The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

E. d Blackwell of Brandon is visiting
in the city for u few days.
Miss Mabel Ormsbee is spending a
few days in Williamstown.
MIR. and Mrs. James Cantillion have
returned from their wedding trip.
james Sawyer has the contract tor wiz
ing the new Hillside block for electric
lights.
Hon. and Mrs. j. b. Pickett of Bradford
were among the lookers-on in Venice
during the convention day.
Mrs. Eliza Crossett is home from Brook
field, where she is spending the summer,
for few days visit
Mrs. NJ, D. Rowell and daughter of
Fitchburg, Mass are guests of Mrs f.
Sherman on Elm street,
Miss Gertrude Donahue, formerly of
this city and G.. Frank Tumble of Nashua
were married in that city June Is.
The receipts from the dinner and sup
per given by the ladies Of the Baptist
church on Thursday amounted TO 500
A larger part of the delegates left for
their homes ON special trains, going north
or south about midnight on Thursday
night.
The tally-ho rides the spectacular pro-
ceedings had and those promised, wildly
recall the famous days of Ely Goddard in
1850
A niue pound son born to II NJ. O'Dell
and wife Thursday, convention day, ut
1l:j0 p. IN. His name should be John Nc
Cullough ODell
A conservative estimate made yester-
day of the damage to the highways in
Moretown and MiddleseX places the
amount at $4,000.
J. a. Goodwin's portrait of Mckinley at
attracted considerable +
tention among the delegates and many
words of praise.
J. T. McDutf has finished work as night
clerk at the Montpelier House and goes
on Friday To take a position in the Mount
Kineo House in Maine.
Dominica Tomasi, who has been
visiting in Italy, has returned. He
is to remain but has not decided in
what business he will engage.
The many friends of Mrs. f. p Walton
will be pleased to learn that she has re-
turned to Montpelier and is stopping with
Mrs. Joseph Poland on School street.
The excursion over the Central Yer
mont railroad to Fort Frederick via
Lake Champlain, which was to have
been run on Friday, has been cancel
led.
J. Edward Baileys mare Susan"
finished second in 7-heat race in the
2 20 pace at Nashua, N, H.. Tues
day afternoon lowering her record
from ? "a 4 to :23l4
Henry Bowers. who was arrested for in
toxieation on Wednesday, pleaded not
guilty in city court today. He was con-
viCted and fined S25 and costs of SIS. He
appealed his case to county court and
hopes to secure his bail of 500
A special train was run by Hon. P. w
Clement from Rutland on Tuesday night,
arriving i'll this city about ten o'clock
About $50 Clement men were on board, in
Guiding Caterer Nalequet o: New York
and the now famous coon quartette.
Lee aud Burton Wells were arrested for
violating the city ordinances in the kick
ing of foot ball OH the street and riding
bicycle on the sidewalk. Lee pleaded
guilty i'll city court and was taxed a fine
of 81 with costs of $3.50. The case against
Burton was mol pressed.
The Republican State committee passed
a vote of thanks to j. Edward Bailey,
manager of the Pavilion, for his courtesy
to the members for whom he furnished
headquarters, and to the.other hotels and
people of Montpelier for the handsome
manner in which they entertained the
visitors
The linemen of the Consolidated Light
ing Company deserve credit for the eX.
the damage to their lines in MiddleseX on
Monday, They not only had to repair
broken wires and reset fallen poles under
every disadvantage, but in many places
the very earth where the poles had set
was washed away and nothing was left
but quicksand. The lights We're turned
on Monday evening, five minutes after
the last broken wire was connected
Arthur Conlin, who was injured at Sara
toga, n. y, has arrived home. He went
to Saratoga from albany the >aturday on
which the big fire in the Arcade occurred.
In his room there, he was suffocated and
his feet badly burned. He was rescued
by fireman and taken in an unconscious
condition to a hospital where he remained
for a week. Just after his removal an eX-
plosion among some barrels of liquor de-
molished the room he had occupied.
The concert of the Montpelier Mill
tary Band from the stand in the State
House grounds Wednesday evening
was an extremely grateful diversion.
The fine music of the band was high
ly appreciated by the visitors and
the numbers were heartily appiauded.
The Rutland band, Percy's own,
won favorable comment from the
crowds in attendance on the conven-
tinn