The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-01
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

lOug6 OF barre luurbuhy evening, anu WIZ
messed the working Of the first and second
degrees. A lunch was served at the close
OF the work.
AT the last quarterly meeting of the Kel-
Iogg- II ubbard Library James w. Brock
was chosen a trustee to fill the vacancy in
the board occasoned by the death OF John
r. Hubbard,
Harry, the eighty ear-old son OF Mrs.
Mary Mason, was before Justice j. II, Lucia
Wednesday evening on the charge OF tru.
ancy. He was sentenced to the Industrial
School at Vergennes for the remainder OF
his minority
The venerable George S. Hubbard was
taken to Heaton Hospital on Friday. He
is seriously threatened with pneumonia.
Mr.. Hubbard is ninety-four years old, and
has been remarkably well and active during
the summer and fall.
Henry WEIGH of Stsrksboro has purchas'
ed through the real estate agency OF M. w.
Wheelock, for $500, the East Montpelier
farm Of forty acres owned by Esther and
George Gero. Mr.. Wheelock is today adj
vertising fine little farm in Roxbury for
$3.50
This region went en- masse on the ex-
cursion to Boston. At the local Central
Vermont station 153 tickets were sold and
il Is reported that $50 were sold over the
same line from Barre. At the local Mont
pelier and Wells River station "a tickets
were sold.
The eyesght of W. w. Noyes of Calais
having become so impaired that he could
not tell whether person who stood close
to him was black or white, he has entered
Heaton hospital where surgical operation
was performed upon his eyes.
G. II. Wilder is to repeat in the near flu
ture the Kinder Symphony which he gave
in this city last fall under the auspices OF
the Young Mems Christian Association,
and which met with such popular favor, at
Nnrthfiald nndar the ausDlCeA OF the EDl6-
copal society there.
The Viau Concert Company OF this citys
comprised OF Joseph Wan, tenor, Lee s.
Tillotson OF St. Adams, cornetist. G. FL.
Wilder, flutist, and Mrs. Bertha Stratton
Viau, accompanist is to give concert in
Waitsfield on the evening OF November IA,
as one of the events OF the lecture course
there.
Major j. L. Elder of White River juno
ton, formerly porter at the Exchange Ho-
tel, received notice this week OF an In
crease of pension from Sc to $40 per month
and back pay to the amount of 81 ,O30 His
claim has been pending long time.
Ia the current number Of LeSlie'S Weekly
appears a group picture of those occupying
the grand stand at Northted on the occa
sion OF Admiral Dewey laying the corner
stone OF Dewey hall In this picture Hon
W. 2. Dillingham; has been labelled Rear
Admiral Belknap by the artist.
A sign posted on that part of the State
House in which the supreme court room is
located bears the announcement in bold
letters, Dangerous" The question arises
as to where the danger exists, whether
from the supreme court or from the con-
struction OF the annex in the rear OF the
building.
Admiral Dewey in Vermont, with numer-
Gus fine illustrations valued at 5000 and
complete description, and revised order Of
parade, will make The Vermonter for Nov
ember tout Nov 8 an elegant souvenir.
dealers or of the publisher, G. S. Forbes,
st. Adams, Vt.
Mrs. G. w. Wood, formerly Miss Lydia
Remick of Calais died recently at her home
in York, Neb. Mrs. Wood was in Vermont
during the past summer, and was for two
months at the home of Merrill Russell on
State street. Sac left September II for her
home in York, in good health and spirits.
The members OF Mount Sinai Temple,
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, will go to
Montreal Wednesday, November s to as
sist in instituting new temple in that city.
For this the Central Vermont railroad has
made a round trip rate from Montpelier of
$3.50 Tickets will be good going November
land s. good returning November 9,
No cases were ready for trial in supreme
court Wednesday morning and recess was
taken until two o'clock. The Orleans county
case of William Fl. Wiley against the Bos-
afternoon. Cook aud Redmond for plaintiff,
Young for defendant. Exceptions to YER
dict that plaintiff recover his costs.
Colonel and Mrs. A c. Brown returned
Thursday evening. After attending the
exercises of dedicating the Thirteenth Ver-
mont regiment monument at Gettysburg,
they visited in Washington took in the
Philadelphia exposition, stopped in New
York, and visited Miss Lucia Bailey, their
granddaughter, at Smith College, North
ampton, Mass
The annual meeting OF the probate judges
OF the State was called at Montpelier We'd
nesday fol- the purpose OF informally discus
sing probate court matters. Among those
present were f. e. Alfred Of Newport, Nj. A.
Bingham Of Burlington, l.. M. Reed of Bel
lows Falls and Hiram Carleton of Mont
pelier. The matters discussed were not OF
general interest.
Eugene s. Ellis, one armed tourist
claiming to bave hailed from New III amp
shire, was arrested Wednesday evening by
Officer Demertt near the residence OF D.
S. Wheatley. He was imme diately given
hearing in city court whore he was con-
victed Of vagrancy, He was sentenced to
two months confinement in the house OF
correction at Rutland where he was taken
today by Olicsr Dawley.
The little son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Shllman
Lawrence narrowly escaped death from
poisoning Wednesday. The little fellow
found while a. play, which contained laud-
anum TO large extent. He went into a
deep sleep a short time afterward His
parents in great alarm sent for DR.. i II
Fiske, who administered an emetic which
fortunately restored tbs young lad who is
now as well as usual.
"Heenan" Bowers was arrested this
morning b deputy sheriff Kidder for the
larceny OF a hammer from Postman Harry
e. Freer. Since the arrest the officer has
found Ratchet which Bowers sold Thurs
day to Q. A, Smith, the marble dealer.
Before this Ratchet was ground the inside
corner was -fbroken, which may help the
owner to identify it. The Off ser desires
any who has lost tools of late to notify him
before Bowers hearing which is set for Sat-
urday morning before Judge M. K. Smile.
In cutting down Tree on the Langdon
estate opposite the gas house on Thursday
it fell across the electric wires Of j s. Viles
system which were carrying a current OF
10 900 voltage. The wires were burned of
and the circuit breakers at the station in
Middlesex were burned out, cutting off the
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