The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

ton i'm city court Tuesday afternoon. He
was fined, with COSTS 500 GO which lac paid.
Manager Lapoint of the Barre opera
house has booked the big comic opera
1.-THE Highwayman" for Thursday evening,
January Is,
Simeon Tanner, formerly of this city, but
for some months employed in Boston. is
now working in hotel near Tampa, Fla.
He went there last week.
Louis Hunt and Miss Nellie his daugh-
ter, of Chelsea, Mass, with Charles Hunt
OF Paris, France, his grandson, are guests
OF DR.. G. e. Hunt.
The Barre Fireman's Club paid 1926 for
the orchestra Of fifteen pieces That FURNISH
ed music for their dance Thursday evening
They evidently believe in getting the best
Peter Lovejoy of Stowe, who has been in
iail for a few days on the charge OF obtain
ing liquor at the local agency under false
preteDces, pleaded guilty Friday M CITY
court pad his fine and costs OF $266o, ana
was discharged
The officers school for the commissioned
officers of Companies ii, and #, OF
the Vermont National Guard, that was TO
have been held this evening at the Armory OF
COMPANY Ii, has been postponed one week.
Major r. l. Howe of Northfeld will be in
charge.
Miss Cora, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. d.
d. Martin, who for the past three months
has been i'll with spinal tronble at the home
of her sister, Mrs George Lawrence, was
taken on Wednesday to Mary Fletcher hos
pital, Burlington, for treatment.
Miss Lucy Hutchins entertained about
twenty-five of her friends with winter
picnicn at her home on Mortified street
Wednesday evening. The features OF the
evening were music and games and serv-
ing refreshments to the guests in wooden
bowls. The occasion was most enjoyable
one.
workingmsn's literary and debating
60 To ha a Young
Mems Christian Association. The hrst
meeting will be held next Wednesday
evening. Rev. @. o. Judkins will have
charge of this meeting. The meetings Will
be sid during the winter and spring and
helpful topics will be presented by able
men for discussion.
The Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Asso-
citation has accepted an invitation from the
citizens of Randolph to hold its annual
meeting in that village the last week In
January or the first week in February
The directors of the Randolph maple sugar
market will hold their annual meeting at
the same time and place. The meetings OF
the Sugar Makers Association will con-
tinue two days.
The city council has authorized City
Sheriff Bancroft TO prepare the check list
for the city caucuses and election. Under
the law it must be completed and posted by
February 3. The new list is expected TO
contain some 200 additional names over last
changes caused by death and removals
from the city and from one ward to an.
other.
At the regular meeting of Vermont lodge
Of Odd Fellows, held Wednesday evening,
F.A Sher burne, o. G. Harris and H. A
Skinner were elected lodge trustees for the
ensuing year. w. b. Worthing and Frank
K. CIRCUIT were elected representatives tC
the grand lodge, which meets at Burling
ton on Wednesday, May 16. with ID. l.. San
ders and w. f. Waterman alterDates.
Mrs. Lorinda Bowen celebrated Thursday
her Goth birthday at the residence of Henry
s. Town, where she is at present residing
Mrs. Bowen was up before daylight anC
read the news of u o day without glasses
before breakfast. Congratulatory letter,
and calls from long time friends made tn,
day happy one for this sprightly mona
genarian and the oft-times expressed wisl
is that she might yet live to round out al
even century of existence were not per-
functory, but straight from the heart.
City Sheriff Bancroft has just completed
taking the annual school census for thu
city for 1900. The total humber OF childreI
in the city of school age. ranging from fiv,
to twenty years inclusive, is 15lO gain o
fifty-tve over 1899. The number OF chill
dren of school age by wards is: Ward one
1913; ward TWO, 1903; ward three, $685. ware
four, 224; ward five, 233; ward six, 222
During The past year there has been a los
of two in ward one and forty-ive in ware
in ward three fifteen, in ward four nineteen
and in ward five twenty-one.
Those who did not attend the concert q
Trinity church. Tuesday evening, missed
star mus cal treat. The work of the orches
ira under the direction OF Mr.. Wilder Wal
superb and the duet for flute and clarinet
by Mr.. Wilder and Mr.. St. Clair was fau t
lessly rendered. Miss Williams won new
laurels in her vocal selections. Her cleal
sweet voice and charming easy manner
"a ~.I .la
eddy encored Miss Alice Nash of Burlng
ton was accOmpanist. Miss Nash is to bt
Mr.. Wilder's regular accOmpanist for the
remainder of The season in place of Miss
Evelyn Causbrook. No better accompanist
has been heard in Mon pelier for years thar
- Miss Nash proved herself to be at the con
cert. She gives an added strength to one
OF the finest orchestral combinations inNeW
England.
The case OF State against Kelley, now on
trial in county court, bids fair to occupy
the time of the court for the remainder Of
the eek. It is very trying TO judges jury
counsel and court officers, and all will Tee
sense of relief when the goes to the
jury. Kelley still keeps up the insanity
douge. The troubled kindly face of his
aged mother excites much sympathy in the
court room, even If little is felt for the re
spondent. relative of the respondent
was teslitying this morning in regard to
"spell' Kelly had at his home some timt
ago. The recital brought on a similar at
tack aud il required hree officers to keel
the respondent IN his seat. The universe
opinion of those who have watched the cas-,
from the start is that Kelley is a novice a
shamming.
The Kings Daughters have arranged
Win j. marry EnEeis OF Rutland to presen
his funny fantasy, the "Spcial Hippo
drome,' under their auspices in Armor!
hall, on the event gs of February 81, 9
and % Ash q from about twenty local tai
ent, Archie Hayward, j. r. McDouougl
and Ned q. Haynes will appear as stars II
the performance, which is produced unde
the personal supervision of Mr.. Engels VIII,
has already met with fiattering success IL
other towns. Mr.. Engels and Mr.. Hayne
are too we'll known here as entertainers b
require any Introduction. If the successe
in the production elsewhere are repeate,
here, the enter ainment to be given by tn
Kings Daughters will be one OF the event
Of the season.
Tha condition of Stillnan I.awranca [