The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-09-10
MARSHFIELD.

ing his daughter, Mrs. a. L. Davis.
Ellis G. Preston is running the
round box finishing machinery at
Mears & Pitkins' butter box shop
Charles Lakin and Alfred Kidder
attended the Sherbrooke fair last
week.
A. G.. Wheeler of White River juno
tion visited his brother, George Wheel
or, few days recently.
f. W. Cole is visiting in Boston
and vicinity for few days.
Mr. and Mrs. E. \. Rosebrook and
Elbridge were in Greensboro Friday.
Misses Josephine Mute, Edith Smith
and Grace Wooster expect to go to
Northfeld, Mass, on Wednesday, to
take up studies in the Moody school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Freeman and
child are enjoying week or ten
days visit at che home of Mrs. Free
mans people in Canada.
Mrs. S. Swerdfeger and daughter
Bertha returned home frCm Canada
on Friday.
William Whit comb has had his re-
Gently purchased no me on lower Main
street wired for cleo trio light.
DR.. II. S. Carver, the Democratic
candidate, was elected town Represen-
tative to the General Assembly at last
Tuesdays election by majority of
twenty-six on the second ballot. j.
W. Mears was the Republican candi-
date for the position.
A large number of witnesses were
summoned before the grand jury at
Montpelier on Thursday and Friday
to testify in relation to the death Of
Homer Duke.
One of the large pair of gray hors-
es which f. G. Lamberton recently
purchased of o. f. Morrill, & Son,
dropped dead in the road near the
falls bridge Friday forenoon. The
team was hitched to a load of dressed
lumber EN- route for the station and no
outward cause was apparent for the
animals death This will be quite
loss to Mr. Lamberton, as they were
valuable team.
On Wednesday morning somewhere
between this place and Plainfield
heavy, dark yellow. gray and light
yellow checked, and deep red and
white striped bordered, square covering
blanket was lost. There was also a
light lap robe wrapped up inside the
blanket. If the finder will leave them
at the Marshfield post office or the
livery stable of G.. f. Bliss they will
be suitably rewarded.
Daniel Mcdonald and wife of Dan
vile, Canada, have been the guests
of @. E. Shepard and family for a
few days. Mr.. Mcdonald was the one
having in charge the construction of
the Montpelier and Wells River rail
road around the Loveland ledge nearly
thirty years ago. He is now road mas
ter on an important road in Canada,
which is owned by New York capital
lists.
The following is taken from re-
cent Montpelier local. 1.-The local
Democrats have lost representation in
the way of ballot and assistant clerks
at the next national election. The law
provides that two ballot and two as
sistant clerks shall be appointed from
the political parties casting the lar
gest and next largest number of votes
at the previous election. At the re-
cent election the Democrats were in
third place, the Republicans and Local
Option parties leading in the number
of ballots cast - The vote of Marsh
field at Tuesdays election is given as
follows: Mccullough, 1877; Clement,
40 MCGeUUrlCK, ~ ana OIerDuTHe,
26. 1t would appear from this that
the Democrats here are in similar
situation as those in Montpelier.
Mr. and Mrs. r. S. Hudson have
gone to East Corinth for an indefinite
stay with their daughter, Mrs. f. W.
Ellis.
BARRE.
The last of the series of public anar-
chist meetings at Barre was held Fri
day night William MacQueen, the
speaker, devoting an hour or more &c
explaining the Real Meaning o.
Anarchism. ~ MacQueen spoke in still
more Incorporate language than OF
the previous evenings and received
considerable applause from the small
audience present. The substance o.
MacQueens three speeches can bC
given in one sentence Let us do away
with all forms of government aid W.
shall have reached the millennium,
The Barre Entertainment Associa
ton has just issued its annual an
nouncement The program for tn
coming year includes three concerts
one reader and five lectures. The at
fractions and dates are as follows
October 8, Boston Philharmonic Sex
tette and Mrs. Viola Waterhouse
November IL, DR.. w. II. Drummond
reader; November 81, Frank r. Rob
erson, lecturer; November %, Mar