The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-02
their home on Main street by about forty Of
their frienda and neiph hora.

| the grip at the jail for several days, Dut IL
is expected that he will be able to go to
Supreme Court room this morning.
EDWARD e. GEE has left the employ Of the
Flanders & Pierce Company, after faith
full service of ten years, and goes on the
road for saddlery and hardware firm.
THE familiar face OF Captain John Smith,
the tent and awning maker, Is again seen on
the streets. Mr.. Smith has been visiting
relatives in Boston for several months.
r. II. LYON local manager of the tee-
phone exchange, has moved his family from
White River Junction to Montpelier and
has rented one Of @. W. Wilder's new
| houses.
THE members OF st. Peters Court, Catho.
lie order Of Foresters, are arranging for an
| entertainment on the evening OF st.
Patrick's day for the benefit Of St. Angus
tines church.
The young men Of Trinity church cleared
about $40 at the supper served by them last
Wednesday evening. An entertainment
without the assistance OF the gentler sex
followed the supper
The house and lot on Cliff street, known
as the Welcher property has been purchased
by Rufus G. Robinson for 81, 200. The sale
was made by George o. Stratton, admins
traitor OF the Alexander estate.
THE case of Adm G. Templeton and
Frank II. Stoddsrd against N. O. Wright to
recover S75 claimed due for labor, that was
| 10 nave D66n n6aru IN ClJy court ldHJ 6aJuT-
day was settled and discontinued.
JUSTICE HUTCHINSON OF Randolph rem
dered decision last week In the case OF
Jim Lee against @. W. Selinas, in which the
plaintiff was awarded $50. Mr.. Selinas has
appealed his case to county court.
JOHN CALL was arrested for habitual tru.
ancy last Saturday by Truant Officer Whit
tier. Justice j. FL. Lucia sentenced him to
two months in the State Industrial School
| at Verpennes where he was taken on Mon
day.
WILKES Spirit of the Times has decided
that the gate money in the McEnnery-
Welch wrestling match should be divided
equally between the two contestants, thus
sustaining the decision Of s. B. Watson, the
referee
TWENTY-FIVE members OF Aurora Lodge
OF Masons visited Granite Lodge at Barre
last Wednesday evening, to witness the
working Of the Knights OF Birmingham de-
gree by Barre Lodge. banquet followed
the work.
A FREIGHT train jumped the track Tues
day noon near the Dog river bridge between
Montpelier and the Junction, badly dam
aging the bridge and necessitating calling
a wrecking train from st. Albans to clear
the track.
BECAUSE of retrenchment in expenses
by the post-offce department, there will be
no civil service examination at Montpelier
in March for the positions of clerk and car
rier. 1t is probable one will be held In Sep
tember next.
JUSTICE j. Fl. LUCIA heard on Monday
the case Of Wilbur Brown against Barrows
q Peck to recover on note for $40. j. g.
Wing appeared for the plaintiff and G
W. Wing for the defendant. The decision
was reserved.
THE civil suit of Mrs. G. W. Selinas
against Thomas Moriarty and a counter
snit OF Moriarty against Mrs. Selinas, on q
book account of some $40 was heard on
Monday in the Office Of j. G. Wing. Deci-
sion reserved.
No cases were tried by the petit jury al
United States circuit and district court
held last week at Burlington. and the jury
was excused until Tuesday, March 8, wher
court will reassemble in the federal build
ing at Montpelier.
GEORGE G. BUzzELL, brakeman on the
Williamstown branch of the. Central Yer
mont railroad, was caught between two
freight cars at Barre last Thursday, receiv
ing painful though not lasting injuries. II
was narrow escape.
REV. DR.. NORMAN SEAvER delivered al
eloquent address at Bethany church last
Sunday evening on Great Men Code
Gifts" 1t was mastery tribute to Abra
ham Lincoln and will not soon be forgotten
by those who heard it,
THE several county examiners OF the
! State will meet M. S. Stone, State Superin
tendent Of Education, at Montpelier next
Friday to discuss the state policy OF educa
tion and to make arrangements for summer
schools the coming season.
A SERIES of Lenten lectures will be de
I livered every Wednesday evening at st
Augustine's church, by Rev. Father W. j
, O'Sullivan, the pastor. These lectures are
especially for young men and the one this
evening will be on 1.-THE Faith Of Our Fore
fathers"
!, ONE Of the last acts of the outgoing cit,
council, at q special meeting held last Bat
urday evening, was to vote to pay Josepl
8 Yatter $40. 10 for services as janitor OF tn
hose house of Volunteer Hose Compan,
l. No. l, and to pay coal bill of this compan.
= A wREsTLE between Desc and HendeI
: son for purse of 1925, of which $500 shal
d finally been arranged, and will probabl
o take place at Blanchard opera hous
i Tuesday evening, March 10. II. M. Duff
will referee.
J. MORE than $50 was netted by the ladie
[. OF Bethany church from the chicken pi
n dinner served by them last Thursday moo
in the chapel. The young ladies in chare
# of the tables were kept busy for nearl
r. three hours, and the dinner in its entiret
II was par excellence.
Mr.. AND MRS. Amos ROBINSON and daugl
" ter Fannie went last Friday to Vergenne
,r The latter has recently fallen helr TO S4iUt
r. and large farm with stock in that tow
and went there to sign the necessary pI
pers. The family will eventually go
~ ~ Vergennes to reside.
Mr.. AND MRS. L. BART Gross returne
last Saturday morning from Florida, aft
an absence OF several weeks, During the
=, stay in Washington last week they vsite
ls the capitol and listened to some of the \
OF tensely interesting debates on the Spanil
and Cuban situation.
oy THE newly elected officers Of Gen. Pitk
OF Hose Company No. are: Henry Cashe
TO foreman; Moses Ferris, first assistant; Ale
Jangraw, second assistant; Il. j. Keega
n clerk III. ID. Hutchinson, treasurer; Il.
Id Holmes, stewart; Corliss Butterfly, II.
at Cloukie, e. W. Holmes, auditing comm
tee.
or THE first of series Of mid-week servic
n will be held in the vestry of the Church
re the Messiah Thursday evening at quart
past seven o'clock. A general invitation
., extended. This meeting will be prepar
III tory to the communion service to be held
~ the church next Sunday at half past TO
Pm.
o. THE hearing ON the insolvency case
% %oi Tow nshend Brothers OF Plainfeld that W
III to have been held In the office OF L.