The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-04-14

Stevenson and Herbert McAuley, charged
with disturbing Salvation Army meeting
was tried in city court last Friday before
Judge Barney and q jury composed O
Bolster, Q. A. -Averill, George Howe and
A. K. Bruce. X. A. Hoar appeared for the
State and j. W. Gordon and W. W. Lapoin,
for the respondents. A verdict Of NOT
guilty was rendered for McAuley and there
was disagreement in the case Of Steven
tried again Saturday, April II.
William Murray, a Scotch stone-cuttel
who worked for Leslie Henderson, has
mysteriously disappeared. Mr.. Murray
lived on Merchant street and has wife and
six children. His domestic relations have
always been pleasant so far as known
When Mr.. Murray received his pay for
March on April 1, amounting to $65, he left
the sheds in his working clothes, and has
not been seen since. His wife did not wor-
| ~ for few days, as she surmised he had
gone away on q little spree, but when he
failed to return after several days she made
an investigation and discovered that he had
| taken with him all his good clothes. MUIR
ray Ia forty years old, and, with the excep-
| ton OF fondness for liquor, had been con-
sidered good citizen, and hard working,
industrious man.
men, held last week, the designations Of
Harvey Hersey and W. A. Boyce as City
| Grand Jurors was accepted. A communica-
| ton from the Consolidated Lighting Com
pany, accepting the contract for the coming
| year under certain conditions, was referred
to the committee on lights. The street
committee reported that the surface sewer
on Merchant street is In good condition.
The salary committee recommended paying
the assessors twenty-five cents per hour,
ward officers twenty cents per hour and the
overseer Of the poor $25 per month. LII
w (t II Hawai-
pool and billiard room and to Phelps
Brothers to do plumbing. Building permits
were granted Ito Thomas Carroll, William
Jack, Henry Premier, W. X. johnson, l.. j.
Bolster, Anton Hecker and John Bigg.
The inspector OF buildings reported the con-
dition OF the steeple OF the old Methodist
church as unsafe. The society was ordered
to have it removed before June next. The
Board voted to transfer $4,000 from the
general fund to the superintendent OF
poor. to be paid in 5000 instalments.
The members Of Company were ex-
empted from paying poll tax. The sum
Of 50 900 was transferred from the general to
the school fund, and 800 was voted to
Crandall Post, G. A. r., for expenses on
Memorial Day.
I. G. Cameron OF Hudson, Mass, is visit
ing friends in town.
Miss Blanche Reed spent Fast Day with
friends in Northfield.
Fast Day was observed by services at the
church at eleven o'clock
Several parties from Montpelier enjoyed
new sugar at G. II. Stewards last week.
Mrs. s. N. Nelson, who has been spend
ing the winter with her mother, Mrs. NJ. d.
Stewart, has returned to Boston.
West Berlin.
Amos Chase, Sr., still remains very feeble.
James Kelly moved from the Denny farm
Monday.
Albert Coleman is ill with the measles at
Martin Hills.
James Hill OF Moretown has rented the
Brown farm for one year.
Rev. A. Fl. Webb of Montpelier con-
Quoted quarterly services at the Methodist
church last Sunday
Wilbur Brown has his logs as far as West
Berlin pond. They have been in jam
there several days.
Bradford.
Charles A. Kent is at work for G. e.
Clark for few days.
School commenced at the academy last
Monday morning, with prosperous out
look for both teacher and pupil
Napoleon St. Peters commenced work on
the upper section on Monday. He is an old
IT,
been at work at the paper mill.
M. W. Blake, who has been at the hospi-
tai at Hanover for the past two years I'M
dergoing treatment for spinal injury, was
brought home on Wednesday last. The
outlook for his recovery is not encouraging.
The funeral services Of Miss Ruth Craig
were held at the house on Friday Rev.
Mr. Lewis officiated, assisted by Rev. Mr..
Barnard who offered prayer. Discourse
QnnrOnriata
| occasion. Miss Craig was young lady
highly respected by old and young and her
death is chronioled with sadness. The Or
| gan at the Methodist church was draped,
| and also the front of the rail around the
choir seats, and flowers were prettily ar
ranged there by the Epworth League and
| orher organizations, showing the respect in
which all held the young life that had been
| so quickly snatched from this community
No one entered the choir seats last Sunday,
| and the loving and familiar face and form
once seen there, will be remembered by the
many worthy acts of the departed. To G..
| r. Craig and family, the people of Bradford
and vicinity tender their heartfelt sympathy
in their hour Of bereavement.
Charles Norcross has gone to New Haven,
| Conn. - M. j. Butler and wife spent
/ Wednesday in Boston. - Miss Florence
e. Garfield is visiting at Nashua and vi
cinity. V. A. Doty is away on bust
ness trip - 7. B. Cowan, who has been
confined to the house for several weeks is
| improving. - Mr.. Chase, the station
agent, visited at North Troy last week.
H. G. Grow has finished work for
Doe Brothers by whom he has been en-
ployed for several years. - Misses Helen
McDuffee and Lucy Garfield were home
from Montpelier on Friday to attend the
funeral of Miss Ruth Craig. - The lit
tie daughter of #. W. Savilles died on Sun.
day night. - Mrs. w. f. Cummins Of
Barre attended the funeral of Miss Ruth
Craig on Friday.
Corinth.
At the meeting holden April 10, in Cooke
Vile district it was voted to single the
building, repair the floor and procure new
seats.
Mrs. Carpenter, widow of DR.. Carpenter
who was injured by a fall several months
ago, is quite comfortable and able to sit W
several hours in the day. 1t was feared OF
account of her great age she might not re
cover.
East Corinth.
W. T. Jackman is at home from hi
work in Bradford for few days.
Miss Laura A. Butler, who has beef
spending a short vacation at home, returned
to her school at Randolph Center ON Mon
day.