The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-10-22

| ly farmer in Worcester, but for the
past six years has resided in this city
with his daughter The funeral ar
rangements are yet to be completed.
The contract for heating the new
Catholic chnrch with steam has been
awarded to Peck Brothers of this city.
A Magee sectional boiler will be used,
| affording $500 feet of direct radiation
Ornamental wall radiators of the Fow-
Ter q Wolfe pattern will be used
largely. Work will be commenced at
| once.
Phillip Randall, an attorney in
Chicago, but former Montpelier boy,
the son of the late Francis " Randall,
was in the city on Saturday, having
come east to attend the National G.
A. r. encampment recently held in
Gettysburg battle ground with the
members of the Thirteenth Vermont
infantry.
Virgil Foster concreter created a
disturbance at the opera house last
Friday evening. The police have
kept a close vigil upon him since and
this afternoon he was introduced to
city court by Chief Reagan. Virgil
showed that he fostered no animosity
toward justice, by pleading guilty to
a breach of the peace and depositing
the tax imposed of $12.29.
Charles f. Jones, former assistant
city clerk and who was married to
Miss Harriet f. Kilby in Providence,
r. L. on October 16, passed through
the city with his bride on Monday
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Wash. City Clerk Merrill Tuesday re-
corded the marriage certificate of Mr..
Jones and sent it by mail to follow
the bridal pair on their trip to their
future home.
The gentleman from Maidstone on
Saturday visited a photographer
studio, with others, to have their
''picters TUX - and while there, para
doXical as it may seem, was in hat
and out hat One of the gentlemen
left his stiff hat in a chair and the
gentleman from Maidstone not observ-
ing it sat down upon it, pressing it
out fiat. He purchased the owner "A
new one.
j. J. Williams automobile was
damaged in a smashup on Saturday
afternoon, while being driven down
Elm street by Earl son of Mr.. Viii
liams The machine was under good
headway and when Earl was turning
on to Spring street he lost control and
a collision with a tree ON the lawn of
the T, G. Phinney residence resulted.
The young man was not injured but
the machine was damaged so it had to
be returned to the barn.
c.. C. Warren of Waterbury was in
the city ON Sunday afternoon with his
large automobile containing a party
of four ladies and gentlemen. When
the party left for home it was dusk
the three large carbide lamps in
front being lighted, as the machine
came down Main street it resembled
the fiery dragons described in fairy
tales and spread terror among the
horses driven in the vicinity. Fortu-
nately, 10 accident resulted.
C. A. Heath, proprietor of the Peo-
pies Wall-paper, Paint and Narnish
store at Barre has completed the work
of painting the exterior and interior of
the mammoth sixteen tenement brick
block on Court street owned by Judge
NJ. E. Smile. The paper hanging,
graining and wall finishing through
ont the entire block was also done by
Mr.. Heath and the thorough and ar
tistic manner in which it was done
reflects much credit upon the skill and
reliability of his workmen,
G.. H. Wilder's latest composition is
a two step comedy i'll one act entitled,
".Join the Band" which is of the
same versatile character of all Mr..
! Wilder's productions. Mr.. Wilder
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of his compositions and twelve others
are being published, which he will
soon add to the list. He is writing,
ON an average, one musical selection II
week. His orchestra will play "Join
the Band for the first time in public
at the Governor ball
The first " open night" was Observ-
ed at the Country club house on Fri
day evening About fifty ladies and
gentlemen We're present and the very
informality of the affair make it a
thoroughly enjoyable event. The
evening was spent in playing cards,
ping-pong and other indoor games and
Miss Folsom and Mrs. c. Nj. Heator
rendered vocal selections Probably
one of the pleasantest features of the
evening was the roasting of corn and
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fireplace which served as refresh
mcntS.
The presiding officer of the Senat,
narrowly escaped having to cast the
deciding vote ON the amendment max
ing plurality effective on the SECOND
ballot instead of the first in the elec
tion of Representatives. Senator
Brownell, Greene and Russell were
active in advocacy of the passage o.
ithe bill in its original shape; Sena
tors Emery, Jackson and Walbridg'
favored the second ballot feature
Senator Stiles wanted plurality on the
third ballot However, when the
second ballot amendment had beel
adopted the Senate took hold witt
some vigor and passed the bill a
amended, thus showing its faith in
: the desirability of change in the
method of choosing representatives,.
The bowling season will commence
next month. Besides the two teams
of fcrmer years that represented this
city in the league, two new teams, al
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