The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-04-25
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.


Frank GauJhler Oh Jnl5 CITY ana Joe MArJell
of Barre, has been arranged to take place in |
Armory hall on Monday evening, May IA.
Paul Dillingham; has returnedtrom a
weeks visit in DArien, Conn. He is to re-
turn next Wednesday to Hanover, N. H.,
where he will resume his stldies at Dart
mouth college.
James Sullivan, who has been for some
years fireman for Engineer Robert Whelan |
on the Central Vermont branch passenger |
train, has gone to Montana. where he |
may decide to locate.
The remains of Mrs. Bridget, wife OF John |
Hornbrook OF New York, arrived in this
city Friday and will be taken to Moretown |
for burial. MIR. Hornbr is a brother OF |
William Hornbrook OF this city.
G. II. Guernsey, who is at present con-
fined in hospital at Springfield, Mass, is,
in connection with his other ailments,
afflicted with an attack OF sciatica. Mrs
Guernsey will remain and care for him.
The May term OF Slpreme Court will con-
vene at Montpelier on Tuesday, May 8.
The docket will be out la few days. 1t is
expected the exceptions in the murder case
OF state against Doherty will be argued at
this term.
ID. A. Perry's real estate agency of Barre
is to have charge of the advertising placed
in the electric railway cars this season.
This agency has just sold the Fred Waters
house on Division street, Barre, TO Harry
Gamble of Williamstown for Sl,225.
John Isaacs, a polisher at the Columbian
Granite Oompany's sheds, lost the first joint
of the second finger Of his right hand and
badly mangled those on either side by get
ting his hand caught between two heavy
blocks Of granite.
The city clerk and treasurer expects to
occupy his new quarters IN the Laugdon
block at the corner OF State and Elm streets
sometime this week. These quarters have
been arranged very conveniently and in
their T4w of paint nrpHHnt Anigk and
span appearance.
Deputy County Clerk Ben Gates and the
jolly Dutchman, John Mobus, juror from
Wa tsteld, gave sugar party III the grand
jury room of the court house Tuesday even
ing. Jurors and court officers were guests
OF honor, and the OCCASION was thoroughly
enjoyed by all present.
b. Q. Alexander has in his possession a
United States silver dollar of antique date
having been made in 1895. On the edge of
the coin in sunken lettering appears the
words, One hundred cents, one dollar"
Mr.. Alexander is positive of its genuine
ness as he cut his first teeth upon it.
Rev. q. o. Judkins was unexpectedly
called from town Wednesday evening and
was unable to speak on Personal Purity"
before the Workingnem's club as an
nounced. John l.. Stanyan took his place
and spoke entertainingly on the expert
ences OF a musician on the road with the
circus and opera.
The body of the late George s. Hubbard
was taken on Friday from the undertake
ing rooms of Johonnott & Halls and buried
in Green Mount Cemetery. 1t was impos-
sible after the funeral Thursday afternoon
toireach the cemetery, as the road portion
of the way was covered with water several
feet deep.
A delegate from the rural dis trict to the
State convention was quartered Wednes-
day night at one OF the local hosteries and
RI "A
and asked the clerk if he kept the Dewey"
cigar. He appeared noIplussed when the
clerk replied in the negative adding jok-
ingly that they did not dare to keep any Of
that brand in the case.
Deputy Sheriff NJ. Z. Chase arrested John
j. Shorey at Plaintield Tuesday. Shorey is
charged with assault on a man named
Camp. He was brought into court and his
bail was fixed at $500. b. b. Martin of
Plainfield and G. e. Woodward, Jr., of
Montpelier went surety for him and he was
released from custody.
Frederick j. Robar and Miss Ada NJ
Hutchins of this city were married Tuesday
evening by Rev. William j. Cloues, pastor
OF the Baptist church, at the residence of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin f.
Hutchins, No. 8 Foster street. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robar will be at home at No. 8 Foster
street after May l.
The funeral of the late George S. Hub
bard was held on Thursday at two o'clock
from the Church of the Messiah. Rev. j.
Edward Wright officiating. The bearers
were III. j. Goodrich of st. Johnsbury, j /.
III. Goodrich OF McIndoes, G. B. Dodge
Jr., of Lisbon, n. H., and Alvin III. Robin
sou of Montpelier. Burial was in Green
Mount cemetery.
John O'Neil of Butte, Mont, is a visitor
in the city. He is superintendent of a
large copper mining plant in Anaconda,
Mont, having some 270O men under him.
Inc mines cover area equal to that OF
this city. He has not visited Montpelier
since 1884 when he assisted in the construc
ton of the Berlin water system.
Leon b. Baketel was taken to the State
Asylum for the Insane at Waterbury on
Thursday by Sheriff Graves. Leon claims
that he took only $l07 from Mr.. Love and
on that basis his father made Mr.. Love
whole, even paying his sons board bill at
the Riverside. The course taken by the
father of the young man has made him
many friends in Montpelier.
The BIN. Sheppard Company has pur-
chased the stock Of boots and shoes at the
T. L. Ranney store and III. E. Slayton has
purchased the other goods. The Shepard
Company, beginning next week, will close
out the stock at greatly reduced prices at
down sales held by this company is a guar.
antee of the bargains to be offered at this
sale.
While Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Dodge were
sitting quietly in their room in Lawrence
building Tuesday evening a white dove
flew in at the half open window, and, after
circling the room, allowed Mrs Dodge 70
take it in her hands. She kept the bird over
night and fed it, allowing it liberty few
moments before she heard OF the death Of
George S. Hubbard, her uncle. Was this
an omen or did it just happen?
Deputy Sheriff M. K. Chase closed deal
on Wednesday with Judge @. d. Edgerton
by which Mr.. Chase takes the furniture left
In the store of the late o. d. Edgerton Of
Mortified, and rents rooms in the Edger
ton block in that village where he will
open furniture and undertaking rooms. Mr.
Chase will take possession this week. He
has had several years of experience in the
business and the village OF Northfield Of
fers unusual inducements for an enterprise
OF this kind.
The funeral Of the late williams Noyel
was held Saturday afternoon at two
o'clock from his late home on St. Pau
street. Members OF Brooks Post G. A. Il.
were requested to meet at the Post hall a