The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

Edwin w. Bruce has returned from
Boston where he has been, since May,
pursuing his studies on the violin.
Boston agreed with Mr.. Bruce as he
has gained eighty pounds in weight
during his stay there.
The first of the series of Open-ar dam
ces to be given to Montpelier and Barre
people at Dewey park by Wilders or
chestra was given to Barre people on
Tuesday evening and was social success,
twenty five couples being present. The
Montpelier dance will be given soon after
music,
Company II aud the band left Thursday
morning for muster at Fort Ethan Allen.
| The company was in good form and only
| lacked three of its full complement of
| men, A special train was made up here
| which, also. carried the Barre company,
and at the Junction the other companies
! coming over the main line were added.
! The RAIN came on Wednesday evening
| lust in season TO cut out the band con-
! cert. But it did more serious damage,
according to reports coming i'll from out
| lying districts he newly worked roads
were washed clean of their surface soil
and are now III "a condition to severely
test wagon springs.
Sausage" Bowen in compauy one
charge of burglarizing Bishop Potter 5
cottage on Hawk island i'll Lake Placid,
has escaped from the Elizabethtown, \.
! Y, jail. They were confined i'll new steel
cages which were only recently installed
| in the jail.
Edward Preadon, who was brought from
| Putney to montpelier and lodged i'll jail
on Tuesday on a charge of felonious as
sault on Annie Green, the woman who
was recently jailed i'll Montpelier for in
toXlcatiOn, will he given a hearing on
Monday probably. Wednesdays journal
gave the name Creedon which was incor-
rect.
Some weeks ago an account appeared
i'll the newspapers concerning the sac
drowning accident in which young son
of Mr.. and Mrs. a. A, Mcmillan lost his
life. A portion of the account was incor-
rect in stating that collection was being
taken up among the stonecutters to assist
the family. This was an error. There
was no need of such action upon the par
of the friends of the Mcmillan family anC
the Journal wishes to correct the error.
The man, who was found in the rail
road bridge near Tabor's on Tuesday, wa!
brought into city court that evening. Al
ter Jean Nailor had been secured as inter
prefer it was learned his name was Alder
Laundry and that he was a resident o
Barre. He pleaded guilty to the charge
of intOXication and stated that he becam,
| intoxicated at wedding at the quarre
but could not explain how he came to b'
flying upon the railroad tracks. He wa
Inc d, with costs, Sl2.69 which he paid.
4 dispatch from Worcester Mass.
to the Boston Herald says: Mayo
Fletcher has stolen march on TIL,
local quarrymen by going to Vernon
to buy granite blocks to pave Mail
, street. After he ordered the work be
gun he went to local granite men ant
found the best price he could get wa
81. 81 per square yard. He has bough
5 25, 900 yards in Montpelier for 81. A
delivered in Worcester, saving 81, 600. ,
A slight accident occurred on the Barr
> railroad at the Hill street crossing
Friday The engine, Mountain King
with a train of nine loaded cars was com
4 ing from the quarries when it struck
Z sand bar four inches deep which ha,
/ been washed upon the crossing by the re
5 cent rain. The engine left the iron ant
= lodged right side up at right angles wit
the track. The engineer jumped and M
one was hurt, the cars staying on the iron
J The damage was very slight except tn
. Inconvenience of getting the engine bac
Z on the track which will take an entir
. day.
The Rutland Herald's report of tn
+ local option rally at Hardwck. WedneS
' day evening, referring to f. A. Bailey O
n this city, candidate for States attoTne
+ on the local option-Democratc fusio
+ ticket, said; "Mr. Bailey took the frs
' whack at the subject, and made som
good strong points He stated that II
/ great reform ever came from a maiorit
o movement at its start, and urged the loca
e option adherents TO stand firm for tn
o principle they advocate and for thel
e tandard bearers Mr.. Bailey was fire.
e quently applauded during the forty min
utes he spoke"