The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-06-06
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Snow, their parents.
James Grogan has gone TO San Francisco
TO see il a change of climate will prove
beneficial to his health.
Wallace f. Poore and Miss Gertrude
Pool Bugbee of Barre were married May 80
in this city by Rev. W j. Clouse.
Mrs. Andrew Sprague OF Chelsea is the
guest OF relatives in the city for time.
She is being treated by DR.. E. E. Beeman.
The handsome new rubber-tired ambu-
lance ordered for Driscol & Roakes by
George Wheeler has arrived and was set
up today.
Miss Lizzie Spanlding has returned from
a two weeks visit at her home in North
field and has resumed her treatment under
Prot. b, George wilkins.
wv. Brock, j s. Viles, @. II Ferrin
and @. C. Putnam left Friday for ten days
fishing trip ut the St. Bernard clubs camp
at st. Alexis, 2. Q.
The rooms in the opera house block for
merly occupied by g. S. Ballard are being
fitted up as offices for Prof. q. George VIII
kins, who is TO occupy them in few days.
E. e. Ross of Esst Middlebury, a former
proprietor OF the Exchange Hotel, is renew
ing old acquaintances in the city Dem"
is looking finely and ia receiving warm
greetings on every hand.
Mrs M. w Wheelock and Mrs f. r. Dsw.
ley left Thursday night for Lynn, Mass,
to attend the funeral of Harry Miles,
their brother, who was killed at Waltham,
Mass, in bicycle race on Memorial day.
The ball game played Wednesday morn
ing on the Union school grounds between
the Waterbury TOughs and the local High
School team attracted good crowd and the
work Of both teams was fast and full of
ginger The visitors finally defeated the
High School boys by score OF u to 10.
4. j. Holland of Concord n. H., and
George Connors Of this city are to spar ten
rounds for scientific points in Armory hall
next Friday evening, Both men have been
in training for some weeks and are already
in first-class condition. j, M. Donahue, the
popular referee, will ofiiciate at this match.
A young quarryman named Raycroft su
fered painful accident on Friday at the
Clark SibleY quarry in Calais. His right
hand became caught between two blocks of
granite and the bone of the thumb was so
crushed that it was necessary to amputate
it Just below the first Joint.
Chief Of Police futile received Thursday
evening a telegram from Mayor Spellman,
Sheriff Peabody and Chief OF Police Bow
man OF Rutland as follows: THE Wallace
circus here today was the finest and clean
est show ever seen in Rutland. Our rec
commentators" This circus will be in
Montpelier on Saturday, June 8.
Memorial day in this city passed off with
out the recurrence of Objectionable features
in the way of intoxication and street fights
which have characterized the day in some
past years. While there were large num-
Der of people in and about town during the
day, the crowd was most orderly and the
police report that not even a single arrest
was made.
d. e. Mason, while playing short stop for
the Apollo Club team Wednesday after
noon, got hot liner on the end OF the third
finger OF his right hand dislocating the mid
die Joint. The injury was reduced by DR..
Goodale, who was on the ground, but MIR.
Mason was unable to finish the last two inn
ings OF the game. His place was taken by
substitute Powell.
Six of the seven Supreme Court Judges
have June terms OF county court commenc-
ing Tuesday, June B. Chief udge Taft will
be at st. Johusbury, Judge Rowell at Hyde
Park, Tyler at Middlebury, Munson at
Windsor, Start at Chelsea, and Thompson
at Manchester. Judge Watson is fortunate
in having no assignment until August 7,
when he holds court in Grand Isle county
He is the only judge available in June in
case OF the illness of any of his six asso-
cates.
M. W. Wheelock received telegram on
thursday announcing that Harry Miles,
brother OF Mrs. Wheelock was killed on
Memorial Day at Lynn, Mass. No particu-
lars were given as to the cause of the young
mans death. The deceased was employed
In the General Electric Compsnys works at
Lynn and was a well known bicyclist. 1t
is thought he may have been killed in a
racing accident. He was the son of o. G.
Miles, who for several years was a resident
OF this city.
The occupants Of the seven o'clock cleo.
trio car from Barre Wednesday morning
witnessed sight which was not only novel
but wOnld have made the nerves Of the 10.
cal sportsmen tremble had they been pres
ent. When theicar was approaching Dodge
bridge handsome doe ran across the track
just in front of the car, and, after jumping
over fence into field, stood for moment
gazing at those on board with apparent
curiosity, then turned and fed into the adj
joining woods 1t is thought the presence
OF theldeer in such close proximity to the
travelled thoroughfare was because 1t had
come down to the river to quench its thirst
and while 80 engaged was surprised by the
approaching car.
George L. Hodgman of this city recently
went on fishing trip in East Montpelier
and in his travels strayed to brook on the
farms OF Russell Collins and Orlando Clark
Before catching any fish he was notified by
the owners that the brook was posted and
he folded his paraphernalia and left. He
Is now the principal in two civil suits
brought by the parties named charging him
with fishing in posted and privately stocked
trout brooks. G. W. and j. G. Wing and
L. ID. Hinckley became surety for Hodg- |
mans appearance at the hearing which Is
TO be held next Tuesday at East Montpel-
Ter. +. A. Bailey appears for the plant
lifts and j. G. Wing for the defendant.
The wife Of Martin Morehouse, the St.
Adams carpenter. who was reported to
have left her husband and children in
Montpelier last Friday for the company of
barber named Jary, drifted into town
Thursday. 1t is said she told plausblestory
and was allowed to take box from the
Central Vermont freight depot said to con-
tain wearing apparel and kit of barber's
tools
james p Simmons of Montpelier, who
was arrested in Barre Memorial Day for in
toxication, and remanded Thursday for an
unsatisfactory disclosure was brought out
again Friday morning. He sworethat he pur-
chased the liquor on which he became in
toxicated of Mrs. G. Leonardo. Mrs Leon
ardi was brought into court and Immediate
ly assaulted Simmons, scratching his face
and pulling his hair until she was pulled off
by officers. Simmons was convicted OF in
toxication and fined the usual amount
which he paid. Mrs Leonardo was found
guilty OF selling. Her sentence was defer
red.
John Ford, aged ffty-seven years, died
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