The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-31
60NTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

John Angus, the well.knowu bass singer
in Christ church choir, has gone to Mime
| apOlis, MINI, to reside.
DIR. NJ, #. Mcclure was called to Reese
vile, N. Y, on Monday by the serious ILL
ness OF his mother
The concert by the Wilder Entertainment
Bureau Wednesday evening will be given
in the Wood Art Gallery.
Rev. j. G Sutherland, rector of St. Mary s
church at Northheld of1iciated at Christ
church on Sunday mo ming and evening.
special meeting of the local order Of
knights of Columbus will lie held Wednes-
day evening" when degree work will be
done.
Mrs. Eliza Turner will address the Spirit
ualists in Grand Army hall on Sunday, Feb
ruary 4, at 2;30 p. M. The public is cordially
invited.
Roy Morse, who for some days has been
Ill at the home of j, b. Morse, his father,
has returned to school at the University of
Vermont
Mrs. A, P. Mouton OF Haverbill, Mass,
and Mrs. H. O. Thurston and daughter of
Lynn, Mass, are guess of Mr.. and Mrs g.
w. Luce.
A special train will be run over the Mont
pelier & Wells River railroad on Friday
evening, after the Bryan lecture, to accom-
modate those desiring to attend.
1t is now expected that the new Jail will
be completed and ready for occupancy in
about a weeks time, but the inmates Of the
old Jail may not be moved until some time
later.
Miles Standish was given a pleasant sur
prise party by a number of his young
friends at his home on Elm street., Friday
evening, on the occasion of his twenty first
birthday.
MIR. ST. Claire, who has spent two weeks
in the city making candy "kisses," will be
at the armory during the week OF the Com
pany Ii and band fair, and make kisses"
for the crowd
Estimates as to the amount of snow that
fell Sunday night vary from ten to tw elve
inches. At any rate it is the banner snow
storm of the winter thus far and is a source
Of gladness to the heart of the lumberman.
The remains of John Burke, aged seventy
years, who died from appendicitis Saturday
at hi home in Jones Brook district, were
taken to Burlington today for burial. The
funeral was held from St. Mary's Cathedral
and inteTment was in st Joseph's cemetery.
Rev. w. j. Clous, the Baptist pastor,
gave an interesting talk on "a Young Mans
Perple Kitty" at the meeting for men, held
Sunday afternoon at the Young Mems
Christian Association. The musical pro-
gramme included a vocal solo, admirably
rendered b Her bert s. Chapman.
The adermanic "salary grab" case, as 1t
Is known, which was sent up to the Su
preme court upon an agreement on facts in
the case, has been in retirement for some
time and had almost passed into forgelful-
ness. City Attorney Carleton said today
that this case would probably be heard in
Supreme court some time this week.
Here is something which should set those
who are sending money out of Vermont
for investment in foreign industries to
thinking. Monday the Greene Syrup of Tar
Company received 800 in cash orders for
their goods and shipped $500 worth of
goods. This company is a home industry
operated by local capital.
John w. Titcomb of St. Johnsbury and
his assistant were snow-bound in Mont
pelier Monday evening. Mr.. Titcomb had
an engagement to lecture on fish culture
before the farmers institute at East Tops.
ham, but was prevented from getting there
by delayed trains and stages. He lectures
before a similar institute at Washington
Tuesday evening.
At the school for officers held last week
at Burlington it was decided that at the
muster Of the First regiment next August
the regular army rules will be- adopted and
strictly enforced. The Quartermaster of
the regiment will issue the rations, instead
of each company furnishing its own food.
The muster will continue eight days, in
stead of six as heretofore. The Centennial
cup, now in the possession OF Company M
rifle range.
due the members of Company III who par
ticipated in the Spanish merican war
from the time of enrolment in this city un-
til they left for Fort Ethan Allen, has been
received by Captain Pattee. Some of the
men will receive ten days pay, while 9TH
ers will receive pay for eleven days. Cap
tain Pattee will distribute the money at
the Armory on Wednesday evening. The
State pays this money and takes ITS chances
OF collecting it from the war department.
George A. Herrick, former employee in
the WATCHMAN job rooms, now with the
Brattleboro PhOeniI, has been awarded
prize of S25 for the best original cover de-
sign for the Inland Printer for the March
issue. The contest was open to cOmpei-
tion by printers the world over. Mr. Her
rick first drew the design then arranged his
rules, set the heading and other matter for
the page, then arranged the inks, made an
impression and sent proof to the Inland
Printer He WAS promptly awarded the
prize for which expert job printers from all
parts OF the United States and Canada COM
peted.
The Lane Manufacturing Company has
recently built, and shipped, kind
ling wood machine for persons in Horse
Shoe, N. Y. The machine has gang of
twenty twenty-i inch saws arranged with
forks in such a manner that cord wood laid
upon the forks Is instantly sawed into blocks
about three inches in length. By this
means wood which would cost perhaps $4
per cord in the country brings in the cities
some $50, as the blocks are split finely and
tied in little bundles selling for ten cents
per parcel. This is the first machine Of this
sort constructed by the Lane Manufactur-
ing Company.
A misunderstanding seems to be preva-
lent regarding postponement of the meet
ing of the Workingmen's Literary and De-
batting Club at the Young Mems Christian
Association next Wednesday evening, be-
cause of the concert announced for the
same time and place by the Wilder Enter
tainment Bureau. The concert will be in
the gymnasium or art gallery, aud the
meeting of the club will be held as usual at
half past seven in the first room to the right
on the ground floor. The South African
question, and the rights Of England in the
Transvaal, will be discussed by the four
young lawyers previously named, and by
volunteers. Prior to the discussion, Thomas
Stanton, secretary OF the club, who is IA
miliar, by personal experience, with the
Transvaal, will read paper on that
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