The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-28
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

The engagement is announced of Miss
Martha f. Demeritt TO III Edward Slay.
on.
j. Edward Bailey has sold the bay
horse Phillips" to party in Barre
Mrs. George Kinney is very low
with congestion of the lungs
Miss Abbie Dugan has closed her labors
at the Montpelier House after an uninter-
rupted service of six years
Republican Caucuses to elect delegates
to the state Convention have been called
at Barre city, June 8, Marshfeld, June 4,
and MddleseX June Z.
The railroad siding of the property of
the Capitol City Gas Company has been
put i'll and the foundation of the plant is
well under way
Several Montpelier people are planning
to be at Barton Landing on Wednesday
evening, June 1, when Miss Ellen N. Stone
the missionary, is to address the Orleans
ounty conference.
Rev. Frances A. Kimball of Will
Jamestown is to preach for the Uni
tartan society i'll Middlesex, June 1,
at 2:15 p. m.
E. A. Sunderland is to start ]. Ed
ward Bailey's Susan in a race at
Combination park, Boston, on Memo
rial Day.
Mrs. o. G.. Barron and George L.
Lane, who have been guests of Mrs.
L. S. Brophy, their sister, returned to
their homes i'll Boston Saturday.
The Republican city committee of
Barre held a meeting on Monday
evening and fixed the time of holding
the caucus for the election of dele
gates to the State convention. The
caucus will be held on Thursday
evening, June 8.
The National Life ball team was
defeated by the Norwich team at
Northfield on Saturday afternoon by
of the rain only six of the tally-ho
party returned home by coach, the
Others taking the train.
Notice was received at the police station
early Sunday morning that a runaway
horse from Nelson Dowuing's livery in
Barre was supposed to be in this city,
having passed through Barre from Will
iPmstown with only harness on. While
the officer was still at the telephone Mo
torman Burke came to the station, lead
ing the animal, which was returned to its
owner on Sunday.
Oscar Lindsay was arrested in this
city on Saturday afternoon by Officer
Perry of Barre. 1t is alleged that
man in Barre gave Oscar a $50 bill
with which to get pint and that he
failed to return. Oscar was taken to
Barre and lodged in Jail to await
hearing in his case.
The Carpenter Union and Master
Builders Of Barre are still at logger
heads. They held conference on
ioo
having come to an agreement the
whole thing fell through The car
penters are still out, refusing to go to
work and the builders have advertised
for carpenters.
A Journeymen BARRIERS Union was
at Barre Monday evening,
at which two Montpelier shops were
G. w. Luce and ]. n.
Bedard of A. j. Allard's and D. S.
Blake of Kenney & Viau were made
members of the union. AS result
Union shop cards were placed in their
shops this morning.
The ball game between the Montpel-
ier Seminary and ST. Albans teams
terminated in the seventh inning by
the latter withdrawing from the field,
the score then standing to in
ldVOr Oh Une VlSlUOrS. Inc nome team
objected to stopping the game and so
Umpire Standish followed the rule in
such cases and decided the visitors
had forfeited the game
Tom Arnold and Miss Bessie
Farnham, the popular clerks at the
Boston Bargain store, closed their la
bors there Saturday. They will remain
in the city few days before taking
their departure. Although the change
is made voluntarily their many friends
regret that it could not have been
their pleasure to have remained "at
home" in this city.
The case of State against Eva NJ
Bashaw of East Montpelier on the
charge of adultery was heard in Sodom
on last Friday evening before Justice
Henry Town. The charge was made
by William Bashaw, husband of the
and the warrants for the
arrest of herself and Charles Weeks,
were issued by States
Hoar. @. Z. Woodward of
this city appeared for the State and
+. A. Bailey for the respondent, who
was discharged. The case against
Weeks was then mol pressed.