The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-02

railroad bridge at the mouth of the
North Branch stream has been COM
pleted and trains resumed running
over the bridge on Friday evening.
Judge T H. Lance of Cabot is danger
ously i'll at his home in that place suffer
| ing from kidney trouble and his physi-
clans fear that he cannot recover. Mr..
Lance is well known in Washington coun-
ty having occupied the position Cf assis-
tant judge.
several of the friends of Nr and Mrs.
| w n. Theriauit, who understood their
marriage was TO occur at eight clock
tins morning, went TO st Augustne's
| church at that hour and after waiting for
a time learned the event had taken place
an hour aud half previously.
There was a fair attendance at
Dewey park on Monday evening. only
three of the Rialto company had ar
rived, however, so no admission was
charged. The trio entertained the
audience for about an hour The rest
of the company arrive today.
j. a. Calklns, of the clerical force at the
! local express company's : office, has been
! transfe red to Concord, N. III, His place
is taken by &. II. Goodwin, who has been
! express messenger between this city and
Willamstown, and Mr. Goodwin's place is
taken by l.. A. Sibley of Burlington
This is an exceedingly busy season
with contractors and builders and
there are larger number of struc-
lures in the course of building than
for some years past. 1t is said that
there is not an idle carpenter in the
city and few more could find en-
ployment.
The Central Vermont railroad has
cleaned up the wreckPge at MiddleseX
caused by the washont, the last being
burned Saturday. Work will he COM
menced at once in filing the ugly hole
that causes no end of apprehension among
the passengers as eacn train creeps slowly
across the temporary trestls.
Mrs. A. j. Stone, aged ninety
three years and who has for some
years resided in this city with Mrs l.
II. p. Rowell, her daug hter, has gone
to New Britain, Conn. where she has
entered the sanitarium of her son, DR..
E. L. Styles. DR.. NJ. F. Styles, an
other son, accompanied Mrs. Stone.
1t is SAID that the battle of Manila Bay
pales into iilsignihcance alongside the
more recent battle of Berlin pond. I'm
| fortunately the war correspondents are
unable to give the details as the Kings
force of 10 strong insist that Mumm 5
| the word. so future generations will
thumb the pages of history in a vain
search for IA record of event.
The Middlebury Reg lister speaking
of the commencement exercises at the
college there says: The music fur
nished by Wilder's orchestra of Mont
pelier during the exercises of alumni
day and and the prize speaking was
especially fine and greatly appreciated
by the lovers of good music. This is
one of the very best orchestras i'll New
England
Non Union made tobacco sold in
this city stands in line for being
scabbed. 1.-THE local unions have re-
ceived from the Central Labor Union
headquarters list of union made to-
baccoes and ii this list is approved
by the local unions, as it probably
will be, other tobaccoes like the Con-
tinental company's products will be
prescribed.
Those who tremble each time they
indulge in a glass of water lest they
drink few million bacilli or shudde1
at the thought of some stray microbe
finding lodgings within their houses
should take particular pains to thor
oughly wash all fruit before eating
as fruit dealers keep the same exposed
on stands along the streets regardless
of the clouds of dust that prevail.
Ilt VI lllC lSdIlC
turing company registered one of the
largest iron MEETINGS on Friday in its
history. The average daily melting
is from 1000 to 5000 pounds but Oh
Friday it was 8, 500, or about double
the usual quantity. The occasion was
: the casting of some of the heavy fix
lures for the great derrick being con
structed for Mayor Boutwell, to bt
? used on the Langdon quarries,
! The handsome picture won by the
, knights of Columbus cribbage team
in its tournament with that of Com
pany H last winter is on exhibition IL
: the window of j. f. Leland's store
|, 1t is an excellent steel engraving ant
+ the subject is the Landing of Colum
bus 1t is enclosed in a massive gill
a frame and the whole is valued 40 S25
/ The picture will bekhung in the as
5 sembly hall of the Montpelier Council
= The weather clerk was indulgent t.
the band on Saturday evening and thu
: result was large crowd in attendance
- at the open air concert given at the
q School street stand. The stand ha
been repaired and the gas lamps re
D placed by electric lamps with re
: Electors The fine program rendered
i by the band was thoroughly apprecia
: ted, Karl Forsell being obliged to re
peat his cornet solo in order to silenc,
y the plaudits of those present.
5 The residents in the neighborhooC
/ of the granite sheds on Barre stree
. are soon to enter protest to the cit,
council against the acts of the Italians
e who are employed by the new ga
4 company and who are now quarteret
:, n in the old shed of Lynch Brothers
" The residents will insist that thes
g laborers be camped IN more out o
- the way locality SO that the freedom
: they indulge in may be less of a nui
!, sance
IS A novel cure for balkiness in hors
was demonstrated successfully OIL
10 Main street on Friday afternoon. On
II of pair of driving horses balke
is and refused to bulge. An onlooke
l. tied a twine string on the tip of tn
lr animals ear after which the hors