The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-03-20
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Wednesdayfor short stay.
The annual inspection Of Company III
will be made by Maj. Frank Howe OF North
field, next Thursday evening.
Miss Annie Staples, who for some years
has been acting as Roverness Tor MISS delen
Harlow, has gone to her home In chester.
Superintendent of Streets Roberts has
placed the large snow roller in storage but
has.reserved the small one for emergencies.
Capt. and Mrs. Henry W. Drew with
Miss Gertrude, their daughter, left Thurs
day for ten days visit with relatives IN
New York.
A letter written at Memphis has been
received from Abraham Long, in which he
says that he is enjoying his southern trip
immensely.
F.W. Bancroft, who is in Florence, Italy,
has, because of throat difficulty, been
forced to take temporary vacation, which
he is spending in Rome.
David 8 Marsh di I'D at Waltham, Mass,
March II. Mr.. Marsh was an uncle OF Mrs.
Aaron Bancroft of this city and formerly
resident OF East Calais.
Fortunately there were only four chick
ems in the brooder which caused the hre on
Sabin street Thursday afternoon. There
are doubts whether their demise was caused
by fire or water.
A curious incident in connection with
the jury on the Bernacco case is that 1t
is the first jury in ten years in Washing
ton county in which not single mem
Der cbews tobacco.
Pm. CORY has placed in the city clerks
office today a fine specimen Of his handl-
work. 1t is framed sketch of his tOpo-
graphical survey of Caspian Lake and vi
cinity, at Greensboro.
Harry Bryant of Boston, well known
veutriloquist, is to appear at the Young
Mems Christian Association gymnasium
Tuesday evening, March %, under the
auspices of the Association boys.
The annual session of the Vermont Con-
ference will be held at Lyndonville, M
mencing Wednesday, April H. Bishop
Cranston OF Colorado will preside. he will
come to Vermont direct from the New Eng
land Conference.
Company II has moved its qusrtermas
ter's room and lockers to the second fl Dor OF
the armory. The Darkroom is now to be
used as a store-room in which the chairs can
be placed instead of passing hem back and
forth from the gallery
The seventh and next to the last enter
tanment in the Young Mems Christian AS
socation Star course will occur on Friday
evening, March 49, On this occasion Hon.
A. j. Palmer will deliver his celebrated
lecture on "The Die No Mores."
George A. Lewis OF Middlesex, one OF the
Jurors in the Bernacco case was seized with
sudden illness Tuesday night about ten
o'clock DR., W. l. Goodae was called and
is in normal condition this morning.
The first of the series of games in the
knights of Columbus Cribbage tournament
was played Thursday evening. Capt. KEEL
leher's team scored 4,120 points to Capt
Theriault's 1896, winning by 124 points
The next game will occur next Thursday
evening.
The funeral of Ralph, the little son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Alden of Putnamsville
occurred on Thursday Rev. w. j. O'Sulli-
van officiating. The bearers were Louis
Badord, Robert Fisher, Thomas McMahon
and Charles Terrio. Burial was in the
Catholic cemetery.
The house on Sabin street occupied by @
o. Barrett, in which the fire. occurred
Thursday afternoon, is owned by Sibley &
Kemp and is insured for 81 800 in the UnioI
Mutual The damage done by the fire ant
water is less than supposed as 1t is estim
ated twill not exceed $50
Lieutenant Fred L. Austin OF the Forty
sixth Volunteer Infantry, now in service al
the Philippines, has been appointed super
visor of the Tayabas Province, Southern
Luzon. Lieutenant Austin is we'll and fav
orably known here and his many friends
are gratifed over his promotion.
Tuesday evening was observed by thu
Gentleman's Whist Club as ladies nigh
and the club, with invited ladies, was very
pleasantly entertained at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. A. d. Farwell Progressive whis
e. d. Hyde securing the first prize.
1. W. Smith OF Boston, collector for al
installment concern and long wanted wit
ness by the defense in the Frank Mille
murder case, was at last seen in count.
court Thursday and was Immediately
served with subp9 IA by Deputy Sheriff
Templeton Mr. Smith was very much sur
prised as it was his first intimaton that b,
was wanted as witness,
Through the death of their parents, 8. A
Moss and brother and sister inherit con
siderable property. II Is said Mr. Moss il
likely to obtain leave of absence for
time from his duties at the National Lift
Insurance Company's Office. He and hi
brother, who has just returned from Eu
rope, are now in New York looking afte
the interests OF their estate. Mr.. Moss, dur
ing his residence in this city, has made
wide circle OF friends who would regret hi
removal should his business interests re
quire it.
There is some comment on the matter O
the appropriation OF $4,000 for the fire de
partment made this year by the city council
Those in position to know say that II Their
is the same percentage OF fires this year al
last, and other expenses remain the same
there will remain a balance OF only abou
$4OO for extraordinary expenses. 1t is ais
suggested that in the past ten or hfteel
years the appropriations made annually t.
other departments have been doubled O
trebed, but that for the fire department ha
remained about the same. A most impor
tant department, it is feared, will be Grip
pied, owing to the insufficiency OF the APP
preparation.
Since his engagement with the Vernon
WATCHMAN Company, Mr.. O. 8. Howsrd't
former employers Of the Brockton Time
have made repeated efforts to secure hit
return to their service, and Mr.. Howard
has at length, by reason OF business induce
ments and family associations, deemed /
for his interest to ask a release from hi
contract with the publishers of the Dali,
JOURNAL. This has reluctantly beef
granted, and he closes his engagement her
this week. Mr.. Howard is extremely eff
Gent In the business department OF news
paper, as his work here shows, abundant,
confirmed by the efforts Of his former EN-
ployers, with whom he had been lon
time engaged, to secure his return. Mr.
Howard has made many friends in Mont
pelier who will pleasantly remember thei
acquaintance, and the JOURNAL and 1t
forca lYiah him nrnanarity and ahIdinf