The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-04-07
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Treasurer; George o. Stratton, 8. A. Luke
and George B. Walton, auditors @. S.
Whittier, Foreman; j. g.. Brown, First AS
~sistant; George o. Stratton. Second. This
company is in a furnishing condition,
financially, and otherwise, and Is constantly
adding to its equipment.
The verdict in the Marsh Buzzell muir
der case recalls the fact that Emeline Lucy
Meaker OF Waterbury was the last woman
sentenced to be hanged in Vermont. The
crime of which she was convicted was the
murder by poison, Of Alice Meaker, q half
sister OF her husband, In 1880. Lewis AL
mon Meaker, her SON., was also sentenced to
be hanged for the same crime, but the legis-
lature of 1882 committed his sentence to i'm
| prisonment In the state prison at Windsor
for life, where he died several years ago.
Mrs. Meaker was hanged Friday, April 2,
1888.
VERMONT Lodge of Odd Fellows Is max
ing active preparations for the entertain
ment Of the Grand Lodge and Grand En-
campment which meet at Montpelier Tues
day, Wednesday, and Thursday, May 10, 10,
and 20. An effort will be made to secure
the cooperation OF the merchants and busl-
ness men for decoration Of the stores,
places OF business and private residences on
the line of march over which the parade
will pass the second day. The services OF
the Montpelier Military Band will be Sc
cured. and the occasion will be one OF great
interest to Odd Fellows throughout the
state.
The conjunction of the planet Venus and
the new moon on Sunday evening was one
of the interesting celestial events OF the sea
son. The beautiful wanderer was poised
just above the slender crescent, and after
they had dipped below the horizon the two
old voyageurs of the skies met In a nearer
embrace. But 80 much of the meeting as
was vouchsafed TO mortal eyes in this lati-
tude and longitude was an exceedingly in
teresting spectacle. Venus glory is wan
| inn and nv tho and nf a nriI her nrpa9nt
reign as evening star will be over. She has
been a radiant object in the winter skies,
and their chief glory, even among such
brilliants as in Orion, CAMS Major, Bo-otes
Taurus and other consultations, have be-
spangled the northern heavens.
; WILLIAM f. WARDNER died on Tuesday
afternoon at his home on Summer street.
l A relapse from the measles was the cause
OF his death. Mr.. Wardner came to Mont
, pelier from Randolph about two years ago,
D and has been in the employ Of the United
States Clothes Pin Company. He moved
i his family to Montpelier last spring. De.
' ceased was a member of Randolph Lodge OF
Odd Fellows, and was, at the time of his
: death, junior warden of Thomas Wildey
i Encampment. He had the faculty OF max
!, ing friends wherever he went, and his un
' timely death will be deplored by very many
with whom he was, in various ways, con
J nected. The funeral arrangements are no
. yet completed.
n THERE was little evidence Of hard time
q around the store OF 7. s.. Brophy q Co. last
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, when Mr.
Brophy's spring opening took place. Tn
store was filed with ladies from Montpeliel
and vicinity, and the good taste OF the pro
prietor in selecting spring and summe
q goods received many a 1attering compli
ment. A fine display of novelties in wasl
goods and dress goods was seen, also IL
a re~ady-made skirts, from those OF low pric
to the most expensive silk garments. II
Brophy has made a special effort to show
20 fine line of chiffons, and all new noveltie
AZ in ladies' neck wear, belts, etc. A refer
- ence to his advertisement this week will
:, give particulars of the cloak opening nov
I. in progress.
ID AS the annual session of the Vernon
.s Conference at Barre draws near, much in
le terest is expressed as to who the new paste
Is OF Trinity Church will be, provided tina
a. Rev. A. II. Webb adheres to his espresso
@. decision, asking for a release. 1t is possibl
10 that Mr.. Webb may be induced to reconsid
F. or his resignation. but if not, the oficis
IT board have in view several desirable car
didates, among them Rev. A. j. Hough G
x Brattleboro and Rev. andrew Gillies
TT White River Junction. The latter has ar
n nounced his desire to leave the Vernon
Conference at the close OF the present COZ
* ference year, to continue his studies in
O. theological school in New York, but it
to understood that he has the Montpelie
" OhalEo ~ utAoA 4ao RhOoSh
conference year closes with Easter Sunday
,e from Concord, N. H., stated that a hearin
nt was held that day before Chief Justic
IN Carpenter of the Supreme Court, on the pr
.. tition of Arthur o.. Prescott of Montpelier
4, auditor of the Montpelier & Wells Rive
an railroad, for the custody of his thrice
n years old son. Mr.. Prescott formerly live
ir in Concord and during his residence Their
" he obtained a divorce from his first wife
- He left this son with her upon conditio
"a that she surrender him upon request; sui
died and the boy was left with her parents
~ They refused to deliver him to his fathe
who had a writ OF hdbeds corpus served an,
- the case was heard as before stated. Judg
IN Carpenter ordered that the child be surrer
ts dered to his father, and he is now with hir
"a at Montpelier.
THE Vermont Telephone and Telegram
9, Company has, during the past week, put
ID new metallic circuit switchboard in thei
le exchange office at Morrisville, preparation
"a to exchanging their lines to metallic Gil
ID cults in that vicinity. They have arrange
Or field Mountain to run the telephone line t
the Tiptop House as soon as the weathe
N will permit Of its being done. Instrument
have been put into offices and houses /
y Worthwhile as follows: George M. Powers
& office. 81, A. slayton & Co.'s office, DR.. +
t. M. Cully's house and NJ. M. Peck's house
10 Charles f. loves house and Emery 1
Cos collective agency, both in this city
have been connected with the Montpelie
Telephone Exchange. A representative G
10 the Company Is this week putting in IL
struments at the house of f. II. Fullingtor
re- at East Cambridge, at the office Of tn
Woodbury. Granite Company in Marshal
a. block in the village of Hardwick, and q
their quarry in Woodbury..
As LONG before half-past ten last Monda
rs morning, it was rumored that the jury 1
Up the Marsh-Buzzell murder case had agree'
~ upon a verdict and when Judge Rowell al
10 rived shortly before eleven o'clock tn
o, court room was packed to suffocation. 4
IN painful stiffness prevailed when Corneliu
as Eddy of Waterbury, the foreman, an
10 nounced the verdict Of guilty Of murder il
t. the first degree against Mrs. Isabella A
Of Marsh and William q. Buzzell, the respond
ents. The jury was polled and separated
D. announced their verdict in regard to eacI
G. respondent. Not 80 much as the movement
RS OF an eye lash showed any change in Mrs
Marsh or Buzzell, who stood facing tn
jury as they pronounced the fatal word
10 which will send them to the gallows, unles
the higher court interferes. After Judg
DO1aII haI tho.IrnI tha iur. fNr that