The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-12-12

look out for and arrest John e Gallagher
alias John II. Dunn, for whom there is re-
ward offered OF $500 for the murder OF
James Mcmahon at Taunton ou Nov. 2l,
1899. Gallagher is described AZ being a mo-
torman and electrician sometimes working
In machine shops, thirty-three years OF age,
five feet ak inches in height and 100 pounds
In weight.
Harlow M Smith at his store iat 56 Main
street is Offering this season the largest and
finest assortment of passepartOut material
ever shown in this city and at prices which
are stock reducers. The Perry pictures are
larger and better then ever and combined
wi h the famous ElsOu prints and the cel-
brated Prang platnettes make an assort-
ment which will please the most fastidiOus
See his advertisement in another column
ana then see him.
John Dillon, a machinist employed by the
Lane Manufacturing Company, had a bad
turn while AZ work Saturday and for time
1t was feared he would die. A physician
worked over him for about two hours be-
fore Mr.. Dillon was able to be taken to his
home on the Wore ster branch road. The
cause of his trouble was the Overtaxing OF
rupture with which until then he did not
know he was btll ed He was reported az
in comfortable condition today.
Leroy Cross is seriously Ill at his home on
IN street. His friends have feared his ILL
ness might terminate in shock OF paraly-
sis as he is seventy-three years OF age and
about year ago suffered from partial
stroke in Iowa before coming to this city to
reside. Mrs. Lucia Farwell, his sister, ar
rived from Chicago Sunday night, called
home by his sudden illness. Mr.. Cross
since coming here has made wide circle OF
friends, who hope for his rapid recovery.
The blizzard OF Sunday morning was a
source of delay and embarrassment for the
electric road because OF the high wind
which prevailed and the snow drifting
. tl,.t h,tr fnrnu xya
towed down through the city by a pair of
horses driven by Elan Provost This was
the first time in the history OF the city when
a combination horse and electric car was
run within its limits. Later double head
ers we're run in order to clear the track and
make regular trips.
At the close OF the performance OF "Side
Tracked" at the opera house Friday night
two of the company, the Dutchman and the
property man, got "Off their trolley" and
gave a real tragedy sketch behind the
scenes. During the performance the two
men were wiry toward each other and after
the curtain fell in the last act the crash
came They engaged in a lively puglistic
mill punching one another in la John l.
Sullivan style until forced to separate. AS
a result the property man was discharged.
The death of Mrs. Washington Mclean,
mo her of Mrs Admiral Dewey, which oc-
Cured at Washington Sunday morning
brings to light many instances OF the Ad-
miral's kindness toward her. Long before
he went to the Philippines Mrs. Mclean
was the Admirsls warm friend and he was
frequent visitor at her home on Farragut
Square. Since his marriage the Admiral
has watched over and cared for Mrs. Nc
Lean with devotion that has been beauti-
ful to witness, and reports from Washing
ton say he mourns her death az deeply as
he would that of his own mother.
The Pastime bowling alley was crowded
Friday evening when the first of series of
games in the Vermont Amateur Bowling
League were played. The competing teams
we're the Pastimes and National Life OF
Montpelier and the Queen City OF BurliDg-
ton. The Psstimes won and the National
Life lost two out OF three games. The high
est individual scores were made by Morgan
of the Queen City and Dubuc of the Pas
times-lSS and POI, respectively. The next
series will be played December u, when
the Crescent and Granite City teams will
roll at Barre, and the Pastimes and Ma
tional Life at Montpelier.
Mrs. S. N. Bliss fell on tbs sidewalk on
Ceder street Monday afternoon and suffered
telescopic fracture of her left hip. She
had lust returned from Swanton, where she
! had been visiting her son for two weeks.
| The walk on which she fell is particularly
! dangerous in winter. The fracture was re-
| duced by Doctors Mcclure and Marsh IL
and Mrs. Bliss is reported as comfortable
| today rs could be expected. She was at
tempting to go to the home of Mrs. Harlow
M. Smith, her daughter, with whom she re-
sides, when the accident occurred. Mrs.
| Bliss is sixty-one years old, and her in
juries will probably contine her to the house
for several months.
Rivers Brothers have a curio at their store
in the shape of an antique Dutch pipe. The
pipe is of immense size for this day, being
| ~ r,naaraphaum with GarmaO silver trim. q.
mings, the bowl having capacity of a
quarter of pound OF tobacco. When a
po tion of the Hazen block was being re-
moved recently this pipe was found be-
tween the partitions and secured by Will
liam Rivers. While the history of its own
ership cannot be definitely traced il is
claimed that il originally belonged to Herr
Won Doerspeil, who, it is claimed, was a
Dutch refugee who resided in Montpelier
over a century ago. Whether it belonged
the antiquities of this metropolis and as
such, an object OF interest.
Brooks Relief Corps has elected the fol
lowing officers for the year ending: Presi
dent, Mrs. Olive A. WNeelock; senior vice
president, Mrs, Kate l.. HILL junior vice
president, Mrs, Mary Waterman; treasurer
Mrs Victoria Ordway; chaplain, Mrs. Clara
b. Fowler; guard, Mrs. Mary j. Gallison
conductor, Miss Daisy L. Pattee; pianist
: Mrs. Ellen Archer. Mrs. Ella Roberts ant
Mrs. Clara b. Fowler were elected dele
3 gates TO the department convention, will
, Mrs. Anna Worthen and Mrs. Jennie Clarl
as alternates. The officers will be installed
J at the first meeting in January. This corp
will assist in purchasing Christmas gifts fol
I tho inmates OF the Soldiers Home at Ben
7 nington
Senator Dillingham; has appointed W. A
Martin Of Washington his private secretary
: Mr.. Martin is well k1own in Vermont an(
particularly in Montpelier. He was a resi-
dent here for several years, while in tn,
= pension service of the government, AM
4 with Mrs. Martin is very pleasantly remem
bered, Mr.. Martin has been clerk OF tn
House elections committee and Is thor
4 oughly acquainted in official Washington
{ His familiarity with affairs about the Capi
4 tol, his wide acquaintance with public mel
s and government officials, with his business
. efficiency, ability, accomplishments and al
a dress, will make him an exceedingly valu
= able assistant to the Senator. Mr.. Martin
3 friends here, and Senator Dillingham's also