The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-23
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Jne guest OF MTs, OeOTge DldlI, ueI uuuu'
Miss Clara Cheney of Burke is the guest
of Miss Eva Worthing, her cousin.
John G Rowell is taking few days va
cation from his duties as engineer on the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad
Paul s. Dillingham; is to take position
in the National Life Insurance Companys
Office
Mrs T. G. Phney of this city is the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. $. F.. Mclntire in
Rutland.
Joseph Clark was called to Winooski on
Thursday by the dying condition of a
brother-in-law.
j. II. Senter returned on Wednesday
evening from few days visit in Sher
brooke, p q.
James B. Estee, of Milwaukee. second
vice-president of the National ife ar
rived in this city Wednesday evening.
Mrs. H. E. Hunt of Boston is Wis
ting Mrs. L. M. Hutchinson, her
sister.
G. D. Naylor of Fayston has moved
Berlin street.
J Edward Bailey's mare, 1.-The Govern
ess," took second money in the 2:2O pace
event at Worcester Mass, Thursday after
noon.
Miss Rose Lucia went on Wednesday to
Ea slesmere, Pa, with her friend Miss
Williams, to attend a summer school. No
need to wish the young ladies a pleasant
outing That follows as matter of course.
j. Edward Bailey's horse, "E. f. Knott,
won the free-for-all race at Worcester,
Mass, Wednesday, taking the third. fourth
and fifth heat The purse for the race
was $500.
Chancellor Watson granted temporary
alimony of 50 per week to Mrs. Maude
Jacke who brings a petition for support
against her husband Joseph of Barre
G.. H. Wilder is contemplating run
ming series of private dances at
Dewey park, music to be furnished
by his orchestra.
Clan Gordon of Barre has leased the
Caledonia park located on the Marvin
farm in Barre for a term of five years
and will convert the same into pic
mic ground
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shilvock Of Den
yer, Col. are visiting F. \. Standish.
Mr.. Shilvoc is brother of Mrs.
Standish and is a cartoonist on the
Rocky Mountain News.
Charles Bernachi, who became vio-
lently insane last Saturday and has
since been confined at the Jail, shows
no signs of improvement and was
taken to the State hospital at Water
bury Friday
Miss Alice Benjaminsis employed as
book keeper at the Montpelier Steam
Laundry during the absence of Miss
Ethel Whitcomb, who leaves soon
for several weeks visit with rela-
tives in Beverly, Mass,
Two of the young men for whom mitti-
muses. were issued in the old bicycle cases
have paid the amount due, 5 IL, and three
others have promised to settle on or be-
fore Saturday one young man thinks he
prefers to take a seventy-two days vaca-
ton at the house OF correction and has
stated his int ention to that effect
The Lane Manufacturing Company
made large casting on Thursday after
noon. 1t was the mast socket of large
derrick being construci ed for j. NJ, Bout
well. 1t required about three tons OF
iron to make this cast This Is the lar
gest of several castings made for this der
rick and resem Des huge cup in which a
man could hide himself.
John Webb of Guildhall, an inmate at
the State hospital for the insane at Water
bury, who escaped from that institution
some four months ago, was brought to this
city on Wednesday from West Burke by j.
NJ. Townsend, an attendant AT the asylum.
AS the man was quite i'll he was taken to
the Montpelier House for few hours and
later taken back to Waterbury,
David Charboneau, who has been in Jail
here on the charge of stabbing John. ur-
ray on Saturday evening, was released on
his own recognZance on Thursday after
noon. Constable Pitkin had warrant
for Murrays arrest but has not yet been
able to serve ii as Murray skipped the
town of Plainfeld on Thursday evening
when it was supposed he was too feeble
from his wounds to be disturbed.
The deadlock at Dewey park was
broken on Wednesday evening when
the diminutive audience that has
been the rule was swelled to over 300
in number. The frequent and hearty
applause, which greeted each event at
the theater, was an endorsement OF
the company and of the Journals rec
ommendation of it,
The Democrats of this city to the
number of 100 met in caucus at the
knights of Columbus hall on Thursday
evening for the purpose of electing
delegates to the State and district con.
ventions in Burlington, July "a. The
gathering was larger than the most
sanguine had anticipated and included
the representative Democrats of Mont
pelier,
The Barre Golf Club, composed largely
of Montpelier Young men and women
are to build club house on its grounds
The expectation is that the house will be
completed by August 10, and on that day
the club will hold picnic and tourna-
ment, and will invite its friends to come
in assist in house warming, attend the
games and have good time generally
which is all very nice on the part of the
club and will meet the approval of the
prospective beGehciaries fits courtesies.
Chancellor Watson listened to a pet
ition of Dominica Tomasi Thursday
afternoon, in the case Of Massucco V
Tomasi, in which the defendant asked
that the bond of S25, 600 recently fur
nished by him in breach of promise
suit be reduced to $l5, 900. The chan
cellor granted the petitioner his re
quest Hoar and Bailey appeared TO
the petitioner and Lord and Carleton
for Massucco.