The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-09-04

which also builds up the system that has
suffered from them.
1t is the best medicine for all humors.
l.. Bart Gross, E. ID. Hyde, II. M. Cutler,
J. q. Brown, j. l.. Batchelder, Rome G.
Brown, G. II, Smile, Pearl Blodgett, II. III.
Puffer, G. III. Baldwin, @. r. Lowe and
their families enjoyed a corn roast on
Thursday evening on the heights OF Hub
bard park. There were about thirty pres
ent including the children.
Massey" Dobey pleaded guilty in city
court Monday to the charge of petty larceny
in the theft OF the diamond rings of Mrs.
Fred Chapman on June 26 last. He was
sentenced to not less than two nor more
than three months at hard labor in the
House of Correction. He will be taken to
Rutland on Thursday by City Sheriff Ban
croft.
The tea and spice wagon driven by Hen
nv Lawson met with an accident on Barre
street on Tuesday afternoon. MI Lawson
had left his horse standing alone. 1t be-
came frightened at a passing car and ran
making a circuit of the car and finally col
lided with it. The wagon and its contents
were badly shaken up but the damage was
slight.
The d. A. Perry real estate agency,
Barre, publishes in the WATCHMAN new
list of farms for sale. The offers are good
| Onbb bub DTlCeb arc DhIkhlnHt anu uhoy WiA
unquestionably find quick buyers. Delays
are dangerous. II Mr.. Perry's list includes
| anything any person wants, he should APP
ply at once Perry's properties do not
tarry long for buyers.
Harry Woodbury. OF this city won the first
prze of So in the bicycle race at the Water
| bury fair on Wednesday. The race was in
mile heats, best three out OF FIVE. II. Burpp
of Barre took second prize of SO and Frank
Murphy third of 49, Time, 2:3l1 Murphy
was second in the first heat but broke
pedal in the second which handicapped him
for the rest OF the race.
f. H. Merrill, formerly in charge OF the
Y. M. @. A. in this city, has been appointed
physical director of the No witch, Conn, Y.
M. @. A. The association has a fine build
| ing and equipment and the field is prom
ising one Mr.. Merrill disliked to leave
Montpelier, but as the association here
| could guarantee no salary, and, IL he re-
turned, he would have to raise his own
compensation, he very naturally concluded
TO accept more tiattering Offer elsewhere.
About twenty-five members of Mt. Sinai
Temple Order of the Mystic Shrine, will
ladies' went to Barre on Wednesday even.
ing to attend the Walter S. Main circus, by
invitation of Mr.. Main, who is a prominent
Shriner. In Barre the Montpelier party
We joined by Barre Shriners ami ladies.
The procession, a large number wearing
fezes, took up its march to the trottiDg
park, led by Dr. Steel mounted on camel
The party was Jolly one and marched -
the music OF the Shriners whistled by the
members At the entrance Of the tent the
party was cordially welcomed by Mr.. Main,
and after making a circuit of the amphi-
theater was conducted to seats reserved for
their use.
Here is something of interest to the Mont
pelier gun club: letter to the Boston
transcript says that Private Schmidt, of
TTnita6 infantry
now camped at the rifle range near Mount
Clemens, Mich, made q score at shooting at
six hundred yards that broke the re co OF
the whole army. The target was dummy
man. Nineteen out of twenty OF his shots
took effect, any of which would have caused
instant death in living man, while the
twentieth shot would have inflicted ser
GUS or fatal wound. Schmidt's achieve
ments is said to be not only unparalleled in
United States army rifle shooting records
but also without precedent in similar prac
tice anywhere in the world.
Mrs. Philip King received a dispatch
from Lowell, Mass. recently announcing
the death Of her daughter, Mrs. Thoma
Ross at that place, Word YVES sent to for
ward the body here for burial, and reply
received that 1t could not be done. UpoI
which Jesse King, brother OF the deceas
ed called up the undertaken at Lowell owe
the telephone, and received the intelligence
that his sister had been buried just week
that Thomas Ross, her husband, was unde
arrest, and although no direct statement Il
that effect was made Mr.. King ives giveI
to understand that an investigation r9 q
the cause of his sisters death was beinl
make. This was the reason for Mr.. Ross
being in custody, and why the body coulC
not be sent on until the investigation wa
completed.
It is reported that DR.. Lindsay, the Cit
health officer, is conducting a series O
analyses of Rerlin water in connection will
State board OF health. Nine samples O
water taken from different parts Of tn
pond, reservoir and connecting stream hav
already been examined by the experts il
Burlington, and tenth is to be made be
fore the health officer reports to the coun
, Gil. The analyses it Is said plainly show tina
Berlin water is contaminated by sewage
constituting a menace to health in fact, an
particularly should there be a case OF ty phoi
, fever or other contagious diseases in tn
houses with drains emptying into the pom
or its connecting streams.
A chsncery hearing was held at the cour
house before Judge Watson on Thursday i
the matter OF q demurrer in the case
/, GlyDn, administrator for Arson IL. Stet
bins, who we9 killed by live electric ligh
wire in Mortified year ago last February
|, against the village of Northfield. III. A
. Huse and u. 8. Stanton appeared for the o.
ator and Frank Plumley, G. W. Wing an
, II. A. Hoar for the village Of Northfielt
There was also hearing before Judge Wa
son on the referees report in the case
d Charles Kent OF Mortified against G.
: Ladd OF Worcester. a. s. Stanton appeare
a for the plaintiff and g. W. Wing for the d.
: PENDANT.
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