The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-09-24

III city court, owing to the non-ap-
pearance of the States attorney who
has charge Of the prosecution.
The Wells River Railroad Co. will run
an excursion to White Mountain Notch
from all stations from Barre to Wells
river, inclusive, on October 2. Tickets
will be good only for that day and the fare
for the round trip will be only 81 80
Moy 10y, formerly employed in this
district as Chinese Interpreter for the
United states, but now located in Boston.
was the guest of j. II Senter over Mon
day night, while on his way home from
attending the marriage of his sister-in law.
NJ. w. Chamberlin and P. o. Hunting
ton of Washington were in the city Monday
to purchase material to be used in the
construction of vault to be placed in the
town clerks office, which is being built
on the site Of the one destroyed by fire
last spring.
Over twenty railroad officials of the
Central Vermont railroad came to
this city on Sunday by special train
an were accompanied to Barre in the
after noon by several from this city to
attend the funeral of Col H. r.
Stoughton.
The valuable driving horse of 7. J.
Kelleher died suddenly at the Mont
peller House stables on Sunday morn
ing. The animal was apparently as
well as usual, when fed on Saturday
night, and it is believed stoppage was
the cause of death.
Eagle Eye, typical COW boy from
New Mexico, with the regulation
long hair, fierce mustachios and the
like, was in town Monday on his way
to attend the Northfield fair, where
he is to have camp o f Indians on ex-
hibition this week.
The new u V. NJ. song book has inst
been published and put on sale. 1t is of
special interest to Montpelier people from
the fact that the music for a number of
the songs was written by Mr. George
ii. Wilder of this city. Mr.. Wilder also
corrected the proof of the musical scores.
Rt. Rev. John 5. Michaud. Bishop of
the diocese of Burlington, and Rev. Il. j
barrett, rector of st. Mary's Cathedral,
the guests of Rev. W j. O'Sullivan
During the afternoon the reverend gen
tlemrn inspected the new church edItice
on Barre street.
The funeral of Mrs. s. B, Sibley was
held at her late home at Berlin Corner
Sunday at two o'clock. Rev. l.. F. Reed
of1ciated Aquartette composed of Nr
Nau, Miss Crandall, iss Packer and Mr.
Hopkins furnished music. The funeral
was largely attended, many friends from
out of town being present
1t looks as though the Montpelier
High school did not intend to have a
football team, this fall. This is to
be regretted as the Spa aiding High
school and other preparatory school
teams are very anxious to meet Mont
pelier High school on the gridiron,
this year
a party of the young friends of Miss
Mamie White pleasantly surprised her at
her home on Elm stree on Saturday ev
ening. The party was given III observance
of her 18th birthday. The evening was
spent in playing games and other amlse-
ments. Refreshments were served Miss
White was the recipient of handsome
ring.
Dr.. and Mrs. Homer c. Brigham, Mr.
and Mrs. w. p. Richardson, lsSes Beu-
lah and Betah Brigham and c. G. Will
liams, who have been at the Pavilion dur
ng the summer, left saturday for their
homes in New York city. They were ac-
companied by Whitman G. Ferrin, who is
to enter dental college in Philadelphia
Abijah Heron of Moretown was
brought into city court, Saturday
afternoon, charged with cruelty to
a horse which died at his place in
Moretown. He pleaded not guilty
and his case was continued until two
o clock Wednesday. 7. j. Deavitt
appeared for Heron. Grand Juror
Bailey prosecuted.
The pet fox belonging to Robert Gordon
on lower State street is dead, much to the
regret of the many children-nOt to say
older persOns-who were daily amused by
its antics on the lawn and, especially. its
owner who had become much attached
to it, In some way the fox became loosed
from The chain which held it and through
the attempts at recapture it came to
its death.
Health Officer Lindsay said today that
the people of the city had for one reason
or another formed evtravagant notions as
TO the amount of dangerous disease exist
ing i'll town at the present time. He said
that of the three cases of diphtheIia, two
We're nearly well, and the close quaran-
tine over them would be removed in a
few days now. DR.. Lindsay said that be-
lieved that the danger of any new cases
appearing was over.
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone of Bulgaria is to
be in Barre on Wednesday, Sept. "a, to
speak at the. annual meeting of the Yer
mont Branch of Missions. The sessions
of the annual meeting will be held in the
Congregational Church at $50 a. M, 90
and 730 p m. Other speakers will be
Mrs. Sarah b. Rowland of Mexico and
Miss Francis J. Dyer of Boston.
The fifteen additional petit jurors whlc
were drawn Friday afternoon by Sheriff
Graves for service in State cases are Ed
gar A. Francis of MiddeseX, j. II. Thurs
Ton, G. X. Lyman of Waterbury, a. r.
Back and G. A. Gale of Berlin, j. w.
Howe of RoXbury, } NJ Taft and George
A. Drew of Barre city, W. A. Holton aud
A. A. Josin of Northield, G.. II. Sleeper
and w. n Ward of Moretown, f f.
Grout, II. 5 Towne and Harry Hutchin-
son of Montpelier
The -years-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank H. Hundley, who
reside in the Bradshaw block, died
Tuesday morning from laryngeal diph-
iberia, This was the only case in
this family and as the child had not
been away from home or visited by
other children, how it became exposed
to the disease is a mystery. DR.
Lindsay says that the other cases in