The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-17
ferred against them for fishing in private

ferred against them for fishing in private
trout pond.
THE buildings owned by the John He ath
estate in G)uldsville which were burned
| last Friday night, were insured for 81 900 in
the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany. The company has settled with the
estate for $3.50.
THE hearing in probate court before Judge
Carleton on the question Of taxes in which
the city OF Montpelier and L. j. Deavitt, as
signee of the Montpelier Hardware Com
pany are Interested, has been postponed
until next Saturday.
| OFFICER DEMERITT arrested Thomas
Gibbons last Saturday morning for an as
sault alleged to have been committed sew
eral days ago on Alexander Bresset. The
complainant could not be found and Glib.
bons was discharged.
A COMMUNICATION was received last week
by City Treasurer Merrill from State Treas.
| urer Field, stating that the share of the
state tax to be paid by the city of Mont
pelier is $3,800.49 The town of Berlin pays
a state tax of 81 1913 81.
THE ejectment case OF Mrs Fanny Alex
ander against George e. Scribner which was
to have been heard last Friday before JUS
tice D. ii. Lucia has been continued for one
week. Ii is probable that the case will be
| settled outside OF court.
A SECTION of the socialist labor party was
organized last Thursday evening at the
home of Fred Perry on Barre street This
is the third society of this kind to be organ
lied in the State, the only other existing
ones being in Rutland and Barre.
NOTWITHSTANDING the inclement weather
the turkey dinner given last Friday evening
in Bethany chapel was largely attended and
was fir5t-class success. The ladies put
much hard work into this entertainment
and the net receipts were in excess of fifty
dollars.
Fl. M. DUFER was in the city last Friday
visiting W. e. Dufer, his son. His suit
against DR.. s. j. Allen of White River
junction for $4,000 damages for injuries re-
ceved at White River Junction last sum-
mer, is set for trial at the December term of
Windsor county court
THE trover case of Mrs. Jennie Dun
woodie against A. G. Spiro will be heard to-
day by Justice j. III. Lucia. Mrs. Dun
woodie sues to recover q quantity of seal
skin left over in the remodeling Of seal
skin sacque by the defendant, which she
claims was not returned to her.
DR.. CHARLES PAGE of the Danvers, Mass.
hospital and DR.. #. W. Page, superinten-
dent Of the state asylum for the insane at
Waterbury, made long examination of
Miss Mildred Brewster on Tuesday. W. A.
| Lord, senior counsel for Miss Brewster in
the coming trial, was present at the exam-
nation.
m hb. n. T. COhIHN ultu dJ JUb 1bdUOn
Hospital last Wednesday OF consumption,
aged forty-five years. She is survived by
three sons and three daughters. Rev. Dr.
Norman Seaver officiated at her funeral
which was held on Thursday from her late
home The burial was in Green Mount
Cemetery.
THE Central Vermont railroad advertises
reduced rates of fare for Thanksgiving day,
between all stations in Vermont north of
Windsor, and including Rouse's Point N.
Y. Special round trip tickets will be sold,
good going Wednesday and Thursday Nov.
"a and 25 and good returning until Monday,
| Nov 80 inclusive.
THE GOODNESS and quick action of George
W. Kidder prevented serious fire on Mon
day evening in the alley between Salinas
block and John MONEYS blacksmith shop.
The fire was caused by ashes placed in a
wooden receptacle. Mr.. Kidder extinguish.
ed the blaze with few pals Of water with
out turning In an alarm.
THE fair held recently in Armory Hall
netted Company FL S666,44 The gross re-
ceipts were 81, 120.49. After some indebted
ness of the Company is liq 1idated consid-
cradle amount OF this money will be used
in making desirable improvements and
changes in the reception and Company
rooms at the Armory.
THE case of E. L. Putney against Amos
Belts for damages done to a double team
last spring, was tried before Justice j. H.
Lucia on Tuesday John G. Wing appeared
for the plaintiff and e. A. Heath of More
town for the defendant. Judgment for
500 so and costs was rendered for the plain
tiff and the defendant appealed the case to
county court.
THE Burlington Ne,os says that the SEN
sational story regarding Mildred Brewster,
published in the Montpelier Daily Record
on Monday evening, and credited to Harris
Weekly, was stolen bodily from the Ne os a
week or more ago by Harris Weekly, with
out crediting the same to the News 1t was,
indeed, pretty old story before it appeared
in the Record.
AT the Baptist church. next Sunday
morning, Rev w. A. Dawson will speak on
"Reasons for Thankfulness." In the even
ing Rev. X. III Basmajian, an Armenian.
will deliver an address on :" The Crescent
and the Cross" The lecture will be illus.
trated with the stereopticon and Mr.. Bas-
majian will sing in English, Armenian and
Turkish languages.
COURT ETHAN ALLEN, Foresters of Amer
lea, held special meeting on Tuesday
evening for the purpose OF familiarizing the
members with the new secret work of the
order which was adopted at the recent meet
ing of the Supreme Court in Denver. Fiji
teen candidates are to be admitted to this
court at the regular meeting to be held on
Thursday evening
BECAUSE of the inability to be present
this week of the medical experts who have
examined into the mental condition of Mil
dred Brewster her trial has again been
postponed until next Monday, November
%, when it will surely begin, barring unfor-
seen circumstances. Miss Brewster was
much displeased over this third postpone
ment, as she desires speedy trial,
AN elegant new cabinet grand Fischer
piano was placed in the vestry of the church
of the Messiah last week for the use of the
Sunday school, This piano is the gift to the
Sunday school from the Young Peoples
fraternity connected with that church and
no little earnest work has been put into
raising funds with which to purchase it..
The fraternity has, however, had no outside
help in the matter, and the gift is entirely
from them.
THE legal voters of the town of Berlin
held special meeting in their hall on Ber-
lin side last Saturday afternoon, and voted
TO instruct their seectmen to endeavor to
induce the aldermen of the city OF Mont
pelier to build a highway bridge at the foot
of Charles street in place of the proposed
foot-bridge. 1t was also voted at the meet.
ing to raise special tax of fifty cents on
the grand list to be applied on the two
bridges and to pay the rest next year.
JOHN CRAPo, Anthony Dobey, James A.
Burk and Arthur Chequette were arrested
In Thu f,,r hraa intr ba aaH