The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-08
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY


inside are set.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. f. Clarke left on
Thursday for Cincinnati, o, their new
place of residence. Mr.. Clarke be-
gan his duties as post-office inspector
on Saturday.
The Arion banjo, mandolin and
guitar club gave successful and en-
joyable concert at Berlin Corner on
Thursday evening for the benefit Of
the parsonage fund of the Congrega-
tional church.
J. G. Howard returned OH Wednes-
day evening to resume his studies at
Montpelier Seminary. He has been
in the field this summer as general
agent for the magazine, Success, "
He also spent part Of his vacation in
Virginia.
Mrs. Joseph Poland is preparing to
surrender her house to the recent pur-
chaser, Hon. +. A. Dwinell. There
are the Accommodations of busy life,
with many articles of value and inter-
est which will doubtless be offered for
sale in the near future.
b The marriage of William Sinclair of
Barre and Miss Martha Wilson Ct New
York occurred in Barre on Thursday
evening, Rev. T. II. Mitchell perform
ing the ceremony. After wedding
supper Mr.. and Mrs. Sinclair left for
a trip to Montreal.
The Y. M. O. A. mandolin, banjo
and guitar club has been reorganized
under the name "Arion Club" The
club consists of members as follows:
+. A. Keegan, r. X. Blanchard, G.
W. Boswell, Guy Batchelder aud Will
liam Hooper,
E. j. Eagan is in the city for few
days, coming as a witness in the Cap
ital Gas Oompany's case. Mr.. Eagan
formerly worked in II. A. Dubuc'
coal office. He is now employed by
the Granite Construction Company, as
time keepet on the church that the
company is building in Woodstock.
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DR.. and Mrs. James B. Woodward, is
the guest of her cousin Mrs. l.. @.
Tewksbury. Mrs. Woodward is very
pleasantly remembered here, the place
Of her residence in the times of her
girlhood, to which she returns after
many years of absence,
The city treasurer received a check
from A. o. Humphrey, treasurer OF
the electric railroad, for 500 in pay.
ment for the work by the city on
Barre street near the tracks of the
road. This settles one of the causes
of complaint that was aired at the re-
cent meeting of the city council with
the officers of the road
The Misses Fannie and Anna Stay
ton entertained over twenty of their |
friends at whist on Thursday evening. |
Six tables at cards were made up,
Miss Harriet Wilson was the prize
winner. for the highest score. Dainty
refreshments were served and all else !
needful to make the evening enjoyable
to the guests were furnished by the
hostesses.
Prof. W. S. Spencer, who is spend
ing part of his summer vacation
with relatives on College street has
received an appointment to the pro-
fessorship III English in Iowa, Yves.
leyan University, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
Mr.. Spencer was pre- sident Of the
Mexico Methodist Institute. in Pueblo,
Mex, for six years, and for year and
half he was priuc.p of Brigham
Academy, Bakersfield, 1esigning the
Latter pos ton last June.
The following meteorological data
for the month of August Just past has
been fnishd by ". A. Shaw, weather
observer at Mortified: Highest tenn
perature, Aug l, so degrees; lowest
Aug. 30, 30 degrees;
average for the month, 81 degrees;
direction of wind, south
maximum velocitv 20 miles per hour,
Aug. %; total precipitation 3.54
luCi6E VI ClOdI uhyb - !
partly cloudy 13; cloudy 8 light frost,
Aug. 80.
George Galley of Montreal and w.
II. Sheehan of Burlington were
brought into cityscourt on Friday
and charged with the larceny from j.
J. Joslyn on August %. The prison
ers waived examination. They were
bound over to county court and bail
was fixed at $500 in each case. In de- |
fault of bail the men were committed
to Jail. These are the two men who
were implicated in the affair at "The
Lenox'' on the night of August 23 |
1t is alleged that they administered !
some form of knockout drops to Mr.. !
Josyln aud that they robbed him of |
quite large sum of money. The !
wo men were arrested on August 23 !
and sentenced to ten days in the