The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-03-22


post-Ufiice were mostly saved, but with the
exception OF one show case, everything In
in the store was burned The fire caught
In an unoccupied chamber in which there
was no fire, stove nor stove pipe. 1t is
thought to be- of incendiary origin.
Charles FL Shipman, as administrator of
the estate OF Philippe A. Desroschers, the
Frenchman who was killed March 18, 1897
on the tracks of the Montpelier and Wells
River railroad near the Sam Smith place,
has brought suit against the railroad com.
| pany through Dillingham;, Huse & How
land, his attorneys. The writ was served
upon the company Friday evening 1t sets
| the damages at $4,000.
Preparations are completed for the dis
trct meeting of the Knights Of Pythias, to
be held at Montpelier next Thursday even
| ing. The first rank will worked either
by Montpelier or Marshfield lodge, and
Barre lodge will work the third rank in the
long form. The banquet that follows the
work of the evening will be served in the
hall adjoining Grand Army hall, where the
meeting is to be held.
A fellow named Berkley made himself so
obnoxious at thu entertainment given Fri
| day evening in the hall of ST. Peters Court,
Catholic Oder of Foresters, that Rev.
Father w. j. O'Sulivan rebuked him
from the stage and insisted that he deslst
or leave the ball The muddled individual
sneaked out of the hall like whipped cur.
more quiet 1t was particularly offensive TO
the young ladies upon whom he thrust his
attentions
Clark d. Perrin of Barre, brother of
Charles e. Perrin of this city died Sa urday
night at his home in Barre, aged ixiy-two
| years. Mr.. Perrin had been a respected
citizen and prominent farmer of Barre for
many years. He leaves widow and five
children, four of whom are near home and
one in Chicago. His funeral was held
from the church at Berlin Corner Tuesday
| afternoon at one o'clock. The burial was
in the cemetery at Berlin Corner.
The annual meeting and election of Off
GERS Of the Baptist ladies' home and foreign
missionary society was held Sunday even
ing. The officers elected were: President,
Mrs. Amy T. Hibbard; vice president, Mrs.
Ella F. Leland; secretary, Mrs. Myrtle e
Shay; treasl rer, Miss Jessie Hopkins; com
mittee on entertainment, Misses Ada
Hutchins, Maud Crossett, Lena Colby;
committee on work, Mrs. Eliza Crossett
Mrs. George Felt, Mrs. K. S. Bard.
Ralph Wiley and James Young went to
Barre on Sunday evening by the ten o'clock
| car and were unable to return because of
the snow on the trolley tracks until two
o clock this morning. On the return trip
their car was met at Ben 4mins by the
sweeper Car and the passengers were trans
ferred to this. The sweeper got down as
far as the g. Fl. More shed when further
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passengers were forced to walk the remain.
ing distance to the city.
With the opening of the spring term at
| the Seminary base ball practice will be re-
sumed in the cage until the campus is bare
and dry enough for use. While many OF
| last years team were in the graduating
class, considerable promising material is to
be found among the new students and the
| contest for many of the positions will be
close. "Stick" Aldrich who will be re.
membered by many as member of the
Montpelier league team several years ago,
has been engaged as coach and is expected
to develop strong amateur team.
Fred Wilder of Northfed was tried in
city court late Friday afternoon before
Judge Smile on the charge OF intoxCation
to which he had previously pleaded not
guilty. Sheriff Graves, Supsrin tendent I.
e. Smith, Conductor Ross, Motorman Rea-
gan and Jailor Tracey testified that Wilder
was under the influence of intoxicating
liquor when he was arrested Thursday
evening. The respondent employed no
counsel but testified in his own behalf. He
was adjudged guilty by Judge Smile, aud
fined with costs, $40 81, which he was given
twenty -four hours to pay.
The Methodist ladies were early in the
field with new maple sugar, and their sup
PER given Friday evening in the vestry was
very literally itronized. AT eight o'clock
the people adjourned to the main auditor
| lum Wnere rev Andrew GlllltS ueHVtreu
an eloquent and stirring lecture on "Ver-
mont in Peace and War" His reference to
the part taken by Vermont troops in the
Civil war, and his perOratiOn on Admiral
Dewey were thrilling word pictures, which
any attempted abstract would mar A
pleasing musical program was rendered by
Miss Fannie w. Parmenier. vioinist, l.. l..
Leonard, cornetist Herbert S. Chapm an,
vocalist, with Mrs. j. b. Waterman az the
piano.
All hope that Miss Annette Upham
might have been out OF the city at the time
| the Windsor Hotel was burned last Friday
has been abandoned. The letter received
Monday morning by j. q. Houghton, pub
lished last evening, was convincing proof
that Miss Upham was in the hotel that af-
ternoon, although the telegram received in
this city Monday afternoon from Mrs.
Shredder to the effect that Miss Upham is
safe at G,ens Falls gave fresh cause to hope
it was all a dreadful mistake. j. q. Hough-
ton and Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver received
kilograms Monday evening from DR.. Bemis
at Glens Falls stating that Miss Upham is
not there. That she perished Friday after
noon is now almost an absolute certainty.
There are but few more rehearsals in the
course of the Philharmonic society. Prog.
ress has been very marked in the prepara-
tion of the cantata "rhe Daughter of Ja-
rus" for the society's final concert which
will probably take place the second week
in April. A very good number were pres
ent at the rehearsal Monday evening des-
pite the severity of the weather. The en-
thusasm with which Prof. A. j. Phillips
conducts the work OF rehearsal is conta-
gious, and improvement is very marked at
each meeting. The public can rest assured
that a splendid entertainment is in prep
aration which will be in the nature Of sur
prise to many because of the talent that
has been developed among the members of
the society from this and surrounding
towns.
The annual meeting of the Montpelier
Public Library Association was held Mon
day evening in the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian Association. Col Fred e.
Smith, the president, was absent and Col.
j. H. Lucia was elected chairman. The re-
ports of the secretary, treasurer and trus-
tees were read and ordered recorded, The
) old board OF directors was reelt cted namely,
Fred e. Smith, #. M Cory, j. Y. Babcock
, Stephen Thomas, II. A. Rowland, Mrs.
Florence Porter and Mrs q. III Heath. A
communication WAS received from Capt
; Dwight Kelton, asking that certain books
that has been placed by him in the library
under a Misrepresentation, be returned tc
? him. His request was granted. Because
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