The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-03-01
seven. A brief musical programme will
also be rendered before the lecture.

also be rendered before the lecture.
For the accommodation Of the public, on
and after March 1, 1899, tickets for Barre
via Central Vermont railroad will be on
sale at the Montpelier and Wells River rail-
road ticket office,also tickets over the Mont
pelier and Wells River railroad for all
local stations and points beyond Wells
River, will be on sale at the Central Yer
mont ticket office at Montpelier.
Fred Murphy, who was shot one week
ago Saturday night at Bolton Falls by
Charles Doherty passed comfortable day
Sunday and Is slowly improving. His ply
| sicians by no means consider him out of
danger, but he has safely passed the ninth
day since his injury was received, and un-
less new complications set in it is probable
that his wound will not prove fatal.
The hearing in the case of State against
Jack Powers, charged with completely in
the robbery OF the Rlchford Savings Bank
| November 9, 1898, was completed Friday at
Richford before Hon. j. G. Powell. Pow
ers was held in the sum of $4,000 for his
| appearance at the next term of franklin
County Court. He was unable to secure
bail and was committed to Jail at st. AL
bans.
The board OF agriculture will hold meet
| ings at Shady Rill on Thursday and Friday,
March 2 and 3 The meeting on Thursday
will open at 2 o'clock P. M, the evening
session beginning at 1901 M: on Friday
at 10 A. M, 2 P. NJ. and 1880 p. NJ. Those at
tending from away will find tea and coffee
provided as an adjunct to their lunch bas-
kets. Come out and see what the board is
doing.
AT the meeting OF Blsnpied lyceum on
Monday evening the question Resolved
that an ADglo.American alliance would be
beneficial to the United States and Eng
land" was ably discussed by Kemp Flint,
Hathorn Leslie and W. Deavitt on the af-
frmative, and Kennedy, Doucette and
Wells on the negative. the question was
decided in favor of the negative. 1t was by
far the best debate Of the season.
At the meeting of the basket ball players
OF the Armory Club Monday evening it was
found that the club was composed OF good
number Of players from which to select
teams which will be able to maintain the
standard established by the Armory team
in past years. r. j. DeColaines was elect
ed captain Of the first team and Dennis
Campbell OF the second. Practice will
commence on Thursday night and some in
teresting games will be played with outside
teams in the near future.
Papers were issued Monday morning and
placed in the hands of an officer by City
Attorney Fred p. Carleton, bringing suit
against the town of Worcester to recover
$194, the amount paid for Lemuel j. Hol-
den's board bill at the county Jail. The
town of Worcester has never refused to
pay this bill, but no attention has been paid
to the notices sent the selectmen requesting
them to do so, and the suit is brought to
compel payment of the bill.
The remains OF Mrs. j. P. Dewey, who
died recently at Inverness, Fla, arrived
in this city Sunday morning accompanied
by Miss Cornelia NJ Dewey, her daughter,
DenisOn Dewey and A. g. Stone of this city
who met the remains at New York. No fu-
neral service was held, only prayer at the
grave by Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver. The
bearers were o. d. Clark, W. T. Dewey, F.
d. Dewey and Q. III. Shipman. Interment
was in Green Mount cemetery
John H. Senter, j. W. Brock and M. e.
Smile, commissioners on the new Wash
ington county Jail, returned Saturday even
| ing from Trenton, N j., where they went
to inspect the Jail erected there two years
| ago in connection with the New Jersey
State prison. This Jail is said to be model
of its kind especially in the matter Of ven
tilation and the commissioners found it all
it is represented to be. With 200 men con-
fined therein, 80 perfect is the ventilation
that there an entire absence of unpleasant
odors or bad air.
Mr.. and Mrs, G. M. Gillette returned Sat-
urday from the Red Lion Inn, Randolph,
where they have been for the past four
weeks, and are at the Pavilion. They ex-
pect to leave on Wednesday for Charleston,
West Virginia, where Mr.. Gillette will have
his headquarters in future. During their
| residence in Montpelier Mr.. and Mrs. Gill
lette, and Miss Cora, their daughter, have
made very many warm friends who will
sincerely regret that the transfer OF Mr..
| Gllette's headquarters as special pension
examiner to another state will necessiJate
their removal from Montpelier.
j. G. Wing, counsel for V. L. Slayton in
| the suit az ainst the electric railroadcompany
received Tuesday morning letter from
Judge Start saying that his time is 80 occu-
pied he finds it difficult to come to Montpelier
| haf ha IN fn
to hold county court, and suggesting that
| the matter of filing answers to the electric
railroad injunction be brought before
Judge Thompson next week, when he
comes here to hold court. It is probable
this will be done and that nothing further
will be done in the matter until that time,
| Lewis Blair, brother of George Blair oi
| this city, died on Saturday at Manchester
N H.. after an illness OF two months with
cancer of the stomach Deceased was fol-
many years, foreman in the foundry OF the
Fairbanks Scale Works at St. Johnsbury
He was obliged to give up work last Christ
mas and since that time has failed steadily
He leaves two sons and two daughters. al
married. George Blair went to Manches
ter this noon and will on Monday accom-
pany the remains OF his brother to Eas
Randolph, where the burial will take place
W. A. Shaw, observer at the Northfelt
Signal Station, furnishes the following
m6teOrOlOglcdl OU56rVdtOus IOr bne nOutn
OF March covering period of twelve years
Mean temperature, 26o; warmest month IL
1898, with an average of 34o; coldest montl
in 1896 with an average OF 200; highest tenn
perature, &c. March 19, 1894; lowest tenn
perature, is, March /, 1897; average pre-
cipitation, rain or melted snow, 2.61 inches
greatest amount of snowfall in any consec
utive twenty -four hours, IS inches, Marcl
II, 1898; average number OF clear days, 6
partly cloudy days, 12; cloudy days. 13
highest velocity of wind, 60 miles an hour
from southwest, March 13, 1891.
A memorial service for the late Home
W. Heaton will be held in the county cour
room Wednesday evening, March s. Tn
March term of Washington County Cour
will convene at two o'clock that afternoon
AT meeting Of the members Of Washing
! ton county bar, held the day of Mr.. Hes
toms funeral, it was voted to hold me
mortal service at the time stated. 1t is OK
pected that Hon. L. III. Thompson, the pre-
,, siding Judge, will take part. A biographi
cal sketch of Mr. Heaton's life will be pre-
sented, and remarks will be made b.
several members of the bar. The meetin
) will be public.
Tho court room in the fadara1 huild N