The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-10-20
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the State House on Tuesday for an infor-
NAL discussion Of several matters. The
electric railroadl people asked that their
franchise whereby they must obtain per-
mission from the railroad commissioners
every FIVE years to cross the tracks Of the
steam roads be modified, and requested
that the steam roads specify more fully what
is meant by standard crossings. Counsel
for both parties talked matters over before
the commissioners, but no decision was
rendered. The railroad commissioners
will give public hearing at Barre next
Monday afternoon regarding the electric
| railroad crossing the Barre railroad in that
city near the fork factory.
THE adjourned term Of United States cir
| cult and district court opened In the court
| room in the federal building on Monday
afternoon, Judge III. II. Wheeler Of Brattle-
boro presiding. An adjournment was made
until Tuesday morning when the court was
formerly opened by Judge Wheeler.
United States District Attorney John II.
| Senter, District Clerk George X. johnson OF
Burlington, Marshal Emory 8. Harris Of
Bennington, Deputy United States Marshal
reporter, in attendance. The grand jurors
were called and sworn, and were instructed
| in regard to their duties by Judge Wheeler.
1t is probable that the grand jury will be in
session all OF this week and possibly longer,
and the petit jurors for this court have been
summoned to appear next Tuesday.
A SPECIAL meeting of the city council was
held last evening, 1t was expected that
| matters pertaining to the bridge would be
discussed, but in the absence OF Mayor
Guernsey, who was detained in st. Albans
this was postponed. The claimants for
land damages on Cliff street and from the
Montpelier Seminary presented their cases.
Bills were ordered paid as follows: Mont
pelier Ice Company, ice for city clerk s
office, 50; f. n. Woodbury., drawing hose
cart to fire, S1.50; G. e. Moody, Waterbury,
brick, S48. The Capitol Creamery asked
and was granted permission to build shed
and ice house. The bill against the city for
State taxes, amounting to $5,700T4 was pre-
sented. or this amount S3,800.49 is due
November 10 next, and $1,9C0.25 in June,
1898.
THE fair to be held under the auspices OF
Company H, N. G. ", opens at Armory
Hall next Monday evening, continuing
through every evening next week. The
members Of the company and the commit
tee of ladies appointed to make arrange
ments have worked industriously for sew.
eral weeks in preparing for the event and
the fair, outside Of any favorable sentiment
toward the members OF the company, will
we'll repay frequent visits. Among the
special attractions on the different evenings
will be Edison's wonderful kinetiscope
competitive drills Of the high school batal
lion, drills by Company II, the Klondike
mine and a real fish pond the last two
being original features. The Montpelier
Military Band and orchestra will furnish
music each evening, and the daily pro-
gramme that is to be published during the
fair, will give further particulars.
AN informal meeting of probate court
judges was held last Wednesday in Judge
Carleton's Office at the court house, This
annual meeting Of probate judges is Of re-
cent origin and is proving OF great benefit tc
all concerned. The proceedings are entire
ly informal in character, consisting mainly
of discussion Of individual cases that come
before probate judges, OF the law that ap
plies in such cases, and considering instan-
ces where, in the opinion of these gentle
men, the existing law should be modified
or repealed. Among those present las
Wednesday were Judges John d. Smith o
the New Haven district; Robert Jones O
Essex district; Myron W. Bailey Of Frank
lin district; Edwin @. White Of Lamoillt
district; William II. Nichols of Randolph
Thomas G. Robbins OF Rutland district
Hiram Carleton Of Washington district ant
! E. L. Waterman of Marlborough district.
AS will be seen by reference to Washing
ton county court proceedings, published
elsewhere, the grand jury found an indict
ment for murder in the first degree agains
Mildred Brewster, for the shooting Of Ann
{ Brewster was arrested at Heaton Hospita
the following day and placed in Washing
ton county jail The arrest was without in
l cident and was 30 quietly effected that
was known only to the officials OF the ja
l and the hospital until after Miss Brewste
q was behind the bars. She was brough
from the hospital in closed carriage, az
companied by Wesley @. Brewster, he
8 father, one Of the hospital nurses, and =.
Carleton, one OF the counsel who will d.
i fend her. At the Jail she was met by Shel
4 if Collins who placed her under arres
Miss Brewster seemed somewhat indiffe
!. emit to the proceedings, but the sorrow {
her aged father was pitiful to witness. TIL
4 Jail has only one apartment for women an
Y In this Miss Brewster was placed, in con
:, pany with Mrs. Isabella Marsh who, wit
William G. Buzzell, was convicted, laI
= March, OF the murder Of George Marsh {
n Northfeld, and whose sentence has bee
respited pending the argument before til
-, counsel. Unless something unforeseen o.
D ours, Miss Brewster will be placed on tri'
o for her life on Tuesday, November 9. State
Attorney Rowland will be assisted in I'll
l. prosecution by Hon. 2. S. Stanton of Ro,
t bury. W. A. Lord is senior counsel for IL
~ defence. He will be assisted by F. P. Carl
i ton, his law partner, and by Hon. Fran
@ Plumley OF Mortified. 1t Is expected IL
trial of the case will last two or three week
A SPECIAL meeting OF the city council WI
y held Friday evening for the purpose
Q awarding land damages, but so much bus
ness came before the council that the o
5 iect for which it was convened was NJ
n reached and the council met again la
=. evening for that purpose At the meetir
" Friday evening the mayor was instructed
draw a warrant for $40 in favor of GeorG
w. Scott, for land damages received by hi
D. in changing the direction of the road to IL
/. Catholic cemetery. The directors OF I'll
electric railway company met the counc
70 on this occasion. They agreed to wide
10 Sibley avenue twelve feet outside of IL
~ rails OF the electric road and this work
e already in progress. The electric road
"a rectors made proposal to the city counC
to widen Barre street to suit themselves IL
y railway folks to pay $3.50. The council toe
4 this under consideration but there is no pro
" ability that the proposition will be accepte
3. as the sum named is entirely inadequa,
n to pay for the work necessary to be don
- Although no newspaper reporters wei
IL present at this meeting of the council, it
q, understood that the alderman accused IL
= electric railroad men of not doing as the
10 had agreed in regard to Barre street an
n several other matters, and that they wei
~ unable to dispute or disprove it. Thes
Is street railway officials promised to give
new bond for $4,000 for the completion
i the road within the time specified. VIII
}. the value of such bond would be remain
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