The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-16

ises to be OF unusual interest, especially the
"Experience meeting in Materia Medica"
Tue programme for the first day includes a
discussion of "Prevention OF Consumption"
by Dr. III. S. Boardman OF Montpelier and
others.
The round trip tickets for those who are
planning to attend the sessions OF the I'm
perial Council, Order of the Mystic Shrine,
to be held at Washington, ID. c., May 1924,
are to be on sale at the local Central YER
mont station May 1921 on which dates the
tickets will be good going. Tickets good
via Springfield and New York will be sold
for S16.70 and via New London and Nor
witch steamer line for Sl4 30.
The exits at the foot OF the fire escapes
on the Union school building have been
kept locked. Some Of the parents of the
smaller scholars who would be the first to
get to the exit in case of fire, have protest.
ed against this on the ground that the small
or children would not understand unlock
Ing the gate and being Gagged up with the
older ones pouring down from the floors
above, panic would ensue in which many
young lives might be lost. The gates OF
the exits were open Monday.
The funeral of John II. Emmons, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Emmons Jr, was held
on Monday from st. Augustine's church,
Rev. Father W. j. O'Sullivan officiating,
and the burial was in the Catholic GEM
etery. Deceased was nineteen years old,
and had been cripple five years with hip
disease. Before his illness he was in the
employ of f. NJ. Cory, where he made
many friends by his courteous and gentle
manly ways. He had been confined to his
bed eighteen months before his death.
Chief of Police Tuttle has received let
ter from Fair Hill, Killarney, County Kerr
Ireland, from Elsie Lawson, wife of John
Lawson, who died recently in New Zealand.
The letter received by Chief Tuttle con-
tanned pictures Of Mrs. Lawson and her six
teen years'-old son. with positive proofs
that she was the wife Of the dead man, and
entitled, with their son, to inherit the prop
erty. Mr.. Tuttle will send the letter and
documents to sister OF Mrs. Lawson OF
Shelburne, and the attorneys in New Zea-
land will be notified that widow and son
are living.
7. W. Maloney OF Rutland, who was in
the city Tuesdayattending supreme court, in
speaking of the probability Of j. III. Senter
being nominated by the Democrats of Ver-
mont as their candidate for governor said
there was not the slightest doubt but it
would be done as Mr.. Senter was the
strongest man the party could select for q
leader in this year Of years, politically. He
said Mr.. Senter would be the practically
unanimous choice of the Democrats in his
section of the State. He said the very fact
that Mr.. Senter could serve repeated terms
as mayor of a Republican city like Mont
pelier was considered as specially strong
point in his favor to say nothing about other
and more pungent personal attainments OF
which Mr.. Senter has an abundant posses-
sion.
Nelson Gale was arrested Friday evening
by Officer Demeritt on the charge of
breach of the peace. Mr.. Gale is granite
polisher who Is out on a strike. He ran up
against another man that evening whom he
accused of ''scabbing" and in the contro-
versy slapped his face. AS result the
man entered complaint with the city at
torney against Gale and his arrest followed.
Gale evidently did not comprehend that he
had violated the law in slapping the man
and when Officer Demeritt attempted to
serve the papers upon him he resented it.
After a brief scuffle the officer got his man
to jail where another 5cutile eusued because
OF Gale being placed in the wrong CELL He
refused to come out and enter another.
This morning Gale pleaded guilty to the
charge against him in city court and was
fined So and costs which he paid.
The Morse-Loveand executors war at
So st. Paul street still remains about the
same. The siege is being maintained by
both factions. Allen Morse of Calais, exec.
utor OF the est .te Of the late Mrs. William
Noyes, was in the city today and said he
desired nothing but that which was right
He said in explanation of the rights each
faction held in the property that when the
house was built 1t was valued at $1,000. OF
this his sister held a three.fourths interest
and her husband onefourth or $500. His
share was covered by mortgage of $50
held by the Montpelier Savings Bank and
when the funeral expenses were deducted
from the remainder it would leave some
500 as his heirs interest in the property
Mr. Morse proposes to simply act on the
defensive in the matter and will leave the
adjustment In the hands of his attorney.
He is much gratihed by the aid that has
been given his party by the neighhors, who
have been most kind to his relatives in
their illness.