The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-02-14

/ next. The committee stated that the |
street lighting service had been far from
satisfactory and recommended that the |
Consolidated Lighting Company be com.
PEELED to discard many worn.out lights, and
replace them with new ones before the con- |
tract shall be renewed The report OF the
property committee, as made by Alderman
Mckay show ed the cost OF the city building
to be S64,131 49, OF this amount every
thing is paid for except the bill for seats in
the opera house, amounting 20 81, 175
At the regular meeting ofthe city coun-
Gil, held last week, the report OF the prop
erty committee was read and acc pied
This report shove an annual income for
the city OF SO 247 from the new city build
ing. $3.50 from the old town building, and
$49 Tor the city pasture. The resolution
regarding new street from Park to Wash
ington streets came up for action, but was
again laid on the table. The bill Of Judge
j. III. Watson OF S272 90 for attorney fees as
counsel for the city in the Crockett case
was approved at $3.50, and ordered paid.
The city treasurer reported an empty
treasury, and that he had refused to draw
any more checks, as his account at the
bank was already overdrawn, A tempo.
rary loan OF $4,000, payable October 1, 1900,
was authorized. The report of the city
| board fhealth was read and accepted.
communication from the Civic Federation
| OF Women's Clubs was read, asking that
the city grant the use OF the vacant room in
| the basement of the city building to the la
| dies, they TO fit 1t up for use as an emer-
| gency room, where they could tempo farily
| care for injured people. The request was
granted on condi ion that the city be put to
| no expense in the matter, and that the
room be given up whenever the
city needs 1t. A large number Of warrants
were approved and ordered paid.
East Calais.
| DR.. John Lance OF Providence, r. l., was
in town over Sunday, called here by the
serious illness OF his brother George.
The village school finished last Thurs
| day. Mr.. Noyes, the teacher, went at once
| to Hanover, N. H., to join his class AZ Dart
| mouth.
The people are to have musical treat on
| Monday even ng OF next week when George
| Wi!der's concert company is to give a con-
| cert In Union church.
w. e. stoddard OF Montpelier has been
| stopping here for couple of weeks, doing
paper hanging, dressing hard wood finish,
and like work.
The amateur drama "Our Folks" pre-
sented last Wednesday and Thursday
| evenings was financial success, over 500
being cleared While the drama was a
light home play that one would not care to
| see a second time, yet SO well were the
parts assigned and played that it counter
balanced the shortcomings of the drama,
and only words of commentator have been
| heard.
The committee in charge of the dramatic
| entertainment last week had several prac-
teal lessons that the who serves the public
| in any way treads not path of roses" Sew
eral days previous a communication was
received from an adjoining town stating
that party of twenty or more were de
sirous OF attending the play Wednesday
evening and as their work in shop aud fac
tory would keep them until six o'clock so
their arrival would be late, asked If some
seats could be saved for them. This the
committee ag eel to do thinking only that
it would be an act OF courtesy on their part
to give some of the best places to people
from distance instssd OF having them APP
propriated by the home folks as they would
have been. When the evening came the
luckless committee found itself in hot
water. Other people from distance came
whom they knew not Of, who were strait
way offended because they were not per-
mitted to sit in those same seats. Iu striv-
ing to please some, as many more were
filed with wrath, 80 that the last state of
that committee was worse than the first
1t is to be regretted that anything unplea'-
ant should have arisen for there was no in
tention of drawing a line except between
home and abroad.
East Barre.
Constable A. B. Hutchins was in South
Barre last Saturday on business, settling
up the tax accounts with the selectmen.
The Valentine Bazar in the opera house
this week Wednesday and Thursday even
ings is the attraction. 1t is under the
auspices of the Ladies' Veteran Union.
The funeral Of the late Daniel A. Bates
was held at the Congregational church
Sunday afternoon. The church was
crowded to OVERLOOKING. The service was
performed by Rev. Effie X M. Jones of
Barre. IL was an able discourse, she con-
fining her remarks to the Scripture and
eulogiZing the deceased in a most fitting
| a a
beautiful The singing was excellent, The
interment was in the Wilson cemetery.
About fourty -four couples from this place
and in this immediate vicinity attended the
. Odd Fellows annual ball and social at the
Gulf house Williamstown, last Friday even
ing. The affair was under the management
OF committee from Barre, East Barre and
Williamstown lodges, although Barre were
the instigators and on them the greater re.
sponsibiity rested. Fully one hundred
couples were in attendance and an elegant
time was enjoyed by all. Too much praise
cannot be given Landlord Gale who was on
the alert to make every one enjoy them
selves. The party broke up about A. M .
Saturday. While some went directly home
others stopped until after breakfast. The
affair was a success in every particular.
Music YVES furnished by Wilder's orchestra,
Montpelier.
Woodbury..
NJ. K. Foster and his two sons spent last
Sunday with William Kelton's people in
Glover.
The band has been in part organized and
commenced work in earnest. 1t meets once
q week in the town hall.
A rumor has been going the rounds for
the past week that the Fletcher Granite
Company was to start up on Monday but on
investigation is proved to be only rumor.
Ned Buchanan, who has been the eff
cient foreman of this section of the Hard
wick and Woodbury. railroad since it was
completed, is to sever his connection with
the road February 10.
The body of Mrs. Belle Way, a former
resident Of this town, was brought here
from Bethel last Wednesday and inferred
in the Gem terry at the Center. Funeral
services were held in the Methodist church,
Rev, j. Q. Wright officiating.
School closed in town last Friday. Three
school in the south part of the town held
public exercises in the vestry OF the Con-
gregational church under the supervision
OF Miss Alice Martin of the South Wood