The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-04-21

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AS will be seen by reference to county
court proceedings Malcolm McAuley plead.
cd guilty last wednesday morning TO keep
ing liquor with intent to SELL Judge Row
ell sentenced him to thirty days In the house
OF correction at Rutland and to pay a fine of
800, with costs of prosecution.
Charles Paine OF websterville was before
Judge Barney In City Court last Thurday,
and was convicted of q first offence OF sell.
ing on the disclosure Of Douglass McGinnis.
His fine and costs amounted to S72 The
case was appealed to county court and bail
In the sum OF $500 was furnished.
The case Of State against William N.
Rogers for assaulting James McPhee with
an axe, was called In City Court last Sstur-
day. The respondent waived examination
and the case will be tried at the September
term OF Washington County Court. The
sum Of $1,000, and he was released from
custody.
Twenty-one members we're initiated into
the uniformed rank Of the Knights of
Pythias last Wednesday night. The new
officers elected are f. j. Austin, Captain;
N. j. Roberts, First Lieutenant; O. M.
Wiley, Second Lieutenant; Fl. B. Lamsop,
First Sergeant; r. @. Eaton, Second Ser
gesnt; g. FL. Anker, Secretary; r. W.
Nichols, Treasurer.
Clinton French Of Cleveland, o., has Of
fered to present to the city of Barre the old
French homestead and the city hotel. and
also collection Of valuable and historic
relics now at his home in Cleveland, for the
purpose OF forming museum in Barre.
Should the city council not feel inclined to
act in the matter, special city meeting
will be called to consider the offer Of Mr..
French.
Frank NJ Cutting, formerly station agent
in Barre for the Montpelier q Wells River
railroad died last Wednesday at his home
in Pike Station, N. III. Consumption was
the cause OF his death. Mr.. Cutting was an
upright, Woodworking young man, and his
early death is universally deplored. He
was Obliged to give up work last January
} but remained in Barre until about three
weeks ago.
8 The annual election Of Granite Lodge f.
and A M. was held last Friday evening,
when the following officers were elected
a P, W. Buchanan, W. M; F. F. Gave, s. W.;
Whorter, Treasurer; o. H. Reed, Secre-
tary; +. L. Small, s. D.; j. N. Mcdonald.
:. j. D.; L. q: Roberts, s. s.. R. B. Conner,
j. g.; William Mari. Chaplain; William
b banquet was served by the ladies OF Ruth
II Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, at the
= close OF the election.
A few days ago W. A. Boyce caught
,, , trout from his private reservoir The act
i was witnessed by G. j. Towne, fish and
x game warden, and by several others who
have since entered a complaint to Mr..
d Towne. The latter wrote to J. w. Titcomb,
d state fish and game commissioner, for in
r. structions and received the following: mo
person can legally take trout from the
n ponds or reservoirs private or otherwise,
n. for sale or use as food except in open sea-
n son. They can take them for purposes of
propagation only" With this view Of the
- case Mr.. Towne will prosecute the lawyer
y for violation of law The penalty is not to
"A exceed $40 for each trout caught in the
- close season
- At the regular meeting Of the city coun-
r Gil, held last week, l.. j. Mead and A. E
=, Campbell were granted licenses to keep bill
" lard and pool tables. Building permits
We're granted to n. J. Slayton, Z. Macchi
fe Joseph Fratini, G. W. Averill, n. A. Nc
Up liver, and f. j. Reynolds. Mayor Gordon
It. sent in communication returning without
his approval the resolutions passed, accept
bit ing the designations of assistant engineers
n, Whitcomb and Shepherd of the Barre fir,
I'd department. The veto of the mayor wal
sustained, but the board passed over hi
or veto the resolution fixing the salary of Off
e. Ger Patrick Brown at $50 per month. G. L
n. Currier was chosen for city engineer. Au
IL thority was given the property committee t.
pasture cows on the city farm.
in Special services and carefully-preparet
ne musical programmes marked the advent o
Easter at Barre. In addition to the regular
q Sunday morning services at the Church o
ba the Good Shepherd, special children's ser
~. vice, with baptism, was held at three o'clock
~ The singing of the chorus choir was pleas
, ing feature. The music at the Congrega
III tional church included solo, He wa
Sc Despised," by Mrs. Gale, and a solo by Mrs
of Burnham, 1.-THE Resurrection" In tn
evening musical service entitled Olivet
ca was finely rendered. AT the Universalis
ra church the musical programme included thu
ok I" Know that My Redeemer Liveth," AM
why Seek Ye the Living Among tn
ed Dead?" Sermons appropriate to the da.
N. were preached in all the churches.
n Berlin.
Mrs. James Buck is very low with con
NJ sumption.
of Mrs. j. F. Winslow is visiting friends i,
ly Lebanon. n. Ell.
d. Special Easter services were held in tn,
church on Sunday morning.
tn Schools begin on Monday, April 26, will
Gu Miss Myrtle Boyles as teacher at tn,
nd Corner, and Miss Jessie Crandall at tn,
<l- head of the lake.
Mrs. Dora Loomis goes this week t.
so Proctor to reside where her daughters have
lg- been spending the winter, and where he
as son has position in Proctor's Marbl,
Ia Works.
1t should be made a matter of publ
OF knowledge that DeWitt's Witch Haze
.st Salve will speedily cure piles of the longes
ed standing. 1t is the household favorite TO
I'D burns, scalds, cuts, bruises and sores of al
I'd. kinds. W. E. Terrill s. Co., Montpelier
IT Vt.
tv Cabot
p Mrs. j. NJ. Meader will hold her mill
ee merry opening next week Wednesday AM
its Thursday, at her parlors in Harrington
block. Mrs. Meader has secured the sci
es- vices of Miss Harriet Little of Boston a
rs. trimmer.
Tor A May day ball for old and young will
1888 held at the hotel hall Friday evening Apr
Tor 80. r. ]. O'NeiJ, the proprietor, is sparin
no pains to make the occasion success
or and a cordial invitation is extended to tn
he public Hodges orchestra of St. Johns
he bury will furnish music.
at Ned harrington has returned home, hay
re- ing graduated from the Albany, n. T. husi
ness and commercial college and has re
yet ceived his diploma, having taken ful
at, course of study, including stenography
,e- He stood at the head of his class OF twenty
he eight students. He has a certificate iron
ty the president of the college showing stand
ing that only a few students ever attain
ga Ned is not only one OF the good boys 0
n. Cabot but one of the brightest ones. He j