The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-25

placed there in 1866. Here Mary ralcott,
grandmother, on the maternal side, Of Adj
miral Dewey was born.
An amusing incident occurred in county
court when Burton Marble Of Fayston
Pile ded guilty to the charge OF selling. The
curt inquired what the cases were. The
States attorney replied, selling, and then
gave the docket numbers 1887 aud 1888. This
was not understood by Marble for he shout-
ed out, "Say, that aint right. l sold some
quor in 1888 but not any in 1887"
Joseph O'Connor OF Montreal is visitor
in the city. He is considered the cham
pion bag-puncher of England aud Canada
and contemplates forming boxing class in
this city and Barre. He is accompanied by
his six-year-old son who holds, as the best
juvenile boxer, the championship badge OF
the world, which was presented to him by
Richard X. Fox.
The member of the Temperance Town"
company, who was doing the "hayseed"
act about town today, visited the city
liquor agency aud asked for pint OF liquor.
Agent Lull was just on the point Of deliver.
ing the goods when Alderman Brown, who
happened to be present, gave him the tip
that he was being jolied and the captain
then refused the actor his rations, making
the joke double header.
Echoes from Dewey day at Montpelier
continue to be heard. The following from
the Mirror and Farmer of Manchester, N.
H., Is the latest: tine Anti-Saloon league
was prominent in Montpelier and North.
field during Dewey's visit, and several were
arrested peddling liquor from their pock-
cts" President L. j Deavitt OF the local
league is interrogated as to the names of
members OF the organization OF which he is
the head, who are such scandalous back
sliders
The gray horses owned by the Capitol
Creamery Company. driven by ELAN Pro-
frtn xyh ln
standing in front of 9. Il. Ferrin's store
and started to run. They went around the
square by the Union House bridge at a
terrific gait. In attempting to make the
turn for East State street at Gleason's COR
ner one of the horses fell, and before he
could gain his feet the driver had the lines,
No damage was done.
Harry Hovey Dewey, former resident
OF Montpelier, died recently at Sheffield,
ILL.,, where he had lived since 1863 When
a young man Mr.. Dewey learned the print
ers trade, and worked on the WATCBMAN
for several years. He was life long abol-
ZIONIST and while in Vermont was an active
member Of the Anti-Slavery society. Since
his removal to the west he had follow ed
farming. Mr.. Dewey was eighty nine
years old and leaves a large family. He
married after moving to She field, and has
been member OF the Congregational
church for over seventy years.
years, who as stated in Saturdays JOUR
NAL, suffered shock OF paralysis last
Thursday died On Sunday at White River
junction. Funeral services were held
there on Monday afternoon. The remains
accompanied by o H. Alexander OF Viii g
River Junction, brother, were brought TO
this city this morning for burial in Green
Mount Cemetery. A short service was held
at the grave. Rev. j. Edward Wright Off
ciAting. The deceased was an old resident
OF Berlin. Three children survive him,
George II. of this city and John W. and
Mrs. s. A. Guyett OF St. Albans.
The military battalion in connection with
St. Michael's school. to be known as St. Mi
chael's cadets, was formally organized Fri
| day evening by electing V. A. BoisQuet
captain, Bert Cashen first lieutenant, and
Charles Terrio second lieutenant. There
are now some forty members and the boys
are very enthusiastic over the work. A 80
cial society has also been formed in connec-
tion with the battalion. At the meeting
mentioned the following officers were
o ected President, Eddie Eagan; vice
president, George Loiselle; secretary, Bert
Cashen; treasurer, Louis Badord.
The world, it is sometimes said, is govern
ed too much. Possibly the city OF Mont
pelier is also too much governed. At all
events there should be some effective
means Of controlling runaways or prevent.
ing them. A double team was dashipg
madly down Main street this morning at
the time when school children filed the
street, to the imminent danger OF life and
limb of everybody on the move in that part
Of the city. If an ordinance against leav-
| ing teams unhitched made and rigidly en-.
forced, would remove this daily menace to
safety, the law ought to be forthcoming.
Officer Demeritt was summoned to house
on Fuller street Sunday afternoon to quel
a disturbance. The woman who occupies
| a bnnaa a ha ol ar
she received it in falling down stairs 80 the
officer arrested Joseph Parizo, who wa,
causing the rumpus, on the charge Of being
drunk and lodged him in Jail. To-day il
city court. Parizo pleaded guilty, disclosing
on friend with whom he drank quart o
split" Sunday afternoon and who was OF
his way to Lebanon, N. III. He was fined
$l1 81 in default OF which he was committed
to Jail for ten days.
Stage Driver 8. II. Hooker's hearing wa,
held in city court Saturday evening. III
pleaded guilty TO the charge Of intoxlcatiol
when he was arrested at North Calais tina
morning and paid his fine OF S11 Oh. H
was rearrested on the same charge. Thi
was the outcome of his racket with tn
mail Friday night. The hearing in this
case was continued till Monday in city cour
when he was convicted. He appealed hi
case, his father becoming surety for his bal
of $50 George Smith of Calais who was ar
rested with Hooker on Saturday also plead
ed guilty in city court Saturday evening t
the charge of intoxcstion and was fine
1881 which was paid this morning.
An old poster printed in 1868 advertisin
the merits of a thill spring OF which A.
Stmson Of this city was the inventor ha
come to light. OF the list of fourteen rer
resentative business men OF the city at tina
time who certified on this poster the merit
of the invention only two outside the inveI
tor are now living. They are o. ii. Cros
, and Denison Dewey The others are j.
Taft & Co, grocers; Denison Taft Luthe
Newcomb, clerk OF court; W G. Ferrir, al
torney N. p. Brooks, hardware; Redfel
: & Brooks, druggists; j. w. Ellis & Co
dry goods; j. and j. NJ Poland, publisher
Watchman and Journals L. Burnbam, hott
keeper; a. Goodnougb, builder; Levi Bou
WELL former proprietor Of Pavilion; HiraI
3 Atkins, publisher and stationer,
: As an outcome of the fight at.he meetin
Of the committee of the stonecutters' unio
last Saturday, Grand Juror Carleton issue
warrants against j. j. Eagan, r Julia
D9Collaines and Josiah Gillander chargin
them with breach of the peace. The
l were served upon the parties Tuesday VIII
D were allowed their freedom until Saturda
n | of ban ba hoe in ba