The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-21
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOGAN HAPPENINGS.

MRS II. A. CfHbbmhN VI Outllblug OOuu',
has been the guest of Mrs. W. j. Bagley
during the past week.
WALLACE GooDwIS OF New York city is
visiting at the home OF Deacon George
Goodwin, his father, at East Montpelier
Center,
JAMES EsrEE of Milwaukee, superin-
tendent OF agents for the National Life In
surance Company, was at the home Office
several days last week.
MRS II. i e. SMITH and daughter, Char
lotte, were in West Sheffield, p. @ last
week to attend the golden wedding anniver.
sary of the parents OF Mrs. Smith.
LESTER II. GREENE has been In Boston
during the past week on business. Captain
w. A. Pattee has been working in Mr.
Greenes store during his absence.
THE Kings Daughters have contributed
box Of clothing and other articles for desti.
tute children in New York, which they will
forward this week as a Christmas gift.
THE engines on the Central Vermont rail-
road are draped in mourning in honor of
Cornelius Hurley, late engineer on the
Montpelier and Wiliamstown branch.
AT the meeting of the Epworth League
reading circle, held last Friday evening
with Mrs. NJ. l.. Beardsey, Rev. Andrew
Gillies read paper on John Paul Jones.
GEoRGE II. WILDER, manager for Blais-
dell's Orchestra, las booked that organiza-
ton for the old folks ball at E lst Mont
peler January II next, and for the firemens
bal at Barre January II.
The ten.years-od son OF Lewis Jereau,
who resides inst above ID 4wey Park on the
road to Barre, died last Wednesday morn
ing OF diphtheria and was buried that after
noon in the Catholic cemetery.
STEPHEN r Colby, the popular Central
Vermont conductor between Montpelier
and Williamstown, is in Boston on a vaca.
ton of two weeks. Conductor Austin A.
Emery is taking his place on the branch
JoHoNNorTs 81 HALL, undertakers, are
fitting room In the rear of their store to
be used as a morgue This is new depart
ure for Montpelier but is very much needed,
as accommodations for the preparation for
burial of transient bodies has been, in the
past, very inadequate.
THE pupils of the benevolent and indus
trial school will give an entertainment on
Sa urday afternoon, December 81, in one of
the rooms of the graded school building.
Contributions for presents for the pupils
may be left with Mrs. G. W. Guernesy, or
Mrs Joel Foster.
DEPUTY SHERIFF JOHN L. FUTILE went
TO Plaiufeld last week TO serve papers on
Henry Camp Of that town, summoning him
appear at the March term OF Washington
County Court to answer to charge of in
huencing members of the jury in the Ryan
OK case" tried at the last September term.
ALoNzo MOVES of Chelsea, whose serious
illness caused by piece of meat lodged in
his throat was noted last week, died We'd
nesday morning at Heaton Hospital. The
body was taken to the home of #. II, Tracy,
at the county JAIL and was taken TO Chelsea
that evening for burial. He leaves a widow
and one daughter, Mrs. II. o. Bixby of
Chelsea.
CORNELIUS HURLEY, engineer for the past
two years on the Central Vermont railroad
between Montpelier Junction and Williams
last Wednesday morning. Mr.. Hurley did
not give mp work until November 10, last,
and failed very rapidly after that time. The
funeral and burial were at Mortified last
Friday afternoon
For the Christmas aud New Year holi
days the Central Vermont railroad will sell
tickets between all stations on its line and
also TO Montreal and points on the Rutland
and Osdensburg and Lake Champlain rail.
roads at a rate of fare and one-third for
the round trip. Tickets will be good going
December "a, 90 26 and 81 and January 1
and and good returning until January 4,
inclusive.
THE attendance at the poverty ball last
Wednesday evening was very limited, but
those present seemed to thoroughly enjoy
the affair. The novelty seems to have de-
parted from this style of entertainment aud
it is doubtful If another is held for some.
time to come. w. @ Washburn won the
propriate costome and Miss Rose Jerome
the prize for ladies'.
THE many friends in Montpelier of Col.
o. G. Barron regret to- learn of his finan-
cial difficulties in managing the Quincy
House. He ma lie an assignment LAST week
for The benefit of his creditors. His liabili-
ties are said to be about $4,000, and the
Boston papers are authority for the state
ment that he will lose in the vicinity of $780,
000 Col Barron has been i'll for several
weeks and is At present in New Hampshire
under physicians care
THIRTY members OF Vermont Lodge OF
Odd Fellows went last Wednesday evening
to Richmond to assist in the institution OF
Samaritan lodge. A team from Vermont
Lodge under Frank e Grout, Noble Grand,
worked the third degree in manner that
received the warmest approval from the
visiting brethren from Burlington, Water
bury and Mortified. Through the court
esy Of the officials of the Central Vermont
railroad the express train north and south
stopped at Richmond that evening to &C.
conmodate the party.
CONSIDERABLE business of importance
was transacted az the regular meeting of the
city council held last Wednesday evening
in Mayor Senter's Office. Ia the absence OF
His Honor, Alderman Blanchard presided.
The residents In the vicinity of Pitkin court
presented a petition to the council asking
that the truckman's office be moved from its
present location on Haymarket square. The
ma ter was referred to the proper commit
tee. Capt. III. G. Lull, city liquor agent,
appeared before the board asking for better
quarters for the agency. and also for in
structions in regard to keeping his place
open evenings. The matter was referred TO
the committee on liquor agency. e. H.
Deavitt, attorney for Cotton & More,
brought up the question whether the city
should refund the taxes paid under protest
by that firm, inasmuch as they had been ex-
empted for five years. The case was dis
cussed at some length and was finally put
over until Mayor Ssnter could be present.
The board voted that the contract for street
lighting as awarded for the city by Alder
man Lowe be ratified, after some amend
ments of minor Importance were added A.
A Emery was granted license to sell meat,
and the following bills were ordered paid I;
Use Of opera house, $50; j s. Viles, Si2 70;
Samuel Smith, So; G. NJ. Laid, $3.50 80; f.
w. Morse, S1376; DR.. W l.. Goodale, $40;
j. G. Farwel, SO 30; e. l.. Putney, 81;
Hook and Ladder Company, $87 30; G. II.
Whitney, 81; Thomas Osborne S6177; j.
NJ Brown & Son. S24654; e N. Sanctuary,
S48 5O X X Nicholas, $73; W. e. Nc.
Donald, 81 80; G. II. Ehle, S251; Mont
pelier bookstore, So 81. The board then
went into executive session.