The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-03-31
Parker OF Bradford and other state officers
will ha nraaant and give hriaf addraaaaa

will be present and give brief addresses.
At the meeting Of the City Council, hello
last week, the resignation OF Il. W. Bisbe'
as city grand Juror was accepted. Harvey
Hersey was requested to withdraw hi,
resignation from the Office OF city grand
juror. The appointment Of Martin Riley al
| city engineer, and later OF w. A. Boyce FOL
the same Office, was rejected. The vote by
which W. w. Lapoint was rejected as city
grand juror was reconsidered, but he was
| again rejected on tie vote. The fees for
| annual licenses for auctioDeers, ped
| pool and billiard rooms, etc, were fixed
and the Council that they be collected with
out exemption in any case.
The special city meeting, held last Thurs
day evening to zee II the city would vote ia
use incandescent and arc lights in Lighting
the streets and public places, and to see II
the city would vote to authorize the city
council to lay and assess a special school
tax in addition to the regular tifty-cent tax
was largely attended. Mayor Gordon ex-
planned the situation in regard to street
lighting, showing that the bid put in by j
s. Viles was $500 below that OF the Consoli-
dated Lighting Company. The first article
in the warning was dismissed, and, on mo-
ton OF Mayor Gordon the city council was
instructed and empowered to contract for
two years from June /, next. A motion to
assess and appropriate school tax OF fifty
seven, instead Of fifty cents, was passed
after some discussion.
At the special meeting Of the city council,
held last Friday evening, petition was
received signed by twenty-five or more
business men on Burnham meadow, asking
the council to Investigate the condition OF
Burnham street where the water frequently
backs up and floods the street. The resig-
nations of q. d. Townshend as pound
keeper w. #. Shepard as third assistant
engineer Of the fire department, and II. W.
al
and accepted, The council voted to con-
tract with the Consolidated Lighting Com
pany for the coming year as follows: Sixty
three arc and one hundred and sixteen in
candescent lights, the street lights to burn
until half past eleven two hundred and
seventy-fve nights in a year, for $500. 1t
was voted to cancel the present contract
with j. g. Viles for inside lighting. The
collector Of taxes was instructed to pay the
board bill of HI. ID. Rolfe, now confined in
Jail at Montpelier for non-payment OF taxes,
end to secure his release, taking Rolfe's
note for the amount OF his board bill
South Barre.
will not recover.
nearly completed.
Mrs. Curtis Corliss has gone to Lima, N.
H., to visit her father.
The Good Templars will hold a sugar so-
cial at their hall to night.
Mrs. George and Mrs. Fred Martin gave
a sugar social at the home of Mrs. George
Martin last Monday night.
Graniteville.
Gazeley Dark quarry starts up on Mon
day.
A serious and fatal accident occurred at
the store of A. M. Morrison on Saturday af-
teruoon. Thomas McDermot wanted bot
tie of essence OF wintergreen. The clerk
being asleep at the time, McDermot helped
himself from a shelf back Of the counter.
Upon the same shelf were several bottles OF
carbolic acid, in the same colored cartoons
as the essences By mistake he took bot
tie of carbolc acid. He then got bottle OF
birch beer in which to dilute the essence, as
he thought. After calling friend, Ramie
Parazo, to drink with him, he drank his
share and Immediately discovering the mis-
take he told the other men what he had
done and sat down in chair. Antidotes
were given him but in five minutes he was
dead. Parazo who had taken but small
quantity was given antidotes which acted
upon him and saved his life, although his
mouth and throat were terribly burned.
charge Of the case. McDermot leaves q
widow and four children in rather poor cir
cumstances.
Bradford.
A party of about forty spent a pleasant
evening at the house OF W. O. Sanborn.
Sugar and other good things we're served.
L. W. Doe, who has been in Boston for
about three weeks, returned on Saturday
feeling that he had had very enjoyable
time.
Rev. II. T. Barnard is confined to the
house with the grip, consequently no
preaching services were held at the Congre-
gational church last Sunday.
Quite lot Of sugar was shipped from
here last Monday morning, both by freight
and express Farmers are looking for a
short and sweet sugar season.
A lodge of knights OF the Golden Eagle
was instituted here Monday evening with a
very promising membership. We under
stand the order is something like Oddfellow-
ship.
Rev. Andrew .Gillies of White River juno
bath, in exchange with Rev. F. W. Lewis
The pastor extends cordial invitation tc
all to lear Mr.. Gillies.
Dudley B. Carlton, Of St. Louis, Mo.
arrived here on Monday. He is to spend
the summer at the pleasant home OF hi
father and family, w. y. Carleton lat Maple
Grove Farm, West Newbury.
Rev. l.. l.. Beeman presiding elder O
Montpelier district, preached fine sermon
|
Some OF our best critics regard it az one o
the most interesting ever heard in town
| As Rev. Mr.. Barnard was i'll no service wal
held at the Congregational church.
The Chautauqua Circle meets this weel
with Mrs. Barrett, on Thursday at tw
O'Clock. Roll CALL the response to be tn
name Of one of the most decisive battles il
the history Of the world, and the reasons TO
being 80 regarded; paper, Philip, king o
Macedon" lesson on Greek civilizs
ton -; general discussion, Internations
Arbitration"
The body of Mrs. Eliza Stoddard Stet
bens, the widow Of Judge Arad Stebbent
was brought here for burial last Saturday
Judge Stebbens died in January, 1862, an
was buried here. Mrs. Stebbens was
daughter OF Jesse Stoddard and was Dor
in the house where William Celley nov
lives. After her husbands death she an
her children removed to Somerville, Mass
Perhaps it ia not generally known this
there was at one time q comb factory /
town. Ebenezer Hidden, one Of the signeI
to the petition asking the legislature for
charter for a library in Bradford in 179
came here and settled on the farm wheI
Israel Willard now lives, at an early dat
and built comb factory on Roaring brool
Just north of Mr.. Wizards house. He an
his brother carried on the business for SCI
eral years, then sold out to Manasseh an
Israel Willard, who used the shop for