The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-02-21

other parts of the country will be given an
opportunity to take it in the large cities in
their section.
A. 8. Howard, the man who lost his right
leg by falling under the cars at Barre Mon
day afternoon, stood the surgical operation
required to amputae his leg remarkably
well. The left leg was but slightly bruised
and the man suffered no internal injuries.
This morning his condition was reported as
most favorable he having passed a very
restful night at the HeatOu hospital How
ard is forty years old and has for some time
been in the employ Of the Montpelier and
Wells River road on the main line and in
the yard in this city. He was transferred
TO yard work at Barre Monday afternoon.
He has a wife and two children in SO'ner-
ville Mass, and a mother in Bethlehem,
n. H. They have been notified Of the acci-
dent and are expected to arrive here today.
AT the musical convention held at More
town last week, under the direction OF Prof.
o. It. Dudley, the chorus numbered six
ty voices. The soloists were Mrs. Willard
OF Montpelier, Mrs. Phillips OF Bethel, con-
traltc, and Miss Green of the latter place,
soprano. Their singing was OF marked
excellence and added great interest and
enj njOyment to the occasion. Gray's orches.
ira was in attendance and increased the
enviable reputation this organization has
won by its performances this winter. The
concert was well attended. finely-per-
formed duet by Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Sleep
or was one OF its enjoyable Incidents
Great credit is due to local enterprise for
the tasteful trimming and decoration OF the
stage. Prof. Dudley sustained his long
established reputation AZ popular and
success iful musical conductor.
The nomination papers Of the peoples
Party" which is to bolt the ticket endorsed
at the general caucus, were filed at the city
clerks office at $3.50 Saturday afternoon,
attested by e. II. Deavtt as notary public.
Fifteen signatures were appended as fol-
lows: T. r. Gordon, d. L. Fuller, @. II.
Fuller, s. w. Corse Daniel Emery, Merrill
Russell, l.. NJ. Hutchinson, George o.
Boyce, James Finn, Charles E. Perrin,
Charles w. Selinas, p G. Dewey, Luther
Newcomb, Stephen Thomas and j. S. Viles.
The changes made by this party in the
caucus ticket are I. j. Deavitt for mayor
in place of Alderman Brown, and j. o.
Livingstone for lister in place Of @. Def
Bancroft. f. Il. Dswley is closed out as
candidate for constable by substituting I.
j. Keegau for first constable and dropping
@. S. Whittier from first to second consta-
BILE.
Sheriff Graves was in town Saturday and
drew the following petit jurors for the
March term of Washington county court,
which couvenes Wednesday, March Z,
Chief Judge Taft presiding:
Barre Town, Fred Martin, Martin Atch-
ison; Barre City, Henry g. Nye, G. w.
Melcher; Berlin, William Brown, A. 8.
Libbey; Cabot, w. o. Southwick, W. II.
Barr; Calais, w. G. Eastman, IL. E. Bur-
nap; Duxbury, Edison E. Fos-; East Mont
pelier, Charles E. Jackson, Alfred Bailey;
Fayston, A. ID. Bragg; Marshfeld, q. @.
Shepard; Middlesex, Michael j. Herbert,
Martin Hebert; Montpelier, O. @. Dudley,
! Dexter Moody; MOretown, Al Clark; North
field, w. X. Royce, A. L. Williams; Plain
field, Murray. Martyr, j. M. Batchelder
- NNnffu al Trhn
Mobus, Tom B. Mehuron; Warren, Fred
Long, Waterbury, r. G. Davis, G. V. Will
kins; Woodbury. Frank Batchelder; Wor-
cester Edwin @. Kellogg
During the excitement occasoned by the
fire at the court house on Saturday evening
ludicrous incident occurred there which
came about through the authority OF two
officials being unknown TO each other.
When it was discovered that the building
was on fire, Deputy County Clerk Ben
Gates was instructed not to allow anyone
excepting members of the fire department.
to enter the premises. While Mr.. Gates
| was standing guard at the front entrance,
j. NJ. Boutwell,, member of the fire police,
came upon him, and, with the same pur-
pose in mind as to keeping the building
clear, ordered Mr.. Gates out, supposing
that he had no authority there. Mr.. Gates,
equally in the dark as to Mr.. Boutwell, g
authority, refused to go. Then followed a
mix-up which the crowd on the sidewalk
thought to be matter Of pleasantly. Had
not friend appeared on the scene and ex-
planned to the contestants the situation Mr.,
Gates would have been arrested. AS ii
was he looked as though he had been run
through a mangler, his clothes hanging
about him in sections. Both, however
balanced accounts in the best Of humor.
Knott & Closson, the Burlington brokers
aud commission merchants, have made al
assignment for the benefit OF their creditors
The firm has been carrying heavy margins
for many of its customers The rapid huc
tuations, especially In cotton, have resulted
in financial embarrassment. A few OF tht
firms customers will sign petition placing
the firm in bankruptcy today and the WORK
of examini & into their business condition
will begin as soon as possible. The liabli
ties of the firm are estimated to be not ove
$50 000 Mr.. Knott says fully seventy-hv,
per cent of the firms creditors are non
residents OF the State and that fully ninet,
per cent have received back all OF III,
money invested through the firm and add
ed 100 per cent of profit. He also state'
that since 1885 he had been doing busines
, with the banks OF Burlington and the stat
! exceeding 81 1000, 600 aud that during tha
time not a note or check OF his own or o
, the firm had ever gone to protest. Will
he is not optimistic in the matter, Mr.. Knot
! is confident that the business can be dis
posed of a, a price that will insure the pay
, ment Of nearly 100 per cent of its liabilities