The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-06-17
MONTPELIER BRIEFS.

| ing few days in st. Adams.
Judge and Mrs. e. M. Harvey
and daughter left Friday afternoon
| for a visit in Colchester.
Mason S Stone and Editor Frank l..
Greene will speak at meeting OF Tin
mouth Valley grange June 25th.
A 5 per cent dividend has been declare
In the bankrupt estate of G.. A. Bemis of
Barre. being payable the 22nd of this
month
Mr.. and Mrs. o. ]. Gross and IA
mily are in Richford for a short
stay. Mr.. Gross family will remain
couple of weeks.
Sergeant at Arms Ferrin has posted
notices at the entrances to the state house
prohibiting the riding of bicycles on the
sidewalks OF the grounds.
A nine pound daughter has been
born to Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. May of
Marshfeld. Mrs. May was formerly
Miss Josephine Mute.
Misses Rockwell and Gleason, OF
the city schools, left Friday afternoon
| for their homes in Alburgh and
Waitsfield, respectively, for the sum-
mer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gauvreau are
| planning to move to st. Adams to
reside the latter part of June. A.
J. Gauvreau and Miss Florence
Gauvreau will remain in this city.
Admiral George Dewey, chairman
of the general board of the navy, is
preparing to leave Washington late
in June for the summer. With Mrs.
Dewey he will pass several weeks
at Hot Springs, Va.
| The Hath session of the Vermont
Congregational conference was con-
cluded at Randolph Thursday morn
ing and Montpelier will be the next
place of meeting, the conference
preachers being Rev. W. P. Jack
son of st. Adams, alternate, Rev.
Fraser Metzger, Randolph.
L. H. Greene and c. S. Whittier re-
turned on Friday evening from the St.
Bernard Fish and Game club grounds in
Canada. While they report several good
catches the fishing was not as good as il
is at times for it is to early now. The
lakes are high and cold. in fact they ran
into snow during their trip. j. S.
Viles and Mr.. Wilson are expected &c
return this evening. ]. w Brock return
ed this week from trip to the lakes,
The complaint made that dogs are
chasing sheep is not the first intima-
ton Of trouble that certain CANNES
are making about town and the dog
killer will make quick work Of the
unlicensed animals in order that fu-
ture complains can be referred to
the owners of the animals and not
to the city. There are an unusual
number of collarless dogs about
town this year and the sheep chas-
ing proclivities are placed at the
door of the unrestrained CANNES.
George Haskins, nine years old
son of Jerry Haskins, broke both
bones in one arm while wrestling
with other boys at the Union school
Thursday. The fracture was reduced
and he will make rapid recovery.
This is the third accident traced d.
. rectly to attempts to emulate wrestl-
ing matches held here recently. One
young man has broken leg, an
other put his elbow out of joint, and
now Master Haskins is temporarily
laid up.
Prescelle the talented young hyp.
notist, who has repeatedly entertain
lier and other Vermont towns witt
, his feats, will probably be seen OF
the smaller circuits no longer. HI
J has been the greatest success OF the
, season at the Fifth Avenue theatre
New York, Keith's circuit, and his
engagement has extended to 81
weeks next season at a salary o
81 900 a week. The metropolis re
CARDS Prescelle as in class b,
himself among hypnotists. Pre-
celles home is in Barton. this state
Hon. Mason S. Stone, state super
intendent of education, is one of tn
principal lectures engaged for tn
annual Vermont State summe
school to be held at Rutland July 4
to so inclusive and it is expecte
that from So to 100 teachers fror
different parts of the state will at
tend. Each teacher pays 81 tut
ton and the legislature appropriate
$500 to cover expenses of meetings
For Saturday, July "a, two excul
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