The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-23

lis had located his man at Waterbury and
Tuesday morning took Deputy Sheriff g.
g. Graves and II. p. WEIGH there to cap
ture him. They found their man and took
him into custody. He attempted to escape
from Officer Graves, and the latter In try
ing to recapture him dslocated his left
kneepan. Glossy did not escape, however,
but, chained to the buggy, was brought to
this city by Mr.. WEIGH and lodged in Jail,
He consented to return to Winsted without
requisition papers and was taken there on
the midnight train last night.
THE stockholders OF the Montpelier Pub
lie Library Association held their annual
meeting Monday evening in the parlors of
the Young Mems Christian Association,
Col. Fred K. Smith, the president. in the
chair. Fred A. Rowland, secretary, and
Mrs Catherine Porter, treasurer, read their
reports which were accepted. The report
of the latter showed a balance of $24,89 on
hand. The stockholders voted, on motion
OF II. A. Rowland, that the treasurer report
to the president when the funds of the asso-
citation are exhausted, and that when so
informed, the president call the trustees to-
gether to plan for future action. The fol-
lowing were elected trustees: Col Fred E..
Smith, II. A. Rowland, Mrs. Catherine Por-
ter, Mrs. G: H. Heath, Gen. Stephen
Thomas, f. M. Cory and j. V. Babcock,
the latter to succeed #. W. Bancroft. These
| trustees subsequently elected Colonel Smith
president, Il. A. Rowland secretary, Mrs.
Catherine Porter treasurer, and j. G. Brown
| auditor.
DURING the past week George Wheeler,
| overseer OF the poor, and administrator OF
the estate Of John Falcon. who died March
20. 1897, at Heaton Hospital, has received
| letters from two brothers and sister OF the
dead man who live at Derrytrasno, county
Armagh, Ireland, which contain convincing
proof that they are the legal heirs of the
dead mans estate, In case he left no wife
or children. II will be remembered that
Falcon was admitted to the hospital as
tramp, and that after his death money tc
the amount Of about $500 was found on his
person and to his credit in banks in Barre
| Since his death and the exaggerated reports
OF the wealth he left have been circulated
| through the country Mr.. Wheeler has re
| ceived q hundred or more letters from per
sons who claimed to be relatives OF Falcon
| none OF whom have established any claim
to the money left by him. Mr.. Wheeler
has written the brothers and sister in Ire
land for further proofs of their identity, ant
before he turns over any OF the property
now in his hands will satisfy himself, i
possible, that the mysterious tramp left M
wife or children.
ALTHOUGH the city council was in session
only an hour last Thursday evening at thu
special meeting called by the mayor, a larg,
volume OF business was transacted. TIL,
board settled the foundry bridge question
by accepting the report and recommends
ton of the committee on streets that tn,
bridge be rebuilt on the present site, ant
that 1t be a wooden structure Work or
this bridge will be commenced as soon al
practicable. The requistion of General j
III. Lucia, chairman of the school board, TO
$1,000 was approved. The bonds of tn,
| city clerk and treasurer, city sheriff, stree
commissioner, overseer of the poor, and frs
and second constables were approved. Til,
application of r. III. Woodbury. for permits
sion to keep his eating house open on Sun
days was referred to the committee OF
licenses. The following licenses wer
granted. George Seguin, to run a pop corr
stand on Main street; G. M. Ayers, to d.
trucking and jobbing; George G. Jackman
to run a hack. Permission was given l.. B
Brooks to erect dwelling house on Eas
Liberty street. Petitions for sidewalks OIL
street to run from Nelson to Kent streets
were all referred to the committee OIL
streets. Bill of f. W. Hunt for $86, liquor
for the city agency, was ordered paid. Tn
committee on streets made its report on thu
proposition to remove the porch from Eli
block, which was, in substance, that thu
scheme was not practicable, because of thu
heavy damages that would be claimed
This matter was laid on the table, where /
probably will remain indefinitely. Alder
man Lowe, Richardson and Jangraw wer
appointed committee to confer with Georg
| -. blanCudTu anu lurtner investigate III
proposition to lay out Wilder street. Tn
complaint that goats and small boys on tn
sidewalks is a nuisance was referred to tn
city sheriff, with power to act. The com
mittee on ordinances was instructed to lool
up the ordinance pertaining to fast driving
on the street, and suggest such amend
ments as shall make it operative. At pres
ent it is practically dead letter. The com
mittee on supplies was instructed to pur
chase a set Of standard weights and meas
ures for the use Of the scaler. T. j. Gis
borne and M. A. Kent were appointed ad
ditional surveyors Of wood and inspectors @
lumber and shingles. Adjourned
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do here
by agree to refund the money on a fifty-cen
bottle of Greenes Warranted Syrup Of Tia
II 1t fails to cure your cough or cold. w
also guarantee twenty-five cent bottle t
prove satisfactory or no pay.
Lester Fl. Greene. II. A. Slade.