The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-06

will regret their departure, but the Yer
mont winters prove to be too severe for
DR.. Harter and he has been forced to seek
a milder climate.
w. f Adams is on tour of leisurely
observation. He went on Friday to New
London, Conn. He will be at the Croker
House in that city the remainder Of the
week Then he will 90 to other points in
the country that enlist his interest and
take leisurely survey of the things that
| invite his attention.
Now that Barres sporting fraternity al
low that they were 'pIucked' on the JET
fires Fitzsimmons fight the metropolitan
newspapers might as well acknowledge
that the mill was SHADY" Nothing bug
sure thing could ever have accomplish
ed the task of taking $1,000 out of the
Granite city,
Ernest jacobsen, the florist, left on
! Saturday evening for San Francisco,
where he is to wed, returning with his
bride to this city on the first of Septem-
/ Der. Nr jacobsen is to reside in Alder
man !. :. Haley's new house at Witt
/ Place and on Thursday evening invited
several of his friends there. An eujoya-
BILE "house warming was the result.
Notwithstanding that a circus and
two political gatherings enlivened
things in this city Wednesday no ar
rests were made by the police and the
eleven patrolmen on duty had de-
cidedly easy day aside from being a
bit tired with some eighteen hours of
walking.
Trade was brisk at the various places
where eatables and drinkables were
sold on Wednesday but not to the ex-
tent of previous years when a circus
came to town. 1t is believed that the
20 LOT q How RI rlpnnt
good weather to go to vast and SC
did not generally attend the circus
That the Republican city committee OF
Barre was composed of conscientious mel
is shown by their action of Tuesday even
ing when they resigned from serving upon
he COmmi' tee as a large majority were
Clement advocates and could not support
tle regular Republican nominee for Gov
ernor. meeting of the Republican
voters of Barre has been called for the
first week in August and new committed
Will 'e elected.
The Central Labor Union met Tuesday
evening to complete preparations for cele
bratmg Labor Day. After the parade thu
exercises will be held on Langdon meadow
Invitations will be given all labor unions il
the county to take part i'll the parade anC
exercises, This committee appointed t.
have charge of all details, the parad,
|
ney hambo, Harlow NJ smith, l.. n
lerue w. d. Murray, NJ. ID Drew auC
John Ryan.
, There is evidently a misunderstanding
among the local Clement men as to VIVA
they have and have not signed in behal
of his cause. On Tuesday evening LOca
2 Option man was overheard urging grOu
| on the sidewalk to go to the headquarters
and sign the Clement nomination papers
90 "a a no
one,of the group protesting i'll blankety
blank verse that he had signed ever; thin
for the cause in sight and did not propos
to sign away his birthrght.
Arrangements have been made where
by the Wilder orchestra will give a sere
Dewey park, for people in this city an
Barre. The first will be for barre peopl
, and was held on Tuesday evening
t August 8, and the second will be IL
i Montpelier people, alternating throug
the remainder of the summer into TIL
fall 1t is planned to make these affair
t all that can be desired in every way, an
the quality of the music is too well know
0 TO require recommendation
q In addition to making quite extensiv
n repairs on Athenwood, his summer home
Thomas w. Wood, the artist of whom
Montpelier is justly proud, is engaged q
: present in painting a life sized bust POI
Y trait of James G. Houghton, Hate preside1
= of the National Life Insurance Company
b Mr.. Wood was commissioned by Mr.
K Houghton to paint this portrait before vi
" Houghton died but, although the subjeC
is absent the likeness that Mr.. Wood
l., bringing out on the canvass from photo
= graph is excellent and striking.
v Nearly one hundred Mobiles of Nj
o Sinai Temple from this city an