The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-12
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOOAL HAPPENINGS.

evening ON business Trip 10 chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius IL. Voldholm left Fri
day for a few weeks outing at the Lake
View House in Woodbury..
Mrs. Charles W. Hollis with her son and
daughter of Braintree, Mass, are guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e Perrin.
Lieutensnt.G overnor-elecl Allen has en-
gagged rooms at DIR. III S. Boardman's for
the session. He will board at the Pavilion.
Governor Smith and State Auditor o. W
Barber were in town Friday inspecting the
addition to the State house, which Is now
practically complete.
Eight Representatives from Addison
county have engaged quarters at the Mont
peler House. Representative Norton Of
Waitsfeld will also board there.
@. Edward Whestley, who has been act
ing az clerk at the Pavilion is to soon fin
ish his duties there and his place will be
taken by Philip Smith.
Mrs. Charles A. Reed and Mrs. e. w.
Bailey went Friday morning to Mar blehead
Neck, Mass, where they are guests of Miss
Belle Cross at Hotel Samoset.
At regular meeting OF Montpelier lodge,
Knights Of Pythias, held Thursday evening,
w, II. Farrar was installed as chancellor
commander in place OF j. w. Caustic, re-
signed
Judge Rowell has appointed Hon. j. M.
Fisher Of Cabot foreman OF the grand jury
nov in session. Col A @. Brown was
called as talesman to serve in place of L.
Bart Gross, excused.
O. q. Putnam of Putnamsvile is one Of
the stockholders in the Stone Lumber Com
pany OF Burlington and Boston, articles of
Incorporation for which were filed in Bur
lington on Wednesday. This company has
a capital stock OF $4,000.
The second annual young alumni reunion
and banquet of Montpelier seminary will
be held Monday evening, September IT.
AT the banquet several recent graduates
and undergraduates will respond to toasts.
A full attendance OF the graduates o. re-
cent years is expected.
Did the bosoms of the local Republicans
who con ributed to the election of y Demo-
cratic Representative on Tuesday swell
with pride last evening when the Demo-
cratic speakers were effusvely thanking
them for deserving their own candidate aud
coors?
Harlan w. Kemp has right to feel
grieved by the desertions from the party
which accomplished his defeat on Tuesday.
But there is no faint of Judas Iscariot III
Mr.. Kemp's makeup. He will still be the
most loyal and jealous of Republicans,
because he is Republican from principle.
The versatile Jack Harris once more
treads the soil of his native heath and his
column Of paragraphs in the Montpelier
JOURNAL adds greatly to the readabiensss
OF that paper, besides giving promise OF
WudJ we may expect WIEN Jut Legislative
session opens.-Randolph Herald and News
Sheriff Graves arrested Clarence Bout
well at Moretown Thursday afternoon on
the charge Of cruelty to animals and brought
him to this city. The case was settled up
by the mortgage OF the horse turning it
into fall feed and Boutwell, agreeing to kill
1t, If, after a certain time, it does not show
evidences of gain in flesh and strength.
Hon. Hiram Carleton has reason to feel
gratifed with the favor with which his
candidacy for judge of probate met at the
election in this city on Tuesday. He polled
the largest vote of any candidate on the
State, county or city tickets, polling 839
votes, or seven more than Hon. W. W.
Sticknev, who was close second with S32.
Several representative Democrats in the
city returned this morning from "protract-
ed meeting" at the Gulf House, Williams
town, and their general appearance today
indicates that something took place. Like
wise party OF sparkling Republican lights
"ratified" at Berlin pond last evening, evil
IDENTIFY with entire success. Funny about
some things.
A belt breaking in the Montpelier Steam
laundry on Thursday and winding about
the shafting and beating against a sheet of
tin on the wall caused panic among the
women employed there. Thoughts Of
boiler explosion filed their minds and they
fled from the building. After being con-
NluC6u tuOy NOlO uuuulJ mOu buDy
meekly returned to work.
The social given Wednesday evening in
Trinity church vestry in aid OF the piano
fund was quite largely attended and was
thoroughly enjoyable. 1t took the form of
reunion after the summer vacation. Prof.
and Mrs. W. M. Newton, Mrs M. l..
Beardsley and Rev. c. o. Judkins received
the people as they arrived and made every
one feel al home. Refreshments OF lemon
ade and cake were served by a corps Of
young ladies, after which short musical
and literary programme was rendered.
Rather than to have their town go unrep-
resented the voters of Warren were bound
to fight it out on that line II il took all sum-
mer and Thursday evening their eff rts
were finally successful Wilson A. Averill,
the citizens Republican candidate and re-
liable Dillingham; man, was elected on the
nineteenth ballot, after which the weary
patriots wendell their way homeward for a
needed rest The voters OF Warren deserve
much credit for their persistency and for
the gratifying result OF their long struggle.
George d. Tewksbury died at his home
in Worcester, September 2, after an Illness
OF several weeks Mr.. Tewksbury was born
in Calais in 1912, moving to Worcester
about forty years ago. He is survived by
five children-Charles G., Frank p, Arthur
R., ana Mrs. l.. G. Kelton of Worcester,
and Oden f. Tewksbury OF Morris, MINI.
Mr.. Tewksbury was man of sterling quail
tiles who will be sadly missed from the
home and community where he was loved
and respected, The funeral was held from
his late home on Monday, September 3 at
four o'clock Rev. NJ Ryan OF Middlesex
officiating.
The remains of Charles r. Tyler, who
died Tuesday at Burlington, were brought
to this city Thursday noon for burial. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Tyler and little
son and few Burlington friends. A dele
CATION from Vermont Lodge of Odd Fellows
and Fred M. Benway, representing the
Cotton Manufacturing Company, in whose
employ Mr.. Tyler was for many years, met
the remains at the Central Vermont station
and accompanied them to Green Mount
Cemetery where burial was made. Rev. O.
o. Judkins OBLIGATED, and the Odd Fellows
burial service was used.
Clarence Boutwell, OF Moretown has
horse which he drives to this city occasion
ally whose enfeebed and worn out condi-
ton would cause the rocks to weep. The
man and animal were in town Wednesday
afternoon when DIR. w l.. Goodale made q
complaint against Boutwell,. Officer Wood
took the team and put il up at Sparrow's