monday night at the head of Stat street b
striking him in the face with bottle with
out any prOvocation. Mr.. Lascor threw hi
assailant to the ground and restrained hin
in self defence. After letting Mckenzie uI
Mr.. Lascor started up Main street and go
as far as the Shipman store when McKenzi
again assaulted him. Mr.. Lascor again sc
| CuISu buc hdu uulil OpoClhl OluCoE DldCh
hall placed him under arrest and late
lodged him in jail.
Mrs. Herbert d. Currier of "a Mortified,
street, sustained painful accident on Sa
urday evening. She was attending tn
performance at the opera house and becom
ing faint started to leave the house. Upo
reaching the top of the stairs at the mai
: entrance, she lost her footing and fell thu
entire length of the stairway, striking he
head on the granite steps at the bottom
, She was rendered unconscious and was ia
ken to Terrill's drug store where DR.
. Chandler and Watson a tended her. Rel
3 tOratives were administered and she 500
regained consciousness. IL was found ths
+, a cash about two aud half inches in lengt
: had been inflicted upon her right temple
penetrating TO the bone and requiring 81
stitches in the dressing. She also sustaine
3 bruises upon the right shoulder but no bon,
were broken. She was conveyed to he
home in a hack.
Perley, the young son OF r. L. Pitkin, a
cidently shot himself In one foot with
thirty-two oalbre revolver Sunday afte
n noon. He took the revolver a little aft
q noon and went to the barn to shoot a rs
It While handling the weapon IL went off, Il
u ball entering his foot. He returned To tl
, hnuaa and told hia father the raVOlvar WI