Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-04-18

MoNTPEIIER.-R j. Coffey, at the late session
OF the grand lodge OF Knights Of Honor at St.
Johnsbury, was elected grand dictator, but bust.
ness engagements prevented his acceptance -,
win Sullivan, late Of the Argus, has position 10
printing-ofiice In Lincoln, Nebraska. :. The
annual communication Of Aurora Lodge No. %
Free and Ac, epted Masons, for the election OF
officers for the ensuing year, will be held at the
masonic hall, on Monday evening, April 49, at
seven o'clock -. Last week Wednesday after
noon T. j. Murphy, while in the employ Of Sum-
ner Kimball, was severely injured by a granite
stone falling upon his foot. lie is yet confined
to the house.. John Huse OF Berlin will soon
open meat market in Corry's building In the
room lately vacated by William O. Standish.
Albert Redway an old Montpelier boy, was In
town last Monday. -. w Edward Demerritt, long
on our police force has gone to Essex junction TO
take charge OF hotel there. The village trustees
retain Ordway, and will try to get along without
| another policeman. Il. A. Bisnet will soon bring
his family here and will reside in the Hyde block
49, Geo. w. Durfey, lately an employe Of Bsrrows
Peck, has gone to Bellows Falls to work at his
trade. Lyman G. Boutwell, has removed from
| the A. l.. Page house on Elm street TO the Luther
Newcomb house on the same street. John Q
Newton has removed from the Horace Mills house
To the Riker house on Barre street The Lane
Manufacturing Company has million and half
feet of unsawn lumber In their yard, which they
are to work up the coming season. The A. L.
Page house on Elm street has been made into
two tenements, and A. W. Severance, who now
lives over " " ocriDhers store, VIII soon move
into one OF them. There are now living on
Barre street thirty widows and two widowers -.
Charles Graves has returned to town and will live
during the coming season In his house on Court
street, One Lenox Of Berlin WAS ed last
Saturday for intoxcation. lie enjoyed the hospi-
| taliies OF the Hotel Dudley over Sunday and was
released on Monday on the payment OF the usual
fines and costs Contrary to our fears and ex
pectations, the Ice went out of our streams with
comparatively little damage. The Barre branch
Of the Central Vermont railway suffered the loss
OF two trestle bridges between here and Barre,
causing temporary Inconvenience The trains
now run over the Montpelier and Wells River
track as far are Junction, where they switch
upon the rails OF the main line. E. John W. Peck
has entered the employment Of the Lane Manu-
featuring Company, A. A. Simpson has lately
taken out patent for an Improved wagon spring,
and purposes to manufacture them In the shop of
the Sabin Manufacturing Company, where he Is
now employed. ii, W. Sowles, AN enterprising
farmer OF Barre and member Of Vermont Lodge
Of Odd Fellows, last Friday evening paid the
brethren OF his lodge an agreeable compliment by
presenting sufficient quantity OF the fruit OF the
maple to render the evening enjoyable The sac
charine pleasures Of the occasion were greatly en-
HANGED by the subsequent literary exercises To
which MIR. hn r. Donovan contributed the
greater part, but he was ably supported by
Messrs Hill, Gordon, Clough and others. C.
Middlebury Register, OF which office he Is fore
man, shows the results OF his panstaking care
and skill -. Mrs. Helen M. stlckney, long the
cook at the American House, will spend the next
twp or three weeks at her old home In Will
Jamestown. John W. Clark Ia again able TO ride
about aud attend to business There can no
longer be any doubt rs To the efficiency OF Ed
ltish as collector OF taxes II any was ever en-
tertained 1t is said he lately gave we'll
dressed idler about town an o. porlunity to work
out his taxes by splitting wood In the collectors
shed. The Delinquent chose to do II rather than
90 to jail.