The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-30

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| go on probation.
James Moore was released from county
| Jail on Monday, arrangements having been
| made for the payment of his fine. He was
| fned with costs, about $50 for the larceny
| of quantity OF provisions, valued at less
| than 81 from a boarding-house at East
| Barre. j. M. Boutwell, paid his fine and
| will allow Moore to work 1t out. Patrick
Carr was also released from Jail at the same
| time
| Miss Jessie King died last Friday of con-
sumption at her home in Granteville, aged
| twenty-one years. Funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
w. Il. Davenport, and burial was in Will
| son cemetery. Deceased was member OF
the lodge of Daughters Of Rehekah at Gran
iteville, and that organization attended her
funeral in body.
Charles North was arrested and taken to
jail at Montpelier last Thursday evening for
intoxication and abusing his wife. He was
taken before Justice III. w. Scott Friday
morning, convicted OF a third offence of in.
toxication and fined $50 and costs, with the
alternative sentence of one hundred days
in the house OF correction at Rutland. Mr..
North has family OF seven small children,
four of whom have been i'll the past winter
with typhoid fever. He succeeded in rails
ing the money to pay his fine. More's the
pity.
Dennis Cleary has become temporarily in
sane and was ordered to be taken to the
state asylum for the insane at Waterbury
last Wednesday. The loss Of his wife
several months ago, and constant brooding
over his misfortune has evidently unbal-
anced his mind. He escaped from Officer
Buchanan at Montpelier, and two days
at st. Johnsbury. He had walked the en-
tire distance Of forty miles. His friends
there will keep him for the present, hoping
that his malady may improve with proper
care and change OF his mode Of living.
Samuel Stacy was tried last Saturday af-
ternoon before Justice FL. W. Scott and a
jury composed of e. +. Smith, e. l.. Smith,
1. o. Wood, Charles White, A. G. Slsyton
| and George Earle on the charge OF breach
Of the peace in assaulting his wife. This is
| not the first time that Stacy has been before
the courts charged with abusing his wife,
who has the sympathy OF every one CONVEX
| SAINT with the situation. Grand Juror A. G.
Fey represented the state, and City Attor-
| ney Swasey, the respondent. The jury
| brought in verdict Of guilty, with rec
ommendation that Stacy pay fine of one
dollar and costs. The costs amounted to
dance with the recommendation OF the jury.
/ iG is stated that Mrs. Stacy is to sue for
divorce, and has abundant proof to es-
tablish her plea of intolerable severity.
AT the regular meeting of the board of
alderman, held last week the bond of the
eleCUrlC railway company IOT ClOJUuO was
presented and accepted. The petition of
residents of Short street to have that thor
oughfare graded and a curbing put in was
referred to the street commissioners. The
police committee was authorized to rent OF
w. G. Reynolds the room in the basement
Of the old town hall for lookup. 9. B.
Perry was given permission to connect his
house with the main sewer. The nomina-
ton by Mayor Gordon of Andrew Lavio-
Iette, E. E. Perry, B. W. Phelps, M. B.
Nichols and S e. Perry to be special police:
men was confirmed. The resignation of
s. d. Allen as cemetery commissioner was
| laid on the table. The members of Com
pany e. were exempted from paying poll
tax. The following building permits were
granted: Mrs. L. A Houghton, to build
house corner Of North Main and Third
streets; @. l.. Bugbee, to erect a dwelling
house corner Of Orange and Carleton streets.
| The petition of III. A. Phelps and John
Trow for permission to build a block at the
corner Of North Main and Beckley streets
was referred to the street commissioners.
The board voted that the superintendent Of
streets must furnish bond of $4,000 for
the faithful discharge of his duties. The
question whether the city would sell that
part Of Elmwood cemetery next to High
land avenue was discussed but no action
was taken. The sum of $47. 0SO was appro-
priated for city departments during the
year ensuing as follows Police, 81 ,500
streets, $1,000; sidewalks, $1,000; sewers,
$1,000; street lights. $2,4oo; miscellaneous,
$l'22OO0 support OF poor, 5000; salaries,
printing and stationary, 500; attorneys
feas, 500; city records, $50; care of city
| building, $500; fire department. 2,000 in
surance, $50; health department, 500; pub
lie schools, $4,000; hydrants, $4,000; inter-
est, $4,000. The city attorney was given
power to act in the matter Of compelling
water companies to file plans of their pipe
| lines. W. l.. George submitted a PROPOSE
ton as to what he would charge the city
during the coming year for caring for the
poor. Referred to the overseer. Adjourned.
M. L. Yocum. Cameron, Pa, says: ~ was
| sufferer for ten years, trying most all
kinds Of pile remedies, but without success.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve was recon-
mended to me. used one box 1t has eff
| fected permanent cure" AS permanent
cure for piles DeWitt's Hazel salve has no
equal. W. e. Terrill Co.
Bradford.
Mrs. G. W. Chapman has moved to Wake
| field, Mass.
Henry C.Staples has been quite unwell for
| several days.
Mrs. e. B. Patch of New York city is Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. M. II. Crook.
Edward c. Woods, wife and little dsugh-
ter, of Concord, N. H., are visiting in town.
Fred L. Edwards is working in the Office
Of the st. Johnsbury Republican, at st.
Johnsbury.
Marcia r. Winship arrived home on Sat
urday evening from Northampton Mass,
where she is attending school.
A. B. Fulton, who is a student at the
University Of Vermont In Burlington, is
spending vacation with his parents.
Mrs. e. G. Osgoed, who has been visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Farnham, re-
turned home to Bellows Falls on Monday.
The weather, thus far during the month,
is without precedent for many years, frogs
having been heard and mosquitoes seen
during the past week.
David 8. Conant is spending few days
with friends in town. Mr.. Conant Is a stu
dent in Boston law school at present, for.
merly with j. Fl. Watson OF this place.
Jerome +. Kelley went to Manchester on
Wednesday morning for q few days visit
with his sister, going from there to Boston
where he has secured employment with
Barber & Locke, wholesale commission
dealers OF that city.
The winter term of the High school closed
on Friday for a short vacation. An enter
tainment was given in the evening at the
school house hall by the pupils Of the gram
mar department, under the direction Of