The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-27

nUuuce tne sCneuuie ana rates Oh It's sDr-
cial trains which will run Saturday. Aug
80, from all stations on the road TO this
city, thus affordlug an oppoi tuuity for all
who 1--we ON that line of railroad to see
President Roosevelt.
Metger Brothers of Rutland, decorators.
are securing a large number of orders for
decorating residences and business places
for the occasion of President ROOsevelt's
visit here. A large number of citizens
are TO do their own decorating }.
Allard is assisting MptgeI Brothers ana
o ders may be left with him or at the car
rlage repository of Harry Hawkins.
Excursion rates to Montpelier August
30. See advertisement on pages.
The local coal market is in a decidedly
depressed state there being less than 100
tons on hand in this city with which to
meet the tull demand when there ought
TO be from six TO e ght thousand tons
For the first time IN over six weeks a car
load of coal reached this city Monday
Dea ers state they have received no en-
couragement from the companies as TO
when they may expect further shipments.
At the close of the service at Bethany
church Sunday evening a very pleasing
musicale was listened to by nearly $50
people. The affair was given by W. a.
Briggs who otliclaled at the organ render
ing several classical selections Karl
FOrsell as Coruetlst and G.. II. Wilder ON
the llute during the evening. The elite
OF the city was present aud most enjoy
able evening passed
CD. Fulsom, storekeeper for the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad,
was in Chelsea over Sunday. In his
Absence his fellows placed one of the
High License Local-Option litho-
graphs in the window of his office aud
off t,1o vi
Clement Headquarters. The rail
road boys pow declare that Mr.. Full
som is no longer Mccullough but
Clement man.
Edward Judge, who died suddenly on
Sunday of old age in the Bear swamp dis
trict, MiddleseX and whose remains were
brought to this city Tue day, was born
in the north of Ireland about eighty one
years ago For the past thiTty-tive years
he had lived alone. The funeral took
place TuesdaG from st. Augusthes
church at eleven o'clock and the inter-
ment was made in the Catholic cemetery.
Deceased leaves eight grandchildren of
whom Mrs Ellen Green OF Foster street
Is one.
Hon. and Mrs w. B. Martin and
son of DesMoines, Iowa, arrived in
the city Monday, the guests of
Rev. E. S. Fisk. Mr.. Martin is Sec
retary of State for Iowa and candi-
dGte for reelection. He has been
twice a memDer of the Legislature of
Iowa and took prominent part in
the enactment of the corporate on tax
law of that State. He is native of
Rochestre, VT. and has been about
thirty years a resident of his adopted
State. He is an intimate friend of
Secretary Shaw, another Vermonter
and now in his native State.
The silent Clement rally held on
Haymarket Square on Monday evening,
when the Rev. j. Edward Farrow with
his little stereOptcon threw views on
canvass attached to the side of j. p. Don
ovan's store, attracted a crowd of perhaps
POO people The crowd was very quiet
and orderly and the enthusiasm would not
have awakened IA weasel. The views
were very good, far better than the poit-
ica views of Cement. The humpty-
dumpty candidate on tins occasion intro
duced new feature in his spectacular
campaign as he entered into the adver-
tisng business AT the close of the eXhi-
biion, portrait of Clement was flashed
upon the screen revolving and dssolvng
ana was followed by an "ad,' which
read, "Go to Donovan's for the latest aud
best sheet music"
That the coming visit of President
Roosevelt will resolt in large smoupt
of advertising for Vermont and Vec-
monters no one will deny when they
read the names of the "press gang
that are travelling with the presiden-
tial party The following is the list:
Charles A. Cotterill, Associated Press;
Lindsay Dennison, New York Sun
Press Association R. H. Hazard,
Scripps McRae Press Association;
William Harter Hearst's News Ser
vice; D, F. Gay, New York Tribune;
B. G. Blythe. New York World;
James H. Hare, Golfers Weekly;
George B. Luckey, Leslie's Weekly;
Peter II. Juley, Harper's Weekly;
A. Maurice Lowe, Boston Globe; d.
Bernard Ford, Boston Jocrnal; Thorn
as ], Feepey, Boston Ferald; Will
lam E. Bingham, Transcript; II. A.
Strothmeyer, r. L. Dom, photog
iaphers; E. p. Griffith, Western
Union Tele3 raph Co., P. P. Gooch,
Postal Telegraph and and Gable Co.