The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-20
Montpelier and Vicinity.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

DR. J. II Grim, left Saturday for ten
days trip to FrancCuia, n. H., Boston ana
New York.
Carl Gleason Of New York city is Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. p Glea-
son Of this city.
Mr. and rs. Hema1 Doyle, who have
been sujpurniug at Queen City park, have
returned 10 town.
Charles hathaway of Walthum, Mass =,
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G.. II Hath
away, his parents.
Mr. and Vrs. StilImau G.. White have
returned from los Angeles, Cal, and are
at the Pavilion.
Dr. and Mrs X II. Newton have gone
10 South Woodbury. where they win be
guests Of Mrs. Holt until September1.
John Harvey of this city and DR.. New
TON of Barre left on Friday evening for IA
week on ten days in camp in Pcacham.
The enlargement is announced of Miss
Nellie H., daughter of Hon B. f Fiheld,
60 Carlisle } Gleason Of New York city.
If YOU are thinking Of buying a farm,
read carefully the advertisement of the
d. A. Perry, Real Estate Agency, in this
issue.
Mrs f. Drury and Miss Gertrude
at Essex Junction, being guests of Mr..
ana hrs. G. Il. Drury.
William Fitzgerald has finished work as
fireman ON the Montpelier and Wells
River road and has gone to Barton to run
an engine on hosting machine
james f Dewey. Harry Moulton and
George b. Peck returned ON Monday af
teInoon from Lake ansfield. The rest
of the party will remain tOr time.
Miss Mary Malone is employed as stem
ographer IN the Office of the auditor and
cashier of the Montpelier aud Wells River
railroad. beginning her duties this week
over 2jo people from this city aud
Barre speut the day at Benjamin Falls ON
SUNDAY This is one of the mO,t piciur-
esque scots in Vermont and is becoming
more and more popular each year
Slas Beebe leaves this week to exhibit
Linus IT, the horse with the phenomenal
name and tall at fair in Cambridge, y.
Y. The horse has been kept at the stables
OF IL b. Daley for the past four months.
The newly appointed postmaster C. c.
Bancroft was at the federal building FRI
day watching the handling of the morn
ing mail, presumably, for the purpose If
getlins an insight into the business before
starting upon his duties on September |.
Burglaries were committed in this
city on Monday night and several dol
lars in money and some goods were
taken from the stores of Temple Nc
Cuen company and that of Barrows e
Peck
Bethany church will be open next sun
dav the 23d but the three Sundays fol-
lowing will he closed. a- the pastor, Lucius
f. Reed will be absent on his vacation
which he is passing at Camp Rich, ilton-
bord.
f. j. smith, of Berlin. visited his hen
house the other evening and found large
hen hawk which had eater an old hen and
half of a pullet that would weigh about
three pounds. The hawk was roosting ON
the nest OF the hen it had eaten, 1t was
killed and measured four aud half feet
from tip to tip.
1t is very probable that the Central
Labor Union of this city will be obliged
to adopt some resolution COndemning the
candidacy OF Mr.. Clement for Governor, as
the Federation of Labor has had its atten-
ton directed to Mr.. Clement and in few
days will probably ask that all unions in
Vermont Iepudlate Mr.. Clement.
A double team from Putney's livery got
into a bad place in the road near the Nell
son farm III MiddleseX on Saturday after
noon. The carriage was wrenched apart
and broken, so that il had to be caTted to
this city on unday In this same local
ity load of hay and a single team were
also wrecked from the same causes.
Charles Gilbert, who was fined $34
"a Monday for assaulting Jared Kem-
mis- some months ago, is still in Jail,
being unable to secure the amount of
his fine. He will probably be taken
to Rutland to serve 300 days at the
house of correction, that being the
alternative sentence.
Antonia Pedrolis' house in Barre was
raidGd on Saturday evening by Deputy
Sheriffs Camp aud Cutler. Two barrels
and two bottles of ale and three bottles of
whiskey were found. She pleaded guilty
in city conrt of keeping and maintaining
a nuisance and was fined with costs,
S91.64, which she paid The liquor was
condemned.
1t is understood that during the Presi-
dents New England trip the personal
members of his party will be the Presi-
dent, Secretary Cortelyou, Assistant Sec
retary Barnes and DR.. George l.. Long,
and that he will be accompanied by rep
resentatives of the Associated and other
Press Associations, the Illustrated papers
and some of the leading daily papers OF
New York and Boston
Deputy Snefn DlHlnglldin Oh. NhitI-
bury Center, brought narles Gilbert 10
this city Monday aud Judge Smile in city
court this afternoon fined Gilbert $50 and
costs of S1434. for All assault committed
about six momthg ago on one Jared ktm-
mis-, who is an aged man living near
the three-mie bridge in Berlin. GILBERT
skipped at the time and has not been seen
until taken into custody day or two ago
Secretary Ryan of the Central Labor
Union of this city says that. as yet, nc
communication has been received from
| the American Federation of Labor re-
gardiug the candidacy of +. Clement
as touching upon the welfare of union
workngmen He is Inclined TO believe
! that the Central Labor Union of this city
! will not receive such:
A large congregation gathered at the
| Baptist church on sunday evening to lis
| ten to the first eea series of sermons to be
| preached by Rev. Guy & Lamson, the
! pastor, ON the general topic OF Jesus in
! the Home The title of this sermon wa
"What husband has right to expect o
his wife" aud Mr.. LamsOn's exposition
was an able and practical one.
The new steel bridge on the Contra
Vermont road, which has been placed
where the washout and wreck betweeI
MiddleseX and Waterbury occurred, ha'