The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-03-10


and to pay fine OF $1,000. The case OF
James s. Atwood, who was indicted for bur
glarizing the -post-offices at Hartford and
White River Junction last June was called
Tuesday morning. Atwood was brought |
to Montpelier by officers Reap and Holland !
of the New York city police department. |
Atwood pleaded not guilty and was re-
manded to the Jail in Montpelier to await |
trial at the term of court to be held at
Montpelier commencing Monday, April D.
The only other case considered was that
against Andrew Todd Of Sutton, who was
indicted for stealing letter containing a
check for 800, from mail car. He pleaded
not guilty and was sent to the county Jail
to await trial.
The Montpelier contingent to the inaugu-
raj celebration at Washington returned last
Saturday and Monday. w. A. Lord wears
a smiling face since his return and seems
confident that the appointment of United
States District Attorney for Vermont will
come his way. An associated press dis
patch, sent out from Bellows Falls last Sun
day, says that the contest for this office
| is now between William A. Lord OF Mont
pelier and Jam ss L. Martin Of Brattleboro
and 1t is generally understood that the con-
gressional delegation from Vermont init
mates the probable appointment Of MT.
Lord, 1t Is not probable that the change
will be made until sometime in April. 1t
| is also intimated that the change in the
post-office at Montpelier will occur about
| JnaJ J1m6. a reporter LOT inc w ATCHhAN
called Mr.. Lords attention on Tuesday to
| this dispatch sent out from Bellows Falls,
and asked him regarding its correctness.
| Mr.. Lord stated that he knew nothing re-
garding the author Of the dispatch, and 80
far as he knew, the matter is still open and
under consideration by the Congressional
delegation from Vermont II the Vermont
senators and representatives have come to
any decision as to who they will recon-
mend for this office he did not believe it
had been made public, nor that it would be
for several weeks.
The neighborhood of Shady Rill was the
scene of an elopement last Friday night.
Mrs. John Hoffman, daughter Of Albert
Cutler of East Montpelier, left that evening
for parts unknown with George Burnham,
a man who has been at work for Hoffman,
and has been a member OF his family during
the past winter Mrs. Hoffman came to
Montpelier last Friday and from here sent a
note to her mother saying she had been
abused by Hoffman as long as she could,
and that she was going away. She has been
married to Hoffman five years and leaves
one child. Burnham left the employ OF
Hoffman March l. and the supposition is
that he met Mrs. Hoffman in Montpelier
last Friday. Mrs. Hoffman drove to Mont
pelier that day, took her little girl to the
home OF her parents in East Montpelier
, and then left her team at the stable of B. p
Young, with instructions that it be sem
; back to Mr.. Hoffman. The day she left
home Mrs. Hoffman collected from Orvillt
. Richardson S28 due Hoffman from him, and
took with her all her silver ware and good
, clothes. 1t is supposed the clipping couple
. took the evening train for the West as the
, letter Mrs. Hoffman left for her mother
stated that when it was received she would
be many miles away. The neighbors sup
posed that Hoffman and his wife lived hap
, PLY together, and they speak of Hoffman
!. as an industrious fellow and good citizen
BENJAMIN DOWNING, the hack driver WHIT
was killed by the terrible explosion in Bos
!, ton last Thursday, was brother of G. G
and G. ii. Downing OF this city. He wa
, born in Washington, VT, and has driven
= hack in Boston for the past twenty-fou
a years. He was unmarried and was forty
!, five years old. Mrs. Sarah Downing, al
aged mother, Mrs. Myra Dennison, sister
and the two brothers named reside IL
Montpelier. He also leaves three othe
brothers, Nelson, Frank and Wilbur. Hi
body was brought to Montpelier last Satur
day afternoon and funeral services wer
held Sunday noon at the home of G. G
Downing, on Barre street. Rev. j. EdwarC
Wright officiating. In his remarks Mr.
Wright dwelt upon the fact that with the dis
coveries of the present age come added dan
ger to life, that these distressing accidents
: are only examples Of the great sacrifices tina
attend advancing civilization. that out OF tn,
processes that cost the lives Of our fellow
men, great good may come and that Mr.
Downing was sacrifice upon the altar o
, progressive civilization. The body wa
placed in the tomb at Green Mount Gem
: etery. The floral offerings were many ant
beautiful
A CAMPFIRE, held last Thursday evening
3 in Grand Army hall under the auspices o
, Brooks Post, Brooks Relief Corps and Gen
, eral Stephen Thomas Camp, Sons Of Veter
t ans, was largely attended. n. G. Peck
commander of Brooks Post, was the presid
t ing officer. The exercises opened with sing
ing Rally Round the Flag, Boys" will
solo by Capt. L. M. HUI .chinson. 1t beinI
the eleventh annivers Try of the organization
l of Brooks Relief Corps, Mrs. Fred E. Smith
: president of the Corps, made brief address
and Mrs. Amanda Newcomb, secretary
t read report showing that the corps was in
stituted March 4, 1886, with thirty-fve char
r ter members During the eleven years 81
members have been initiated, nineteen hav
died, sixteen have been honorably dis
charged, thirty five have been dropped from
the rolls or suspended, and twenty-fou
3 have moved from town. The families o
t forty-six old soldiers have been assisted dur
t ing this time, and the corps has expende,
t in charity nearly $1,000. No call for assist
been allowed to go unanswered, and
: through the assistance rendered by tn
corps, several veterans have been kept from
the poor house After singing Marching
through Georgia ii. A Huse made an in
teresting address and Miss Kate Hutchinson
sang "Tentng Tonight" Brief remark
,, were made by w. w. Noyes, w. w. Holden
Capt. III. O. Lull, Col. j. ii. Lucia, William
Canning Mrs. j. h. Seaver, W. E. Lawson
, L. M. Hutchinson and E. A. Mutt. TIL
speaking was interspersed with singing b.
Mrs. Leland and others.
/ WE heard recently the following interest
, ing incident of Montpeler's part in the battl,
of Plattsburg; THE greater number of men
, in town. said the narrator, had already
! gone to the defense of the country when tn,
British invaded Plattsburg, but the knowl
edge OF that fact melted those remaining a
, home to follow them, and Captain Timothy
, Hubbard gathered them together and led
, them on to Burlington, where they found
that the battle had been fought the day be
fore, and the British had been vanquished
; The enthusiasm Of the volunteers, however
: could not easily be Gained down, and TAX
, ing open boats they rowed over the lakt
that they might at least stand on what Il
them was glorious ground. A rain set il
/, , upon them, If not even falling at the time
, of their taking the boats, and they arrived
J at the opposite shore, a worse looking set o.
!, men, If possible, than when they left Mont
pelier, IN whatever they happened to havS
on, or could be most readily obtained. Such
Of the British officers and soldiers as had
| taIxa atsl ~,