The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-06-24
MONTPELIER BRIEFS.

is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Harvey.
Miss Maize Rumsey of T7els Riv-
er is the guest of Mr.. ard Mrs.
j. NJ. Boutwell,.
Joseph Doyle Of this city won first
honor in St. Michael's college, Wi
nooski, this year, in the graduating
class.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. brennan are en-
joying carriage drive to ST. Albans and
will spend month in camp in the lat
ter village.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Lowe ana
James Towle leave Friday by auto
mobile for Boston, for a several
days stay.
| A carload Of clothespins for export has
been shipped by the United States Clothe
Pin company. The car contained nearl
$4,000 pins.
Dr.. J. B. Crandall and daughter
of Sterling, H., formerly of this
city, are at the Pavilion for a stay
of some time.
The Y. NJ. c. A. in connection
with the Ladies Reading club are
planning a lecture course for the
season Of 1909-1910.
A deed is on file at the office of the
city clerk conveying a house and lot at
the corner of North and Mechanic streets
from Antoine Galaise to James H. Kel-
cher for the sum Of $4,000.
Sumner E. Darling, graduate of Mont
peler seminary, was one of the graduates
from Tufts college this spring Mr..
Darling is the nephew of Charles II.
Darling, the collector at the port of
Burlington.
Leon V. Griswold, who acted as q
stenographer for Clerk Skeels of the Sen
ate during the last session of the egisla--
ture, is working in law Office in Wasen-
burg, Colorado, at the present time and
expects to do court reporting in August.
Mr.. Grswold is married ard has been
living in Colorado for about six weeks.
Mrs. F. H. Tracy and Mrs. II.
W. Lawson leave Thursday for High
gate Springs, where they will spend
the summer at the Tracy cottage.
Mrs. Tracy is recovering from Sc
we're attack Of appendicitis and IT.
is thought that the outing on Lake
Champlain will be beneficial to her
health.
A collision between an automobile and
team occurred in South Barre village
on Sunday afternoon in VIII ich luckily no
one was hurt. The machine, said to have
been driven by D. M. Miles son of
Barre, was going in the direction of Will.
Jamestown as was the team. The mach
inc is said to have tried to pass the team
and in pulling into the road ran into the
front part of the ng. Two wheels were
bryken and the horse which freed itself,
was soon caught. The team is one said
to belong in the Arkeley stable in Barre.
The trial of the case of George
Emerson vs.. A. E. Niles, for trover,
before Justice ]. H. Senter Mon.
day afternoon resulted in the jury
bringing in a verdict for s1.62 and
costs in favor Of the plaintiff. The
case was brought to recover the
price of a certain quantity of ap-
Piles said to have been taken by the
defendant F. B. Thomas appearing
for the plaintiff and T. R. Gordon
for the defence. The case has been
heard once before and then the YER
dict was for the defendant to recov-
er his costs, and as the plaintiff has
the casts this time, they will Offset
each other, the defendant paying the
plaintiff s1.62.
James Glass, who was driving a
team for Trow & Holden of Barre
Monday afternoon, figured in a
slight accident at the Aldrich mill
between here and Barre when the
horse became frightened at an el-
ectric car and backed down the road
leading o the mill dumping the We
hicle and pinning Mr.. Glass under
the debris. The boy who was within
him was thrown cut and tried TO
pull the wagon from Mr.. Glass but
without success. He was soon join
ed by Officer Gamble of Barre who
was on the car and Conductor
Dodge. Mr.. Glass wrenched one
ankle quite badly and the harness
was broken but aside from this 10
damage was done.
At about ? o'clock on Tuesday
all the freshmen at Montpelier Sem
mary were reused from their happy
dreams Of being sophomores by o