The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-10

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have work done free OF charge at this time.
Application may be made to DIR. X. l..
Cleaves of this city.
The Bethany church committee has be-
come discouraged In Its efforts to keep
people from trespassing on the grounds.
The signs placed there have been broken or
stolen and certain people have so little re-.
spect for the privileges accorded them that
they persist in walking on the grass at the
entrances to the church grounds. Iron rods
are now being connected with the posts in
order to prevent travelling on the ground.
Ben Coburn has broken up housekeeping
on Northteld street, he and his housekeep-
or, Mrs. Bly,, having parted. On Saturday,
in company with Deputy Tracy, Ben. stop
ped Mrs. BLY, as she was driving out Of Put.
ney's stable and threatened to have her ar
rested II she did not return a shirt waist
and other articles which he alleged be-
longed to him. After some pickering the
matter was adjusted without any criminal
procedure.
Hon. Alfred B. Thompson, ex-msyor OF
Moberly, Mo-, and a leading clothing dealer
OF that city, is revisiting the scenes OF his
boyhood, accompanied by his wife. Mr..
Thompson il a son OF the late Warren
Thompson of Berlin. He served with dis
tinction in Company l, Thirteenth Vermont
regiment, and has been at Moberly since
the close of the war. Mr., and Mrs. Thomp-
son are, at present, guests Of Edwin Carle-
ton, at Barre.
Principal W. X. Davenport of Montpelier
Seminary is putting lots of hard work into
his vacation time, travelling about the State
in the interest of the Seminary. That this
work Ia bearing fruit ia shown by the fact
that already more students are registered
for next term for the main boarding house
and for the boys self boarding house than
were in attendance last term. This, at
least seven weeks before the fall term
opens, is most encouraging.
That the foot bridge connecting lower
State street with the circus grounds il APP
precated Is evidenced by the fact that it is
estimated thai 1000 would be a low estim-
ate Of the number Of people crossing it on
Friday. 1t Is estimated that there were To-
600 people at the afternoon performances
and 600 in the evening, 80 that II these
only made the trip over and back 1t would
make the 10000 without counting the hum
dreds who crossed and recrossed the bridge
during the day.
A special meeting OF the school board
was held on Friday afternoon in the Capt.
tai Savings bank, when the following teach
ers were elected: Miss Alice L. Beckwith
OF Newbury as kindergarten teacher at a
salary OF $3.50 per year; Miss Carrie Stew
ems OF Wolcott as assistant kindergarten
| teacher, salary $3.50; Miss Katherine Gi bert
OF Northfleld as instructor in music, salary
1915; Miss Bessie b. Bowers and Miss Alice
l.. Callahan Of this city and Miss Fisher of
| Cabot ss teachers in the Union school, SAL
sry $3.50 per year each.
A quarterly meeting OF the directors OF
the National Life Insurance Company was
held Tuesday at the home Office in this city.
| The directors from out OF town who were
present wer Gen. j. g. Mccullough OF
| Bennington, Hon. George Briggs of Bran
| don, G.. G. Benedict OF Burlington and j. ID.
| Dennson OF Randolph. n. M. Cutler, treas
| urer Of the company, gave very interesting
| NJ hia tUn NM ba,t ri thrn ob no
| West in the interests OF the company.
Routine business only was transact led.
| This was quarterly and also semi-annual
meeting.
The Rutland railroad has through sleep.
| ing Car service batween Boston and Buff
| falo, N. Y, to commence June II. These
| cars will be run on the fast trains numbers
55 and GA via, Burlington, across the islands,
via Norwood and New York Central rail-
road. This will be the best and most con-
| venient route for reaching the Pan-Ameri.
can Exposition from Vermont points, en-
abling passengers to take a through car
during the afternoon and reach Buffalo the
following morning. Returning, passengers
will leave Buffalo in the evening and ar
rive home the following forenoon. Detail
ed time table folders and full information
will be issued and can be obtained OF ticket
agents at all stations.
The clerical force at the Office of the Yer
mont Mutual Fire Insurance. Company is
to be increased on Thursday and Friday to
handle the preparatory work OF making out
the annual assessments. The extra force
includes the following: Mrs. Bertha L
Viau, Miss Anna Guernsey, Mrs. Lucy K
Barber, Misses Emma Wells, lima Blsnch
ard. Bessie Bowers, Alice Callahan, Bessie
l.. Cummings, Eva Fuller, Julia Holland
Rennie b. Luke, Mary G.. Mahoney, Mary
B. Malone, Mabel B. Silver, Carrie e. Will
ley, Ethel o. Blanpied, Nellie j. Perrin
Bertha Dewey, Edith l.. Carpenter, Marion
Anderson, Nellie Stoughton, Eunice Baker
Mrs. Viola j. Billings, James Dewey
George r. Desvitt, Hathorn Leslie, Martin
W. Peck, Fred ID. Long, Julius Dewey
William G. Desvitt and Louis Brooks.