The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-01-05

A LARGE number Of the friends OF Mr..
and Mrs N. q. Tabor will visit them next
Friday evening to assist In celebrating Mr.. !
Isbors seventy fifth birthday. A special
train Will be run to "rabors" over the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad, leav-
ing Montpelier at half past seven. Passen.
gers can return in the regular train that
leaves Barre a. ten o'clock,
The Morse school house meetings con
Quoted by Rev. j. e Wright, will be held
but once in four weeks for the present, the
next being appointed for next Sunday AZ
ternoon. Subject OF the sermon, "Killing
Time" MIR. Wright wishes to acknowi-
edge his grateful appreciation OF a Christ
mas gift OF a check for eighty dollars from
his school-house congregation.
GEORGE LAMoRA, brother OF Mrs. Lewis
Wood, Is visiting his sister. BY an acci.
dent on the Boston q Maine raili DAD In
July, 1893. Mr.. Lamora lost an arm and he
has recently settled with the company for
$4,000. Mr.. Lamora was freight brake
man at the time OF the accident. After de.
Quoting about "a 900 for attorneys fees Mr..
Lamora finds himself SO, 900 or more ahead.
OPEN HOUSE was kept in the rooms OF the
Young Mems Christian Association New
Years night, by the ladies OF the an Hillary.
There were games OF basket ball in the gym
nasium, the art gallery was open and light
refreshments were served. Mrs. X. @.
Holmes had charge Of the lemonade table
and Mrs. q. III. Deming and Misses Mary
Dewey and Lucy Jacobs were the receiving
party.
ARTHUR ALLEN, who claims Waterbury
and Boston as his voting place was released
| from Jail last week Monday, after ser wing
| sentence OF ten days for intoxication. He
Immediately proceeded to fill up. and was
run In Tuesday evening by Officer Wood
In city court last Wednesday morning he
pleaded guilty to the charge against him,
and took a sentence OF another fifteen days
in county jail.
The case OF State against Jack Powers
| was again called In city court last Saturday
| morning Owing to the continued absence
| OF Powers the bonds Of $500 furnished by
| @. 8. Hubbard were declared forfeited and
a warrant for the arrest of Powers was is
sued. Mr.. Hubbard is partially secured by
chattel mortgage on the furniture and
household effects Of Powers.
ST. PETER's Court, Catholic Order OF
| Foresters, has elected the following officers
for the year ensuing: Chief ranger, William
Peterson; vice-chief ranger. Walter Mooney
| recording secretary, Martin McKenna;
financial secretary, j. J. Good win; treas,
urer, M. +. Heating; court physician, DR..
M. f. Mcclure; marshal, Fred Connors ;
trustees, j. e. Flanagan, j. Nj. Donahue,
| William Malqueen.
| The newly elected officers OF Montpelier
lodge, Knights Of Pythiss, are: Chancellor
CommduueI, Jhlu6s Omlbu, VICE CnanCellOr,
j. w. Caustici prelate, Frank l.. Pratt
master Of work, Frank Wing; keeper of
records and seals, William Canning; mas
ter OF finance, Norman Sawyer; master OF
exchequer, Thomas l.. Cassavant; master
OF arms, William Russell; trustees, w. w.
Noyes DR.. II. A. Fisk.
THE annual election of officers for Yer
mont lodge No. 2, of Odd Fellows, held last
Wednesday evening, resulted in the election
of the following: Noble grand, Frank Z.
| Grout; vice-grtnd, W. B. Worthing; record
| ing and permanent secretary, Edward
Baker; treasurer, III. o. Kent. These, with
the appointed officers, will be installed this
evening by District Deputy Grand Master
W. f. Minard of Waterbury.
@. b. ROBERTS circulated a paper last
week and quickly secured enough IN )ney to
| purchase horse and harness which were
presented by Mr.. Roberts to Hiram s.
Smith, to r. place the animal owned by him
| that was killed last summer by falling over
an emb Ankment on East State street. Mr.
Smith was taken very much by surprise at
this timely remembrance, and wishes to
sincerely thank all who contributed.
AT the annual meet ng of the Sunday
school connected with the Church of the
Messiah, held last week these officers were
elected: Superintendent, W. G. Andrews
assistant superintendent. j. Eli Good.
enough; secretary, Mrs. f. L. Peck; assist
ant secretary, Miss Hattie Peck; treasurer,
II. w. Cate; librarian. Robert Bliss; as
sistant librarian, Leon Smith; pianist, f. L.
Lawrence; assistant, Bertha Slsyton.
| CLARENCE p. EwINs, an ex.deputy col
lector of internal revenue at North Troy,
and Ezra L. Seaver, clerk in Ewins' store
were brought to Montpelier under arrest
! last Thursday evening, charged with SNUG
| CLING quantity of sugar from Canada.
They were arraigned before United States
| Commissioners w. A. Lord, and furnished
bail in the sum of $500 each for their APP
| pearance in federal court when wanted.
The sugar was valued at $500.
THE Blanpied lvceum held mock city
meeting in the High School room last even
| ing. The meeting was public and was
largely attended The questions whether
| the city should build city hall, appropri-
| ate certain sum to macadamize the roads
| OF the city, and build bridge at the foot OF
Charles street were discussed, and in the
discussion the knuckles Of the present city
council received many sharp rap.
A BLOCK Of granite weighing twenty tons
| or more attracted great deal OF attention
as it was drawn through the streets OF
Montpelier to the stone sheds OF G. II. More
| & Co. last Friday afternoon. II came from
the quarry of N. G. Wright OF Sodom and
| thirty horses were used in getting it to its
destination. This block contained over one
| hundred and seventy cubic feet of granite
and IL required more than two days TO haul
it distance Of eight miles.
A BILL for 81 ,262 has been presented to
the city by Ellis Il Boswell Of Woburn,
Mass, for building and reno wing the Golfer
dam used while the abutments to the Main
street. bridge were laid. Fully another
81 900 has been paid by the city for loss OF
power while the water was drawn from the
dam, making a tidy sum the city must
| pay In addition to the contract price for
the abutmen and superstructure of the
"botcbed job that is now approaching
completion.
The Bijou Operetta Company had a
rocky time in Montpelier last Wednesday
night. They had empty seats in the opera
house where they gave an alleged perform
ance which was the poorest Kind OF poor.
An officer followed them from Barre and
took what little money was in the box Of
| fee for a hotel bill In the Granite City.
| They managed to get out Of town Thurs
day morning and played in Waterbury that
| evening The box Office receipts In Mont
| pelier were IS.
The following meteorological summary
| for the month OF December is furnished by
W. A. Shaw. observer at the Mortified
| station: Mean temperature, 800; highest
| temperature, $50, December IL; lowest tenn
perature 100, December 20; prevailing di-
rection Of wind, south; total movement Of
wind Hd23 nilaa, maximum vaIonify