The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-15

perfected by the railroad officials at Mis-
sisquoi Park this season makes it, more
than ever, an ideal place to spend day.
AT the recent session of the supreme
court in this city, in the ;case of Vermont
Farm Machine Company. Bellows Falls,
" Francis Batchelder & Co., Boston, the de-
cision of the lower court in favor of the de-
PENDANTS was affirmed The case was tried
in Windham county court, at Newfane, last
September. The decision OF the supreme
court, announced on Thursday OF last week,
is naturally a source of satisfaction to the
defendants, who are the proprietors of Cap
ital Creamery, whose business is closely
identified with the interests of Montpelier
and the country round about.
IT is probable that there will be no pre-
liminary hearing in the case of Martin
Nokes of Worcester, now confined in
county Jail on a charge of child murder.
Such proceeding would be sure to result
in binding over Nokes, his wife, and Emma
Jones, the mother of the dead infant, to
await the action of the grand jury in Sep
tember, and all three would be obliged to
lie in Jail until that time. Nokes is now
safe there, and there is no danger that the
women will attempt to escape. For the
reasons stated, counsel for Nokes will not
urge preliminary hearing in the case.
The jury disagreed in the case of United
States against John Holtham of Sutton
charged with stealing letter addressed to
dDDTODTlHUluR
own use check for $40 enclosed, and were
discharged. In the case OF United States
against George Durant of Barre, charged
with selling Intoxicating liquor without a
license, respondent pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to pay fine of 800 and to be
imprisoned for one month in the House of
| Correction at Rutland The case of United
States against Hollis Wheeler. formerly of
! Coventry, for smuggling, was mol prosssd.
Cases against John Noy of Montpelier, John
| O. Shedd of West Charleston, and John and
| Ira Coy of Dover were continued. Court
adjourned Thursday forenoon until Octo-
| ber.
THE WATCHMAN is indebted to Hon. Frank
Dillingham;, San Francisco, leading spirit
in the Vermont colony by the Golden Gate,
for papers containing accounts OF how out
amid the shady hooks of Glen Ellen the
Bunker Hill Association and the Sons OF
Vermont ate colonial sandwiches and
listened to eloquent orations commemora
tive of the heroes of Bunker Hill" There
was an interesting literary programme in
terspersed with patriotic music, all com
mem )rative of the event celebrated. Hon
r. B Carpenter, vice-president of the Yer
mont Association, delivered the Grafton o
the day. There was recitation by Master
Mat Carpenter Dillingham; and brief pa
triotic address by Mr.. Dillingham;. W.
tender sincerest thanks for the courtesy o
an invitation, duly received, to participate
in these festivities.
THE City Council met last "Wednesday
evening and voted to grant the franchis,
for the proposed electric railway under Ger
tain recommended conditions and restriC
tions. Section two of chapter six of thu
city ordinances was amended by inserting
the word repair" " after the word &c lay,
referring to the placing of electric poles ant
wires. Applications for i've new arc light
were dismissed and permits to shingle or re
pair six houses were granted. The following
bills were ordered paid: G. Def. Bancroft
So 50; w. e. Laird, labor on fire alarm sys
TEN, $780, 7. r. Merrill, clerk, sundres
$3534 T. S. Brophy agent Lane estate
rent, S72; G. f. Jones, clerical work, $40
Argus and Patriot Printing Company
printing, S1650; George II. Guernsey, la
Dor on beltry of Trinity church, 1886
Lawson c. Cummins, hay for city barn
$3.50; E. L. Putney. teams, So; E. d. Hyde
supplies, S1015; Joel Foster, salary TO
June, $79 16; for expense of water works il
June, $261.49.
THE particulars of the attempted murde
of his wife last Saturday by George Judd o
Websterv lille are told in the Barre column
Judd was brought to Montpelier Saturda.
evening by Constable Hutchins and lodget
in Jail, where he died at eleven o'clocl
Sunday morning The body was taken t,
the undertaking rooms of Gleason & Co,
where, at the request of Mayor Stratton
DR.. G. e. Chandler, assisted by DR.. A. b
BlSDee, performed an autopsy. Inc Suppo
sition was that Judd came to his death from
an overdose of morphine, and nothing il
the autopsy tended to disprove that theory
The body was taken to Barre for buria
Monday evening. Acting under instruc
tions from Mayor Stratton, Judge j. H
Lucia held an inquest at his Office Tuesda
forenoon. States Attorney Stanton ap
peared in behalf of the state. The evdenc
introduced all tended to show that decease
came to his death by an overdose of lauds
mum, sef-administered, and Judge Luci
will make. in substance, such report t
the clerk of Washington County Court.