The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-22

- An exhibition game OF basket ball played
saturday evening between the first and
second teams attracted large audience al
the Young Mems Christian Association
gymnasium. The game was somewhat
rough AT times and the score was high hui
close. Following was the line up: For.
wards, Menard and Mcdonald, Cook and
Ordway; centre, Bryan and Phillips
guards, Baldwin and Campbell, Oviatt and
Poor. Baskets thrown from field OF play,
bryan three, Mcdonald three, Menard four,
campbell two, Cook seven, Ordway two,
OVistt one. Baskets from fouls, Cook four,
OruWay three. Score, twenty-seven to
twenty-six in favor of second team.
:, Major j. L. Elder, former porter at the
exchange Hotel, is having heap of trouble
these days for alleged violations of the pro.
hibitory law. "Major" is running the pool
room az the junction House, White River
Junctlon, and only few days ago contrib
u,e1 300 to the State treasury, as result
OF search and seizure at his place. Last
friday evening his sleeping room at the
junction House was searched by officers
ana dozen or more quart bottles of whis-
key were selzed' In store house oppo-
site the junction House large assortment
OF lntoxicants, said TO belong to Elder, were
found. He gave bail for his appearance
Thursday of this week, when he will, it is
SAID, claim that the liquor found in his
room was for personal use, and that the as
temporarily placed there until he could
ship 1t back to the dealers from whom it
was purchased
In the annual reports of the CITY treasur.
or and auditors since 1895 has appeared an
Item OF an unpaid city order for $3.50. This
document has an interesting history 1t
was drawn May 13, 1895, in favor OF the
argus ana Patriot company, for bill for
city printing. Several weeks after, finding
that this order had not been returned, City
treasurer Merrill asked Mr.. Atkins why he
had not cashed the order Mr.. Atkins re-
Piled that he had deposited the order sever
al weeks ago and had received credit for
the same at the bank where he does busi-
ness. Inquiry at the bank revealed no
shortage of cash to that amount and no
trace OF the order, neither had it been turn
ed In at the Capital Savings bank, where
the city treasurer keeps his account. The
whereabouts of the document is still un-
known. 1t will be carried on the books of
the treasurer until it outlaws, when the au-
ditors will probably order it stricken off
and the city will be $3.50 ahead.
In his annual report as president of the
board OF trustees OF the Kellogg Hubbard
Library George w. Wing shows that this
institution is now S612 .85 in debt. Mr.. Wing
says: The future welfare of the library,
as an educational factor, rests with the tax
payers The legal obligation heretofore urged
u
law passed at the last session OF the Legis-
lature, wherein several ways are authorized,
enabling towns and cities to appropriate
money in aid of the free use OF library for
the inhabitants thereof. We need $1,000
for the year ensuing, to maintain the same
service as heretofore. Will the taxpayers
appropriate it? Their answer to this query
will show what their judgment is as to the
value OF this library to the community gen.
orally, and to them individually. If favor.
able, there will be earnest effort on the part
OF the trustees to make full and ample re
turns for all aid received, and to increase
the facilities afforded its patrons, to the full
extent warranted by the additional funds
available for that purpose. II not, we shall
do the best we can with the means at hand,
and give the people all the benefit and adj
vantage of the library possible. In this
view, no one will be surprised if we are
compelled to close the library, until such
time as we have funds to pay expenses"
A CARD.-We, the Undersigned do here
by agree to refund the money on a so cent
bottle OF Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar
II it fails to cure your cough or cold. We al
30 guarantee 25 cent bottle to prove salts
factory or money refunded. II. A. Slade,
City; Lester 81. Greene. City; Collins Blake
y, City; W. e. Terrill & Co., City.