The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-09

cester, Mass. They are busy explaining
to their friends how they were not bam-
boozled for minute by II w. Kemps
bogus telegram.
The following Montpelier people were
saturday and Sunday visitors at Queen
City Park: sses Grace and Jessie Ja
cobs; Mr. and Mrs. ID. w. Temple were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Van A. Nye; f. n
Hayford was Saturday visitor.
The Vermont State Dental Examining
Board meets at the Pavilion Wednesday
p NJ. July 8, for the eX animation of candI-
dates. A certain number of patients can
have work done free Of charge by apply
ing to DR.. K. L. Cleaves previous to that
time.
Jock" Bowen has finished as trainer of
NJ. Boutwells striug of horses and went
to Dover n. II today. Fred Slayton of
Barre is to have charge of the horses un-
til Mr.. Boutwell, secures a new trainer
Mr.. Boutwell, expects to start the Maid"
this season.
well-attended meeting was held at
the y. NJ. Z. A. rooms Sunday evening
under the leadership of John DOherty Of
TINS city. Mr.. Doherty IS enthusiastic IN
his work along the mission line and be-
leves he will lmbue the association with
new life.
The two months old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. 5. Snow died on Thursday
night after a six weeks illness. The
funeral was held from the house this
afternoon, Rev ]. Edward Wright
officiating. Burial was in Green
Mount cemetery.
William II. Goodno, who is employ
ed at the new st. Augustine S church,
met with painful accident on Friday
morning. His hand was badly LAGER
ated by being jammed between two
heavy stones and he narrowly escaped
losing finger.
1t was stated at the meeting of the
Montpelier local option league the other
evening, and so reported, tnat the post
master at Kents corner in Calais who
was Proctor man has sent here for a
petition which he wishes to place in the
store Tor obtaining signatures.
The hearing on the application for
discharge III the bankrupt estate of T.
Redfeld Phillips of this city was
held in Bennington Thursday before
Referee George w. Deberville. J. p.
Lamson of Cabot and r. j. Deavitt of
this city were the counsel present
Fred Clark of this city was placed II der
arrest by Chief Reagan sunday morning
ana this morning plead guilty to the
charge of intOXlCatiOn before Judge
Smile in city court A fine of So and
costs of $3.50 was imposed and Clark took
the alternative sentence for ten days in
jail
The Barre boy who exploded a fire.
cracker in bottle Friday with such Sc
rious results was not the only youth to
combine glass with dynamite in celebrat-
ing. Teddy Roosevelt, Jr-. attempted
exactly the same scheme and received Il
deep cash in his forehead They can
sympathize with each other
Rev j. A. Ward. pastor of the Evangel-
fi il in on m a
interest of that church. He will visit
many churches of this denomination
throughout New England Anew church
will be built in this city, Oh Northlield
street. The contract tor laying the lounda-
| ton Of the same has been awarded to
James Ewing.
Frank Kingsley narrowly escaped
serious injury on the night before the
+ ourth. One of the militia men was
firing blank cartridges in his rife
Kingsley stood near by and had he
not turned his face just as the life
was discharged his eyes would have
been ruined by the burning powder
AS 1t was his face was peppered with
little flesh wounds
Gov. W. w. Stickney of Ludlow
was in the city over Monday night to
give hearing in the matter of a
petition for the pardoning of Henry
Lanctot Lanctot, who was repre-
sented by j. p. Lamson, was convict
ed in Caledonia county court of bur
glarizing the store of Solomon Stealns
of Lyndon and has already served six
years in State prison.
Roy ID. Cross, aged seventy years, was
the vic tim OF partial stroke of paralysis
! while walking on Main street on monday
evening. He was taken to his home at 81
Main street and physician summoned.
| Mr. Cross is a son of the late Luther Cross
of this city but resided in Chicago until
about two years ago when he came to re-
side with Mrs. NJ A. FaIwell his sister.
Today his condition was pronounced not
| wholly unfavorable.
The Sunday Herald of Boston, in its ac-
count of the races held at Concord, n H.,
on saturday, pays tribute to j. Edward
| Bailey horse, h. f.. Knott and his train
er, f. A. Sunderliu. 1t states that in the
race Knott paced the fastest mile, which
has been paced on half mile track in
New England this season, pacing two
heats in 2:13 That there was nothing in
the race to force Knott but il was evident
that under the steady hand of Mr. Sun
derliu he could easily have beaten his
track record of 2:1l Ia.
A disastrous blaze was narrowly
averted today at the home of w. f.
Hayford at 169 Berlin street by the
prompt action of Mrs, Hayford. Some
boys were throwing fire crackers on
the air and one of them set fire to
burlaps used to patch a broken pane
in the window OF the barn. Mrs.
Hayfords timely discovery of the fire
and presence of mind in extinguishing
it prevented serious conf1agration as
there was a quantity of kerosene and
gasoline stored in the barn
j. +. Leland has a motor bicycle of Col
umba make, which is the first of the kind
ever owned III this city 1t weight is III
pounds and it is equipped with a gaso
line motor of two and half horse power
and under favorable conditions can affair
a speed of 40 miles per hour The spark
ing dry battery is good for 1000 miles ano
the gasoline tank contains enough TO run
leo miles without retilling The machn,
is compact and tho appliances for opera
ting it are arranged on the handle barr
within easy reach of the operator Will
this machine hills are not obstacles to tn,
rider, for Mr. Leland makes the trip to hi
home at the upper end of Northtelt
street with ease.
Harold the young son of Patricl
Glynn, was the victim of a cheap re