The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07


streets undergoes the undulsting motion OF
a ship plungiDg through the waves of the
sea. Street Commissioner Roberts has
force OF men and teams at work cutting out
the cradle holes aud carting away the su-
perfluous snow
Peter Albuzzi, the italian who was dis
charged from tho asylum at Waterbury as
cured, and who returned 10 this city Satur-
dap afternoon, has since Sunday morning
been kept in confinement in q room at his
boarding place at Rocco Lottis. Up TO
Sunday morning he appeared quiet and ra-
tlonal, but at that time he became violent
and attempted to kill himself by cutting his
throat with razor He became sullen and
mOrose and would not converse and he wls
shut up in a room for safe keeping until to.
day when the necessary legal steps were
taken to return him to the asylum.
The following meteorological summary
for the month OF February Just osed is
furnished by w. A. Shaw observer at the
Northfied station: Mean temperature, 16o;
highest temperature, 50o, February 13; low
est temperature, -24o, February Q; total
precipitation, 4 80 inches; prevailing direc-
tion OF wind, south; total movement Of
wind, 6,453 miles; maximum velocity of
wind, 48 miles an hour, February 49,. num-
Der of clear days, 3, partly cloudy days, 81;
cloudy days, IA.
Peter Albuzzi, the Italian who was COM
mitted to the asylum at Waterbury some
time since, has been discharged from tn at
institution. Rocco Lotti went to Waterbury
Saturday to accompany Albuzzi to this
city. He is in poor health and unable to
work. His case was brought up for con-
sideraiion at the last meeting of the city
council, as it was feared he would become a
city charge. It. had been hoped by the
council that he might remain at the asylum
until his friends here received instruction
from his relatives in Italy to send him
there.
W. A. Shaw, observer at the Northfield
signal station furnishes the following met
geological summary for the month of
March for the past thirteen years: Mean
temperature, 25o; warmest month, in 1898
with an average of $40; coldest month, in
1896 with an average of 300; highest tenn
perature, GO, March 10, 1884, lowest tenn
perature, -18o, March l, 1897; average pre-
cipitation, 2 81 inches: greatest snowfall in
any "a consecutive hours, 18 inches, March
u, 1888; number of clear days g.; partly
cloudy days, II; cloudy days, 13; highest
velocity of wind 60 miles an hour, March
13, 1901
The fire engineers have discovered the
reason for the non-working of the fire.
alarm system In about half hundred
different sections of the city the wires
operating The system have been found in a
disordered and entangled condition. In
ono lUSIdUCb lDb Wlr6 ndu D6en removed
from the pole and attached to the limb Of a
tree. This state OF affairs has led to the
conjecture that when work on other lines
of wire was being performed the wires OF
the alarm system were interfered with and
those doing the work neglected to replace
them properly Electricians have been at
work Sunday and today adjusting these
disarrangements and it is expected the
system will be in good shape by tonight.
t. 10, - ;,%a A.,
personnel of the Republican State commit
tee, that meets at the Pavilion next Thurs.
day evening, March 8, to fix the time and
place for holding the State convention.
The committee is made up Of the following
gentlemen: Addison county, Thad. M.
Chapman; Bennington, Edward ID. Will
ling; Caledonia, Harry Blodgett; Chit
tenden, r. K. Burgess; Essex, Gibbs E..
Clark Franklin, T. M. Deal; Grand Isle,
Jed p. Ladd; Lamoille, Roger w. Hub
bard; Orange, Horace W. Bailey; Orleans,
George t. Howard; Rutland, Ira r Allen
George H. Babbitt; Windsor, Alfred E.
Watson. Mr. Watson is secretary of the
committee.
The March Vermonter is devoted to "His.
tOrtcdl Vermont" and will be found of great
interest and value to students of history
and members Of patriotic and hereditary So
cietes. 1t is deliberately illustrated with
half-tone plates of landmarks and maps of
the Colonial and Revolutionary periods.
Rev. A. n. Lewis, NJ A., contributes an ar
ticle on the History OF the Cincinnati" F."
Lillian Wright entertainingly tells the
story of Revolutionary Ghost" and a
chronological Arrangement of Important
Events on the Early History of Vermont
adds to the value of this number. The
number also contains the poems: "Par-
son Aliens Ride and Whttier's 'Song of
the Vermonters" neS department
"Vermontana," devoted to state history,
photography, and patriotic and hereditary
societies, is established in this number, and
directory of all societies of the character
named is given.
Deputy Sheriff j. L. Tuttle while at the
asylum at Waterbury Monday called on
George e. Holden. George, who at first
was placed in a convalescent ward, has
been transferred to one in which the pa
tients are more violent. This change was
made because Holden stirred up his fellow
patients in the first ward to such an extent
with his rawlings that he had to be transfer
red or the others would soon have been
violent. His hobby is to preach about the
millenial dawn and he persisted in keeping
II lup continuously until he was told he
must abstain from ii until three o'clock in
the afternoon. just as regularly as the
clock indicates the hour of three George ap-
pears with his bible and enters upon a
heated and prolonged exhortion on his
favorite theme Mr.. Tuttle says Holden is
looking the best physically and in personal
appearance he has ever seen him. He says
he now gets three meals day where he
formerly did not exceed two. He is dress
cd neatly, has his hair cut short and while
he resented having his whiJkers shaved of
he allowed them to be trimmed short
George has delusion that he is not confin
ed in an asylum but in prison.