The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-11

mohudy mornlng Dy OOnbCaDle DaWley De-
cause OF the fact that there is a case OF
dphtheria in an Italian family In that
neighborhood, and more or less Of the school
children there have been exposed. The
house in which the disease IL located has
been quarantined.
MRS. MOSES TERRIo died last Sunday af-
ternoon from consumption at her home on
Barney street, aged thirty-two years. De-
ceased has been i'll for the past two years
but has not been confined to her bed but
about three months. She leaves a husband
and three children. Funeral services were
held on Tuesday morning from st. Angus
tines church, Rev. Father w. ], O'Sulli-
van officiating. The burial was in the
Catholic cemetery.
A HORSE driven by Edwin Carr of Plain
field became frightened by an electric car
on upper Barre street last Wednesday
evening and got beyond the control Of its
driver. The animal attempted to cross the
electric car bridge near the Pioneer and fell
between the ties. 1t reOdred the assis.
tance OF nearly a dozen men to extricate
the horse from its perilous position. In the
meantime heavily loaded electric cars en-
route for Montpelier and Barre were OBJ
liged to transfer. The horse was not seri-
ously injured.
AT the annual meeting of Bethany church
which was held last Friday evening, Hiram
Carleton and G. III. More were elected
deacons for four years; III. d. Hopkins,
Clerk; George w. Scott, treasurer. III. j M.
Jones and Mrs. Il. A. Dwinell were elected
members OF the standing committee. G. II.
More was elected superintendent Of the
Sunday school and Miss Mary Macomber
assistant, but they both declined to serve
longer. A special committee was appoint
ed to recomm mend their successors, they to
report at the weekly prayer meeting on
Thursday evening.
THE docket for the January term of
supreme court which convenes at the
supreme court room in the the State House
on Tuesday, January "a, shows 1872 cases,
twenty. eight Of which are from Washington
county. Among those from this county of
general interest are Arthur Stevens against
Lewis Coburn, the well-known East Mont
pelier church case; Allen & Richardson
against John Ryan, the famous oxen case;
Thomas w. Wood against The Montpelier
Library Association and W. o. Standish
against the City Of Montpelier, otherwise
known as the bridge case.
THE hearing in the case of Mrs Elizabeth
Clark and Miss Katherine Atkins, against
George and Alfred Atkins, executors and
Atkins, is now in progress at Burl-
ington before j. e. Cushman as special
master. This case has once been before the
Supreme Court where decree for the ora
trx was rendered with mandate that the
case be referred to special master to ascer-
Atkins. Hiram A. Huse appears for the
Messrs Atkins, and r. M. Harvey of Mont
peier and @. S. Austin of Highgate for Mrs.
Clark and Miss Atkins.
THE recent issue of the Rockland, ILL.,,
Gazette chronicles the death of John A.
Young, from the effects of a fall down
long flight Of stairs in the Commercial
House Of that city. Mr.. Young was born in
Montpelier where he learned the printers
frQH fhn hn hoa
been unable, because of illness, to work at
his trade and at the time OF his death was
in destitute circumstances, he and his wife
having only the barest necessities of life
Several months ago his wife obtained a
Judgment for $1,000 against the city of
Rockland for injuries alleged to have been
received on defective sidewalk, but she
has not yet received the money. Mr..
Young was seventy-eight years of age.
The cover of the January Vermonter
bears an excellent portrait of the late Sena-
tor Morrill,, and the editor gives a compre-
hensive sketch OF his services in Congress
and OF his funeral in Washington and
Montpelier This number is also embel-
lisbed by photographs of the Congressional al
escort Nvho accompanied the remains of the
dead Senator to Montpelier, and of views
taken in and around the State House the
day OF the funeral. This number of the
Vernl0nter also has 10 al interest because
Oh al dEllCl6 On dTllsJ ;. w w OOu, WTllUtu
by Prof. j. A. Boer, and among its portrait
gallery of Vermont's fair daughters can be
found excellent likenesses of Miss III. Julia
Cross of MONTPELIER and Miss Lucy Wall of
Randolph. Mrs. j. Gregory Smith. mother
of Gov Smith, contributes an intensely in
teresing article on the st. Albans raid,
which is illustrated.
Miss BETSY LOOMS died last Saturday
afternoon at her home on Terrace street,
aged eighty-two years. Deceased was the
daughter Of Dyer Loomis, and for many
years she has resided with her sisters,
Misses Lucy and Weltha. Her health had
been poor for long time but her sfflictions
have been borne with cheerfulness and
resignation that have been a benediction to
all who knew her. She was faithful, con-
sistent member of Bethany church. AL
though unable to attend public worship for
many years, her interest in the work of the
church Of her choice was unabated. Misses
Lucy and Mary Jacobs, nieces, and Ralph
Wiley, q nephew, all Of this city, with the
two sisters named, are the surviving rela-
tves of the deceased. Her funeral was
held from her late home on Monday after.
noon, Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver officiating,
and the burial was in Green Mount ceme.
terry.
Hon. d. j FOSTER, Chairman, and Hon.
Alfred Watson, of the State board Of rail-
way commissioners, with Miss Winona
Brighsm, their clerk, met at the State
House on Tuesday for the regular monthly
meeting Of the board. Commissioner j. d,
Miller was absent, not having returned
from Cuba, where he went on a business
trip two weeks ago. 1t was expected that
additional testimony would be introduced
in the. case OF the Russian Jew killed at
Montpelier Junction last September, but
none was brought forward by F. L. Laird
and e. H. Deavitt, counsel for the heirs OF
the dead man Only routine business was
transacted at the meeting yesterday. The
members OF the board go this morning to
Richmond to investigate the death Of Mrs.
Green, who was struck by a train and killed
there several weeks ago while on her way
to church.
In his address to the House on the open
ing OF the Massachusetts, legislature last
Wednesday morning Speaker Bates made
the following pleasant reference to "A gem
tlemon we'll and favorably known in Mont
pelier: "There has been one, who under
the designation Of clerk OF the committee on
rules, has rendered service of the greatest
| value to the House of Representatives for a
period extending over the past eight years.
Most of the acts passed by the general court
during that period have been drafted by
him. Very few have been placed before
the House for final reading without having
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