The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-05

the oldest lawyer in the State in &C
tive practice, he being eighty-four
years old and admitted to the bar fifty
nine years ago. His grandfather served
with Washington at Valley Forge in
the Revolution and MIR. Flet1her's
father was in the war of 1912, living
to the age of 108 years.
AT che special city counoil meeting
held ON Friday evening it was voted
to accept the Hubbard park as desig-
mated in the will of John e. Hub
bard. 1t was also voted, upon mo-
tion of Alderman Gutchell that the
city accept deed of the piece of land,
the price of which $3.50 was under
discussion, and chat a warrant for
that amount be drawn. The land in
dispute, which was not fully designated
in the will, covers about twelve acres
and this was thought to be the best
way to settle the matter.
Word has been received that Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Ladd of Springfield, Mass,
formerly residents of Montpelier, are
both i'll with typhoid fever; also their
son, Erroll and niece, Miss Marion
Barnum. at their home in Springfield.
There are about fifty cases of the dis
ease in that city, nineteen of which are
on Buckingham street where they re-
side The disease is said to be the re-
suit of a leak in water pipe at a
point where the sewage is bad. The
germs from the sewer have been drawn
into the water pipes. Mr.. Ladd is a
jeweler and was employed by A. G..
Stone for long time in this city.
His friends here feel deeply grieved at
their unpleasant if not dangerous cir
cumstances,
Mrs E. F. Rand entertained about
eighty ladies, members of Trinity
reading circle, with invited guests, at
her home on Barre street, Saturday
evening. Senator W. p. Dillingham;
gave u very interesting informal talk
on his recent trip to Alaska. He had
map of that country 20 aid III giving
a clearer idea of the position of vari-
Gus cities, routes and the physical
features Ct the country The talk
was very instructive and enlivened
with interesting stories about the
characteristics of the people and the
country itself Most of the ladies
went home with more comprehen-
sive view of the immense size and
wealth of Alaska, Refreshments of
fruit punch and waters were served.
The Montpelier Seminary Athletic
Association held a meeting Thursday
noon to take vote to see what was
the sentiment of the association in re-
gard to the cancellation of the second
foot ball game between Montpelier and
Goddard. 1t was the prevailing sub
ject for conversation and debate on
Thursday and the result of the ballot
shows the division in opinion IN the
school on the subject. OF the twenty
six votes cast fourteen were for can
collation. and twelve were against it.
There remain still few who believe
it would BIZ better to show their sand
even at the cost OF a defeat than to
withdraw from the contest without
the scar Of battle, but the result of
Thursdays ballot has killed all hope
OF the prospect for another game.
Lieut.. Gov. Stanton returned on
Friday on the night train from the in
vestigating tour of the State insane
and penal institutions, ON which he
accompanied Gov. j. G. Mccullough
and Speaker j. H. Merrifield. They
visited the institution for the insane
at Brattleboro the first of the week,
where about two hundred State pa
tients are cared for. They then in
spected the State penitentiary at
Windsor, spending Wednesday III
Montpelier. On Thursday the State
insane asylum at Waterbury was Wis
tied, where 513 State patients are
kept Their next stop was made at
the industrial school at Vergennes and
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