The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-24

King; "The Painted Desert" by Kirk Mum
roe; I'm Simpkinsville," by Ruth NICE.
Stuart; "Susan's Escort" by Edward Ever
EFT Hale; Dead Selves" by Julia Nc
Allan Ransford" and "oakleigh," by FL
len ID. Deland; "Eye-spy," by William II.
Gibson; The Gold Fields of the Kondike,"
by John W. Leonard; Resources of Alas
ka," by Ivan Petroff; The Poems of Ed
mund g. Stedman; several bound vol
umes of magazines of recent date, and the
following among the volumes received from
Mrs. Henry Howes of Washington, ID. c.:
Gibbons decline and Fall of the Roman
Empire; Prescott's "Peru," "Mexico,"
and Ferdinand and Isabella; Irving's
Washington; Bancroft's United States;
"Curiosities of the Bible" by Superin-
tendent; volume of II. w. Beecher's Ser
mons; and European Life and Manners"
by Henry Coleman.
The poverty ball held last Thursday
evening in Armory Hall, under the auspices
Of the Apollo Club, was even more of a
ers had anticipated The total receipts
from admittance and from the refreshment
room were $247.75 and the net profits were
about $3.50 Music was furnished by the
Montpelier Orchestra and dancing was en-
joyed from nine until two o'clock. The
grand march, led by Maj o. ID. Clark and
Miss Clara Adams, contained the most pow
erty-stricken looking lot of people that can
well be imagined. Mrs Richard Standish
was awarded the prize of pair Of gloves
for being the most pJverty-stricken appear
ing lady, and the box of cigars went to
Henry Premier for the same reason. The
judges were w. s. Hudson and w. KEEL
mer. The committee from the Apollo Club
having the affair in charge and to whom its
success was largely due was composed of
Abraham Long, Major o. ID. Clark, Frank
l.. Pratt, W. e. Harlow, q. S. Whittier and
&. III. Baldwin. More than six hundred
people were in attendance and the galleries
were filled with interested spectators until
long after midnight.
The case of State against Mildred Brews-
ter for the murder OF Anna Wheeler will
not be tried at this term of Washington
county court. Everything was in readiness
for the trial on Monday aud the additional
jurors who had been summoned were on
hand. During Monday forenoon William
A. Lord, senior counsel for the defence,
filed plea of abatement, praying that the
| indictment against Miss Brewster be set
aside on the ground of its illegality, because
States Attorney Rowland had a stem
| ogIapher present when the testimony in the
case was taken before the grand jury. This
stenographer was present with the knowl-
edge and consent OF Judge Tyler and it is
probable that he would have over-ruled the
motion and allowed the trial to go on, but
because OF the great expense of the trial to
| the state, counsel on that side preferred to
|
matter be postponed until the meeting of
the Supreme court in January, when it will
be decided beyond dispute. If the supreme
court grants the plea and sets aside the in
| dictment grand jury can be summoned at
| the March term and new indictment
found IL the motion is denied the case
will be tried at the next term Of Washing
ton county court. Counsel for the defence
rely upon similar case in Maine last ear
when an indictment for murder was quash'
ed for similar reason. On the other hand,
in Indiana and other states it has been held
that the presence of stenographer before
| a grand jury does not invalidate its find
| ings. 1t is certainly the least expense TO
the state to have the supreme court settle
this question before the case is tried, and
save the possibility Of a verdict being set
aside, in case a conviction was found
When court opened on Monday afternoon
the room was packed to its utmost capacity
with jurors and spectators, including scores
OF ladies, who had gathered with the ex
pectation that the trial would begin at that
time. The court announced that because
OF this legal question which had arisen the
case would not be tried at this term OF
court and the additional jurors were dis
charged This question is without prece'
dent in Vermont and the decision of the SUI
preme court will be awaited with great in.
terest Miss Brewster expressed no little
dissatisfaction that the case had been post
poned as she desired q speedy trial.
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do here.
by agree to refund the money on a fifty-cent
bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tai
| II it fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee twenty-five cent bottle tC
prove satisfactory or no pay.
Lester II. Greene. H. A. Slade.
w. e. Terrill. G. Blakely.