The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-22

noon. 1t was caught in small pond in
Hyde Park by George e. White, and was
surrounded by crowd so long as 1t re.
mained in the window OF the market.
THE Montpelier Odd Fellows are pleased
at the recognition they received at the
hands OF the grand lodge last week at st.
Johnsbury. David l.. Sanders, past grand
patriarch, was elected grand representative,
and d. W. Dudley grand treasurer, Of the
grand encampment, and f. A. Sherburne
was elected grand chaplain of the grand
lodge.
HIRAM FALEs, formerly proprietor of the
old Bishop Hotel, now the Exchange, died
last week in Woodstock after a long and
painful illness with heart disease. Mr..
Fales was born in Pomfret seventy years
ago. and since 1860 has been engaged in the
hotel and livery business at Hillsboro
Bridge, N. H., Springfield, Northfeld,
Montpelier and Woodstock
ANDRIA LAMERI, an Italian stone.c cutter
who formerly worked for q. FL. More & Co.,
died last Saturday Of quick consumption at
his home near the electric light station,
| aged thirty-four years He leaves a wife
and three children in destitute crcum-
stances. His funeral was held from his late
home Monday afternoon and the burial
was in Green Mount Cemetery.
THE state board of railroad commission
ers met at Montpelier last Saturday to con-
slider the question whether the Essex juno
tion and Burlington railroad should be
allowed to cross the Central Vermont spur
running from its main line to Fort Ethan
Allen. An appeal had been taken to the
commissioners, and they decided in favor of
the electric road on its complying with GER
tain conditions.
LEE BADGER had his left hand drawn in
beside a grindstone run by water at the
sheds OF the Capital Granite Company,
Tuesday morning, and the hand was badly
crushed and mangled. DR.. Chandler found
it necessary to amputate one of the fingers,
| and Is not sure but one or two more will have
to come off. Mr.. Badger had commenced
work that morning and has the sympathy of
everybody in his misfortune.
The admirers in Montpelier of Marion
Manola Mason, who recently appeared in
this city, and whose erraiic professional
career has attracted as much attention to
her misfortunes as to her triumphs, will be
interested to know that the household
goods OF Mr.. and Mrs. Mason were sold at
auction in Boston last Friday to satisfy the
claims Of creditors These charming actors
are said to be absolutely penniless.
THE new deal at the Exchange Hotel still
hangs fire, and Hyde & Sawyer have not
yet sold their interest in this hostelry. Mr..
Davis was expected from Hartford on Tues
day to settle the matter one way or another,
but has not yet put in an appearance,
although Mcs. Davis has been here for
several days. Other parties are anxious to
secure lease Of the property If the trade
with Mr.. Davis does not materialize.
JOHN e. SIMoNDs was arrested Monday
evening by Policeman Demeritt on COM
plant that he was intoxicated, filed by
James Harran OF Barre Junction. In the
opinion of the officer making the arrest, 81.
monds was not under the influence Of
liquor and he was released, after promising
to appear at the Office Of j. H. Lucia on
Tuesday afternoon. He did so, and as Har-
ran did not put in an appearance the case
was continued.
The Central Vermont railroad will sell
special round-trip tickets on Memorial Day
for two cents per mile each way for thirty
three miles or less, with maximum rate of
81 and minimum rate OF fifteen cents.
Thirty-four miles and over, fare one way,
which is one and one-balf cents per mile
each way, between all stations in Vermont
and New York. Tickets good only on May
30, and will be good only for continuous
pass age in both directions. No stop-over
privileges allowed.
DURING last week j. S. Viles was engaged
in cutting away the small timber on the
land both sides of Middlesex Narrows, and
this week has force of men and teams at
work there. A steam drill will be used in
clearing out the channel and lowering it to
the desired depth. W. H. Lang of Bur
lington, a civil engineer, was here last
week and made surveys for the buildings
and bulkhead, and to-day will make sur
veys for the dam. The poles will be set at
ALDERMAN COTTON received letter this
week from e. Bertram Pike, treasurer of
the Pike Manufacturing Company Of Pike
Station, N. H., saying that e. B. Pike,
president OF the company, is now in the
South for his health but that on his return
they will come to Montpelier and look over
the ground, with view to moving por-
ton of their plant here Mr.. Cotton is en-
titled to no little credit for the interest he
has taken in attempting to secure this busi-
ness for Montpelier, and if it should ma
terialze it will be primarily and largely
through his influence.
The outcome of the recent dance at
Sodom, where several boys were made
deathly sick by drinking wood alcohol, is
very serious. The next day after the affair
one Of the fellows who was nauseated by
using the liquor gave Fred Weeks of that
place drink of it, not realizing its poison
GUS nature. Weeks did not throw it off,
but was able to retain it on his stomach
until ten o'clock that night. AS a result,
he has lost the use OF his limbs and has be-
come totally blind. DR.. G. E. Chandler is
caring for him. His case is very serious,
and, while 1t is not probable that the result
will be fatal, his sight is undoubtedly gone
forever.
THE Mon 'peier Seminary baseball team
had easy work to do up the Randolph High
School nine last Wednesday afternoon. The
weather was so cold that only eight innin IS
were played. Following is the score:
4 4 Observation-Disclosures E s:: tx
Three. base hits, Emery, Williams 2. Stolen
bases, M 8. IA r. I'll. s. A. First base on
balls, off Williams 8, off Alexander, off
Smith 2. off Wilder g. Struck out, by Alex
ander 3, by Wilder 4, by Williams 7,
Passed balls, Lance 3, Mcintosh 8 Hit by
pitched ball, Greene. Triple play, Whitcher,
Alexander and Emery. Umpires, Standish
and Cotton. Time, two hours.
THE city authorities are making strenu.
GUS efforts to break up the sneak thieving
that has been so annoying during the past
few weeks. Last Saturday, Sheriff Ban
croft arrested Eddie e, Dodge and Willie
Jangraw, the former charged with the theft
of Helen Brooks purse at the Union School,
and the latter with the larceny of So from
Mrs. f. w. Robinson The Dodge boy
pleaded guilty, but sentence has not yet
been imposed The Jangraw boy was ar
raigned before Grand Juror Lucia, Tuesday
afternoon, pleaded not guilty, and his case
was continued to Wednesday, May 80.
Patrick StarkaV. inmata Of the state in.