The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-07-18

secretary.
-Four drunken men who were creating a
disturbance at Jockey Hollow were arrest.
ed last Wednesday by Constable Cayhue
and special officers Gauthier and Lavio-
lette. Two others made their escape he.
fore the officers could gather them in. They
were all arraigned in city court the next
day and paid the usual fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Vaughan were ten.
dered reception last Wednesday evening
by the Epworth League, prior to their de-
parture to their new home in Wisconsin.
peasant musical programme was rem
| dered and Rev. A X. Atwater, in behalf of
the Junior League, presented Mr.. and Mrs.
Vaughan several valuable gifts.
In the several churches in the city last Sun
day services in support of the Anti-Saloon
League were held and in the evening at
eight o'clock a union gospel temperance
meeting was held in the opera house at
Rev @. l.. Hall Of Burlington, Rev. G. N.
Kellogg of Morrisville and Rev G. w.
Morrow delivered addresses.
AT meeting of the shareholders OF the
proposed new telephone company held last
Thursday night, the committee appointed to
reported through e. W. Bisbee that the
prospects were il a capital stock OF SIC, 900
can be secured divided into shares of $50
| each, that the business section of Barre will
soon be covered by a telephone system own
ed wholly by Barre citizens.
Mrs. A. II. Thompson, owner OF the Com
| merclal House, has brought suit against
Charles II. Johnson, late proprietor Of that
| hotel, for damages sccruing to the owner
| because OF the violation Of the terms OF the
lease held by MIR. johnson, in consequence
| OF which he was convicted OF selling intox-
ic 'ting liquor and went to the house of
| correction. The house was closed and the
rent stopped. Judge Boyce will give a
hearing on the case on Wednesday, July
| 49,
Mrs. Oleda Gariboldi was convicted in
city court last week of four second offences
OF selling Intoxicating liquor. Judge Boyce
imposed fine OF $50 in each case with i'm.
prisonment in the house OF correction at
Rutland for not less than forty or more
, than sixty days for each offence. Mrs Gar.
| iboldi secured bail and was released from
| custody. The case was prosecuted by Grand
Juror W. w. Lapoint, and G. T. Swasey and
y. a. Brigham were counsel for the de-
| fence.
South Ryegate.
| Mrs. James Beston is slowly improving In
| health.
W. A. Gibson OF Haverhill, N. H., was
summoned by telephone last Saturday eve.
ming on account OF the illness OF his father,
Pringle Gibson.
George Robin and family are spending the
| week in Barre.
Rev. Frank Collins Of Ryegate Corner,
will speak from Rev. 8. A. Jackson's pulpit
next sunday morning at 1890.
Mrs. Agnes Park and daughter closed
their house and went to Newbury last Mon.
day. They will be away from home until
| cold weather.
| Charles Eliasson and William Cowes have
formed partnership and leased part OF
1 fi.rn HIT
They began cutting stone last Monday.
Peach Thomas returned last Saturday
from Minneapolis after visit of three
weeks. de Is happy boy. Old Vermont
and especially Ryegate never looked 30
good to him before. He says II man has
money enough to buy farm out there, stock
IL, buy his seed and machinery to plant and
harvest 1t with that he has money enough
TO live In Vermont which would suit him
great deal better than to live out there.
Terry q George purchased last week of J
ID. McAllister all the empty bags bearing
the name OF j: RW. Beattie and Beattie 6
nelson, also those unmarked that were In
use by .. Il. w. Beattie at the time he closed
out his feed business here. They purchased
the lot and are to take them where they can
find them.
Plainfield.
A. G. Slsyton of Barre was In town Sat-
urday. 1"'
Eldon Ladd and wife of Boston are visit.
ing in town.
Bert Gale OF Montpelier spent Saturday
with relatives in town.
Carl Foss Is spending part of the week
with his parents, j. A. Foss and wife.
Mrs. Charles Scott of Barre visited her
sister, Mrs. Ira Bstchelder, last week.
The lodge Of Rebekshs is TO visit the
East Barre lodge next Saturday evening.
Stanley and Miss Villa Marsh of Mont
peiier have been Waiting their uncle, Eze-
kiel Skinner.
Mrs. Il. Colburn of Montpelier was In
town over Sunday the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs T. p. Bartlett.
II. II. Dewey, formerly in business here
now OF South birmingham, Mass, ia spend.
ing few weeks in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlyle Goodrich. and
daughter OF Syracuse N. Y, arrived Friday
and are TO spend the summer at the Good.
rich farm.
Frank Bartlett and wife of Boston who
have been visiting at l.. III. Bartletts went
to Randolph Saturday. to visit other rela.
uves' before returning home.
II. X. Lane last spring purchased In Bos.
ton hne dog which Is rapidly developing
into most excellent bird dog. II the farm
fowls are not all killed before the open
season commences, he will be In such
training that all one will have TO do In hunt.
ing Win him will be to pick up the birds he
| kills as he runs through tho unnda