The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-03-15

O., author OF the life OF Admiral Dewey"
is visitor in the city. Mr. Dewey is con.
nected with the national department OF la
bor and Is at present engaged in securing
statistics In regard to the gas, electricity
and water supply in greater New York.
Mrs. G. A. Lang has organized mando.
lin club which promises to be one OF the
leading musical organizations of the city
Bertha Mae Dewing, mandolins; Miss
Florence Shipman, violin; Misses Florence
Whittier and Fanny Parmenter, guitars
w. T. Dewey has received from the Wer-
ner Publishing Company OF Chicago copy
OF the book just issued by them entitled,
-Four American Naval Heroes" in which
is depicted the lives and exploits of Capt
Paul Jones, Commodore Oliver Perry, Ad-
miral David Farragut and Admiral George
Dewey
In his eagerness to depart for Italy to
claim his bride, Domenico Tomasi left cat
locked in his store on South Main street
The animals piteous cries Monday morn"
Ing attracted the attention of passers by,
and Willard p. Whiicomb, who has key
to the building released the half starved
pussy from her confinement.
The records aud the safes of the tov'r of
Berlin were moved Saturday from the home
of ex-town clerk NJ. w. Wheelock to that OF
Wilbur Brown, the newly elected town
clerk. AS yet the city council has deferred
taking any action in regard TO claiming the
sdleb rs IL uOeb DOL ueSlTe TO uO bO IL no
other claims are thereby affected.
Francis Ward of st. Albans has accepted
the challenge OF Frank l.. Gauthier of this
city, and Will meet him in an eight round
boxing contest at Blanchard opera house,
Wednesday evening, March 21. A match
between Archer G. Camel of Montpelier
and Henry Paro OF st. Albans has also been
arranged for the same time and place.
Thunder and lightning in March are not
on the weather clerks regular programme
for Vermont, but shower with these hot
weather accompaniments passed over this
city be ,ween six and seven o'clock Sunday
evening. The anxiety regarding high water
because Of the copius rain Sunday afternoon
was allayed by sharp freeze during the
night.
Two horses attached to heavy lumber
wagon woke Main street from its lethargy
Tu, sday by running away. The sidewalk
committee adjourned to the thoroughfare
and made attempts to stop the flying steeds
by throwing up their hands, hats and fur
coats but the animals finally stopped of
their own accord when opposite Trinity
church without having done any damage.
Rev. W. A. Dawson, pastor OF the Bap-
list church, will speak next Sunday morn
ing on the subject, "Be ye not uneQually
yoked together" which will be applied to
the business as we'll as the social life. In
the evening song service will be held
when brief sketch of the authorship and
origin OF inc IaVOrlte hymns TO Do sung Will
be given by the pastor.
One Of the pleasant events in April, to
which all lovers of music will look forward,
will be the concert to be given in Bethany
church on Wednesday evening, April 8.
III. f. Miller Of Dummerston, well iemem-
hered by all who heard him sing on several
occasions in Montpelier during the last
Legislature will appear, assisted by the
choir of Bethany church.
Fred Murphy, the victim OF Charles Do
herty's bullet, was taken Monday from Boil
ton Falls to Mary Fletcher Hospital, Bur-
lingtOn, where an operation on him will be
performed if the attending physicians there
think he will survive it. Murphy is con-
stantly growing thinner and weaker, and it
Is thought death will surely ensue unless
relief can be obtained by the use Of the
knife.
Chester Jackson, employed as day fireman
at the Consolidated Electric Light Com
pany's station at the Pioneer village was SER
iously injured Saturday afternoon. He sus-
pccted that there was hot box ON one OF the
lines OF shafting and in examining it was
caught by the revolving shaft and badly
jammed. Johonnott & Halls ambulance
was summoned and the injured man remov-
ed to the Heaton hospital where his injuries
were treated.
The committee on police held a confer
ence Saturday evening, with Mayor Senter
and Chief Tuttle in regard to the nomina-
tion OF the regular police officers, but no
nominations were made. The mayor ap-
} pointed aldermen Whelan, Buswell aud
Jangraw as committee to arrange for the
salaries of the heads Of the several city
departments. This committee will report
at the City council meeting to be held
Wednesday evening.
, Considerable curiosity and some dissatis-
faction has been expressed because of the
delay in calling the special city meeting for
which a petition is now on file in the city
| clerks office. The delay is found to be be.
cause of request made by K. III. Deavitt in
order that interested parties might be free
from their duties in county court. 1t is
, thought probable the date of the meeting
will be fixed at the meeting of the city coun
, Gil to be held Wednesday evening.
3 A debate was held Monday by mem
= bers of the High School upon the question
"Resolved, That the Philippines should bs
a annexed to the United States" Those fol-
: the affirmative were Misses johnson, Thur
4 ber, Kemp, Dwinell, Baker. Wheelock
:, Shipman, Morse and Doucette; in the neg
, ative Misses HILL Leslie. Shorey, Lathrop
e Wells, Wheeler, Brooks. Benjamin ant
Lul. Professor Whitehill and Misses Ha
zeu and Blanpied acted as judges and decid
. ed in favor OF the negative.
8 The fsh chowder supper and entertain
y ment ON Friday evening at the Church o
y the Messiah, like its predecessors, was
success in every way. The entertainment
l. comprised literary selections by Mrs. o FL
a Richardson and Miss Louie Clark, vocs
4 solo by Master Rollo Blanchard, and tn
o laughter provoking skit, "a Slight Misun
r derstanding." The characters were wei
. taken by Mrs. j. Eli Goodenough, Mrs
Fred X. Hastings and Misses Cora Johon
. mott, Alice Blanchard, Eula Putnam an,
Z Matte Demeritt.
a The basket ball game played on Saturda.
a evening in the gymnasium between thu
Goddard and second Young Mems Christian
Association teams attracted a full house
n The game was full OF interest and was on
y Of the closest played thus far this season
o At the end of the first half, the teams wer
70 tied bv score Of eight to eight and at tn
% close of the second half the score stoo'
t. twenty-five to thirteen in favor Of the hom
team. The first Young Mems Christian AS
q sociation team goes this evening to Morris
10 Vile where 1t is to play return game will
% % the team there.
d At special meeting OF the Kellogg Huh
h bard Library, held Monday afternoon. tn
N following preamble and resolution wer'
unanimously adopted: Whereas, the cit
of Mammalian at ito animal mating he'll