The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-03-13
aONTPE..IER AND VICINITY.


Scribner.
Mrs. E. A. Mutt went Tuesday to Little
ton, N. H. to take dispositions in a case soon
to be tried in Grafton county court.
Tuesday was the twenty-sixth anni-
versary OF the first great fire which devas-
tated the business portion OF Montpelier.
The Garnet Seal Circle will meet next
Friday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock in the
trustees room of the Kellogg-Hubbard Ii
brary
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet on Wednesday afternoon
half past two o'clock with Mrs O. w.
Guernsey.
Mrs. j. w. Brock and Mrs. ]. j. Colby Of
Waterbury started Monday evening for Red
lands, Cal, where they expect to remain
several weeks.
M. f. Farrar has four Belqian hares for
which he paid 800 Mr.. Farrar intends to
devote considerable time to breeding these
animals for sale.
Through the d. A. Perry Real Estate
Agency Mr. Maynard Kise of Williams.
town has sold his house located on Divis-
ion street, Barre, to Homer Fits.
Special Pension Examiner j. Mcdonald
Stewart and family returned Saturday from
Washington, d. c., where they were pres
ent at the inauguration exercises.
Michael Doyle met with q painful acci-
Lynch Brothers granite shed. While block
ing up a stone one finger was caught 81
badly crushed.
The Central Vermont auditors completed
Saturday evening the work OF auditing the
accounts OF Montpelier station, and U. A.
Lang entered this morning upon his duties
as station agent.
Chi of Police Demeritt today appointed
the following as special police: I. j. Kee-
gan, f. r. Dawley, G. Q. CORY, John Hill,
William Canning, George I. O'Connor and
j hn P. Mack.
Miss Agnes M. Dooley and f. 9. Lyon Of
Burlington, both singers well known TO
Montpelier music lovers, are engaged as Sc
oists for a concert to be given in the near
future by the Rutland Choral society.
The large live owl, which was recently
on exhibition at Rivers Brothers store and
which ives sold to Mr.. Strafford, CONNER
eial traveller, is again at that store. This
time the owl is fine specimen OF the taxi
dermist's art.
Mrs. 1. g. Vail gave whist party Friday
evening &C her home on School street.
Three tables were filed with players and
every one present pronounced 1t very
enjoyable evening. Refreshments were
served by the hostess.
Miss Pansy Severance sang alto very &C.
ceptably at the Bethany church last even
ing in the absence of Mrs. Mills, who was
kept at home by illness. Miss Severance
will also serve in this position for the next
two Sundays.
The members of Mount Sinai Temple, No
bles of the Mystic Shrine, are anticipating
the pilgrimage to Barre next Friday even
ing. class OF seventeen candidates Will
bs guided over the hot sands. The work
will be PEI formed on the opera house
stage in that city.
ba IN tha lau m tph N ha
played this season in the league will be
played at the Pastime alleys in this city
this evening between the Crescents and
Pastimes The last match will be between
the Granite City's and Queen City's at Bur
ington Friday evening.
Rhoda and Rachel, the twin daughters OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Shambo, celebrated their
ninth birthday in very pleasant manner
Saturday afternoon. They entertained
about dozen OF their young friends by CIV
ing birthday party. Games and refresh
ments were INDUCED in.
At the meeting Of the executive council of
the local Anti-Saloon League, held SatuI-
day afternoon in the vestry OF the church
of the Messiah, 1t was voted TO hold a
union temperance meeting at Blanchard
opera house on Sunday evening, March "a.
The speakers will be announced later
Rev e. T. Hutchins OF Plainfield, pastor
of the Evangelical church, left Tuesday
morning for Bosl n, where he will attend
the annupl conference of the New England
district. The conference begins on Thurs
day, March IA. On Sunday, March II,
there will be- no services at the Evangelical
church, except Sunday school, which Will
be neld as usual at 1890 P. NJ.
Further arguments were made before
Judge Watson on Monday in the Granite
street injunction case by +. P. Carleton
city attorney, and II. l.. Laird for the city
More and j. Z. LAmson for the Montpelier
and Wells River railroad company. The
arguments were along practically the same
lin AZ at tho previous hearing, except that
additional authorities were cited by cOun-
sell The court reserved its decision.
The Trinity church reading club met
on Tuesday with Mrs. Robinson on Barre
street. The general subject for consider
alton was Shelley's works, and the pro-
| gramme included the following papers:
| "Life of Shelley" Miss Glover; "Crticism
! of Shelley's 3 Works." Mrs f. A. Sherburne
"a View OF Shelley's Time and His Con-
temporaries," Mrs; NJ. &. Beardsleyi
"Cloud, West Wind, Sky Lark" Mrs. o,
! o. Judkids
j.. G. Brown was much surprised Sat
urday to learn that he had been elected
ono OF the vice presidents Of the local option
! league formed on Friday at Rutlan6 May
| or Brown has never been consulted either
by letter or verbally in regard to the mat
ter, is not member OF the league and knew
nothing in regard to his election as one of
the officers of the new organic alton until he
read II ia the Burlington paper this morn
ing. He has no purpose or desire to join
the league.
The trial OF State iagaiDst Arturo Ber-
nacco was resumed at two o'clock thi
afternoon in Washington county court
The jurors had evidently made the best OF
their forty eight hours confinement, aud all
are iu good health. The State is still put
ting IN testimony, Many Of the witnesses
are Italians Who do not understand Eng
lish, neces,i ating the services of an inter
prefer. Angelo Scampini has been ap
pointed by the court TO act in that capac
ity.
An amusing incident occurred Tuesday
in the dining room at the Montpelier
House. The jury in tie BernaCcO case was
at breakfast and while the white aproneC
mattresses were in the kitchen filling the
orders OF the twelve men, one OF the juror,
told his fellow sufferers a funny story.
struck Carl H. Dudley of Middlesex, one ol
the panel, with such force that his chai
crippled under here and Mr., Dudley meas
ured his length on the floor. His chair wen
to pieces as thoroughly IA did the deaeon'