The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-04-28

Gill Lodge OF Odd Fellows was instituted
at East Barre on Tuesday, afternoon snC
evening, with sixty charter members. Pas
Grands OF different lodges worked the initia
tory degree, Northfield lodge the first
Plainfield lodge the second and Hiswatht
lodge the third degree. Special trains were
run from Barre.
Beautiful Zephra will be presented at {
matinee at Blanchard opera house, Montpe
lier, next Saturday afternoon, with the
same care and attention to detail that will
characterize the evening performances
two O'Clock, and will be out in time for the
evening trains in all directions.
The senior class OF the Spauldlng High
School will have portrait OF DR.. Spauldinp
painted by Miss Kelley between now and
commencement time, and the portrait will
be presented to the Spaulding High School
at the time the class graduates. For the
first time in its history the Spaulding
Alumni Association will hold banquet
during commencement week.
Officers French, Rowland, Corliss and
Spear raided the freight depot of the Mont
pelier & Wells River railroad last Friday
afternoon, but found no Intoxicating liquor.
At the Central Vermont depot they seized
six and one-half barrels of ale consigned to
Oscar WILDE three barrels of bottled
lager one barrel and sixteen cases OF ale.
The officers also searched the Office of the
American Express Company, where pack
age of wine and three packages of whiskey
were seized.
A committee selected by the employees of
the Manhattan Elevated Railway of New
York, composed of Thomas A. Mangen,
Barre last week to photograph the monu-
ment to be placed in Danville, Pa, over the
grave of Col. r. W. Haine, late vice-presi-
dent and general manager OF that road.
Jones Brothers are manufacturing this
handsome shaft, which will cost So. 900.
The money to pay for it was contributed by
employees OF the road.
The body of Miss Deborah Carleton OF
Cambridge, Mass, was brought to Barre
last Friday afternoon for burial Funeral
services at the grave, were conducted by
Rev. DR.. s. N. Jackson. Miss Carleton
was nearly ninety-two years old. She was
native OF Barre, but had lived nearly all
her life in Cambridge She was sister OF
the late Hon. David Carleton, and was the
last of family of eleven children of Jere-
miah and Deborah (Edwards) Carleton.
She was an aunt of Edwin Carleton of this
city, and of j nc ge Hiram Carleton and Mrs.
Ellen Osgood of Montpelier. The burial
was in Barre cemetery beside the remains OF
her father and mother.
j. Rankin Cole died suddenly last Sun
day of heart failure. He attended church
in the morning in his usual health, and was
sitting by window when the summons
came. MIR. Cole had recently opened wall
paper store in Barre for P. e. Stone & Co.,
Burlington. He was young man who we
universally liked aud his sudden death was
a profound shock to his many friends.
Mr.. Cole had previously suffered from heart
disease. He was forty-two years old and
leaves a wife and one sister. He was born
in Greenville, Pa, and had been in bust
ness in Barre for the past three years. lie
was consistent member Of the Congrega-
tonal church. The funeral will be held to-
day.
At the regular meeting of the board OF
aldermen, held last week, the veto OF
Mayor Gordon on the former action of the
counsel in voting the aldermen salary,
was sustained. Petitions were received for
sewers ON Camp, Hill, Patterson and War
rem streets. They were referred to the
street commissioners. The nomination OF
G. S. Currier as city engineer was con-
firmed, and the contract made by the street
commissioners with this official was &C.
cepted and adopted. The Standard Oil
Company asked permission to locate re-
ceiving tank inside the city limits. This
was referred to the fire commissioners and
the inspector OF buildings. The superin-
tendent of streets stated to the board that
he had received instructions from the
health authorities to cut Off the private
drain of U. S. Cheever. The board voted
to lease the Opera House to G. j. Town fol
the ensuing year for 1926. A plumbers Ii
cense was granted to l.. j. Griffin, and j. r
Cole was given permission to hang sigr
across the sidewalk. Building permits
were granted to the following parties; G
b. Durkee, G.. Gasoline, Harrison Granite
Company, G. Fl. Dix, j. W. Mann, j. G
Dodge, William r. Smith and Homer Fits
The action of 1.-THE carpenters in building
piazza on the house of Alderman Durkee
without permit, was called to the atten
ton of the board as a violation of the city
ordinances. The following amendments t.
the city charter were passed to third read
ing, and adopted: To exclude minors from
billiard and pool rooms; to abolish the of
fee of city physician; to make certain re
quirements in the location Of steam boilers
and tanks. The sum of $500 was takeI
from the general fund and appropriated tt
the poor department
South Barre.
Mrs. Fred Mears has been sick, but is nov
better.
All Patterson is building a house for Will
liam Lafayette.
Mrs. Hattie Frazier and children have re
turned from East Cabot.
The Good Templars gave mask socia
last Thursday evening, with fifty present.
George and Ed. Foster of Woodbury. Cen
ter visited at III. b. Arbuckle's over las
Sunday.
Mrs. H. A. futile of Brooklyn, N. Y, ha