The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-14
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Depu Sheriff M. e. Chase OF Roxbury,
is assisting Sheriff Graves in county court.
By strange coincid5n the total vote
cast at the annual meeting at the city of
Barre was identical with that Of this city
1,0l7
Morton Marvin has returned from three
months visit with his son in Pttsburg, Pa,
He has fully recovered from his recent 80
we're illness.
Mrs. Jennie Clark, widow OF the late DR..
A. l.. Clark, has been granted widows
pension OF IS per month with back pay OF
$500.
A delegation from Montpelier lodge,
Knigh,s of Pythas, went to Burlington
Thursday to assist in organizing new
lodge there.
H.C. Gleason went Thursday evening to
New York city on business. He was &C
companied by Mrs. l.. p. Gleason, who will
visit Carl j., her son, a few days
Dodge Keith of Chicago aud Mrs. Henry
Howes of Washington, ID. O., were unable
to be as Montpelier to attend the funeral OF
the late Horatio S. LOOMS.
The new Langdon block at the corner OF
Main and State streets is to be ready Tor
occupancy by the first of April. Most of
the prospective occupants are preparing to
move.
Through an oversight, the city council
did not elect chief OF police at its meeting
Wednesday evening. This error has since
been remedied by the appointment OF D. L.
futile to that position.
The funeral of Mrs. William Noyes was
held at 1870 o'clock Friday afternoon from
her late home on ST. Paul street, Rev. J. ii.
Weeks officiating. Burial was at the Cutler
cemetery.
G. b. Roberts. superintendent of streets,
T. r. Merrill, city clerk and treasurer aud
j. H. Lucia chairman of the school board,
have furnished the bonds required OF them
by the city. The time limit for furnishing
these bonds by the several officials is with
in ten days of the late of their election.
The attendance at the meeting of the
Workingman's club Wednesday evening
was not large but those present thoroughly
enjoyed the paper on THE Value OF an Ed
ucation," read by Principal W. M. Newton
of the Montpelier Seminary. A general dis
cussion of the subject followed
At the opening of the city council meet.
ing on Wednesday evening, Mayor Brown
did the honors with box of cigars. The
name of the cigars was in Spanish which
was significant and suggested that it might
be made most appropriate motto for the
present council to adopt The name was
''El Modelo," which in English would be
"The Model"
One OF the chimneys on the court house
fell about two o'clock on Wednesday, rails
ing a racket that disturbed court proceed
ings. The chimney first fell to the roof and
rolled to the ground some twenty feet be-
low. No wind was blowing at the time
and what caused it to topple over is a mys
terry.
The Joint committee of the fair recently
held by the band and Company II reported
Thursday evening and closed up the bust
ness. Each organization nets $45440 from
the fair. The fractions in the amounts wer'
caused by the presence of pun he'd and mu
tilated coins which had been taken at tn,
hOOtha and which had to ba reiacten.
The Taylor street bridge was opened To-
travel Friday. Street Commissioner Rob
erts very sensibly suggests, however, tina
teams heavily loaded with granite or othel
freight cross on the Main street iron bridge
The Taylor street bridge is perfectly safe
but it is desired so far as possible, to pro
tect it from the strain occasoned by heavy
loads.
In default Of $4,000 bail, L. A. Howes Of
Mortified has been lodged in Jail. pending
his appearance in Washington County
Court Howes was charged with assau t
ing members of his family with intent tt
kill. He was given a hearing at North
field before Justice George s. Averill, ant
was bound over to county court in the sun
named, which he was unable to furnish
e. M Harvey is his counsel.
Andrew, the fourteen years old son o
Joseph Menard, was arrested by City
Sheriff Bancroft at the Nicholas block OF
the charge or vagrancy. Since last FRIDAY
he has not appeared at either his home o.
at school. He was convicted in city cour
and sentenced to six months confinement
in the State Industrial School. He wa
taken TO Vergennes by Sheriff Bancroft Fri
day morning.
Reference to the Mortified notes, pub
lished elsewhere, will show that the voter
of that town on Tuesday adopted uniqu
way to regulate the sale of liquor at tn
town agency. By vote of the town tn
names of those procuring liquor at tn
agency and signing the book, as we'll a
those the agent refuses to serve, will b.
regularly published in the Mortified NeWS
Should Montpelier adopt such scheme
might be necessary to lengthen the column
of the local papers.
The question has arisen whether the cit
council has not overreached it's authorit
in voting TO require the chairman of tn
school commissioners to furnish q bond
1t is held that he occupies unique and in
dependent position 80 far as his relation t
the city government is concerned. That h
is the head of department in the manage
ment OF which the council has no voice o
authority, and so it is questioned whethe
the council can enforce this bond mandat
in this instance.
1t was so cold Thursday night in til
room at the court house occupied by til
jurymen AZ a sleeping apartment that se'
eral of the panel confined there move
jury room and camped there. This ROOF
was warmer when they moved to it, bu
when they awoke this morning they weI
nearly frozen. Dexter Moody of this cit!
the giant OF the panel, was one OF the keel
est sufferers Of the number He was unab
to obtain but little sleep during the nigh
because of the cold. This sort of dscomfo
took all the pleasure out of the distinctio
accorded him OF being chosen as a membt
of the first panel drawn at this term
court.
Patrick Carey of this city was arreste
Thursday evening by Sheriff Graves al
Officer Demeritt on the charge Of being in
plicated in the recent beer steal from IL
freight car of the Montpelier and Wei
River railroad. He was committed to jai
Sheriff Graves left this morning for Beel
Plain to arrest John Gall on the san
charge. Gall is said to have left he
Thursday for that place. 1t is said TIL
aside from the loss OF this beer the railros
company has in the past six months had tv
casks OF whskey and barrel of ale stole
The company is determined to sift the ma
ter to the bottom and pat stop to sue
depredations.
Alderman O. II, Buswell has rented Il