The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-08
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

son weighing ten and three-fourths
pounds was born Tuesday morning to Rev
and Mrs Andrew Gillies al Troy, N. Y.
The residence OF Joseph Martin OF South
Barre has been exchanged for the Widow
Wheeler farm near Grantevile. The trade
was made through the real estate agency Of
ID. A. Perry.
One divorce case was heard Thursday in
county court, Lavina Cling against Joseph
Cling. Bill granted for intolerable severity
and refusal to support. j. G. Wing for Pc
toner.
The annual meeting OF the Vermont So
cety OF the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton is to be held Wednesday afternoon,
November 10, at the Van N ess House, Bur-
lington.
Thomas Leonard of Bennington was
taken on Thursday to the house OF correc-
ton at Rutland by Deputy Sheriff Wedge
to serve the sentence OF one year imposed
upon him Wednesday in supreme court.
The divorce case OF Nina Dutton against
Bert l.. DuttoD was heard by judges Mesrs
and Edgerton late Wednesday afternoon,
The parties reside in Waitsheld. Bill
granted for intolerable severity. +. f.
Carleton for petitioner.
#. e Lewis died from consumption Tues
day afternoon at his home near Middlesex
Center A widow and several small child
rem survive him. 1t will be remembered
that about year ago, while he and Mrs
Lewis were absent, his home and household
effects were consumed by hre.
Favorable reports come from George S.
Hubbard at Heaton hospital He is still i'll
in bed but his courage is good, and he 1uliy
expects to recover from his present attack.
His troops of friends in Montpelier and
elsewhere sincerely hope that his expecta-
tions may be realized.
The Young PEOPLES fraternity held an
aniovohIa anoia1 Thursday aVaniup in the
vestry OF the Church of the Messiah. Only
the members and invited guests were pres
emit. A choice literary and musical pro-
gramme was rendered and light refresh
me- ats were served.
The members OF st. Peters Court, Cath
Ollie Order OF Foresters, held an interesting
guessing contest at their hall on Tuesday
evening. The proposition made by the
Waterman 1eal Fountain Pen Company
OF giving to the one who gave the largest
number, of practical reasons why the trade
mark used by the company was worth
81 900 to it, a So pen, was embraced. Ed
ward A. Sweeney was the winner OF the
contest.
Mrs. Levi Fieudal received on Thursday a
telegram from her husband at San Fran
cisco, saying he arrived there in good
health. He landed first at Seattle, and
went from there to San Francisco by boat.
He did not state in his telegram how much
of the wealth of the Klondike be brought
DICK WIFI HUI, UuJ u6 Will no dDlo w uoAl
that when he arrives in Montpelier next
week.
Upon arising early on Wednesday, d. p
Ring, who occupies one of @. II. Shipmans
tenements in the Keith residence on Court
street, discovered that an old fire place in
one of the rooms which, not being used, had
been boarded up, was ablaze. The flames
were quickly extinguished, little damage
resulting. 1t is thought the woodwork
about the fire place caught by burning SCOT
falling upon it from the chimney, that the
fire smouldered during the night and begun
to blaze just before it was discovered.
Secretary F. II. Merrill received Thursday
morning prospectus of the Star course OF
Richmond, Va, of which association he
was physical director for two years. 1t
contains announcements OF ten entertain
ments, two OF which will be in the Mont
pelier course-Fadette's Womans Orches
ira, and the Ottumwa Male Quartette. The
Montpelier course has two less entertain
ments than the Richmond course, bat it is
fully as good as the latter, in city OF
100 900 inhabitants.
Washington County Court will recon.
vene Wednesday, November 8, Hon. j. FL.
Watson presiding. The petit jury has been
summoned to be present at that time, and
the criminal docket will be taken up.
Sheriff Graves has drawn several addi-
tional jurors to take the places of those
excused. The prospects are that Washing
ton County court will be in session until
Christmas time,-and even then the docket
would not be cleared. The murder case of
State against DohertY has been set for
Tuesday, December B.
The case against Henry Town, Jr., for
the alleged larceny of a watch, was heard
on Thursday before Justice j. III. Lucia,
Grand Juror f, A. Bailey appeared for the
State, and j. II. Senter for the respondent.
The lad sold the watch few days ago to
son of A. G. Blanchard for thirty-fve cents,
and latter was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Kidder on the charge Of larceny. Henry
s. Town, the boys grandfather, testified
that the watch belonged to the lad, and
that he himself had given it to him. The
court ruled that the testimony for the State
was not sufficient to warrant holding the
boy. He was discharged and tho watch
was returned to him.
For some time past Deputy Sheriff Wedge
has had in his custody the remainder OF the
stocks of boots and shoes formerly handled
by Thomas Moriarty when he was in bnsi-
ness on State street. The Capital Savings
Bank and Trust Company had a 81, 800
claim on these goods by attachment and
they were stored in the storehouse OF the
Cotton Manufacturing company To make
them doubly secure Deputy Sheriff Wedge
secured the door of the storehouse with a
new paddock. While Mr.. Wedge was alb
sent in Rutland, Thursday, Deputy Sheriff
j. l.. Tuttle by virtue OF chattel mortg age
on the goods placed in his hands for fore
closure by the b. b. Farnsworth shoe COM
pany of Portland, Me-, in some way gained
access to the storehouse and sold the goods
at sheriff's sale. Mr.. Wedge is astonished
and Mr.. TuJGle pleased over the affair,
What the outcome will be il now uncertain.
The bank will look to Mr.. Wedge and he to
Mr. Tuttle who will bank on the power
given him by the chattel mortgage TO hold
the property.