The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-06-06

Rev. DR.. S. N, Jackson officiating and the
burial was in Elmwood cemetery.
| Bertha, wife OF Frank Durkee died last
Saturday morning at her home on Warren
| street of pneumonia. Deceased was ma
| tive OF Tunbrdge. She leaves husband
and one daughter. The funeral services
were held Monday morning at her late
| home, aud later, services were held at East
Plaiufield where the burial took place.
The opening of o, II. Hale's dancing pa
vilion last Friday and Saturday evenings at
tracted la ge crowds and everything was
| conducted in the most orderly manner. The
large pavilion was decorated with flags,
! bunting and Chinese lanterns and was pref
! tiy ligh ed with forty incandescent lights.
| The opera house orchestra furnished music.
Miss Lillian Schaffer and her trained
| horses proved a drawing card at the open
ing of the Granite City trotting park on
Memorial Day. The attendance was very
| large and the entertainment gave excellent
satisfaction. The kilograms defeated the
Burlingtons at base ball by score of to
a. The same afternoon the Rev. j. A.
! Sherburne's Sunday-school class defeated
team from the Baptist Barracks society on
the Seminary campus by score Of 80 to 81.
Judge Watson of the Supreme court has
| granted an injunction against the city OF
Barre on the petition of Mrs. e l.. Smith
| W ploNcnb buO Clby llOih CiOoeibS hCi pup
erty at the extension of Elm street. This
case grows out of the purchase OF the black
| smith shop on Elm street by the city In
mediately after the injunction was served
| Mrs Smith had fence rebuilt around the
| property.
At an adjourned special meeting OF the
| city council, held last Friday evening, City
| Engineer Currier submitted an estimate OF
the cost to put in four new hydrapts recon-
! mended by the fire committee, as $6,771, 3D.
| The report OF the city committee recon-
mending a sewer on Dewey street was ac-
resolution fixing the tax rate at So 20 but
no action was taken with reference to the
resolution.
| The water in the Bolster reservoir Is get
| ting very low and the city council is consid-
ering the advisability OF having the East
Barre water turned on. The Supreme
| court judges have been petitioned to hasten
the decision in the Barre Water Company
| case now with the court 80 that arrange
ments can be made to get an extra supply
| OF water. East Barre water is not for gem
eral use but for fire p rposes and to save
| the water in the Bolster reservoir as much
as possible.
At special meeting of the city council,
held last week, it was the unanimous vote
of the aldermen that the tax rate for the
current year should be fixed at So 30 on the
dollar OF the grand list in order to meet
the demands for new streets, sewers, side
walks and bridges to cover the costs OF the
damage done by the high water last Febru-
airy. Petitions for a retaining wall on the
northeast side OF Foster street and for q
sewer on Dewey street were referred to the
street committee. The cemetery commits.
sioners reported in favor OF changing the
line between the city property and the land
OF Mr.. Seaver on Maple avenue. The re-
port was accepted and adopted. Building
permits were granted to Il. j. Bolster, l.
A. Gale, Mrs. Julia B. Bisbee and Nicholas
Veale. Alderman Kingston reported un'
favorably in the matter Of purchasing the
Burlington Hook and Ladder truck, and In
this report he was sustained by Chief En-
gineer Phelps of the fire department. The
property committee was instructed to see
that the exits from the opera house were
kept open when an entertainment Is in pro
gress and TO have the side doors changed &C
that they will swing outward. The resig
nation OF A. q. Fay as city grand juror wai
received and the nomination of Frank
Williams to fill the vacancy was confirmed
| West Berlin.
! The inside OF the Methodist church is be
ing newly painted.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs
Gsorge Williams Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. CHM and Norman Cobb,
I saw young deer in Mr.. Ginn's gardeI
? Saturday evening.
Miss Maud Glines graduates from North
1 field High school and goes Immediately T.
8 Marshfield as teacher.
Averll Colby is at home on two weeks
vacation from Buffers hospital, Provi
: dence, r. l., where he is private nurse.
, Middlesex.
: Rev. Frank X. Gale of Stowe Is to preac
q for the Unitarian society next Sunday q
2:15 Pm.
:. MoretowB.
o Mrs. A. M. Darling has returned to towr
T Mr.. and Mrs. N Il Sp abiding OF Burlinl
u ton were In town over Sunday.
= Miss Olive Freeman Is visiting her sister
Mrs William Hathaway, near Montpelier.
George W. Mckinney has closed his ba,
= Der shop and goes this week to Massachl
> setts.
+ Quite number from town attended til
d entertainment and dance at Duxbury las
,. Friday evening.
d Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Dumas OF Waitsfisl
are spending few days with their daugt
81 tor, Mrs. W. q. Somervile, on the con
n mon.
. The body OF Mrs. George Ainsworth
u Springfield, Mass, was brought to tow
10 Sunday morning and taken to the home
70 Frank Bedding where services were held @
q, Monday. The interment was at Wsitsfiel,