The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-12-19
aONTPE.lER AND VICINITY.
aOOAL HAPPENIE0s.

ter E Ranger of johnson, was in town
Saturday.
Brooks Post G. A. R, will give a whist
party Wednesday evening in its rooms in
opera house block.
Mr. and Mrs. w. II Farrar we're in Wa
terbury Center Saturday to attend the
funeral of Oscar w. May.
The next entertainment in the Star course
will be on Tuesday evening, January 8, by
the Parker Concert company.
Mrs. f. A. Goss, " no has been caring for
her son Frank during his illness, returned
Saturday to her home in VerRennes.
Mrs.S "A. Moss went to Mortified Monday,
where she sings this afternoon before the
Ladies' Reading Club of that village.
Fred Campbell, night clerk at the Mont
pelier House, has returned from a two
weeks visit at his home in Morrsvlle.
Miss Bessie Rice of st. Albans and Miss
Edith Chase OF Mort field are assisting at
the Montpelier book store during the hoi-
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Burgess and son ar
rived in New York Monday from their Eu-
ropean trip after rough and stormy pas
sage.
The Garnet Seal Circle will INSET next
Friday afternoon at the 2:30 O'Clock in the
trustees rooms of the Kellogg Hubbard
library.
e. M. Goddard has been appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate of the late Edward
s. Sawyer. NJ. <. Smile and f. B. Thomas
are the commissioners
Thomas L. Wood, who has been visiting
relatives in Randolph for several weeks, is
expected to return this week and resume
his duties al the State library.
E. 70. fip-r % Rutland visited relrtivey
IN io lay night
way homo "au J0hn-bn--
was called th- ous illness ".
mother.
w. Marshall Morrill, left Saturday even
ing for Boston, whsre he has position on
the Post. Mr. Morrill, during his stay here
has made many friends who will regret his
departure.
H. Smith received on Saturday fresh
invoice of art goods in the way of psssepsr-
tout material, Elson prints, Prang and
Perry pictures, etc, " hich he offers at low
prices at his store at 56 Main street.
The annual business meeting of Marquis
de Lafayette chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, viii be held nexl
Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock with
Mrs M K. Smile, No. 122 State street.
e. w Huntley Of Duxbury, the newly
elected assistant judge Of Washington
county court, was in town Tuesday and filed
his commission with County Clerk Smile.
He will take the oath Of Office upon Judge
Watson's return TO the city.
ue w OlDua's OnrlAtd0 IemperauCe
Union will meet with Mrs Roxane Dodge,
14S Main street, Wednesday. afternoon
half past two o'clock Mrs. Denny will
give report of the national convention sh,
attended in Washington, ID. c., last week.
Fred Whittier while playing hockey on
the Ice Monday ternoon was struck in the
left eye by flying hard wood hockey ball
lt was necessary TO take several stitches to
dress the wounded eyelid and that optic
WAS completely closed today because of the
swelling.
The ladies Of Trinity church will serve q
chicken pie dinner and supper in the vestry
of the church on Wednesday. Dinner will
be served from half past eleven until two
O'Clock and supper from half past five 10
eight. The ladies have made Preparations
Tor serving large number, aud first class
dinner is assured. Business men, clerks
aud professional men are especially invited.
Because of the illness Of Assistant Judge
Edgerton, Washington County Court,
which was to reconvene Tuesday for the
hearing OF divorce cases, will not resume
st sessions for some time yet as Judge
Watson will probably be detained In Chel-
sea, during the whole OF this week, where
he is presiding over Orange County Court.
There will probsblybe no session on Christ
mas week.
| The weather we have been experiencing
| for several days past is the real thing For
the past ten days the temperature has re-
mained at such frigid state tnat even the
sun dallying with the ice has not csnsed it
| to sweat. This is proving 70 be a Vermont
| winter of the old time sort. An old resident
| says we have not had good permanent
sleighing like that we enjoy at present for
more than sixteen years. The hearts of the
youth are also made e Iad by the presence Of
| good skati & and lots OF IL.
| The case of State against Curtis S. Pooler
for the murder of Aleck Devino of West
fnI6 lyh for rial in. "A.
| County court on Monday, came 10 a sudden
| termination. Pooler entered plea of
| guilty OF murder in the second degree.
This plea was accepted and Judge Munson
| sentenced the respondent to serve the re-
mainder OF his natural life at hard labor in
the States prison at Windsor. pay the costs
| OF prosecution and stand committed until
the sentence is complied with.
| A team from Welch's stable INDUCED in a
lively runaway Saturday evening running
| from the stable to the Woodbury. place near
the three mile bridge before being stopped.
The sleigh was badly wrecked and the re-
mains were drawn home on two horse
sled this morning. The man who occupied
the sleigh, was thrown out as it turned on
| to State street on coming out of the stable
and his face was somewhat skinned. For
some reason the mans name Is withheld by
Mr.. Welch.
James Markham, conductor on the Mont
pellor anu Wells River railroad, had u mar
row escape Friday while shifting cars at
Grotou. He was standing on the step of q
| car which was moving at good speed when
he was knocked off by being struck in the
back by switch upright and rolled over
and over several times. The switch rod
which was bar Of iron an inch square, was
bent, but outside Of being little lame Mr..
| Markham escaped unhurt.
Two drunks were be ore city court on
Monday and the plea OF guilty was enter
| ed in both cases. One was David Switzsr
OF Williamstown. who was arrested Satur-
day evening by Officer Demeritt. He was
fined, with costs, S13 10, which he will pay.
The other was Arthur Rousseau of Barre,
arrested Sunday evening by the same offic
or. He wore his head in a bsndage caused
| by resisting the officer and running up
against his club. He was fined, with costs,
$12 go, which he hopes TO pay.
A hundred or more people we're highly
entertsined Sunday afternoon at the rooms
Of the Apollo Club, where a concert W s
given by Wilder's orchestra, composed OF
Mr.. Stockbridge, violin, Mr.. St, Clair. clsr-
met, aud G H. Wilder, pianist. The
selections most cordially received were the