The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-10-10
Barre.


F.A. Daley of this city has designed a
locomobile which is being constructed at
the shops Of w. A. Lane L. will be used
both for pleasure ard business and when
completed will he shipped to Boston. Its
weight will be 1900 pounds and II will have
a carrying capacity OF 5000 pounds. The
running gear willbe five feet four inches,
with eight feet two inches between axles
Rear wheels SO inches and front wheels 80
inches with solid rubber tires. 1he body
of the wagon will be ten feet four inches by
three feet six inches inside of rails. The
| motive power will be steam, consisting OF
2-cylnder engine designed to run in either
direction. The propelling power is divided
into two sections which gives two separate
speeds, figured at foui and one-hslf and ten
miles an hour
Mrs Susan e., wife OF the late G.. w.
Crockett, died at the home Of f. A. Daley
| last Wednesday from Cancer, after long
and painful Illness The deceased was
seventy-seven years of age and has been a
She is survived by son and daughter. The
funeral was held Thursday afternoon at the
| house, Rev. A. E. Atwater officiating
City Clerk Wells issued in September the
smallest number of marriage licenses of any
month for some time, there being only
| eigdt issued.
+ e. Robinson, assisted by +. G.. Rogers
| last Wednesday afternoon, placed the letter
| boxes on the new iron posts that have just
arrived for that purpose, taking the boxes
| from the telephone and other posts where
they have been.
Mrs. William Duschan was badly burned
| about the arms last Wednesday evening
| while using Kerosene to start fire.
j. W. Mcdonald entertained about a
| doz of his friends royalty at his home
on Hill street last Wednesday evening by
serving them with coon supper which
was excellently prepared
Tne French residence at the corner Of
Elm and Washington streets has been
leased by the directors Of the Boys club as
a club house. IL will be- newly furnished
and it is expected to be opened by October
! 10.
Daniel Csrrigsn OF Woodbury. was con-
victed last Thursday before Justice A. G
! Fay Of a breach Of the peace dating back TO
July 4 He was fued, with costs, S14,
which he paid.
Health Officer Stickney's monthly report
shows q creditable condition in this city.
! During September there we're twenty-one
| births and fifteen deaths. OF the parents
| of children eighteen OF the fathers and sew
| enteen OF the mothers were foreign born.
| OF the children eleven were male and ten
| female One case OF diphtheria and one Of
scarlet fever are repo ted. Both recover
ed. or the fifteen deaths three were from
| typhoid fever and three from cholera in
| fantum. During the month there were
| two burials in the Catholic cemetery, four
in Elmwood and six in Hope cemeteries.
| Eleven bodies were brought TO town for
burial, eight being in the Catholic cemetery.
Friday was q red letter day in Barre
criminal courts. The following cases were
! disposed Of before Justice Fay and Grand
! Jurors Scott and Lapoint Frank Mexican
was arrested Thursday evening by Officer
| Perry for drunkenness. He pleaded guilty
aud was fined So and cost, of $500 with an
| alternate sentence OF ten DAYS in Montpelier
| Jail Deputy Sheriff E. G. French arrested
| George e Cook Thursday evening for in
| tOxication. This morning he pleaded not
! guilty but was convicted and fined So with
| costs of Sl2 76 Cook was Immediately re-
arrested on complaint OF Grand Juror III.
| ". Scott for furnishing. He pleaded guilty
! and was fined So with costs of S1495 with
! an alternate sentence of ninety three days
| in the House Of Correction 1T Rutland.
| Cook paid his fine for furnishing but ia
! serving fifteen days in Montpelier Jail for
| drunkenness. Cook was also arrested a
| third time for perjury in his disclosure.
| Harry Perkins was rearrested by COnsta-
| bic Buchanan Thursday night for drunken
ness. He pleaded guilty to third offence
and was fined $50 with costs. He was tax
Gu to Montpelier jail and on Monday was
TO be taken to Rutland by Constable Blu
chanan TO serve seventy-tve days az his
alternate sentence for drunkenness, unless
HIS fine and costs were paid before