The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-25
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOo AL II A OPENINGS.

MIS-. G1lDert DWlnell OF MarsnHelu
is spending week at j. W. Caustios s
on Cliff street.
Mrs. K. L. Clesves and children re-
turned on Monday after spending q
week at the home of her parents, in
East Montpelier.
Frank Davis has returned to Mont
pelier after an absence of three years
in the west. He is stopping at the
home OF Lucius Gould aU Horn of the
Moon.
The Supreme Court judges are now
at the Pavilion in consulate on. pre-
paratory to the rendering of decisions
and reading of opinions on Friday
when the court holds its adjourned
session of the May term.
On September 2, the boys depart
ment of the Y. M. @. A. will hold a
field day. The program will include
seventeen events and prizes will be
given to the successful competitor.
The place of holding the spurts-has
not been definitely decided upon as
yet.
The premises at 80 9arre street &C.
cupied by Vittori Salmini were raided
on Sunday afternoon by McMahon,
chief of police, Officers John Durkee
and E. L. Putney. No liquors were
found but large number of empty
cases was piled up in the cellar.
Complaint was signed by Senter,
States attorney, and Gates. city grand
juror.
R. @. Bowers will give his annual
Rhode Island clam bake at Fountain
park on Saturday afternoon at 2
clock. Mr.. Bowers gives this bake
in appreciation Of the generous share
of orders received the past year from
the mill owners for polishing mater
ials. A good time is never lacking at
one of Mr.. Bowers bakes.
H. M. Farnham, the we'll known
horse dealer, has an acquisition to his
farm in East Montpelier in the shape
of pair of goats. On one of his
western trips he picked out two from
flock of fifteen owned by W. p. Hall
of Missouri. They were shipped to
him short time later and are now
chewing their cuds on Vermont soil.
Flyers are out advertising the RE-
publican rally in this city ON Friday
Reduced rates on the railways have
been secured. The list of distinguished
speakers shonld bring in the people il
hay carts for twenty miles or more
away. AT the head of the list is Hon
w. II. Taft, late Governor of the Phil
ippines. and now secretary of war
one of the foremost speakers in the ma
tion.
John Docherty has received an ap
pointment, from the government as
sergeant in the police service on tn
canal zone in Panama. Mr.. Dochetr.
will have charge of the policing of tn
canal from Panama to Colon. Twenty
three officers will be under his charge
with headquarters at Ancon. Mr.
Docherty will assume his duties abou
the first of November. The position
brings a salary OF $125 per month.
The list of justices Of the peace Of
the union ticket prepared by the join
comm ittee from the Republican ant
Democratic cauouses, and filed witt
the city clerk, is as follows: Georg
W. Wing M. Z. Smile, John Moon
ey, @. D. f. Bancroft, f. L. Laird
John H. Seuter, M. ". Wheelock, ]
j. Eagan, f. p Carleton, W. N
Theriault, H. O. Shurtleff, o. E
Woodward, Jr., W. Q. Lamphier
Robert Whelan and W. A. Lord.
Mrs. Laura Q. Stevens died at tn
home of her daughter. Mrs. l. G. Rob
! inson. in Calais on Tuesday evenin
of heart trouble. The deceased wa
seventy-five years.old and native
North Montpelier. For the paf
eleven years she has made her HON
: with her.:daughter Three weeks az
she fractured leg and it was this aC
: cident that induced the heart trouble
A daughter at whose home she dice
, two sons in Barre, two brothers in tn
Q West and one in Glover survive her.