The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-09-03

u. Stone, H. Tiffen, George Tracy.
Camp was broken at the East Mont,
pelier evangelical camp-meeting on
Monday and the various ministers and
those who have been in attendance
through the sessions departed for their
homes. Despite the rain of Sunday
$50 people attended the services. The
meetings have been very successful.
Jesse Harvey, deputy secretary of
State, today had photographs taken
of maps III the surveyor generals
papers stored at the State House,
showing the famous Hazen Road in
Orleans county. The photographs
were taken by Seth w. Corse and are
for use in future number of the Ver-
monter.
The street car service in Barre,
which has been shut off above Depot
square since the work of paving Main
street began, was resumed Monday on
the Washington street line. The first
car over was the one leaving here at
| IL O'Clock and the honor of running
it belongs to Will Murray conductor
and Charles Burke motorman.
The Gentlemen's Driving Club of
Barre will hold races at the Granite
city trotting park Friday and Satur
day, September and 3. A. e. Bal
ley's Lady Stanford is entered in the
2 :35 class for the first day and Red
Rex in the 1921 class; also the same
are entered in the 2 80 stake trot and
pace and 2 "a class for Saturday
The work of raising the Granite
street iron bridge is progressing rap
idly. The end on Berlin street is al
ready built and set and it is expected
the Barre street side will be finished
this afternoon. This bridge has been
raised thirty-one inches and this will
greatly relieve the minds of the
anxious in regard to the consequences
of high water.
G. W. Thompson opened his bust
ness college in rooms in the Union
block, Tuesday evening. He has al
ready number of pupils registered
and applications are coming in. Mr..
Thompson is Vermonter, having come
to this city from Montreal at which
place he has been conducting busl-
ness college for the past four years.
He was the founder of the Burlington
Business College in 1873
Rev. l.. f. Reed and his bride are
expected in this city on Friday and he
will occupy his pulpit at Bethany on
Sunday, The ladies' of the church
are planning reception on some
evening next week in the chapel. The
exact program has not been settled
upon but the Wilder orchestra will be
feature, playing in the auditorium
of the church.
The large September l on the calen-
dar means that the law on partridge
hunting went off at twelve O'Clock
that night. The huntsmen who have
been cleaning and polishing their
guns for the past few days to surprise
the wary partridge from his autumnal
rest and quiet are now ploddinl
through the underbrush of neighbor.
ing woods with the smell of game il
J their nostrils and the spark of anima.
tion in their eyes.
ho oh e l.
Vermont conference met here t.
consider the application for loan O.
$500 to the Methodist church at Esse2
| Junction for the purpose of complet
ing the church building. Those pres
ent were: Rev. A. l.. Cooper, Kan
dolph; Rev. W. R. Davenport, Mont
pelier; Rev. J. o. Sherburne, st
Johnsbury Rev. F.. E. Currier, Will
JAMESTOWN and DR.. l.. W. Hanson O
Barre. The loan was granted.
, The following meteorological sum
= mary for the month of August jus
4 past has been prepared by w. A
| Shaw, weather observer at North
field: Average temperature, 81 de
grees; highest temperature, 70 degrees
August 30; lowest temperature. 81
! degrees, August 8; greatest dali,
, range. 80 degrees, August 8; least dai |,
a range, degrees, August 8 prevail
ing direction of wind, south; tota
= precipitation, s.94j inches; number o
, clear days 6; partly cloudy 13; cloudy
12; light frost, August 8.
A. J. Hamilton, the foot ball coacl
at the Seminary, had his squad ou