The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-12-26
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
IOOAL HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. II. H. Walker OF Burlington Is Wis
iting Judge aud Mrs. Hiram Carleton, her
parents.
Mrs. Ella b. b Hey returned Thursday
morning from Minneapolis, Mimi, where
she has been visiting Rome G. Brown, her
brother.
Alvin NJ Cate OF East Montpelier and
Miss Myra II. Whiting of Randolph were
married at Montpelier on Wednesday by
Rev. j. Edward Wright.
| The skating rink on the Seminary campus
Is now in full swing IL has been made
larger than on previous years and is much
appreciated by the students.
Mrs George IL. Ladd of Middlesex Cen,
ter is in town caring for Mrs. Osman l.
Goss and Miss Ida Ladd, her daughters,
who are i'll with the measles.
James Prize of this city and Mrs. Efe A.
Donnie of Newport were married on Tues.
day by Rev. W. j Coues at the home of
the groom, No. % Foster street.
f. Nj. Harvey, clerk Of the State board
OF railroad commissioners, was in Burling-
ton on Thursday in consultation with ID.
j. Foster, chairman of the retiring board.
Louis ID. Neveaux has closed his labors as
clerk at the Montpelier House. His place
is taken by Fred j. Campbell, formerly
night clerk. Arthur Conlin takes Mr..
Campbell's place.
Frank Gravelin who on Wednesday was
convicted OF selling in city court andssen-
fenced to six months confinement in the
house OF correction, was taken to Rutland
Thursday morning by Officer Whittier.
State Fish Commissioner J. w. Titcomb
of ST. Johpsbury and E. A. Davis of Bethel
met former Commissioners Horace w
Bailey Of Newbury at the Pavilion on We'd
nesday to close up the business Of the past
year.
Kellar he magician, who is pleasantly
remembered in Montpelier for the clever en-
tertainment he gave here about year ago,
is booked for a return engagement at
Blanchard opera house on Wednesday
evening, January 8.
James j Jeffries and company, who are
10 appear at the opera house this evening,
arrived from Bellows Falls at four o'clock
this afternoon Quite "A crowd of the local
admirers of Mr.. Jeffries was at the Central
Vermont station to greet him,
Two huge logs from Waterbury en- route
for Barre passed through the city Friday
noon The largest was thirty inches in di-
ameter at the butt and seventy-two feet
10 g, the other was tiity-one feet long
They are to be used as a mast and boom
for derrick.
A herd of sixty cows owned by Richard
Smith of EuOsburg were tested on Thurs
day under the direCu u Of the Stste board
OF cattle commissioners Thirty were
found diseased with tuberculosis and were
slaughtered b order OF @. j. Bell, chair
man Of the commission
stone from the Calais quarries weigh.
ing twenty tOus, drawn by sixteen horses
attracted considerable attention az it, was
hauled along Main street about six O'Clock
Wednesday evening. This immense stone
rested in perfect security on Haymarket
square at night, and was hauled to the
ane0E seven % ClOCk Thursday,
The Granite City bowling team defeated
the National Life of Montpelier, winning
two OF three games played at the Pastime
alley Wednesday evening The second
game was very exciting and was won by
the Barre team by only seven pins. The
total score of the Granite City team was
2l46 and that of the National Life, 2,065
Wilder's orchestra furnished music fol
dancing at a German given Thursday even
ing in the hall at Masonic Temple, Burling.
ton, by the Waubenakee Golf Club of thai
city. The cotillion favors were golf and
Christmas emblems and were much ad.
mired The orchestra came in for a large
share OF praise for the success Of the event
The case OF State against Charles Sands
for alleged larceny of watch and $40 from
Benjamin Coburn in Battles night lunch
cart, was heard Wednesday in city court
before Judge NJ. e. Smile r. A. Bailey
appeared for the State and j. g. Wing for
the respondent The court reserved its de-
cision until a transcript of the testimony
introduced could be examined
Rev Father w. j. O'Sullivsu, pastor OF
St. Augustine's church, has been assisted
in celebrating the forty hours devotion by
Rev. ID. j. OSullivan and his assistant
Rev. D. II. Sullivan, of St. Adams, Rev.
S. d. Shannon of Middlebury, Rev. w.
Lonergan Of White River Junction. Rev,
James Rand of Hyde Park, Rev. P. j. Bar
rett of Burlington and Rev j. P. O'Neil OF
Mortified.
The annual conclave of Mt. Zion Com
mandery, Knights Templars, will be held
at $3.50 o'clock Friday evening, December
%. The business OF the evening will be
the reception Of the report of the treasurer
and recorder and the election OF officers for
the ensuing year. Sir Knights are remind
ed not to forget the Christmas observance
on Tuesday next at high twelve.
City Attorney Carleton is arranging the
city ordinances including new and amend
ed ones preparatory for reprinting. The
ordinances as originally drawn have been
changed and amended to such an extent
that as now printed they would cover but
little OF the ground that is included in the
revised ordinances and in many instances
one would be obliged to consult the city
records in order to ascertain whether or not
he was violating an ordinance.
Col r. j. Coffey, Superintendent OF the
Vermont Soldiers Home at Bennington,
was stricken with paralysis Monday even
ing, the result of acute Bright's disease,
and has since been in a critical condition.
His attending physician gives no hope OF
his recovery. Col Coffey has many friends
in Montpelier, where he lived for many
years, who are deeply panied to hear of the
affliction that has overtaken him. a o has
been superintendent OF the Home since ii
was opened.
The first public hearing to be held by the
new State board OF railroad commissioners
will be at Bethel next Wednesday when
the case of Alfred Curtis who was killed by
the cars near that place recently, will be
taken up. Next Thursday and Friday the
board will hold public hearings in this city
in the cases Of Israel Gilmont, who was
killed by a Central Vermont train at
Tabor's crossing, and Mrs. Fred Kemp, who
was killed at North Barre by Montpelier
and Wells River train.
Mr.. Dearborn, of j. p. Donovan's music
store, has just completed another Job on
Christ church organ. This is the second
time he has had to fix it. The first time
was leak in the bellows and wind chest
but this time the pipes had thorough over
hauling ana cleaning The organ now
IL. L.