The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-12-26
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bell; -enior woodward H. b Daley; junior
woodward, George White senior beadle,
l.. e. Wright; junior beadle, William Nc
Cormick; medical examiner, DR. @. E.
Chandler; trustee for three years, Daniel
Hayes.
At the annual meeting Of st. Peters
court, Catholic Order of Foresters, held
Tuesday evening, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Chief
Ranger, j. j. Bergen vice-chief ranger,
Thomas Crowley; past chief ranger, e. A.
Sweeney; treasurer, II. A. Dubuc; financial
secretary, A. Galase recording secretary,
NJ. Menard; medical examiner, DR.. M. II:
Mcclure: first trustee, John Mack; second
trustee, Nj. Il. Heating; third trustee, Paul
Theriault; chaplain, Rev. W. j, O'Sullivan;
grand marshal, Paul Therieult; delegate to
State convention to be held At Rutland in
June, A. Galaise alternate, J.E. Flanagan.
Lient Fred T. Austin, formerly drum
major of the Montpelier military band, Is
doing good work at Manila, as shown by the
following from Tuesdays edition of the
Times OF Brockton, Mass: Letters were
received from Fred T. Austin from Manila
on Monday. His company il at the front,
but he is being utilized at Manila by rhe
government on account Of his ability al an
architect. Lieutenant Austin is superin-
tending the building OF what will be the
largest cold storage plant in the world 1t
will cost over 81 ,000000 The foundation
was laid before the local soldiers arrival at
the Philippines but a month had hardly
passed before the work was given into his
charge and great Roadway is being made"
Rev. w. Cloues OF this city, secretary
OF the Vermont Baptist Young Peoples
Union, is hard at work preparing for the
unions twentieth century convention, TO he
held in Burlington from December 81 to
| January 2, next. This convention will be
unique Nothing like it has ever been held
in Vermont before, aud nothing like 1t is to
| be he'll in any other State, so far as known
| 1t is held under the auspices Of the State or
CARNATIONS of young peOpe-Epworth
League, Christian Endeavori and Baptist
| Young Peoples Union; each Is equally rep
! resented on the program; and each days
| sessions are to be presided over by the State
presidents OF each organization respect
lively.
The hearing in Orange county court ia
! the Eldorus COtfriu alimOny and contempt
of court case did not come off at Chelsea
| Thursday as planned but has been contiu-
| ned until thi week. There is funny fea-
| ture to this bit of news and Rat-trap Golf
| rim holds the funniest end OF the tale. He
| accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Tracy, At
! tOrney G. W. Wing and the driver left this
| city at five o'clock Thursday morning for a
/ twenty miles i've 70 Chelsea, The party
| arrived in due season and after hanging
! around court all day waiting for an open
| ing for a hearing i'm the case were rewarded
!
| tinued one week. This did not phaze FL
dorus in the least for he, it is admitted by
the others, enjoyed the sleIghiug party, both
| trips, although they did not arrive in Mont
! pelier until abou midnight
Francis Graveiu, whose record in city
| court is long aud varied, was before Judge
| Smile "Wednesday, charged with keeping
intoxicating liquor with intent TO sell, and
with furnishing one Swi ger, who was con-
victed of intoxication IN city court several
days ago H. A. Shurtleff appeared for the
| State, and w. N Theriault for the respond
emit Gravelin is one of the most notorious
! pocket peddlers who has ever carried on
| the neiarious traffic in Montpelier. He was
convicted on both courts an sentenced on
each complaint to not less than twenty-five
nor more than thirty days in the house of
correction at Rutland, aud to pay fine of
| $40 and costs in each case. He had no
money and will be obliged to work out the
fine and costs, making his sojourn at Rut-
| land something over six months.