The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-01-16
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Rev. W. j. O'Sullivan left Monday for o
few days trip through the State.
The Bethany Reading will meet with
Mrs. H. s. Boardman on State street on
Thursday afternoon at two o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs George Brainerd left today
for few days visit in st. Johnsbury. Be-
fore returning Mr.. Brainerd will adjust q
fire loss at Peacham for the Vermont Mu-
tual.
A special convocstion of King Solomon's
Chapter, r. A. M, will be held on We'd
desdsy evening in Masonic hall. The past
and most excellent master degree will be
worked.
The officers OF the endowment rank o,
the Knights OF Pythiss elected for the en-
suing year are: President, j. W. Caustic;
vice.president, Frank ID. Wing; secretary,
G. W. Luce.
Mrs. W. e. Lawson went to Calais Mon
day to care for her mother, Mrs. Alma
Dodge, who is seriously i'll there Mrs.
Dodge is the mother OF Prentiss @. Dodge,
OF Burlington.
II. W. Carv,r, w. K. Dufur and N. j.
Roberts have been chosen as general COM
mittee to arrange for the holding Of a fair in
April under the auspices of tie Montpelier
Military band.
Rev. CO. Judkins went on Monday to his
home in Bristol. N. H., to officiate at the
marriage Of his sister and Rev. l.. X. WILL
man OF Waterbury, which is to be celebrat
ed on Thursday.
Ruth, the ten-months-old daughter OF
Mrs. K g. Sawyer, died from membraneous
Group Sunday night. The funeral will be
held from the house on Downing street at
two o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. A. II. Webb returned to her home
in Bradford Monday. She was accompanied
by Miss Ethel, who has not recovered from
her recent llness sufficiently to resnme
her duties at the Office Of the National Life.
Montpelier Council, knights of Colum
bus, will celebrate its first anniversary in
its hall Tuesday evening, Feb. II, and will
invite outside brethren to participate. The
third degree will be W rked upon class OF
fifty candidates by the worthy State dep
uty, 7. W. Maloney of Rutland.
There were thirteen tables of players at
| the whist party given by the Ladies' Aid
socie of the Heaton hospital at the Pavil-
ion parlors Monday evening. The occasion
was an enjoyable one and the net proceeds
were S27 rs, $12 of which was sent by
| friends of the institution who did not at
| tend.
The Vermont State Spirituslist sssocia-
tion will hold its thirty second annual con-
vention in Grand Army hall, January IS, 10
and 20. r. A. Virgins of Boston, one of
| the finest speakers and test mediums on the
platform OF today, will be in attendance A.
| j. Maxham of Ludlow, the noted campaign
singer, will furnish music the entire session.
Flora Wheeler and Martin Eagan weie
arrested by Officer Whittier Friday after
| noon for truancy. The former is sentenced
| to six months confinement at the State In
| dustrial school and will be taken to Yer
| gennes the first of next week. The case of
| the latter is continued until the father of
| the boy RECEIVERS from slight illness.
Because of the breaking OF journal on
| the engine tender when near South Ryegate
| on Monday, the Montpslier and Wells
| River mail train due here at 11:25 A. M did
not arrive until after two o'clock. Another
train was made up to make the afternoon
| run to Wells River, and this was delayed
in starting by the Central Vermont noon
train being half hour late.
1t is rumored that some of the taxpayers
| in ward who have paid the special tax
which it has been claimed was illegally as
| sessed in December, 1898, are watching for
| the action OF the town of Berlin in regard to
bringing the threatened suits against some
| who have not paid, and are expecting to
bring suit against the town to recover the
| amounts they have paid, in case the courts
| decide the tax to have been illegally as
| sessed
The funeral OF DR.. Luther Newcomb was
held from the house at two O'Clock Sat
urdsy and was largely attended. Rev,
| j. Edward Wright officiated and the Odd
Fellows attended in body. The bearers
were DR.. Charles Newcomb of North Hav-
erhil, N. e., brother Of the deceased, Fay
Reed OF Boston, brother OF Mrs. Newcomb,
@. #. Buswell. T. r. Merrill, Charles
Booth and Harry Jones. Burial was in
Green Mouat cemetery where the Odd
Fellows burial service was performed.
Chief of Police Brown of Barre, who was
recently shot by Italians, came to this city
| Mondayafteruoon to appear before the gram
jury. He was accompanied by DIR. W. ID
Reid, his physician, and although his Tea
ably firm tread considering the seriousness
OF his injuries. A hack was in waiting a
the station and he and DR.. Reid at one,
drove to the courthouse where he received
from all sides congratulations upon his re-
covery.
Sister Mary Teresa, who prior to las
September was a teacher at St. Michael'l
parochial school in this city, died on Mon
day OF consumption at Mount ST. Mary
Academy, Burlington. She was formerly
Miss Riley of Fairfield and had taught IL
Montpelier and Burlington for five years
For some time she had charge OF the Sodal
, ity at the Catholic cathedral, Burlington
, Her funeral will be held Wednesday morn
ing at nine o'clock from the Sisters chapel
Burlington, and the burial will be in thu
, convent cemetery there.
Rivers Brothers have on exhibition a
their store an unusually large cat owl. 1t
head is the size OF boys and its claws ar
! as large as a good sized hand. This ow
has for the past three years given Johl
Gould considerable trouble and has de
stroyed about 800 worth OF hens n tha
time, defying all attempts made for 1t
: capture. Monday morning 1t PRACTICAL
trapped itself. When Mr.. Gould went 9
his hen house that morning he found tina
In chasing hen Mr.. Owl had fslleI
> through scuttle door and could not 90
cape. A sharp fight between man and ow
ensued which resulted In Mr.. Gould cap
turing the bird after 1t had torn his clothe
and lacerated his arms with its talons. Th
f, owl is cow in st ong cage but its dispC
, sition is against 1t for pet purposes. and
9 will undoubtedly find its way into tn
j hands OF the taxidermist in the near future