The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-08

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mate Athority in Religion" and the
latter THE Modern Man.
Manager Pike, of the Vermont Black
Slate Company of Northfeld. has in
his possession large piece of slate "a
inches square, which was cut and
planned in the quarry thirty-four
years ago. The slate has been ex-
posed to all kinds OF weather during
this period but when washed up it
looked as if it had just been quarried.
The slab will be used as sign board
in the Boston office.
Leon II. Steward has purchased of
Rufus and Charles Virgins their meat
and provision business on Main
street. The Virgins Brothers have
worked up a good business during the
time they have owned the market and
Mr.. Steward will endeavor to give
satisfaction to the old customers. Mr..
Steward also worked for o. @. Holmes
in his market for two years in which
cient man. Charles Virgins will re-
main in the market and work for Mr..
Steward as will Earl Lull.
The make up of the Barre lecture
course for this season is now COM
pleted and tickets are ON sale. The
entertainments and dates are as fol-
lows: October 21-Cecelia Quartet
with Miss Aida Donnell as reader
November 4-Roney's Boys; Novem-
ber 10-lecture by Frank r Rober-
SON. December 11-lecture by Con-
gresham Lands of Indiana. Deem
bre 1S-lecture by Rev. Thomas Nc
Grady; January 5-Rogers and Grill
ley. the entertainers; January 12-
lecture by Rev. DIR. Newell D. Hills
February 25-concert by Boston La
dies Symphony Orchestra.
DIR +. E. Steele, who is member
of the State board of supervisors of
the insane, will go to Brattleboro to-
day to attend the monthly meet
ing of the board and an inspection Of
the retreat for the insane at that
place. Thursday and Friday will
be occupied with the work. DR..
Steele states that at present the State
is caring for about 700 insane patients,
800 of these being in the Waterbury
hospital and the rem sinder at Brattle-
boro. At the latter place there are
also about 200 private patients maxi
ing in the vicinity of 900 patients IN
the two institutions.
Since the Marquis De Lafayette
Chapter, D. A. R. commemorated the
visit of Gen Lafayette to Vermont by
erecting tablet on the Pavilion
there has been an awakened interest
in anything pertaining to the great
Frenchmsn. The Northfeld News
tells of an old mirror owned by Alma
A. Balch of Northfield, which is
mounted with good picture Of Gen.
Lafayette. The mirror and picture
was brought from London, England,
by the owners grandfather, Capt
William Dodge, Of New Boston, N
II. Capt Dodge secured it there and
brought it home on his last sea voyage
and just previous to his marriage.
Upon intimation that Adelbert Mar
tin Martin, the man for whom the
sheriffs Of this county are looking, may
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of James Fiske at South Mortified a
raid was made upon that place Sun
day morning The search in the house
was carried on by Sheriff H. @. Nose
ley Constable Frank Tracey and Will
liam B. Shaw of Northfield, while
City Sheriff Docherty and Deputy
Benjamin Gates of this city and Capt.
Howes and son of Northield surround
ed the place. A careful search was
made but like all previous attempts at
his capture, it proved fruitless.
DR.. Waldo r. Hardness was Satur-
day evening released from county Jail,
bail being furnished in the sum of
So, 500 by e. Fl. Deavitt and A. O.
Blanchard who appeared before M. E.
Smile, clerk of the county court, and
were recognized with the respondent
in that sum. 1t is expected the case
against DR.. Hardness for forgery will
be one of the first criminal cases to
be tried. Although Mr.. Blanchard
and Mr.. Deavitt are the only sureties
so far as the court is concerned, they
are in turn protected by an indemnity
bond signed by twenty-five business
and professional men OF the city, each