The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-01-26
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JUDGE TYLER gave a partial hearing at
the Pavilion on Monday evening on the
petition o vacate the jail certificate against
Arthur Willis who has been In Jail sixty
eight days, Tor rent due j. p. Donovan. The
city is supporting his family, and City At
torney Carleton urged that Willis be re-
leased. This " as opposed by T. X. Gordon,
counsel for Donovan. The hearing was
continued last evening, and Judge Tyler re-
fused to vacate the cei tificate.
MRS IDA MARSH HAzEs, a former resi-
dent OF Montpelier, died recently In an in
sane asylum at Clarinda, Ia, aged thirty
nine years. She was a native Of Plainfield
and married A. III Hszen, who was adj
mitted to the bar at Montpelier about twelve
years ago. The cause Of her insanity is
said to be the desertion OF her husband.
Her home was in Sioux City, where she
leaves son twelve years old and an aged
mother. The body was taken there for
burial.
THROUGH the fundamentally Of Walter
Thorpe, general secretary Of the Young
Mems Christian Association, the celebral ed
prison evangelist, Thomas Elgar, will be at
Montpelier next Sunday. For the past
twelve years Mr.. Elgsr has devoted his
time to laboring in the state prisons OF New
England, New York and New Jersey with
mark success. He will speak at Bethany
church Sunday morning, at the Young
Mems Christian Association gymnasium in
me afternoon and at the Baptist church in
the evening.
MABEL LAWRENCE, Eugene Carey and
Leon Harrigan, pupils in grade one of the
Berlin street school, taught by Miss Jessie
Booth were seriously injured last Thursday
by falling from the second floor to the base
ment, a distance of twelve feet A defec-
tive ii ,or in closet where clothing was
kept was the cause OF the accident. The
Lawrence girl received the most severe in.
injuries. She was rendered unconscious
internal ha 40
however, recovering. The cause OF the &C
cdent will be thoroughly investigated and
the blame located II possible.
ARTHUR L. Rowland, who is now serv-
ing sentence Of four years In state prison
at windsor and who since his committal to
prison wa charged with forging the sigma
lures Of Eben Willard and George Willard
Of East Montpelier by which he obtain
ed S18 from the Capital Savings Bank
has confessed the forgery and has turned
over to 7. j. Deavitt, president OF the
bank, his pension check for the last
quarter to recoup the bank for the money
paid on the forged document 1t Is not prob
able that the charge Of forgery will be
pressed against him on his release in the
summer Of 1901.
w. A. SHAW, observer at the Mortified
signal station, furnishes the following dat
for the month of february, covering pc
riod OF ten years: Mean temperature, 100;
220: coolest month, in 1889, with an average
OF ~: highest temperature, $50, February
O. 1880; lowest temperature, 800, February
4, 1889: average precipitation, 2 80 inches /;
greatest snow fall in "a hours, 10 inches,
February %, 1895; average number of clear
days, g; partly cloudy days, 10; cloudy
days. ~; highest velocity OF wind, 50 miles
an hour from the north, February 20, 1898;
prevailing direction of wind, south.
THE annual meeting of the Young Mems
Republican Club of Montpelier and vicinity
was held last evening in the WATcHMAN
editorial rooms. The following officers
were elected for the year ensuing: Presi-
dent, Fred A. Rowland; vce-president.
Joseph b Morse; secretary, Harlow M.
Smith; treasure, j. G. Brown; executive
committee, f. M. CORY, F. e. Howe, A. G.
Eaton; ward commit ee, ward one, j. Eli
Goodenough; ward two, III. 8 Cotton; ward
three, U. Z. Bancroft; ward four, e. III.
Deavitt; ward five, G. o. Stration. The
attendance was good and the clu which
has membership OF over 600, is preparing
for active work during the coming cam
paign.
EDWARD SINNER Of Jericho was run in for
intoxication last Friday evening by Officer
Demeritt In city court Saturday after
noon he pleaded guilty and paid his fine
and costs of 81 81. He disclosed on Oscar
Lindsey, notorious pocket p-der, and
Grand Juror +. p. Carleton had Lindsey
brought into court. He stoutly denied the
charge, and demanded trial, in which he
conducted his own case. Judge Smile
found him guilty and sentenced him to pay
fine OF 500 and costs, with the alternative
sentence OF 1856 days in the house of eorrec-
ton at Rutland. Lindsey had no money
and was taken to Rutland on Monday. The
family of this individual has been city
charge for some time, and the town is well
rid of him for nearly year at least.
AITHOuGH an articla will proha hly ba in
serted In the warning for the coming an
nual town meeting in Berlin to see il the
town will vote TO purchase the building
erected by the insolvent Montpelier Hard
ware Company for school purp ses, there is
little or no probability that the town will
vote so to do. Selectmen Daniel Worcester
is authority for the statement that while
Berlin street district is in need of additional
school accommodations, and the school
house in that district will probably be en-.
larged, a majority of the voters are op-
posed 10 the purchase of this building, as
the cost OF remodelng 1t for a school house
would go long way toward the erection of
building with modern improvements.
When the necessity for new school house
comes the town will build it, rather than
purchase building that they do not need
or want.
AT regular meeting Of Christ Church
Circle Of The Kings Daughters, held with
Mrs @. A. Best on Monday afternoon the
following resolutions Of thanks were hearth
ly and unanimously adopted, placed on the
records and copies were given to the local
papers. Feeling a keen appreciation of
the faithful and efficient work of the COM
mittee who had the management of the en-.
tertainment Bibi," given at the opera
house last Wednesday and Thursday even
ings, we lender our loving gratitude. That
we wish to give especial thanks to the
friends outside the Circle who kindly as
sisted in taking part, and to all who 30 gem
erously aided us in this undertaking. Mrs.
f. A. Adams, chairman OF the committee,
will later, announce the sum left us after
all bills are paid. This money goes into
our treasury for us in our general work, no
especial appropriations are to be made"
K. M. Denny, for the committee.
MILDRED BREWSTER is still confined to
her bed at Heaton Hospital, and 1t is a
question whether her case will be heard at
the present term of supreme court. In a
case OF this kind counsel cannot consent to
waive any Of the rights of the prisoner, and
the law provides that she shall be present
when her case Is argued. Chief Justice
Ross has intimated that, If counsel so de-
sire, the court will go to the hospital to hear
the briefs and arguments of counsel in this
case. While both sides are an xious to have
the questions at issue settled 30 that the
case can be tried at the March term of