The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-29

M. Boutwell, Burial was in Green Mount
cemetery. The funeral services were large.
ly attended and the floral offerings were
beautiful and profuse.
A district meeting of the Woman's For
eign Miss onary society will be held in Trim
ity church, Montpelier, on Thursday, Sep
teLDtJor 6, morning afternoon and evening.
An elaborate programme has been prepar-
ed A pleasiog feature of the afternoon
session ill be au address on "rhe true
spirit Of giving" by Mrs. A. II. Webb Of
Bradford, formerly Of Montpelier. In the
evening SoobOonsgam Animal, high caste
Brahmin, who has been disowned BY her
family because she embraced the Christian
religion, Will speak aud sing.
Ernest Jacobsen returned Sunday morn
ing from TWO months visit TO Germany.
TLis was his first visit 10 his home in Ham.
burg since leaving for this country some
eight years ago. He enjoyed his visit with
h relatives and TO the principal cities of
Germany hugely hut is glad to get back to
Montpelier He said today that he had
while away needed light oveTcost most Of
the time and that the present hot wave was
a surprise to him. John II. Cox, who has
had charge OF Mr.. JacObsens greenhouse
in his absence, has returned TO Boston and
is to take position as travelling salesman
for a seed house.
The Vermont yearly meeting and minis
ters conference Of Free Baptists will be
held at Sutton on Thursday, Friday, Sstur-
day and Sunday, September 6, T. 8 anu 9.
the usual convention rates. No rates below
mileage, good to the bearer, could be OBJ
aimed over the Central Vermont, 80 all will
have to purchase mileage on that road to
secure the lowest rate. An interesting pro-
gramm- covering the four days has been ar
ranged by III. A. Blake, the clerk and treas
urer, and his associates All visitors will
be cordially welcomed.
While James I. Sabin and his two daugh-
ters Margaret and Doris, were returning
Saturday evening from two weeks outing
at Berlin pond they narrowly escaped So.
rious injury. O. III. Stewart, one Of whose
cottages they had occupied, was conveying
them home in two horse rig and as they
were coming down the hill leading to
Berlin street the pole strap broke, letting
the carriage on the heels OF the horses. Mr..
Stewart with great presence Of mind jump
ed from the carriage and guided the fright.
ened animals into bank beside the road
thus averting what might have proved se-
rious accident.
Deputy Sheriff Cooley of Waterbury came
to the city Monday evening and took back
with him "Reddy" Drnnan, whom Off GER
Whittier arrested that morning on the
charge of shooting with intent to kill. At
Waterbury Drinnan was convicted of intox-
ication and committed to county Jail for
which he is charged was at the fest house in
Chittenden county across the line from
Washington county it could not be brought
against him in this county. At the expira-
tion Of his fifteen days in Jail, however, he
will be handed over TO the Chittenden
county officers and taken to Burlington to
stand trial on the more serious charge
against him.
j. II. Senter, Democratic candidate for
Governor, has gone to Middlebury where
he speaks at a rally Monday evening He is
also booked to speak his week at Benning.
ton, Rutland and Cabot and probably at
Windsor and Hyde Park, Clarence Senter
his son. is also to speak every day this week
in Orleans county. Mr.. SeDter said today
that the Democratic speakers throughout
the State will bring up the recent letting oi
the State printing contract out OF the State
as a strong argument against the policy OF
the Republican party in this State He also
said that he had learned it was a fact that
Messrs Rowland and Barber Of the State
commission on printing had admitted thai
the contract with parties outside the State
was made over the protest II Hon. ii. a
Huse, the other mt mber OF the CON mission
This statement is denied by Mr.. HowlanC
in behalf of himself and Mr. Barber.