The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-21

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Deavitt, justice, and jury composed OF L.
II. Lull, o. l.. Watson, @. @. Downing,
Henry Fullerton, s. W. Benjamin and Dex-
ter Moody. f. A. Bailey appeared for the
plaintiff and Mrs. Washburpe conducted
her own case. The jury brought in a verdict
for the plaintiff to recover the claim and
costs amounting to S13.70.
The Baptist, Congregational and Meth
0dist Sunday-schools will hold Christmas
exercises next Sunday evening. At the
Church of the Messiah the Sunday school
Christmas festival will be held next Friday
evening with a special Christmas service
Sunday morning. At Christ church the
Sunday. school exercises will be held at
four O'Clock Sunday afternoon. Midnight
mass will be held Saturday night at ST.. Au-
gustine's church, Rev. Father W. j. O'Sul-
livsn celebrant, and Christmas mass will be
celebrated Sunday morning at eight and
half-past ten o'clock
w. L. DEWEY, treasurer of the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, received
last week a prospectus OF the life OF Ad-
miral Dewey and the genealogy of the
Dewey family, which has been inspected
with much interest by a large number OF
people. Mr.. Dewey has been of great as
sis in compiling the statistics furnish
ed in this work, and naturally is very much
interested in it, The volume will contain
500 pages, handsomely illustrated with half
tone portraits of many members of the
Dewey family, together with sketches made
at Manila by Artist Trowbrdge and with
historical scenes in which Admiral Dewey
has been prominent.
THE State board OF railroad commission
ers met at the State House last Friday af
ternoon to investigate the death of Harris
Centnewnitz, the Russian Jew killed Sep
tember last at Montpelier Junction. The
hearing was public. States Attorney Hoar
appeared for the State, 9. W. Writer'S and
W. B Wall for the Central Vermont rail-
road, and f. L. Laird and e III. Deavitt for
the relatives Of the dead man. Conductor
George Peck, Brakemen Gardner 8. Powell
and Charles Berry, who were running the
train from which deceased fell, John DAILY,
division roadmaster, w. j. Taplin Of North
field, G. W. Drew of Burlington, and f. H.
Puher OF Montpelier, who were passengers
on the train, were examined and the hear
ing was continued to the first Tuesday in
January, when the board will hold it reg
ular monthly meeting in Montpelier.
THE military bazaar held last Thursday
and Friday by the ladies of the Church of
the Messiah in their vestry was very much
OF success. The express Office, fancy
table, candy booth and gypsy tent were eli
literally patronized, as was the oyster sup
per Thursday evening, and chicken pie din
ner Friday noon. On Thursday evening a
patriotic entertainment was given which
included vocal duet by Miss Nellie Dewey
and Mrs. Hattie P. willard; piano solo
by Lewis j. Hathaway; readings by Miss
Alice Blanchard and Mrs. o Fl. Richard
son and vocal solo by Mrs, Willard. On
Friday evening Crawford" entertain
characters were represented by tableau.
The costumes a. this entertainment were
those in vogue generations ago and the af
fair was unique and enjoyable.
AT the annual meeting of Stanpard lodge,
New England Order of Protection. held on
Monday evening, the following officers for
the ensuing year were elected: Warden,
W. A. Ellis; vice warden, Harlow M. Smith ;
recording secretary, Frank e. Smith finsn-
cial secretary, d. s. Wheatley; chaplain,
George T. Archer; treasurer, @. f. Bus
well; guide, r H. Perkins; guardian,
George w. Wing; sentinel, F. E. Lang;
medical examiner, DR.. W. l.. Goodale; rep
Bennington, the fourth Tuesday in April
next, W. B. Woodward and Merrill Rus
sell; alternates, W. f. Waterman and
Frank x. Grout; trustee for three years,
e. A. Mutt. These officers will be installed
on Monday evening, January 2, by district
deputy grand wardeu, III o. Kent. At the
conclusion of the business of the evening,
the members of the lodge were invited to
the city cafe by M. w. Wheelock for an
oyster supper.
IT is not the intention of tie WAcTHMAN
to criticise the voters Of the town of Berlin
for calling special town meeting for next
Tuesday, December 81, to see If the town
will vote to raise sufficient tax on it's
grand list to discharge the present indebt-
edness Of the town, and to provide for its
necessary expenses for the balance of the
current year. This they have perfect
right to do, but there are some features Of the
case which seem peculiar, to say the least
10 the taxpayers Of that town, who after
February / next, are by an act OF the recent
Legislature, to become citizens of Mont
pelier. These citizens who are so soon to
become part Of the municipality of Mont
pelier feel aggrieved and indignant at this
action OF the voters in what will be the
town of Berlin, a ter the division is made,
and they believe they have good reasons
for strongly Objecting to any such action as
is proposed to be taken at the coming town
meeting. Among the reasons why they
feel thus aggrieved is that they have al
ready paid their full proportion Of the new
Main street bridge and after they become
citizens of Montpelier they must help pay
Montpelier's proportion of the expense of
this bridge. They have also paid their full
share towards the erection of the Berlin
town hall. and the school-house on Berlin
side was built entirely by residents of this
district. This school-house and the town
hall, with an estimated value of from five to
eight thousand dollars, reverts to the town
of Berlin when Berlin street is annexed to
Montpelier and the taxpayers OF that local
lty Ieel tnat TINS Ougnt 10 square accounts.
They also say that after the debt of $1,000
is paid, at the end of the town year, March
l, the town of Berlin will have In the city
of Montpelier, property valued at more that
four times that amount. The people of
Berlin side have also paid their full share OF
the expense of the new steel bridge near
Montpelier Junction, which reverts to the
town of Berlin. On the other hand. the
taxpayers of Berlin, outside of the portion
to be- annexed, argue that with 80 much OF
their grand list taken away 1t is no more
than fair and right that the portion coming
into Montpelier should help square any
debt the town may have when the annex
alton takes place, and leave the new town
OF Berlin ready to begin business with a
clean balance sheet. 1t Is safe to say that
every legal voter In the town OF Berlin who
can possibly reach the polls will be present
at this special meeting next Tuesday and a
spirited fight is sure to take place.