The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-09
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL n HAPPENINGS.

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tickets to the vaudeville show.
The fire insurance men of Barre
have been notified that the insurance
rates in Barre will be raised from 2f
to 30 per cent as a result of the recent
investigation.
Henry Marquette, who was arrested
Tuesday morning on the charge of
ourglarizing the house of Clarence
Bugbee, was given hearing in city
court Tuesday evening and as result
was released from custody.
Rev. j. E. Wright of this city has
been designated by Governor McCul-
Tough as one of the delegates from the
State of Vermont to the national con-
ference of charities and correction, it's
31st annual meeting to be held at the
City of Portland, Me-, June 10 to 20.
Rev Guy O. Lsmson, E. M. God
dard and HI. O. Shurtleff were in
Barre on Monday evening and acted
as judges in the prize speaking con.
test of the Spaulding high school. The
prizes were as follows: Allie Rich.
ardson first, Georgiana Trail second
Ethel Strong third and Clara Vurbee
fourth.
A. o. Humphrey and J. J. Flynn
of Burlington of the Electric Railway
Company wsre in the city on Mon
day in consultation with W. A.
Lord and O. P. Pitkin. The lease
for the base ball grounds was formally
made today and it is probable work
on the grounds will commence at once.
Governor John G.. Mccullough has
issued proclamation setting aside
Tuesday, June IA, as Flag Day, the
anniversary of the flag, and recon-.
mends that the day be observed by all
patriotic and liberty loving citizens of
the State, by causing the Stars and
Stripes to be displayed on the school
house, the home, the public buildings
and the places of business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Wheeler of
Des Moines, Iowa, accompanied by
their son and daughter, who are in
the east renewing old acquaintances,
went to Barre and Willismstown Tues
day for a visit. Mr.. Wheeler was
for thirty years resident of East
Montpelier and Calais. In Des
Moines, Mr.. Wheeler is engaged in
the carriage business.
H. r. Bolles has received ten views
OF the boys camp and its environs,
at Ohazy Lake in the Adirondacks,
where the boys from this association
will camp with the boys from the
Burlington and Plattsburg Associa-
tions. The views show the tents,
cook house, athletic field bathing
beach and many other features that
cause one to wish he were boy and
could 60 to the camp.
A hearing was given on Monday
in the county clerks office before
| Judge John H. Watson on the petition
for temporary alimony in the case of
Jessie Ingram VS.. James Ingram, petit
pAOi AOh ouPPOiV' ehAihiohy VI 90 pcI
week was granted until further order
of the court. The parties live in Barre
and the defendant was formerly a
member of the granite firm of Forsyth
& Ingram. B. E. Bailey for petitioner
and John W. Gordon for petitionee
The funeral OF A. H. wilkins of
Barre, who was killed while at work
in the engine room of Marr & Cor
don's stone shed on Monday, was held
at the Presbyterian church on Wednes-
day at O'Clock, Rev. r. Fl. Mitch
ell officiating. The funeral was at
tended by the National Association of
Stationary Engineers, the Granite
Lodge f. and A. M, and the Forest.
ers of America. Burial was in Hope
cemetery,
The funeral of the late Minnie Vim
ton, wife of Frank A. Adams was held
from her late home Oh Elm street on
Monday at two O'Clock A large
number of friends attended the SER
vices. The bearers were immediate
relatives of the deceased. Rev. A N.
Lewis was the officiating clergyman
representatives of the various organ
izations were in attendance. The
floral offerings were many and beauti-
full. Interment was in Green Mount
Cemetery.
+. A. Walker has completed the
last of the blue prints of the plans
for the new Blanchard building to be
erected in Barre by A. @. Blanchard,
in place of the one burned last winter.
This building will be four stories
high, 1l5 feet long by 70 feet wide,
built of brick with granite trimmings.
The lower floor will be occupied by
two large stores. The upper floors
will contain some thirty offices aud
several lodge halls. The foundations
are all in and brick work was begun