The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-13

Of Mrs Conner was searched but no intox-
icants we're found. A. the place OF the
Italian a small quantity OF wine was SO.
cured
AT ths annual meeting OF the Burns Club
held last Thursday night Robert Inglis was
unanimously elected president, Charles
Campbell, vice president, Frank Merchant,
secretary, and A. NJ. Smi h, treasu or. The
committee to have charge Of the Burns day
celebration, January % next, will be ap-
pointed by the president. The report OF me
ways nd means committee showed that
sufficient funds had been raised to pay all
expenses incident to the purchasing and
setting of the Burns monument
At the annual meeting of Green Noun
tain Council Royal Arcanum held last
Wednesday evening the following officers
were elected for The year ensuing: r,
A. G. Rich; s., l.. W. Hanson c., Richard
Veale; T., N. T. Latham; chaplain, DR.. r.
W. Newton; g., George M Gates; W., Her
bert b. Sanborn s., w. A. Lsberveaui
trustee DR.. K. w. Newton. Hazen Clark
of Middlesex was initiated. The newly
Ell cited officers will be installed the first
Wednesday in January.
Perry & Camp the old reliable merchants
of Barre, have come iuto the WATCHMAN's
advertising fold. This firm was establish.
ed under the present name, in its present
location in the old town hall building more
II
has stood for square dealing and las al
ways been abreast OF the times. The stock
of dry goods, carpets and boots and shoes
carried by this firm is complete and will
well repay a careful inspection. The boot
and shoe department, although compare
lively recent innovation, has sprung at once
into public favor and is largely patronizsd.
At a regular meeting OF the city council
held last week DR.. G. B. Nichols health
officer, asked that a stated salary OF 5000
per year be paid the health officer. The
council had recommended twenty-five
cents per hour as compensation, and the
matter was left with the salary committee.
Permission was given the Boyce Il McFar-
land Spring Water company and the Perry
g 5cribner Spring Water company TO make
connection with several houses in different
parts of the city. The committee on streets
reported adversely to laying plank side
walk on Blackwell street and the report
was adopted. The same committee report
ed favorably in the matter of accepting
lane off Blackwell street. This report was
adopted. William Avery was granted per-
mission to build barn on Silver street.
The city treasury being now practically
empty resolution was adopted authoriz.
ing a temporary loan of $4,000 on account
of expenditures on new school building. A
large number of city warrants were read
and ordered paid.
Waterbury.
Doctors James, Grout and Bidwell were
in Burlington Wednesday on professional
business.
The Hypatia club met Saturday afternoon
with Miss Parker. The subject was THE
Revolutionary War"
Mrs. f. G. Evans passed away last night
after an illness OF few days with pneu-
monia. The sympathy of the entire commu'
nifty is extended to the bereaved family.
Sumner Stearns has returned from a two
weeks absence in Colorado where he took
six carloads of cattle. He brought home
with him two carloads OF horses which he
sold in Boston.
Richard Buckley, an employe at Bolton
| Falls, was arrested last week by Sheriff
Graves for intoxication. He pleaded guilty
before Justice j. A. Burleigh and paid his
| fine Of S11 Of.
An agitation is on foot among the bust
ness men in town to secure rural post
| office delivery During the first few months
there has been a notable increase in the
| business transacted at the local postofiice.
The Christmas sale, oyster supper and
| literary entertainment given at the COngre-
| gatiOnal church Friday evening was well
attended. The ladies realized a snug little
sum of S75 90 from their efforts
G. Fl. Wilder of Montpelier has been en-
gagged as orgauist at the Methodist church.
]
/ ladies are 10 hold Christmas sale, supper
aud literary entertainment AZ the church
| this-W dnesday-evening. G. II. Wilder
of Montpelier and Frank Lyon of Burling
ton will as list in furnishing music. Rev q
| o. Judkns of Montpelier will assist as clio.
cutionist. choice program has been pre-
pared and the event will undoubtedly b.
enjoyable.
Work is being pushed at the Carrie Mary
copper mine. Six men are now engaged a.
work there and next week night force
will be put on The mine has been eXca
waited to depth of over thirty feet and tht
work is TO be continued throughout th'
winter. The first assay made of the ort
taken from the mine was from surface
earth and showed yield Of three per cent
The second assay made of ore obtained {
few feet from the surface showed up at sil
per cent. Last Wednesday lead of pea
cock" copper was struck. The manage
ment ia much gratitie,. over this find as thi
is the richest kind OF copper ore. Among
the latest purchasers Of stock are Repre-
sentative w. w. Grout and eX Gov. U. A
Woodbury. WHO hold several hundred
shares,
A training school for nurses has been es
tabhshed in connection with the State Hos
pi al for the Insane by the trustees of tn
institution. A class has been formed O
the attendants, which for the present vii
follow a course of recitations FROM tex
books II is the purpose of the trustees I
add courses of lectures and clinical instruC
tioD covering such subj cts "a enter int
he duties of a nurse Later, when tn
course of instruction is fully developed, d
plonas will he given to those who pass tn
examinations satisfactorily. AT preser
it is optional with tho attendants whethe
they join the class. Thirty-one, about ONT
half the number of attendants employed &
the hospital, are now members of the clas
OF this number eighteen are ladies and thi
teen men. The result Of such school cal
not help but be most beneficial, not only I
those under instruction, but to the patien
as well Thus the efficacy OF the instltutio
will be enhanced.
Middlesex.
Mrs Justin Jewett and A. j. Warren
people have been i'll the past week.
: Joseph Denny of Mortified visited NJ
: and Mrs. e. e Campbell over Sunday.
Miss Nellie A. Lafferty OF Boston has bee
visiting her sister, Mrs. Wallace M. Pierre
Twelve of the friends and neighbors
Mrs. M. II. Ryan held an afternoon visit
her home December B.
, 1t is expected the writing school will b
l n a